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[philipl]

We usually lose games which I start match threads for so I guess this is a free hit.

The only game I have seen this season where we were unambiguously the worse side/not at the races/ totally out classed and out played was Swansea away so there is little reason to believe Tuesday night will be any different (checked- it is Tuesday night but watch the kick off time of 7pm in the UK, 8pm for me). Venue is a ploughed field near Lower Darwen or a remote in your living room. Weather outside cold but that's academic because none of you are allowed out anyway.

Yes we were particularly badly hit by injuries at the Liberty then but so were they. I guess we might be surprised to discover our returned walking wounded are better than their's so hope springs eternal but then snubbed out by their boss blossoming in the meantime while our's has wilted to a shrivelled gurning presence somewhere near the tunnel.

As for selection, I would much prefer Davenport alongside Travis than Johnson but I guess we might get Buckley who probably would be an upgrade on Johnson on current form.

And if it is essential to have somebody hugging the touchline in the Mowbray world of playing as though we actually have wingers in the squad then I'd opt for Brereton over Rothwell who has to have the option of space either side of him to really express himself.

Probabilities for this one:

80% defeat and Swansea to put automatic promotion a mere 16 points out of our grasp (this will be only game 25 of this anticlimactic underwhelming season) 

19% draw

1% the moon is made of blue and white halved cheese. 

[Tormund]

Think we’ll lose, they look pretty good at the minute. Will probably have too much for us.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Watch us pull a win out of the Bag to bolster the 'Mowbrayistas'!

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

7pm kick-off. You don't want to tune in at 7.45pm and miss another of our scintillating 1st half displays.

Another team with a good defence (there's seems to be a pattern to doing well at this football lark). 1 goal conceded in their last 5 games. 

They've lost to Derby and Boro in their last 6 away games so they're not infallible. It will still be a tough game.

Rovers 1 Swansea 1. A draw would be a good result for Mogga's men.  

[Bigdoggsteel]

This is a typical one we would win to stop the rot, but it feels like things are different this time. Draw, at best. The misery continues. 

[JacknOry]

Couldnt care less - a season that promised so much is over already.

Edited January 17, 2021 by JacknOry

[davulsukur]

I think we'll take a slight hammering here. Maybe 3-1 but we will be second best all game.

Edited January 17, 2021 by davulsukur

[matt83]

It’s all about the journey.

 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Bradley Johnson at full speed there through the Ewood mud ^

[DeeCee]

Just watched their highlights on Quest, they'll muller us on current form 😞

[matt83]

Swansea won’t fancy the mud on a cold Tuesday night. Sadly they’ll still fancy it more than Rovers. 

[The Mighty Chaffinch]

The wheels to well and truly come off in this one. 0-3 

[chaddyrovers]

                      Kaminski 

Nyambe Lenihan Branthwaite Douglas 

           Travis Davenport Holtby 

          Brereton Armstrong Elliott 

[Lucimo]

Wouldn't be surprised to see us crab a win and put up with TM calling it a masterclass. More likely a draw which serves no good purpose whatsoever. Neither helpful for a play off nor a pay off. Mowbray please just go. 

[Blue blood]

2 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

7pm kick-off. You don't want to tune in at 7.45pm and miss another of our scintillating 1st half displays.

Thanks for highlighting this (I think?!?) Would totally have assumed a 7.45 KO. 

2 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Another team with a good defence (there's seems to be a pattern to doing well at this football lark). 1 goal conceded in their last 5 games. 

Nah mate you are imagining things. Defence doesn't really matter - just ask our footballing genius TM. It must be pure coincidence...

2 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

They've lost to Derby and Boro in their last 6 away games so they're not infallible. It will still be a tough game.

This is what annoys me. Every game even against the so called bigger teams it's possible to get something from. Can't compete is utter bull when anyone can beat anyone in this league. A bit more nous in the dugout and combined with our pitch proving a leveller and there is no way we should be worried about facing anyone. Not an easy game at all, but not a David v Goliath battle either. 

2 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Rovers 1 Swansea 1. A draw would be a good result for Mogga's men.  

Agree on score and verdict. We've fallen so far when not losing to Swansea at home is an achievement. 

[Stonesrick]

Got a feeling this game may be in doubt because of heavy rain Monday night and all day Tuesday. It may give Mowbray a bit of respite because Swansea are on a roll and we are all over the place at the moment.

Another sure sign of the depths our club have fallen this last decade from top to bottom.

[G Somerset Rover]

They can’t be far off being the form team of the league. They’ll want it too much and Mowbray will be outclassed. Can see either 3-1 or 2-0 to the Swans.

[Darrenbot]

A team going for the playoffs against a team going through the motions,easy 2-0 win for the Welsh.

[G Somerset Rover]

12 minutes ago, Darrenbot said:

A team going for the playoffs against a team going through the motions,easy 2-0 win for the Welsh.

I think people are underestimating them - they’re 2nd - 4 points clear of 3rd! Agree though, it’ll be a stroll for them.

Edited January 17, 2021 by Gavlar Somerset Rover!

[Vilesinner]

Kaminski

Nyambe Lenihan Branthwaite Douglas

Davenport Holtby Trybull

Elliot Armstrong Brereton

 

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by Vilesinner

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers 1 nil win. With Elliott scoring

[Mattyblue]

1 hour ago, Stonesrick said:

Got a feeling this game may be in doubt because of heavy rain Monday night and all day Tuesday. It may give Mowbray a bit of respite because Swansea are on a roll and we are all over the place at the moment.

Another sure sign of the depths our club have fallen this last decade from top to bottom.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

 

That's only a bit muddy. I once played on a pitch with big pools of standing water. The ref said - " It's your pitch lads, if you want to play it's OK by me ". Now and again the ball landed in pools of water with nobody nearby. The wind was blowing and the ball would sail across the pool like a toy yacht. The trick was to anticipate where the ball would sail to.

[RV Blue]

This will probably be called off looking at the forecast. In fact we may as well call it off now with our field, there’ll be nothing left of it if the game goes ahead.

[Ossydave]

I can see a fair bit of tinkering for this game given his paddy about the pitch last game. Its classic Mowbray to do something completely random just to try and prove a point. Gallagher up front on his own and long balls pumped up aimlessly would be most likely.