TheRovers1994 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 Johnson ruled out, dack not fit enough this woukd be the team i would go for 5 Quote
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TheRovers1994 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 12:49, The Mighty Chaffinch said: Can we rise above the dark arts of Nathan Jones? The last two games against Luton have left a sour taste in the mouth and he also frustrated us in the 0-0 with Stoke last season. In true Keegan style I would love it if we beat them, preferably with ease to restore a bit of morality. I have no problem with managers who set up to frustrate but if it crosses the line then it’s unacceptable and we’ve seen this twice from Luton. With a strong referee (not holding my breath) then hopefully we will be allowed to flourish. Last 3 you mean,shithoused us twice last season 2 goals from nothing at ewoid despite our dominance and a poor ref giving luton everything even a unfairly disallowed goal i think it was and then at Luton we lost to 2 own goals and a penalty then robbed away at Luton again by poor officials so we came away with a draw rather than a deserved win 1 Quote
oldjamfan1 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, TheRovers1994 said: Last 3 you mean,shithoused us twice last season 2 goals from nothing at ewoid despite our dominance and a poor ref giving luton everything even a unfairly disallowed goal i think it was and then at Luton we lost to 2 own goals and a penalty then robbed away at Luton again by poor officials so we came away with a draw rather than a deserved win Indeed. However Jones wasn't their manager in the Ewood game last season, and Jones was the focus of The Mighty Chaffinch's post. Either way, we definitely owe this lot a bloody nose. 2 Quote
Popular Post Leonard Venkhater Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Posted January 29, 2021 1 hour ago, oldjamfan1 said: Indeed. However Jones wasn't their manager in the Ewood game last season, and Jones was the focus of The Mighty Chaffinch's post. Either way, we definitely owe this lot a bloody nose. Quite. I guess there are a few new things for which to thank Venky's. e.g. I now hate Wigan and Luton-two no-mark clubs that would never have even crossed my mind.......before the deluge... 10 Quote
WacoRover Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, windymiller7 said: I'd skip past the bit about the following season if I were you. Trust me - the less you know about that Play Off Final 2nd Leg at Palace the better! I've still not got over that one. As a newer fan, I’ve got the big stuff, so I enjoy the minutiae moments like these very much. Thanks again. So far, my only game to attend was last years Reading/Rovers game, which we won, 2-1, on goals by Dack & Armstrong. So, all my in-person Rovers memories are happy ones. 2 Quote
roversfan99 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 3 hours ago, TheRovers1994 said: Last 3 you mean,shithoused us twice last season 2 goals from nothing at ewoid despite our dominance and a poor ref giving luton everything even a unfairly disallowed goal i think it was and then at Luton we lost to 2 own goals and a penalty then robbed away at Luton again by poor officials so we came away with a draw rather than a deserved win I think that is a very biased judgement. We were toothless when we played them at home last season, they beat us fairly and we barely created anything of note. Away we were all over the shop, Carter had a nightmare at centre back. And even this season, we were really flat and whilst the referee missed a decision at the end, it would have only been a free kick, so calls of being robbed were a little misguided even if the ref was poor. Quote
matt83 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 5 hours ago, windymiller7 said: I'd skip past the bit about the following season if I were you. Trust me - the less you know about that Play Off Final 2nd Leg at Palace the better! I've still not got over that one. George Courtney. Quote
Ossydave Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 Luton away from home usually means very few goals, in fact 8 out of 13 games have had 1 goal or less, a ridiculous 2 games all season over 2 goals. 1-0 all over this, on this occasion it'll be us taking the 3 points too. Gonna be a late one, Elliott in the 86th minute. We're actually the strongest finishing team in the league believe it or not, 14 goals coming in the last 15 mins this season.... 1 Quote
Roverinbelfast Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 Think this is the 3rd time I have said this but tomorrow feels like another massive match to me. Can we go out and put Luton to the sword and make a statement, or will we bottle it and plod along in mid table. I hope its the former. 3 Quote
roversfan99 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 Im not even sure it is about making a statement, we made a few statement wins v Derby, Wycombe, Coventry and Preston but ultimately have been undermined by inconsistency. The statement would be to win a few on the bounce. 5 Quote
Roverinbelfast Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, roversfan99 said: Im not even sure it is about making a statement, we made a few statement wins v Derby, Wycombe, Coventry and Preston but ultimately have been undermined by inconsistency. The statement would be to win a few on the bounce. Following on from the boro win recent history would tell me we would fluff it at home against a team we would expect to be beating. I think it would be a statement to get the 3 points tomorrow, but for some reason I'm not 100% confident 3 Quote
Hoochie Bloochie Mama Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 Win this and we're 3 points off the play-offs no matter what happens elsewhere. We know what happens... 3 Quote
Oldgregg86 Posted January 29, 2021 Posted January 29, 2021 6 hours ago, TheRovers1994 said: Johnson ruled out, dack not fit enough this woukd be the team i would go for love the look of this with dack let off the lead with half an hour to go Quote
Oldgregg86 Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 2 hours ago, roversfan99 said: Dack has to start surely. start dack for an hour and put rothwell on with half hour to go. i think both line ups should get three points Quote
WacoRover Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said: Win this and we're 3 points off the play-offs no matter what happens elsewhere. We know what happens... ...it’s the hope that kills us, right!? 😅 3 Quote
Blue blood Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said: Win this and we're 3 points off the play-offs no matter what happens elsewhere. We know what happens... I've thought about this. Swag screen shots the league table now, and makes sure this is the only one that TM and the players can see. They will happily churn out wins whilst we are a way off. Only reveal when playoffs are secured the real table. In fact I wouldn't even want to reveal the true table then but i can't think how the team and manager wouldn't notice the playoffs were a tad different. 1 Quote
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 I'm expecting another match of huffing and puffing. Wether we blow Luton's house down ? I suspect not. Quote
Ruaney Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) I’ve had a bit of time off the forum - for my sanity mainly 😅 Things haven’t been good enough on the pitch for weeks now and I am hooping Tony can turn it around as I don’t see him going. Team for today would be: Kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Mr Miyagi Douglas Travis Rothwell Davenport Elliot Armstrong Dolan Rothwell is miles more effective playing in the middle, Tony needs to stop sticking him out wide again. Brereton hasn’t been the same since his injury so he should sit this one out! Dolan deserves a start in my opinion Edited January 30, 2021 by Ruaney Quote
Stuart Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 Is the game definitely on then? #riverdarwenwatch Quote
Doug Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 We really need to win this one and a massively improved performance is required. Kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Branthwiate Downing Trybull Travis Elliot Rothy Holtby Arma Tempted to start Gally instead of Arma if I'm honest, Dack, Dolan, Ben, Gally, Davenport would be on a decent bench. Come on Rovers, give us a win and a performance that we can be chuffed about!! Quote
rigger Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 56 minutes ago, Doug said: We really need to win this one and a massively improved performance is required. Kaminski Nyambe Lenihan Branthwiate Downing Trybull Travis Elliot Rothy Holtby Arma Tempted to start Gally instead of Arma if I'm honest, Dack, Dolan, Ben, Gally, Davenport would be on a decent bench. Come on Rovers, give us a win and a performance that we can be chuffed about!! I agree with the formation, I would try to get the two full-backs pushing forward from the start. I think that at the moment there is not much to choose between the personnel available in midfield and attack. I just hope TM gets lucky and picks the right ones. 1 Quote
davulsukur Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 15 hours ago, Ossydave said: Luton away from home usually means very few goals, in fact 8 out of 13 games have had 1 goal or less, a ridiculous 2 games all season over 2 goals. 1-0 all over this, on this occasion it'll be us taking the 3 points too. Gonna be a late one, Elliott in the 86th minute. We're actually the strongest finishing team in the league believe it or not, 14 goals coming in the last 15 mins this season.... It's totally believable, largely because we are abject for the first 75mins. 1 Quote
ben_the_beast Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 Big game today. Win and we are 3 points off the playoffs. There are signs of a slight change in set up of late (albeit sometimes thrown out the window with confusing changes (Buckley for Johnson)). Mowbray seems to be adding a little more steel to the midfield in Davenport. Him and Travis together might not look spectacular but I do feel it gives us a lot more balance as though we play the game rather than attempting to simply dominate the ball. I think all fans would be happy to trade a bit of possession for steel. Anyway. A win, hopefully a gritty one and we could see a tweaked philosophy prevailing which gives me a little hope moving into the second half of the season. Quote
Stonesrick Posted January 30, 2021 Posted January 30, 2021 Stop bigging the mighty Luton Town and their manager up. Pick the players in their right positions. Instruct the players to get out onto the pitch, get in their faces, stop fanning about at the back with tippy tappy passing, run harder than the opposition, get the ball forward quicker and into the channels and get some efforts on target. Was it Shankly who said football is a simple game? 2 Quote
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