Forest v Rovers Sat 20 Feb 3pm

[AllRoverAsia]

It has been rumoured that on seeing who our CBs are Glenn Murray just shot one in his pants.

[simongarnerisgod]

4 minutes ago, Richard Oakley said:

4-4-2 would make us more solid at the back. It's got 4-3-3 all over it, though. Has Mowbray ever played 4-4-2, because I can't remember a time, when he did?

Out go Bennett, Douglas, Lenihan, Dack and Downing. Our inexperienced CBs haven't the nous to cope with wily experienced strikers in Grabban and Murray.

It's an attacking line up. Whether it is, is another matter. Mowbray clearly knows he needs something out of the game.

 

he has`nt got a clue what he`s doing,he`s lost the plot so badly he`s now just picking names out of a hat and making formations up,the players know it,so do we and the dressing room has been well and truly lost

[AllRoverAsia]

14 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Rich Sharpe has posted that he average age of our team is 22.3 years old.

That does include a 17, 18 and 19 year old all on loan who bring the average right down.

From a manager who says you can't succeed with kids

[AllRoverAsia]

3 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he has`nt got a clue what he`s doing,he`s lost the plot so badly he`s now just picking names out of a hat and making formations up,the players know it,so do we and the dressing room has been well and truly lost

TBH I thought he might try Kami as a CB and Bennett in goal.😉

[chaddyrovers]

More changes than needed to be Tony and another change of formation. 

Is it 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1? Who knows? 

If he is playing Gallagher wide then he is wrong again for doing so. Why not play Dolan there? Fell for Gallagher cos He would be useful as a striker but he isn't wide forward. 

All 4 man centre defenders out. crazy. 

Armstrong has captain. Probably down to his performances. Hopefully he scores and win. 

10 minutes ago, Richard Oakley said:

4-4-2 would make us more solid at the back. It's got 4-3-3 all over it, though. Has Mowbray ever played 4-4-2, because I can't remember a time, when he did?

 

 

Yes when he first came in here as manager here we played 4-4-2 then we changed to 3-4-2-1 formation. 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 minute ago, AllRoverAsia said:

TBH I thought he might try Kami as a CB and Bennett in goal.😉

kaminski will be the next one on the naughty step,alongside trybull,anyone who questions our glorious leader will be exiled into a corner of brockhall

[1864roverite]

4 in a row, what a complete shambles from TM! Really testing the patience of the fans.

[Blue blood]

I've more chance of predicting the lottery numbers than TMs lineups. 

Nayambe goes from first choice RB to not good enough for the squad to first choice RB again. Makes sense. 

Douglas dropped which is a smart move as he was picking up a bit and we can't have that. 

Two youth at centre back with less than a dozen championship games between them. What could go wrong? 

Gets a bit better after that although Elliott in midfield isn't ideal. Also somewhat strange that Bereton warrants a mere handful of minutes in midweek but a start here. Gally of course keeps his place after his excellent performances at right wing/striker/right back. 

So yeah team makes no sense. Will see if it surprised Forest as much as us. 

 

[Roverthechimp]

26 minutes ago, booth said:

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a reserve team.

I was thinking cup team - Kaminski and AA to give it a gloss of seriousness

[chaddyrovers]

[Exiled_Rover]

6 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

From a manager who says you can't succeed with kids

Can't succeed with OUR kids, obviously.

Being a nursery for Premier League clubs is fine though for ol'Tone.

[Roverthechimp]

8 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he has`nt got a clue what he`s doing,he`s lost the plot so badly he`s now just picking names out of a hat and making formations up,the players know it,so do we and the dressing room has been well and truly lost

Wonder if it is this week or last week when he his Elliots mixed Up 🤔🤣

[chaddyrovers]

no Grabban for Forest

[Richard Oakley]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Yes when he first came in here as manager here we played 4-4-2 then we changed to 3-4-2-1 formation. 

Ah so a continuation of Coyle's formation. I'd pretty much given up on the season and didn't pay attention to formations.

[OldEwoodBlue]

5 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

kaminski will be the next one on the naughty step,alongside trybull,anyone who questions our glorious leader will be exiled into a corner of brockhall

big naughty step...selling it for 170 houses. 

[AllRoverAsia]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Can't succeed with OUR kids, obviously.

Being a nursery for Premier League clubs is fine though for ol'Tone.

He has no interest in them if they are Rovers.

Using PL loans is him sucking up to PL managers and Vs. Self promotion.

[AllRoverAsia]

Just now, OldEwoodBlue said:

big naughty step...selling it for 170 houses. 

Beat me to it, and no corners left at all

[Paul Mellelieu]

Let's get a win.

[Bigdoggsteel]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

More changes than needed to be Tony and another change of formation. 

Is it 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1? Who knows? 

If he is playing Gallagher wide then he is wrong again for doing so. Why not play Dolan there? Fell for Gallagher cos He would be useful as a striker but he isn't wide forward. 

All 4 man centre defenders out. crazy. 

Armstrong has captain. Probably down to his performances. Hopefully he scores and win. 

Yes when he first came in here as manager here we played 4-4-2 then we changed to 3-4-2-1 formation. 

Literally nobody, players and manager included. 

[G Somerset Rover]

They’ve got a 50 year old Cafu playing for them so we’re gonna p*ss rings round ‘em.

[booth]

Elliot in the fucking middle again.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Yes 4 centre halves out. Ayala and Williams you would expect to be out though, jokes of players really, can't be relied on. Wharton very unlucky. See the issue comes from the fact we spent 12 million on 2 strikers who are pretty useless,rather than on defenders. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

2 minutes ago, booth said:

Elliot in the fucking middle again.

Mowbray always finds a way to squeeze the joy out and make things difficult. 

Premier League centre midfielder Harrison Reed playing right wing for example ,sorry, I mean inside forward. 

Edited February 20, 2021 by Bigdoggsteel

[chaddyrovers]

Andy Bayes on BBC Radio Lancs saying that Rovers squad isn't top 6 quality despite Mowbray's comments. Also said that Mowbray would have had toughness times if fans were in the stadium currently. 

Very honest comments from him

[CambridgeRover]

Very interested to see how the young centre halves do.