v Swansea City (h) - 7/8/21

[Exiled_Rover]

This Smith guy is everything wrong with modern football.

Dived three times, won a free kick two times - and screamed and cried loud enough the third time to have the game stopped due to an injury.

Watch him 'jog' it off in a moment. 

[duckson]

Classic Rovers to be cruising and lose 3-2. 😪

[bluebruce]

3 minutes ago, Tom said:

@Paul Mani is wrong again; a shocking pass from Bucko and the ball ends up in our net a bit later 😞

He was wrong, and he was right. By and large, players aren't just good or bad. They do things well, and they make mistakes. Buckley has been prominent on both counts now today. Need to start getting more consistency from him soon.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

10,620

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

This Smith guy is everything wrong with modern football.

Dived three times, won a free kick two times - and screamed and cried loud enough the third time to have the game stopped due to an injury.

Watch him 'jog' it off in a moment. 

Did you feel awkward when he just got subbed, hobbling off? 😉

[bluebruce]

Just now, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

10,620

Christ that's a poor crowd, especially for a season opener after a long break from being able to attend.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

About 900 from Swansea

[jim mk2]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Christ that's a poor crowd, especially for a season opener after a long break from being able to attend.

Not surprising. Aside from the negativaty around the club people have got out of the habit and found others things to do

 

[CambridgeRover]

Buckley's head gone, needs to regather 

[Fraserkirky]

Did Buckley have a wee dram at half time??

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Did you feel awkward when he just got subbed, hobbling off? 😉

Not in the slightest. Boy who cried wolf I'm afraid. 

[AspRover]

so... is the plan with this formation simply 'can we make Dolan a like for like Armstrong replacement so we don't have to tactically compensate for losing our best player'?

[J*B]

Buckley has reverted back to last seasons Buckley this half. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

4 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Christ that's a poor crowd, especially for a season opener after a long break from being able to attend.

There will be a lot lower than that this season. 

[Roverthechimp]

5 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

10,620

Genuine or does it feel inflated?

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, J*B said:

Buckley has reverted back to last seasons Buckley this half. 

He's trying to do too much this half - think the first half success went to his head. 

[J*B]

Just now, Roverthechimp said:

Genuine or does it feel inflated?

Looks about right from what you can see on TV. 

[matt83]

6 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

10,620

It’ll be one of the few occasions there’s over 10,000 this season I reckon unless there’s a big away following. 

[davulsukur]

Not many (any) options off the bench.

Where's Chapman?

[J*B]

Just now, davulsukur said:

Not many (any) options off the bench.

Where's Chapman?

I’d like to see Butterworth. 

[Roverthechimp]

Great save Kaminski

Edited August 7, 2021 by Roverthechimp

[K-Hod]

Shout out to the bar staff in the JWU.

Went to the bar at 40 mins played and only got served as the teams came out for the second half…. 
You’d have thought they’d have the foresight to pour loads of pints before half time, I guess not eh?

[J*B]

Just now, Roverthechimp said:

Great save Kaminsky

Kaminski. 

[Exiled_Rover]

This is where Mowbray is at his weakest (and it's a long list) - Swansea have changed things around and are dominating.

We need to adjust. He won't. 

[J*B]

Just now, K-Hod said:

Shout out to the bar staff in the JWU.

Went to the bar at 40 mins played and only got served as the teams came out for the second half…. 
You’d have thought they’d have the foresight to pour loads of pints before half time, I guess not eh?

Crazy really - especially considering the beer is that crap as a buyer you’d have no idea if it was fresh or had been on the side for 10 minutes.