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

[AspRover]

I guess if we play with a very narrow front three, use BD and Gally to rough up the defenders and win headers and Dolan's pace to sit on the shoulder of the last defender and run on to flick ons and win second balls? 

That's clutching at straws and even then would leave Nyambe and Pickering very exposed. Baptism of fire for the new lad I guess.

[RTM08]

Just now, booth said:

£5m and £7m on players he doesn’t trust with being the main striker. 

But it's the owners fault, not Tony's, that he spent a tonne of money, never plays them properly and will likely lose them for free with no value gained.

[neophox]

Even Swansea starting eleven looks poor to be honest. Cullen in attack. Who's that? 

[SBlue]

The game is still about crossing. Getting behind and wide and banging it across the box. Always will be. Look at how every team from Fylde to Man City play.

I like BB in his position.

But when you have a 6ft 5 lad on the other side who can’t dribble or cross but can head it and finish a bit with a 5ft lad in the middle who CAN dribble and cross… someone has been spiking the lemon cake.

If it works now finally after years of it not working then I suppose I’ll have to eat my hat.

Edited August 7, 2021 by S8 & Blue

[booth]

3 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

But it's the owners fault, not Tony's, that he spent a tonne of money, never plays them properly and will likely lose them for free with no value gained.

It’s both. Under normal owners Mowbray would have been sacked after the Brereton signing when we needed defenders.

But then normal owners wouldn’t have allowed him to do it.

[SBlue]

3 minutes ago, neophox said:

Even Swansea starting eleven looks poor to be honest. Cullen in attack. Who's that? 

Swansea don’t look all that this season to me, lost a lot of players, new manager etc 

We’ve a chance to get a good result on the board.

Dolan hat trick of headers assisted by Sammy G

[Roverthechimp]

3 minutes ago, S8 & Blue said:

Swansea don’t look all that this season to me, lost a lot of players, new manager etc 

We’ve a chance to get a good result on the board.

Dolan hat trick of headers assisted by Sammy G

🤣 That would actually make my year

[Bigdoggsteel]

36 minutes ago, lraC said:

It's on several channels in Europe, including BeIn sports 4 France. I have got it, but I am in Spain at the minute. Rovers TV is not showing it.

Do you need to register for bein? 

[Cherry Blue]

More here than I thought. Big que for tickets outside. Swansea upper tier of darwen end. 

Good to be back.

[booth]

Even the heavens are crying over Blackburn.

Bawling their eyes out at the moment.

[WacoRover]

Ready for some footie, driving across the state of Louisiana at the moment. 

COYB! 

Edited August 7, 2021 by WacoRover

[Bethnal]

I’m watching via Rovers TV. I have moronically stumped up the £170 intl viewing subscription for the whole season, although works out around £4/game.

[Roverthechimp]

Fair play - very positive, energetic and attacking start

[West Yorks Rover]

PNE 1-0  up at home.

[Fraserkirky]

Buckley has been immense so far

[SuperBrfc]

We've started well. Pressing high up the pitch. Dolan had a shot saved after a good move.

[CambridgeRover]

Buckley looking sharp

[Miker]

This looks like a very different Buckley. He has been absolutely fantastic so far... surely this is going to be a breakout season for him.

[Bethnal]

Promising opening, but Swansea will grow into this.

[CambridgeRover]

Good chance for swansea and good save from Kaminski

[Exiled_Rover]

Just seen the team - so that's 4 Academy graduates in the starting XI and all 7 (I'm counting McBride) subs.

This is the same team that wants to flog it's training ground and dismantle the Academy. You literally couldn't make it up. 

[Bethnal]

Standard of set pieces from us so far has been poor. Needs to be better.

[matt83]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

Just seen the team - so that's 4 Academy graduates in the starting XI and all 7 (I'm counting McBride) subs.

This is the same team that wants to flog it's training ground and dismantle the Academy. You literally couldn't make it up. 

They don’t stand to make money on academy lads coming through. But a housing development….

[Exiled_Rover]

That PIckering challenge is another reason why I've not rushed back to watch live football.

Lovely clean tackle. Yellow card. Game is unbelievably soft these days - you're simply not allowed to defend. 

[Fraserkirky]

Worst yellow card of all time there for Pickering