v Coventry City (h) - 16/10/21

[RoversClitheroe]

7 minutes ago, booth said:

That's some of the dumbest shit I've ever read considering we're light on attacking options.

Agreed, should have gotten a chance today if BB isn't available, Poveda can't be better than Burns surely.

 

[roversfan99]

If Burns is going to such a level, even acknowledging the inability due to the rules of a loan within the football league, it perhaps puts into perspective how far off he is deemed to first team Championship football.

[neophox]

23 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

If Burns is going to such a level, even acknowledging the inability due to the rules of a loan within the football league, it perhaps puts into perspective how far off he is deemed to first team Championship football.

Thought the same....but if he bangs in goals every game it will give him confidence to go to a league one side...

[chaddyrovers]

 

Rovers play 3-5-2 today 

[neophox]

Brereton on bench ... how did this happen???

[dallydally]

Just now, neophox said:

Brereton on bench ... how did this happen???

Just back from Chile. Jet lagged. TM will use him only if necessary. Probably at full back!!

[Miker]

That’s actually a pretty strong team. Feeling more confident we might win tonight. Big test for us as we showed last season we struggled beating teams above us in the table. 

[bazza]

BBD must be knackered after travel and jet lag.

[chaddyrovers]

29 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

If Burns is going to such a level, even acknowledging the inability due to the rules of a loan within the football league, it perhaps puts into perspective how far off he is deemed to first team Championship football.

Not at all. Why don't you go and Burns play before just a judgement on a player you have never seen play

[Cherry Blue]

Not a bad line up from what we've been hearing. Unsure about Van Hecke because haven't seen him and about Gally because he doesn't hit the net like Diaz. But Diaz on bench is excellent.

David Speedie at today's game.

 

[davulsukur]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Rovers play 3-5-2 today 

A back 3, just to knock the last lingering shred of confidence out of me

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[chaddyrovers]

Just now, davulsukur said:

A back 3, just to knock the last lingering shred of confidence out of me

Don't know why.

Coventry play a similar and front 2 so having 3 centre backs against 2 strikers males sense to me

[lraC]

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Don't know why.

Coventry play a similar and front 2 so having 3 centre backs against 2 strikers males sense to me

It could work this today.

[Gone to seed]

Why he bothers with this back three bullshit is way beyond me. I guess we can look forward to counting the cost again at 1650. 

Baffling! Frustrating! Predictable 😋 

[SuperBrfc]

That's a better lineup than I expected. Looking forward to seeing how Van Hecke does.

[booth]

27 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Rovers play 3-5-2 today 

Has 3-5-2 ever worked?

[WacoRover]

5 minutes ago, booth said:

Has 3-5-2 ever worked?

I’m still relatively new to the game, but we’re still playing 5 backs, right?

Not sure of Edun’s history, but everybody else is a back. 

Edited October 16, 2021 by WacoRover

[CambridgeRover]

Odd. Clarkson training with the starting 11 and not the rest of the bench.

Is this common?

[Tom]

Wow well done to whoever arranged getting BBD back I thought there was only a tiny chance he’d even play Tuesday 

[Dreyski]

We’ll have to see how Van Hecke and Edun get on, but the formation doesn’t fill me with confidence. Coventry seem to have been a bogie team in recent memory (or was that just in cup games?).

[moerpho]

Now watch us go behind early on then put on the mighty Ben at 85 mins (because Mowbray) only for him to get injured 5 mins later and out 'till 2022.

[Gordon Gekko]

You don’t need 3 centre backs at home to Coventry City, you don’t need 3 Centre backs at home to the 70s Brazil team (ok maybe 4!) 

[USABlue]

I am sure panic will have set in with ToMo as we reached such heady heights.  I can not see any further than loss #3 in the first death spiral if the season, can't be having that play off position shit.  ToMo knows he has the "unsackable" title the Kean flirted with.  I see nowt but a loss, a limp one at that.

[bluebruce]

41 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

I'm confused. What 'incredible work' is involved here? He got on a plane, he got off the plane. Mowbray had said he wouldn't be involved and now he has decided to put him on the bench. That's not work, that's just a decision.