v Derby (a) - 30/10/2021

[arbitro]

Over a thousand tickets sold yet again. Great effort.

[oldjamfan1]

We’ve had some success at Derby in the past, and looking at the match-ups in attack v defence on both sides I can see there being a few goals in this, so I’m going to guess 3-2 to Rovers.

[davulsukur]

Tough game, let's hope we can field a defence!

[matt83]

Defenders are coming. 

[rigger]

10 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Given Nyambe injury record is I don't the need to take a risk with him  

The need is, we want to win the game, That is usually done by fielding your best side.

[Gone to seed]

57 minutes ago, rigger said:

The need is, we want to win the game, That is usually done by fielding your best side.

Aye, but according to a source in the game, TM has his hands tied behind his back in that regard (i.e. someone else gives HIM the team sheet each week).

Tombola yes, but not as we thewt it 🙂

[rigger]

24 minutes ago, WIR Second Coming said:

Aye, but according to a source in the game, TM has his hands tied behind his back in that regard (i.e. someone else gives HIM the team sheet each week).

Tombola yes, but not as we thewt it 🙂

If it was that bad, surely a honorable man would just walk ?

[Gav]

3-1 Rovers 

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

If it was that bad, surely a honorable man would just walk ?

Any manager with a shred of pride wouldn't allow someone else to pick the team, surely?

[Miller11]

18 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Is Nyambe worth the risk when we got 2 more games this coming week? I don't think it is. 

Stop saying we have three games in a week. The Gregorian calendar has been good enough for almost the entire world for about 500 years, so I don’t know why you and Tony Mowbray have such an issue with it.

[Exiled_Rover]

21 hours ago, Sparks Rover said:

Would you have him here?

Absolutely not.

He nearly took Derby down last year - he's a poor manager.

[chaddyrovers]

3 hours ago, rigger said:

The need is, we want to win the game, That is usually done by fielding your best side.

But you don't on

11 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

Stop saying we have three games in a week. The Gregorian calendar has been good enough for almost the entire world for about 500 years, so I don’t know why you and Tony Mowbray have such an issue with it.

Football is a lot more scientific nowadays. Players we have a number of niggles and whe have some  injury prone players 

[bluebruce]

17 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

Stop saying we have three games in a week. The Gregorian calendar has been good enough for almost the entire world for about 500 years, so I don’t know why you and Tony Mowbray have such an issue with it.

You've lost me. Do we or do we not have 3 games in the span of a 7-day period?

A week is a 7-day period. I sense you're referring to the beginning and end of a week as the calendar shows it, but that's not the only use of the term 'week', and is immaterial in the sense it is clearly being used here (that 3 games in 7 days is taxing for barely fit players).

[Wheelton Blue]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

You've lost me. Do we or do we not have 3 games in the span of a 7-day period?

A week is a 7-day period. I sense you're referring to the beginning and end of a week as the calendar shows it, but that's not the only use of the term 'week', and is immaterial in the sense it is clearly being used here (that 3 games in 7 days is taxing for barely fit players).

No. We have 3 games in 8 days, not 7.

[Miller11]

7 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

You've lost me. Do we or do we not have 3 games in the span of a 7-day period?

 

We do not.

[rovers11]

Very winnable game today. If our injured defenders are OK to play then I think we'll win. A patched up defence and we have problems. Nyambe is the key one as we don't have another RB. 

[booth]

2 hours ago, WIR Second Coming said:

Aye, but according to a source in the game, TM has his hands tied behind his back in that regard (i.e. someone else gives HIM the team sheet each week).

Tombola yes, but not as we thewt it 🙂

Those mysterious team pickers must be haunting him, they've been forcing daft team selections and tactics on him all his career.

[47er]

17 minutes ago, booth said:

Those mysterious team pickers must be haunting him, they've been forcing daft team selections and tactics on him all his career.

Different team pickers every week in our case. Its the only explanation!

[Bigdoggsteel]

3 hours ago, WIR Second Coming said:

Aye, but according to a source in the game, TM has his hands tied behind his back in that regard (i.e. someone else gives HIM the team sheet each week).

Tombola yes, but not as we thewt it 🙂

No way that's true. 

Care to share the source? 

Edited October 30, 2021 by Bigdoggsteel

[matt83]

3 minutes ago, 47er said:

Different team pickers every week in our case. Its the only explanation!

😂. I have to agree no one person would be so inconsistent with team selections and formations. If Tonebola isn’t picking the team the only logical conclusion has to be there’s a different person every week.

Im still of the opinion there’s no third party selecting the side just one bad manager. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Tricky one to call this..don't see any reason why he wouldn't expect to win it though. Although they have nothing to lose really, stating up would be a bonus. Hopefully we get at them early. 

I'm going to go 3-0 Rovers 

[tomphil]

6 minutes ago, 47er said:

Different team pickers every week in our case. Its the only explanation!

Barry picks it one week, his lad the next, maybe even madame has a punt. Somewhere inbetween it's Tony's turn.

Mini league pinned on the fridge door in Pune towers and if Mowbray wins more than the rest he gets a new contract.

[tina]

Tony won his game last week. Time for three no-wins till the next get out of jail win. Hope I'm wrong Tony "I'm an honourable man" chancer. Lucky he has Venkys. I'm watching the cricket anyway. They take it more seriously I hope. BTW really hope we beat that cheating club today. 

[Paul Mellelieu]

2-2

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers 2 nl Brereton and Dolan