v Luton Town (a) - 29/1/22

[bluebruce]

4 minutes ago, West Yorks Rover said:

QPR 3-0 UP they'll be catching our GD at this rate too.

Need 3 points.

Someone on here said they can't keep winning every game with a late goal...guess he was right.

[RTM08]

I know we've got a lot of injuries but we're doing that thing Tony does occasionally where he puts as many defensive players on the pitch as he can and then wonders why we can't do anything other than sit back and defend.

[booth]

Blimey, Nyambe great opportunity then. Beaten by... Bell!

[OldEwoodBlue]

Gally has reverted to being useless

[rovers11]

This is woeful

[G Somerset Rover]

Someone has to get at Bell, as we know, he’s sh*te. Chapman maybe?!

Today would be a fantastic day for a tight 1-0 win.

[booth]

Why is Gallagher's reaction to receiving the ball to pass it straight away, and then lose it? When there's no one near him why doesn't he trap it then decide what to do with it.

[moerpho]

Hoping this is Rovers bad half…come out firing in the 2nd half. But right now I`d take 0-0.

[Miker]

Luton are playing very aggressively and we're struggling to cope, but Luton look vulnerable themselves. 

Need someone more creative than Johnson in midfield. Buckley also struggling to influence the game.

[bluebruce]

This tight pitch and the lack of Khadra's pace is a problem for our style.

[joey_big_nose]

Does feel like Rothwell is a big miss here in on the break. Same with Khadra.

I'd drop Buckley into midfield and put Gallagher and Zeefuik as a two up front. Maybe bring Chapman on for Zeefuik. 

Options really stretched. Khadra, Brereton, Markanday, Rothwell, Dack all out is such a killer.

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, booth said:

Why is Gallagher's reaction to receiving the ball to pass it straight away, and then lose it? When there's no one near him why doesn't he trap it then decide what to do with it.

Lol...Gally trap it? 

[booth]

What a poor half - one shot off target?

I know we're missing key players but we can't string a pass together.

[yellowsubmarine]

2 minutes ago, booth said:

Why is Gallagher's reaction to receiving the ball to pass it straight away, and then lose it? When there's no one near him why doesn't he trap it then decide what to do with it.

He doesnt have a football brain.

[J*B]

Lansbury doing a job on Buckley and we’re not doing enough going forwards. Subs needed. I’d go…

Kaminski

lenihan JVH Wharton

Zeefuik Buckley Travis JRC

Chapman Gallagher Butterworth 

So Chapman for Nyambe and Butterworth for Johnson. 

[Paul Mellelieu]

I'd say, so far, so good.  

[Mr. E]

Luton pressing hard for every square inch of space. Have really shut us down. Very lucky to still be 0-0 here. Not sure what we can change at half time, but will be difficult to leave with points today.

[booth]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Lol...Gally trap it? 

Several times he could have, he had the time, the ball wasn't coming at him at speed. His reaction was to get rid of it as soon as he could.

[JohnD]

Gallagher poor to put it politely and Luton all over us when they lose the ball. A cool head needed somewhere.

Can't see this being a clean sheet.

[DE.]

Pleased to get in at 0-0. We look completely toothless going forward, which is to be expected given the injuries, "injuries" and absences, but at the same time... they've got Amari'i Bell at left back. Come on.

Hopefully we can nick a scrappy goal off a set piece and hold on for a 1-0. 

[roversfan99]

Really poor performance so far with a very depleted squad. The experiment to play Zeefuik so far forward is not working and even the regulars like Gallagher and Buckley have been very poor. 

[simongarnerisgod]

can`t complain,not conceded on a windy,tight ground against opponents who scrap for everything,the longer it goes on the more chance we have of nicking a goal,luton`s atrional style is hard to maintain for 90 minutes

[bluefred]

2 minutes ago, J*B said:

Lansbury doing a job on Buckley and we’re not doing enough going forwards. Subs needed. I’d go…

Kaminski

lenihan JVH Wharton

Zeefuik Buckley Travis JRC

Chapman Gallagher Butterworth 

So Chapman for Nyambe and Butterworth for Johnson. 

I wouldn’t have butterworth anywhere near the first team , he’s crap .

[Lihamylly]

5 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

I'd say, so far, so good.  

Well put.

[ben_the_beast]

I'd take a 0-0 at this rate. Completely bullied us first half. Hoping the switch will see some of these long balls going straight off for a goal kick. Seems to be holding up in the wind right and causing a lot of trouble for our defence. 

Can't see where a goal is coming from for us but if we stay tight you never know