v Millwall (h) - Saturday 19th February

[rigger]

  On 18/02/2022 at 22:11, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

I don’t see any goals in any of the teams that people are posting. None.

Could I come up with something better?! Probably not! Our best hope is that our 50p head defenders finally find the right side tomorrow from a set piece.

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Well one did against Bournemouth.

[tomphil]

  On 18/02/2022 at 20:04, rigger said:

Did you buy a round ?

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Of course, it was happy hour.

[chaddyrovers]

  On 18/02/2022 at 19:41, darrenrover said:

A couple of groundstaff have this evening told me that the pitch looks fabulous and is in great condition.

Unless The Riverside blows down, the game is in no danger of being postponed whatsoever. 

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excellent news Darrenrover

[chaddyrovers]

My team for this game

                    Kaminski

    Lenihan Van Hecke Wharton

Nyambe   Rothwell   Travis   Giles

                    Buckley

             Gallagher Dolan

Subs- Pears, Pickering, JRC, Johnson, Hedges, Khadra, Vale or Philips

The Rovers players and team will find a way to win and someone will step up just like Rothwell did at Cardiff or Gallagher at home to Boro score

This is team who is together and perform in the blue and white shirt

Rovers to win 2 nil. Gallagher and Dolan with the goals

[darrenrover]

  On 18/02/2022 at 23:29, chaddyrovers said:

excellent news Darrenrover

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Welcome back chaddy, where've ya bin?

In other news, there will be 5 lads who have flown in from Chile for the game against Millwall. They were obviously hoping to see Ben in action but his ankle injury has put paid to that.

I believe that they will be in Blues Bar before the match, have seats arranged in The Riverside and have been welcomed in to corporate areas after the game for a 'sherbet' or two.

It's a hell of a commitment from them and they'll be welcomed with open arms by all of us I'm sure.

[darrenrover]

  On 18/02/2022 at 22:11, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

I don’t see any goals in any of the teams that people are posting. None.

Could I come up with something better?! Probably not! Our best hope is that our 50p head defenders finally find the right side of the coin tomorrow from a set piece.

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If only PVH could find another header similar to the one at Bournemouth from the boot of Ryan Giles! 🙏

[chaddyrovers]

  On 18/02/2022 at 23:59, darrenrover said:

Welcome back chaddy, where've ya bin?

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I received a month's ban last month. Been on other Rovers fans site whether on the Facebook or the internet. Plus using my own twitter account more now and will continue to do so. Feel free to follow me on twitter and facebook. 

Edited February 19, 2022 by chaddyrovers

[USABlue]

  On 18/02/2022 at 22:15, rigger said:

Well one did against Bournemouth.

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Would like more if that.  Sadly Ayala is our best attacking header of the ball and he is not playing much.

[garnersfags]

  On 18/02/2022 at 21:14, J*B said:

Please Tony, don’t make me sit through another game with Gallagher up front. 

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Gally 1st name on team sheet...

Edited February 19, 2022 by garnersfags

[bluebruce]

  On 18/02/2022 at 21:14, J*B said:

Please Tony, don’t make me sit through another game with Gallagher up front. 

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Rather him up front than at right back or the wing...

[roversfan99]

If he plays, it will be as a wide striker (unless we change formation) as has been the case with our 2 forwards for months, and as was the case when Gallagher got man of the match v Boro.

[Lancs Rover]

  On 18/02/2022 at 21:10, simongarnerisgod said:

i miss those games of standing on the blackburn end watching through driving rain when both sides were  smashing the **** out of each other in a hard but fair game

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ITV 4 Week days around 5.50 pm

Even Liverpool's pitch when they were dominating in Europe was a scruffy mess.

One of these episodes shows Ken Bates of Chelsea being interviewed by Brian Moore appealing for assistance. Bates says that Chelsea are currently borrowing Met Police pitches to train on. He directly asks anyone in the watching audience to get in contact with him if they can help out by lending training facilities ongoing. Couldn't believe it when I saw it.

Different days.

https://www.itv.com/hub/the-big-match-revisited/1a6464

[BigUts]

Just checked out ticket sales on the ticket map and sadly they don't look all that smashing! I find it almost unforgiveable that we are sat 3rd in the table and STILL people don't come. 😪

[Mattyblue]

We have 8000 STs, so that’s 22000 remaining seats, so you not expecting to see a shed load of blue dots for a game in February?

Edited February 19, 2022 by Mattyblue

[Ossydave]

Not usually a tombola fan but I think we're actually on the brink of needing a spin in the current circumstances. 

Gally in the middle (or hedges) and Dolan and Khadra either side for me. If not Dolan than Hedges. We need to at least start troubling goalkeepers ffs, Hedges looks to at least have a half decent shot from the snippets I've seen.

Football does indeed work in mysterious ways and although its a blow losing Brereton it actually forces Mowbray to try something new, something he's been reluctant to do. 

Can't make it today sadly as I'm away for the weekend and I'm gonna make a conscious effort to avoid following the game till the full time scores are in, confident of a 2 nil home win though. 

[rigger]

Preston station shut, so I will have to drive. Thats pre/post match drinks out of the window.

[Sparks Rover]

  On 19/02/2022 at 09:19, rigger said:

Preston station shut, so I will have to drive. Thats pre/post match drinks out of the window.

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Roof blew off yesterday 

[arbitro]

Millwall have sold 471 tickets for today.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 18/02/2022 at 23:33, chaddyrovers said:

My team for this game

                    Kaminski

    Lenihan Van Hecke Wharton

Nyambe   Rothwell   Travis   Giles

                    Buckley

             Gallagher Dolan

Subs- Pears, Pickering, JRC, Johnson, Hedges, Khadra, Vale or Philips

The Rovers players and team will find a way to win and someone will step up just like Rothwell did at Cardiff or Gallagher at home to Boro score

This is team who is together and perform in the blue and white shirt

Rovers to win 2 nil. Gallagher and Dolan with the goals

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Is it Mowbray in or Mowbray out Chaddy ?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Snowing in Rochdale now, what’s it like in Blackburn ?

[Torgeir]

I hope Pickering gets the nod and Giles gets pushed forward with Gallagher in the middle. We haven't created much with Buckley as a false nine, so time to change things around. Let Khadra play on the right, and Buckley at CM alongside Trav. Millwall are a physical side so need battlers ready to come on from the bench; no Hedges (again).

[rigger]

  On 19/02/2022 at 10:15, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Snowing in Rochdale now, what’s it like in Blackburn ?

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Sleet in Warton.   Upgrade that to snow.

Edited February 19, 2022 by rigger

[Guest]

Think we may well have to see a change of system at some point soon… diagnosis of Ben’s injury is not good to say the least. 

[Cherry Blue]

  On 19/02/2022 at 10:15, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Snowing in Rochdale now, what’s it like in Blackburn ?

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  On 19/02/2022 at 10:32, rigger said:

Sleet in Warton.

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Sleet in Blackburn. Started with rain about 10am. Guess it depends on level of river. Higher the river and rain can't be properly drained away.

Updated: snowing now. 

Edited February 19, 2022 by Cherry Blue

[joey_big_nose]

  On 19/02/2022 at 10:23, Torgeir said:

I hope Pickering gets the nod and Giles gets pushed forward with Gallagher in the middle. We haven't created much with Buckley as a false nine, so time to change things around. Let Khadra play on the right, and Buckley at CM alongside Trav. Millwall are a physical side so need battlers ready to come on from the bench; no Hedges (again).

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Not for me, Giles in a front three seems a waste. Hes got a terrific delivery but beyond that not much more as far as I can tell.

If he plays its LWB (but if Pickering is fit I'd rather have him).