v Middlesbrough (a) - 15/10/22

[AllRoverAsia]

We could have been 4-0 up at HT and just held on for a win at the end.

Top game throughout by Kaminski.

Edited October 15, 2022 by AllRoverAsia

[yankfan]

Our home form has been solid, good opportunity to snap this win-loss-win pattern. 

[Tugayisgod]

3 minutes ago, Darwen Rover 007 said:

How are we top 6????? Lol

Loving it!! 

By winning more games than any other team in the league this season 😄

[islander200]

Good result but more and more I find myself questioning the manager.Its early days and know he needs more time but still some of the decisions he makes are baffling.

Quite unbelievably with the way we been playing  we are 2 points off top spot.

[Darwen Rover 007]

I think we have to stick with 3 x in CM.. 

[belfast_rover]

Admfreeittedly haven't seen todays game but some of the criticism of the manager seems harsh.  I'm sure he knows there are things he knows can be improved yet if a few loses turn to draws we are showing automatic promotion form.  No one was expecting much at the start of the season with this rather ragged squad.

[Tugayisgod]

Doesn’t look like Rich Sharpe agrees with some posters

 

[davulsukur]

Great to come away with the 3 points! Sounds like we need to improve on that second half showing, big time. 

JDT got it right in the first half which is encouraging but sounds like it fell apart in the second half. 

Delighted but work to be done.

[Rover_in_the_South]

Just imagine if we were playing well 😉

[Andy]

1 minute ago, Tugayisgod said:

Doesn’t look like Rich Sharpe agrees with some posters

 

First half he was very good - and he's been very solid for a number of weeks now.

Introduction of Jones down their right in the second half, Pickering struggled for sure.

[1864roverite]

Not pretty at times and then a mixture of class and luck and a world class save gives us 3 points. Fabulous support apart from the 20 or so twats doing their best to besmirch our club - 3 points in the bag we move on 

[Exiled_Rover]

19 minutes ago, yankfan said:

Top 6…awful second half but 3 points in the bag. 

Top 6 and we're nowhere near the finished article. I'll take that.

Very happy with how things are going under JDT at the moment - excited to see what this team turns into, especially with a few more additions (and subtractions...).

Edited October 15, 2022 by Exiled_Rover

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, joey_big_nose said:

I agree Gallagher with a proper forward partner playing narrow, fed by a number 10 in behind and wing backs sending it in is perfect for him. He's someone who is always going to struggle tightly marked or expected to carry the ball, but give him the support and let him play through the middle onto through balls and crosses and he will do well.

He needs the ball played in front of him, as does Hirst.

[USABlue]

We won but OMG had we been 4 up at half time as we should have been that 2nd half would not have caused me more years off me life.  Take the 3 points but still much work to be done.

[West Yorks Rover]

1 minute ago, 1864roverite said:

Not pretty at times and then a mixture of class and luck and a world class save gives us 3 points. Fabulous support apart from the 20 or so twats doing their best to besmirch our club - 3 points in the bag we move on 

How many travelled ?

[Exiled_Rover]

20 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

yes,get in,we get a victory despite our manager imo

Did the team pick itself? No.

Did he get the subs wrong? No. Szmodics and Dolan added energy, Hedges and Carter allowed Brereton and Phillips to be rested.

So where is this comment coming from?

[Herbie6590]

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/football/match/880892/middlesbrough-blackburn?tab=voting

[RoversTilliDie]

Something for the travelling Rovers supporters to cheer about at last on the road. Why didn't we play big Sam against Wigan, contender for goal of the month his second.

[roverandout]

I thought Morton had a good game too. Him and Wharton could be our midfield for the foreseeable future if we can tempt Liverpool with an offer

[Herbie6590]

Just now, roverandout said:

I thought Morton had a good game too. Him and Wharton could be our midfield for the foreseeable future if we can tempt Liverpool with an offer

Realistically we ain’t got enough money to tempt them…sadly.

[roverandout]

42 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Smodzic for Wharton is a terrible change 

Looking back smodzic (can't pronounce his name) did ok when he came on

[roverandout]

Just now, Herbie6590 said:

Realistically we ain’t got enough money to tempt them…sadly.

Instead of splashing out 5 million on that Leicester player I think 5 or so million could twist their arm. Though probably not

[RoversTilliDie]

2 minutes ago, USABlue said:

We won but OMG had we been 4 up at half time as we should have been that 2nd half would not have caused me more years off me life.  Take the 3 points but still much work to be done.

It wasn't Rovers at fault, their keeper made some fantastic saves to keep it at 0-2. What a World class save from Kaminski to keep it at 1-2. At last Rovers have broke their away hoodoo.

[The Mighty Chaffinch]

Turns out my game over prediction was right. Lovely stuff. We are still the fragile team that JDT inherited, that culture hasn’t gone yet. Let’s break the cycle with a win on Tuesday. 3 in the midfield again please 

[J*B]

3 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Instead of splashing out 5 million on that Leicester player I think 5 or so million could twist their arm. Though probably not

You’ve been left behind unfortunately. 5 million wouldn’t get his arms nevermind his feet, it’s absolute chicken feed for Liverpool. I bet they’d reject 20M.