v Middlesbrough (h) - 29/12/22

[roverandout]

Ayala does brilliantly then does the usual rovers thing by trying to play it out from the back

[Bethnal]

I’ve cracked open a beer, in the hope that it remains an enjoyable watch. Boro are pushing their luck with this high line. Don’t look familiar enough with it to execute.

Edited December 29, 2022 by Bethnal

[WacoRover]

11 minutes ago, roverandout said:

What's the point of Gallagher.  Hes woeful 

But didn’t he score both goals at M’bro?

[roverandout]

Gallagher really is wank

[roverandout]

Just now, WacoRover said:

But didn’t he score both goals at M’bro?

That was a millennia ago

[WacoRover]

Hackney… is he trying to get a 2nd yellow? I’m not getting this one on tv, so no idea why he’s racking up the fouls. 

[roverandout]

Morton is more on it tonight 

[Bethnal]

Genuinely pleased to see JRC playing well. Fully assumed he was finished.

Some really lovely stuff being played around and in their box. Not sure why it seemed so much more difficult against Sunderland but fluency is much higher here.

[roverandout]

We desperately need another forward in January.  Gallagher and hirst are abysmal 

Edited December 29, 2022 by roverandout

[booth]

Just now, roverandout said:

We desperate need another forward in January.  Gallagher and hirst are abysmal 

We desperately needed one last January for pretty much the same reasons. Let's hope Gregg does better next time and it's at the top of his shopping list.

[Silas]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

We desperately need another forward in January.  Gallagher and hirst are abysmal 

Sam's gonna score tonight and shame you. I feel it. 

[ItsRoverZ]

We are likely going to regret missing some of these chances 

[BigBar]

Im pro Gally. Another striker is required but there is a space in the team/squad for Gally imo.

[Bethnal]

Just now, ItsRoverZ said:

We are likely going to regret missing some of these chances 

Inclined to agree but we’ve had one clear-cut that we put away. Gally should’ve hit the target and other than that they’ve been well-defended.

[roverandout]

Dack is another one that does nothing 

[roverandout]

4 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Im pro Gally. Another striker is required but there is a space in the team/squad for Gally imo.

There's a space for him if u want him off the bench for the last 10 minutes to run a game down

[Sweaty Gussets]

2 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Dack is another one that does nothing 

[K-Hod]

Bit of a strange half, this.

Thought they were well on top until we scored, then that really deflated them until pretty much when they hit the bar. We have definitely been a lot better than Boxing Day though thankfully.

I’d expect a big improvement from them second half though, they won’t be that poor again.

[BigBar]

Sam Szmodics off for a half time poo apparently 

[BankEnd Rover]

6 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Dack is another one that does nothing 

Are you watching the game?

[JohnD]

Put a good shift in there, that's all I ever ask and is the minimum I expect. Hope we don't rue the missed chances.

[roverandout]

1 minute ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Are you watching the game?

Hes done nothing to really influence the game.  He's been a passenger 

[waynerovers]

Loving this Ifollow commentary, they sound like two guys who went out on piss last night and turned up to work still smashed.

Commentator 1 'what's ben like as a personality?
Sam 'Oh yeah Ben, he's just weird'   🤣'

 

[Andy]

Really good first half, against a very much in-form team.

JRC has been really good again, Pickering continuing to be consistently solid on the other side also.

I’d have Adam Wharton in instead of Morton, if I’m honest, but I think Bucko has been very good tonight - see the difference between how comfortable he is on the ball and his vision versus when Travis plays there.

And Dack’s quality shows every time he plays.

Thought large chunks of the play in that half were a lot easier on the eye than a lot of performances this season; hopefully that’s JDT’s style starting to finally show.

[joey_big_nose]

Best performance from us in ages... Way better than Norwich. We are passing the ball really well, Buckley has been superb as has JRC.  Defensive pair so good. Dack has been very involved.

Gallagher has done well but equally if we had a player with his athleticism but the ability to finish we would be at least one or two more up.

Wonder if Carrick will make some major tactical changes as we are owning them on the counter attack