v Watford (a) - 11/02/2023

[booth]

5 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Just Sharpe's speculation on who plays where, for now, but that whole front line are in the wrong spots for me. At least, I'm sure I read Thomas is naturally a left winger, so it would make more sense for him on the left, Dolan out right, and BBD central.

He plays on the right.

[yankfan]

18 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

No chance we concede less than 2. Morgan Will surely gift at least one. 
 

1-2 loss 

[BigBar]

Just now, yankfan said:

No chance we concede less than 2. Morgan Will surely gift at least one. 
 

1-2 loss 

Did we actually make a deadline day signing after all???

[WacoRover]

Thomas, the most exciting player we have. If Brereton doesn’t connect one of his passes, I’d say he needs benching. We need 100% from Morton & Travis. Have to see the effort to nick a point today. 

Edited February 11, 2023 by WacoRover

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

40 minutes ago, Nuttall is lost said:

Will be a draw.  I guarantee it.

0-0 then 

[yankfan]

24 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

As I've said,  I've no idea if he's any good, but when Gallagher, Brereton-Diaz and Vale haven't scored since the World Cup break you basically have to give him a chance, right?

Gally, BBD would be banging Em in for the 21s. Vale probably too. Big difference playing against center halves that are men vs children. 

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Did we actually make a deadline day signing after all???

I think it is an attempt at being funny. Pears-Morgan ?

[simongarnerisgod]

bbc have watford in 4/2/2/2 formation🤣

[Miller11]

If we play Dolan on the left and Brereton as the centre forward I’d be happy. Won’t happen though. Tactics are a bigger issue than personnel.

[Mike E]

1 minute ago, Miller11 said:

If we play Dolan on the left and Brereton as the centre forward I’d be happy. Won’t happen though. Tactics are a bigger issue than personnel.

I wouldn't mind trying a reverse of that. I still think Dolan could play like Dickov if he developed a mean streak.

[BigBar]

26 minutes ago, rigger said:

I think it is an attempt at being funny. Pears-Morgan ?

Nah don't think so. Surely a Morton typo but Pears-Morgan oddly tickled me🤣

[Exiled_Rover]

46 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

Vale dropped from the squad entirely which is a good move. That should be a permanent decision.

Lots of pace up top today and set up for counter attacking football. 

I don't rate our back five - Pears, Rankin-Costello, Carter, Wharton, Pickering - is very average. 

 

At the PL level it's poor. At this level it's fine. 

[chaddyrovers]

Come on Rovers!!! 

[chaddyrovers]

Game on Radio Lancs 95.5 FM

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

Hopefully Brereton will be down the middle and Dolan wide left. Glad Vale has been dropped from the squad.

Watford look strong with Pedro back so can only see a home win.

You're never going to see that. He's crap playing through the middle - likes to hide out wide.

[matt83]

Few mini anti waggot chants one quite loud. Could it be the apathy is lifting. 

[Exiled_Rover]

Brereton-Diaz is even diving in defence now - he's become a liability. 

[booth]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

You're never going to see that. He's crap playing through the middle - likes to hide out wide.

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet but Sorba is playing in the middle. Brereton left, Dolan right.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, booth said:

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet but Sorba is playing in the middle. Brereton left, Dolan right.

He's not - the front 4 rotate depending on where they find themselves 'in transition'. Thomas ran through the middle on the break so Dolan dropped wide right to cover. 

[jim mk2]

1 minute ago, booth said:

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet but Sorba is playing in the middle. Brereton left, Dolan right.

A winger whose forte is beating a man and crossing playing through the middle is Mowbray-esque, 

[OsloRover]

I thought it was Thomas right Dolan central, but maybe they are swapping a bit.

Travis making his mark on the game and the opposition so far, good lad.

[Exiled_Rover]

This ref thinks we're timewasting 12 minutes in...

[Exiled_Rover]

Pedro was nowhere near flat out there, carrying the ball, and he was gliding away from Pickering. Worrying, that. 

[moerpho]

Like the look of Thomas. Too bad we didn’t buy a striker to be on the end of his crosses…

[BigBar]

Harry Pickering has to be the slowest full back in the league. He's miles off it.