v Stoke City (a) - 10/3/23

[Cherry Blue]

3 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Hedges for dolan. Diaz for soft lad

Definitely get Dolan off.

[garnersfags]

Literally no different than Wigan, Cardiff, Reading and all the other non-weekend evening away capitulations.

We look like we don't want it. 

Not one performance in 45 minutes.

Summed up by Dolan's decision to almost duck when he KNEW the goalscorer was behind him. 

And if Stoke want to play the same way in the 2nd half, the boy will be presented with a hat-trick. 

Every single player has given the ball away. For some reason we were/are not ready....

Men against boys.

Hope it's reversed in the 2nd half, but Neil has us in his back pocket. 

Big 45 now....

Edited March 10, 2023 by garnersfags

[Hasta]

Offensively way many misplaced or backward passes.

Defensively a lack of effort and concentration.

I said on Saturday can we keep that level of application up, and so far it’s a big resounding no.

[rigger]

7 minutes ago, Andy said:

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

Unless something unexpected happens in the 2nd half, we'll need to get it out of the system and move onto the next one.

Even if it's a defeat tonight, we are still in the mix for the play-offs, and could still get to Wembley.

[Exiled_Rover]

Think JRC and Dolan need to come off here for Brittain and Brereton-Diaz.

What I'd really appreciate though is if all those who've been reluctantly holding back during our winning run don't use this as an excuse to pile on.

We're very much a work in progress. 

[Angry_Pirate]

8 minutes ago, johnradfordsubbuteo said:

any Sheffield tickets left.lol.

Oh bollocks I'd forgotten about buying those! Can't wait 🤣

[Cherry Blue]

No changes 😞

[philipl]

Stoke won 90% of their tackles.

Rovers committed 1 foul.

Who needs xg with two stats like that?

[Sweaty Gussets]

No changes. 

An early goal please. For us preferably!

[neophox]

No subs??!

[booth]

Why does every team raise their game against Rovers? I watched SU give a now show performance against Reading the other night and Reading just strolled about and practically handed them the 3 points.

I can't remember the last time we played a really poor team who waved the white flag. We seem to have to work hard for every fecking point.

[J*B]

4 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

I think id go for a radical change, go three at the back and in the middle. Bring brereton on to partner Gallagher up front put JRC right wing back, Brittain left wing back and Morton on for Szomdics for a central three. 

Will disrupt Stoke.

Tony?! Is that you?! 

[Sweaty Gussets]

They say 2-0 is the most vulnerable lead. Lets go boys!!

[Bethnal]

Absolutely minimum is that we win the second half. Coming back from two is always very difficult and this squad hasn’t displayed that mentality so far.

JDT looked cross on the bench and commentator just said they were sent back out early, so we have to assume they’ve had a bollocking.

We need to go to war in the middle and test the backline, we cannot let Stoke and Alex Neil coast to victory here, they should come back in knowing they’ve been in a fight.

[davulsukur]

Just now, Sweaty Gussets said:

They say 2-0 is the most vulnerable lead. Lets go boys!!

Unless you're playing Rovers, then it's safe as houses.

[roverandout]

Awful 

[WacoRover]

Just now, Sweaty Gussets said:

They say 2-0 is the most vulnerable lead. Lets go boys!!

Nothing to lose, let it all hang out!! 

[Exiled_Rover]

9 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Feels like Neill typically gets the better of us. 

They showed a stat earlier - 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Rovers. 

[Sweaty Gussets]

Just now, WacoRover said:

Nothing to lose, let it all hang out!! 

Kyle Walker, is that you? 

[benhben]

Well it was nice while it lasted! 

Had a dodgy result written all over it this one. 

[booth]

What's Szmodics doing? Bloody cross the ball!

[roverandout]

What I would give for an Adam Wharton or O'brien in midfield 

[Andy]

I've lost count of the amount of times that Buckley has casually rolled a simple pass straight to a Stoke man.

Needs to come off.

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, booth said:

Why does every team raise their game against Rovers? I watched SU give a now show performance against Reading the other night and Reading just strolled about and practically handed them the 3 points.

I can't remember the last time we played a really poor team who waved the white flag. We seem to have to work hard for every fecking point.

Cos they always fancy it against us - we've proven to be a soft touch after 5 years of Mowbray.

They're half beaten when they play one of the 'bigger' clubs. 

[neophox]

Buckley almost gifted it for a Stoke player