v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o

[Miller11]

5 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

How about the "Christmas tree" formation.  4 3 2 1

                        Pears

JRC/ Brittain   Carter.  Hyam. Pickering

                 Morton. Travis  Wharton

                     Szmodics.   Dack

                          Leonard

Too narrow. No real desire to see Morton again.

[joey_big_nose]

1 hour ago, Mercer said:

Heart ruling head here!

Plonked winnings from early Thirsk Winner (Sergeant Wilko) on two Rovers' bets, win at 2/1 and 3-1 scoreline at 28/1.

Don't let me down lads - turn up today and give them hell! 

Mercer why do you do this to us!!!!!! Youve been slagging the team off all week. Thought we were nailed on for a mercer defeat prediction, so could look forward to a nice comfortable win. But youve just gone and condemned us 🙁🙁🙁

[bluebruce]

8 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Millwall equalise, Styles heavily involved in its creation.

MacLean gave Saville a wallop on the nose, he's got a use after all.

Couldn't understand why we didn't get Styles as our Rothwell replacement.

[joey_big_nose]

9 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

How about the "Christmas tree" formation.  4 3 2 1

                        Pears

JRC/ Brittain   Carter.  Hyam. Pickering

                 Morton. Travis  Wharton

                     Szmodics.   Dack

                          Leonard

Think it could work if you slightly re-arraged it. Szmodics will roam down the left wing anyway combining with Pikering and Wharton so don't really lose anything there by dropping BBD. Travis will go wide to combine with JRC on the right but I do think not having a right winger would be a bit of an issue though, as JRC likes to come inside also so could end up with no outlet down the right. Dacks not going to run the channels.

Not totally against it though. Having Dack in would hopefully add more of a goal threat through the middle.

                       Pears

JRC.      Carter.    Hyam.    Pickering 

        Travis.   Morton.    Wharton 

              Dack.       Szmodics

                    Leonard

[AllRoverAsia]

Just now, bluebruce said:

Couldn't understand why we didn't get Styles as our Rothwell replacement.

I was thinking the same. Playing well but just got a booking.

[bluebruce]

5 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Mercer why do you do this to us!!!!!! Youve been slagging the team off all week. Thought we were nailed on for a mercer defeat prediction, so could look forward to a nice comfortable win. But youve just gone and condemned us 🙁🙁🙁

The only sign of encouragement is he implies (heart ruling head) that it's not what he thinks will actually happen. Guess we'll find out whether it's his heart or head that normally makes these predictions.

[bluebruce]

1 minute ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I was thinking the same. Playing well but just got a booking.

Not that I've watched them, but I expect it would mean Millwall wouldn't be competition right now and that we'd be a few points better off than from having played Morton instead.

[davulsukur]

15 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Mercer why do you do this to us!!!!!! Youve been slagging the team off all week. Thought we were nailed on for a mercer defeat prediction, so could look forward to a nice comfortable win. But youve just gone and condemned us 🙁🙁🙁

The Merce Curse set to strike again.

[lraC]

26 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Norwich behind against Swansea

Norwich now 2 down and down to 10 men. That’s them out of it. Biggest rivals now are Cov, WBA, Millwall and PNE. Firmly in our own hands, but we must show up today.

My heart is already pounding. 

[bluebruce]

5 minutes ago, lraC said:

Norwich now 2 down and down to 10 men. That’s them out of it. Biggest rivals now are Cov, WBA, Millwall and PNE. Firmly in our own hands, but we must show up today.

My heart is already pounding. 

And ourselves, we're one of our biggest rivals too! Today has a last chance saloon feel. With the injuries too, we'd best be on our game.

[bluebruce]

Hard to see Coventry going on to anything other than a win at home to Reading now they're ahead.

[joey_big_nose]

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

And ourselves, we're one of our biggest rivals too! Today has a last chance saloon feel. With the injuries too, we'd best be on our game.

Main thing Im holding onto is we have a run of poor performances and then finally manage a win from somewhere, usually in a more difficult game than a run of winnable fixtures. So hoping today's that day.

[lraC]

8 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Hard to see Coventry going on to anything other than a win at home to Reading now they're ahead.

1-1 now

[lraC]

2-1 Cov 

[Penwortham Blue]

Pears, JRC, Carter, Hyam, Pickering

Morton Wharton Travis 

Thomas Dolan Szmodics

 

[davulsukur]

Pressure just mounted up on us with Coventry winning. 

🙏 Please don't bottle it

[Penwortham Blue]

Just now, Penwortham Blue said:

Pears, JRC, Carter, Hyam, Pickering

Morton Wharton Travis 

Thomas Dolan Szmodics

 

We won’t be scoring many, if any, goals but we can only believe and pray.

[G Somerset Rover]

I see a lot of energy in the side, but not a goal in it!!

[davulsukur]

Think Kaminski needed to be restored for today. Pears looked shaky last time out.

Accident waiting to happen.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Jesus christ..where are our Strikers when we need them!!☹️

[bluebruce]

16 minutes ago, lraC said:

2-1 Cov 

They didn't let that equaliser stand for long. Get the impression they're in control.

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Pressure just mounted up on us with Coventry winning. 

🙏 Please don't bottle it

They haven't won yet tbf.

[BankEnd Rover]

Like the starting 11! Come on you blues! 

Edited April 22, 2023 by BankEnd Rover

[ItsRoverZ]

Not getting a striker in January really is screwing us over, hopefully dolan can have another good game against his former side and bang a couple in

[rovers11]

Don't see any goals in that team. Fear we will lose this one. 

[joey_big_nose]

Like the team except who is going to get in the box?