v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm

[Bethnal]

4 minutes ago, Beanie01289 said:

my brother who's a Liverpool fan was struggling to come up with a comparison for him but says the way he takes the ball and moves is like a xavi 

It’s closer to Zidane in style, I think.

[1864roverite]

Great atmosphere in the ground come in you blues

[West Yorks Rover]

I'd bring Dacky on after 55 mins , give him a decent run he could get us the winner.

[Rover_in_the_South]

1 minute ago, Silas said:

I'm not convinced Brereton isn't trying, think we were maybe right, and he's just a bit crap.

Guess we'll find out in about a year after a full season in La Liga.

I'm getting vibes of 'fox in the box' Franny Jeffers.

One purple patch then constant decline. 

Don't give me those nightmares again! 

[B16Rover]

Travis doing well controlling squad too 

 

Prediction for this half is Barnes gets a yellow for what should be a red and pops up with a late winner 

[joey_big_nose]

Really great performance everywhere except in the box....

Warton really is superb. The Tugay comparisons are warrented.

[booth]

The players have run their socks off but it’s the same story that we struggle to score goals.

[ben_the_beast]

1 minute ago, Bethnal said:

It’s closer to Zidane in style, I think.

Perfect comparison. He just oozes quality. Considering this is against Burnley and not Blackpool, it's by far his best performance. I can't belive just how good he is. 

[Miker]

2 minutes ago, Silas said:

I'm not convinced Brereton isn't trying, think we were maybe right, and he's just a bit crap.

Guess we'll find out in about a year after a full season in La Liga.

I'm getting vibes of 'fox in the box' Franny Jeffers.

One purple patch then constant decline. 

When we're on the ball, he's growing into the game a bit more and looks less useless than the last few weeks. Off the ball though he's an absolute disgrace.

[Bethnal]

IF we make a change it’s Sorba and Leonard, but it should be both. For Dolan and probably Hedges, but I’d almost say for Diaz.

[Aqualung]

Feel a bit sorry for Smodzics. Running his arse off for nowt. 

Brereton.... No idea what to say about him. 

[den]

How good would a 95th minute winner for us be? Barnes slicing into his own goal would do.

Wouldn’t do the nerves much good though.

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, West Yorks Rover said:

I'd bring Dacky on after 55 mins , give him a decent run he could get us the winner.

A lot of how great we are is the press. I worry if Dack comes on we lose the initiative.

Id give Leonard a shot for BBD around 70 mins.

[JonnyP]

2 minutes ago, Bethnal said:

It’s closer to Zidane in style, I think.

He’s having a great game but comparing against Zidane n Xavi might be getting a little carried away at this moment in time 😂😂😂

[New Jeru]

7 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Tugay was a full international at age 20.

He was always a very good footballer.

It was tongue in cheek.  Wharton has a very long way to go before he’s half the player Tugay was, let alone turning out for PSG.

Edited April 25, 2023 by New Jeru

[Bethnal]

Just now, ben_the_beast said:

Perfect comparison. He just oozes quality. Considering this is against Burnley and not Blackpool, it's by far his best performance. I can't belive just how good he is. 

It’s the awareness and having made the pass before it’s already started travelling to him. And the height/stride.

[riverholmes]

9 minutes ago, New Jeru said:

Tugay didn’t didn’t even peak until he was about 34.  Imagine how good Wharton will be in 15 years.

Probably at Bayern or PSG, though.

Not sure that we saw the best Tugay. He was a goal scoring midfielder for Galatasaray. Would be interesting to know.

[Bethnal]

Just now, JonnyP said:

He’s having a great game but comparing against Zidane n Xavi might be getting a little carried away at this moment in time 😂😂😂

Certainly nowhere near the level yet, haha!

But style of play is similar. 10 years of hard work and who knows?!

[Beanie01289]

1 minute ago, JonnyP said:

He’s having a great game but comparing against Zidane n Xavi might be getting a little carried away at this moment in time 😂😂😂

ha its not his all round game just the way he takes the ball and can always turn and find space on the half turn not that he's on that level

[BigBar]

2 minutes ago, JonnyP said:

He’s having a great game but comparing against Zidane n Xavi might be getting a little carried away at this moment in time 😂😂😂

You're right ..he's better so comparing him to them isn't fair 😉

[AllRoverAsia]

1 minute ago, New Jeru said:

It was tongue in cheek.  Wharton has a very long way to go before he’s half the player Tugay was, let alone turning out for PSG.

But feel free to show me where I said Tugay was shit at 20.

That was not my point and indeed I never suggested you had.

Simply that Tugay had class throughout his career and Adam promises to have too.

[Tom]

Stupid booking there 

[roverandout]

Dolan in a nutshell 

[JonnyP]

Dolan is frustrating completely slowed the play down on the left n then does well wins it back wrong choice. Definitely trying just not producing 

[roverandout]

Dolan u muppet