v Sunderland (h) - 20/9/23 - 19:45

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, Gav said:

Did you see Chris Brown?

oh yes,terminally useless but one better in the air than gally,that was his only creditable asset tbh😃

[windymiller7]

4 minutes ago, rigger said:

Did you know who everyone meant ?

Obviously! it was a genuine question which @Mattyblue has answered.

I assume that he will qualify for either country then, given the reply.

[roversfan99]

Telalovic was the first to come on before Leonard on Saturday and with him being older and a summer signing who we had picked out, surely he starts tomorrow. 

[Hasta]

10 hours ago, harryhealless1928 said:

One reason Dolan is starting could be he does the dirty work of tracking back very well.

Didn’t he get dropped for precisely not doing that at Stoke away last season. 

[simongarnerisgod]

can moran play through the middle????

[R0verb0y]

1 hour ago, windymiller7 said:

Just on Telalovic, everyone seems to keep referring to him as 'the German' - I know he came to us from Germany, but I thought he was Bosnian?

And apparently speaks excellent English!

[R0verb0y]

4 hours ago, dingles staying down 4ever said:

SG may not get many goals as we would like but he is very capable at defending corners which was noticeable on Saturday when he went off. It was probably coincidence more than anything but our ability to clear our lines also suffered after he went off.

Does that make him a kind-of "Reverse Fred Pickering"?

Sign him as a Striker, only for his greatest use to us turns out as a defender! 😉

[simongarnerisgod]

10 minutes ago, R0verb0y said:

Does that make him a kind-of "Reverse Fred Pickering"?

Sign him as a Striker, only for his greatest use to us turns out as a defender! 😉

did`nt mowbray play him at right back once🤣

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

46 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Telalovic was the first to come on before Leonard on Saturday and with him being older and a summer signing who we had picked out, surely he starts tomorrow. 

It’d be nice to have just one of our summer signings out on the pitch at some point.

[M_B]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

did`nt mowbray play him at right back once🤣

He did, and Tomasson played him at left back, nothing if not versatile. 

[Andy]

Throw him in (Telalovic).

He can finish, so lets create chances for him and see what happens.

Is he missing either of those absolute sitters than Dolan had at the weekend? Is he balls.

[roversfan99]

Admittedly he was offside but he did miss a sitter himself on Saturday. 

But he definitely should start especially with the lack of alternatives.

[Andy]

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

Admittedly he was offside but he did miss a sitter himself on Saturday. 

But he definitely should start especially with the lack of alternatives.

I think that's harsh - Leonard's pass wasn't the best (too far ahead), he was on the angle and it was a difficult chance.

Dolan's 2 however, I'd have genuinely scored either/both.

I think Telalovic will score if he gets the chances.

[Exiled_Rover]

45 minutes ago, Hasta said:

Didn’t he get dropped for precisely not doing that at Stoke away last season. 

No. He tracked back both times, but Hoever is thrice the athlete so he couldn't keep up with him. 

[roversfan99]

9 minutes ago, Andy said:

I think that's harsh - Leonard's pass wasn't the best (too far ahead), he was on the angle and it was a difficult chance.

Dolan's 2 however, I'd have genuinely scored either/both.

I think Telalovic will score if he gets the chances.

Not sure what thats based on at this stage either way but I hope you are right. Seems the perfect chance to give him some games though and lets hope he hits the ground running as we need him to step up.

[Exiled_Rover]

14 minutes ago, M_B said:

He did, and Tomasson played him at left back, nothing if not versatile. 

No he didn't - he played him as an AML, but their RB (or RWB, I can't recall) was running rampant so Gallagher ended up defending for most of the game. 

[Exiled_Rover]

46 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

can moran play through the middle????

He's a #10.

[neophox]

Rovers:

Brittain, Carter, Hyam, Pickering

- Travis, Wharton, 

Hedges, Rankin-Costello, Moran/Dolan

Smodicz ( our breo this season)

 

Edited September 19, 2023 by neophox

[roversfan99]

22 minutes ago, Shirley Crabtree Wrestler said:

It wasn't a sitter. There was an onrushing goalkeeper in the way, it was an acute angle and the play was moving at considerable speed. It goes in, a legend is born. It flies just over the bar (as it did) the jury remains out. It goes into Row Z (as did Dolan's early header) folk start dusting off the Ciccio Grabbi quips all over again (except Telalovic didn't bosh us £7million squididlies)

Give the lad a chance. In fact, as Andy says, give the lad several chances and let's see if he knows where the onion bag is. If he has got it, he has got it, and he will convert and continue to grow in confidence as his experience and familiarity with this league increases.

Still thinking this will be a bonkers high scoring thriller. Every possibility that our strikers will notch as the score racks up.

Just remember boys, if we let them score 5, we have to score 6 times to win - NO SHIT SHERLOCK.

COYB. Let's entertain our way up the fooking league. Nothing to fear except fear itself. And Cripples. Fear cripples.

I never once said dont give him a chance. For some reason, any questions seem to lead to a pack throwing that line down peoples faces. I said to give him a few games now in the absence of Gallagher and Ennis.

Regarding tomorrow, im expecting us to absolutely batter Sunderland if Mowbray really is as bad as many on here like to make out.

[frosty]

6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

 

Regarding tomorrow, im expecting us to absolutely batter Sunderland if Mowbray really is as bad as many on here like to make out.

Has he even been mentioned much apart from a couple of comments? You're the one that keeps bringing him up I think!

[superniko]

3 points takes us into the top 6. It’d be a nice place to be ahead of a tough away trip to Ipswich 

[Hasta]

Szmodics has to stay where he is. He scores goals by timing his runs well from deep. Having him up top with a defender permanently tight on him won’t suit. A lot of Dacks goals were more classic strikers goals than Sammy gets, and yet up top he was ineffective. You’ve got to rely on either Leonard or Telalavic tomorrow surely.

[Blow-in]

5 hours ago, Bethnal said:

He’s a convicted rapist, currently in prison, I think?

Yeah the 30 euros is bail.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Anybody fancy Hedges leading the line ? At least he’s taller than 5’ 6”.

[M_B]

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

No he didn't - he played him as an AML, but their RB (or RWB, I can't recall) was running rampant so Gallagher ended up defending for most of the game. 

He was left wing back actually, we went to 3/5 at the back,as he'd also played right wing back. 

Edited September 19, 2023 by M_B