v Huddersfield Town (h) - 20/01/2024

[arbitro]

13 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

No Szmodics???

Pears, Leonard, Tronstad, Carter, Siggurdson????

[davulsukur]

How the hell did we lose to Swansea? They are absolutely shite.

[rovers11]

No Leo today so we have a chance! Just a shame it's Pears replacing him but he is an improvement on Leo. Worst GK we've ever had.

With a few key players back, I think we will win today.

[ageoftherover]

6 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

How the hell did we lose to Swansea? They are absolutely shite.

We're pretty shite too?

[Gordon Gekko]

7 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

How the hell did we lose to Swansea? They are absolutely shite.

They look completely hopeless! that smug git Russell Martin looks like he’s got the Saints firing on all cylinders, reckon they’ll catch Ipswich 

[davulsukur]

Interesting!

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Back 3 with Brittain and Chrisene as wingbacks?

[Gordon Gekko]

Glad Garrett has got the nod, trying to piece together the formation

[moerpho]

Be interesting to see of Chrisene and/or Gally can give us a kick up the arse. Even though he’s no world beater it’s good to have Pears back too. We really REALLY need a win and to stop bleeding goals. Here’s hoping!

[Waggy76]

It is a far better starting team than last weeks' debacle.... 

We need to win today !!!

[duckson]

Some half decent backup from the bench as well, about time. 

[joey_big_nose]

8 minutes ago, rob_of_the_rovers said:

Back 3 with Brittain and Chrisene as wingbacks?

Yeah think so, Pickering filling in at LCB? Or could be the other way round with Chisene as LCB and Pickering LWB.

Trying to figure out if there is any way we stick with a back four? I guess only if we did this...

                             Pears

   Brittain     Carter    Hyam    Pickering

                   Tronstand    Wharton

         Garrett          Szmodic       Chisene 

                               Gallagher

 

Doens't look right. Must be a back three. It would hearten me greatly as - at last - we are trying something different.

Probably....

                             Pears

            Carter      Hyam    Pickering

 Brittain      Tronstand   Wharton   Chinsene

                                  Garret

                      Gallager       Szmodics

 

Happy with that. Will be interesting if we play a bit deeper and don't over commit. 

Edited January 20 by joey_big_nose

[davulsukur]

8 minutes ago, rob_of_the_rovers said:

Back 3 with Brittain and Chrisene as wingbacks?

Could be but you'd expect Scott W to start in a back 3. Chrisene is quite versatile I believe, I can't see him shifting from the usual 4-2-3-1.

Garrett and Chrisene in the wide areas I reckon.

[WacoRover]

This lineup (sigh)…

I guess it’s the best Tomasson can do, considering what he’s got available to him. But it won’t scare anybody. 
1-2.

[BigBar]

Not a big fan of Tomasson but I have no issues with that team. Something different was needed so let's see. 

Shows what he thinks of Wahlstedt when he is binned soon as Pears, who has his flaws is back. Hopefully no errors from the keeper today, that be a bonus.

Come on Rovers!

[AspRover]

I've often thought that Pickering would be better as either a wide centre back in a 3 or a central defensive mid - uses his strengths and means his lack of pace (his biggest weakness imo) a bit less important - so I'd be happy with a back three and wingbacks, but I think if it was three at the back we'd play Carter - Hyam - Wharton.

I'm also keen to see a Gallagher/Sammie strike partnership - classic big guy/small guy oldschool pairing, could work.

Edited January 20 by AspRover

[Tugayisgod]

13 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Could be but you'd expect Scott W to start in a back 3. Chrisene is quite versatile I believe, I can't see him shifting from the usual 4-2-3-1.

Garrett and Chrisene in the wide areas I reckon.

Radio Lancs reckon Chrisene as lcb and Pickering lwb.

We shall see, but something had to change that's for sure

[NeilInBristol]

No Ennis in the squad... definitely off then?!

[benhben]

1 minute ago, NeilInBristol said:

No Ennis in the squad... definitely off then?!

Probably just because he's shit

Edited January 20 by benhben

[bluebruce]

36 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

No Leo today so we have a chance! Just a shame it's Pears replacing him but he is an improvement on Leo. Worst GK we've ever had.

With a few key players back, I think we will win today.

He's in the club at the mo (so is Pears), but Fettis and Walton were worse.

[philipl]

Looks the strongest team we could currently put out. Will be a big blow if we don't win.

Dropping from 10 unavailable to 4 out injured transforms the bench as well.

[bluebruce]

2 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

No Ennis in the squad... definitely off then?!

The bench is looking stronger with JRC and Gally back in the squad. He probably just isn't deemed good enough to make it anymore.

[bluebruce]

Looks like a change to a back 3, and that's probably overdue. However, I'm not sure if today was the right time to implement it, at home to 21st placed Huddersfield before we go on a run of home games. Or maybe it's the perfect time to try to settle into it or see if it works. Think we could have been better served with it last week though against WBA away.

[NeilInBristol]

7 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

The bench is looking stronger with JRC and Gally back in the squad. He probably just isn't deemed good enough to make it anymore.

Great.. excited for today. JRC back too. A different formation. I think we may even win by a couple!! Come on rovers 

[Oldgregg86]

10 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

He's in the club at the mo (so is Pears), but Fettis and Walton were worse.

Don’t remember fettis but Leo has been far worse than Walton and that’s saying something