v Preston North End (a) - 17/02/2024

[Bethnal]

Have been high in my praise of Sigurdsson, having been at QPR away to witness that performance, but he’s offered basically nothing today.

This squad probably needs £10m throwing at it, at least, if we’re to make any progress at all.

[Darrenbot]

3 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Stoke Swansea Cardiff all losing

Millwall are the biggest team in trouble.had 2 home games this week and lost 4-0 2-0

[joey_big_nose]

Its obvious in this 343 the partner for Tronstad at CM is a really key player. Loads of ground to cover, needs to play on the half turn, has to find a good forward pass in the few opportunities they get. I don't think since losing Adam we have that, at least till Buckleys back.

Question I've got is why when we take off Dolan instead of replacing him with the totally ineffective Sigurdsson why not play an extra CM? Ayeri I guess.

Makes us more more robust, better to hold onto the ball, and I really dont think we lose anything going forward as Dolan and Sigurdsson got nothing out of them anyway....

Useful point anyway, though considering where we were on 25 mins quite disappointing.

[Exiled_Rover]

6 minutes ago, yankfan said:

Garrett just chasing shadows in the middle of the park. 

Everything is being lumped over his head. 

[WacoRover]

Tough defending at the end. 
So glad I was wrong, & I am content with a point today. 

[Bohinen1983]

Awful disjointed performance.   Absolutely no foot-hold on the game. Going down.

[yellowsubmarine]

Awful second half. The football was non-existent but we got a point.

[OsloRover]

Decent point, a sort of progress not losing that. We actually had some leaders out there today with Sammie and Sam. 

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, yankfan said:

Siggy brings nothing to our side. Looks like a different player than the one who started the season. 

He's a luxury player who wants the ball at his feet in and around the area.

He's being asked to chase lost causes in this formation. He got back and defended well in the second half, which isn't what he's known for. 

[pick32]

Happy with a point, we really miss Travis 

[DE.]

Considering how poor we are, and the fact Preston have been in decent form recently, I'll take a point for sure. Sad that Venky's have reduced us to this level though. 

[sharpysharps86]

Would've taken a point before kick-off but it has to feel like a defeat with the way we let them back in. Seems like the Fleck injury changes the flow of the first half in Preston's favour. Garrett has been decent at times this season but appears well off it at the moment.

Let's hope Fleck's injury isn't too serious and that Buckley can kick on under Eustace.

Gallagher in good form since coming back from injury, good to see.

[yankfan]

Really poor second half. Preston the only side that could have won it. We didn’t sniff their goal and wasting time to hold on 

[NeilInBristol]

A point is good. We have been so shit lately.

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, Bohinen1983 said:

Awful disjointed performance.   Absolutely no foot-hold on the game. Going down.

I thought it was a battling performance against an in-form PNE at home. 

We're woefully out of form - I'm delighted with a point (less so having been 2-0 up), I thought we'd get battered.

[NeilInBristol]

Telalovic doesn't even get a minute off the bench...says a lot

[Exiled_Rover]

Hyam is hilarious btw - often treats the ball like it's a hot potato, but then randomly goes on a run from CB in the second half. We're lucky him losing the ball there didn't end up in a PNE goal. 

[simongarnerisgod]

i turned off at half time,convinced we were going to lose,at least we got a point which is some kind of positive

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He's a luxury player who wants the ball at his feet in and around the area.

He's being asked to chase lost causes in this formation. He got back and defended well in the second half, which isn't what he's known for. 

I wonder if he should have come into the centre circle and seen what he could do to help Tronstad and Garrett. Hes not strong enough to to play flush up against a defender, so dropping off to find space could have helped him and the team.

[rovers11]

Very happy with a point. I thought we'd get battered today so a point is a bonus. Us being 2-0 means nothing as we all know how bad we are, but ultimately its a tough away game and a point is decent. 

The teams below us look woeful so we may just get away with it this season. Let's hope so anyway. Millwall are the ones I think could go down.

 

[AllRoverAsia]

19 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

Dingles fan, lol 

He's dreaming of the golden shower waiting at home, from his sister

[West Yorks Rover]

I suppose a point is decent as PNE had won their last 3.

5 points from last 5 games for us, it's going to be a slog to stay clear of the bottom 3.

[NeilInBristol]

Back-to-back wins for Tony Mowbray against his former clubs.

[sharpysharps86]

Didn't realise that we have Swansea, Millwall and Plymouth to play in a row next month. Those are some seriously huge games in Rovers season.

 

[simongarnerisgod]

cardiff have fallen off a cliff recently,be a good time to play them on tuesday night