v Newcastle Utd (h) - FA Cup R5 - 27/2/24, k/o 19:45

[des]

A very good first half  carry on chaps

[Tom]

1 minute ago, 1864roverite said:

Ball throwing cretins you embarrassed yourself - 15 balls and a limp chant - my advice organise it properly or stay away it was laughable from a home supporter point of view and that from those want them out 

Yet the BBC felt moved to talk about why, which is the objective

Shame it wasn’t more but the criticism there has to be at non participants rather than those that did 

[rundereim]

So tired to hear this complaint’s about Gallagher he works his socks of for the team, and we are better with him on the pitch. Time to cher the guys for theirs effort, been a brilliant half for us

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Just worried in the disparity in quality on the bench between us and them. Will probably be a factor in the second half 

[joey_big_nose]

6 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

not sure about moran but buckley has been immense

Think hes done really well, hes looked after the ball well and found some good through balls. I can see if we had Garrett in there we just wouldn't be able to break so well.

Buckley however has looked different gravy. Looks top notch, sure a few Newcastle fans will be saying "whose this guy"?

[danger19_80]

2 minutes ago, 1864roverite said:

Ball throwing cretins you embarrassed yourself - 15 balls and a limp chant - my advice organise it properly or stay away it was laughable from a home supporter point of view and that from those want them out 

Led to a prolonged discussion on Venkys mismanagement on live national TV so I'd say they achieved the aim tbh.

[CambridgeRover]

1 minute ago, rundereim said:

So tired to hear this complaint’s about Gallagher he works his socks of for the team, and we are better with him on the pitch. Time to cher the guys for theirs effort, been a brilliant half for us

Sadly he is paid to score goals

[rob_of_the_rovers]

Anything that might embarrass the owners is good news

[superniko]

Maybe John Buckley is a £10m prem player after all 😄

 

[bazza]

Played very well this half. Proud of the lads. The Newcastle goalkeeper is a bloody good 'un.

[Nuttall is lost]

Very good first half.  Obviously the boys know this is going out live on BBC and are well up for it.  What will they be like at the weekend though?

[rundereim]

1 minute ago, CambridgeRover said:

Sadly he is paid to score goals

Yes but there are other important roles to play also in this young team 

[roverandout]

I wouldn't be concerned as much about Gallagher's lack of goals if he could do any of the other fundamentals that a target man should be able to do. Hold the ball up, win headers. He's so incompetent at both

[RevidgeBlue]

Poor game, can't see Newcastle being aanywhere near as sad second half.

Thought Dolan was the pick of our players, Sz.odics  looks a danger but should have tried to go across the keeper with the two chances he had.

Buckley is one of the few in our team with the talent to hold his own in this Company but needs to be more involved.

How the fuck Gallagher gets away with conning people week after week is anyone's guess he's an absolute liability. 

Be interesting if we make it to penalties. I think the manager deserves credit tonight for making us fairly compact.

 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Good spirit from the lads in Blue n White.

[Adam C]

Brilliant first half. Best I’ve seen us play this season. I think Gallagher has been good. He pops up everywhere, 2 headers from our own box helped out too. So close to being in front but I agree that relative strength of the benches might see us in bother if anyone has to go (looked like Gallagher had a problem late on). 

Dolan, Buckley and Szmodics have been premiership quality. For Newcastle Guimaraes has impressed me but we’ve matched them and have had the better chances. 

[Exiled_Rover]

10 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Lineker the wet blanket rubbishing the game but that was a pretty good half 

He's gutted he's not at the Bournemouth / Leicester game. 

[WacoRover]

I'd get Moran off pretty quick, because of that yellow. 
Otherwise, our lads looking good. 

[roverandout]

Gallagher off. Thank feck

[Exiled_Rover]

8 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Yeah its mad isnt it, but take him out of the side and we have a big problem defensively. And all our other strikers are just as bad offensively so we might as well stick with him.

We only have one other senior striker - Leonard is injured and we just sold Ennis. 

[WacoRover]

Sig’s on

[Adam C]

Also if the fan who keeps asking trippier to show us his fingers is on here, keep up the good work 👏 

[jim mk2]

3 minutes ago, 1864roverite said:

Ball throwing cretins you embarrassed yourself - 15 balls and a limp chant - my advice organise it properly or stay away it was laughable from a home supporter point of view and that from those want them out 

Yes, it didn't really work. It had to be big numbers or not at all

[RevidgeBlue]

Thank fuck for that Gallagher off.

We have a full compliment of 11 again.

[RTM08]

1 minute ago, roverandout said:

Gallagher off. Thank feck

Great until we have to defend a corner, weirdly.