v Middlesbrough (a) - 16/3/24

[RTM08]

1 minute ago, B16Rover said:

Never fear semir is here 

 

If gally was in a police line up he'd be facing the wrong way, positionally awful 

The one thing I need to know is - what was it that Owen Coyle of all people did that managed to make him seem a half decent Championship striker? 

[Exiled_Rover]

9 minutes ago, Bethnal said:

Pickering getting exposed on the left.

He's a good footballer, he's just an awful athlete - he gets rinsed by anyone with pace.

[NeilInBristol]

Semir Telalovic late winner??

[B16Rover]

Just now, NeilInBristol said:

Semir Telalovic late winner??

Can a game go to the 14,589th minutes because i fear it'd take that long 

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

get what you can for gally in the summer,he is`nt going to suddenly become a good player is he

You have to commit to a £15k+ a week extension of his contract before you can sell him. 

[NeilInBristol]

2 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

The one thing I need to know is - what was it that Owen Coyle of all people did that managed to make him seem a half decent Championship striker? 

I think our style isn't suited to him. He is made to set up a quick runner like..oh wait he plays with Sammie 

[West Yorks Rover]

1 minute ago, NeilInBristol said:

Semir Telalovic late winner??

If he scores a late winner, Rovers fans will be on t'pitch.

[booth]

Is Chrisene on the bottle or roller skates? Second time he's put us under unnecessary pressure because he's falling over.

[NeilInBristol]

 12 shots away from home not bad

[Tom]

Good point that, especially given we really got away with one at the end 

[waynerovers]

I wasn't expecting us to get anything from this game so I'm happy with a point.

[pick32]

Not a bad point 

[Bethnal]

I have given stick for a lack of victories, but that’s a good point and arguably the most fluent performance in the league since Eustace joined.

We rode our luck a bit, but they weren’t at all dominant, apart from the opening 15.

Encouraging, though nothing to write home about.

[CD_93]

Whoever predicted Boro would get 3 or 4 hasn't been watching Eustace Ball.

[simongarnerisgod]

mega point for us in the situation we are in,nice rest coming up for us

[roverblue]

Good point and clean sheet 

[WacoRover]

Our defending has definitely improved since Eustace’s arrival. I know a point isn’t great, or what’s needed, or insures safety, but it does my heart good to get a clean sheet. 

[onlyonejackwalker]

Very good value for the point. Pity we didn't offer more going forward. Clean sheet. Clearly the players are playing for the manager.

[rigger]

So our football world has not come to an end with todays result.On the official site, people are going on about having had a good weeks work. It will only be a good weeks work, if we take something from the Boro game. And we have done.

[Michael123458]

Finally a clean sheet take that RTID

[superniko]

Skin of our teeth at the end with Jones hitting the bar and someone air shotting an open net. 
But otherwise, 2nd half in particular, the best we’ve looked under Eustace, and I’d imagine due to the 4 at the back, allowing us to do more in the middle. Also great to have Tronstad and Hedges (for composure and effort) back. 

Pickering exposed a bit, but usually is when up against pace and Sigurdsson is like playing with 10 men. Looks every bit a footballer until the ball is at his feet. 

Can’t fault the effort, results go our way too and that late Boro chance might finally be the rub going our way. Big shout to the away too, who you could hear all match. 

[AllRoverAsia]

A good point. If other scores hold we move up to 17th.

We road our luck a bit but good effort although Brittain was away with the fairies and the subs, Dolan apart, were a hindrance.

 

[NeilInBristol]

2 minutes ago, Michael123458 said:

Finally a clean sheet take that RTID

Agreed. Needed that 

[rovers11]

Another draw but this one is a good one. A very good one when you look at the results of our relegation rivals.

Birmingham and Hudds fluffed their lines today. Both had very winnable fixtures. I thought they'd both be level with us come 5pm today.

[RTM08]

A point that in isolation looks good with a clean sheet and performance, but with the context recent results just isn't good enough. The fixtures next month meant that we absolutely had to win at least one or two of the games in Feb/March and we've failed miserably. 

Still absolutely nothing here to convince me I want Eustace anywhere near this club next season regardless of league.