v Leicester City (a) - 04/05/2024 - Will We Stay Or Will We Go?

[roversfan99]

3 hours ago, tomphil said:

Mowbray was allowed 4 players in that Jan window when one or two decent forwards would have been enough, JDT was allowed what ?  Sorba Thomas ?

TM fecked that window up badly and lets not bring Rothwell into it that was pie in the sky the facts are the 4 he brought in where all wrong.  One of them was a good player in his true position but within a few months here he'd played several different roles instead of his own and was benched for being so poor.

The season after he went back to being a specialist in his real position.

You can pick flaws in the managers in both seasons, Mowbray's use of Giles, Tomasson picking Morton over Wharton/playing Mola at Burnley. Not really relevant to the point I was making. Both Januarys, minimal money spent, no autonomy to trade, seasons petered out.

[Groundhog]

My worst fear with this game is that he might buck the trend and actually try and go and win this one, compared to when he should have against Millwall, SW at home. I've got this worry that he'll think they won't be up for a fight, and it'll cost us as they'll raise their game. 

I've stuck a tenner on us to lose, Plymouth and Brum to win, and SW double chance at 90/1, as to me that seems a totally normal day in the madness that is this season's Championship. My bets never come off.

It should be an easy game to get them up for, it's one game, one cup final to give it their all, in our hands, just give fucking everything for one game! What is playing on my mind is that after 15-20 mins there's a chance that Brum and Plymouth could be 1-0 up, and the players will hear about it and then start to wilt under the pressure, as we know they're well capable of doing. 

Edited May 2 by Groundhog

[benhben]

I think half the squad know they wont be here next season and haven't got any fight in them. I honestly don't think some of them care that much, Hyam, Ayari, Morton, Chrisiene, Gallagher all spring to mind. Id also include the manager in that. He's been dour. 

I can see us staying up by a point or so as Brum or Plymouth get a draw. Cant see any chance at all of a performance of our own! 

Lost all interest in Rovers at the moment unfortunately.  Tough time to be a fan.

[roversfan99]

13 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

My worst fear with this game is that he might buck the trend and actually try and go and win this one, compared to when he should have against Millwall, SW at home. I've got this worry that he'll think they won't be up for a fight, and it'll cost us as they'll raise their game. 

I've stuck a tenner on us to lose, Plymouth and Brum to win, and SW double chance at 90/1, as to me that seems a totally normal day in the madness that is this season's Championship. My bets never come off.

It should be an easy game to get them up for, it's one game, one cup final to give it their all, in our hands, just give fucking everything for one game! What is playing on my mind is that after 15-20 mins there's a chance that Brum and Plymouth could be 1-0 up, and the players will hear about it and then start to wilt under the pressure, as we know they're well capable of doing. 

Why would Eustace suddenly become a different character and become really positive and attacking?

Itll be a back 5, sit in job trying to grind out a nil nil. Leicester will win but other results will almost certainly get us over the line.

[Groundhog]

3 minutes ago, benhben said:

I think half the squad know they wont be here next season and haven't got any fight in them. I honestly don't think some of them care that much, Hyam, Ayari, Morton, Chrisiene, Gallagher all spring to mind. Id also include the manager in that. He's been dour. 

I can see us staying up by a point or so as Brum or Plymouth get a draw. Cant see any chance at all of a performance of our own! 

Lost all interest in Rovers at the moment unfortunately.  Tough time to be a fan.

I feel Ayari cares in that he seems to have a point to prove, either for his own career or like in the last game, against his ex-teammates at Coventry. He seems to come on with the bit between his teeth. He's at an odd place in his career that lad, where does he go next?

[Groundhog]

Just now, roversfan99 said:

Why would Eustace suddenly become a different character and become really positive and attacking?

Itll be a back 5, sit in job trying to grind out a nil nil. Leicester will win but other results will almost certainly get us over the line.

You're right it would be odd, like I said it's just a waking fever dream I keep having. He's damned whatever we do, if we sit back we won't get as lucky as we did with Leeds, if we attack they'll just pick us off. We've just got to harry and press and work our arses off and let them know they're in a real game, bust a gut for one last time.

[Hasta]

Hopefully this is the attitude throughout the day by everyone connected to Leicester City.

Edited May 2 by Hasta

[Miller11]

53 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

My worst fear with this game is that he might buck the trend and actually try and go and win this one, compared to when he should have against Millwall, SW at home. I've got this worry that he'll think they won't be up for a fight, and it'll cost us as they'll raise their game. 

I've stuck a tenner on us to lose, Plymouth and Brum to win, and SW double chance at 90/1, as to me that seems a totally normal day in the madness that is this season's Championship. My bets never come off.

It should be an easy game to get them up for, it's one game, one cup final to give it their all, in our hands, just give fucking everything for one game! What is playing on my mind is that after 15-20 mins there's a chance that Brum and Plymouth could be 1-0 up, and the players will hear about it and then start to wilt under the pressure, as we know they're well capable of doing. 

You’ve got a very generous bookie offering 90/1 on that! Who is the bet with? 

Unfortunately the above scenario is a lot more likely than those odds would suggest.

[Uddersfelt Blue]

The Rovers players will be under pressure but so will everyone involved in the relegation battle.

I’d go as far as to say that even Sheffield Wednesday are not nailed on to get the point they need. 

[arbitro]

2 minutes ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

The Rovers players will be under pressure but so will everyone involved in the relegation battle.

I’d go as far as to say that even Sheffield Wednesday are not nailed on to get the point they need. 

I have seen lots of comment from Wednesday supporters who think they are safe and it appears some of their players are in this frame of mind too. Football has a habit of kicking you in the nuts when complacency sets in.

[Hasta]

15 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

You’ve got a very generous bookie offering 90/1 on that! Who is the bet with? 

 

It's around 19/1. 

[Hasta]

11 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I have seen lots of comment from Wednesday supporters who think they are safe and it appears some of their players are in this frame of mind too. Football has a habit of kicking you in the nuts when complacency sets in.

Yep.

"It's 3-1..... Millwall.... This is it. They've done it. They're in the play offs. Secured".  😃

Sunderland owe us a favour.

 

Edited May 2 by Hasta

[Penwortham Blue]

1 hour ago, Hasta said:

Yep.

"It's 3-1..... Millwall.... This is it. They've done it. They're in the play offs. Secured".  😃

Sunderland owe us a favour.

 

Love that one, very unlikely Millwall fan.

[had.e.nuff]

could be a first on Saturday our club captain could be in a promotion party while his club is relegated.

[JHRover]

2 minutes ago, had.e.nuff said:

could be a first on Saturday our club captain could be in a promotion party while his club is relegated.

Insane isn't it?

[Penwortham Blue]

14 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Insane isn't it?

That’s one thing our owners and their stooges have in absolute spades !

[Bbrovers2288]

Actually don’t think Sheffield are as safe as they thing they are either, Sunderland fans won’t want to finish on a horrible run, due a bit of a performance , I’m not convinced Wednesday win 

[martonrover]

46 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Actually don’t think Sheffield are as safe as they thing they are either, Sunderland fans won’t want to finish on a horrible run, due a bit of a performance , I’m not convinced Wednesday win 

A draw will do for them, the same as us.

[Mashed Potatoes]

5 hours ago, benhben said:

I think half the squad know they wont be here next season and haven't got any fight in them. I honestly don't think some of them care that much, Hyam, Ayari, Morton, Chrisiene, Gallagher all spring to mind. Id also include the manager in that. He's been dour. 

I can see us staying up by a point or so as Brum or Plymouth get a draw. Cant see any chance at all of a performance of our own! 

Lost all interest in Rovers at the moment unfortunately.  Tough time to be a fan.

I think we can be certain that Morton won't care that much - after all he stopped playing for us at the end of last season and has spent all of this season at another club.

[Andy]

3 hours ago, had.e.nuff said:

could be a first on Saturday our club captain could be in a promotion party while his club is relegated.

I doubt he's played enough games to qualify for a medal, or to even feel part of the celebrations.

Seems to have sat on the bench for the entirety of the match every time I've checked in on their results.

[Mattyblue]

Just four starts down there, only completed the 90 once.

Not exactly ideal for a club captain in his peak years.

[Gordon Gekko]

7 hours ago, Groundhog said:

My worst fear with this game is that he might buck the trend and actually try and go and win this one, compared to when he should have against Millwall, SW at home. I've got this worry that he'll think they won't be up for a fight, and it'll cost us as they'll raise their game. 

I've stuck a tenner on us to lose, Plymouth and Brum to win, and SW double chance at 90/1, as to me that seems a totally normal day in the madness that is this season's Championship. My bets never come off.

It should be an easy game to get them up for, it's one game, one cup final to give it their all, in our hands, just give fucking everything for one game! What is playing on my mind is that after 15-20 mins there's a chance that Brum and Plymouth could be 1-0 up, and the players will hear about it and then start to wilt under the pressure, as we know they're well capable of doing. 

90/1?! What bookies you got that from? Skybet is around 18/1

[Andy]

I genuinely think 18/1 is incredibly generous odds for us to go down.

Stuck a tenner on it, slightest crumb of comfort if it comes in.
If it doesn't, means we've stumbled to safety.

[Blue blood]

2 hours ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

I think we can be certain that Morton won't care that much - after all he stopped playing for us at the end of last season and has spent all of this season at another club.

To be fair you'd have to check the squad lists to tell the difference. 

(Also appreciate it was Moran who was meant and that you probably got that as well 🙂)

[Gordon Gekko]

1 hour ago, Andy said:

I genuinely think 18/1 is incredibly generous odds for us to go down.

Stuck a tenner on it, slightest crumb of comfort if it comes in.
If it doesn't, means we've stumbled to safety.

Whacked a £20 on Skybet, couldn’t resist!