v Swansea City (h) - 19/10/2024

[Old Codger]

Once again, the real depth of unfeeling about our current prospects is demonstrated by the 3 page paltry sum of contributions on this thread, one hour before kick off! 😞

Whatever happens, I hope we win!

COYB! Thump them Swans!

[rovers11]

A good starting 11 and a very strong bench. Anything other than a win today would be disappointing.

[islander200]

Where is Durberry ?

[Eddie]

Well, hard to see when Toth is going to get to play. Pears has been a bit shakey the last couple of days and the international break would have been the perfect time to swap.

We now have to face the inevitable of being stuck with Pears until he makes (another) three or four mistakes to cost us consecutive matches. We can only hope it comes sooner rather than later. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

It wouldn’t have been my team.  We haven’t addressed the tendency to play 6 at the back plus the keeper.

[RTM08]

8 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Well, hard to see when Toth is going to get to play. Pears has been a bit shakey the last couple of days and the international break would have been the perfect time to swap.

We now have to face the inevitable of being stuck with Pears until he makes (another) three or four mistakes to cost us consecutive matches. We can only hope it comes sooner rather than later. 

I can only think that the Wahlstedt experiment has made some people wary. 

That said, I'd love to know how many point Pears has cost us just through individual errors in his Rovers career, must be at least 10 points a season I'd have thought. 

[islander200]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

It wouldn’t have been my team.  We haven’t addressed the tendency to play 6 at the back plus the keeper.

At least the full backs today will add to our attack, Costello and Beck more quality going forward than Pickering and Carter.

Hedges and Dolan have been shit in recent weeks

[ItsRoverZ]

I feel another performance akin to the Coventry (who've been dire since beating us) and Plymouth (down 5-0 to Cardiff as I type) we lack pace and creativity and have a few players starting who never look like getting out of 2nd gear.

[davulsukur]

46 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Gueye if starting needs to prove his critics wrong infront of Goal today...seen nothing to convince he is the real deal tbh.

Way too much hyperbole around this Player.

Yeah, he needs a goal soon. He's looking like a poor signing.

[TheKitGuy]

Would've liked to see Toth, will it be all too late when he gets his chance?? Pace is greatly needed but that's been evident for about 6 years. 

[bluebruce]

19 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Where is Durberry ?

Ankle injury unfortunately. Shame, I'd have had him down to start if he was fit.

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

Yeah, he needs a goal soon. He's looking like a poor signing.

Ever since he got sent off Gueye's looked really poor... real shame as he looked fantastic up until that Burnley game. Hope he will come back into it today and show the promise from when he first turned out in August. 

Like the team. A bit surprised we have gone from having no attacking full backs to two... And picking JRC ahead of Brittain is interesting...

[TheKitGuy]

5 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Yeah, he needs a goal soon. He's looking like a poor signing.

I have seen his Instagram, he seems to be putting the effort in out of hours and training with Demba Ba, determination can only get you so far though. 

[bluebruce]

10 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

I have seen his Instagram, he seems to be putting the effort in out of hours and training with Demba Ba, determination can only get you so far though. 

I hope that training is entirely finishing training.

[wilsdenrover]

I wonder if Toth is regretting joining us yet.

[toogs]

13 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Ever since he got sent off Gueye's looked really poor... real shame as he looked fantastic up until that Burnley game. Hope he will come back into it today and show the promise from when he first turned out in August. 

Like the team. A bit surprised we have gone from having no attacking full backs to two... And picking JRC ahead of Brittain is interesting...

I think that’s because Brittain isn’t very good. Not at fullback. I’d use him as a stand in winger tbh. He has a lack of bottle for me. 

[BigBar]

No Pickering and no Buckley. Ohashi off the bench if needed. Im happy enough with that team.

[RevidgeBlue]

Looking at that line up it's very difficult to see where the goals are coming from.

[moerpho]

Good to see Beck back in the lineup and really hope he and Cantwell can get something going on that left hand side. Not much else to say that hasn’t been said already. COYB!

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Small crowd on.

[Exiled in Toronto Mk2]

Was that Hedges who just missed a free header from two feet out?

[alcd]

Commentary on website is only background noise. The pathetic amateurs can't even get their microphones to work. Absolute joke of a club!

[bigbrandjohn]

On 13/10/2024 at 01:42, philipl said:

Two defeats, two weeks without football and not much interest.

I would start

Toth

Brittain

Beck

Cantwell

ACD

I wouldn't start Dolan who was a major contributor to those two defeats.

The sooner we ditch loyalty and get closer to establishing our strongest starting eleven, the better. 

Gueye better stop finger wagging at refs or it will be a long season without a main striker. Dolan creates chances only to blow them at the first opportunity. 

[Exiled in Toronto Mk2]

Highlights so far:

- Pears taking a full 30-seconds to decide to boot it to their centre half

- Dolan shooting from the corner of the box when Mak was on the far post

- Hedges not making contact with a sitter cross

[andyh]

I have the same problem with audio. Very poor