v Hull City (a) - 07/12/2024

[ItsRoverZ]

We are holding on a bit already. Hopefully get a killer counter 2nd goal 

[booth]

Goal aside, we're playing like a set of dossers. It's only a matter of time if we carry on like this.

[Cherry Blue]

[yankfan]

Good thing we got one early, since then it’s been all Hull

[yankfan]

Wretched conditions and not much better in terms of play from rovers. A bit of luck for our goal, and now into the win for 45. 

[booth]

Rovers are that focused on retaining possession by passing it back and forth in triangles, we keep losing possession.

Some desperate defending has kept us the lead.

[moerpho]

We are clearly missing our captain. So…pleased with the result so far. Not to impressed going forward and some last ditch defending. Missing the glue that is Travis. Never thought I’d ever write that! But keep at it and hope for a second. All that matters is 3 points on the board. COYB!!!

[yellowsubmarine]

Our attacking play is non-existent. Defence is keeping us in the game, even so surely we cant keep allowing Hull to break us down for another 45 minutes. Need to show some attacking plans upfront.

[Exiled_Rover]

19 minutes ago, Silas said:

Not to be the killjoy, but our strikers are still on a horrific goalless run. Almost 3 months by my count (14th Sep).

Which is insane. Can't think there's many teams about without a single striker goal in such a period. 

We cud maybe count Dolan as an attacking forward.

Would love that to change today. 

They don't get any service - the next time Dolan or Hedges put a quality cross into the box will be the first time.

Even Cantwell only has one goal for us (a penalty) - we just don't create enough chances / make the right decision. Just then Ohashi had the freedom of the KC to run into after riding a challenge and decided to play it into Dolan rather than Cantwell. Braindead. 

[moerpho]

Could be the right game to give ACD some minutes. Could do with some pace on the break.

[booth]

It's dispiriting to think we are playing bottom of the league who have conceded 27 goals in 19 games and they look the likeliest to score.

[Angry_Pirate]

Conditions are woeful for football, yet one team is at least trying, and are playing and spreading the ball wide with pace. Kasey Palmer running the show in 2024 was not on my season Bingo card.

Living by a prayer that half, and trying to play like it's a glorious sunny August day.

If there ever was a set of weather conditions for Makhtar Gueye. 

[BankEnd Rover]

Yep I'd bring ACD on to bring some knife into our attack.

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, moerpho said:

We are clearly missing our captain. So…pleased with the result so far. Not to impressed going forward and some last ditch defending. Missing the glue that is Travis. Never thought I’d ever write that! But keep at it and hope for a second. All that matters is 3 points on the board. COYB!!!

Interesting. 

Not watching so how's my mate "Never has a bad game" Tronstad playing?

[moerpho]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Interesting. 

Not watching so how's my mate "Never has a bad game" Tronstad playing?

He does what he does best, but think Baker has been invisible. Think the balance of the team is off. Not Trondstad best game, but he is far from the worst one today.

[BigBar]

Just get the job done second half and I will be very happy. More composure needed. A win would be a great result and carry on a brilliant run of results.

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, booth said:

It's dispiriting to think we are playing bottom of the league who have conceded 27 goals in 19 games and they look the likeliest to score.

Is this your first Championship game?

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, moerpho said:

He does what he does best, but think Baker has been invisible. Think the balance of the team is off. Not Trondstad best game, but he is far from the worst one today.

Baker has been neat and tidy. I don't think he's given possession away yet and he's covered well defensively in CM.

He's not busting a gut to get involved with the attack, which is where you miss Travis. 

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Conditions are woeful for football, yet one team is at least trying, and are playing and spreading the ball wide with pace. Kasey Palmer running the show in 2024 was not on my season Bingo card.

Living by a prayer that half, and trying to play like it's a glorious sunny August day.

If there ever was a set of weather conditions for Makhtar Gueye. 

They genuinely have much better attacking players than we do. Their RW is giving Beck a hard game. Beck would have Dolan / Hedges / Weimann in his back pocket. 

[Forever Blue]

8 minutes ago, booth said:

It's dispiriting to think we are playing bottom of the league who have conceded 27 goals in 19 games and they look the likeliest to score.

We’re winning

[Forever Blue]

Winning after a poor half is surely a good sign. Hopefully the performance improves 2nd half

[booth]

4 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

We’re winning

Read what I wrote then have another try at replying.

[sharpysharps86]

Definitely need a sucker punch 2nd goal here.

[Forever Blue]

Just now, booth said:

Read what I wrote then have another try at replying.

I’m ok thanks 

[booth]

Just now, Forever Blue said:

I’m ok thanks 

Well you seemed to reply to something I didn't write so you're clearly not.