v Luton Town (h) - 14/12/2024

[Exiled_Rover]

54 minutes ago, bigbrandjohn said:

Fine win. Excellent dummy assist from Gueye 😉 He covered the pitch well. 

So many attacking options today. Some interesting selection problems for Eustace 

There still isn't enough pace and width. 

Dolan and Hedges are good squad players - if they're on your bench you're doing alright. If that's a typical ACD performance then we just need a player on the left to balance it out.

Beck scored today, but he's clearly not a winger.

Gueye, Ohashi, Cantwell (and hopefully Leonard) will start scoring more regularly if you provide them with service. 

With our owners I think the best we can hope for is someone like Godo on loan from Fulham. We won't be spending any serious cash.

[tomphil]

A couple of weeks is a while in football with the amount of games at this level, a shit Guye is now Big Mak again.

A few months is a long time in football, Pears has gone from blunder in the waiting Championship version of Fettis to steady if un spectacular Champ version of John Filan.

Development lads, development, it's what this team and club is all about right now as frustrating as it has been we are now enjoying the fruits of that labour and frustration.

This gaffer and his staff is the best fit since early Mowbray and i sense his ambition is a notch above that regime. If only he gets a modicum of the backing early Mowbray had we could have our Championship version of Hughes.

Please please pull some rabbits out the had in Jan and help this development club finally turn into and Ipswich/Luton/Brentford.

Perfect performance today all things considered.

COYB !

[Waggy76]

Excellent performance today, we were not out muscled... 

I was worried that without Cantwell, we would have no goal threat.. 

Onwards and upwards! 

 

[Forever Blue]

42 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

1994?

Some surprisingly low-ish home attendances

[Moptop1]

15 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Fantastic win, 6 in a row is incredible. 5 clean sheets in a row even more so. Loving every second of this while it lasts.

Believe Matt Smith is a Rovers fan because his mum is possibly from the area (not 100% sure on that but I seem to recall reading it once). Also huge nerd-alert admission here but I once met him at a Doctor Who convention. It was the day Rovers lost 2-1 away at Bolton in around March of 2012, the season we got relegated from the Prem. Spoke to him for about 5 minutes and in that time all he talked about was Rovers (I was wearing a Rovers shirt at the time).

Anyway swiftly moving on, only things missing today for me was a goal for Ohashi and another for Gueye. Would've been the icing on the cake.

 

I thought it was his Dad side of the family. His Dad side of the family are from Darwen.

[Neal]

So here he is...

Big John Eustace!

Everybody's having fun

Look to the future now

It's only just begun

[Paul Mani]

Never in doubt. We look completely in control. What I love about this team is that we don’t need to be playing well to score a great goal, and / or win. For long periods in that first half, we weren’t great. Then, it seems he has the ability to flick a switch, he tells them to jump and they all ask, “How high, gaffa!?”

It feels like he warned them that Luton would come at them in the 2nd half and we came out of 100% confident of stifling any attack. I believe that even if Luton scored, we could’ve just gone up a gear and got another goal or two.

This is a better equipped team than Mowbrays was, or JDT’s because honestly of the manager. JE has them all eating out of the palm of his hand.

7 or 8/10 across the board.

Stand outs, ACD, Trav and Sonny. Special mention for Gueye who his best game for us and Yuki who played well as the second striker.

10/10 to the manager and coaching staff. 

[sharpysharps86]

6 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

I thought it was his Dad side of the family. His Dad side of the family are from Darwen.

Ah that is probably it, my bad. 

[Ossydave]

38 minutes ago, Andy said:

Surely you'd have to be straight up trolling to believe that Tronstad hasn't been excellent - and incredibly consistent - for us since signing (barring some dodgy early performances).

He's objectively one of our best players and first names on the team sheet, for good reason.

Its classic Revidge and he'll try and pick up some weird fault from Tronstad all season now the stubborn old tit.

Everyone else? Love him.

[...]

I think we'd all love to see something special in January.

Eustace has got us to a point where we are starting to believe again and we can see the benefits of everyone's hard work plz plz plz let us have something relatively worthwhile this squad can only get stronger

[M_B]

43 minutes ago, Andy said:

Surely you'd have to be straight up trolling to believe that Tronstad hasn't been excellent - and incredibly consistent - for us since signing (barring some dodgy early performances).

He's objectively one of our best players and first names on the team sheet, for good reason.

Thought he was outstanding today, man of the match for me.

[...]

10 minutes ago, Neal said:

So here he is...

Big John Eustace!

Everybody's having fun

Look to the future now

It's only just begun

BOXING DAY BANGER!

 

🎄 Last season, scraped through on our arse

But the very next year, it wasn't a farce.

This year, we've got big Eustace

He really is someone special! 🎄

 

(I'll get me coat...)

 

Edited December 14, 2024 by BlueNWhiteArmy

[arbitro]

Another professional performance today when, once again the whole was better than the sum of its parts. Getting the two goal cushion in the first half was great and gave Eustace an opportunity to sit in a bit deeper and play more on the break in the second half as Luton were always going to come out all guns blazing in the second half. It really pleased me that we didn't allow ourselves to be bullied by Luton which has happened too often against them in the recent past. Another pleasing aspect was that we didn't suffer from the changes made to the team which augers well for the future and gives us real competition for places.

But to reiterate we have won six games back to back and the last five we have kept clean sheets. Clearly winning is the priority but I get massive satisfaction from the clean sheets. It's not going to last forever but I'm delighted right now with the players and staff.

[oneandycrawford]

36 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

We've just spent £1m on a backup GK.

But he's injured. I'm not suggesting we buy another GK. Maybe an experienced loan in Jan. 

Edited December 14, 2024 by oneandycrawford
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[Mike E]

38 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Fantastic win, 6 in a row is incredible. 5 clean sheets in a row even more so. Loving every second of this while it lasts.

Believe Matt Smith is a Rovers fan because his mum is possibly from the area (not 100% sure on that but I seem to recall reading it once). Also huge nerd-alert admission here but I once met him at a Doctor Who convention. It was the day Rovers lost 2-1 away at Bolton in around March of 2012, the season we got relegated from the Prem. Spoke to him for about 5 minutes and in that time all he talked about was Rovers (I was wearing a Rovers shirt at the time).

Anyway swiftly moving on, only things missing today for me was a goal for Ohashi and another for Gueye. Would've been the icing on the cake.

 

He once did an interview (I think Radio Times) where he said the Dr’s greatest enemy was Burnley FC.

[Forever Blue]

Only 12 pages for our 6th win in a row

Get behind the thread FFS!

[Cherry Blue]

6reat performance from everyone including the Ewood faithfull.

If you're not gong to these games you're missing a treat. This team deserves better gates 13,857.

[cesus]

You cannot ask more of the players again today. The defence was strong, we took our chances (obviously Gueye fancied an assist not the goal for the second), and our keeper made some good saves. 

It was very pleasing to see our lads ready to stand up for Ohashi when the bad tackle went in. Too often in the last few years it has been the other way around.

7 and 8 out of 10's all around again, I can get used to this!

[islander200]

40 minutes ago, BlueNWhiteArmy said:

And I bet those down the road are shaking in their sisters.

Millwall

Sunderland

Derby day let's have it!!!!! 

Gonna be electric these next two home games. 

Bring

The

Noise!!!!!!

Missing 2 games mate.We play Hull on the 29th and Leeds on new year's day 

Edited December 14, 2024 by islander200

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, Cherry Blue said:

6reat performance from everyone including the Ewood faithfull.

If you're not gong to these games you're missing a treat. This team deserves better gates 13,857.

How many from Luton?

[Herbie6590]

1 hour ago, lraC said:

I see that Tronstad fella was shit again today. 🤣

C’mon folks…join the party…order one now…😁

🤍💙🇳🇴

https://www.brfcs.com/store/category/9-brfcs4000-holes-merchandise/

[had.e.nuff]

another great win only 13 points from safety then we can start to dream, just a pity i cant get on as many games this season but grand daughter is playing most saturdays and they keep clashing with games and family always comes first.

[sharpysharps86]

10 minutes ago, Mike E said:

He once did an interview (I think Radio Times) where he said the Dr’s greatest enemy was Burnley FC.

Have you ever seen what's inside a Dalek? Reminds me of that lot 😂

[RevidgeBlue]

25 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Its classic Revidge and he'll try and pick up some weird fault from Tronstad all season now the stubborn old tit.

Everyone else? Love him.

I was at the game today - Tronstad was completely anonymous first half and had a good second half.

Overall he doesn't get involved enough for me.

Merry Christmas to you too.

[Old Codger]

Just now, Forever Blue said:

How many from Luton?

785 according to the commentator - not bad for a shite town near London...