v Preston (h) - 31/1/2025 - k/o 20:00

[booth]

Part of the Venkys/Waggott/SuPollard points deduction that we have every January.

Hopefully not a loss.

[roverblue]

Really like to win this as many family/friends all support north end.

Feels like our bad luck and form will continue though as we are down to the bare bones. Heart says 1-0 rovers but head 0-2 PNE.

They will just bully the shit out of us I feel, proper nasty side.

[rigger]

10 minutes ago, roverblue said:

Really like to win this as many family/friends all support north end.

Feels like our bad luck and form will continue though as we are down to the bare bones. Heart says 1-0 rovers but head 0-2 PNE.

They will just bully the shit out of us I feel, proper nasty side.

It's upto the captain to let the ref know of this.

[booth]

Preston fans still salty about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC0_cZdLvoQ

[norwichblue]

Would really like to beat this nothing club.

Gueye’s time to shine.

Prediction? No idea. Total coin flip in my head. We’re due a some luck against these.

[RevidgeBlue]

5 points from 24 in Travis's absence.

Hopefully his return can tip the balance.

[because of boxing day]

Really looking forward to the initial exchanges between Batth and Osjamic in light of the Beck incident at Dumpdale.

Batth  slowed down the quick strong and dangerous Sinclair Armstrong at Aston Gate last Saturday albeit the "quieter" tackle resulted in a yellow and Twine's free kick goal. Armstrong definitely wasn't the same threat after that and was subbed in 2nd half.

I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't some pantomime moments for the skipper involving Osjamic too.

Edited January 31 by because of boxing day

[onlyonejackwalker]

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

5 points from 24 in Travis's absence.

Hopefully his return can tip the balance.

0 points from 9 with Tronstad missing. 

[Neal]

This is the team apparently 

Pears

Brittain
Hyam
Batth
Beck

Trav
Buckley

Dolan 
Weimann
Hedges

Gueye

[RevidgeBlue]

10 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

0 points from 9 with Tronstad missing. 

We've only played 2 games without Tronstad haven't we?

5 points from 6 games with Tronstad but no Travis by my reckoning if you include the Oxford game when he got injured. 5 from 5 without.

[Madon]

5 minutes ago, Neal said:

This is the team apparently 

Pears

Brittain
Hyam
Batth
Beck

Trav
Buckley

Dolan 
Weimann
Hedges

Gueye

Decent side, glad Cantwell has been dropped he's been really poor 

[RevidgeBlue]

Hedges must have some compromising pictures of almost all the senior management team or something.

[roversfan99]

Is that decent? Hedges and Dolan.

[sharpysharps86]

11 minutes ago, Neal said:

This is the team apparently 

Pears

Brittain
Hyam
Batth
Beck

Trav
Buckley

Dolan 
Weimann
Hedges

Gueye

Seems about right. Certainly about as good as it can get at the moment with injuries / no new signings.

Weimann centrally over Cantwell could be a good move as he has that knack of popping up in the right place to poach.

That aside, you can just sense the Osmajic winner in this one 😂.

[Madon]

36 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Is that decent? Hedges and Dolan.

About as decent as we are going to get, who else are you going to play on the wing? ACD has also been bobbins. 

[Neal]

34 minutes ago, Madon said:

About as decent as we are going to get, who else are you going to play on the wing? ACD has also been bobbins. 

He just doesn't suit the managers defensive style of play IMO... He needs to be recieving the ball in the final third but every time he plays him he's picking it up in his own half and then also doesn't have the physicality to give us defensive cover. 

[StHelensRover]

Just walking to the ground now and I just can't get excited for this game. We've hit self-destruct in January yet another season in a row. Only one signing by 30th Jan who has looked awful when he has been called on (Forshaw). Only one win and that was against Pompey who look doomed. We don't seem mentally resilient and intelligent  enough to win a derby match. This season is such a good opportunity to get into the playoffs and I just feel like we're about to go off a cliff again! 

Feeling very flat about the rest of the season. Paddy power app had Preston 14/5 to win tonight, not sure how they've got them at that price. Preston win and that biting freak to score anytime is bound to come in.

 

Going through the motions here. Come on Rovers

 

[Exiled_Rover]

PNE team news first on BBC Radio PNE for a game at Ewood Park.

Could they be any more obvious?

[rob_of_the_rovers]

We've got a player on the bench that I've never even heard of. Doesn't even seem to have played for the U21s, only the U18s

[neophox]

Frank Vare

[CambridgeRover]

Jeez that attacking line up is dire

[neophox]

Dolan and Hedges starting will they prove me wrong but they has been abysmal all season...

[booth]

Only one CF...

Just no shits given from Waggott/Pasha is there.

[DeeCee]

For those watching on Sky, isn't Ryan Lowe"s hair lovely? 

[Old Codger]

FFS the Rovers match day live commentary is a PNE bloke, supported by an ex PNE player. What the ACTUAL FUCK are Rovers doing? Where are the Rovers Commentators for a ROVERS HOME GAME???

For clarification, I am in Germany this evening, so unable to watch from the Riverside as would be my preference...