v Stoke City (a) - 12/3/2025, k/o 20.00

[roverandout]

Just now, Tom said:

What a shit ball from Dolan to Gueye, seems Sky commentators always rave about Dolan though he has the illusion of being more effective than he is 

Because he does a thousand step overs

[Polky]

Is it just me, or should Carter not be playing as the right-sided centre back? Played a number of games at right-back and would make more sense.

[Tom]

2 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Because he does a thousand step overs

Think it’s partly this 

[simongarnerisgod]

bit more effort from us this half,though this team shape does`nt help us and i`ll give you long odds for us to score,let alone win

[Hasta]

I bet in November we never thought we would justifiably be watching Big Mak looking around thinking “I’m too good for this lot”

[jim mk2]

Eight minutes till the substitutions 

[Angry_Pirate]

Relying on overlapping CBs to assist you getting any type of attack going says pretty much everything you need to know.

[davulsukur]

7mins till subs.

What a time to be alive.

[Tom]

Looked like Carter got lucky then tried to trip their man in the box but he didn’t go down 

[J*B]

God I wish I had to stay late at work tonight. 

[NeilInBristol]

Stoke are literally walking through our mf and df like they are arsenal

This is embarrassing 

[LDRover]

A magnificent floated ball to their left back from Cantwell there

[Bethnal]

1 minute ago, Tom said:

Think it’s partly this 

Excellent reference.

Thing is - I still fall for this, because when he just does the basics and focuses and works hard, he’s good. He’s got something. When he loses focus, starts trying to be The Big I Am and The Main Man, he can’t compute. His reflex to take the game to the opposition is to do all sorts of tricks and - much to our chagrin - he pulls of one in five to a high enough level that it confirms in his mind that he needs to keep trying it, while entirely forgetting that he fails with it 80+% of the time.

We are losing to a squad of former Rovers players that weren’t deemed a sufficient standard to hold down a regular first team place, which I think has to be perfect comic irony.

[NeilInBristol]

Waaay pears caught a ball!!!!!!!

[yankfan]

What are we paying Dennis per week to watch from the bench? 

[RutlandRover]

Oooh Pears caught something. I'm getting so damp down below for these subs.

[Lancaster Rover]

Cantwell is utter shit, stat pads a load of passes in midfield then when it matters clips one straight to their left back. Useless

[CambridgeRover]

Just now, Lancaster Rover said:

Cantwell is utter shit, stat pads a load of passes in midfield then when it matters clips one straight to their left back. Useless

Was just about to say this, he really fails to impress

[jim mk2]

Subs in 5 mins 

[den]

Is this girl commentator a Stoke fan?

[simongarnerisgod]

from being a compact,organised side that was quite dangerous on the break to this,all the good stuff has disapeared in a fortnight😫

[superniko]

How has this clown still got the same 11 out there 🙈

[LDRover]

Gashmael looks defeated already

[Ricky]

Cantwell been awful. Wants to ping the ball around but can’t pass it. Keeps giving it away. Also could have given away two pens so far.

[Ferrit]

“Shoot”