v Portsmouth (a) - 29/3/2025

[jim mk2]

Baath is back but  that’s another bonkers line up.  Woodrow leading the line - really? 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

16 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

ribeiro at left back and beck pushed further up,thats a formidable left hand side,though i`ve got a terrible feeling hedges will start on the left😟

Looks like 4-4-2 to me with Ohashi and Woodrow up front.

[Tom]

Oh wow you make a rod for your own back if you lose after a call like that - let’s hope it’s inspired 

[markhayhurst]

2 minutes ago, Tom said:

Oh wow you make a rod for your own back if you lose after a call like that - let’s hope it’s inspired 

Definitely a squad to guarantee not making the playoffs I bet Pasha and Gestede picked it 

 

[USABlue]

2 minutes ago, Tom said:

Oh wow you make a rod for your own back if you lose after a call like that - let’s hope it’s inspired 

Desperation, looking for anything but suggests he does not have a clue.  Maybe Woodrow just needs a start.  Got a feelin we will be out of this one early too.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, markhayhurst said:

Definitely a squad to guarantee not making the playoffs I bet Pasha and Gestede picked it 

 

They guaranteed that in January.

[Neal]

Bench your biggest goal threat 😂 

 

Strikes me of a man who thinks he's the dogs bollocks and that what he thinks/says must be gold... 

 

But if you want to give the fan base even more reason to hate you, fair play. 

[simongarnerisgod]

big mak has improved over the season and gives you an outball with his size,don`t think woodrow can do that,strange decision from ismael and from decisions like that you have to wonder if he`s running out of ideas and the respect of his players after only 5 games

[davulsukur]

Strange lineup. Not seen anything from Woodrow to warrant a start and not seen any reason that Gueye should be dropped. 

Edited Saturday at 14:47 by davulsukur

[TheFinalCountdown]

Woodrow grabbing the badge whilst on loan sums a lot of things up.

Wonder if he kisses it when he scores? (Miracles need to happen for him even to register a shot)

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

big mak has improved over the season and gives you an outball with his size,don`t think woodrow can do that,strange decision from ismael and from decisions like that you have to wonder if he`s running out of ideas and the respect of his players after only 5 games

Woodrow's second touch is a tackle - shocking footballer. 

[yellowsubmarine]

Woodrow must have been banging hat tricks in training during the 2 weeks of international break.

[Tom]

Didn’t Ismael have Woodrow at Barnsley? Always a concern when a manager defaults to something from a previous job 

[chaddyrovers]

Delighted to see Batth back and Beck, no surprise Carter has gone to right back 

Surprised Woodrow is starting over Gueye. 

Rovers 2-1 with Ohashi and Carter scoring 

[Devon Rover]

Made it to Portsmouth. Arrived and saw yet another baffling lineup. Why do I bother?! Let's hope I'm proved very wrong...

[Norbert Rassragr]

The BBC had it as a 3-4-3 with Beck on the right wing and Woodrow as the left sided forward. We'll see if that is accurate of course, but it looked a bit odd.

[waynerovers]

Thats the weirdest lineup I've seen in a while. Not much interest in watching the game but i'll stick it on in background on laptop while I do something more entertaining.

[simongarnerisgod]

11 minutes ago, Tom said:

Didn’t Ismael have Woodrow at Barnsley? Always a concern when a manager defaults to something from a previous job 

he did and woodrow was very useful then,but time moves on and he`s nowhere near the player he was

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 minutes ago, Norbert Rassragr said:

The BBC had it as a 3-4-3 with Beck on the right wing and Woodrow as the left sided forward. We'll see if that is accurate of course, but it looked a bit odd.

Nah, I think it’s 4-4-2 
Carter Hyam Baath, Ribeiro

Dolan Travis Tronstad Beck

Ohashi Woodrow

Of course I could be wildly wrong.

[chaddyrovers]

30 minutes ago, Neal said:

Bench your biggest goal threat 😂 

 

Strikes me of a man who thinks he's the dogs bollocks and that what he thinks/says must be gold... 

 

But if you want to give the fan base even more reason to hate you, fair play. 

Wouldn't that be Ohashi to be honest? 

20 minutes ago, Tom said:

Didn’t Ismael have Woodrow at Barnsley? Always a concern when a manager defaults to something from a previous job 

Yes he did. 

[rock steady]

Tuned in and first thing heard is 'first start for Luton loanee Woodrow'. Inspiring stuff!

[Ferrit]

Woodrow… you never know, it might be his 1 goal in 20 today.

[rigger]

According to the official site, Beck is playing in two positions, they really are professionals.

[barry_]

great support from both sets of fans. 

Portsmouth are a proper football club. 

[Tom]

Dolan booked after 6 minutes