v Luton Town (a) - 12/4/2025

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We won a gaaaaame,

we won a gaaaaaaaame,

we won a game,

we won a game,

we won a gaaaaaame!

Dion was decent those last few attempts 

[sharpysharps86]

A win at Luton despite having a man sent off? Crikey.

Good result, sounded like a bit of luck on our side with the two efforts that hit the bar from them.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, joey_big_nose said:

Good win, Ohashi was really excellent, everyone else did their jobs without standing out too much. We looked reasonably coherent tactically for the first time.

Montgomery probably just about deserved to go off by the book, but also if yellows are that soft there should have been half a dozen more in that game. Seemed unbalanced. That said we were a bit lucky we didnt concede a penalty from Baath elbow so we can't complain too much.

Its a bit negative after a win but have to say Gueye was absolutely abysmal after he came on. I am a huge fan of his but his effort was so poor, body language all wrong, wasteful when he had a lot of space. Seemed very demotivated despite us having a slender lead to defend and the team working so hard. No real evidence for it but I can see him and Ismael not being each others cup of tea ...

I mean he laid a sitter at the feet of Forshaw (if Forshaw had continued his run) and he was unmarked at the back post if Dolan wasn't such a greedy sod.

He was fine - we know he's not Drogba, but he did his job off the bench today. 

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

Jesus, has the lad shagged your wife or something?

Flapped at a couple, but had safe hands otherwise - came for a few crosses than Pears wouldn't have had a clue how to handle.

Save at the death was good also.

A thousand times better than Calamity.

Let's get the deal for Pears, with Manure done.

[joey_big_nose]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I thought he was ok today. No glaring mistakes and at least he was willing to come for crosses.

If he's beaten by either of those two shots that hit the bar it's a fair cop - they were both good strikes. 

To me he looked all at sea every time a cross came in. Not confident in him at all as much as I want him to do well.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

VI will demand the VC for this.

As someone said, typical Rovers.

Waste of time.

[davulsukur]

9 minutes ago, Andy said:

Jesus, has the lad shagged your wife or something?

Flapped at a couple, but had safe hands otherwise - came for a few crosses that Pears wouldn't have had a clue how to handle.

Save at the death was good also.

A thousand times better than Calamity.

I wouldn't go that far. I'd say they are both quite poor.

Toth didn't get to any crosses he went for and Luton nearly scored from one he flapped at.

[booth]

2 games 2 goals for Yuki.

We missed him when he was injured.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

All Hail Ismeal...he's won a fookin game!!!!

Edited yesterday at 16:44 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[chaddyrovers]

Great win, Ohashi scoring the winner and clean sheet. Very happy. 

Good to actually win a game of football. 

Ohashi took his goal so well but good weight pass by Hedges..

Montgomery unlucky to get sent off but did well overall. 

Toth, clean sheet. Willing to come for the ball. We need to work on that attribute now. 

Delighted for those Rovers fans who gone to a game. Very happy journey back. Our first league win there in 23 away league games. 

Delighted tonight 🔵⚪️

[West Yorks Rover]

4 points from 2 games.

That's like 2 points per game, over a season that's top 2 form, clearly Ismael has the Midas Touch.

Extend his contract with immediate effect.

[bigbrandjohn]

14 minutes ago, Andy said:

Jesus, has the lad shagged your wife or something?

Flapped at a couple, but had safe hands otherwise - came for a few crosses that Pears wouldn't have had a clue how to handle.

Save at the death was good also.

A thousand times better than Calamity.

👀

[M_B]

A lot more effort than quality, but a win at Luton where much better teams have failed.

Fair play to Forshaw, showed his experience and cool head when needed when he came on.

Lovely pass from Hedges for the goal and a great finish.

Despite plenty stick from the Luton commentary, somehow Toth kept a clean sheet so he should keep his place.

[Paul Mellelieu]

A very Eustace win - a fine margins win based on battling and playing very little football.

[DaveyB]

1 hour ago, OnionBalaji said:

Gavin ward hates us 

If he wasn’t a ref he’d be a traffic warden

 

45 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

...Gavin Ward id a *****

 

21 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

It's all about GAVIN!

You guys do know that Gavin Ward wasn’t reffing us today, don’t you? 

I mean, all of what you say is true, Gavin Ward is a ****, he does seem to hate us and does always love to be centre of attention, but it just seems a bit strange in a thread about a match refereed by David Webb 🤷‍♂️

[NeilInBristol]

17 minutes ago, ... said:

We won a gaaaaame,

we won a gaaaaaaaame,

we won a game,

we won a game,

we won a gaaaaaame!

Dion was decent those last few attempts 

Clean sheet and 10men!!.

So pleased.

[Paul Mellelieu]

And just six points of sixth.......

[Tomphil2]

2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

im`e not at all bothered about pears leaving,it`s an indicment of how low we`ve sunk that he`s managed to keep his place for years,despite being not very good and prone to mistakes

Might as well make the change this summer and flog him if there is interest then see how Toth goes.

We ain't going anywhere so might as well have another keeper learning on the job in the hope he turns out better.

[Groundhog]

Ismael much more animated on the touchline today strangely. Players and manager looked like they actually gave a toss. Why suddenly now and not for the last 5? 

[RevidgeBlue]

14 minutes ago, Andy said:

Jesus, has the lad shagged your wife or something?

Flapped at a couple, but had safe hands otherwise - came for a few crosses that Pears wouldn't have had a clue how to handle.

Save at the death was good also.

A thousand times better than Calamity.

Pears must have shagged yours, they're both terrible.

Along with Wahlsted and Walton, I don't know how we find them.

[Tomphil2]

Classic Rovers when all hope is lost and the last train has left the station.

A very welcome result and performance all the same although it's just a bit of paper for the cracks.

How long before the 'we'd have ripped someone's arm off for a 9th placed finish at the beginning of the season' style comments come pouring in 😂

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

And just six points of sixth.......

Need Coventry to implode.

Even if we win our last 4, they only need seven points from their last five games and we can't catch them.

Not happening.

[DE.]

2 minutes ago, Groundhog said:

Ismael much more animated on the touchline today strangely. Players and manager looked like they actually gave a toss. Why suddenly now and not for the last 5? 

Pressure's off. See almost every season for the last 5 years or so. 

[WacoRover]

I dunno, I read a large number of gripes when we had Steele, Raya, & even Kaminski. 

as we have observed, If the club sells Pears, the chances of seeing any of those funds go towards player transfers is unlikely. 

[Bronzed A Donis]

We are staying up, say we are staying up!!