[Archived] Preview: Aston Villa v. Rovers 20th August 2011

[booth]

How on earth can Venkys believe there is nobody out there that could get more out of this team than Kean? How on earth can they think he is the man the players will rally around and fight for?

You look at some of the players we have and they should be doing much better.

But you have to wonder about the logic of a man who didn't play Goodwillie last week at home, but is playing him today. Also he wanted Petrovic last week, but this week he puts him on the bench.

For me Goodwillie is the only sunshine on a very stormy day. Shame we can't play him up front because Roberts is wedged up Keans backside.

[S60tti_BRFC]

Rovers fans need to take some action against Venky's and Kean!!!!

[Roversi]

What does kean think we will get by playing 4-4-2 away at villa who will stretch you with Thier pace.

[moerpho]

Just hoping we won't concede more goals before the break. Only reasonable thing to do at half time is to see if Bruno Ribeiro can do a better job than Salgado as right back and replace Dunn with Petrovic or Rochina - Gamst with Formica - and pray noone gets injured.

[MarkBRFC71]

Listening to Radio Lancs - was 15.31 when they first mentioned Roberts' name. Not good enough.

Sounds like one of Big Sam's 'give up before you've even started' performances so far.

[niggit]

Put on Rochina and Formica, at least they want to play and go at them

[moerpho]

Just hoping we won't concede more goals before the break. Only reasonable thing to do at half time is to see if Bruno Ribeiro can do a better job than Salgado as right back and replace Dunn with Petrovic or Rochina - Gamst with Formica - and pray noone gets injured.

[danielwhite813]

Shocking first half. We are dire

[Pugg]

The only positive will be if kean gets replaced with a proper manager...or we score a shed load in the second half.

You can say what you want about Dunn but at least he is showing a bit of passion!

I know it would be throwing petrovic in but get him an Formica on. It can't get any worse. Have we got anyone that could replace salgado?

[Mercer]

It's dire and to think we are a first half team !!!

This is very sad and almost too much to bear.

We are presently rock bottom of the PL and unless something dramatically changes at Rovers, that's, sadly, where we will stay.

[Mattyblue]

Difference being Mark, we can't win at home anymore either.

HE MUST GO

[texasrover]

can't even throw a ball in right...

[Dan]

Trevor Francis is doing my head in. Get some Tunes you muppet.

[Finch]

We're not very good

We're not very good

We're not very, we're not very

We're not very good

[chris]

as results stand we are 20th

[tony gale's mic]

Listening to Radio Lancs - was 15.31 when they first mentioned Roberts' name. Not good enough.

Sounds like one of Big Sam's 'give up before you've even started' performances so far.

Problem being when you don't have Big Sam's superb home record.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Awful...where's the fight in this side?.

I have hardly heard Roberts name mentioned in this game!

[chris]

as results stand we are 20th

[Andy]

COME ON GUYS, GIVE KEAN A CHANCE

Hah, nice one.

Amusing thing is, some deluded people will still back the joker - you'll see them pop up later tonight.

Hopefully Venky's will be sitting there now at Villa Park and won't be too naive to see that this is woeful.

I would legitimately swap Kean for Ince.

[bluefred]

get dun off hes shiteee

[yankrover]

Gamst has been totally useless. I didn't think we'd win this game, but that half was shockingly bad.

[Finch]

as results stand we are 20th

yay (!)

[philipl]

Rovers 37% posession.

That first half simply says relegation Derby-style.

[Amo]

Problem being when you don't have Big Sam's superb home record.

Go and support West Ham already.

[novella]

Is vukcevic watching this game?if he is that move will break down. He won't come near the ###### ###### that we are. What the (Please don't use that word again) was that kean. ###### prick!