Nobbers v Rovers, Tues 24 Nov 7.45pm

[garnersfags 356]

Just now, Paul Mellelieu said:

Hotlby masterclass.

This

[perthblue02 4761]

5 minutes ago, LDRover said:

What a bad un that Rafferty is. Never the same since Baker Street fell out of the charts.

Winding your way down on Bill Shankly Crescent
Light in your head and dead on your feet,

Well, another crazy day, You'll drink the night away
And forget about everything

 

[garnersfags 356]

6 minutes ago, Tugay-is-God said:

I know people get on their back but I for one like the iFollow Rovers commentators. 

Neither of them are Wendy, but still, decently knowledgeable, decently biased, seem like they get on well - it's good enough for me. 

I agree.

[WIR Second Coming 830]

Run em ragged till 70 mins then bring on some young hungry motivated playmakers from the bench would be my roll of the dice.. I guess we all anticipate TM shutting up shop at this point

[Cherry Blue 589]

Get Trybull off before he gets a second yellow. 

Edited November 24, 2020 by Cherry Blue

[bluebruce 4319]

Just now, Hannoverover said:

Quite enjoying this so far :-). Think Elliot and maybe Chapman coming on towards the end will kill it off. See what the first 10 mins of the second half brings

It has to be Dolan coming on tonight. He will want it so badly.

[rigger 2861]

Just now, WIR Second Coming said:

Run em ragged till 70 mins then bring on some young hungry motivated playmakers from the bench would be my roll of the dice.. I guess we all anticipate TM shutting up shop at this point

I anticipate TM trying to shut up shop

Edited November 24, 2020 by rigger

[Torgeir 352]

Great stuff. Lapse of concentration by Lenihan towards the end of the half could have cost us, but we have been by far the better team. Holtby running the show with Brereton again looking lively. Both fullbacks looking tidy, and Wharton putting in a mature display. 

[Butty 2283]

Holtby or should I say, Pirlo absolutely running the game, Rothwell hasn’t been great but everyone else has played well, Wharton seems to be growing with every game. 

[Ruaney 367]

Can see us putting 4 past these. This could end up like Wycombe but Preston look even worse

[Exiled in Toronto 2690]

Good to watch so far. Brereton seems to be involved in everything good we do. Great move and pace for the penalty.

Rothwell I’ve noticed three times: running into a group of four Nobbers and setting up an early PNE counter-attack; running into two Nobbers and Trybull had to take a yellow; then a shot I swear went backwards that Brereton rescued and almost set up a Lenihan goal. Best CM I think not.

Get one or both of Elliott and Dolan on after an hour and they’ll soon be down to 8 players.

[Hannoverover 73]

Just now, bluebruce said:

It has to be Dolan coming on tonight. He will want it so badly.

Yes, forgot about him! 

[den 6927]

I was going to post that that was brilliant, but I won’t do because it’s certain to bring the hoodoo on us.

[magicalmortensleftpeg 1472]

Just now, rigger said:

I anticipate TM trying to shut up shop

To be fair, against 10 men, we’ve gone for it recently. Wycombe and Sheffield Weds come to mind.

[tomphil 12376]

The famous HT team talk 0-1 up away v 10.

Go after them and kill it off ?

Sit back let them come on then try and exploit the space ?

Shut up shop protect the lead, a draw would be a point ?

I'd be option A,  TM is likely to go option B so he needs Downing on to exploit that space.

Option C would be a joke but we've seen it all before !

[philipl 7018]

Holtby making a huge difference.

Not convinced by Trybull.

We are well on top of this one and I don't think there is the character in this PNE team to mount a 10 man come back. 

Let's get a second quickly then have some fun.

I hope we don't see the team set up only protecting what we have from the kick off, please Tony. 

[Elvis Biro 206]

We had 70% possession in the first half. Tony'll be happy whatever happens.

[Butty 2283]

God help Preston when Elliott and Dolan come on for Gallagher and Brereton, and also as someone else has said don’t risk Trybull getting a second yellow, bring him off. 

[Roversider 195]

Just now, Butty said:

Holtby or should I say, Pirlo absolutely running the game, Rothwell hasn’t been great but everyone else has played well, Wharton seems to be growing with every game. 

Nice to see a midfielder from abroad with long flowing locks passing the ball about - a poor mans Tugay perhaps?

[booth 2631]

Gallagher's a different player when he ties his hair back.

[Exiled in Toronto 2690]

Also, Armstrong must easily lead the league in missed/blocked shots, but then Babe Ruth always led the majors in strikeouts.

[The Mighty Chaffinch 141]

Please please don’t mess this up from here. I happen to live next door to Preston’s assistant manager, I teach numerous PNE fans and my place of work is opposite the home of Deepdale Duck. I have to drive past Deepdale every day to pick my toddler up from nursery. I can’t escape them. I’m surrounded. Please please don’t mess this up from here. 

[duckson 16]

Complacency is our biggest enemy here.

[Aqualung 58]

Give Gallagher another 20 MINS then swap for Dolan or Elliot. Nyambe for me needs a bit of help down the wing and seemed reticent to push on even when he had plenty of space. Passed it back to defence a few times. 

[Stuart 16225]

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Stupid from Rafferty.

Definitely. Gallagher should have got across his man and away from him bearing down on goal. Instead he made it his aim to get into that box and “feel the contact”.