2022/2023 Pre Season Thread

[booth]

Pickering needs to come off.

[BigBar]

1 minute ago, Gavrover said:

Jesus lads-you all need a hug 

You would have to explain a hug to Pickering, he's never got close enough to anyone to experience one.

[neophox]

1 minute ago, simongarnerisgod said:

jdt needs to bin this formation,they are playing through us

What would you play? Celtic are a very good side....what do you expect?

[Dan]

That Pickering yellow card was an Ashley Ward “off off off” moment 😂

[RVRVRS]

New LB New RB new CM new ST please. Looking desperate

[Tom]

4 minutes ago, neophox said:

Dolan misses an open goal....poor...

Diaz miss much worse it was bread and butter for a striker and he just ran straight into Hart 

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, neophox said:

Dolan misses an open goal....poor...

Should have passed (to Vale I think?). He's a greedy see you next Tuesday at times.

[neophox]

to be our second game of pre season its not that bad...

[BankEnd Rover]

Lads…we won’t be playing the quality Celtic have in the championship…their forwards would get in the top 6 in the prem…calm down

Edited July 16, 2022 by BankEnd Rover

[RVRVRS]

2 minutes ago, perthblue02 said:

watching a premier sports feed don't know who the commentators are but they have definitely done their homework, not as biased as I expected them to be, and decent to listen to

John Hartson

[yellowsubmarine]

Pickering is bang awful.

[BigBar]

2 minutes ago, perthblue02 said:

watching a premier sports feed don't know who the commentators are but they have definitely done their homework, not as biased as I expected them to be, and decent to listen to

John Hartson on co-comms

[Miker]

Pickering and Carter definitely not good enough. 2 new fullbacks has to be priority this season.

[simongarnerisgod]

Just now, neophox said:

What would you play? Celtic are a very good side....what do you expect?

go back to 4/4/2,the full backs are getting no protection from their wingers

[deanives]

24 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said:

Carter done nothing in pre season to say he’s anywhere near this level still. 

A bit harsh to criticise Carter today I think. A CB having to play RB due to our lack of players in that position and up against a Premiership level winger 

[neophox]

Have to say that Vale and Carter doing ok against a good side.

[BigBar]

1 minute ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Lads…we won’t be playing the quality Celtic have in the championship…they forwards would get in the top 6 in the prem…calm down

I'm not that worked up at the overall performance btw. Just frustrated with the full backs mainly and it's not based just on today but after a few weeks of not watching today brings it all flooding back. Long term gripe, I don't expect us to go toe to toe with Celtic.

[OsloRover]

Not a great half for rovers, but we won’t be up against this quality in the championship.

Ayala, Buckley probably our best so far. Neither flank doing well and not much service for the attackers to work with. 

[Colt Seavers]

Just now, Miker said:

Pickering and Carter definitely not good enough. 2 new fullbacks has to be priority this season.

Agreed. Judging by that 1st half we need to get Nyambe back. Definitely need a Championship standard left back too as we don't presently have one of those either.

[glen9mullan]

Its only pre-season, but Celtic should be 3 or 4 clear now, totally pulling us apart.

Carter and Pickering been awful

Diaz looks disinterested 

Bar Travis and Ayala we are out of our depth.

Been lots of huffing and puffing, but mainly chasing shadows

[Miker]

2 minutes ago, deanives said:

A bit harsh to criticise Carter today I think. A CB having to play RB due to our lack of players in that position and up against a Premiership level winger 

Carter is a good option to have on the bench especially with Ayala’s injury record. Don’t think he should be starting at the moment though.

[ItsRoverZ]

Pickering off at half time for edun

Would like to see Adam Wharton come on at some point too, plus markandy

[booth]

1 minute ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Lads…we won’t be playing the quality Celtic have in the championship…their forwards would get in the top 6 in the prem…calm down

It's not the quality that Celtic have that's the problem, it's the lack of quality we have.

Getting beat in a friendly by Celtic was expected, it's the manner of it that's worrying.

I'd sell Brereton while we can get a good fee and rebuild the team with the money.

[Butty]

Pickering has been turned inside out that half!

[des]

Bear in mind there are a far better side, however midfield weak when we had the ball, attack ther first touch install be kind say it's not good. If we get an offer of 10 million for our so called star forward on this show I would take it.