v WBA (a) - 9/8/2025 - The Big Kick-Off!

[roversfan99]

Toth

Miller/Alebiosu Hyam McLoughlin Pickering

Travis Tronstad

Henriksson Cantwell Kargbo

Ohashi

Not ideal playing Henriksson out of position but what is even less ideal is starting Hedges. He has been playing in Sweden so should be fit enough.

Guessing Miller will not be fit enough, we cant play Montgomery there so Alebiosu it is.

Pickering and Kargbo would be my choices but suspect Ribeiro and De Neve will start.

[joey_big_nose]

I know we won't do this as we haven't tried it in pre-season but with the singings it does feel like we are more setup for a 343. Mainly because we only have Kargbo and Hedges who are "wide forwards", and we have signed what seem more like wing backs (Alebiouso, De Neve) and we have a lot of number 10s to fit in (Cantwell, Henricksson, Tyor)

                            Toth

           Hyam      Wharton    Pickering

Alebiouso     Travis        Tronstad        De Neve

           Cantwell   Ohashi     Kargbo     

Subs : Pears, Riberio, McCloughlin, Montgomery, Henricksson, Tyor, Gueye

 

Not sure Hedges even makes the bench...

 

[KentExile]

1 hour ago, joey_big_nose said:

Not sure Hedges even makes the bench...

 

I think you will be disappointed,

 

its 9 subs on the bench these days for a start 🙂 

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[sandstorm]

15 hours ago, Ricky said:

Tickets and train both booked today. Vine pre match is a bit of a ritual so I’m sure that’ll be where I head to. 

Do you know what time they open on match days?

[berkshireblue]

5 minutes ago, sandstorm said:

Do you know what time they open on match days?

11am suspect

[joey_big_nose]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

I think you will be disappointed,

 

its 9 subs on the bench these days for a start 🙂 

Wow, that is one stat that keeps inflating! I thought it was a mere 7 still...

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Wow, that is one stat that keeps inflating! I thought it was a mere 7 still...

been 9 for a couple of years

from the summer of 2023- https://www.efl.com/news/2023/june/changes-to-championship-substitutions/

Edited 3 hours ago by KentExile

[RoversTilliDie]

2 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Toth

Miller/Alebiosu Hyam McLoughlin Pickering

Travis Tronstad

Henriksson Cantwell Kargbo

Ohashi

Not ideal playing Henriksson out of position but what is even less ideal is starting Hedges. He has been playing in Sweden so should be fit enough.

Guessing Miller will not be fit enough, we cant play Montgomery there so Alebiosu it is.

Pickering and Kargbo would be my choices but suspect Ribeiro and De Neve will start.

Will it be to early for Henriksson, maybe the bench to start with.

[RoversTilliDie]

2 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

I know we won't do this as we haven't tried it in pre-season but with the singings it does feel like we are more setup for a 343. Mainly because we only have Kargbo and Hedges who are "wide forwards", and we have signed what seem more like wing backs (Alebiouso, De Neve) and we have a lot of number 10s to fit in (Cantwell, Henricksson, Tyor)

                            Toth

           Hyam      Wharton    Pickering

Alebiouso     Travis        Tronstad        De Neve

           Cantwell   Ohashi     Kargbo     

Subs : Pears, Riberio, McCloughlin, Montgomery, Henricksson, Tyor, Gueye

 

Not sure Hedges even makes the bench...

 

Hasn't lived up to expectations for me Hedges, I expected more from him.

[RoversTilliDie]

8 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Hasn't lived up to expectations for me Hedges, I expected more from him.

Kargbos a certain starter for me, is Tavares fit again yet.

[Tomphil2]

2 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Hasn't lived up to expectations for me Hedges, I expected more from him.

Hedges has been a good squad man you need honest grafters like him in this league and i don't think he was signed as anything other than that.

So iv'e never really expected a great deal and he had some good performances when he first established himself but injuries and consistency went against him. In truth hes only been involved so much because of the year on year budget cuts.

He's one who has probably benefited from that.

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers team 

                           Toth 

Montgomery Hyam Wharton Ribeiro 

                   Travis  Tronstad 

Hedges            Cantwell          De Neve

                         Ohashi

Rovers to win 2-1  

[roversfan99]

A Montgomery and Hedges right side makes me feel a bit sick.