Rochdale u21 v Rovers u21 - 16/9/25, 7.00 KO

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Who else is going tomorrow ? If I can acclimatise myself to the bloody weather I’ll be there. 30C and shorts and a tee shirt this time last week for me !

[KentExile]

If anyone cannot make it, it looks like this (and all other games in this competition) is streamed free on the National Leagues youtube channel

 

Edited September 16 by KentExile

[Exiled_Rover]

Two good goals by us. 

Tyjon is playing upfront. Dunn's son is playing, so are Batty, Powell, those two CBs (Litherland and Aitchenson?) and Wood. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Decent first half, poor poor second. We never came out after half time. Also we never looked like coming back after going 3-2 down.  We lost too many 50-50 balls. The subs were way too late, we were getting over run in central midfield after 55 minutes.   Nobody is going to be knocking on the managers door tomorrow asking even for a place on the bench. Tijon ? The game passed him by, he’s certainly not an No 9 in a million years. Although he did win the John Buckley award for the most pointless booking in the game.  They looked like a team that is used to losing to me.
I expected more from Batty. Joseph came on too late and never got a pass.

Edited September 16 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[London blue]

I hope VI has the confidence and conviction to not play Tyjon if he doesn't deem it beneficial to the team in the short term.

I've made my feelings on this clear, I have no interest in blooding him this year to improve him on the chance that he signs a contract, especially if it's at the potential expense of Championship points.

Sign and play. Otherwise, best of luck.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 minutes ago, London blue said:

I hope VI has the confidence and conviction to not play Tyjon if he doesn't deem it beneficial to the team in the short term.

I've made my feelings on this clear, I have no interest in blooding him this year to improve him on the chance that he signs a contract, especially if it's at the potential expense of Championship points.

Sign and play. Otherwise, best of luck.

If I were Tyjon’s agent I’d be telling him to sign that contract asap before we change our minds ! 

[London blue]

Precisely. Many more absent performances like today and Arsenal will look elsewhere.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

24 minutes ago, London blue said:

Precisely. Many more absent performances like today and Arsenal will look elsewhere.

He reminds me of John Buckley and that’s not a good thing.

[MarkBRFC]

Tyjon has been hyped up far too much, and because of that people are expecting far to much of him.

He's not long turned 17, to be playing regularly for the 21's is a decent achievement.

I have no doubt's he will leave in the summer, but ideally he should be signing that first pro contract, concentrating on having a decent season for the 21s, then maybe a loan next season before coming back and making a challenge for the first team in a couple of years time when he will be 19/20.

[arbitro]

Missed chances and poor defending cost us dearly last night. The amazing sight of seeing two Rochdale players substituted in the first minute is something new for me after watching thousands of games. 

I counted four really good scoring opportunities but our finishing was poor. The positive side to that was the passing and movement to create them. For the three Rochdale goals we should have defended much better.

On the night there were too many 6's when we needed a few more 7's and 8's.

It's been a bad start to the season for the under 21's and there needs to be a bit improvement all round if we are to pick up some results.

[joey_big_nose]

10 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Missed chances and poor defending cost us dearly last night. The amazing sight of seeing two Rochdale players substituted in the first minute is something new for me after watching thousands of games. 

I counted four really good scoring opportunities but our finishing was poor. The positive side to that was the passing and movement to create them. For the three Rochdale goals we should have defended much better.

On the night there were too many 6's when we needed a few more 7's and 8's.

It's been a bad start to the season for the under 21's and there needs to be a bit improvement all round if we are to pick up some results.

Why did that happen??

[MarkBRFC]

12 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Why did that happen??

There is a rule that you have to start x amount of players from your last league game in this competition, this was just a way of them getting around that rule.

Forest Green went even further and substituted 4 players in the first minute!

Edited September 17 by MarkBRFC

[arbitro]

25 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Why did that happen??

We weren't sure at the time but suspected something as per MarkBRFC reply below.

[BRFC4EVA]

Amazing the lengths people will go to, to circumnavigate rules!

What is this competition exactly? 

[rigger]

19 minutes ago, BRFC4EVA said:

Amazing the lengths people will go to, to circumnavigate rules!

What is this competition exactly? 

Not worth worrying about.

[GHR]

They could avoid such absurdities by only allowing three subs from five like the good old days.

[rigger]

42 minutes ago, GHR said:

They could avoid such absurdities by only allowing three subs from five like the good old days.

3 from 5, good old days ?

[GHR]

1 hour ago, rigger said:

3 from 5, good old days ?

For this 90s kid, yes, it is.

Appreciate for the older members of this parish one from one is a bit much 😁