v Charlton Athletic (a) - 27/9/25

[aletheia]

I do hope EJ is there and reporting.

[chaddyrovers]

same starting 11 for me. 

If Cantwell is starting then I will go for 1 nil win same as I predicted last week game. 

[Hasta]

22 minutes ago, aletheia said:

I do hope EJ is there and reporting.

 

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[simongarnerisgod]

no idea why pickering is starting instead of ribeiro,nothing against harry but ribeiro is a better player all round

[roversfan99]

51 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

same starting 11 for me. 

If Cantwell is starting then I will go for 1 nil win same as I predicted last week game. 

No comment on the Lancashire telegraph thread?

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

No comment on the Lancashire telegraph thread?

He probably hasnt had time to read it.

[waynerovers]

The boys should be really up for this one after being screwed out of the three points last week. I think we'll win.

[davulsukur]

We need a win here.

Gotta start getting points on the board or we'll find ourselves in real trouble later in the season, when we have another spectacular collapse in form.

[Andy]

I think that looks like a strong enough side to win today.

Over to you, boys...

[Exiled_Rover]

Scores 2 (yes I know it was 1) goal against France and can't crack the starting lineup.

Odd.

[roverandout]

Think I'll watch Palace v Liverpool.  See how Wharton does

[chaddyrovers]

17 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

No comment on the Lancashire telegraph thread?

and what that got to do with the match thread? 

[only2garners]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Scores 2 (yes I know it was 1) goal against France and can't crack the starting lineup.

Odd.

The current forward line was on the way to two wins in a row before last week’s abandonment.

[joey_big_nose]

17 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

no idea why pickering is starting instead of ribeiro,nothing against harry but ribeiro is a better player all round

I prefer Pickering personally, hes good on the ball, joins up into midfield, got a better cross than Riberio. Off the ball both very similar for me, not that quick but positionally okay. Need cover if they are beaten by the winger.

Also - we could be lining up 343 here... Mori and Alebiouso wing backs. Sort of played that way when we were off the ball last weekend, and all the time after the subs.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 minute ago, joey_big_nose said:

I prefer Pickering personally, hes good on the ball, joins up into midfield, got a better cross than Riberio. Off the ball both very similar for me, not that quick but positionally okay. Need cover if they are beaten by the winger.

Also - we could be lining up 343 here... Mori and Alebiouso wing backs. Sort of played that way when we were off the ball last weekend, and all the time after the subs.

You can't play Morishita as a WB. He's far too slow. 

There were a couple of instances in his debut where he was covering for Alebiosu and he got absolutely rinsed by the winger - just on pure pace. 

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, only2garners said:

The current forward line was on the way to two wins in a row before last week’s abandonment.

Yes, but we're hardly scoring for fun. Put the big summer signing upfront at #9 where we're crying out for a contributor, already.

[joey_big_nose]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

You can't play Morishita as a WB. He's far too slow. 

There were a couple of instances in his debut where he was covering for Alebiosu and he got absolutely rinsed by the winger - just on pure pace. 

Well he was playing as a LWB when we were defending for most of the game against Ipswich and he looked very defensively competent to me.

I am sure we will do the same defensively today whether we are 4231 or 343 on the ball, so we can see how it works.

Edited 3 hours ago by joey_big_nose

[moerpho]

Not the best lineup in my opinion as I would like to see Gudjohnsen start. Still going for that 3-2 win.

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers win, Cantwell to score and Wharton to get book 24/1

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers win, Cantwell to score and Wharton to get book 24/1

Bit harsh on Wharton!

Lol.

[B16Rover]

Weirdly fancy Henriksson to get a goal.  Can't explain why so don't ask

[moerpho]

3 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Weirdly fancy Henriksson to get a goal.  Can't explain why so don't ask

Why? 😉

[because of boxing day]

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

no idea why pickering is starting instead of ribeiro,nothing against harry but ribeiro is a better player all round

Yuri did well to pick himself up and carry on after Hirst's extremely late tackle early on last Sat. Ribeiro gets through a huge number of yards per match and his numbers could indicate he needs a rest to avoid injury risk.

[Exiled_Rover]

Ribeiro has done nothing to lose his job - so I wonder if this is just about getting Pickering a game, maybe with an eye on the English minutes we need to play to qualify for those ESC slots?