
OJRovers
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I’m glad Graham is back in the side. Gallagher/Armstrong are undroppable it seems. I wish we just picked a system and stuck with it. Even at home we’re tinkering with our system depending on the opposition. #tombola
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Talk of fizzing crosses in, that is surely not how we're setting up to play - with no wingers and no strikers in the 6 yard box!
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Where did Holtby play when he came on?
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Typical Rovers. We get a sniff of the playoffs then bottle it. Hopefully Holtby when fully fit will give some mental toughness and start games. If venkys satalite dish is still picking up the games, they've probably realised mowbray has done it again with their cash on Gallagher. Needs dropping and players being picked on merit not size of fee.
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Hopefully that will be the end of the Gallagher experiment. Get Graham back in.
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Another header from a cross? How many times.
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Get Holtby and Graham on HT
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Looks like finally there are decent options off the bench in defence (Tosin), midfield (Holtby, Buckley) and attack (Graham, Samual) Pressure on Gallagher now to start scoring goals. Hope he gets one today.
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I'm pleased we won but not sure I agree that paying £13m for Gallagher, Brereton and Armstrong to play on the right wing is working out particularly well.
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Still came on out of position on the right wing though. God forbid we play a genuine right winger there.
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I disagree that we should be changing formation every game to combat the opposition. The top teams don't do this. It's a slippery slope before you're changing the shape of the team to combat the threat of a decent left back from Oldham.
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What position did he play at Spurs?
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I vaguely remember Warnock wanting to be paid to fly in every week from Cornwall. Whereas Coyle lives in Langho.
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Sounds like he is an attacking central midfielder. I’m fully expecting him to play on one of the wings if he joins.
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Start of the season
OJRovers replied to Rochdale_rover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Defending better than I thought we would. Finding goals from our £12m strike force is more of a problem. -
The European scouts have got to justify themselves somehow. I'd much rather sign a right back than another attacking central midfielder who will push Rothwell even further down.
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My main issue with 3 at the back is that under Mowbray it quickly turns into 5 at the back, with the wing backs not committing, leaving us with very little going forward. I'd much rather have Downing as right wing back, at least he can get a decent cross in. Years of Bennett on the wing has shown he is not effective in the final third, which you need to be as a wing back.
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How did Tosin look?
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I did worry who would cover Mulgrew’s goal contribution.
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Surely Downing should be at either left wing back or right wing back?? I did suggest that Tony would crowbar Tosin into the team as soon as he was fit.
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Armstrong getting a fair bit of stick on here, but Gallagher seems to be getting away with doing very little every game and avoiding criticism. Surely we’ve got to go back to Dack and Graham. We have also got to settle on a style of play. The players aren’t good enough to be playing different systems every week like Mowbray is asking of them.
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If that is the case then the scouting department need to work within those parameters and not waste time coming up with players we can’t afford. Regardless of budget, next summer we’ll need to sign 2 maybe 3 goalkeepers. That is not going to be easy in one summer window.
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I agree we shouldn't break it up whilst the partnership is working well. I just have a hunch that Tony will be under pressure to play Tosin, and shoehorn him into the team like he has with Gallagher. Let's face it, if Tosin doesn't start any games before Christmas, he'll be off back to City in a flash come January.
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Most people would assume that if Lennihan/Williams keep playing well, then Tosin will sit on the bench and have to fight his way into the team. But I think given the fee involved and the amount of time spent chasing him in the transfer window that Tosin will get played regardless of the form of Lenni/Williams.
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The loan system is really imbalanced in favour of Premiership teams, who seem to be able to charge large fees for their U23s to go out on loan. Championship and below are probably paying the wages of their players going out on loan. I think we’re in for a reality check with Tosin. Rovers have inexplicably spent £1million of the meagre transfer budget on him, so he’ll get shoehorned into the side as soon as he’s fit.