Waltonesque

Elliott s been here too long.  He's gone mad.

He's dressed like the bloke in the Deer Hunter who played Russian roulette.

1 minute ago, benhben said:

Would like to see McBride get some gametime. Hopefully turns out to be more than a Joe Nuttall. 

Ah Joe! The nostalgia! That one decent game he had at Millwall. More warm memories. sigh.

I vowed to myself I wasn't going to watch this even though I have the red button.

Then some ridiculous irrational thoughts entered my head. I read TMs programme notes and it had a sinister calming, almost cheering effect on me. like reading the Volkischer Beobachter in May 1945.

Then I saw the line up and preposterously had a flash back to that run of games before Evans got injured against Preston. He and Travis had been excellent together in central midfield.

What madness has taken root in my soul? 

Please help.

Pardew it is then.

1 minute ago, WacoRover said:

Fourth lost in a row, to teams all below us on the table.  terrible

makes a change from not beating anyone above us i suppose.

if we lost 8,9,10 would he go? lovely fella did a good job etc. but really this cannot go on. Crackers.

1 minute ago, J*B said:

Ok folks - this is going to be a big thread this evening and tomorrow.

I urge you not to start hurling insults at each other. If your post is reported for abuse of other members the mods have no option but to issue bans. 

Too much unanimity for that!

Smudger commentating again I see

Douglas escort agency there

Not sure tactics are so awry in fairness given the conditions.

The ball looks like a Quidditch snitch when you watch on red button channel.

Good from Bennett there but really when he returns to the team it's the same as the ravens leaving the Tower of London.

2 minutes ago, Tugay-is-God said:

That's my problem with these types of loans, we seem to be forced to give them a minimum amount of game time each week. 

We don't need Joleon Lescott picking our team for us. 

would joleon lescott picking it be any worse 🤔 

2 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

The usual bullshit kickoff. Pass it back to a CB who lumps it nowhere and the opposition take possession. Why do we do that every time? Thoroughly confusing for a 'possession' side.

It's a mystery worthy of Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World.

40 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Would have gone with Pike at right back not Douglas

Even Private Pike.

2 minutes ago, Tugay-is-God said:

And there's the satiating equalizer 😂😂

Best piece of vocabulary ever deployed on here.

41 minutes ago, Exiled in Toronto said:

Pretty much the best team of those available: Johnson can score, head and tackle while Holtby can’t.

3-1 Rovers

Aa an aside, I don’t get why posters come onto the match thread to announce they won’t be watching it. Who cares?

to covey a rover's fans existential angst

Please tell me it's not on the red button then I won't feel obliged...

Just now, New Jeru said:

Actually just came on to say the same thing.  I made a few comments about how poor Trybull was a few weeks back (Luton game?) but credit where it's due, most of Stoke's attacks seem to have ended with him making an interception today.

I will retract my previous comparisons to Keith Andrews and apologise. 🤣

Andrews best game was as a makeshift central defender against Bolton. role model for Johnners.

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Why? They've created nothing. 

I should explain I'm following the game entirely on here. Like a member of the Dutch underground listening in trepidation for news from Arnhem.

I'm happy with 0-1 after 20. relieved in fact.

You just know he'll pick the 11 that finished tonight and they'll then proceed to be crap on Saturday.

It is masochism. why oh why do we put ourselves through it?

it has nevertheless been 2 bald men fighting over the proverbial comb

Liverpool 1 Rotherham 1

shambles. again.