Everton never ever let a 1-0 lead slip....so I'll stick my neck out and say that they'll hold it.

Somone with pace would be awesome.

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Thing is Joey pound for pound I bet that Bret is one of our fastest players. The damn bloke just never blimmin shows it!!

It amazes me how fickle we all are with regards to Tugay. I admit...I'm one of these people myself. One week he's strolling into our "legends" category, the next week he's a "liability" who shouldn't get a new deal!!! For me lets remember the good times if he does go in the summer.

Think the two worst things about todays performance by all accounts is our bad defending, again, and our inability to create one proper chance against a relegation threatened club.

What the hell is going on with our defence at the moment? Apart from Nelsen and Neil were shipping goals left right and centre. Hopefuly we'll get Tugay and Kuqi off. That lads inability at this level is really causing concern, apparently even Savage made a negative/funny comment about him to the media the other day as well.

Please let it be that we didn't want to rush Bellers back as opposed to he's broken down AGAIN! Comon Rovers!!!

Wahey! we wont have Londsdale wrote twice on our shirts!

Just hope we dont get stuck in a rut of defeats now...the Manc game couldnt be coming at a worse time.

Its either a striker in before Tuesday or a frustrating end to a season. By the sounds of things our defending was woeful, and it highlights the need for the Admiral to stay fit. He must have had a knock today...surely?

I take back every compliment Ive ever given Zurab

Lets throw one of our strikers on!...sorry couldnt resist. Comon we cant go out of two cups in the space of 4 days!!!

True flopsy! He isnt getting any younger. Just think that without Tugay and Bellamy we'll struggle to create anything. I'd certainlt take a 1-1 or something.

Nelsen has dropped to the bench and so has Tugay! Tood and Mokoena in. Our one true source of creativity has been dropped...aiming for a draw are we?

Brilliant idea by Rovers after the shambles of this seasons shirts. lets hope their better quality as well. Home 2 away 3 for me.

Good observation on smith mate, I almost forgot how big a to$$er that guy was last night!!! The lad is a lying/dirty tit: "I love Leeds, I'd never go to Utd" Yeh right Alan. How on earth he didnt get a red card in the 1st leg was a joke. Im tempted to send in my CV for the strikers position just so I can lamp that git in the tunnel next week.

Good performance from us, and it does make you proud to be a Rover. I was so confident of a win if Bellers was playing, but when I saw the team sheet it made you think "what hope do we have at OT with one very ordinary striker (compliment) and one withdrawn striker/midfielder. The writing was on the wall. Bellamy is so important to us that its crazy. If we don't have a striker by sat and Bellers isn't fit (very likely) then chances are that were going to be sent packing. I just hope that this defeat doesn't cause us to go on a bad run, but with our current set of strikers I just cannot see us scoring enough. Final note though, as someone else said, its been years since weve seen 11 players wearing their hearts on their sleevs...its great to see.

Got a really good feeling about this one too. Don't know how were going to get to the final...but we will!!!

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To be fair to souey with regards to Emerton as a "bad" signing, half of europe were after the lad and it was deemed quite a coup when we got him. Everyone thought he was going to be an explosive winger...pitty that!

Great win! Delighted that we got them back for the mugging at Ewood earlier in the year! Onwards and upwards.

   

Pires has pace, skill, flair, great passing range, the ability to play the killer ball, a great crosser and is an amazing finisher.

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Again mate, Im not trying to have a go back, but you could argue that MGP has a fair amount of skill, flair and the ability to play the killer ball. I'm not saying he is or will be anywhere as good as Pires, but I think hes a similar type of player thats all.

"I've yet to read anyone slating Pedersen."

What about these?

Personally I am sick to death of watching MGP playing down our left flank.  However, his wing play is amongst the very worst I've had the mis-pleasure of watching in many a year.

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To be fair though Pedersen has played on wing for us a few times with limited sucess. The only time he stands out is when he piledrives the ball into the back of the net. I cannot remember a Pedersen cross living long in the memory and after all that is his job to deliever crosses.

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Pedersen has been playing distinctly average for 12 months now. His goals have been his saving grace. He has not had one great game for Rovers from a general play point of view.

If Pedersen doesn't start pulling his weight there is room for one more position on that list.

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There are different types of wingers guys. A left sided player doesn't HAVE to be pacey and hug the line, eg Giggs, Duff. MGP is a more of a Pires type player, who cuts inside in an attempt to score/create goals.

Why do some people give MGP so much stick? Hes performed very well this season and has chipped in with vital, vital goals. Just because he didn't have his best game yesterday (along with another 8 or 9 players) doesn't mean that he's useless. Only a couple of weeks ago against Pompey I thought he was our best player by quite a margin.

It's not a good move mate, we need Bellers in from the off. He's suspended next wkend as it is so surely he must have a slight knock or something?

Although United have a squad of class players, 1 player has been the major difference this season between them and the rest of the clubs bar Chealsea...Rooney. If he somehow (Please God) gets injured for the games then we can beat them. If hes on fire then I think they'll have too much for us.