7 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

Very rare I 'like' and quote but, this really made me chuckle. I guess that says more about me than anything else! ??

In fact, mods, can we have a poll please on brown or red on your bacon butty? ?

I like a bit of brown in the mornings!!

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

 

Surely Brereton deserves another go in the number 10 role following his cameo at the weekend? And surely we have learnt that Brereton, just like Gallagher and Samuel, are about as much wide men as Walton is!

For me the 3 attackers would alternate positions and all play quite central. The width comes from Nyambe and Bell with the 3 central midfielders able to cover at full back if one of them goes marauding down the wing. 

I have a bad feeling about this one. I reckon Brewster and Ayew might cause us countless problems. 0-2 with Lenihans absence being apparent. 

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Ah I'm not getting carried away,I think there is about a 5% chance of us making the play offs and roughly a 0.5% chance of us actually winning them. 

So you reckon we are a 200/1 shot for promotion. I'll have a fiver please on that!!!

1 minute ago, Yoogo said:

Nothing wrong with feeling good about supporting Rovers. Everyone's feel-good factor is at different levels.

Not to piss on your chips, though, but there are a few factors that I realise about our situation...

Even a win tonight still sees us two points off the pace, whereby we still need favours and it's not in our hands (yet). Of course, teams will drop off, but we could just as easily be one of them. Until we have a sustained period in the top six, I won't be letting my mind wander too far forward!

I think we also need to be wary of analysing our fixture list. We know that any team is capable of beating any team in this league without warning. Just look at last night's results. Did anybody really expect Luton to come away with anything against Brentford? Let alone win! There were some superb results, but we are still more than capable of falling into the same trap. Wigan, Barnsley, and Luton away... They are not givens by any means.

Our injury list (even when Rothwell returns) is still on the unfortunate side, in spite of our upturn in form since the turn of the year. Can we realistically carry on in the same vain for another two months or more? It's certainly a concern.

In spite of "concerns", this is the best I've felt as a Rovers supporter since Steve Kean took over at the club. It feels like the club has some order, and it's so much nicer to be talking about events on the pitch and the "can we make it?" stuff rather than all the crap that went before. Let's get past Stoke tonight, however which-way, and take it step by step. The mountain is easier to look at like that!

#COYB

You haven't just pissed on my chips but I think your dog has too!!!?

I know exactly what you are saying though. It's hard to be hopeful supporting Rovers these days. 

I fancy us tonight but think Saturday might be a bigger test of our stature. 

On 18/02/2020 at 01:03, Wegerleswiggle said:

I'm going for 2-2 

On their day, they are deadly going forward.

1-0 Armstrong.     13

1-1 Watkins.          25

2-1 Lenihan.          61

Lenihan Red Card 78

2-2 Benrahma.     88

 

 Nearly correct with the goalscorers. 

I'm going for 2-2 

On their day, they are deadly going forward.

1-0 Armstrong.     13

1-1 Watkins.          25

2-1 Lenihan.          61

Lenihan Red Card 78

2-2 Benrahma.     88

14 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I would personally have Winks, Henderson and one of Maddison or Grealish, probably Maddison, with Winks as the pivot and Henderson and Maddison ahead. Sancho would be right, I think he is better than Rashford plus Sterling is better on the left.

Henderson

Arnold Gomez Maguire Chilwell

Winks

Henderson Maddison

Sancho Kane Sterling

39 minutes ago, den9112 said:

Excellent win yesterday and what a great day all round ,met up with some old freinds even spoke to Lyle Taylor,told me to expect some banter with the away fans if he scored ,luckily he didn't ...Great to see Dacky with the away fans ...On the game as a few have pointed out  the balance of the team was the key yesterday looked good and Dom Sam is looking a lot stronger when rolling is man off the shoulder ,he does lack a bit of composure at times when coming in on goal but that will come with confidence also nice to see the Rovers fans giving him a good send off when subbed fully deserved as well...Also good to see Tony show a bit of emotion with the away fans not seen him do it for a while ...

And Tony wore the lucky scarf!!!

Originally went for 3-1, thinking maybe 2-1 now. 

Very brave/stupid to start Buckley after his awful performance against Huddersfield, but I suppose TM knows best. 

COYB

1 hour ago, tomphil said:

Hate to mention Preston but the other night they go to Stoke and win comfortably. This won't be easy but we haven't won down there in a while and that must win siege mentality goes a long way in tough games.

Defence has been doing well so we have the platform but need something up top can't just rely on Armstrong as we did Dack as he'll become the marked man now.

Armstrong has the pace to lose a tight marker though. 

I think we'll win this one 3-1. Armstrong to grab a couple more.

Is there anyone in the Norfolk region, traveling down for this one, with a couple of spaces in the car? 

Please and thank you. 

Hull are there for the absolute taking tonight. 

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

 

The Bowyer/Mowbray parallel is quite an easy one for me. There are very striking similarities between the two, both the player's friends, GB from a background of bringing players along and possibly not focused enough on results. TM too concerned about protecting the players already at the Club and too fearful of bringing in outsiders to try and improve the team. Both their respective sides lacked mental toughness,  flattered to deceive and blew  up when it looked like we might achieve something. Both their respective sides failed to play for 90 minutes and can only put in a maximum of 45 mins at a time. Both managers far too cautious. The main difference between the two is that Bowyer's Dad Ian identified some cracking signings on a budget whereas Mowbray's team don't look as if they could unearth a hidden gem if he was playing in their back garden.

Bottom line, huge similarities between the two but neither anywhere near good enough. At least not for a team with aspirations of promotion from the Championship.

 

Can't argue with a single word of that. 

Great post!!

47 minutes ago, Husky said:

I would like to see Chapman and some of the other usual non starters given a go.

Our season is over (well it was back in August to be fair) so we may as well give some game time to others.

 

If Chapman has thrown his toys out of the pram then I wouldn't want him anywhere near the squad. 

With options limited this is how I would line up. Get some old fashioned crosses in the box. 

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

His career since since 2013 has been pretty ridiculous. Something amiss there. 

Maybe he can reignite it at Rovers? 

This guy had a bit about him. Could be ok on a free

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/vladimir-weiss/profil/spieler/92701

5-4 Rovers after being 3-0 up. 

We need to do something as a club, as fans to honour Tony,  and his family, as well as all other sufferers of this awful illness. 

20 minutes ago, Bohinen 22 said:

Links to Portugal. Now where have I heard that before?

Wolves???

3 hours ago, tomphil said:

'So Jack we've consolidated last season and after investing 12 million of your hard earned i think we can finish a place or so above that this season. What do you think ?'

 

"Fuck off Tony"

7 minutes ago, Amo said:

The fact Shaun Wright-Phillips has a son old enough to play pro football makes me feel f**king old 

Exactly what I thought.