I was once a real art and media nazi ... if it wasn’t what I was into it was shit . I’ve grown out of that now .  I mean some shit mainstream stuff can be the gateway drug to broadening your horizons . 
the key to a good marriage is a healthy interest for the same pretentious art house films but also a large house with an annex / space/ attic with a second tv you can sneak off to when strictly is on .... as that is just too boring 

No home bias 

Well that’s genuinely sad isn’t it .  I hope we can find a way for the lad to know that being a rover means that there will always be someone looking out for him . It’s a club with a big heart 

8 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i expect it to the same as it was before,freak results happen from time to time,im`e not looking forward to stasi like stewards enforcing their potential new powers like it`s the new world order,iv`e never been a fan of them and they cause more trouble than stop

Christ that’s a good point . Going to get a bit 70s 

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yes Foster did. Watford head coach said we were the best team they had faced. We should have at least a point there

Not really 

8 minutes ago, Biscuitman said:

Not to worry, it is very unlike us to start well we’ve equaled/broken all sorts of club records, so I’m just enjoying the ride for now as I don’t expect us to keep this up- conceding one goal in 7 games is nuts. From what I gather you played really well against Watford just Ben Foster had a brilliant game. If that’s the sort of standard you’re setting over the season we are definitely in for a difficult night. 

He played ok but Armstrong is so cavalier in front of goal .... if Douglas and trybull have forced their way in we have a chance ... kaminski being injured is an issue ... he’s been solid , pears is ok and I know nothing of the Greek lad 

2 minutes ago, islander200 said:

In that case Coventry and Wycombe should be getting hammered every week.Add Derby to it aswell.Maybe leave the season progress a little and give the new players a chance to settle in before labelling us flat track bullies.

 

To be fair those three are all at the wrong end of the table 

Sorry my phone went a bit mad ,  no beef  with reading and some fond memories of shaka in that giant yellow shirt . Reading doing well is another example for me of why football is so different , no pressure on teams . It is a good test for us we have hammered the likes of Cov and Wycombe but when we have faced teams with something about them , eg Watford defensive resilience or forest sorted out with a new  manager we have been toothless 

5 minutes ago, Biscuitman said:

I set myself up an account just to answer that question(yes we did genuinely used to be known as the biscuitmen rather than the royals)

Our preferred tactic is 4231 but the formation does change in game depending on how we’re doing, for example we got Laurent to sit deeper than Semedo and Rinomhota on Saturday so we became some sort of wide 433. 

We’re very much a counter attacking side who look to frustrate the opposition by allowing them to have plenty of possession. Laurent and Rinomhota sit just in front of our defence and they essentially fill in any gaps that open up(otherwise press the man on the ball) to restrict opponents to half chances and frustrated players taking long shots. This allows one of our fullbacks to push forward and not worry too much about losing the ball, even though both Esteves and Richards are fairly quick themselves so can track back well. Rafael hasn’t really been tested in any of our games although he has proven to be reliable whenever called upon I expect he will be tested on Tuesday. 
 

Attacking wise we are not particularly good. We try to counter but it’s normally given away straight away especially if someone presses us(we initially struggled to get going against Barnsley and Rotherham because of that). For some reason, we are ridiculously clinical at the moment and there’s question marks over whether that is sustainable. A lot of our goals come from us punishing a defensive mistake from a set piece in particular or these horrible long balls that defences seem to struggle to deal with. We are a quick and physically strong side. Paunovic is still trying to find the answer- he’s only been in the job for two months. 
 

I do think each of Norwich, Blackburn and Brentford will be a good test to see how good we are defensively, we’ve not really faced anyone with a particularly good attack. We haven’t trialed for a second in the league this season, so if you manage to get an early goal it would be a good test to see what we’re made of. 

Just now, islander200 said:

We were 3-0 up already against Wycombe before any sending off.

Both sendings off were when we had players running through on goal.

Should have been a sending off In the Watford game also when Armstrong running through, just tells me teams are struggling to defend against us and have to resort to fouling .

 

Watford are superb defensively now . We did well to score , I do think Ben fosters performance is shrouded in hyperbole . A sending off in the event toy describe would have been harsh 

The first 0-0 this season was wba v Burnley last week , we have seen some crazy  results , eg villa 7 champions 2 , Leeds who play attacking football have been fearless and are in the top 3 , closer to home Ben brereton is like another player . 
how much of this is due to the lack of pressure from fans? Is every fake like a behind closed doors friendly ? Are partisan feelings among a union of players diluted without fans fuelling it ? 
 

what do we think the game will be like when fans return ?

28 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Four changes today. JRC, Douglas, Trybull and Williams in for Nyambe, Bell, Evans and Ayala.

Surprised and pleased I think Ayala is the only one forced 

I can’t say I know much about trybull but I know he’s not evans 

No live music is killing me ,  gigs cancelled this year 

SXSW 

rammstein 

Ash 

Ezra furman 

viagra boys ( x 2 ) 

flatworms

end of the road

idles 

Arggghhh for a moment we get tricked into thinking it’s not a Tony shit show 

41 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

I love the lineup today, I think even the most discerning of our fans can approve of what Tony has done juggling the roster.

Douglas should play no argument against it . You play your best players ok bell hasn’t been at his worst but Douglas would be better 

Classic Tony . If they are good Enough  get them in 

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18807928.mowbray-might-not-get-ideal-world-rovers-new-boys/

38 minutes ago, 1864roverite said:

How about 3-5-2?
 

with Douglas and Nyambe as wing backs it leaves Ayala, Lenihan and Williams as a solid back 3. Supported by the two wing backs who are very much blessed with pace and a defensive midfielder in either Travis, Johnson or Trybull. It allows a creative player - Holtby or Dack, to play right behind two forwards which for me would be Armstrong and Brereton/ Elliott. The players we have now also allow fir changes to formation, 4-4-2, 4-4-1-1 and 4-3-3. It is still about putting the best players on the pitch⚽️

And sg as a wide forward 

6 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Trybull would of been better than any of the three that started Saturday and regarding Liverpool , thats because there Liverpool. The best team in the world . If you can’t get into the 18 in the best team in the world at 17 then your not good enough for rovers . Behave. The fact he’s played in that team means he’s more than capable of holding down a shirt at ewood. If they don’t want him back he will sign for a better team than us, fact 

I don’t really disagree , although this season prior to nf game Johnson has been decent as has Buckley I wouldn’t have dropped either for trybull I suppose evans is a different matter . Amazed and appalled holtby wasn’t involved . 
 

re the Liverpool lad again we aren’t on wildly different pages he’s more than good enough just an observation they tend to keep the ones they really really like even at that age , more so than other big clubs 

Anyway may as well get a few tickets it’s not expensive 

18 hours ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Is this still possible with COVID ?

It’s possible tomorrow , you can go to Clitheroe fc  or wherever .... yet you can’t have people in ewood, yes there is another can of worms but it’s perfectly doable 

We have the squad now to completely forget that SG exists 

Kaminski is proving ok , had not to be an improvement ... likely the same with the other lads . You can’t be worse 

Douglas has done well at this level I like him 

Ayala is more than fine , any criticism is bitter 

trybull is fine nothing we don’t have 

Harvey ... I know we have a plan for him but lpool rarely want their loans back 

On 09/09/2020 at 18:00, tomphil said:

I have a large collection of 90 Mins magazines it was a belter at the time. Fresh interesting and had a bit of vibe and culture about it compared to the other stuff, a bit like most things in the 90's to be fair. Great decade for sport and music.

Great decade to be young, i miss it badly ?

Yes it seemed different , quite wear stuff like that ongoing joke about heimo pfeffenberger/ casino Salzburg 

56 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

My mate said pretty much the same thing after watching it. 

As for the highlighted bit, if we keep shipping goals and not winning Mowbray will indeed be lambasted, and right so. No point playing good football and losing every week because you can't defend as a team. 

Yes it’s not entertaining losing every week 

10 minutes ago, martonrover said:

Mowbray has been unable to set up a defence at any club he has managed. I'm not buying the conspiracy theories.

He’s hopeless . A change is needed 

4 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Mowbray isn't a moron -stop with the abuse fella.

His season after season ability to not correct the same mistakes does seem moronic