Vale’s currently injured.

We might lose, but our skin will be glowing.

We’ve got a good home record against over the last 25 years. Only lost 1. I’ll go for a cagey 1-1 draw

Playing centrally doesn’t guarantee more ‘influence’ and it certainly doesn’t mean Cantwell would be better than Dolan there. Dolan can play with his back to goal, is excellent in tight spaces, and can spin off and run in behind. Cantwell is better facing the oppositions goal with the ball at his feet so he can create. He gets a lot of the ball on the left because that is where the space is. Playing centrally means playing in more congested areas. And maybe Cantwell wants to play on the left.

Or Eustace sees Cantwell as more effective out wide because he’s harder to pick up when drifting inside (as per the tactic we’ve discussed numerous times) I’d imagine it has absolutely nothing to do with ‘accommodating’ Dolan centrally.

I think we’d all like a bit of Suki at home.

Both of whom have been ineffective there.

And who’s playing on the left?

Who’s replacing him in the team? 2 goals and 2 assists this season means he’s more effective than everyone else in our forward line except Yuki.

If we were playing the most agricultural hoofball but were in the top 6 all season, crowds would gradually increase. It’s been that way since football began. Rovers are no different. Waggott would have to open the top tier of the BBE if we ever made the play offs.

We do pass it well in spurts but, yes, the passing and movement is not a patch on JDTs Rovers.

There have been 3 clean sheets in that period. That’s the managers admitted focus, so the team are performing well. If it’s fast attacking football you want then Rovers probably aren’t the team to watch. Personally, I enjoy the fact that most weeks we are out-battling teams with greater resources and doing the shirt proud. A lot of the credit for that goes to the manager.

Aye

We’ve won 2 of them

This needs pinning to every match thread.

It’s not to be sniffed at, and neither is the win.

We’re doing amazingly well with the attacking options available to JE.

Thank god for that, cos I’m reading a lot of posts that suggest otherwise.

3 clean sheets in a row at home. 3 wins. It’s almost like the manager knows how to get results!

We’re winning because of the way Eustace sets up. If we turned up and tried to out-football teams we wouldn’t be winning 5 on the spin at home. I think people think we’ve spent £100m like Burnley.

How did you feel when we were getting stuffed every week at the end of JDTs reign? JDT was very positive.

Another superb win. No easy games in this league, and no easy points. 5 home wins on the bounce. Eustace is doing a fantastic job.

I can see why people are confusing Mak and Dolan. Hard to tell them apart at times.

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If it wasn’t for Hyams inability to judge a header and Pears watching the ball go past him whilst barely moving his feet, we would have got a draw. But maybe that’s an oversimplification too. I just think it’s horses for courses and he doesn’t yet trust the likes of ACD and Cantwell to play how he wants. He’s a cautious safety first coach, and in fairness it has served him well so far at Rovers. Maybe his style will evolve into a more attacking philosophy, just as JDTs did?