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Post by Gas-Ed on Mar 27, 2022 9:54:42 GMT
We were never going to win every game and the others will drop points. Stay calm. There will be plenty of twists and turns before the end of May.
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Post by richhertford on Mar 27, 2022 9:59:19 GMT
We were never going to win every game and the others will drop points. Stay calm. There will be plenty of twists and turns before the end of May. Spot on. I fully expect this team to bounce back like winners do.
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Post by playtowin on Mar 27, 2022 10:13:33 GMT
Easy to say now but i was expecting a 1-0 defeat. As tge game progressed you sensed it was going to be one of those days that we were just not going to score. Overall not to bad a performance ,a few players played below their own high standards but these things happen. Most disappointing thing was the fact no players went down with injuries until after Carlisle took the lead. That the ball boys mysteriously started 'cheating' after the goal. Which is something the EFL need to discuss with Carlisle. Cheating being diliberately kicking the ball away , not giving the ball to players when asked and stalling for time on collecting balls. This is obviously something the lads have been directed to do. This is unacceptable.
It is in no way the reason why Rovers lost and is in no way a scapegoat excuse. It is however not in the spirit of fairplay or an honourable thing to do.
On to the next game.
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Post by gashead4ever on Mar 27, 2022 10:24:01 GMT
we were unlucky to lose to be fair on another day could of won comfortably but thats football
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Post by southbristolgas on Mar 27, 2022 11:02:32 GMT
Let’s just enjoy being in and amongst it is not to often we get to be in this position.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 27, 2022 12:06:23 GMT
we were unlucky to lose to be fair on another day could of won comfortably but thats football I can't how we could have won easily when we didn't even force the goalie into making any decent saves, I thought without Evans in the side we were poor in attack. That's really our main issue, when one of the starting 11 from the Northampton match is missing, none of the other squad players can really step up to replace them.
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Post by Tilly's Thighs on Mar 27, 2022 12:27:12 GMT
Let’s just enjoy being in and amongst it is not to often we get to be in this position. Exactly - it's nice to be working out the possible permutations at the top end of the table!
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Post by bluebiro on Mar 27, 2022 12:36:38 GMT
we were unlucky to lose to be fair on another day could of won comfortably but thats football I can't how we could have won easily when we didn't even force the goalie into making any decent saves, I thought without Evans in the side we were poor ⁸sat too far back and made the attack keep going backwards to get the ball. Last two games we lost by not pushing higher from the start
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Post by daniel300380 on Mar 27, 2022 13:03:01 GMT
we were unlucky to lose to be fair on another day could of won comfortably but thats football I can't how we could have won easily when we didn't even force the goalie into making any decent saves, I thought without Evans in the side we were poor in attack. That's really our main issue, when one of the starting 11 from the Northampton match is missing, none of the other squad players can really step up to replace them. It wasn't just one change though. Harry Anderson has chipped in with a few goals lately. Him having to move to left back, as we don't have many defenders effected us as well. Especially as Nicholson hadn't trained much lately, so was rushed back. We seem to struggle when Coutts and Whelan are both in the starting line up. One of them is ok, but when both play together, we don't have the same energy. If Grant or Nolan were fit enough to start, they could have given us the energy in the middle. We can't afford any injuries to our defence. We don't have enough cover. Surprised Clarke didn't start at left back. Then we could have kept Anderson further forward. I know he's more of a wing back, but Anderson isn't a left back anyway!
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 27, 2022 13:09:55 GMT
It does make you wonder why JB signed TC if he's not prepared to play him at LB over Anderson, who's a predominantly a winger.
We're clearly never going to be as effective, attack wise, with Whelan replacing Evans, which makes pushing Anderson back to LB a strange move.
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Post by Quarters on Mar 27, 2022 13:58:14 GMT
It does make you wonder why JB signed TC if he's not prepared to play him at LB over Anderson, who's a predominantly a winger. We're clearly never going to be as effective, attack wise, with Whelan replacing Evans, which makes pushing Anderson back to LB a strange move. To be exact, Whelan replaced Finlay and Finlay replaced Evans in the line up.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 27, 2022 14:43:26 GMT
It does make you wonder why JB signed TC if he's not prepared to play him at LB over Anderson, who's a predominantly a winger. We're clearly never going to be as effective, attack wise, with Whelan replacing Evans, which makes pushing Anderson back to LB a strange move. To be exact, Whelan replaced Finlay and Finlay replaced Evans in the line up. So wholesale changes really then to accommodate just a couple of injuries, Anderson>LB, Finley>ACM, Nicholson in at RW, Whelan in at DCM. Then we subbed off Courts and Whelan for L Clarke and Saunders and made even more positional changes, Finley> DCM, Collins >ACM, no wonder we conceded shortly afterwards as that was half a dozen changes from the last match.
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Post by Quarters on Mar 27, 2022 15:31:37 GMT
To be exact, Whelan replaced Finlay and Finlay replaced Evans in the line up. So wholesale changes really then to accommodate just a couple of injuries, Anderson>LB, Finley>ACM, Nicholson in at RW, Whelan in at DCM. Then we subbed off Courts and Whelan for L Clarke and Saunders and made even more positional changes, Finley> DCM, Collins >ACM, no wonder we conceded shortly afterwards as that was half a dozen changes from the last match. Was Nicholson and Whelan who went off at that time. Thomas later replaced Coutts. But that highlight what you were saying about positional juggling, Thomas should have replaced Nicks more a like for like. Agree the initial selection was wrong, Clark T should have come in leaving the decision then who replaced Evans, would have been, as you say just two changes.
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