Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town Matchday Thread

But a draw would have kept the undefeated run going when we hadn't played particularly well today.

I’m not sure what it was but didn’t work. Ironic we had wingers on but no width with a very narrow front 3. Still, we didn’t play well most of the game so can’t really blame the changes. They just didn’t make things better

Unlucky today , scrappy game and I thought the ref was awful , have to hand it to Shrewsbury defended well and seemed very organised all over the pitch . Really impressed with their no 22 nsiala. He bullied Harrison all game and gave him nothing.

Obssessing over runs is something for fans, not managers and players. 2 wins and a defeat is worth more points than a win and 2 draws after all.

A point was as useful as a defeat today in terms of chasing the play offs. I am glad we had a go, the games against teams at the bottom are the games we can't afford to lose.

Tough result to take after Partington equalised. I really thought we’d go on and win it like the previous games. I think the changes gave the momentum back to Shrewsbury. Before that I expected Sercombe to pop in a winner. Parts and Broadbent the pick of the defenders, not weak or slow imho but technically excellent in possession always looking to pass not just lump the ball. The alternative at right back is Leads who can run. That’s it.

Yes, perhaps not unlucky but you always feel a bit hard done by to lose to a late goal, especially when it's partially down to your own team's mistake.

It was a punch in the guts, but at least they were pushing for it, not some lucky break and a shot from nowhere flying in.
Which for me ain't as hard to take when the dust settles.

Correct. Other than our goal, did we actually have a shot?

The reason we lost.
An absolutely shocking performance by our midfield. Ollie Clarke was the worst of a bad bunch!