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Post by percy on Jul 12, 2023 13:08:23 GMT
It would be very encouraging if Rovers were to win the opening game at Portsmouth, where the team invariably lose. UTG. Would very much take a draw and a home win against Barnsley. We were poor at home last season and need to get this right. Also I won’t be at Pompey this time but will be at the home game! |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 12, 2023 13:52:23 GMT
It would be very encouraging if Rovers were to win the opening game at Portsmouth, where the team invariably lose. UTG. Would very much take a draw and a home win against Barnsley. We were poor at home last season and need to get this right. Also I won’t be at Pompey this time but will be at the home game! Hopefully the pitch will stand up to the weather a lot better this season. I dont think that helped matters from the winter onwards |
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Post by percy on Jul 12, 2023 13:58:49 GMT
Would very much take a draw and a home win against Barnsley. We were poor at home last season and need to get this right. Also I won’t be at Pompey this time but will be at the home game! Hopefully the pitch will stand up to the weather a lot better this season. I dont think that helped matters from the winter onwards That is definitely true. We have worked on drainage and laid new pitch in the summer havent we? Hopefully back to it's lovely best. If we can get the defence right, I am looking forward to some fast attacking football on a great pitch. |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 12, 2023 14:10:43 GMT
Hopefully the pitch will stand up to the weather a lot better this season. I dont think that helped matters from the winter onwards That is definitely true. We have worked on drainage and laid new pitch in the summer havent we? Hopefully back to it's lovely best. If we can get the defence right, I am looking forward to some fast attacking football on a great pitch. It certainly looks good in the recent pictures showing the south stand work. Ironically it all started going wrong for DC when we sorted the pitch out, maybe he used it to our advantage but the style of play we have now needs a good surface. |
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Post by DrFaustus on Jul 12, 2023 14:46:26 GMT
That is definitely true. We have worked on drainage and laid new pitch in the summer havent we? Hopefully back to it's lovely best. If we can get the defence right, I am looking forward to some fast attacking football on a great pitch. It certainly looks good in the recent pictures showing the south stand work. Ironically it all started going wrong for DC when we sorted the pitch out, maybe he used it to our advantage but the style of play we have now needs a good surface. A lot to be said about the pitch and Darrell's demise, definitely. Why the pitch didn't hold up last season is a mystery,given how good it's been in recent years. Was anything ever said about why it became such a mess? With our new signings and the style of play we employ, a decent pitch could make all the difference. UTFG 🏴☠️🇪🇸 |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 12, 2023 14:51:17 GMT
It certainly looks good in the recent pictures showing the south stand work. Ironically it all started going wrong for DC when we sorted the pitch out, maybe he used it to our advantage but the style of play we have now needs a good surface. A lot to be said about the pitch and Darrell's demise, definitely. Why the pitch didn't hold up last season is a mystery,given how good it's been in recent years. Was anything ever said about why it became such a mess? With our new signings and the style of play we employ, a decent pitch could make all the difference. UTFG 🏴☠️🇪🇸 It was mentioned there was an issue with the drainage which I think has been a problem before. It seemed to ruin the pitch very quickly. I recall Barton was saying after our away game at Wycombe that our pitch was superb (as opposed to Wycombes), and then a few weeks later it was pretty awful. Fingers crossed it helps improve our home form as that is key for anyone. |
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Post by phillistine on Jul 12, 2023 15:37:06 GMT
A lot to be said about the pitch and Darrell's demise, definitely. Why the pitch didn't hold up last season is a mystery,given how good it's been in recent years. Was anything ever said about why it became such a mess? With our new signings and the style of play we employ, a decent pitch could make all the difference. UTFG 🏴☠️🇪🇸 It was mentioned there was an issue with the drainage which I think has been a problem before. It seemed to ruin the pitch very quickly. I Barton was saying after our away game at Wycombe that our pitch was superb, and then a few weeks later it was pretty awful. Fingers crossed it helps improve our home form as that is key for anyone. Our home form was poor because opponents worked us out and realised that if you defended deep then we didnt have the ability to break them down. i cannot remember a single successful long range free kick at home last season - i just hope that we have done something about that for this year |
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Post by lastminutewinner on Jul 12, 2023 17:10:59 GMT
It was mentioned there was an issue with the drainage which I think has been a problem before. It seemed to ruin the pitch very quickly. I Barton was saying after our away game at Wycombe that our pitch was superb, and then a few weeks later it was pretty awful. Fingers crossed it helps improve our home form as that is key for anyone. Our home form was poor because opponents worked us out and realised that if you defended deep then we didnt have the ability to break them down. i cannot remember a single successful long range free kick at home last season - i just hope that we have done something about that for this year Yeah that's the biggest issue I had with Rovers style of play. All foreplay and no penetration. Then we watch the opposition cut our defence with one long ball. I think opposition keepers love playing us as they are likely to get an assist or two in addition to having very few shots to save. Even on the highlights v cardiff, i know its a friendly but there were really good patterns of play but yet the keeper was hardly troubled |
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Post by eric on Jul 12, 2023 18:31:00 GMT
Hopefully the pitch will stand up to the weather a lot better this season. I dont think that helped matters from the winter onwards That is definitely true. We have worked on drainage and laid new pitch in the summer havent we? Hopefully back to it's lovely best. If we can get the defence right, I am looking forward to some fast attacking football on a great pitch. I was at the Mem this afternoon and had a quick look at the pitch. It looked excellent and hopefully it holds up this season. Still lots of activity at the South Stand end, still ground work with nothing actually being built upwards yet - the car park looked like a mini village has been set up for the workmen. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2023 18:54:01 GMT
How many have we sold now people? I’m keeping my fingers crossed for General sale still.
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Post by Topper Gas on Jul 12, 2023 19:05:36 GMT
That is definitely true. We have worked on drainage and laid new pitch in the summer havent we? Hopefully back to it's lovely best. If we can get the defence right, I am looking forward to some fast attacking football on a great pitch. I was at the Mem this afternoon and had a quick look at the pitch. It looked excellent and hopefully it holds up this season. Still lots of activity at the South Stand end, still ground work with nothing actually being built upwards yet - the car park looked like a mini village has been set up for the workmen. At least it's not been set up on the pitch like Luton's www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23020516/luton-town-kenilworth-road-stadium-work/ |
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Post by 84gas on Jul 12, 2023 19:53:40 GMT
Bad record against Pompey
Bad record in first game of season
Nailed on win!!
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Post by keygas on Jul 13, 2023 9:26:21 GMT
How many have we sold now people? I’m keeping my fingers crossed for General sale still. Portsmouth ticket update. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2023 12:10:57 GMT
How many have we sold now people? I’m keeping my fingers crossed for General sale still. Portsmouth ticket update. Thanks mate, i will see if I can get on there in the morning! |
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Post by percy on Jul 14, 2023 9:12:05 GMT
SOLD OUT
Hurry up footy season, before we all lost the plot
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Post by makecoalyourgoal on Jul 14, 2023 9:21:38 GMT
Managed to get 1 ticket which I will give to my son. May try getting a ticket in with the locals but that could be difficult in itself as I see they have sold over 14,000 season tickets. The game will surely be a sell out. Why not when the Gas are in town
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Post by legas on Jul 14, 2023 9:26:33 GMT
Managed to get 1 ticket which I will give to my son. May try getting a ticket in with the locals but that could be difficult in itself as I see they have sold over 14,000 season tickets. The game will surely be a sell out. Why not when the Gas are in town They’re only there for the Rovers! Can’t make it but looking forward to watching it on iFollow … in, er, somewhere abroad where I’ll be of course. |
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Post by makecoalyourgoal on Jul 14, 2023 9:30:31 GMT
Just went back on and they were back on sale so got one. Not sold out yet so keep trying if you want to go. Can't wait for the season to start
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jul 14, 2023 9:43:29 GMT
We are massive.
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Post by Gasshole on Jul 14, 2023 10:06:35 GMT
Missing Pompey as i’ll be stuck on a Boat. Fast forwarding straight to Ipswich.
Setting off Tomorrow via San Francisco, absolutely fizzing for it.
UTG.
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