Today was a turning point

[Butchers Red]

Excellent display from Rovers today - took the game to them right from the off and were by far the better side.Their first goal was a very lucky deflection leaving the lad with a chance he couldn't miss. Second very much against the run of play and at no stage did our heads drop.

Second half - absolutely battered them and desperately unlucky not to come away with anything.

A rousing reception for the lads and Grant at the end - so this time last year we left Northampton having got a 1-0 victory to go 3rd and all looked rosy but it turned out to be the high spot - today wasn't and isn't but for sure they will build on this.

Well done Rovers - emerged with great credit today.

[Colemans Left Hook]

Excellent display from Rovers today - took the game to them right from the off and were by far the better side.Their first goal was a very lucky deflection leaving the lad with a chance he couldn't miss. Second very much against the run of play and at no stage did our heads drop.

Second half - absolutely battered them and desperately unlucky not to come away with anything.

A rousing reception for the lads and Grant at the end - so this time last year we left Northampton having got a 1-0 victory to go 3rd and all looked rosy but it turned out to be the high spot - today wasn't and isn't but for sure they will build on this.

Well done Rovers - emerged with great credit today.

took the words right out of my mouth 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Excellent display from Rovers today - took the game to them right from the off and were by far the better side.Their first goal was a very lucky deflection leaving the lad with a chance he couldn't miss. Second very much against the run of play and at no stage did our heads drop.

Second half - absolutely battered them and desperately unlucky not to come away with anything.

A rousing reception for the lads and Grant at the end - so this time last year we left Northampton having got a 1-0 victory to go 3rd and all looked rosy but it turned out to be the high spot - today wasn't and isn't but for sure they will build on this.

Well done Rovers - emerged with great credit today.

I’d agree with that. This was echoed by the MK Dons fans who I was chatting to on the way back too. It was our best league performance by far and showed what the team can do, even with a crippling injury list.

[Butchers Red]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

[drfchound]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

I’m looking forward to the upturn in good results then butchers.
It’s going to be very exciting.

[ForsolongaRover]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

I haven’t seen anything beyond the brief highlights, but how do you rate MKD against the other teams that we have met this year? I hope they weren’t the worst you’ve seen!

[KingKendrick]

I would say MKD are for sure in a false position. But maybe they had an off day. I’m sure I read they were significantly outperforming their XG also. So either lucky or clinical, I’ll guess we’ll see as the season goes on

Just checked they are scored average 2.4 goals per game to a 1.12xg conceding 1.6 to a 1.56xga

Whereas we are 0.8 goals per game to 1.13xg and conceding 2.4 to a 1.59xga

[RoversInSpain]

Excellent display from Rovers today - took the game to them right from the off and were by far the better side.Their first goal was a very lucky deflection leaving the lad with a chance he couldn't miss. Second very much against the run of play and at no stage did our heads drop.

Second half - absolutely battered them and desperately unlucky not to come away with anything.

A rousing reception for the lads and Grant at the end - so this time last year we left Northampton having got a 1-0 victory to go 3rd and all looked rosy but it turned out to be the high spot - today wasn't and isn't but for sure they will build on this.

Well done Rovers - emerged with great credit today.

Nailed it, totally agree.
Please let this be the turning point since that horrible game a Fleetwood.

[colincramb]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

Sorry, but this is absolute nonsense. They’ve already got 11 more points than us and 10% of the season is already gone. I really wonder what planet some people are on.

[roversdude]

I’m going to stick my neck out and say we will go on a bit of a run now

[pigeonhole]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

Sorry, but this is absolute nonsense. They’ve already got 11 more points than us and 10% of the season is already gone. I really wonder what planet some people are on.

You think 11 points with 41 games to play is an unassailable lead?! That’s a whole new level of pessimism!

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Don't understand why folk wanna make wild predictions. Old adage to take one game at a time. Things can change very quickly in football both for the better and worse.

Yesterday was a bit more encouraging but we need to see it built upon.

Treat the Everton game as a free hit with absolutely no pressure. Hopefully stay intact injury wise then we can move on to the bread and butter of the league again.

[normal rules]

As we left the ground, my lad said to me that it didn’t feel like a loss.
Here’s hoping it’s a turning point.

[Move DRFC]

The turning point will be when we put 3 or 4 consistently good performances together and stop conceding ridiculous goals.

[colincramb]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

Sorry, but this is absolute nonsense. They’ve already got 11 more points than us and 10% of the season is already gone. I really wonder what planet some people are on.

You think 11 points with 41 games to play is an unassailable lead?! That’s a whole new level of pessimism!

You are treating 11 points like it’s nothing! The bookies odds on us finishing above them now would be about 20/1

[Mike_F]

I always try to disregard the league table until we're 10-15 games in then the next time I have a good look is at Christmas. I look at who is 10 points ahead of us and think that's where we can realistically aim to finish with a good run in from that point onwards. The reverse being 10 points below for what I would consider a poor run in. It's not unusual to see that sort of swing.

[Butchers Red]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

I’m looking forward to the upturn in good results then butchers.
It’s going to be very exciting.

Going quite well so far don't you think ?

[drfchound]

The MK players celebrated wildly at the end - as did their fans. They had hung on by their fingernails at home V bottom of the league for 30 minutes, and had been outplayed for 90%of the whole game.

If that had been us,playing at home and top of the league, I wouldn't have been in a rush to read the outcry from all the Guardiola's on here.

Rovers will end the season higher than MK for sure.

I’m looking forward to the upturn in good results then butchers.
It’s going to be very exciting.

Going quite well so far don't you think ?

Absolutely mate, I’m already looking forward to Saturday.