Let's talk about the Salford City game

[selby]

  My first game  live for a while yesterday for reasons not connected with football and much more important to me, and thought the game was between two poor teams with not a lot between them, and in our case a much  better atmosphere in the camp than what was on show just the last midweek game.
  The win seems to have glossed over the fact that really the football displayed was not that great, in fact error strewn in places followed by some decent passing movements, but the feeling both teams would struggle against any of the top teams in the division.
  Was it at last a rocket delivered by the manager that made a difference?  have we at last stumbled on a set of players who have  pride in representing our club? most looking at the team selection before the game were questioning the team selection and names like Anderson missing, or have we got to that part of the season when players on show play for and do the extra for another contract, or to get away somewhere else? certainly Close covered more ground and did more than other occasions, or was it the fact that Wimbledon were not very good at stopping us from playing like Harrogate did mid week after the first twenty minutes when they realised they could roll us over.
  I guess like false dawns all season we will have to wait and see, and one small mercy we have reached the fifty point mark so should be able to plan for this league next season where a big improvement will be needed to do well in the division by this group who have been very inconsistent all season up to press.
  Salford for their part sit in the last promotion spot six points in front of ourselves us with a game in hand, and themselves less consistent at home than ourselves where we have picked up most of our points despite losing seven games and some abject performances, with MCanely their top score on nine league goals and coming to the game having lost a thriller 4-3 at Crewe yesterday so they are not  the giants of the division and can be got at if we play well which gives us a little hope.
  As has been said on other threads, we need to finish the season on a high, some of the players also need to to rescue anything of what their reputations have been before joining us, and the manager needs to keep finding a way to cobble results together, not the continual inconsistency of the season up to press, so this game takes on more importance after the result yesterday, and to even contemplate a late run to challenge for a play off place something that every season see's a team do it, we need to go for wins, cut out the mistakes, and get the ball forward for  our front attackers to have a chance.
  What do you think? lots to discuss, please have your say.
 

[Chris Black come back]

Fairly average home record, pretty much middle of the road for League Two. 8-5-5.

Recent form all over the place - last 10 is won 4, lost 4, drawn 2.

Basically anything will happen but as our recent away form isn’t great, you’d think we’d struggle next week.

[selby]

  At least the game away has novelty value as a new ground and could attract a decent following and a good atmosphere, the game is there to be won, play well and we have a chance, but we will have to step up from yesterday as both teams in that game playing the same level will not worry play off level teams even in this division.

[Chris Black come back]

They’ve got Galbraith, McAleny, Louie Barry and that massive lump Smith. Alex Cairns from Donny is on loan there. They also have our old mate Elliot Simões.

[NickDRFC]

Fairly average home record, pretty much middle of the road for League Two. 8-5-5.

Recent form all over the place - last 10 is won 4, lost 4, drawn 2.

Basically anything will happen but as our recent away form isn’t great, you’d think we’d struggle next week.

We have different definitions of “recent”, 10 home games for them takes you back exactly 4 months to the middle of November…

Their last 6 is probably a better measure of recent form, where they have won 4, drawn 1, lost 1, although that draw and defeat did come in their last 3.

[Chris Black come back]

The last 10 games cited are the last 10 games home and away, going back to 26 January. That’s recent form.

[NickDRFC]

Fairly average home record, pretty much middle of the road for League Two. 8-5-5.

Recent form all over the place - last 10 is won 4, lost 4, drawn 2.

Basically anything will happen but as our recent away form isn’t great, you’d think we’d struggle next week.

Ah fair dos, given your first para referred to their home form and your last para referred to our away form I thought the second was also focussing on the more relevant home record. I stand corrected.

[Sammy Chung was King]

We should be going there and winning, but the consistency of our side hasn’t been good all season.

[ncRover]

They have a bad pitch

[Janso]

We should be going there and winning, but the consistency of our side hasn’t been good all season.

Why should we be going there and winning? what are you basing that on?

[Usher down the wing.]

We should be going there and winning, but the consistency of our side hasn’t been good all season.

Why should we be going there and winning? what are you basing that on?

Their bad pitch?

[Reg of the Rovers]

I'm looking forward to standing up! It'll be like the good old days on the pop side.

[Janso]

We should be going there and winning, but the consistency of our side hasn’t been good all season.

Why should we be going there and winning? what are you basing that on?

Their bad pitch?

Aye cos they won't be used to it at all...

[karldew]

There were over 1,000 tickets sold by 14:00 today, think we’ll shift many more. £15 is a decent price though and not a bad trip.

[Chris Black come back]

Their average gate is 2,500 and the ground only holds 5,000. Us taking 1,000 plus will almost match their crowd.

[Sammy Chung was King]

We should be going there and winning, but the consistency of our side hasn’t been good all season.

Why should we be going there and winning? what are you basing that on?

If we have any notions of promotion, we need to go there and win. Our consistency though doesn’t suggest we will.

[Campsall rover]

Salford is 1 of only 2 grounds in tier 4 to chalk off.
Other one on Tuesday at Crawley. Like buses they come along together.

That leaves Forest Green Rovers only out of the current 72 EFL clubs.
Assuming they come down and we don’t go up ( wishful thinking ) then should hopefully be able to chalk that one off next season. 

[adamtherover]

There were over 1,000 tickets sold by 14:00 today, think we’ll shift many more. £15 is a decent price though and not a bad trip.

which makes it even more baffling that they brought about 50 when they were actually top of the table, early season?..

[Janso]

We should be going there and winning, but the consistency of our side hasn’t been good all season.

Why should we be going there and winning? what are you basing that on?

If we have any notions of promotion, we need to go there and win. Our consistency though doesn’t suggest we will.

So what you're saying is there's not really anything to suggest that we "should be going there and winning?"

[Silkscarf]

I'm looking forward to this. A decent away turnout should spur the team on to a good solid performance.

But it's Rovers so we know anything is possible.

[ncRover]

Gutted I can’t make this one.

The same formation is essential as they have the top assister in the league in Watts and Galbraith, who we know is a very tidy footballer. We can’t get outnumbered in midfield. Rowe or Hurst as the third midfielder?

I’d start with going back to Anderson in the middle of defence again, with Olowu and Nelson either side as they have some bright young talent in attack. But can throw on the lump Matt Smith if they are desperate.

Now to our attack. Although 2 up gave much needed support to Miller, and Molyneux put in some hard work off the ball, he was very disappointing on it yet again. Lavery deserves a chance and I hope to see him get his first goal for us.

[roversdude]

Is there any news on Mitchell

[ncRover]

Is there any news on Mitchell

DFP predicting he starts or a last minute emergency loan.

[steve@dcfd]

U18 Goodman not playing against Rotherham today, Rovers winning 2.  0 at the moment, could he be in todays first t team match day squad.

[Dutch Uncle]

If we are missing Nelson on Tuesday I wouldn’t risk Anderson today.

[Chris Black come back]

U18 Goodman not playing against Rotherham today, Rovers winning 2.  0 at the moment, could he be in todays first t team match day squad.

He could be in the first team squad today or am I right in thinking that Rotherham United youth is spectacularly bad and they are maybe sparing him from that match anyway?

[Barmby Rover]

Really committed team going for the play-off places, and no that isn't Rovers. Not expecting a lot today 3-0 for the home team, prove me wrong please DS!

[roversdude]

First trip here and what a joke of a place. Separate queues for food and beer food soft drink’s cash only, empty everything out of pockets

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Looks like Rovers forced into the Emegency loan keeper. Just announced. Stuart Moore from Blackpool.

Obvs has to give Mitchell every chance before going for the loan.

[Donnyjim]

Looks like donny are getting gubbed by the HT stats.