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Viking Chat => Lucky Pint => Topic started by: RobTheRover on May 07, 2011, 07:19:04 am
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So, here we are . 45 down and 1 to go. Championship football assured by the slenderest of margins (although unbeknown to us at the time, and based on the table with one game to go, the point we got v Coventry on 8th March effectively made us safe (43pts in the bag, today Sheff U are on 42)).
I'm hoping for a winning finish. Boro seem to be in good form, but we seem to be a bit more resilient at the back and have a bit more of a goal threat in Euell.
Heart says win, but head says 1-1 draw.
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1-2 today finish with a flourish, Hayter and Euell
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Think the early kick off will suit us more Mason and oster to run game with Mason scoring 25 yard rocket
Also Sullivan having a great game saving everything and people coming on afterwards saying that he's still got it
So in all close 1-0 rovers win
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Rovers win, Palarse and the sheep lose meaning we finish in 19th and wonder what all the fuss was about :saywhat: :clapping: :rtid:
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Line up:
Rovers: Sullivan; Dumbuya, Thomas, Kilgallon, O'Connor; Oster, Gillett, Wilson, Moussa; Hayter, Euell
Subs: Maxted (GK), Shiels, Lucas, Husband, Hird, Sharp, Martis
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Wonder where Brooker and Mason are?
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What no Steve Brooker AGAIN!!
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Wonder where Brooker and Mason are?
Brooker had an ankle op yesterday, and Mason suffered an ankle injury in training on Thursday
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Wonder where Brooker and Mason are?
Brooker had an ankle op yesterday, and Mason suffered an ankle injury in training on Thursday
Wonder if that is SO'D's ethics on display leaving him in good nick before releasing him, of if he has plans to give him another contract???
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Wonder where Brooker and Mason are?
Brooker had an ankle op yesterday, and Mason suffered an ankle injury in training on Thursday
Cheers Filo, all makes sense now! I joked when Brooker scored against Leicester that he'll probably need surgery afterwards!!
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Wonder where Brooker and Mason are?
Brooker had an ankle op yesterday, and Mason suffered an ankle injury in training on Thursday
Wonder if that is SO'D's ethics on display leaving him in good nick before releasing him, of if he has plans to give him another contract???
It's not our responsibility to pay for an op if we were just going to let him go. I think it shows that he's going to get another contract. Hopefully this op can sort it out once and for all.
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It's not our responsibility to pay for an op if we were just going to let him go. I think it shows that he's going to get another contract. Hopefully this op can sort it out once and for all.
Can´t see the risk of a years deal for him being worth it without some conditions attached, or hefty insurance policy deducted from his wages.
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pay as you play would surely be best, I'm sure Brooker feels som eloyalty to us
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1-0 down after 43 mins direct from freekick............again :cry:
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Ahh, with no pressure now I'm going for a 1 - 4 win!!:scarf:
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Billy on for Moussa after 60 minutes - and has a shot on target within 60 seconds
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Ahh, with no pressure now I'm going for a 1 - 4 win!!:scarf:
...or 2-4 will be fine too, eh?
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2-0, half the squad are in the operating theatre and the other half are already on the beach by the sounds of it!
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Hat trick by Billy, we'll win 3-2 :laugh:
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New fixtures on June 17th- roll on August!:silly:
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Still, as hard as this is listening to this seasons death throws, thanks to Forest we´re up to 20th place :thumbsup:
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Thomas hat-trick?
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As it stands at the moment, the last minute goal Hayter got against Coventry at home got us to 43 points and over the line
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that goal costs us a few quid
Still, I have to think that we've had a great season given the injury nightmare in that we've stayed up again - how may Leeds fans (and many others) had us down after just the one season - a couple of new faces/loanees and a fit squad and we can have a respectable season with a few landmark victories in what will be a very hard league.
Well done Donny :scarf: :rtid:
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Excuses for this last match... good job that last goal didn´t matter.
2011/12 awaits :scarf:
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Season over! Thank f**k! Nightmare of a season!
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Typical sloppy end to the match and the season.
Much to work on for next season. Much to forget about this one.
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Brief summary gang.
We won the first half (as agreed by their fans on the walk back). (TCDG) Typically Conceded Donny Goal in that free kick.
2nd half was an exhibition match, that Boro won. Boro are much improved from our home game.
Oster was relentless for 90mins in his running and demanding the ball. Everything of ours went through him (notably back playing in the middle and a free role across the pitch). Head and shoulders above anyone for MoM.
Lita knows how to get a foul from the ref.
About 10 Boro invading the pitch and the stewards giving chase around the ground was the best entertaintment
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Oster and Gillett played well, the others were already halfway to the beach.
Not much more to add really. Didn't really enjoy watching a game with nothing riding on it and the half time burger was as grim as the Boro landscape.
Based on todays efforts, I'd be surprised to see Euell and Thomas offered new deals. Kilgallon had a chance to shine too, and didn't.
SO'D gave everyone a wave again..and err..that was it.
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I thought we played well. During the first half we were the better side. I thought the defence was good and to disagree with Snods Shinpad I thought Thomas & Killagallon were both good, and especially Killagallon (I'd say it was possibly his best game- although he's still a long way short of what we/I was expecting when he signed). It was never a free-kick for the opening goal- the ref made a few strange decisions during that 5 minute period, we should have also in my opinion have had a penalty for the foul on James O'Connor in the second half.
I think we lost the game when we took Moussa off. Suddenly there were quite large gaps in our midfield when we'd changed to 4-3-3 (with Hayter & Sharp now patnered by Moussa), and they simply exploited the space. I thought going forward especially in the second half I thought that Gillett (sorry to disagree Snods again), Wilson, Euell and Hayter were very disappointing, and for whatever reason- most likely the absence of Copps, we seemed to be missing something. Oster to me was playing two roles to make up for the lack of Copps, which he deserves credit for, although with a greater workload that he's forced to take up, he wouldn't have been able to play his best. I also felt Sullivan made some decent saves, and its quite unfair if what could be his last game for us ended with that scoreline.
Also the fans who travelled were fantastic. Hopefully we can keep that up next season, and try and get the atmosphere that good for home games too. On the pitch, however, we need more strength in depth, I think everyone who's attended a few games this season knows that. Although we should never have the injury crisis like we've had in these last few months again in the near future. :rtid:
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