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Title: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: bobjimwilly on April 21, 2015, 10:44:26 am
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Popular Stand guide to Milton Keynes: http://bit.ly/1JpyGzU  ;)
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 :scarf:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Al4475 on April 21, 2015, 12:40:29 pm
I reckon he needs to play as strong a side as possible - they've still got a lot to play for and we need to show them, preston and the others up the top end the respect they deserve! I have a sneaking suspicion we'll win this one!
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 01:34:16 pm
We need to end the season on a high, so - hopefully - we can start the new season in the same vein.  :boxing:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: besty on April 21, 2015, 05:02:08 pm
We cant possibly finish the season on a high as last game is at home  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Al4475 on April 21, 2015, 05:45:09 pm
A good point well made besty - but it's scunny so you never know! Lol!
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 07:02:48 pm
No Copps tonight, is he injured?

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 21, 2015, 07:38:50 pm
Will that be that 3 centre-backs and 3-5-2, or will McCullough play Defensive Mid?
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 07:41:09 pm
I see McCullough as a defensive MF - we miss Keegan so perhaps he can do a similar job.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 07:43:02 pm
Doncaster Rovers
43 Bywater
31 Lund
05 Jones
16 Butler
03 Evina
12 McCullough
19 Wellens
04 Furman
23 Bennett
14 Tyson
10 Forrester
Substitutes
07 Clarke-Harris
11 Main
13 Marosi
17 Stevens
22 Wabara
29 Middleton
32 Whitehouse
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 07:56:54 pm
Any feedback from the game so far? Anyone listening on Player?
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 07:58:16 pm
nothing of note has happened just yet

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: drfchound on April 21, 2015, 08:04:11 pm
listening on radio deedar it sounds as though we are holding our own.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: adamtherover on April 21, 2015, 08:12:02 pm
1,down
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 08:12:25 pm
Evina has been booked, could a long night for Cedric. And MK have a goal disallowed for offside

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 08:12:42 pm
1,down

Not yet

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: adamtherover on April 21, 2015, 08:12:48 pm
Goal disallowed.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: adamtherover on April 21, 2015, 08:13:44 pm
365 scores app gets ahead of itself.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 08:32:48 pm
Quiet game then?
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 08:33:28 pm
Looks like it is for us...  :chair:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 08:33:48 pm
Half time 0-0

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 08:36:40 pm
I would take a hard fought defensive 0-0 tonight, rather than the poor 3-0 from 2 seasons ago.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: grayx on April 21, 2015, 08:47:23 pm
According to bbc we haven't had a single attempt at goal in the first half (on or off target).
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Metalmicky on April 21, 2015, 08:49:47 pm
Zero shots so far........

.........just beat me to it grayx
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 08:55:01 pm
We've had one now

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 08:55:35 pm
And another - just like buses

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: DonnyOsmond on April 21, 2015, 08:57:42 pm
On track for 3 clean sheets in a row.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: drfchound on April 21, 2015, 08:58:48 pm
shhhhhh, dont say things like that.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: DonnyOsmond on April 21, 2015, 09:05:56 pm
The Rob Jones effect.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: DRNaith on April 21, 2015, 09:06:06 pm
On track for 3 clean sheets in a row.


...with  Rob Jones playing in all of them, coincidence?
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: adamtherover on April 21, 2015, 09:11:12 pm
1 down.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 21, 2015, 09:11:20 pm
Sh*t - how unlucky was that

Just seen it on Sky Sports
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: mugnapper on April 21, 2015, 09:11:28 pm
Poxy f**king t**ts!
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: DonnyOsmond on April 21, 2015, 09:11:44 pm
My bad.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:12:06 pm
Aye, probably to be expected. Still, it's not over yet...  :boxing: :chair:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 21, 2015, 09:13:37 pm
Aye, probably to be expected. Still, it's not over yet...  :boxing: :chair:

Oh Yes it is (Reverse Psychology  ;) )
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 09:14:10 pm
Goal headed away by Lund, smacks their striker in the face and goes in via the bar

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:18:00 pm
Looks like the stage is set for Saunders to go down on goal difference... Think they'll probably squeak through, but he is a relegation specialist.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: drfchound on April 21, 2015, 09:20:36 pm
DonnyO, i did say sshhhh didnt i mate.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:22:22 pm
Doesn't really look like we're in it, tbf... And we're not anymore...
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 09:22:26 pm
Bugger 2-0

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: glosterred on April 21, 2015, 09:29:32 pm
3-0

COYR
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on April 21, 2015, 09:31:44 pm
Is it over yet?  :pinch:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:31:56 pm
Big job in the summer looms, methinks. Top eight budget and we're going to end up mid-table... Oh well, most of expected as much.  :scarf:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:32:19 pm
Is it over yet?  :pinch:

No, we have got to score 4 goals yet.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 09:33:26 pm
Top eight budget doesn't guarantee a top 8 finish if the performances are too often below par.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: grayx on April 21, 2015, 09:34:09 pm
Fcuking embarrassing....
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: colincramb on April 21, 2015, 09:34:31 pm
Gutless performance in the end here.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: dickos1 on April 21, 2015, 09:34:59 pm
Qpr have 8th biggest wage bill in prem
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 09:35:22 pm
Fcuking embarrassing....

What is?  Holding on for over an hour against a decent team going for automatic promotion?
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: keith79 on April 21, 2015, 09:35:40 pm
Just nowhere good enough. Been a poor season. Infact the last for me has taken us back :-(
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 09:37:12 pm
Just nowhere good enough. Been a poor season. Infact the last for me has taken us back :-(

We can't have success all the time.  We're much better where we are now than 30-40 years ago.

Lets look forward to next season.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: dickos1 on April 21, 2015, 09:37:45 pm
People actually at the game, say we've been unlucky. Better side in the 2nd half until the fluke goal
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:38:39 pm
Aye, and it depends how we have had to spend that budget as well... Late buys probably meant more expensive buys.

Looking forward to the summer and pre-season.  :scarf:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 09:38:53 pm
People actually at the game, say we've been unlucky. Better side in the 2nd half until the fluke goal

some folks won't accept that though...
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: JBRover on April 21, 2015, 09:40:05 pm
Looking at the stats, it doesn't look like we were unlucky!!
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: colincramb on April 21, 2015, 09:40:25 pm
Not sure how that's possible, the statistics look horrendous from tonight. If we only had 3 shots on goal and the opposition 19 not sure how we can count ourselves unlucky
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:40:35 pm
Unlucky or not, we had one shot on target.*




*According to the always right BBC...
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: grayx on April 21, 2015, 09:40:52 pm
Fcuking embarrassing....

What is?  Holding on for over an hour against a decent team going for automatic promotion?

YES.... and how the heads drop as soon as we concede.  Or are you happy with a 3-0 defeat? After all poor Dickov did have to deal with a messy pre-season.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: dickos1 on April 21, 2015, 09:42:04 pm
We came extremely close to scoring 3 times before they did,
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: steve@dcfd on April 21, 2015, 09:42:52 pm
The first thing PD will have to sort next season is the defence, when we don't have a defensive midfielder or they are taken off we conceed goals. Big job next season to sort out defence and score goals  lets hope he is up to it. Let's hope the owners and CEO know what they are doing to progress the club and hold PD to account.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: dickos1 on April 21, 2015, 09:43:15 pm
Unlucky or not, we had one shot on target.*




*According to the always right BBC...

Keeper tipped an effort from Bennett over the bar and did a great save from wellens, so that tells you everything about bbc stats
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Bristol Red Rover on April 21, 2015, 09:44:37 pm
After all poor Dickov did have to deal with a messy pre-season.

He did. You are correct there. A total mess of a pre season meaning he had to make do, as well as not having a squad to hit the ground running. Glad you made that point  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Donnyrovers on April 21, 2015, 09:44:53 pm
We came extremely close to scoring 3 times before they did,

Was a very comfortable win for MK we weren't unlucky.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Lipsy on April 21, 2015, 09:45:14 pm
Not sure we can keep mentioning the pre-season. Plenty of managers take over sides part-way through a season and make a difference. And he's been allowed to bring players in/been amply supported by the Board.

Still, he's got everything lined up nicely this time around, so we shall see...

Dickos - I was being a little sarcastic there. I know the BBC is never knowingly right.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Underwood on April 21, 2015, 09:45:48 pm
Another second half disaster. We just couldn't compete after their first. As is often the case. Dickov has to go. We go one down and nine times out of ten you know which way it will go.
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: IDM on April 21, 2015, 09:47:05 pm
Fcuking embarrassing....

What is?  Holding on for over an hour against a decent team going for automatic promotion?

YES.... and how the heads drop as soon as we concede.  Or are you happy with a 3-0 defeat? After all poor Dickov did have to deal with a messy pre-season.

Er no, but it is realistic.  We are petering out after an inconsistent season.  Getting beaten by the side going for promotion is no surprise.

"f**king embarrassing" is extreme however - embarrassing if we were the team going for promotion getting beat by 3...

Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: dickos1 on April 21, 2015, 09:47:19 pm
I know lipsy, didn't see your footnote
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: drfchound on April 21, 2015, 09:52:46 pm
Although 3-0 sounds really bad, the radio lads didnt put it over like that.
We could have gone in front before their lucky first goal and we did have some young lads on the pitch at the end.
Some were predicting a hammering tonight but we very nearly got a draw (yes i know it was 3-0 but if we had got in front it would have been different).
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: dickos1 on April 21, 2015, 09:56:55 pm
Sense at last
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: Dutch Uncle on April 21, 2015, 10:05:50 pm
Although 3-0 sounds really bad, the radio lads didnt put it over like that.
We could have gone in front before their lucky first goal and we did have some young lads on the pitch at the end.
Some were predicting a hammering tonight but we very nearly got a draw (yes i know it was 3-0 but if we had got in front it would have been different).

That's how I see it. That first goal was incredibly lucky, and changed the match. Good experience for Lund and Whitehouse, and don't forget Jones and Evina haven't had much football recently. 
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: steve@dcfd on April 21, 2015, 10:14:08 pm
Sense at last

The sense of it we are in the bottom half of the table. We conceed goals when we try and go to offensive and have done all season. We don't score enough goals at home and have done all season. The preseason is to blame some/ a lot say. Well he has got another one, will the owners give him a budget so we can sign players quickly. Let's not forget whether we like it or not players sign contracts for the best possible deals and their agents hunt round to get them one.

PD says he is looking for experienced players with aggression, if they are any good they cost money. Will the owners allow signings like these quickly.

Will the preseason go on and on again or will PD get his players.

Will PD be able to develop the young talent we have again we will have to wait and see.

So it's over to PD and the owners to give us a squad that WILL be in the top six all season if they don't want or can not only preseason will tell us. Will there be more excuses which supporters will jump on to say we did not have a good preseason?
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 21, 2015, 11:39:44 pm
Another second half disaster. We just couldn't compete after their first. As is often the case. Dickov has to go. We go one down and nine times out of ten you know which way it will go.

Aye. Like we've never come from behind to gain points this season have we?

Apart from against
Coventry
Preston
Crewe
Barnsley
Crewe
Rochdale
Bradford
Scunthorpe
Preston
Title: Re: Milton Keynes v TLO Doncaster
Post by: bobjimwilly on April 22, 2015, 08:22:45 am
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