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Viking Chat => Lucky Pint => Topic started by: glosterred on December 29, 2023, 06:46:53 pm
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Tonight’s team
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Glad to see Bobby back...
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Biggins!
Thats us playing with 10 men then
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Biggins!
Thats us playing with 10 men then
9 if Peter Pan gets on
Mansfield unchanged and looking v strong
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Be 3-0 at least
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I’ve never felt so pessimistic about a game
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Coppers everywhere being w**kers
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I’ve never felt so pessimistic about a game
No, not since the last one ….
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Going to stick my neck out on this one. 2-1 to Rovers. Close from a free kick and Faal with a tap in. We’ve got to turn the tide at some point. :)
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Seeing Stephen Quinn playing for Mansfield surely Copps went a season or two early I mean league 2 could have done with him on the pitch
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Well, let's look for the positives and see if we can detect any improvement. It's a tough game but let's see how it goes.
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4 | Stephen Quinn lashes a shot beyond the far post for the hosts
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Back 4 tonight?
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How have we started
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After 7 minutes, possession is Mansfield 96%, Rovers 4% :facepalm:
Only saying!
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10 | Rovers have the ball in the back of the net but referee Scott Jackson signals for a foul by Mo Faal on Lewis Brunt
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Some better play from Rovers so far
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Atrocious referee! Just Atrocious. Robbery
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After 7 minutes, possession is Mansfield 96%, Rovers 4% :facepalm:
Only saying!
And after 11 mins it’s up to 22%
Just saying
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Rovers goal disallowed very softly
And Mansfield denied a stonewall penalty
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Atrocious referee! Just Atrocious. Robbery
Ref has levelled it up after that joke/clown/total waste of space Olowu has done his very best to give a penalty away
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And Mansfield denied a stonewall penalty
Phew!
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I’m not sure it was a penalty, definitely not the stonewall penalty the Mansfield comms team are talking about, they were baffled at our disallowed goal, almost embarrassed by the decision!
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1:0
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21 | Goal Mansfield
21 | Callum Johnson powers in a header at the back post from a Stephen Quinn cross to give the hosts the lead
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More shit defendingbut what the f**k is Mo doing st left back
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Wait a minute. Cross and a header? I’m sure I’ve read this story before. Surely not?!
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23 | George Maris side-foots wide of the target from the edge of the box for Mansfield
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
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Another goal at the back post
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Anyone know w faal is playing?
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Just as I thought we looked a bit more energetic… we concede from yet another cross.
How many is that in last 3 years…
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25 | Brilliant work from Luke Molyneux as he chases down a lost cause, hits the byline and smashes a shot to the near post that keeper Christy Pym blocks.
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More shit defendingbut what the f**k is Mo doing st left back
Where the hell was Senior?
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Are we playing 4-3-3 with Mo on the left ?
We were doing ok before that
Would Lawlor have been disappointed not to get something on that or am I being harsh ?
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28 | Big chance for Rovers as Harrison Biggins heads over the bar from a superb Tommy Rowe cross
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44% possession. nose bleed time.
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We have been the better team for me, and only disgusting refereeing has us behind.
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We are having chances
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We have been the better team for me, and only disgusting refereeing has us behind.
Definitely, look a lot better than at Notts
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
What has Olowu done wrong. Both errors were Faal.
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Even Mansfield commentators say we’re playing well
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33 | OFF THE POST!
Luke Molyneux picks out Jamie Sterry who smashes the ball low from the corner of the box. It ricocheted up and off the upright
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36 | Louis Reed fires first time from the edge of the area but it's a simple stop for Ian Lawlor
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51% possession according to the BBC
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
What has Olowu done wrong. Both errors were Faal.
Once the Rovers fans have got it in for somebody, everything is their fault, it’s a bit like our lasses’ views on me.
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Rovers currently in 22nd place, 6 points from relegation.
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Rovers have played well so far this first half.
Terrible ‘non-defending’ from Faal for their goal.
Moly is causing them problems.
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Half time
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We’ve been the better side
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
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Much better first half
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We were the better team that half, shouldn't be behind!
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Encouraging. Could well get something from this game.
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Some good approach football from Rovers, just that final ball and finish lacking.
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We,ve been the better side, had more chances and should at least be level, got away with the pen mind
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
Probably not even watching the game..
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Atrocious referee! Just Atrocious. Robbery
Ref has levelled it up after that joke/clown/total waste of space Olowu has done his very best to give a penalty away
Are you watching thr game, it was Faal
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
Nope Faal
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
Nope, Faal, do you want rid of him?
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Atrocious referee! Just Atrocious. Robbery
Ref has levelled it up after that joke/clown/total waste of space Olowu has done his very best to give a penalty away
Are you watching thr game, it was Faal
sorry i made a mistake i will write lines as a punishment
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Played decent there. Snapping into challenges a bit which was good to see.
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Crikey, Rovers have played really well, been at them and on front foot.
Unfortunate to be losing.
If we attack they can’t put crosses in which we will concede.
Oh and by the way Joseph is a lovely lad but he’s a very very poor defender… fact as Benitez once said, so no I don’t ’have it in for him’
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Good performance, Sterry and then Faal at fault for the goal, but it was good wing play to fool Sterry!
We are well in this, but current form and luck leaves me with that familiar hunch, we will get a sucker punch.
Well done lads for that half, more of the same and hopefully we’ll be ok.
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Mo Faal jogging around all game, possibly keeping warm? Made no attempt at blocking the goalscorers run behind him.
Much more positive from the rest of the boys though. Biggins still MIA though
Olowu much better tonight
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
Nope, Faal, do you want rid of him?
filo in the last few weeks you have slated half of our team so a bit rich coming from you, or are you just looking for a argument as normal
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Atrocious referee! Just Atrocious. Robbery
Ref has levelled it up after that joke/clown/total waste of space Olowu has done his very best to give a penalty away
Another one that needs an appointment at specsavers, it was Faal
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Still improvements to be made but defo better than the Notts county game. I’d like to see a bit more urgency. First instinct is still to pass it back and Bailey/Senior/Close slow the game down
I think they are playing with fear. Let loose the shackles and go for it
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They showed a couple of replays and as far as I can tell our goal was disallowed for absolutely nothing.
Faal at fault for their goal and almost giving them a penalty. I'm guessing this is why we've tried to avoid playing him on the wing until now.
Olowu has done well, not put a foot wrong and has dealt with Akins comfortably so far. Really poor to see several people trying to scapegoat him already.
I think we've played well, we've been the better team and made the better chances. Baffled as to how we're not at least level.
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Keep nice and solid and we could pinch a result in this one.
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
Nope, Faal, do you want rid of him?
filo in the last few weeks you have slated half of our team so a bit rich coming from you, or are you just looking for a argument as normal
Biggins is the only one I’ve slated, and for good reason, oh and Anderson because he’s gone at the game
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Let's build on that first half. A bit more belief and bury those chances.
Much better.
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Apart from the one lapse at the back post, looked solid at the back. Just missing that spark in midfield but way the best performance for ages so far tonight
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This is so much better. Just a shame Faal let his man go for their goal. They don’t look like a team 20 league places better than us.
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If you disregard the season so far and just think about the game on its own you would say that this is the way to get beat if you are going to lose. Need to keep trying to play and believe we can score.
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Barnsley winning at Peterborough 2:1.
Irony is that all scorers are ex Donny players.... Kane, Cole and Clarke-Harris
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Mo Faal jogging around all game, possibly keeping warm? Made no attempt at blocking the goalscorers run behind him.
Much more positive from the rest of the boys though. Biggins still MIA though
Olowu much better tonight
Probably because he hasn’t got half an eye on Anderson
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We certainly don't deserve to be behind.
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Weve been excellent that half.
Olowu hasnt put a foot wrong and has snuffed out everything around him. Looks a defendwr tonight, better when he isnt at the side of anderson.
Faal fell asleep for the goal but since then i think he has been better, maybe somekne has had a word in his ear.
Need to get more balls to molly. Him and sterry looking dangerous.
Carry on like this and we can get something out of it.
Nice to see some hunger back in the players
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Fancy our midfielder being our best centre half
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Notts County 4 nil up at half time against Morecombe!!
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More possession, more shots, more corners, fewer shots on target.
Hmm........
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Not much on the bench like so we will probs get killed towards end of the 90 mins. But just hope to see us continuing to compete a bit.
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46 | So close! Within seconds of the restart Harrison Biggins curls wide from 20 yards
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This is much much better, & whatever the result has to be a bench mark for the rest of the season.
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Faal is having a strange game…
Biggins the weak link again but otherwise started the half ok
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Get Christopher off the pitch, he is awful.
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57 | An enforced change for Rovers
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Ian Lawlor
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Louis Jones
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Another injury!
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Swindon beating Forest Green 1-0
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Lawlor off injured.
Possibly a back strain due to too much bending down recently.
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59 | What a challenge from Harrison Biggins to prevent George Maris from firing home
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Gooaalllo
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59 | GGGOOOAAALLLL!!!! ROVERS!!!
JOE IRONSIDE!!!
59 | We are level!
Jack Senior touches the ball inside for Joe Ironside, who sees his first effort blocked before picking his spot superbly from 15 yards.
Boom!
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Ohhh Joey Joey
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Yessss… Ironside
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Deserved that
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Get in!!!
Joe at the second attempt, come on Rovers!!
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Well done Joe
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57 | An enforced change for Rovers
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Ian Lawlor
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Louis Jones
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Another injury!
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Need to drop the injury crisis victim mentality
Lawlor has been poor since coming back anyway
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Hopefully get some confidence back into Ironside
Was expecting lawlor to be dropped for this game so was surprised to see him picked
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Atrocious referee! Just Atrocious. Robbery
Ref has levelled it up after that joke/clown/total waste of space Olowu has done his very best to give a penalty away
Another one that needs an appointment at specsavers, it was Faal
Do actually go to Specsavers, complaint going in tomorrow… sorry Joseph!
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Mansfield looking rattled.
I can’t work out what Mo is doing tonight. He must have been instructed to track back more, but he’s scaring me to death when he defends. Although he has made two clearing headers from corners to be fair.
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67 | What a save from Louis Jones! He tips the ball over the bar from Aden Flint's header at the back post
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71 | Louis Jones get down well to claim a low drive from Ollie Clarke
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The BBC text updates read like the two Stags substitutions have changed the momentum.
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We are looking tired
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72 | Great strike from Harrison Biggins draws a good save from Mansfield keeper Christy Pym
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73 | Tommy Rowe sends a header on target from Jack Senior's cross
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I hope the Biggins critics can acknowledge a good performance from him tonight.
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74 | Great save on the stretch by Louis Jones from Callum Johnson's header before Owen Bailey hacks off the line
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Come on rovers this would be a good point away from home
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Now Swindon 1, FGR 1
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Tommy 'legs have gone' Rowe is having a really good game.
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78 | Double switch for Rovers
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Mo Faal
Harrison Biggins
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Jack Goodman
Tavonga Kuleya
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I think Faal needs to be taken off.
The team tonight seem to have heeded Grant’s plea to be braver. Much improved performance.
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Now Swindon 1, FGR 1
That’s good. Both will be down there
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Has mo just run out of steam?
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I think Faal needs to be taken off.
The team tonight seem to have heeded Grant’s plea to be braver. Much improved performance.
Grant must have heard me!
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Gillingham 1, Sutton Utd (down to 10 men), 0
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Both Colchester and Salford losing
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Now Swindon 1, FGR 1
Now Swindon, 2 FGR 1
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ATTENDANCE | There are 886 Rovers supporters at the One Call Stadium tonight among a crowd of 7,644
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85 | A booking for Owen Bailey
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Some good performances tonight - Sterry, Bailey, Ironside, Biggins, Olowu, Senior
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Wtf were we doing with that corner?!
That’s how we let ourselves down. Stupid play that. Three passes later we’re under pressure at the other end!
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In stoppage time...
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90 | There will be a minimum of eight minutes added at the end of the second half
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Incredibly interesting corner routine, anyone know what should have happened?
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Ref stops play to give us a free kick when we were clear with the ball and storming forward!
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90+2 | Right place, right time from Louis Jones to keep out a close range header
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Eight minutes? Only four stoppages for substitutions, that's two minutes. Where's the rest come from?
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Sterry is a tidy footballer. Calm on the ball
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94 | Luke Molyneux puts the ball into the middle but it gets stuck under Jack Goodman in a tussle and the danger is gone
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Please hold on for these last 5 minutes Rovers.
We really deserve a point here.
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BBC says we have a pen?
Edit: they changed it to FK
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Eight minutes? Only four stoppages for substitutions, that's two minutes. Where's the rest come from?
Injuries? Time-wasting?
Just asking.
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Been corrected now mt. Was a foul on Jones.
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BBC says we have a pen?
Edit: they changed it to FK
Hopefully we can get some players signed with that pen.
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90+7 | Rhys Oates flicks a header just wide from a corner for the hosts
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FT 1:1
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Phew what a result
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Well done all! Apart from Christopher (Biggins)
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Well done to the entire tea, that was very good! Everything the Notts game wasn’t
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Brilliant result. :thumbsup:
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Could this be our ‘Mansfield moment’?
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Full time 1-1 a good point on the road tonight, and a much better performance than we seen in the last few weeks.
Onwards and upwards
On to Monday, sore heads and all
Happy New Year Rovers
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Great battling performance
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Great result
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Well done to the entire tea, that was very good! Everything the Notts game wasn’t
Spot the spelling mistake, RIS!
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Got to build on this, we can't let ourselves down on Monday now!
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Tommy'cant do 90 mins'had a very good game.
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Much much better, we looked dangerous tonight, could have nicked, hanging on a bit in the end, the players put a shift in tonight, an unexpected point
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Well done......was expecting a great deal worse
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Much improved, lots of effort.
Mo lacked defensively, and although it's understandable it's not what WBA would want to see from him definitely an area to improve and learn from for him.
We do need to be tougher, Jones getting charged from their player who ran 20 yards to hit him should have been dealt with by a team mate...crying to the referee only shows a weakness...don't get a red but make sure the opposition know it's NOT alright to hit your team mate!!
All other aspects of play were much better and I'll even forgive the corner we took at the end as overall our set pieces have been imaginative this season.
Good job lads!!
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Well done to the entire tea, that was very good! Everything the Notts game wasn’t
Spot the spelling mistake, RIS!
Well I need a cuppa after that!
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Excellent performance from everyone tonight. Well done. But..............where do we get these referees from? Another shocker tonight for both teams.
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Well done to the entire tea, that was very good! Everything the Notts game wasn’t
Spot the spelling mistake, RIS!
Well I need a cuppa after that!
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There’s no me in team
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Well if we had lost, that would be the way to lose, we just have to take this into future games
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Tommy'cant do 90 mins'had a very good game.
He didn't. Worst player on the pitch.
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
Nope, Faal, do you want rid of him?
filo in the last few weeks you have slated half of our team so a bit rich coming from you, or are you just looking for a argument as normal
Biggins is the only one I’ve slated, and for good reason, oh and Anderson because he’s gone at the game
Do you think that about Biggins tonight?
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Please bring bobby on and get rid of olowu
Goal was nothing to do with Olowu
was it not him at the back post? Just seen it was faal so sorry i take it back
Nope, Faal, do you want rid of him?
filo in the last few weeks you have slated half of our team so a bit rich coming from you, or are you just looking for a argument as normal
Biggins is the only one I’ve slated, and for good reason, oh and Anderson because he’s gone at the game
Do you think that about Biggins tonight?
I thought he did OK, not great but OK, I thought his replacement Tavonga was worse than him, didn’t have a kick and lets be honest looked out of his depth
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Well done all! Apart from Christopher (Biggins)
What did he do wrong tonight?
Worked hos socks off had a couple of great efforts on goal and played as well as the other 10 tonight
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Biggins was poor in possession again, gave it away lots
But he's good at making chances for himself, which he did tonight
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Well done all! Apart from Christopher (Biggins)
What did he do wrong tonight?
Worked hos socks off had a couple of great efforts on goal and played as well as the other 10 tonight
No way can Biggins be criticised tonight.
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Having read through those six pages it seems that several players have upped their game input tonight.
Faal getting a bit of stick but it might be a bit unjust as he has perhaps been asked to play in an area of the pitch that isn’t natural to him.
Olowu getting stick when he wasn’t in the wrong and Biggins getting stick, well probably because some people don’t like him.
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Well done to the entire tea, that was very good! Everything the Notts game wasn’t
Spot the spelling mistake, RIS!
Thought SOD was back for a minute :lol:
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Cracking result & great performance from everyone, don't think it's fair to single out anyone as they all put a shift in & showed we can be a match for anyone in this league, especially with players coming back, & reinforcements in.
Thought Grant set us up well too, Ironside dropping off to help the midfield & get us going forward gave us much more threat. Well done to all the players & management.