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Title: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 12:06:12 pm
Team news is late today as the teams late arriving in Harrogate due to their coach catching fire. Great start to the day

Believe they arrived on the supporters coach

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 12:09:37 pm
Todays team news

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Donny Dub on January 06, 2024, 12:11:22 pm
The team then got a good deal of pre game motivational advice I guess
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on January 06, 2024, 12:26:52 pm
Anything that brings the players closer to the fans is a good thing.

Tell the players they're sharing the bus on the return journey might galvanise them even more!

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 12:38:11 pm
Strongest bench for a while. Come on Donny!
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Filo on January 06, 2024, 12:47:34 pm
The players are still doing the warm up on ifollow is KO delayed?
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Thorney on January 06, 2024, 12:57:34 pm
I must of missed the reason for it, but why was this chosen to be a early KO?
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ss1953 on January 06, 2024, 01:02:34 pm
No Rovers commentary on iFollow. Harrogate no problems!
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ss1953 on January 06, 2024, 01:03:33 pm
Now working - lets hope it stays all match
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: goalkick on January 06, 2024, 01:04:10 pm
Think maybe police request.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 06, 2024, 01:06:19 pm
On radio Sheffield.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 06, 2024, 01:07:19 pm
Optimistic for today , 0 - 3.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:07:32 pm
4 | Sam Folarin cuts inside for the hosts, sees a shot blocked only for the ball to roll into the path of Jack Muldoon, but he cannot get it under control and Louis Jones mops up

0-0

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 06, 2024, 01:09:48 pm
Gremlins in the system on radio Sheffield .
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on January 06, 2024, 01:12:33 pm
Optimistic for today , 0 - 3.

Two consecutive 3-0 victories? Wow, when was the last time that happened? Only asking…but I’ll settle for that!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 06, 2024, 01:17:44 pm
Optimistic for today , 0 - 3.

Two consecutive 3-0 victories? Wow, when was the last time that happened. Only asking…but I’ll settle for that!  :thumbsup:

2018-19, last time McCann was here we won 4-0 at Bristol Rovers and followed that with a 3-0 home win over Scunthorpe
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Metalmicky on January 06, 2024, 01:19:44 pm
1:0
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:20:48 pm
17 | Goal Harrogate

Sam Folarin

The hosts lead. Good run across the box by Abraham Odoh. He finds Sam Folarin who side-foots into the bottom corner

1-0

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 06, 2024, 01:21:38 pm
Yes get in.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Metalmicky on January 06, 2024, 01:21:50 pm
1:1
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: adamtherover on January 06, 2024, 01:22:01 pm
Goallllll
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: NickDRFC on January 06, 2024, 01:22:06 pm
Clean sheet gone. Plenty of time to come back though.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 06, 2024, 01:22:18 pm
Tommy Rowe.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: NickDRFC on January 06, 2024, 01:22:24 pm
Blimey that was quick!
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:22:30 pm
19 | GGGGOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!
ROVERS!!!

TOMMY ROWE - WHAT A STRIKE!

After a corner was half-cleared, Jack Senior fed the ball into Tommy Rowe, who smashed a shot home from 20 yards.

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 01:22:35 pm
Yesssss
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Filo on January 06, 2024, 01:23:09 pm
What is Close doing letting the goal scorer inside him
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: vaya on January 06, 2024, 01:23:25 pm
Clean sheet gone. Plenty of time to come back though.

You keep right on with these predictions.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 06, 2024, 01:23:50 pm
Sounds a wide open game. Thought it would be, neither team is great at defending.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 01:24:28 pm
We are giving them far too much space and freedom around the pen area. Great hit from Rowey
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:24:44 pm
21 | Couple of important blocks from Rovers during a scramble in the box before Kayne Ramsay lashes a shot over the bar

1-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Donny Dub on January 06, 2024, 01:26:29 pm
Rowe needed to score there, I thought he was at fault for the Harrogate goal
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on January 06, 2024, 01:26:33 pm
Optimistic for today , 0 - 3.

Two consecutive 3-0 victories? Wow, when was the last time that happened. Only asking…but I’ll settle for that!  :thumbsup:

2018-19, last time McCann was here we won 4-0 at Bristol Rovers and followed that with a 3-0 home win over Scunthorpe

Thanks for that stat, Dutch. I’ll settle for 3-1 today after the MKD result!
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: eastender on January 06, 2024, 01:27:10 pm
What is Close doing letting the goal scorer inside him
Lazy again , ball watching , player lays if off then just wanders into the box unmarked and collects the return.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:37:28 pm
34 | Golden opportunity for Harrogate as Jack Muldoon puts Abraham Odoh clear through in the box but he sent the ball out of play as he tried to square to Sam Folarin

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:38:06 pm
35 | Big chance for Mo Faal as Tommy Rowe finds him in the middle of the box, but his first time strike is deflected wide for a corner

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: drfchound on January 06, 2024, 01:38:20 pm
I must of missed the reason for it, but why was this chosen to be a early KO?

Didn’t our idiots kick off there last season?
Maybe they didn’t want them to have time to get a couple of shandies before kick off this time.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:39:20 pm
37 | Biggins catches a volley sweetly from 20 yards but his effort is wide

1-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:42:02 pm
38 | A booking for Jamie Sterry

1-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:49:54 pm
45+2 | Luke Molyneux drives a low shot from 20 yards but James Belshaw gets behind it well

1-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:51:37 pm
Half time 1-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Filo on January 06, 2024, 01:52:34 pm
Mo has done nothing this half, lost the ball a lot
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 06, 2024, 01:52:53 pm
Not a bad half, but need a bit more conviction about going for the throat in terms of goal attempts.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: drfchound on January 06, 2024, 01:56:37 pm
I see we have scored another goal as a result of a corner.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Plumbster on January 06, 2024, 01:58:23 pm
This could finish anything- they look dangerous and suspect they will be told to shoot more- a few of ours are a bit off it but we stilll look threatening. I thought Tommy was excellent first half.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 01:59:03 pm
This could finish anything- they look dangerous and suspect they will be told to shoot more- a few of ours are a bit off it but we stilll look threatening. I thought Tommy was excellent first half.

It cannot finish 0-0 so not quite anything


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Prez on January 06, 2024, 02:03:25 pm
Rovers the better team, but they look dangerous on the counter. Rowe and close playing well, Faal looks leggy. Poor goal to concede Olowu just ran away from his man.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: jmt23 on January 06, 2024, 02:04:35 pm
Joe Ironside looks a bit off it and very leggy. Maybe give him the half off, and bring the new lad on.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Filo on January 06, 2024, 02:08:50 pm
Rovers the better team, but they look dangerous on the counter. Rowe and close playing well, Faal looks leggy. Poor goal to concede Olowu just ran away from his man.

Olowu had nothing to do with the goal, look at Close letting his man inside to let him have a free shot
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:09:15 pm
47 | Lovely ball into the box from Tommy Rowe, Luke Molyneux catches it on the volley with the instep but sends it narrowly over the bar

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:09:54 pm
48 | Harrison Biggins lashes a shot over the bar from 25 yards

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Jimmydee on January 06, 2024, 02:11:09 pm
 :suicide:Molly should have scored at the back post, he hit it over 47 minutes in
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ncRover on January 06, 2024, 02:11:22 pm
Folarin off with an injury. He sounded dangerous
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Petche on January 06, 2024, 02:13:07 pm
Folarin off with an injury. He sounded dangerous

That's good for us, I was impressed with him in the home game.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:13:23 pm
51 | Over the bar from Harrogate's Matty Foulds

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:16:33 pm
54 | A scramble in the Rovers goalmouth and somehow the ball is kept out

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:18:27 pm
56 | Great footwork from Luke Molyneux to bring the ball under control but he pulls his angled drive wide of the far post

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: keith79 on January 06, 2024, 02:19:49 pm
Should be hitting the target at least
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:19:54 pm
58 | Luke Molyneux goes for goal from distance and Liam Gibson heads the effort over the bar

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Jimmydee on January 06, 2024, 02:20:05 pm
Good pass from Close to Molly but he shoots wide 57 minutes
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:24:19 pm
61 | Mo Faal heads a Luke Molyneux cross over the bar from a great position. Good spell from Rovers

1-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Metalmicky on January 06, 2024, 02:26:57 pm
2:1
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:27:14 pm
61 | Mo Faal heads a Luke Molyneux cross over the bar from a great position. Good spell from Rovers

1-1

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We’ve missed three very good chances to score this half. Will they come back to haunt us?

And just as I type this … yes they do 2-1
Poor defending again.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:27:42 pm
66 | Goal Harrogate

The hosts are back in front. Kayne Ramsay hits the byline and sends the ball across goal for James Daly to finish at the far post

2-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 06, 2024, 02:30:09 pm
Rovers becoming complacent, getting on top and then let them in, hard work just to get a draw now!
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:30:50 pm
Need to make a couple of changes here. We are looking a bit stale going forward.

Nixon, Broadbent and Carty on …
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: goalkick on January 06, 2024, 02:31:19 pm
Had most of the play but give it away.hope for a draw now
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Filo on January 06, 2024, 02:31:54 pm
Came from Mo giving the ball away, and Sterry letting his man get there first
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: dickos1 on January 06, 2024, 02:32:02 pm
We’re by far the better side and missed 3 or 4 very good chances
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:34:07 pm
72 | Triple change for Rovers

OFF
Jamie Sterry
Harrison Biggins
Mo Faal

ON
Tom Nixon
George Broadbent
Conor Carty

2-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: EasyforDennis on January 06, 2024, 02:34:32 pm
Jones went down for that slower than Neville Southall. It looked like slow motion. Rowe should never have left them get the cross in. No doubt some will blame Olowu though.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:37:01 pm
3-1
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:37:36 pm
75 | Goal Harrogate

Abraham Odoh carries the ball to 25 yards out and smashes a shot which Louis Jones cannot keep out of the top corner

3-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 06, 2024, 02:38:02 pm
Game over Jones at fault. I hope that it is given as an own goal!
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:38:08 pm
Odoh … we haven’t been able to handle him all game.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:39:36 pm
77 | A booking for Tom Nixon

3-1


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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Prez on January 06, 2024, 02:39:51 pm
Incredible. Shows how bad we are at the back. Both boxes we have been awful.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: DearneValleyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:40:18 pm
Game over Jones at fault. I hope that it is given as an own goal!

The fault came from our throw in their half and then allowing him to run with the ball
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:40:28 pm
Very disappointing scoreline so far. We are paying for some missed excellent scoring opportunities and some very lax defending (yet again).
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: dickos1 on January 06, 2024, 02:42:48 pm
Molyneux needs to be blamed as much as any of the defenders two or three sitters he’s missed today
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: DearneValleyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:44:55 pm
When we were on top we were playing the ball on the floor then before they scored their second we started hoofing up to the front missing the midfield out and lost control of the game
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: EasyforDennis on January 06, 2024, 02:46:04 pm
Molyneux needs to be blamed as much as any of the defenders two or three sitters he’s missed today

From being so good against MK to so poor today. That is why Molyneux is playing in league 2
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:46:20 pm
84 | A booking for Joseph Olowu

3-1

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Redroy on January 06, 2024, 02:46:24 pm
Subs have been totally off the pace of the game too
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Redroy on January 06, 2024, 02:47:44 pm
According to GM cries of "Not fit to wear the shirt" hurts players, they deserve that again today!
Chill out man. Not a great performance that has been punished. There has been effort out there today
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: EasyforDennis on January 06, 2024, 02:51:10 pm
According to GM cries of "Not fit to wear the shirt" hurts players, they deserve that again today!
Chill out man. Not a great performance that has been punished. There has been effort out there today

Effort is fine. It's ability that's the problem
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Redroy on January 06, 2024, 02:52:03 pm
According to GM cries of "Not fit to wear the shirt" hurts players, they deserve that again today!
Chill out man. Not a great performance that has been punished. There has been effort out there today

Effort is fine. It's ability that's the problem
It is. But not gonna slaughter them for being shit. Slag off those who recruited them...
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: scawsby steve on January 06, 2024, 02:53:18 pm
According to GM cries of "Not fit to wear the shirt" hurts players, they deserve that again today!
Chill out man. Not a great performance that has been punished. There has been effort out there today

Effort is fine. It's ability that's the problem

Nail. Head.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ScillyRover on January 06, 2024, 02:53:59 pm
We’ve gifted these 3 points today. Need to be a lot more ruthless.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: ncRover on January 06, 2024, 02:54:13 pm
We’d have all taken a win, a draw and a loss after the Notts game.

It’s either all glorious or the end of the world on here.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: glosterred on January 06, 2024, 02:56:33 pm
Full time 3-1 had plenty of chances but not taken another defeat on the road.

Onwards and upward

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Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: keith79 on January 06, 2024, 02:57:05 pm
I dont see the love affair with grant mccann.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: RoversInSpain on January 06, 2024, 02:58:20 pm
Harrogate just so much slicker in their movement and passing going forward. We might do well to watch and learn. Everything we did today was scrappy and low quality.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: dickos1 on January 06, 2024, 02:59:49 pm
I dont see the love affair with grant mccann.

It’s not mccann missing chances my ten year old lad would finish
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: EasyforDennis on January 06, 2024, 03:01:11 pm
We’d have all taken a win, a draw and a loss after the Notts game.

It’s either all glorious or the end of the world on here.

It is frustration. 17 attempts at goal only 2 on target. For the majority of the game we were the superior side but once we got near goal we were terrible.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: dickos1 on January 06, 2024, 03:01:21 pm
Harrogate just so much slicker in their movement and passing going forward. We might do well to watch and learn. Everything we did today was scrappy and low quality.

We were the better team today and didn’t take our chances. That’s the line from radio York.
We had 17 shots today and missed 3 or 4 absolute sitters
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: keith79 on January 06, 2024, 03:08:55 pm
I dont see the love affair with grant mccann.

It’s not mccann missing chances my ten year old lad would finish
that's all right then.
Title: Re: Harrogate V TLOD
Post by: Scooter on January 06, 2024, 03:11:02 pm
Too many missed chances at 1-1. If we had taken the lead we would have gone on and won it