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Title: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:11:34 pm
Just got in from work so not there today.

Surprised no one has opened up this place up yet. 

Nil nil and currently in 7th place.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 25, 2025, 03:13:13 pm
Well on top though. All shots have been Rovers.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:24:01 pm
Port Vale winning and Crewe losing
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 25, 2025, 03:31:49 pm
Just got in from work so not there today.

Surprised no one has opened up this place up yet. 

Nil nil and currently in 7th place.

I had - but like you I was surprised no one had done it pre KO.

A lot of action early on, so too exciting to comment perhaps!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 25, 2025, 03:34:23 pm
Just got in from work so not there today.

Surprised no one has opened up this place up yet. 

Nil nil and currently in 7th place.

I had - but like you I was surprised no one had done it pre KO.

A lot of action early on, so too exciting to comment perhaps!

I have taken a pause from opening the match day thread after a run of 4 defeats   :blush:
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Donny Dub on January 25, 2025, 03:35:47 pm
What’s a the team today?
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:36:26 pm
Just got in from work so not there today.

Surprised no one has opened up this place up yet. 

Nil nil and currently in 7th place.

I had - but like you I was surprised no one had done it pre KO.

A lot of action early on, so too exciting to comment perhaps!

I posted this one just 1 minute before yours lol.

Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:37:43 pm
What’s a the team today?
Rovers line up in full.
Rovers: Sharman-Lowe, Sterry, Maxwell, Olowu, Molyneux, Sbarra, Bailey (C), Ennis, Ironside, McGrath, Crew.
BENCH: Lawlor, Anderson, Broadbent, Street, Gibson, Sharp, Clifton
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:39:06 pm
Salford getting beat by Cheltenham.

Let off for Rovers, Harrogate shoot over the cross bar.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 25, 2025, 03:39:54 pm
Salford, Crewe and Salford all losing. Come on Rovers we need a  WIN!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Copps is Magic on January 25, 2025, 03:40:42 pm
Games' very scrappy. Rovers somehow look the better team, but they've had 3 very good chances.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 25, 2025, 03:41:01 pm
We’ve let them get into the game and our finishing has let us down, but the effort is encouraging.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: les@donr on January 25, 2025, 03:41:09 pm
It’s one thing to have chances, it’s another to score goals, hope we don’t rue our missed opportunities.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 25, 2025, 03:48:32 pm
35 clearances by Harrogate compared with 7 from us which tells its own tale.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on January 25, 2025, 03:48:51 pm
Not sure Crew and Ennis are any better than the players we own. We should be putting a bit more of a stamp on the game we in midfield but there’s no presence to keep it ticking over.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: ScillyRover on January 25, 2025, 03:49:06 pm
TSL kept us in the game on three or four occasions in that half.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: monkeytennis on January 25, 2025, 03:50:16 pm
We’ve been by far the better team. Great pace and urgency. Loads of balls into the box but sadly nothing to show for it. We’ve let them break on us a couple of times and need to cut that out or it might cost us if we fail to score in the second half.

Encouraging though.

Also I hope the scoreboard is still under warranty :-D
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: goalkick on January 25, 2025, 03:50:47 pm
Rovers have most of play but we are having little effect around goal. We have not created anything as of yet.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:50:52 pm
Not sure Crew and Ennis are any better than the players we own. We should be putting a bit more of a stamp on the game we in midfield but there’s no presence to keep it ticking over.

Rovers commentary waxing lyrical about Crew, saying how good his partnership with Bailey is developing. 
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: i_ateallthepies on January 25, 2025, 03:52:37 pm
Get big Tom on, we simply aren't defending high balls into our box.  Three times rescued by TSL, we can't keep relying on him.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: steve@dcfd on January 25, 2025, 03:54:06 pm
From BBC stats 69 % possession 7 shots yet only 1 on target
Harrogate 30% possession 3 shots 2 on target

We need to get this right yet again
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on January 25, 2025, 03:54:24 pm
Not sure Crew and Ennis are any better than the players we own. We should be putting a bit more of a stamp on the game we in midfield but there’s no presence to keep it ticking over.

Rovers commentary waxing lyrical about Crew, saying how good his partnership with Bailey is developing. 

Not sure they’ve passed the ball to each other once.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 03:57:27 pm
Not sure Crew and Ennis are any better than the players we own. We should be putting a bit more of a stamp on the game we in midfield but there’s no presence to keep it ticking over.

Rovers commentary waxing lyrical about Crew, saying how good his partnership with Bailey is developing. 

Not sure they’ve passed the ball to each other once.

It's more about covering each other's space when one has an opportunity to go forward or when one is covering for a full back the other picks up the space.

Sounds simple but good communication and/or natural instincts bodes well.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:01:56 pm
Not Rovers related but Rovrum getting pumped 3-1 away at Burton, which is nice.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Copps is Magic on January 25, 2025, 04:11:02 pm
Under the cosh at the moment.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:13:18 pm
Get Billy on!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: les@donr on January 25, 2025, 04:14:36 pm
They’re bossing the 2nd half.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: BobG on January 25, 2025, 04:16:37 pm
There's something not right about this Rovers team. I can't offer any suggestions about what it might be, but given the budget, the players, the backing, the mood music, the expectation and the leadership too, something ain't right.

And Notts County have just taken the lead too.

BobG
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:17:21 pm
Notts Co winning


7,241 attendance. 
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: i_ateallthepies on January 25, 2025, 04:18:44 pm
Harrogate been slow timing al game
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Copps is Magic on January 25, 2025, 04:22:32 pm
For me the issue is our passing quality in the final 3rd. Sbarra should be in theory that guy but he's just not doing it for me...
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:23:33 pm
Sarbs off, Clifton on.

Crowd sounding good ont wireless
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: goalkick on January 25, 2025, 04:25:26 pm
Cannot get the pass in that creates a shooting chance for us.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:35:05 pm
Chesterfield level with Vale.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:36:00 pm
Terrible following from Harrogate. Rovers need a spark of creativity to win this one.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:36:07 pm
It doesn't matter how slow Harrogate have been playing. Rovers have had 62% possession and have not scored. That is the problem!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Copps is Magic on January 25, 2025, 04:38:06 pm
Hard to see where a goal comes from? Does anyone have any guesses?
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:39:19 pm
Salford 2 nil down
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:41:20 pm
Bromley level up with Notts
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:42:09 pm
At current rates if they got a penalty they would miss it! Very frustrating.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Copps is Magic on January 25, 2025, 04:42:39 pm
Hard to see where a goal comes from? Does anyone have any guesses?

Clifton.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:42:44 pm
GOAL CLIFTON

Up to 3rd
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:42:55 pm
Yes!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:43:40 pm
Lovely move, that. Gibson did well.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:44:23 pm
Wow, we needed that!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:45:55 pm
Nothing silly now Rovers!! (As if!)
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: NickDRFC on January 25, 2025, 04:47:09 pm
Keeping howler but we’ll take it. You reds!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 25, 2025, 04:48:00 pm
Keeping howler but we’ll take it. You reds!
Clifton is direct and scores important goals - usually low direct shots and that’s what counts in L2! He really ought to start every game, but he isn’t one of McCann’s favourites.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Nudga on January 25, 2025, 04:50:15 pm
When Cifton scores, we win!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Barmby Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:50:32 pm
A win is a win, but some serious work still needs doing with the squad, dominance needs converting to goals.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:50:40 pm
Get in!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 25, 2025, 04:51:12 pm
Still not firing on all cylinders but we needed that
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: steve@dcfd on January 25, 2025, 04:52:57 pm
Grant should start Clifton instead of Sbarra if that the choice he has.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: BobG on January 25, 2025, 05:09:46 pm
Other than Notts County getting a draw every single result that mattered went our way today. Are the Gods looking down on us benevolently?

BobG
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: Wiltshire Exile on January 25, 2025, 05:11:18 pm
Other than Notts County getting a draw every single result that mattered went our way today. Are the Gods looking down on us benevolently?

BobG

Amen to that, Bob!
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: keith79 on January 25, 2025, 05:19:13 pm
Great win. Move onto the next one
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: EasyforDennis on January 25, 2025, 05:52:58 pm
I thought Crew was our best player today. He had a steady start at Gills but was much better today. He looks to be an excellent prospect.
Title: Re: Rovers vs Harrogate
Post by: IDM on January 25, 2025, 07:40:45 pm
Don’t think we were too far off it today - that final pass just not coming off, littles touches and passes just a little off, crosses that would have looked decent had we had someone attacking the near post etc..

Definitely not at our best but not so bad, fine margins as usual.

TSL one decent save with their overhead kick but Harrogate were wasteful.  Crew my MotM, Oluwu close second.

Think the ref was looking at the rugby league markings whenever they challenged Ironside, yet gave Harrogate free kicks whenever they fell over..

Hard won 3 points.. happy with that.