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Viking Chat => Lucky Pint => Topic started by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 02:54:16 pm

Title: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 02:54:16 pm
Let's start 2026 off with a bang!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 01, 2026, 02:55:38 pm
Here’s hoping!!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Iberian Red on January 01, 2026, 03:01:09 pm
HNY all.
It's beginning to feel like the unlucky pint!
Bring back yahoo and Sheepskin Stu! Half time on the decks with Stu and pdx.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: goalkick on January 01, 2026, 03:03:41 pm
Rovers supposed to be on sky but nothing there?
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Canadian Rover on January 01, 2026, 03:10:42 pm
No Rovers commentary again?
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: drfcsteve on January 01, 2026, 03:12:04 pm
Middleton looks up for it
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Dutch Uncle on January 01, 2026, 03:13:02 pm
Rovers supposed to be on sky but nothing there?

I have it on Sky+
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 01, 2026, 03:14:20 pm
HNY all.
It's beginning to feel like the unlucky pint!
Bring back yahoo and Sheepskin Stu! Half time on the decks with Stu and pdx.

Ha! Happy memories!!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: IDM on January 01, 2026, 03:32:50 pm
Nowt happening in the game.?
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 03:35:26 pm
Bailey has just forced a top save from a set piece.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 01, 2026, 03:38:15 pm
Rovers had several good chances but not scored. Anyone know this script??
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: goalkick on January 01, 2026, 03:38:59 pm
Chance for McGrath but powder puff shot.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 03:46:27 pm
Middleton, that was f**king atrocious!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Canadian Rover on January 01, 2026, 03:46:44 pm
What the actual f**k Middleton. Stevie Wonder could have scored that!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 01, 2026, 03:47:10 pm
Wow that was bad by Middleton
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: dknward2 on January 01, 2026, 03:47:41 pm
Ht nil nil
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ScillyRover on January 01, 2026, 03:48:30 pm
Had some golden opportunities to score this first half. We MUST take some of these chances or you can guarantee Bolton will take theirs when they have the opportunity.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: monkeytennis on January 01, 2026, 03:49:16 pm
We’ve more than matched them tbf. If only we could score goals he said for the millionth time this season. Senior is having an outrageous game, absolutely on fire.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on January 01, 2026, 03:52:44 pm
Should be ahead and better team. Noticeable how we’ve tightened up. No short goal kicks or free kicks not wide open in midfield. Was painfully obvious in other games.

Hope one drops for us 2nd half.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 03:55:57 pm
As above, we've been the better side and should be a goal or two ahead. Hanlan needs to sharpen up - has looked a little slow to react when the ball has been played to him.

Middleton has had his man beaten a couple of times but that miss was a shocker.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Metalmicky on January 01, 2026, 03:56:07 pm
We had several good chances there. Hanlan was put in and stalled, Moly, mis-hit a chance on his favoured left foot, Bails header was saved brilliantly and Middleton missed what was probably the easiest double chance at the end there.... Lady luck has to start looking nicely on us soon...
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Chris Black come back on January 01, 2026, 03:57:55 pm
When has an opposition keeper ever had a bad game against us? Admittedly our finishing isn’t the best but even so, the opposition keeper always pulls off a few high quality saves each game without fail.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: i_ateallthepies on January 01, 2026, 04:01:41 pm
He’s only had one decent save to make cbcb
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ForsolongaRover on January 01, 2026, 04:02:09 pm
Bolton don’t look very good and you could say that our defence has done well against their very poor attack.

Hanlan had a good chance when he took far too much time and didn’t even get to make contact before losing the ball to the defender who he didn’t seem to see coming in. He doesn’t seem to fully committed to chasing and winning the ball.

To his credit Middleton has put in some good centres.

But there are too many misdirected passes in a very low quality game. 

The Sky commentator has not really done his homework and cannot even pronounce Molyneux’s name. Has he never heard of the home of Wolves which is not Mollynyerr!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: tommy toes on January 01, 2026, 04:03:25 pm
No wonder we’re down at the bottom.
This game should be done and dusted.
Just dont take our chances.
Bolton have been awful so far but will probably nick it.
Hope not!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: i_ateallthepies on January 01, 2026, 04:04:02 pm
Doing ok up to press, can’t remember the last time we were nil nil at half time
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Canadian Rover on January 01, 2026, 04:13:14 pm
Well done Birthday Boy!!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 04:13:41 pm
That's more like it!
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ScillyRover on January 01, 2026, 04:13:51 pm
Middleton making up for his early miss. HB Glenn
1-0
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: drfcsteve on January 01, 2026, 04:37:08 pm
Blatant dive from Bolton’s player there trying to win a pen, should have been booked
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Peebles Rover on January 01, 2026, 04:37:19 pm
Jesus wept
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: dknward2 on January 01, 2026, 04:37:47 pm
Ffs come on rovers let's go again
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 01, 2026, 04:38:12 pm
Absolute pox
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Metalmicky on January 01, 2026, 04:39:06 pm
bit of a fluke that goal... although we were asking for it by backing off too much..
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 04:39:47 pm
Looked like Dempsey mishit it and got lucky there.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: roversdaft on January 01, 2026, 04:39:52 pm
Any chance of trying to win this game McCann ffs

Coasting without using any substitutes, change it ffs
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: Herbert Anchovy on January 01, 2026, 04:42:15 pm
When the footballing Gods are against you…
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 01, 2026, 04:42:32 pm
We *should* be well clear, but there we are. Come on lads.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ScillyRover on January 01, 2026, 04:55:34 pm
A well earned point. Could have and should have been more with the chances missed.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: CJK on January 01, 2026, 04:56:35 pm
Bolton No6 shows serious dissent to the ref in the last few mins, should be a yellow. Then throws Clifton to the floor at the corner, a second yellow card. Refs are shite.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: ChrisBx on January 01, 2026, 04:57:15 pm
A good point, but we should have taken 3 points. First half was excellent (finishing aside!)
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 01, 2026, 04:58:00 pm
Well, a point but should have been 3. Bolton were terrible. How are they 6th?

The holding by Bolton at corners was farcical. Their #6 just threw Clifton to the ground WWE style and nothing.

Should have run out comfortable winners.

Well done though lads.
Title: Re: Rovers v. Bolton
Post by: GazDRFC on January 01, 2026, 04:58:57 pm
Bolton commentary team were the most biased mess I've ever listened to.

First half they were 'dominant, played some excellent football, should have been ahead. Second half they battled much better and probably deserved more.'

Don't know what they were watching