Rovers v Rotherham

[eastender]

Sterling and Taylor in for Ennis and Sadlier.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Slightly surprised at that but no change to the approach. Wonder if Ennis has got a slight knock.

[IDM]

Or maybe rotation of players - he’s young remember, just ask Bolton.!

[Colemans Left Hook]

Maybe just that Sterling is the best of 2 good players   as I said in January he has 2 minutes Champions League Experience

[PDX_Rover]

Maybe just that Sterling is the best of 2 good players   as I said in January he has 2 minutes Champions League Experience

Should come in handy if we ever play Leeds again, them being champions of Europe etc.

[Wiltshire Exile]

Have we scored yet? 

[les@donr]

Good morning everyone. Early start over here in Canada, currently 8.30 am.  Big game, local derby and bragging rights. Plus need the points.

[PDX_Rover]

4.30am start here. Huge feck off flaggon of coffee. Tasty do far. We’re on top. Rotherham showing a few signs of life. Fancy us though.

[Wiltshire Exile]

4.30am start here. Huge feck off flaggon of coffee. Tasty do far. We’re on top. Rotherham showing a few signs of life. Fancy us though.

Where is ‘here’ PDX_R? 

[PDX_Rover]

San Diego.

Rotherham fouling persistently to stop Rovers momentum. Ref needs to be strong. Copps getting hit every time.

[Wiltshire Exile]

San Diego.

Right, got it! 

[PDX_Rover]

San Diego.

Feels early enough to do me paper round....

Right, got it! 

[DRFC_TID_93]

Refs got his wallet open today, not his eyes

[Wiltshire Exile]

San Diego.

Feels early enough to do me paper round....

[afro goal machine]

Has their number 4 attempt a challenge before the balls already been played ?

[Batleyred]

0-1 

[DRFC_TID_93]

Free kick was a blatant dive

[IDM]

How the f**k was that a free kick.? The lad fell over the ball.!!

[redarmy82]

We are poor up front. We have nothing to offer.

[Copps is Magic]

We're getting massively out powered all over the pitch. They are a foot taller than us everywhere. Every set piece/corner we look vulnerable.

[DRFC_TID_93]

We're getting massively out powered all over the pitch. They are a foot taller than us everywhere. Every set piece/corner we look vulnerable.

Every set piece has gone into the same area, we've been naive not to notice that and it's cost us with the goal

[PDX_Rover]

We are poor up front. We have nothing to offer.

Really? It’s hard to play when you’re gettign clattered every time. f**king ref took 43 minutes to finally book one.

We’ve been the more inventive and progressive team imho.

Ref has been very weak.

[IDM]

Still in this, need a bit more thought and cohesiveness going forward..

[Alan Southstand]

Men v boys!

Physically owned.

The front 4 are not giving us anything.

[afro goal machine]

Men v boys!

Physically owned.

The front 4 are not giving us anything.

Theres being physically owned then theres fouling to break up play and plenty of off the ball fouls

Agreed with the front not working why is ennis not starting ?

[WheatleyRover]

What a shocking first half, no excuse for a performance like that, especially against a local rival

[redarmy82]

Sterling looks terrified. Get him off

[les@donr]

Sadlier needs to come on to bring some much needed inventiveness up front.

[ScillyRover]

Rovrum much quicker on the ball, creating space and far more aggressive. We’ve offered nothing up front and relying on the long ball and hoping for someone to run on to it. Giving silly fouls away too allowing them to lob it in the box to their tall guys. Need to get on the ball more second half and create space for each other.

[PDX_Rover]

I must be watching a different game because I thought Rovers looked bright for the first half hour. Rotherham have come to kick and spoil and not try to play football. Taylor has been ineffective though. Every time we’ve run at them they’ve simply hacked our lads down.

Second half I expect us to step it up a gear or two.

Poxy goal - never a free kick and was it offside? Not that it matters but anyway...