Let's talk about the Accrington Stanley game

[roversdude]

We have Bailey too who can play CB also Wood could make the squad but needs to up his fitness

[GazLaz]

Some divine force is telling Grant he has to go back three!

Only got two centre halves and one full back!

Not if McGrath is fit

Heard the pre match interview after posting that! Positive news in JM.

[DonnyOsmond]

Moly at LWB?

[moses]

Free press were mentioning Clifton played full back for Grimsby a few times.

[Sven Vath]

Around 900 tickets sold so should.... hopefully..... be a good game

[steve@dcfd]

Clifton has played LB RB and LWB before for Grimsby so may be
A Grimsby fan said he had played Left side predominantly for them not behind a striker

[selby]

  Full back is a specialist position where the player gets exposed one on one out wide with mostly no cover behind them.
  They are also expected to cover the central defenders and get from the flank more central if needed, and the man in front of them has to give them an outlet when in possession mostly the wide man as that is the safest, and only when the pass is on inside to a midfielder which is more dangerous.
  All the best you have seen, internationals have speed, strength, and are decent in the air and positional sense.
  It is not a position to try and throw anyone into as was demonstrated a few years back playing Coppinger there, his worst game for us. 

[Barmby Rover]

If chances are not converted this time round what will the reason be for this one? I am worried if they are supposed to be a "footballing" side that we may struggle, but then we didn't at the start of the season! I am hoping for 0-3, I wouldn't be surprised if it is 1-1

[sedwardsdrfc]

Would like to see Street and Ironside play together in a front two tomorrow. Would rather we didn’t go 5 at the back to make it happen but with the selection issues maybe that’s best for today.

[NickDRFC]

  Full back is a specialist position where the player gets exposed one on one out wide with mostly no cover behind them.
  They are also expected to cover the central defenders and get from the flank more central if needed, and the man in front of them has to give them an outlet when in possession mostly the wide man as that is the safest, and only when the pass is on inside to a midfielder which is more dangerous.
  All the best you have seen, internationals have speed, strength, and are decent in the air and positional sense.
  It is not a position to try and throw anyone into as was demonstrated a few years back playing Coppinger there, his worst game for us. 

Paul Green & Tommy Rowe have both filled in admirably for us at full back off the top of my head. Sounds like we’re unlikely to have a choice anyway.

[pib]

Copps played full back the day he eclipsed Colin Douglas’s appearance record IIRC. In the Championship no less!

[ravenrover]

Bailey anderson olowu or is one of these injured?

[Chris Black come back]

Our former loanee Conor Grant (2015/16 and 2016/17) signed for them earlier this month as a free agent, after the mutual termination of his contract with Port Vale. Hasn't I think played for them yet so potentially his debut today.

[selby]

Yep Nick, I can remember Tommy Rowe getting absolutely slaughtered at Barrow I think by a fast winger, and if Green played there, he went on to play international football after leaving us as he had all the requirements to play that position especially pace.

[normal rules]

That’s the first time rovers have won at Stanley in the league since 1947. Historic result .

[Thorney]

That’s the first time rovers have won at Stanley in the league since 1947. Historic result .

They are f***ing awful.

Id be distraught if we didnt break that trend today.

Wouldnt label it as historic

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Great 3 points. Once again, should have been more comfortable but we seem to continue with the habit of gifting the opposition some encouragement with poor discipline and a few sloppy errors.

Ok, we struck back very shortly after conceding which is the perfect response but, we just can't seem to control a game as well as we should.

I haven't seen the red incident but the commentary had no complaints, so I think Grant needs to lay the law down about discipline for silly things like dissent and giving away needless fouls in bad areas.
Yes, sometimes we need to be aggressive but we can control when and where on the pitch. It's unfair on our defenders to be put under the cosh time after time. 

[normal rules]

That’s the first time rovers have won at Stanley in the league since 1947. Historic result .

They are f***ing awful.

Id be distraught if we didnt break that trend today.

Wouldnt label it as historic

Nothing to do with performance . There will be very few if any rovers fans alive that saw rovers win there last for that reason alone it’s historic .

[karlos]

It was a real battle today however I feel the lads adapted well to the challenge. I don't feel it was a red card either he clearly won the ball. Sometimes you just have to take the win even if it wasn't pretty.

[normal rules]

How on earth do accy manage on crowds of 2200?

[Alan Southstand]

Where did that imbecile get an additional 5 mins extra time from?

[Chris Black come back]

Did McGrath play the full 90 minutes as a left back?

[bpoolrover]

It was a real battle today however I feel the lads adapted well to the challenge. I don't feel it was a red card either he clearly won the ball. Sometimes you just have to take the win even if it wasn't pretty.

defo red card mate challange was knee high

[drfchound]

Where did that imbecile get an additional 5 mins extra time from?

I thought it was more than five minutes Alan.

[Ye-Aul-Tavern]

Was seven I think but actually played a good bit longer with all the subs made in stoppage time.

[Filo]

It was a real battle today however I feel the lads adapted well to the challenge. I don't feel it was a red card either he clearly won the ball. Sometimes you just have to take the win even if it wasn't pretty.

defo red card mate challange was knee high

Nowhere near knee height

[Alan Southstand]

Where did that imbecile get an additional 5 mins extra time from?

I thought it was more than five minutes Alan.

4th official’s put the board up for 7 and that clown played an additional 5! Question stands - where did he get 5 additional mins from?

[adamtherover]

Where did that imbecile get an additional 5 mins extra time from?

he didn't, 7 went up on the board, and he blew up on 99!! The clock actually stopped on 99nmins and something like 5 seconds...

[Alan Southstand]

Well, Adam, I wasn’t at the game and went on the BBC stats as the game played out. The last time the time was displayed was at 90+11 and it was a while before it came up FT.

Someone, somewhere got the time wrong, then!

[rich1471]

Definitely only 99 minutes played