Let's talk about the AFC Wimbledon game

[selby]

  Another massive game for us, what game isn't at this stage of the season, against a side just below us in fifth place but with our game in hand if we can get a win could inflict a big injury to their hopes of overhauling us as we can go five points in front of them with still the game in hand.
  One thing for sure they will be well aware of the position and will do all they can to overcome us on the day, something I hope we can match and win the game, our support of the team could be all the difference, and we need to behind the team to a man, and hopefully turn out in large numbers.
  Yesterdays late flurry of goals, although at another game  really  pulled my nerves especially with a rotten link on the radio,  Buxton not in the best area for broadcasting, but all's well that ends well they say.
  In the game at Wimbledon earlier in the season they set out to try and bully  us, one of the worst fouls this season went unpunished so early in the game that seemed to upset a young side and  obviously a ploy to sort us out early, and we came away licking our wounds losing 1-0 and a little bit of a bad taste in our mouths.
  Yesterday they won 1-0 v Harrogate Town  making their last six game record won2 lost2 drawn 2 not at their best but a hard game in prospect with a lot at stake.
  Late goals for and late goals against have been a feature of our last two games Walsall's equaliser a big blow to us, and we need to be aware of fighting to the last whistle and finally try and find a little better home form at the most important period of the season, winning as many games as we can to the end of the season our main priority if we are to get automatic promotion.
  My gut feeling is this game makes or breaks us, sends us into the remaining games in good form to play games in a hard finish to the season if we win, or apprehensive  if we lose, so we really do need to win this game with hard games to follow, us probably on paper the hardest finish to the season of the top sides.
  It is nothing less than exciting, and a big test for all connected to the club, with a big reward if we can prove good enough for the test in front of us, concentration, ambition, and application plus any strokes luck that are going important to the finish we can attain.
  Lots to talk about as ever, who is fit? who would you pick? are we good Enough? can we roar and inspire them home in the home games? can we show our best form at the right time? all questions and more please have your say.

[Chris Black come back]

They are not in amazing form. Three wins in their last ten games. Their away form really isn’t great. Two wins in their last ten away games and they were single goal victories against poor sides in Carlisle and Newport. They don’t lose that many away though, so a draw looks fairly likely.

[Stewmaiden79]

I feel a little happier about the game now McGrath is fit. I thought he improved things yesterday when he came on for wood, albeit a decision forced by wood being on a yellow. I would definitely be more comfortable with Anderson and McGrath instead of Anderson and Wood. I reckon it’s going to be another nervy affair.

[selby]

  Anderson and Wood have played in three games two clean sheets while on the field of play and seven points and unbeaten, hard to change, no good looking good for 89minutes 59 seconds of a game, and losing.  The only thing open to us now is, whatever we have to do to do so is find a way to win.

[Stewmaiden79]

  Anderson and Wood have played in three games two clean sheets while on the field of play and seven points and unbeaten, hard to change, no good looking good for 89minutes 59 seconds of a game, and losing.  The only thing open to us now is, whatever we have to do to do so is find a way to win.

Fair point

[dknward2]

FYI less than 450 tickets for the south stand remain

[dknward2]

Update approximately 365 left in the south stand, get them will you can

[karldew]

First time in the family stand with my 7 year old daughter so hoping she enjoys her first game. If we win I might even take her to the Bradford game!!

[colincramb]

Update approximately 365 left in the south stand, get them will you can

I loathe this unallocated seating malarkey. No doubt we will sell all those tickets, yet large swathes of seats will still be available that we would likely have sold. Surely it’s costing the club money? Not a guarantee that people just buy in other areas

[DRFC_AjA]

Update approximately 365 left in the south stand, get them will you can

I loathe this unallocated seating malarkey. No doubt we will sell all those tickets, yet large swathes of seats will still be available that we would likely have sold. Surely it’s costing the club money? Not a guarantee that people just buy in other areas

It's a game by the club to make numpties turn on the unreserved. The stand could be 100% sold if they wanted. Remove the unreserved and you've got one of the flattest dullest atmospheres there is which it borderline is in most grounds anyway. If you want reserved you've got 2 sometimes 3 stand which are not full 99.9999999% of the time. Go take your pick

The prawn sandwich attitude is exactly why no atmosphere would get generated. "Steward that man waved his flag and I missed two seconds of the match"

[i_ateallthepies]

Update approximately 365 left in the south stand, get them will you can

I loathe this unallocated seating malarkey. No doubt we will sell all those tickets, yet large swathes of seats will still be available that we would likely have sold. Surely it’s costing the club money? Not a guarantee that people just buy in other areas

I get your objection, cc but the change does seem to have resolved the ever present protests by those who wish/need to be seated when confronted by people in seats in front of them choosing to stand through the entire game.

[selby]

  On Saturday I could take us being absolutely rubbish as long as we find a way to win, and if we do, being an early KO it will put any of the other sides around us who kick off later under even more pressure.

[anton123]

Win Saturday and I think it puts the race for top 3 down to 5 teams and us in pole position

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It's a possibility that if results go our way, we could be top of the league with goal difference swinging in our favour with a convincing win and Bradford losing by two or three. Unlikely I know, but these are the twists and turns that could see the top spot exchange a few more times yet over the remaining games.

I'll take a low scoring win though in a  tight game. (What's new!)

[Alan Southstand]

DBR, if there’s one thing it’s not going to be, it’s us winning convincingly! This is the Donny way. We’ll make it very hard for ourselves, like we always do.

[dknward2]

  On Saturday I could take us being absolutely rubbish as long as we find a way to win, and if we do, being an early KO it will put any of the other sides around us who kick off later under even more pressure.

Crewe play Cheltenham on Thursday and Notts play Salford on Friday night so that could be either two with only an outside chance of play offs in Crewe and top three in Notts or wins for both can put more pressure on those us included

[Superspy]

DBR, if there’s one thing it’s not going to be, it’s us winning convincingly! This is the Donny way. We’ll make it very hard for ourselves, like we always do.

Absolutely! Is anybody really naive enough to think we'll win the game in hand when we play it? We've seen it all before :D

[les@donr]

A win at Salford will be essential for auto promotion chances.

[IDM]

No it won’t, being pedantic. It doesn’t matter which games we get points from, as long as we get enough..

[colincramb]

A win at Salford will be essential for auto promotion chances.

A point wouldn’t be the end of the world there

[dknward2]

As long as we get more points than anyone else then that will do for me

[streathamdave]

I will be up (from London) with two of my daughters for AFC Wimbledon match. Driving up on Friday. As some of you will be aware I tend to get to more away games than home ones, but it will be good to see it with them. I am hoping to take my grandaughter to her first rovers game sometime next season. Her Dad wants her to see his team Arsenal first. My daughters already follow Rovers over Chelsea (where my other half is from) so I'm doing the hard work of getting fans for the future. It's what we do isn't it? I support rovers because my Dad has since the 50's. He does because his Dad did. Last night a friend of mine convinced me to get to the game against Bradford. Didn't take much convincing in truth. Got a train ticket and ticket for match. Just over £70 all in which I don't suppose is bad. That game will be just me though. Anyway, looking forward to the run in. Think Rovers can do it, but we never seem to make it easy for ourselves.

[IDM]

Hope you booked an early train - it’s an early KO vs. Bradford..

[streathamdave]

Yes, I did thankfully.

[dknward2]

194 tickets left in the south stand show be a good atmosphere, let's cheer the boys onto another high scoring win

[donnyguy]

Wimbledon have sold 670 tickets.

[dickos1]

We need 10 points from the remaining 6 games.

[knockers]

I think we’ll win the next four and then it’ll be done and dusted.

[selby]

  If they play the same tactics as they did in the return game at Wimbledon the match could do with a strong referee.
  Broadbent especially was singled out for some dubious treatment that game and they generally out muscled us.
  In that game there were 7 yellows dished out, 4 to us and 3 to them the first of which would have been  a straight red on another day.
  So I envisage a hard game when they will be well happy with a point, and the type of game we generally find hard and will have to play well, if we do we have it in us to get the win we need, and could well be in a good place come Saturday evening to achieve our ambitions of automatic promotion.

[Ian Nimmo]

The ref is Neil Hair
Season 24/25 he’s only referred 11 games, with 51 yellow and 2 reds
L1 - 3 games
L2 - 4
Nat L -2
FLT - 1
L Cup - 1