Tripe

[scawsby steve]

Just that.

[ChrisBx]

The first half wasn't bad. We should have been more than 1 up.

Second half was rubbish.

[GazLaz]

We were good. Just didn’t finish the ample chances we created. We created more today than in any game this season.

[Thorney]

They hit the woodwork twice and 2 cleared off the line and went close when lawlor came off his line, and some say if we took our chances?

They had more than enough to beat us, we was lucky to get a point unfortunatly

[DonnyOsmond]

First half could have been 3-0. Second half could have been 1-2. Subs made us clunky.

[GazLaz]

xG 2.69 v 0.88

[Bills view]

Billy scores that straight forward chance and we win.

[Canadian Rover]

So I didn't realize the game was kicking off early today and I booked and had to work for an hour.  I did manage to watch the first half and I thought we were decent. Just how bad was that second half? Genuinely have no idea but seen the comments.

[Sprotyrover]

Bad day at the office for us, fortunately they had some sitters go awry.

[Pintolager]

Decent first half where we should have been further in front, but frustrating second half where I thought we were a bit sloppy in our play and giving the ball away. Just glad we didn't lose.

Olusanya isn't up to much from what I have seen

[richtherover]

Disappointing performance. Very flat and disjointed. Had chances to put the game to bed but fluffed our lines. They had a couple of good chances second half but also failed. We looked very disjointed for a lot of the game and I think a more clinical opposition would have won it. Early season impetus is definitely over and time for a reset. Defensively we've been pretty solid but today they just seemed to back off and invite them to shoot. Possession stats mean bugger all if we can't turn them into scoring chances. No easy games in this league I know and we need to get back on track before there's talk of a crisis. I have every faith in Grant and the team.

[keith79]

I thought close had a good game . 

[Bessie Red]

The first half wasn't bad. We should have been more than 1 up.

Second half was rubbish.

I will finish your last sentence .. "after the substitutions."

[Thorney]

The first half wasn't bad. We should have been more than 1 up.

Second half was rubbish.

I will finish your last sentence .. "after the substitutions."

It was rubbish before the subs to be fair, the subs just made it rubbisher (is it a word)

[5minstogo]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

[EasyforDennis]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

Really??

[monkeytennis]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

Again. I don’t understand why he keeps doing this. Can anyone remember a time when the subs made a material difference to a game?

[GazLaz]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

Really??

Go and watch the game back and see how much we created. We were absolutely dominant in the first half.

[EasyforDennis]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

Really??

Go and watch the game back and see how much we created. We were absolutely dominant in the first half.

Its just a shame that a match lasts 90 minutes

[Filo]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

Really??

Go and watch the game back and see how much we created. We were absolutely dominant in the first half.

We were dominant first half because they sat off us, second half they came at us and we folded

[donnyguy]

Second half stats Rovers 0 on target Burton 5 on target

[redarmi66]

We were absolutely fine until the substitutions. Then we took off three of our best performing players.

Disagree. We started 2nd half poor and got worse!

[ravenrover]

How is Ajayi on the books of a Prem team?

[Avsuptem]

We were lucky to get away with a draw, could easily have been 4 or 5 down but for the woodwork and goal line clearances.

[Barmby Rover]

Rovers were lucky not to lose 3 or 4-1. At half time I texted my mate saying there's only one team going to win this, then we gave up playing, I am sick and tired of seeing fullbacks who get hold of the ball and then pass it backwards, instead of running into space in front of them. They can be so much better, stop worrying and make the defences we play start to work. Not good enough, more effort needed.

[danumdon]

Rovers were lucky not to lose 3 or 4-1. At half time I texted my mate saying there's only one team going to win this, then we gave up playing, I am sick and tired of seeing fullbacks who get hold of the ball and then pass it backwards, instead of running into space in front of them. They can be so much better, stop worrying and make the defences we play start to work. Not good enough, more effort needed.

Unfortunately that's how they're coached now, if in any doubt turn back and build from the back again, its the percentage way to keep the ball, it bores the pants off me!

I'd rather they took a gamble and attempted the forward through ball and lost it, you can always win it back. Our buildup can be very pedestrian at times, it allows defences to get set and negate our slow play, nowhere near spontaneous enough, Id rather players like Mols and Gibson attempt the chances to get the ball moving forward, the safe back pass just kills all our momentum stone dead, we then rinse and repeat, infinitely?

[drfcsteve]

Think a lot of people are letting the second half, and particularly the last 20 minutes, colour their view of the whole game. First half we were brilliant.

[Lesonthewest]

Thought we were ok first half, created some good chances, but never took charge of the game really. Second half we were second best, slower in the build up & slower to second balls, something Grant touched on last week, we have to want it more than the opposition & we never really did, that's a bit worrying.

There was only one team winning that game in the last 20 minutes. I honestly thought after their game at Cardiff our subs & energy would take over a maybe tired Burton side in the last half hour, it was totally opposite, our subs were poor & made us look disjointed, & Burton finished the game looking dangerous & fitter, again a bit worrying.

On the positives, we didn't lose & stopped the rot, thought Nixon was excellent again, Gibson also, why Grant replaced him for Hanlon was a strange one for me. Decent point in the end. Lots of work to do on the training pitch.

[CJK]

As much as that second half was one of the worst I've seen in a long time, we should have been out of sight. Moly missed two really good chances that he'd be scoring last season. 3-0 at half time would have been fair.

Second half, and despite the abject performance, again, if Billy nails that chance it's 2-0 and probably done.

As much as I want to be critical of McCann's reaction to Burtons changes and the complete lack of quality we've got up front in the subs, that game should have been done with, and McCann cant score the goals for the team.

What's worrying is we can't keep a clean sheet and we're looking so light up front. January 1st can't come soon enough. I just can't believe we've started the season relying on Billy and letting Ironside go. I can't see Olusunya and Hanlon coming good.

[GazLaz]

Thought we were ok first half, created some good chances, but never took charge of the game really. Second half we were second best, slower in the build up & slower to second balls, something Grant touched on last week, we have to want it more than the opposition & we never really did, that's a bit worrying.

There was only one team winning that game in the last 20 minutes. I honestly thought after their game at Cardiff our subs & energy would take over a maybe tired Burton side in the last half hour, it was totally opposite, our subs were poor & made us look disjointed, & Burton finished the game looking dangerous & fitter, again a bit worrying.

On the positives, we didn't lose & stopped the rot, thought Nixon was excellent again, Gibson also, why Grant replaced him for Hanlon was a strange one for me. Decent point in the end. Lots of work to do on the training pitch.

Interesting you thought we don’t have control of the first half. We had 72% possession. 1.82xG. 4 big chances. And won most second balls. They had 0.06 xG and no shots on target.