Let's talk about the Cardiff City game

[Barmby Rover]

Please Grant, show the first 15 minutes of the St. Johnstone v Ayr game. I illustrates exactly what Rovers should be doing tomorrow!

[Filo]

We could well be in the bottom four by 5pm

[Fal]

We could well be in the bottom four by 5pm

The past two seasons should’ve taught you Filo that it’s where we are at the end of the season that matters, not where we are in December!


We must get results against Plymouth and Blackpool since we have a tough run after that against Stockport, Bolton, Luton then the Southampton FA Cup game

[GazLaz]

We could well be in the bottom four by 5pm

The past two seasons should’ve taught you Filo that it’s where we are at the end of the season that matters, not where we are in December!


We must get results against Plymouth and Blackpool since we have a tough run after that against Stockport, Bolton, Luton then the Southampton FA Cup game

You are right but that’s becoming a defence for poor performances in the first half of the season. Points before Christmas are worth the same as those after.

It’s becoming a bit of a smoke and mirrors situation, a bit like Baz Ball in the cricket. Feels like it takes away a bit of the accountability for the current situation.

[Filo]

We could well be in the bottom four by 5pm

The past two seasons should’ve taught you Filo that it’s where we are at the end of the season that matters, not where we are in December!


We must get results against Plymouth and Blackpool since we have a tough run after that against Stockport, Bolton, Luton then the Southampton FA Cup game

The past two seasons are the exception, not the norm, still I hope you’re right

[Usher wide.]

We could well be in the bottom four by 5pm

The past two seasons should’ve taught you Filo that it’s where we are at the end of the season that matters, not where we are in December!


We must get results against Plymouth and Blackpool since we have a tough run after that against Stockport, Bolton, Luton then the Southampton FA Cup game

You are right but that’s becoming a defence for poor performances in the first half of the season. Points before Christmas are worth the same as those after.

It’s becoming a bit of a smoke and mirrors situation, a bit like Baz Ball in the cricket. Feels like it takes away a bit of the accountability for the current situation.

Is that your final summation as ‘Lead Prosecutor’ or do we have more to come from you to wring our hands over.

Scratch that, of course we will.

Who’s next to be called to the witness box?

We’ve had the recruitment team, team formation, tactics, timing of substitutions, player’s contracts etc., etc.

Wrong manager?

C.V. up to date?

[Nudga]

Dick head.

[selby]

  Today we are  playing a big city team with the resources and set up to easily play in the division above.
  They are clear at the top of the division and one of the best form teams.
   We are bottom of the division form team and are not scoring goals easily and are prone at the other end to letting them in mostly because of individual mistakes.
  On the up side we can play some good football and should be a few points better off thanks to poor decisions not giving us clear penalties that could well have won us the games earlier in the season.
  One thing for certain today our players need to be on it to compete, if they are getting something out of the game is not beyond us.
 Its up to us to prove it.

[GazLaz]

On today I think we could be a bit of value. +1 Donny on the Asian handicap could be ok. It’s the kind of game that should suit us. Cardiff likely to have possession which will hopefully give us opportunities to nick the ball back off them high and capitalise on that.

It does feel like an important game. Grant gave the players the big kick up the arse speech in the week. Certainly feels like some home truths were aired. Hope there is a response.

[RugbyRover]

Please Grant, show the first 15 minutes of the St. Johnstone v Ayr game. I illustrates exactly what Rovers should be doing tomorrow!

thought the last 45 mins were quite good too. Nice to see a centre forward with pace, power and determination.

[GazLaz]

On today I think we could be a bit of value. +1 Donny on the Asian handicap could be ok. It’s the kind of game that should suit us. Cardiff likely to have possession which will hopefully give us opportunities to nick the ball back off them high and capitalise on that.

It does feel like an important game. Grant gave the players the big kick up the arse speech in the week. Certainly feels like some home truths were aired. Hope there is a response.

Bit of a strange line up with 4 central midfielders.

Will it be 4 diamond 2? 352 with Clifton at right wing back? Not sure. Don’t think we needed a shape change particularly.

[Thorney]

On today I think we could be a bit of value. +1 Donny on the Asian handicap could be ok. It’s the kind of game that should suit us. Cardiff likely to have possession which will hopefully give us opportunities to nick the ball back off them high and capitalise on that.

It does feel like an important game. Grant gave the players the big kick up the arse speech in the week. Certainly feels like some home truths were aired. Hope there is a response.

Some players need to stand up snd prove themselves, grant has shown faith in some who need to reward him for that faith.

[Chris Black come back]

Surely more like Clifton supporting Hanlan. More likely then three at back and five across middle with Maxwell and Molyneux wing backs.

One thing is for certain, experimenting away at the strongest slide in League One when we are on a poor run of form, is either genius or madness.

[Thorney]

Surely more like Clifton supporting Hanlan. More likely then three at back and five across middle with Maxwell and Molyneux wing backs.

One thing is for certain, experimenting way at the strongest slide in League One when we are on a poor run of form, is either genius or madness.

I'll take a change quite happily. What we was doing before didnt work against lesser side, then they wouldnt of worked today.
If i doesnt work out, cant say grant hasnt tried

[Usher wide.]

Surely more like Clifton supporting Hanlan. More likely then three at back and five across middle with Maxwell and Molyneux wing backs.

One thing is for certain, experimenting way at the strongest slide in League One when we are on a poor run of form, is either genius or madness.

I'll take a change quite happily. What we was doing before didnt work against lesser side, then they wouldnt of worked today.
If i doesnt work out, cant say grant hasnt tried

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[Chris Black come back]

He's got the ability to very easily change shape entirely - Sterry on for Grehan, and Gibson on for Close.

[Usher wide.]

Dick head.

That’s harsh.





I wouldn’t go so far as to call him that.

[Chris Black come back]

Ricky Charlesworth reckons it could be a back four, with Grehan at right back.

[Filo]

Ricky Charlesworth reckons it could be a back four, with Grehan at right back.

Grehan is no right back, seems like suicide against the top of the league

[Thorney]

Today we are playing a team that has recently been in the
Prem.
Took liverpool to a penalty shootout in the league cup
Made the FA cup final.

I know it a totally different set of players and manager, but it shows the gulf in size of cluns and resources.

This season cardiff have got it right with the managment, which was probably their fault last season

[Wiltshire Exile]

Yess! One up from Owen Bailey

[Padge_DRFC]

Don't think Blackburn will be recalling O'Riordan he's had a stinker today

[selby]

  All the back four have been horrendous. in the first half and start of the second.  But in fairness if you put both defences together today you would be hard pushed to sort a decent one out of the lot of them

[Chris Black come back]

Interesting. Any suggestion for someone who could come in and improve our defence?

[Chris Black come back]

Think that might have been one to save rather than parry out.

[In the box]

We should have no complaints today against Cardiff ,  it was at our best performance and still with one hand tied behind our backs all season .. without a goal threat . Hanlan is growing into his job but it the lack of choice we’ve been suffering from !!loose  4-3 is our bad luck !!

[richtherover]

That was gut wrenching. We did not deserve to lose that. Great performance but silly mistakes costing us yet again. We desperately need reinforcements this window and not just a goal scorer. Still fuming.

 

[danumdon]

That's as hard loss to take, whenever you go away and score three goals you shouldn't be coming away with nothing.

The game was there to be won and unfortunately we didnt, we had many good chances and scored some good goals but if you cant keep them out at the other end this is what happens. Our defenceive line is very brittle again and we seem short of a leader, TLT, what can you say, it looks like our coaching is making him worse, whoever thought it was the thing to do to punch and parry shots away has done keepers no favours whatsoever. We need better.

The extra min the ref added onto the extra time for Close killed us. We lost the match in the first and last mins of the second half, our concentration levels need attention. That should of been a hard won point.

We should take the positives from the game and look very deeply at the negatives, we need as a minimum better concentration from the lads, points thrown away again.

[GazLaz]

On today I think we could be a bit of value. +1 Donny on the Asian handicap could be ok. It’s the kind of game that should suit us. Cardiff likely to have possession which will hopefully give us opportunities to nick the ball back off them high and capitalise on that.

It does feel like an important game. Grant gave the players the big kick up the arse speech in the week. Certainly feels like some home truths were aired. Hope there is a response.

Grant said in his interview that “nobody saw us getting close to them”. I did Grant.

[Pancho Regan]

Dick head.

I thought GazLaz was your mate?