| Match thread: Bristol Rovers 14:11 - Feb 4 with 10283 views | 442Dale |
Team: Williams, Rafferty, McGahey,McNulty, Kitching, Keane, Camps, Rathbone, Taylor, RNL, Henderson.
God knows who is playing where!
Subs. Logan, NML, Allen, McDermott, Redshaw, Cannon, Vincenti [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 14:16]
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:01 - Feb 4 with 2995 views | Knowlesy |
Frustrating game with a baffling team selection, got a RB in CM, a CB at RB and two CMs on the bench!! And it showed today we had no pace and no ideas in the final third. Second to everything, we were lucky to come out with a point.
For me that kitching looks slow and unwilling to take more than 2 touches on the ball. Trying to slow the game down at the end when everybody else waso at least trying to bomb forward, got an earful off Allen in the end for it. Hilly must have seen something in him to have signed him but doesn't offer anything for me so far. |  | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:02 - Feb 4 with 2979 views | sweetcorn |
McGahey looks lost at full back, its almost embarrassing for the lad.. its not his fault though, he's being asked to play a position he cant play.
Vincenti looks light years away from being ready to be in the squad, his sub made us weaker just as taylor looked to be getting into his stride..
If we keep perservering with mcgahey at full back, we're gonna keep looking unbalanced.
We're in a real slump at the minute. |  |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:18 - Feb 4 with 2879 views | batfink |
Why was Taylor subbed? Strange decision imo |  | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:18 - Feb 4 with 2879 views | Shun |
Terrible game in which both sides were as bad as each other. We actually played better last week and lost 4-0. With so many changes to the side though and a few new players it would've been difficult to have a cohesive performance. McDermott hasn't contributed anything all season and he was terrible today, even worse than the ever-poor RNL. Taylor was a strange one, I thought he was weak and naïve at left back, but after the break when switched to left wing he actually looked really good, especially with Kitching behind him. The ten or so minutes before he was inexplicably taken off was our best spell of the game.
This is our second injury crisis of the season. We did well during the first one but we're really really suffering with this one.
Edit: Great support from the Rovers fans. [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 18:05]
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:21 - Feb 4 with 2845 views | 442Dale |
Choices at full back and substitutions have been disappointing for two successive weeks. Not a clue why Taylor was withdrawn ahead of RNL either, he was starting to impact the game and Vincenti and McDermott added no pace whatsoever. At least we took a point but we've lost our way a little bit and it's not solely down to injuries. | |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:24 - Feb 4 with 2821 views | Daley_Lama |
Ugly point but i will take that.
Thought overall Brizzle shaded it, good save apart however our keeper had a quiet game. That's how 0-0 the whole game was.
Thought Rafferty had an outstanding game in front of the back four, he did some excellent covering tackles.
Think our team might start playing better away from home for the obvious reason.
Edit: thought that RNL was fine today, disagree that he was poor. [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 17:26]
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:29 - Feb 4 with 2745 views | Knowlesy |
I actually thought RNL was one of the positive forces in the first half. Agree that it was mystifying that Taylor came off after only being given 5 mins at LW when I thought we looked bright. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:32 - Feb 4 with 2716 views | Clivert |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:24 - Feb 4 by Daley_Lama |
Ugly point but i will take that.
Thought overall Brizzle shaded it, good save apart however our keeper had a quiet game. That's how 0-0 the whole game was.
Thought Rafferty had an outstanding game in front of the back four, he did some excellent covering tackles.
Think our team might start playing better away from home for the obvious reason.
Edit: thought that RNL was fine today, disagree that he was poor. [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 17:26]
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Raff really is an unsung hero, he's so reliable and whilst he was great today we do miss his energy down the right flank, as others have stated playing Magahey there just doesn't give you what Raff can and does. [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 17:33]
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:32 - Feb 4 with 2704 views | 442Dale |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:24 - Feb 4 by Daley_Lama |
Ugly point but i will take that.
Thought overall Brizzle shaded it, good save apart however our keeper had a quiet game. That's how 0-0 the whole game was.
Thought Rafferty had an outstanding game in front of the back four, he did some excellent covering tackles.
Think our team might start playing better away from home for the obvious reason.
Edit: thought that RNL was fine today, disagree that he was poor. [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 17:26]
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I have nothing against RNL, but being fine shouldn't see him start games ahead of some on the bench. He adds to the lack of pace.
Not a clue what's going on with NML. | |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:35 - Feb 4 with 2664 views | Daley_Lama |
Agree that others on previous should be starting ahead of him.
His couple of drag backs in the first half to beat two men was one of the few glimpses of anything for us today.
Roll on next week | |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:39 - Feb 4 with 2627 views | 1907 |
That was bad. Really really bad.
Play Raff at RB - he's the best we've had in years and arguable the player of the season. Yes he did ok today but we're missing him where he should be playing!
Play a striker!
The Taylor sub was absolutely baffling. Seriously that's three weeks in a row where Hill has totally ballsed up the substitutions
Kitching looks like a below average league two player, looking for far more positivity than that at this standard.
That pitch is an absolute disgrace. The grounds men need to do some serious work over this next fortnight because playing on that surface at this standard is diabolical.
Really really disappointed with yet another abject performance. I understand we have injuries but it doesn't excuse performances like that from players who are capable. |  | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:40 - Feb 4 with 2615 views | Shun |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:32 - Feb 4 by 442Dale |
I have nothing against RNL, but being fine shouldn't see him start games ahead of some on the bench. He adds to the lack of pace.
Not a clue what's going on with NML. |
How NML isn't playing more regularly I have no clue. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:40 - Feb 4 with 2615 views | D_Alien |
It was clear from the kickoff that we were set up not to lose, and the clean sheet was a blessing after recent games. I enjoyed the game, even though it was far from being the Dale we saw just a month ago but a lot's happened since then. For me, a solid performance on which to start building again.
We had several players out there who were either new to league football or not yet match fit, and it showed. Raff had an excellent game in front of the back four but I'd still rather see him at RB; between him and Keane for MoM
Everything to play for and it's just a matter of building confidence again whilst players return from injury and regain full match fitness. |  |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:42 - Feb 4 with 2590 views | 442Dale |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:39 - Feb 4 by 1907 |
That was bad. Really really bad.
Play Raff at RB - he's the best we've had in years and arguable the player of the season. Yes he did ok today but we're missing him where he should be playing!
Play a striker!
The Taylor sub was absolutely baffling. Seriously that's three weeks in a row where Hill has totally ballsed up the substitutions
Kitching looks like a below average league two player, looking for far more positivity than that at this standard.
That pitch is an absolute disgrace. The grounds men need to do some serious work over this next fortnight because playing on that surface at this standard is diabolical.
Really really disappointed with yet another abject performance. I understand we have injuries but it doesn't excuse performances like that from players who are capable. |
The pitch does need addressing and anyone trying to blame the rugby is totally missing the point. It doesn't even look as bad as it did last season yet is bobbly and breaks up too easily.
Something isn't right and it's up to the groundstaff to sort it. | |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:47 - Feb 4 with 2536 views | Daley_Lama |
Re: Kitching.
Thought he really struggled first half as partner to Camps in midfield, much better at LB second half. | |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:54 - Feb 4 with 4137 views | richfoad32 |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:47 - Feb 4 by Daley_Lama |
Re: Kitching.
Thought he really struggled first half as partner to Camps in midfield, much better at LB second half. |
It's also his second ever game of league football and he started in a position he's probably unfamiliar with............I think he should be given every chance to settle before people start writing him off. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:01 - Feb 4 with 4085 views | something_dale |
Strange, strange, strange decisions today from Keith and overall a very frustrating game. Seeing rathbone back in the team before the game was a welcome boost but then he was completely wasted in the first half out on either wing. His linkup play was key to our winning run but our there he wasnt involved the same and we missed his closing down in the middle. A very disjointed half with new singings and too many players out of position for reasons I'm not sure of.
Second half started better with rathbone centrally and Taylor looking good down the left. Then the substitution happened and completely killed everything we had going forward. Taylor coming off seemed to dumbfound everyone especially as he was the one most likely to put in a cross for Vincenti. Too quick to make a sub when it was working and then too slow to change it when it wasnt.
We just seem to have lost everything from our winning run. Those games we had threats from out wide in rafferty and especially bunney and fantastic linkup play in the middle. Granted the loss of bunney is unavoidable but why have we ditched our strengths? McGahey just isn't a comfortable right back and although rafferty had an OK game we're missing that ability to get forward and put a decent ball in. Felt for henderson today who was isolated all game.
Shoutout to Keane on another accomplished performance. McDermott's confidence looks shot. Less said about the pitch the better. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:08 - Feb 4 with 4017 views | 1907 |
Still struggling to understand how Raff hasn't played at RB after what was witnessed last week. Infuriating. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:09 - Feb 4 with 4009 views | rochedale |
Not read all comments so far, just skimmed. I actually thought RNL had a good game, as did the new lad from Stoke. And I thought Raff did well at DCM. We just failed to create chances, without CA and SD that was always going to be the case, as being upfront, they don't just score, but create. At one point it looked as though we were 4-1-4-1 with Hendo up front on his own.
To me, we were much the better side, just lacked a killer ball to create a chance.
Not too down hearted. Clean sheet is a positive.
Edit: forgot Olly, the boy plays as though he has two hearts and 4 lungs, good effort! [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 18:13]
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:29 - Feb 4 with 3866 views | DaleFan7 |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:09 - Feb 4 by rochedale |
Not read all comments so far, just skimmed. I actually thought RNL had a good game, as did the new lad from Stoke. And I thought Raff did well at DCM. We just failed to create chances, without CA and SD that was always going to be the case, as being upfront, they don't just score, but create. At one point it looked as though we were 4-1-4-1 with Hendo up front on his own.
To me, we were much the better side, just lacked a killer ball to create a chance.
Not too down hearted. Clean sheet is a positive.
Edit: forgot Olly, the boy plays as though he has two hearts and 4 lungs, good effort! [Post edited 4 Feb 2017 18:13]
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We were the better team footballing wise but they had the better chances, don't remember their keeper being worked.
Probably get slated for this but I'm not sure the logic of Camps being captain, he doesn't seem vocal, have any physical presence or to have any influence whatsoever on the team as a captain would. We certainly do miss Lund a lot! | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:53 - Feb 4 with 3735 views | D_Alien |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 18:29 - Feb 4 by DaleFan7 |
We were the better team footballing wise but they had the better chances, don't remember their keeper being worked.
Probably get slated for this but I'm not sure the logic of Camps being captain, he doesn't seem vocal, have any physical presence or to have any influence whatsoever on the team as a captain would. We certainly do miss Lund a lot! |
I won't be slating you for saying that - I agree
Whilst it's not always possible to judge how much leadership is being provided, he's getting knocked off the ball far too easily which then puts pressure on his team-mates. With Lund there, it didn't show so much. The one thing I would say is that at least he doesn't go hiding in a game, and always makes himself available for the ball, but with little product recently
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 19:14 - Feb 4 with 3601 views | since58 |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 17:42 - Feb 4 by 442Dale |
The pitch does need addressing and anyone trying to blame the rugby is totally missing the point. It doesn't even look as bad as it did last season yet is bobbly and breaks up too easily.
Something isn't right and it's up to the groundstaff to sort it. |
Or the contractors who reiaid the pitch. Either way its a joke. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 19:16 - Feb 4 with 3579 views | judd |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 14:45 - Feb 4 by Yorkshire_Dale |
Any sign off our Fans from Finland?.......it is this match they are travelling over to see? |
Yes they were there. Lovely people and fantastic knowledge of lower division English football. Didn't see them after the game so no idea of thoughts on what they watched. |  |
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| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 19:31 - Feb 4 with 3494 views | aleanddale |
Attritional !!
Take the point and a clean sheet but I thought Bristol shaded it TBH.
We are still there or thereabouts - very tough game next week. | | | |
| Match thread: Bristol Rovers on 19:32 - Feb 4 with 3484 views | Laveritty |
Not a match that will live long in the memory - thought they probably shaded it but a 0 - 0 draw was all that game deserved.
Agree with what has been said already - thought Taylor looked promising in a more advanced role at the start of the second half and just as it looked as if he was about to exert some influence on the game he got subbed for Vincenti. Unless there was an issue with regards to match fitness that was a very peculiar decision by KH. Have we ever had two subs come on and have as little involvement in proceedings as Vincenti and McDermott did today?
Overall a strange non event of a game and the only real positive is that we got a point and managed to keep a clean sheet. Hopefully another week's worth of training and allowing the players to get used to their new teammates and tactics will come to fruition next Saturday. And hopefully Fleetwood's pitch is better than ours? Surely it must be? |  |
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