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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 25, 2019 7:55:41 GMT
Boiling hot day. Can't remember the last time I wore shorts to a match.
I argued on this forum the merits of 3-5-2 on Sunday after the Cov defeat. We hadn't used it at that stage.
I was told we don't have wing backs. Correct but we have players who can adapt if trusted and given a chance.
We passed the ball crisply yesterday, credit to Wycombe for stopping us in their game. We passed really well, better than Tuesday.
Did Leahy do ok yesterday? Yes he's done ok every game so far and is underrated.
The formation gives protection to the back 3, means we're not caught 2 v 2 at the back, means the holding midfielders can do exactly that allowing one more to go forward.
If they attack central we bunch up and frustrate them, forcing them out wide where we have a spare man and just shift over.
We also leave 2 up top which they have to keep an eye on. Notice JCH tracking back into midfield when Ollie had just nearly scored. He slotted in while Clarke got back instead of just doing his own job.
The little things. We won an important game yesterday. I said we needed 4 pts this week but we got 6. The 3 previous teams we played still occupy the top 5 and if we can get a point at Burton I will be very happy.
On the evidence of this week, Burton won't be looking forward to playing us.
Hare was outstanding, we're probably going to lose JCH in January the rate he's going, depends where we are in the table.
Good luck Sercombe, THD and Little getting back in that team.
On Taylor, he looked unfit. The last time he played for us only Ollie Clarke was in the squad from today. That's the whole team practically changed in 2.5 years. It needed to be because DC had momentum which burnt out when Ellis and Bodin left.
They were good times but they're in the past and I really enjoyed both games this week. Can't remember two home wins in a row for a while.
How many of us would have taken 7 pts from 5 games at the start?
I was there when TN scored a proper league goal.
Happy with our keeper, looks strong. Bloody Mackie deserved a red card for persistent fouling on him. Bonham dropped a right clanger yesterday and they still haven't won. Good choice Jack.
Our GC mini me's Alfie and Davies look good. Uncompromising in the manager's mould.
What a difference a week makes.
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Aug 25, 2019 8:19:15 GMT
Snakey absolutely bottled it, from the moment he slipped on the ball in the box it was clear to every single person in the stadium he had zero confidence that day.
Tight defence subdued him and the (fully deserved) rain of abuse from the stands got in his head and pulled him apart. Feigning injury and slinking off into the changing rooms after half an hour - coward. Disgrace of a man, he couldn't even look at the Blackthorn End when he re-emerged in casual gear at Box 1.
I have lost my voice from screaming repeat renditions of 'Nanananananana, Taylor bottled it', 'we're all having a party when Matty Taylor dies' and my personal favourite 'Matty Taylor, we know where you live'. Lovely, lovely day.
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 25, 2019 8:25:21 GMT
Snakey absolutely bottled it, from the moment he slipped on the ball in the box it was clear to every single person in the stadium he had zero confidence that day. Tight defence subdued him and the (fully deserved) rain of abuse from the stands got in his head and pulled him apart. Feigning injury and slinking off into the changing rooms after half an hour - coward. Disgrace of a man, he couldn't even look at the Blackthorn End when he re-emerged in casual gear at Box 1. I have lost my voice from screaming repeat renditions of 'Nanananananana, Taylor bottled it', 'we're all having a party when Matty Taylor dies' and my personal favourite 'Matty Taylor, we know where you live'. Lovely, lovely day. Good album.. The s*it sapped all his confidence. He lacked his old sharpness. Not sure L1 his level. Walsall beckons.. |
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 25, 2019 12:40:21 GMT
Take off at least 1400 oxford and that’s poor and yet the boozers were rammed and ground looked fairly full. That sound strange to me. A lot were asking for tickets. I feel we really should make exceptions for those who can prove they are our fans. We can’t afford to not let our own, into the ground. You have shocked me with the attendance figure. |
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Post by crater on Aug 25, 2019 12:46:18 GMT
5-3-2 seems to be the way to go.
Gets the best out of most of the players
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 13:15:02 GMT
Snakey absolutely bottled it, from the moment he slipped on the ball in the box it was clear to every single person in the stadium he had zero confidence that day. Tight defence subdued him and the (fully deserved) rain of abuse from the stands got in his head and pulled him apart. Feigning injury and slinking off into the changing rooms after half an hour - coward. Disgrace of a man, he couldn't even look at the Blackthorn End when he re-emerged in casual gear at Box 1. I have lost my voice from screaming repeat renditions of 'Nanananananana, Taylor bottled it', 'we're all having a party when Matty Taylor dies' and my personal favourite 'Matty Taylor, we know where you live'. Lovely, lovely day. So you were one of the pathetic morons singing that you would celebrate the death of a player. You need to grow up a bit and take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror. To be blunt, Bristol Rovers would be better off without people like you associated with the club. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover it. |
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 25, 2019 13:16:46 GMT
Boiling hot day. Can't remember the last time I wore shorts to a match. Weird. I think I've worn 'long trousers' to a game just once in the last 15 years... (away to Southend in January just gone). Then again, maybe I'm weird. Agree with the rest of the post! Great 3 points where the crowd really got going and helped boost the energy on the pitch. Apparently snake has an unusual choice of head-ware. Who'd have though it? |
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Post by harrybuckle on Aug 25, 2019 17:13:17 GMT
Take off at least 1400 oxford and that’s poor and yet the boozers were rammed and ground looked fairly full. That sound strange to me. A lot were asking for tickets. I feel we really should make exceptions for those who can prove they are our fans. We can’t afford to not let our own, into the ground. You have shocked me with the attendance figure. The last three seasons have seen less watching this fixture at the Mem Oxford 2018/19 8,506 Oxford 2017/18 9,656 Oxford 2016/17 10,053
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Post by bloogas on Aug 25, 2019 17:46:59 GMT
Take off at least 1400 oxford and that’s poor and yet the boozers were rammed and ground looked fairly full. That sound strange to me. A lot were asking for tickets. I feel we really should make exceptions for those who can prove they are our fans. We can’t afford to not let our own, into the ground. You have shocked me with the attendance figure. A Bank Holiday weekend with great weather, and you're surprised some chose other more summery pursuits? Or that a negative, possibly nasty, atmosphere grew up in the buildup to the game? Or that there's been an unwarranted ANTI-GC campaign? I respect your views KP, but the attendance doesn't altogether surprise me. |
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Aug 25, 2019 18:35:50 GMT
Snakey absolutely bottled it, from the moment he slipped on the ball in the box it was clear to every single person in the stadium he had zero confidence that day. Tight defence subdued him and the (fully deserved) rain of abuse from the stands got in his head and pulled him apart. Feigning injury and slinking off into the changing rooms after half an hour - coward. Disgrace of a man, he couldn't even look at the Blackthorn End when he re-emerged in casual gear at Box 1. I have lost my voice from screaming repeat renditions of 'Nanananananana, Taylor bottled it', 'we're all having a party when Matty Taylor dies' and my personal favourite 'Matty Taylor, we know where you live'. Lovely, lovely day. So you were one of the pathetic morons singing that you would celebrate the death of a player. You need to grow up a bit and take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror. To be blunt, Bristol Rovers would be better off without people like you associated with the club. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover it. We're all having a party, we're all having a party, we're all having a paaartyyy, When Bamber gets a joke. When Bamber gets a joke! When Bamber gets a joke! It'll be a bloody miracle, it'll be a bloody miracle, it'll be a bloody miraaaccllle, when Bamber cracks a smile! I have gazed into the abyss of the mirror until it, too, gazed back at me. I have reconsidered and made an enlightened judgment: it is a joke. The majority of people at the Memorial Stadium yesterday understood it to be precisely that. Despite your assertions I would not literally arrange a party to mark the death of Matty Taylor. The same way I would not purchase a flute for 50 pence and learn only one specific musical piece critiquing Bristol City Football Club (1982) and its implied ties to a terrorist organisation from the Republic of Ireland. A chant is not a legally binding pledge of action. Live a little, have some fun. It was a wonderful day and a buoyant atmosphere that the Mem has needed in these difficult times. A victory in the sunshine that would have made Junior Agogo very proud. I come out of this bank holiday a very happy man, and in light of the Ashes heroics this afternoon even more so. Content doesn't begin to cover it. |
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Post by mangogas15 on Aug 25, 2019 18:39:53 GMT
Take off at least 1400 oxford and that’s poor and yet the boozers were rammed and ground looked fairly full. That sound strange to me. A lot were asking for tickets. I feel we really should make exceptions for those who can prove they are our fans. We can’t afford to not let our own, into the ground. You have shocked me with the attendance figure. Agree looked at least 9000 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 22:38:04 GMT
So you were one of the pathetic morons singing that you would celebrate the death of a player. You need to grow up a bit and take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror. To be blunt, Bristol Rovers would be better off without people like you associated with the club. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover it. We're all having a party, we're all having a party, we're all having a paaartyyy, When Bamber gets a joke. When Bamber gets a joke! When Bamber gets a joke! It'll be a bloody miracle, it'll be a bloody miracle, it'll be a bloody miraaaccllle, when Bamber cracks a smile! I have gazed into the abyss of the mirror until it, too, gazed back at me. I have reconsidered and made an enlightened judgment: it is a joke. The majority of people at the Memorial Stadium yesterday understood it to be precisely that. Despite your assertions I would not literally arrange a party to mark the death of Matty Taylor. The same way I would not purchase a flute for 50 pence and learn only one specific musical piece critiquing Bristol City Football Club (1982) and its implied ties to a terrorist organisation from the Republic of Ireland. A chant is not a legally binding pledge of action. Live a little, have some fun. It was a wonderful day and a buoyant atmosphere that the Mem has needed in these difficult times. A victory in the sunshine that would have made Junior Agogo very proud. I come out of this bank holiday a very happy man, and in light of the Ashes heroics this afternoon even more so. Content doesn't begin to cover it. Pathetic. Grow up. |
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Aug 25, 2019 23:07:08 GMT
We're all having a party, we're all having a party, we're all having a paaartyyy, When Bamber gets a joke. When Bamber gets a joke! When Bamber gets a joke! It'll be a bloody miracle, it'll be a bloody miracle, it'll be a bloody miraaaccllle, when Bamber cracks a smile! I have gazed into the abyss of the mirror until it, too, gazed back at me. I have reconsidered and made an enlightened judgment: it is a joke. The majority of people at the Memorial Stadium yesterday understood it to be precisely that. Despite your assertions I would not literally arrange a party to mark the death of Matty Taylor. The same way I would not purchase a flute for 50 pence and learn only one specific musical piece critiquing Bristol City Football Club (1982) and its implied ties to a terrorist organisation from the Republic of Ireland. A chant is not a legally binding pledge of action. Live a little, have some fun. It was a wonderful day and a buoyant atmosphere that the Mem has needed in these difficult times. A victory in the sunshine that would have made Junior Agogo very proud. I come out of this bank holiday a very happy man, and in light of the Ashes heroics this afternoon even more so. Content doesn't begin to cover it. Pathetic. Grow up. Oh boy, that's a dissertation and a half to unpack here. With such a lengthy, well researched and meticulously detailed deconstruction of my individual points you sure told me off. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 10:32:36 GMT
Oh boy, that's a dissertation and a half to unpack here. With such a lengthy, well researched and meticulously detailed deconstruction of my individual points you sure told me off. Well, your rebuttal to my original post was that it's fine to shout disgusting words at a player and then claim it's fine because it's humour and anyone who calls you out for being a moron is the one with the problem. Not acceptable in any situation, but when the backdrop is that we've lost one of our former players this week it just amplifies your stupidity getting involved. As a hero of mine, the late, great Christopher Hitchens would often say to his debating opponents, I'll leave the audience, so in this case, people reading this, to make their own judgement. When you do eventually grow up you'll look back on what you were shouting on Saturday and you'll be ashamed of yourself for lowering yourself to what was happening around you. |
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Post by thecuregalore94 on Aug 26, 2019 11:58:22 GMT
Oh boy, that's a dissertation and a half to unpack here. With such a lengthy, well researched and meticulously detailed deconstruction of my individual points you sure told me off. Well, your rebuttal to my original post was that it's fine to shout disgusting words at a player and then claim it's fine because it's humour and anyone who calls you out for being a moron is the one with the problem. Not acceptable in any situation, but when the backdrop is that we've lost one of our former players this week it just amplifies your stupidity getting involved. As a hero of mine, the late, great Christopher Hitchens would often say to his debating opponents, I'll leave the audience, so in this case, people reading this, to make their own judgement. When you do eventually grow up you'll look back on what you were shouting on Saturday and you'll be ashamed of yourself for lowering yourself to what was happening around you. No, it was not. You have misread it. But I won't make the point again as it's not worth our time retreading steps. You are welcome to your heroes but I confess I hold Christopher Hitchens' word in very low regard. Whilst studying A-Level Law & Politics I found him profoundly rude and bullying to people harmlessly practicing their religious faith - a bit like Ricky Gervais, only even less funny. Perhaps I will change my outlook and regret what I said. Given a rethink now in the cold sober light of a balmy bank holiday Monday, I don't feel a flicker of shame. The last time I can remember regretting my actions was buying a pint of 'Black Jesus' on the merit of its name alone at an alternative pub at Cambridge away 3 or 4 years back. To quote Paul Anka's My Way (not a hero of mine but a musician to which I am ambivalent) "regrets, I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention. I did what I had to do, and saw it through, without exemption." I won't be losing any sleep, and neither should you old man. |
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 26, 2019 12:59:50 GMT
Snakey absolutely bottled it, from the moment he slipped on the ball in the box it was clear to every single person in the stadium he had zero confidence that day. Tight defence subdued him and the (fully deserved) rain of abuse from the stands got in his head and pulled him apart. Feigning injury and slinking off into the changing rooms after half an hour - coward. Disgrace of a man, he couldn't even look at the Blackthorn End when he re-emerged in casual gear at Box 1. I have lost my voice from screaming repeat renditions of 'Nanananananana, Taylor bottled it', 'we're all having a party when Matty Taylor dies' and my personal favourite 'Matty Taylor, we know where you live'. Lovely, lovely day. So you were one of the pathetic morons singing that you would celebrate the death of a player. You need to grow up a bit and take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror. To be blunt, Bristol Rovers would be better off without people like you associated with the club. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover it. Bambi. No-one ACTUALLY wants Matty Taylor to die. No-one is ACTUALLY going to arrange a party when he does shuffle off this mortal coil. He doesn't ACTUALLY wear a w*nkers hat. Do you go all snowflakey when people sing to an injured player "let him die"? Again they don't ACTUALLY want him to die. OK not exactly the wit of Oscar Wilde, but it's humour. Not your cup of tea? No problem. But some of the rhetoric calling our own fans "scum" and "vile" is way more over the top than the chant itself. Best atmosphere at the Memorial Stadium for many a long year. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2019 14:28:00 GMT
So you were one of the pathetic morons singing that you would celebrate the death of a player. You need to grow up a bit and take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror. To be blunt, Bristol Rovers would be better off without people like you associated with the club. Embarrassing doesn't begin to cover it. Bambi. No-one ACTUALLY wants Matty Taylor to die. No-one is ACTUALLY going to arrange a party when he does shuffle off this mortal coil. He doesn't ACTUALLY wear a w*nkers hat. Do you go all snowflakey when people sing to an injured player "let him die"? Again they don't ACTUALLY want him to die. OK not exactly the wit of Oscar Wilde, but it's humour. Not your cup of tea? No problem. But some of the rhetoric calling our own fans "scum" and "vile" is way more over the top than the chant itself. Best atmosphere at the Memorial Stadium for many a long year. Ummmm, no, it's not humour. And no, I'm far from being a snowflake. No safe spaces here. I just thought that this stuff belonged in BS3, obviously I was mistaken, sorry about that. One step closer to the gutter for Rovers it is then. Well done you and everybody who shares your view. |
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 26, 2019 14:49:53 GMT
Bambi. No-one ACTUALLY wants Matty Taylor to die. No-one is ACTUALLY going to arrange a party when he does shuffle off this mortal coil. He doesn't ACTUALLY wear a w*nkers hat. Do you go all snowflakey when people sing to an injured player "let him die"? Again they don't ACTUALLY want him to die. OK not exactly the wit of Oscar Wilde, but it's humour. Not your cup of tea? No problem. But some of the rhetoric calling our own fans "scum" and "vile" is way more over the top than the chant itself. Best atmosphere at the Memorial Stadium for many a long year. Ummmm, no, it's not humour. And no, I'm far from being a snowflake. No safe spaces here. I just thought that this stuff belonged in BS3, obviously I was mistaken, sorry about that. One step closer to the gutter for Rovers it is then. Well done you and everybody who shares your view. What a total over-reaction. I think a lot of people never had the chance to say 'good-bye' to the snake. Hence a cathartic moment for many. Nothing to see here now. All move along. Even the self-righteous snowflakes. |
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Post by kingswood Polak on Aug 26, 2019 17:38:24 GMT
Take off at least 1400 oxford and that’s poor and yet the boozers were rammed and ground looked fairly full. That sound strange to me. A lot were asking for tickets. I feel we really should make exceptions for those who can prove they are our fans. We can’t afford to not let our own, into the ground. You have shocked me with the attendance figure. A Bank Holiday weekend with great weather, and you're surprised some chose other more summery pursuits? Or that a negative, possibly nasty, atmosphere grew up in the buildup to the game? Or that there's been an unwarranted ANTI-GC campaign? I respect your views KP, but the attendance doesn't altogether surprise me. I question it to be honest |
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 26, 2019 18:19:46 GMT
To be fair KP, I thought a decent enough attendance with no POTD. Cracking atmosphere. Great day out. UTG.
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