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Post by Bamber Gashead on Aug 19, 2023 15:36:23 GMT
FFS 1-0 down
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Post by JeffNZ on Aug 19, 2023 15:37:42 GMT
1-0 Cambridge.
TBH they deserve it.
We have been very poor and created next to nothing.
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Post by Cheshiregas on Aug 19, 2023 15:37:43 GMT
1-0 Cambridge, tactics paying off for them....
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Post by harrybuckle on Aug 19, 2023 15:49:03 GMT
Six mins of stoppage time
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Post by harrybuckle on Aug 19, 2023 15:52:53 GMT
Couple of tame shots from Sinclair
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Post by Bamber Gashead on Aug 19, 2023 15:53:56 GMT
FFS 2-0
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Post by JeffNZ on Aug 19, 2023 15:54:39 GMT
2-0
Awful game, awful performance, awful result
Barton has been tactically out-thought. It's not been pretty but Cambridge deserved this just by sticking to their game plan.
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Post by Bamber Gashead on Aug 19, 2023 15:54:53 GMT
FT 2-0
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Post by JeffNZ on Aug 19, 2023 16:03:08 GMT
We had 61% of the possession...whoop de do.
As I've said before, if you're going to play the modern tippy tappy game you need midfielders willing to work hard to make space and create options. Our midfield are far too static.
Very, very disappointing.
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Post by Mrs V Smegma on Aug 19, 2023 16:08:08 GMT
A timely reminder that every game in this league will be tough and that we have no divine right to walk away with the points. We are doing better than I thought we would but sounds like a disappointingly limp performance.
We were getting a bit carried away by what has been a good start to the season I think
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Post by harrybuckle on Aug 19, 2023 16:08:45 GMT
Cambridge now second in the league
At last Birmingham City won T Ashton Gate!
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Post by toteend3 on Aug 19, 2023 16:39:42 GMT
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Post by The Concept on Aug 19, 2023 17:14:10 GMT
Interesting results from the games involving the other teams we've played this season, in what we thought was a tricky start:
Portsmouth held to a goalless draw home to Cheltenham. Barnsley lose 3-1 home to Oxford. Charlton lose 3-2 home to Port Vale.
Early days but Cambridge, Oxford, Stevenage, Exeter, Lincoln & Port Vale all in the top 9.
Could be an open season, going on results so far.
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Post by toteend3 on Aug 19, 2023 17:37:11 GMT
Interesting results from the games involving the other teams we've played this season, in what we thought was a tricky start: Portsmouth held to a goalless draw home to Cheltenham. Barnsley lose 3-1 home to Oxford. Charlton lose 3-2 home to Port Vale. Early days but Cambridge, Oxford, Stevenage, Exeter, Lincoln & Port Vale all in the top 9. Could be an open season, going on results so far. Yep it’s wide open, half of the league One teams can harbour promotion aspersions - I guess that’s why it’s all so disappointing for us to churn out such a flat performance, after Tuesdays eighth minute of extra time celebrations.
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Post by bluetornados on Aug 20, 2023 6:37:44 GMT
Andy Mangan reflects on missed chances after Bristol Rovers' 2-0 defeat at Cambridge United..by Daniel Hargraves.i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article6302593.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_JMP_Rovers_vs_Crawley_AW_213.jpgBristol Rovers coach Andy ManganBristol Rovers coach Andy Mangan has credited Cambridge United after the U's inflicted Rovers with their first league defeat of the campaign as Mark Bonner's side won 2-0 thanks to two late goals in a scrappy affair. After a tight first-half, the Gas were still finding it difficult to break down the low-block of Cambridge, who defended excellently and were more than content to allow the visitors to dominate possession. Speaking to BBC Radio Bristol, Mangan said: "I think credit goes to Cambridge to be honest because they've come with a game plan and it's worked, We spoke to the lads yesterday that they're the second-best counter-attacking team in the league because they sit and they get ready to press to feed off of your mistakes. Unfortunately, we haven't taken our chances." Rovers' best chance of the game fell to last season's star player Aaron Collins with the affair still goalless. Unfortunately, he was unable to convert with the miss highlighted as a potential moment where a different result could be reflected on. However, the coach backed his player, saying: "I think we've got players in the team who can score. Azza's obviously our talisman and someone we think the world of here so we've got to be better in all departments. "He takes that responsibility on every day and he's going to have to be responsible for us again next Saturday. But I thought we had opportunities, we just never really got going properly today. "For starters, I think you have to hit balls diagonally over the full-backs which we tried to. Aaron Collins got in a few times, the pitch was really sticky as you can see. I don't think they watered it. Again, that's something we have to be better at. We've got to move the ball quicker, we've got to get it on the outside so we can pull them apart. Then you can go through the middle of them. "It's all areas of our development that we need to work on. We're a new group and I think we've seen today there were areas that were weaker and areas that we need to improve." Having played games in midweek back-to-back, Rovers now have a week out of action before a run of three consecutive home games across the league and EFL Trophy with Wycombe Wanderers next up.
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Aug 20, 2023 7:24:29 GMT
We had 61% of the possession...whoop de do. As I've said before, if you're going to play the modern tippy tappy game you need midfielders willing to work hard to make space and create options. Our midfield are far too static. Very, very disappointing. I'm amazed you stuck it out. I'd had enough by halftime and switched over to the Liverpool game :-). As wake-up calls go it thankfully wasn't that far into the season to do any irreparable harm to our inflated sense of superiority. It's a pity we haven't got Burton next so we can get that one out of the way too early days.
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Post by eppinggas on Aug 20, 2023 7:40:42 GMT
Andy Mangan reflects on missed chances after Bristol Rovers' 2-0 defeat at Cambridge United..by Daniel Hargraves.Bristol Rovers coach Andy Mangan has credited Cambridge United after the U's inflicted Rovers with their first league defeat of the campaign as Mark Bonner's side won 2-0 thanks to two late goals in a scrappy affair. After a tight first-half, the Gas were still finding it difficult to break down the low-block of Cambridge, who defended excellently and were more than content to allow the visitors to dominate possession. Speaking to BBC Radio Bristol, Mangan said: "I think credit goes to Cambridge to be honest because they've come with a game plan and it's worked, We spoke to the lads yesterday that they're the second-best counter-attacking team in the league because they sit and they get ready to press to feed off of your mistakes. Unfortunately, we haven't taken our chances." Rovers' best chance of the game fell to last season's star player Aaron Collins with the affair still goalless. Unfortunately, he was unable to convert with the miss highlighted as a potential moment where a different result could be reflected on. However, the coach backed his player, saying: "I think we've got players in the team who can score. Azza's obviously our talisman and someone we think the world of here so we've got to be better in all departments. "He takes that responsibility on every day and he's going to have to be responsible for us again next Saturday. But I thought we had opportunities, we just never really got going properly today. "For starters, I think you have to hit balls diagonally over the full-backs which we tried to. Aaron Collins got in a few times, the pitch was really sticky as you can see. I don't think they watered it. Again, that's something we have to be better at. We've got to move the ball quicker, we've got to get it on the outside so we can pull them apart. Then you can go through the middle of them. "It's all areas of our development that we need to work on. We're a new group and I think we've seen today there were areas that were weaker and areas that we need to improve." Having played games in midweek back-to-back, Rovers now have a week out of action before a run of three consecutive home games across the league and EFL Trophy with Wycombe Wanderers next up. Fair play Andy Mangan. Honest. Backed his players. Gave credit to the opposition. Identified tactical weaknesses and how to improve. Note to Barton, that's what creditable post-match comments look like.
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Post by JeffNZ on Aug 20, 2023 7:56:30 GMT
It does beg the question as to why Barton delegated the press conference.
Seems he's happy to front when it's good news (a la Charlton) but not for the truly awful (a la Cambridge).
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Post by CabbagePatchBlues on Aug 20, 2023 8:02:32 GMT
It does beg the question as to why Barton delegated the press conference. Seems he's happy to front when it's good news (a la Charlton) but not for the truly awful (a la Cambridge). He did an interview that popped up on my free Twitter feed. Not sure for whom though. Kuwait Morning Post maybe...
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Post by Peter Parker on Aug 20, 2023 8:07:02 GMT
It does beg the question as to why Barton delegated the press conference. Seems he's happy to front when it's good news (a la Charlton) but not for the truly awful (a la Cambridge). He did an interview that popped up on my free Twitter feed. Not sure for whom though. Barton's interview was with the club media. Interviewer said it was our best start since 2007 (Which is wrong) and Barton made a 'bizzare' comment
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