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Post by laughinggas on Jul 27, 2024 11:41:48 GMT
Game stopped after 30 mins. Is this a 3 x 30 mins game? Sill 0-0, both sides have had opportunities to take the lead. Conteh looking assured in midfield. Drinks breaks. Two 45 min halves
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 11:45:21 GMT
... yet another good save from Griffiths.
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 11:49:24 GMT
Rovers using the high press well.
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 11:54:32 GMT
Penalty to Rovers!
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 11:54:56 GMT
2-0
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 11:59:40 GMT
FT 2-0
Hard to tell the strength of the opposition but I thought overall we looked good.
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 12:00:27 GMT
Off to bed now. Goodnight Gasheads.
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Post by Cheshiregas on Jul 27, 2024 12:01:53 GMT
Off to bed now. Goodnight Gasheads. Many thanks Jeff At least you will have sweet dreams after a Gas victory!
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Post by The Concept on Jul 27, 2024 12:20:59 GMT
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Post by baselswh on Jul 27, 2024 12:23:16 GMT
I don't know yet but I imagine Luke is the best player at the club.
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Post by The Concept on Jul 27, 2024 13:37:46 GMT
I hope to see MTs strongest 11 soon. I mean I don't think Luke Thomas has started a game yet and if we have a better winger then him,i'll be pleasantly surprised. LT has played. Came off early injured in one game. Thankfully it seems it wasn't anything serious.
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Post by The Concept on Jul 27, 2024 13:39:30 GMT
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Post by The Concept on Jul 27, 2024 14:42:25 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 27, 2024 17:18:54 GMT
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Portimonense live: Late Thomas penalty doubles Gas' lead in Portugal..By Daniel Hargraves
We're underway in Portugal. Rovers once again in their new green away kit.
Great to see Connor Taylor back out there, Big hopes for the centre-back this season after last term ended in mixed fashion with a knee injury affecting his form. Surgery will have hopefully put that all to bed.
Hutchinson fires over, Nice feet from the midfielder but a wild effort well clear of goal.
Both sides have seen pretty equal proportions of the ball with no clear cut chances as of yet. Just figuring each other out.
Shot on target from Hutchinson, The midfielder wins the ball back well and drives up the pitch, playing the ball out wide to Grant Ward after Promise Omochere left it. Ward then shimmies and cuts back to return to Hutchinson on the edge of the area who stings the palms of the Portimonense goalkeeper.
Grant Ward booked, Out of frustration, the midfielder pulls the shirt of a Portimonense player after losing the initial footrace with him. Silly yellow.
Great save from Griffiths, A Portimonense player is played through on goal but Griffiths makes himself big and palms the ball away for a corner.
Another save from Griffiths, Rovers fail to clear convincingly and a Portimonense player has an ambitious shot just outside the area that goes through a sea of bodies and is on target, with Griffiths having to make a reaction save.
Water break, It's not been a classic despite both goalkeepers being tested. Rovers passing it around nicely but lacking that final bit of quality in the final third. You can see the ideas, it's just about putting them to fruition.
GOAL: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Portimonense (Omochere) Promise Omochere taps home his first Bristol Rovers goal after good play from Bryant Bilongo.
Half-time: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Portimonense Rovers have knocked the ball around nicely and have the lead to show for it with Promise Omochere getting a goal that will only do wonders for his confidence.
Apologies for technical issues, We've had issues out of our control covering the second half. Apologies again.
GOAL: Bristol Rovers 2-0 Portimonense (Thomas) Substitute Luke Thomas doubles Rover's lead from the penalty spot late on.
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Post by JeffNZ on Jul 27, 2024 21:39:25 GMT
I hope to see MTs strongest 11 soon. I mean I don't think Luke Thomas has started a game yet and if we have a better winger then him,i'll be pleasantly surprised. LT has played. Came off early injured in one game. Thankfully it seems it wasn't anything serious. I really rate Luke and he appears to have lost some weight, so much so I struggled to recognise him on the pitch.
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Post by baselswh on Jul 30, 2024 10:20:38 GMT
Who is going to the Argyle game tonight, 19.00 ko.
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 30, 2024 10:36:59 GMT
Bristol Rovers handed major defensive boost ahead of final week of pre-season preparations..By Daniel Hargraves
Connor Taylor had been playing catch-up through pre-season prior to Bristol Rovers' training camp in Portugal after having knee surgery at the end of last term.i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/incoming/article9443724.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_GettyImages-1905668008-1.jpgBristol Rovers were able to hand Connor Taylor his first minutes of pre-season on Saturday afternoon against Portimonense, making it increasingly likely that he will be fit enough to start the Gas' League One opener against Northampton Town in less than two weeks time. However, one of the biggest positives taken from Saturday's win is the fact that Taylor was able to play the full first half having been playing catch-up throughout pre-season so far after having knee surgery at the end of last season. The 22-year-old picked up a separate hamstring injury early into Rovers' final home game of last season against Peterborough United and subsequently had surgery on his knee to, as Matt Taylor explained, clean it out. "He has had this knee complaint for a period of time now," the Gas manager explained ahead of the final day defeat at Wigan Athletic back in April, "and the specialists have scanned the knee as well as the hamstring. So the hamstring has got a serious enough injury as it is but he's actually having surgery today to clean out his knee so a bit of a trim of the cartilage and a clean out of the joint in relation to that knee which might have been affecting that hamstring as well. Taylor made 41 appearances across all competitions for Rovers last campaign and, when on form, was arguably the Gas' best centre-back. A major physical presence who, at just 22, will only improve, there is rightly plenty of excitement around what the defender can develop into. Although Rovers' transfer ethos this summer has been to recruit young, hungry players who can develop into profitable assets down the line, Taylor already fit that bill when re-joining the club on a permanent deal from Stoke City last summer for a fee in the region of around £300,000. It appears as though the Gas boss will prioritise a system that incorporates a back-three in order to make Rovers less leaky and will no doubt see Taylor as a figure with a key role to play this season. The Gas also have James Wilson and James Connolly within their defensive ranks while they've also acquired the signings of Taylor Moore, Dan Ellison and Michael Forbes on a season-long loan from West Ham United while Clinton Mola, although a left-back, has been playing left centre-back in a three during pre-season. Rovers host Championship sides Plymouth Argyle and Cardiff City at the Mem this week on Tuesday and Saturday respectively in their final two friendlies of pre-season which will hopefully offer Taylor the chance to get more minutes under his belt ahead of the 2024/25 League One season starting next Saturday at home to Northampton.
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Post by TaiwanGas on Jul 30, 2024 11:19:48 GMT
Bought a BRTV Streaming Pass for tonights Argyle game, if all go’s smoothly and camera is on cue, I will invest in a season pass before the weekend.
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Post by Swedish Gas on Jul 30, 2024 11:51:34 GMT
Bought a BRTV Streaming Pass for tonights Argyle game, if all go’s smoothly and camera is on cue, I will invest in a season pass before the weekend. Hej! I'd be interested to hear about the quality of the video and audio on the stream. Still undecided.
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Post by TaiwanGas on Jul 30, 2024 12:02:50 GMT
Bought a BRTV Streaming Pass for tonights Argyle game, if all go’s smoothly and camera is on cue, I will invest in a season pass before the weekend. Hej! I'd be interested to hear about the quality of the video and audio on the stream. Still undecided. OK Swedish Gas, will give you an update after watching.
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