Rotherham

[frogpole]

Also hoping for 3 at the back today !!
Gomes to pull the strings in midfield, and our pace up front perfect for an away win
I predict a 3-2 win 🤞

[Armchair General]

Looking at the line up, it looks like 3 at the back, despite what BBC website says. Not sure though if it's going to be a 3-5-2 or a 3-4-3, as Ainley could play either centre mid or out wide. If it is 3-5-2, it'll suit Kashket's game better, playing through the centre in a two. My prediction? I'm going to be positive, and say 1-1.

[Armchair General]

Not in a position to watch, or even listen to the match today, but, looking at the match stats and live text on the BBC website, it looks like we're struggling to lay a glove on Rotherham. One long range shot from Murphy's our only attacking stat. From the text on BBC, you don't know how good the chances for Rotherham were, but the fact that there was nine of them, and most of them were from inside the area, is worrying. 0-0 at half time is a positive though I suppose...

[Armchair General]

Sixty odd minutes in, we're a goal down and nothing's changed. I think the manager has to take some blame. We're looking for a cutting edge going forward, Ainley gets injured, and do we bring on our attacking, creative midfielder off the bench? No. We bring on Lundstram. Has Gomes done a number two in Artell's cornflakes? He's a midfielder that can create and score goals, but apparently Lundstram is the better option. As we're playing what looks to me like a 3-5-2, we could play Murphs and Robertson in midfield, with Gomes playing in behind the front two. It almost feels like we'd just written this game off.

[ShropshireAlex]

Sixty odd minutes in, we're a goal down and nothing's changed. I think the manager has to take some blame. We're looking for a cutting edge going forward, Ainley gets injured, and do we bring on our attacking, creative midfielder off the bench? No. We bring on Lundstram. Has Gomes done a number two in Artell's cornflakes? He's a midfielder that can create and score goals, but apparently Lundstram is the better option. As we're playing what looks to me like a 3-5-2, we could play Murphs and Robertson in midfield, with Gomes playing in behind the front two. It almost feels like we'd just written this game off.

But apparently not, with Ports scoring a LATE pen (as of course he was bound to when given the chance.)