SBRed Match Thoughts Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley

[animallittle3]

Another local Derby and I dare say another difficult game against newly promoted Doncaster Rovers .

They made a solid enough start to life back in league one but have stalled these last 6 weeks .

Billy Sharp will obviously be rubbing his hands , he seems to score against us almost every time we come up against him .

One of those games that any result isn't going to surprise many of us however a draw looks the bet if you are having one .

[Shadrack the Red]

Another tight match me thinks, both teams faltering after bright starts and both teams recording wins in the cup last saturday so the obvious outcome would probably be a draw , however I fancy us to shade it by the odd goal , we are due a win at the Milk Float and we are long overdue a good defensive performance , hopefully we get just that and bring home the points.

[EthelRed]

I hope that in dropping the leading scorer it doesnt come back to bite Connor in the ass!

I cant fathom his thinking on that one.

[Shadrack the Red]

I hope that in dropping the leading scorer it doesnt come back to bite Connor in the ass!

I cant fathom his thinking on that one.

Just listened to an interview with Conor and DKD was one of those who had illness this week, he wasn"t dropped and it was not tactical , several others have been ill hence the somewhat shift around in personnel .

[perkytyke]

Me either, or playing Rooney at R/B? How are we supposed to get continuity when he chops and changes EVERY game?

[perkytyke]

Rooney done for pace by Molyneaux twice in 3 minutes!

[perkytyke]

Me either, or playing Rooney at R/B? How are we supposed to get continuity when he chops and changes EVERY game?

#L/B

[animallittle3]

Well a win is a win and we certainly needed that , dare I say rather fortuitous in my opinion , that's a penalty all day long for Rovers in the second half .

We'll take it of course .

[EthelRed]

Well that would explain it Shad cos there wasnt any sense in the selection.

We found out Rooney is slower than Russell and shouldnt be playing full back again. I get it that his hand might have been forced on that selection.
Kelly should be included on a regular basis he linked well with Bland. I thought the pair overshadowed Connell, I cant fathom whats behind his regressive performances.
Cleary looked tricky but faded out in the second.
Cooper really needs to get his kicking sorted hes lacking accuracy almost all the time.
The rest of the lads put in 5 out of ten performances for me but credit to them for coming away with the points.

Lets hope we get the illness out of the camp by the next match so thet we can play our first 11, whatever that is as im not sure.

[Shadrack the Red]

Well that would explain it Shad cos there wasnt any sense in the selection.

We found out Rooney is slower than Russell and shouldnt be playing full back again. I get it that his hand might have been forced on that selection.
Kelly should be included on a regular basis he linked well with Bland. I thought the pair overshadowed Connell, I cant fathom whats behind his regressive performances.
Cleary looked tricky but faded out in the second.
Cooper really needs to get his kicking sorted hes lacking accuracy almost all the time.
The rest of the lads put in 5 out of ten performances for me but credit to them for coming away with the points.

Lets hope we get the illness out of the camp by the next match so thet we can play our first 11, whatever that is as im not sure.

Its all about opinions Ethel and I totally respect your opinions but I do not get your comment about Connel, the whole team have struggled in the last month but the knives seem to be out for Connel yet yesterday he was excellent, he covered every inch of the pitch on and off the ball and his passing was excellent , Kelly stole the show and was superb , but Connel , Cleary and Bland were to me the driving force that got us over the line , one thing though, we are all delighted to see a well earned 3 points.