Doncaster Rvrs Vs Blackburn Rvrs .. Predictions.

[alfinyalcabo]

Your an amazing fan, season tickets at Bury and Rovers for 23 years. I doff my cap to you..

Oh hang on..

Not forgetting Castleford *****cats..

[Saxo1man41]

Not forgetting Castleford *****cats..

I smell something.. That it.. Bullsh*t.

[AucklandRover]

I smell something.. That it.. Bullsh*t.

Saxo - you have dodged a few issues here.
Why DID you suddenly turn so violently against Mowbray for a few days after the two draws?
You say many of the posts on the BRFC site are rubbish, but for that period you agreed with them. ALL teams have bad days or bad spells, however good they are (same with players). You've been watching football long enough to know that. And it looked as if you were buying into this nonsense - again - that the only possible cause for a disappointing performance is...the MANAGER!
I find it odd, too, that you can criticise TM for "negativity", when you were Sam's biggest fan!
If I had to pick one manager to save a team in a relegation-battle, it would be Sam. But to lead a team forward, using a variety of tactics and styles? NO!

[Saxo1man41]

Saxo - you have dodged a few issues here.
Why DID you suddenly turn so violently against Mowbray for a few days after the two draws?
You say many of the posts on the BRFC site are rubbish, but for that period you agreed with them. ALL teams have bad days or bad spells, however good they are (same with players). You've been watching football long enough to know that. And it looked as if you were buying into this nonsense - again - that the only possible cause for a disappointing performance is...the MANAGER!
I find it odd, too, that you can criticise TM for "negativity", when you were Sam's biggest fan!
If I had to pick one manager to save a team in a relegation-battle, it would be Sam. But to lead a team forward, using a variety of tactics and styles? NO!

Where have I turned 'for' mowbray aucks? He's done a decent job IF he gets us promoted, but I still question his approach to games at this level and I still question whether he's capable of having us challenge for a prem return.

[champs95]

Your an amazing fan, season tickets at Bury and Rovers for 23 years. I doff my cap to you..

Oh hang on..

I never said once I have a an ST for both. Not once.
But your are wrong. Its not been a solid 23 years.
I spent one year in France.
Then a year in a padded cell.
A year as a Wigan fan

....then after I got banned off every other clubs forum, I came back on here to annoy everyone, and talk ****e.

[Saxo1man41]

I never said once I have a an ST for both. Not once.
But your are wrong. Its not been a solid 23 years.
I spent one year in France.
Then a year in a padded cell.
A year as a Wigan fan

....then after I got banned off every other clubs forum, I came back on here to annoy everyone, and talk ****e.

You may as well mention through the keyhole too, then you've well and truly scraped the barrel.

[Saxo1man41]

Mowbray is in Division 3, sets a team up to contain but still concedes soft goals. With the attacking talent we have got, that's our strength, why not fully use it?

Sam is in the Premier League, sets his teams up to be solid, and invariably they are.

[Saxo1man41]

It would be refreshing that mowbray thinks at Doncaster, screw it, let's go for it..

Armstrong Dack Payne
Graham

But you know there'll be a track back 'protector' our wide again, my guess is Samuel this time.

[AucklandRover]

It would be refreshing that mowbray thinks at Doncaster, screw it, let's go for it..

Armstrong Dack Payne
Graham

But you know there'll be a track back 'protector' our wide again, my guess is Samuel this time.

As I've said several times, I have no problem with trying that, but neither do I have a problem with TM sticking with something that has worked so well.
What you're failing to take into account is that, with our regular line-up of three in front of the midfield, playing an extra player in the centre in an attacking/creative role does unbalance the team.
It would probably require us to go to three at the back, with Bennett playing wide. Which holding player would you drop, anyway? Smallwood or Evans?
I'd be a bit keener if Payne had made an unassailable case to be included. He's had a couple of good games, but mainly when we've been in control, in the first place. When we've been under pressure, he has disappeared from the game.
It's pure speculation to argue that we would be smashing teams simply by including Payne. Remember: we don't watch the training sessions.
Given the way you've set the players out, above, do I assume your team would look like this:
Raya
Bennett Lenihan Mulgrew Williams
Smallwood Evans
Armstrong Dack Payne
Graham ?

Not much width. And wouldn't some of those players get in each other's way?

[Saxo1man41]

As I've said several times, I have no problem with trying that, but neither do I have a problem with TM sticking with something that has worked so well.
What you're failing to take into account is that, with our regular line-up of three in front of the midfield, playing an extra player in the centre in an attacking/creative role does unbalance the team.
It would probably require us to go to three at the back, with Bennett playing wide. Which holding player would you drop, anyway? Smallwood or Evans?
I'd be a bit keener if Payne had made an unassailable case to be included. He's had a couple of good games, but mainly when we've been in control, in the first place. When we've been under pressure, he has disappeared from the game.
It's pure speculation to argue that we would be smashing teams simply by including Payne. Remember: we don't watch the training sessions.
Given the way you've set the players out, above, do I assume your team would look like this:
Raya
Bennett Lenihan Mulgrew Williams
Smallwood Evans
Armstrong Dack Payne
Graham ?

Not much width. And wouldn't some of those players get in each other's way?

The point is aucks you claim Mowbrays line up is attack minded. I'd counter that by saying in our last game, antonsson and Armstrong spent more time deep, than in attack.

We have 2 sitting defensive midfielder, as well as a back 4. There's no need whatsoever for any of that front 4 to be asked to do defensive duties.