Pre-Match Thread Bristol Rovers

[The Big Shrimp]

Please don't play Betsy...... the announcer is a far better player!!

The new one certainly is!!

:p

 

[Andy_S]

Herd is indeed missing out today.

I personally don't agree with the decision at all but hey ho, it wouldn't be the first time I haven't agreed with Tilly's selection!

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Herd is indeed missing out today.

I personally don't agree with the decision at all but hey ho, it wouldn't be the first time I haven't agreed with Tilly's selection!

Is the actual starting lineup posted online somewhere?

 

[Andy_S]

Is the actual starting lineup posted online somewhere?

Nope..... ;)

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

But you have some concrete info on the lineup? :p

 

[Andy_S]

That would be correct. :p

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Any chance of you spilling all the beans, you tease? :)

 

[Andy_S]

Any chance of you spilling all the beans, you tease? :)

Afraid not. Afterall you don't know who is reading these boards do you? I don't want to be handing news to Bristol Rovers now do I. ;)

 

[Moridin]

I think we should go for the 4-5-1 again......

Mildenhall

Sankofa Francis Dervitte Barrett

Scannell JFC Clarke Moussa Herd

Robinson

Bench: Barnard, O'Keefe, Betsy, McCormack, Joyce.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Drat. I'm not good with suspense :unsure:

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

I think we should go for the 4-5-1 again......

Mildenhall

Sankofa Francis Dervitte Barrett

Scannell JFC Clarke Moussa Herd

Robinson

Bench: Barnard, O'Keefe, Betsy, McCormack, Joyce.

Absolutely agree with that team - I just couldn't be bothered to type it up! Thanks for saving me the bother :) The only one slight difference was that I would play McCormack in the middle instead of Clarke. Also another reason I didn't type it up was that I was unsure between Francis and Clarke to play alongside Dervitte.

When I was thinking of that team, I wondered whether it might work (given the 5 man midfield) asking Moussa to play a little more forward, still in midfield, perhaps in a Rooney type role behind the striker? He might be able to pick up balls from midfield and thread them through for Robinson to run on to? Also, ask JFC to concentrate on protecting the defence and ensuring balls are not threaded through for their strikers to run on to.

Dervitte to mark Lambert from set pieces.

 

[hindle_666]

Afraid not. Afterall you don't know who is reading these boards do you? I don't want to be handing news to Bristol Rovers now do I. ;)

any unexpected signings?

 

[Moridin]

Absolutely agree with that team - I just couldn't be bothered to type it up! Thanks for saving me the bother :) The only one slight difference was that I would play McCormack in the middle instead of Clarke. Also another reason I didn't type it up was that I was unsure between Francis and Clarke to play alongside Dervitte.

When I was thinking of that team, I wondered whether it might work (given the 5 man midfield) asking Moussa to play a little more forward, still in midfield, perhaps in a Rooney type role behind the striker? He might be able to pick up balls from midfield and thread them through for Robinson to run on to? Also, ask JFC to concentrate on protecting the defence and ensuring balls are not threaded through for their strikers to run on to.

Dervitte to mark Lambert from set pieces.

That is pretty much along the lines that I was thinking, having Clarke man marking, Moose going forward with a bit of freedom, and JFC covering.

Thought we needed to start with things a bit tight, last thing we need is another early goal!