Pre-Match Thread Southend United V Bristol Rovers

[SUFCStu]

Bristol Rovers come down to Roots Hall on Saturday, safe say to there not looking foward to this.


Loads of there fans want Buckle gone and Bristol Rovers team spirit seems to be very much down.

Chris Zebroski has had his say.

"All we can do is get back on the training ground, work hard, put it behind us and look forward to Saturday's game at Southend. It will be a different sort of game altogether. We will go there very much as underdogs - so it's probably one we'll go and win.
"We won at Morecambe when they were top of the table - and we had gone into that game off the back of a home defeat against a side we'd been expected to beat, so hopefully we can get the same sort of result at Southend."

So a good chance to make it 16 games unbeaten but also a game which has all the makings of a big slip up...

Same lineup from the one against Preston but maybe Kalala back in, and going for a 2-1 Win Hall x 2.

 

[Beefy]

2-0 Dickinson and Hall.

Att. 5,427

 

[Malcontent]

Just wonder if there will be changes at the back given injuries to Gilbert and Phillips?

 

[EnglandShrimper]

Is Hall banned after his yellow on Tuesday?

 

[wally4pm]

Has banana skin written all over it. Hope I'm wrong. :unsure:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Tough game this, i can see our great run being ended here unfortunately

 

[MK Shrimper]

We're going to get spanked. :'(


Hi Tom! :hello:

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

We're going to get spanked. :'(


Hi Tom! :hello:

Oh no we're not.:nope:A good mate of mine here is a Brizzle fan.I want bragging rights.:loyalsupporter:

 

[MK Shrimper]

Oh no we're not.:nope:A good mate of mine here is a Brizzle fan.I want bragging rights.:loyalsupporter:

Lol, it's just a Shrimperzone tradition. Our long missed buddy A Century United (Tom) put it on every pre-match thread and we went and won. Reverse psychology don't ya know.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Scott Mcgleish out injured which is good news.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Scott Mcgleish out injured which is good news.

What about the ginger minger?. Wonder what sort of reception he will get after last seasons nasty foul on Bilel?

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

It's a tricky game - they are lower in the league than I would expect but have some injuries - even so, the difference between winning and drawing or losing is so very small that I would expect to be pushed all the way. Not toooooo worried about our injury position as I think we have covering players - and that is a great feeling to have. A squad of players - wow!

As per my comments before the Daggers game, I suspect Rovers can withstand a Southend XI .... but with our ability to bring on subs and change the system during the game, I think we will have the edge over 90 minutes if the team plays to its capabilities.

All this goes out of the window if Rovers come and put eleven behind the ball for 85 minutes and then sneak a goal on the break ...................:stunned:

 

[BaileytheQuitter]

Think we will lose 0-1. Run has to come to an end at some point.

 

[Smiffy]

They are a very decent side Brizzle. With, on paper a squad to match anyone in this league. Perhaps the amount of players they brought in over the summer, has just disrupted them a little.

They deserve to be where they are at the moment, but don't be fooled, they are capable of turning over anyone if it clicks.

Anyone with the likes of Zebroski and Anyinsah in their side are going to be a threat. Not forgetting Prince Harry, who loves haunting us...

Saying that, we should have too much for them. They leak goals and in fact have let in 2 or more in 12 games this season.

We keep Zebroski & Anyinsah quiet, we will be fine.

2-0 (Hall, Dickinson)

5,972

 

[Cricko]

Just wonder if there will be changes at the back given injuries to Gilbert and Phillips?

CJPhillips1982 Chris Phillips



Phillips - "I hope to train tomorrow and be fit for the game on saturday. Coming off was a precaution.
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[Ayrshire Blue]

I hope Bilel puts Harrold on a stretcher.

 

[turkishm]

In the last few weeks, it seems we have just done enough to win without really dominating teams, how long that can go on for im not sure, but i dont see Rovers being good enough to change that. So im going for 2 0 win Harris with a brace with a game of course.

 

[C C Csiders]

0-2 the slump beckons......

Doubt we will win again until March

 

[turkishm]

0-2 the slump beckons......

Doubt we will win again until March

Bloody hell, that would be a slump

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

3 - 0 Harris hat trick in front of 9000 adoring fans