And that, my friends, is why I haven't retired on my bookies winnings from predicting football results! --- I bleedin' well give up!!!
Im doing my utmost best not to be negative about Barton. So instead, I will be negative towards the board, which is very unlike me. We've sacked 2 managers. The 2nd manager (Tisdale) I thought shouldn't have even got the job but what do I know. The 2 managers this season had put us in deep trouble. So we needed a manager who can save us. Instead we bring in a manager (I won't mention his demons here) who has only managed 1 club and never experienced a relegation battle as a manager. So far he has lost against Wigan and now Burton. Both 6 pointers. Yes he may end up saving us but he is the wrong man for the job and the board has royally messed it up with the change of dna and the appointment of the last 3 managers. They have to take the blame. Oh well. Im saving a lot of money by not using ifollow. At least I have 3 points in the prediction league
AFC 1 point behind us with a game in hand. Our next 2 games are Hull in 2nd place and Accrington in 8th place after we lose those two our new manager can prepare for life in league 2 because with only 2 shots out of 9 on target we are not going to score enough goals to win the matches to keep us up
We would be 7 points clear now had we beaten these 2 teams. Imagine where we would be if we didn't somehow beat Portsmouth and Shrewsbury recently.
I don't understand why Ayunga isn't starting games. He showed what he can do v Portsmouth and Sheff U. He's a right handful for defences.
To be honest, there's an awful lot of things I don't understand about Bristol Rovers at the moment - how have we ended up with such an unbalanced squad, why did we miss every opportunity we had to acquire a decent striker, how the heck did we allow Garner to sell his Premiership style ideas to a ramshackle 3rd tier club that ultimately put us in the position we now find ourselves in, and what's the easiest way to travel to teams in division 2, cos that's what we need to know next season, barring a major miracle or an act of God (or both!)
Development squad beat Bournemouth 2 - 1. Harry Warwick and Josh Hare penalty responding to an O'Connell goal for Bournemouth
I can't see anything but a Hull win tomorrow. Tomorrows fixtures involving the bottom 7 teams. Accrington (8th) vs Swindon (19th) Blackpool (13th) vs Wimbledon (21st) Burton (18th) vs Peterborough (1st) Hull (2nd) vs Rovers (20th) Northampton (22nd) vs Portsmouth (5th) Sunderland (4th) vs Rochdale (23rd) Wigan (24th) vs MK Dons (15th) I think Swindon and Wimbledon will win. I think Wigan will draw. I think Burton, Rovers, Northampton and Rochdale will lose. If I am right... it doesn't look good! 18th.... Swindon.............. 34 pts 19th..... Wimbledon......... 32 pts 20th.... Burton................. 31 pts ------------------------------------- 21st..... Rovers................. 30 pts 22nd.... Northampton..... 29 pts 23rd.... Rochdale............. 28 pts 24th..... Wigan................. 28 pts
Burton and Wimbledon have 2 games in hand on the other teams in bottom 7, apart from Rovers. They have just the 1 game in hand on Rovers and Rovers have 1 game in hand on the others. If we lose this game in hand and Burton and Wimbledon win their games in hand, all of a sudden, the 7 teams currently in a relegation battle turns into 5 teams and 4 get relegated! How on earth will we survive!!
Unfortunately CJS I have to agree with you Next game after Hull is Accrington and we all remember what happened the last time we met. I think the Board should be prepared for league 2 football and our manager should be looking as to who will stay that he wants to stay and try to get us back up at the first attempt. I can only see league 2 football for next season According to Bristol Live Zain Walker and Pablo Martinez have been promoted to the Rovers 1st team squad. Martinez loan ended when Oxford City season was curtailed he made 9 appearances for them. they both put in good performances in the development squad game in the week with JB and his staff watching
This game has all the ingredients of a hiding for Rovers Hull + 26 Rovers -20 Swindon 1 - 0 down Northampton beating Pompey Rovers drop into bottom 4 Wigan beating MK Dons 1 - 0 Northampton now 2 - 0 26 mins gone 1 shot on target by Hull none by Rovers 1 - 0 down see you in league2 Upson for Grant who has picked up an injury
Half Time no attempts on target or of target in the first 45 minutes according to the attacking stats on I Follow Northampton 4 - 0 up Wigan 1 - 0 up Swindon 2 - 1 down Rochdale 2 - 0 down AFC drawing 0 - 0 Hull 2 - 0 Rovers
3 defeats in 4 games when we lose on Tuesday against Accrington then hopefully we will look for a manager that will play more than 1 striker in games that we have to win to stay in this league. Now in the bottom 4
I've had a lovely bike ride with the kids. Saved £10. And predicted a Hull win in the prediction league
That's a far more productive and satisfying way to spend a Saturday afternoon, that listening /watching the inevitable unfold in front of your eyes. I think most if not all of us are probably resigned to our fate this season, no harm in hoping for a miracle - stranger things have happened and as long as it's mathematically possible, there's always hope! However, I find myself expecting a defeat most games nowadays, so when it happens, I'm not shocked or surprised, like earlier in the season. Guess it's a form of self-preservation!
Leahy gets first goal Rovers 1 - 0 Accrington Rodman gets the second Rovers 2 - 0 Accrington Will the real Bristol Rovers please stand up
Difficult to believe isn't it Swindon losing Northampton drawing out of the bottom 4 if the results stay the same Nicholson gets the 3rd Rovers 3 - 0 Westbrooke gets the 4th Rovers 4 - 0 Accrington
