CJS I checked after your post and you are perfectly correct, it's as above but I wouldn't expect anything different from you
Todays team v Stevenage Belshaw, Anderton Taylor, Hoole, Connolly, Coutts, Nicholson, Finley, E Anderson, H Anderson Subs Jaakkola, Martinez, Thomas, Whelan, Clarke, Loft, Saunders Upson, Lines and Daly in the opposition team 21st minute Coutts booked Bostwick booked 25th minute 36th minute Sam Finley scores 0 - 1 Rovers
Rovers are really pushing for a 2nd goal today in the final 2 minutes added time now HT 0 - 1 Oldham and Scunthorpe both winning Elliott Anderson scores his first for the Gas in the 50th minute 0 - 2 Rovers his first goal in senior football and in front of the travelling Gas supporters Harry Anderson 54th minute 0 - 3 Rovers, Keeping up with the Anderson's Substitutions by both sides James-Wildin and Carter on for Bostwick and Reid 60th minute and 61st minute Whelan for Coutts
Finley booked for holding back Lines 67th minute Andrade on for O'Neill 68th minute 70th minute Loft on Nicholson off Some body pinch me I think I am dreaming 74th minute Aaron Collins 0 - 4 Whelan penalised 77th minute ref then changes his mind and gives a free kick outside the area. Luke Thomas replaces Sam Finley 76th minute Doesn't that now give us plus GD Elliott Anderson booked 90th minute
3 minutes stoppage time. This looks like a very impressive victory A win on the road, clean sheet and a 4 - 0 win, a good day all round Cheltenham involved in a very low scoring game against Wycombe 5 - 5
Today's line up v Orient Belshaw, Hoole, Anderton, Taylor, Connolly, Coutts, Nicholson, Finley, E Anderson, H Anderson, Collins Subs, Jaakkola, Evans, Thomas, Whelan, Clarke, Loft, Saunders No changes from the last match, lets hope they all play with the same energy and style and finish at the same level Tonights ref is Charles Breakspear who has taken charge of 26 games issuing 112 yellow and 2 red cards in those games
Anderton injured in warm up? BBC text doesn’t have him in starting 11, with H Anderson dropping to LB and Evans starting.
Shad Ogie gets the first yellow card of the evening 9th minute Sam Frost reports a last minute injury to Anderton, as I have only just found his commentary I hadn't picked it up Omar Beckles has picked up the 2nd yellow of the evening 13th minute Orient penalty appeal turned down 18th minute Anthony Evans has joined the yellow card club 28th minute Orient 0 -1 Rovers Evans 33rd minute Orient 0 - 2 Rovers Aaron Collins 36th minute Darren Pratley has joined the yellow card club for flattening Connor Taylor with frustrating challenge
4 minute extra time to be played HT Rovers lead 2 - 0 Orient make 1 change at HT Callum Reilly on for Matt Young Coutts and Elliott Anderson replaced by Whelan and Loft 58th minute Collins going wide on the left and loft upfront Coutts and Whelan like for like 6ft 5 inch Harry smith on for Aaron Drinan 66th minute Smith went down in the box penalty appeal rejected Smith just missed an open goal with Rovers waiting for the off side flag which never came
Clarke replaces Nicholson 74th minute Whelan stops Orient break with a foul joins the yellow card club 75th minute Nouble replaces Sotiriou in the 80th minute through an injury Loft yellow carded 82nd minute 6 minutes extra stoppage time Khan joins the yellow card club 94th minute FT Orient 0 - 2 Rovers 2 goals another clean sheet and 3 points on the road, onwards and upwards 3 points off playoffs according to I follow 9th place
Another great result from the lads. If we keep this up we should make the play offs. Funnily enough at the start of the season when we were near the bottom of the table JB was confident that we would get promotion. Everyone thought he was mental but his words have a slight ring to them now even though it won't be easy but it looks far more achievable now than it did then.
I think automatic promotion is possible, because some of the sides above us will be playing each other quite a bit and a few of those will start to drop away. Our final game looks a lot better than our rivals, too so if comes down to the last game of the season it should be a good 'un.
9th position 3 points off the playoffs, really couldn't see this at the beginning of the season. When Harries isn't picked our defence seems stronger and more solid. If any of you have Sky if you go on football results for yesterday you can watch 1. 57 minutes of highlights
If you register for iFollow (free) on www.bristolrovers.co.uk you can watch 7 mins of extended highlights the day after each game. Our attacking football has been a joy to watch over the past three matches - Nicholson doesn't score many but he's playing really well and is a vital cog in our attacking machine. Evans (the "Filton Ave Figo"!) is a class above - I hope we extend his contract beyond the end of the season because his ability and performances must be turning heads further up the league pyramid, Collins is excellent and getting better as a versatile striker all the time. Elliot Anderson was a great bit of recruitment - always looking to attack and turn his man and has a footballing intelligence which belies his 19 years. Finley and Coutts work well together screening the defence and launching attacks and our two centre backs are both only 20 but play really well together. With fine, consistent full backs in Hoole/Anderton/H Anderson and an excellent keeper in Belshaw we have suddenly become a genuinely great side to watch. I simply would not have believed that we would be chasing the playoffs in Feb if you'd asked me back in Nov but it's testament to the manager and the squad that they've turned it around. UTG!
If we cannot sign them permanently I would like to see Taylor and Connolly back next season on loan. Everything I read about spells class and they appear to be improving with every game Elliott Anderson also seems to be a class act and with the game time these players are getting I think that their parent clubs would be happy for their players, those named or others to be considered in a positive light for future loans, as I doubt that we could afford the transfer fees or their wages on league 2 / 1 fair play qualifications
