todays match 2022 / 23 season

I was at the game and I am convinced that if we keep playing as we did yesterday next season we will be back in league 2, I firmly believe he was so sure of getting Anderson and Taylor back that they didn't look at defensive players in particular in detail.

We are signing far to many players with a past of injuries and it is catching up with us, felt very sorry for Loft he was getting a fair bit of stick from people but he was winning flick on's with nobody supporting him. Anderson was all alone on the right wing and they would play the ball short to somebody who was being closely marked instead of putting the ball wide and he on a few occasions told them that he wasn't happy about it

 

Yes it's getting very hard to stay optimistic or positive at present. Maybe we should get used to lowering our sights and just settle for being a decent league 2 side rather than struggling in league 1 each time we somehow manage to get there. I can't really fathom out what's going wrong every week - in fairness, most of our squad aren't bad players, but as a team, they seem outplayed, out thought and bullied into defeat.

 

I thought they said Alex Rodman was now fit again if he is why is he not on the bench, he has done the WB role before and it would give us an experienced option and leave Anderson to play a more attacking role, I am also wondering if Kilgour is fully fit as he looked a little of the pace yesterday and didn't have his best game for Rovers, ( my opinion of course others might disagree)

JB blamed the ball boy for the goal saying apparently the defence were not ready to defend when they took a quick corner from which they scored, would have thought the players should have been told to concentrate a bit more

 

Jed Ward is out for several weeks after breaking his hand last week at the quarters

 

I wish they'd employ tradesmen for these building and maintenance jobs, and not use the junior players - never ends well!!

 

He's signed a new contract today

 

Tonight's team v MK Dons

Belshaw, Gibbons, Gibson, Thomas, Gordon, Coutts, McCormick, Rossiter, Loft, Collins, Coburn

Subs

Jaakkola, Anderson, Finley, Evans, Clarke, Hoole, Jasper

Collins gets the first yellow card of the evening 15th minute quickly followed by Harvie a minute later.

This ref has averaged four yellows per match in league 1 this season

3 games in league 1 tonight, Charlton and Peterborough both winning 1 - 0 and 2 - 0 respectively

 

Rovers winning 2 - 1 on yellow cards as Thomas follows Collins into the ref's book

 

This game sounds excruciatingly dull.

FGR have equalised.

 

Glad I didn't pay a tenner to watch on I follow, after 40 minutes Sam Frost reported No Technical just nothing to report

Posh and Charlton both leading 2 - 1

2 minutes extra to be played

HT 0 - 0

Posh have a 3rd

MK sub Dennis for Kayode 59th minute

Posh 4 - 1 ahead

 

Finley on for McCormick 62nd minute

Zac Jules 4 yellow of the evening 63rd minute

Coburn and Gibbons off, Evans and Hoole on for Rovers

McEachran off Robson on 71 minutes

Johnson fouls Loft penalty 75th minute Evans scores 76th minute

If rovers can keep this lead we will move up to 15th position

Barry replaces Smith for MK 79th minute, think thats their final substitution made

Anderson on for Collins 83rd minute

 

MKs Robson yellow carded 87th minute

6 more minutes to play

A win on the road and a clean sheet a good evenings work and a good result against a team below us

 

Get in there!

3pts away from home and up to 15th. A great night’s work by the lads - I’d be worried if I were a Franchise fan, they sounded terrible with just one shot on target all match.

UTG!

 

Their supporters are telling their players they are not fit to wear the shirt according to Sam Frost

 

They were one of the favourites for promotion pre season but their team is only good on paper at the moment and poor on the pitch.

 

Maybe that's why McCormick wanted to join us

 

It wasn't a great game, but to be honest the lads looked solid. McCormick looked a bit lost. Don't know whether it's a confidence thing, or fitness, but he needs to do much better than that. Things improved a lot when Finlay and Evans came on. 3pts in the bag, anyway and if the lads can nick a win on Saturday, which I think they probably can, we'll be knocking on the playoffs. Things are coming together nicely, and I can see us getting better and better like last season, after a poor start.

 

Just got in from having flu and covid jabs to find we are 0 - 1 up

Todays lineup

Belshaw, Gibbons, Gordon, Thomas, Gibson, Coutts, Rossiter, Evans, Finley, Loft, Collins

Subs

Jaakkola, Clarke, Anderson, Hoole, McCormick, Coburn, Jasper

1st Goal Collins 15th minute, 2nd Goal Evans 23rd minute

 

I had my covid and flu jabs on Monday and my arms only stopped aching yesterday!

2-0 up and it’s the Collins / Evans show so far which is fabulous.

 

3-0!

Bobby Thomas!