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Discussion in 'Bristol Rovers' started by Captain Jack Sparrow, Aug 2, 2025.

  1. old timer

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    Was just starting tonight's thread with the team news when your post came up,

    I play football manager and one of my scouts scouted Mola, do not sign this player was the report and whenever I have seen him play that report always comes to mind.
     
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    Looks like a 433 formation or perhaps 4213?
     
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    <laugh>
     
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    No Luca Hoole, has he left Cambridge or just not picked or is he unfit at present, got it wrong again it was Shrewsbury he went to not Cambridge
     
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    __________Southwood__________
    S-Hales___Kilgour___Mola___Sparkes
    ______Conteh______Howley______
    __________Hutchinson__________
    Sotiriou_____Harrison______Thomas

    ??
     
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    A Central Defender to replace Mola and a creative player instead of Hutchinson and we might have a chance of staying in the league otherwise I think it will be another very long season, the super computer reckon 16th place at the seasons end was the last I saw
     
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    I think that’s six changes from Saturday?
     
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    16th? I'll take that now from this squad. But if we can shift 3/4 of these and bring in the right signings then hopefully we can be fighting with the teams chasing a top 7th.
     
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    5 according to Daniel Hargraves
     
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    5 apparently.
     
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    With our budget, support and manager that should be the bare minimum. But DC clearly needs time to sort this lot out.
     
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    It's on Sky+ so I will be watching it on my phone so I'll be back at HT if I haven't already jumped off a cliff by then.
     
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    I agree. I just hope DC gets given that time.
     
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    So do I but they always say you should never go back

    Daniel has put on the Bristol Live commentary page Not ideal over at Tranmere, what has happened at Tranmere any ideas

    He is also commenting that the East stand is just the press type and the south stand is largely empty to
     
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    Power cut, apparently.
     
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    KO has taken place with a back 3 and Howley in defence with Cambridge kicking towards the South stand

    3rd minute free kick to Cambridge out on Rovers left which Harrison clears

    Unusual City and Rovers both home tonight

    Rovers apparently struggling to string more than 3 passes together at present

    8th minute Kachunga head one onto the roof of the net

    9th minute Rovers waiting for an offside and Mpanzu skies the cross well over the bar

    10th minute Gibbons has a wild effort

    11th minute Hutchinson wins the ball an crosses but Thomas heads wide

    14th minute Sparkes has a shot which was always rising and it just lifted? the bar
     
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    16th minute Kachunga misses a header from a yard out but the flag was raised for offside

    Mola catches Kachunga in the face and he is still down getting treatment so their having a drinks break

    Our neighbours across the City are 1 up v MK Dons

    21st minute McLoughlin volleys wide for Cambridge

    24th minute Conteh yellow carded after a back pass was intercepted by Kaikai who was through on goal

    25th minute first corner of the match go's to Cambridge

    30th minute Appere scores the first goal Rovers 0 - 1 Cambridge Rovers fans Boo and chant this is embarrassing the first shot on target in the game I think

    34th minute Thomas couldn't kill the pass from Sotiriou if he had he would have been through
     
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    Think this will make it 6 defeats in the last six first round matches because I cannot see us scoring

    43rd minute free kick Rovers about 30 yards out which goes out for a throw in to Cambridge

    45th minute cross from Mola to Harrison who thought he had a team mate behind chance wasted

    3 minutes extra time to be played

    45+1 corner to Rovers that their GK got ahead of Kilgour

    HT Rovers 0 - 1 Cambridge
     
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    Cambridge by far the better side. Always looking to break fast and always seem to have an option available. Whereas Rovers look clueless when going forward like they have no plan whatsoever.

    3rd game in a row where we have conceded from the oppositions first shot on target. Rovers still with no shot on target.

    The goal we conceded, Kilgour out muscled and the keeper was rooted and didn't even try to make a save. Just stood there.
     
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    Not to worry though. We are only facing Cambridge next in the league this weekend. Should be fun.
     
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