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matchday thread 24/25 season

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  1. Bluebaldee

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    Oh gawd - Ryan Loft is on for Cambridge and he couldn’t hit a cow’s arse with a banjo, so he’s bound to score against us!
     
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    Hopefully he hasn't improved, it's the city lad Stokes is bothering me , he seems to be trying to win the game on his own as the others don't seem want to help him

    70th minute Hutchinson scores for Rovers and is then flagged for off side ref speaking to his linesman decision not changed

    75th minute Sinclair off Forde on, Sinclair appears to have put in a good performance today

    Northampton have taken the lead in the 85th minute

    79th minute free kick to Cambridge, their crosses have caused a bit of danger for Rovers today

    81st minute Griffiths takes a high ball out of the air and then lands awkwardly is receiving treatment

    84th minute corner Rovers won by O'Donkor which he then fires wide

    Daniel states double slip in the area should have been 1 - 1
     
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    According to BBC O’Donkor hit the post.
     
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    Only got the commentary of Daniel to go on, either way we didn't score

    87th minute Griffiths gets to the ball with panic in the penalty area, Cambridge really pushing for the equaliser

    90+1 stokes misses the target in a one on one situation

    8 minutes extra time to be played

    Scuffle in the box our or theirs not said Rovers player could be in trouble

    According to Sky Morrison has been shown a 2nd yellow card / red carded 90+3 minutes, Wilson Yellow carded

    90+5 Lindsay off Senior on

    90+7 Stokes v Hutchinson, Daniel saying Cambridge players are losing their heads both players yellow carded

    14.34 free kick Cambridge could be the last chance for either side
     
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    Corner cleared and Taylor sends O'Donkor on his way 2 v 1 in Rovers favour , tries to lob the keeper and gets it WRONG

    FT Cambridge 0 - 1 Rovers

    Northampton won so we stay in the same league position
     
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    Yay! We actually won a game!

    Well done lads and congrats to Calderon on his first Gas victory - may it be the start of many more.

    UTG!
     
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    Just got to hope Crawley lose and give us a bit of breathing space
     
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    I watched the game on sky sports +. We played well in the first half to be fair. Well worked team final as well.
    However the second half we looked nervous and we played more defensively trying not to concede than push to get a killer goal. Although we did hit the post (O'Donkor hit the post on a tightish angle and should have gone across goal. And I can't see why Hutchinson's goal offside. They said Sinclair was in an offside position and blocked the keepers view from Hutchinson's shot but replays from behind the goal shows he wasn't blocking the keepers view. I believe VAR would have given that as a goal. We keep scoring goals at the moment which end up being disallowed.
     
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    My concern in this game was where we were winning, Cambridge HAD to go for it where they would be way behind in the relegation zone. They HAD to push to get something and I thought we will let them back into the game where they will then go on to win with all the attack minded players in the pitch while we were defensive. Thankfully we just about hung on. Their 1 on 1 in the 90th minute should have been scored. We got away with it.
     
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    Darrell Clarke can do us a favour :)
     
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    Barnsley leading 1 - 0 at present

    There was something in the press last week? about Var coming to the lower leagues, we seem to have had some very silly decisions against us lately, I believe that if we had Var then we would have beaten Orient on New Years day, according to Daniel Hargraves who seems fairly unbiased there was a foul on Senior in the build up to the first of their goals, O'Donkor won the ball with a fair challenge that got him booked for their second and their manager said he felt that if Ward had gone down when his shirt was pulled their player who had already been booked for the penalty he conceded would have been sent off, but he waived play on when there was no advantage to Rovers

    Barnsley leading 3 - 0
     
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    todays line up v Ipswich

    Griffiths, Sousa, Moore, Wilson, Sinclair, Ward, Sotiriou, Sawyers, Taylor, Martin, Forde,
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    Hall, Senior, Bilongo, Lindsay, McCormick, Hutchinson, Thomas, O'Donkor, Dixon

    2nd minute corner Ipswich which was headed wide by Burgess

    7th minute corner Ipswich conceded by Martin who then cleared the corner out for another corner which was then cleared away

    They have kept Delap on the bench

    Bromley 1 - 0 Newcastle

    13th minute Forde using his body to legally stop Clarke getting the ball in the penalty area

    15th minute Edwards scuffs the ball while unmarked in the area and Sousa puts it out for another corner which Griffiths eventually catches a punt from Burns

    18th minute Kalvin Phillips scores for Ipswich 1 - 0 Rovers

    From Daniels comments Rovers seem to be outplayed

    24th minute Clarke scores Ipswich 2 - 0 Rovers
     
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    Tottenham only put 3 passed Tamworth, if Ipswich keep their foot on the gas they could get a cricket score

    28th minute Moore crosses and Muric catches the ball

    34th minute Griffiths down stretching his leg, having a water break looks fine to continue

    38th minute Jack Taylor scores for Ipswich 3 - 0 Rovers, replays show Taylor completely off side but no VAR, with Ipswich in the premier why is VAR not being used

    41st minute Talor lashes one wide Rovers being completely outplayed

    43rd minute Muric played the ball straight to Sotirou and then redeemed himself by saving Sotiriou shot

    44th minute puts in a good block another corner to Ipswich

    2 minutes extra time to be played

    HT Ipswich 3 - 0 Rovers

    Daniel wants to know how the officials missed the offside which would have made the score 2 - 0 not 3 - 0
     
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    second half begins Johnson on for Burns the only change at HT

    50th minute ball hooked away by Connor Taylor from the lurking Al-Hamadi

    51st minute handball by Ward which Al-Hamadi fires wide

    53rd minute Corner Rovers which results in a freekick for Ipswich because there was Physicality in the penalty area

    Daniels last post was the 55th minute sky states it's the 65th minute nothing happening for the last ten minutes, but at least we haven't conceded another goal

    16.26 Double change for Rovers Thomas and O'Donkor on Forde and Martin off

    Approx 18 minutes plus extra time to save the game not holding my breath

    74th minute Hirst, Broadhead and Clarke on haven't said who they have replaced, and Sawyers and Sotirou off Hutchinson and Lindsay on

    16.44 Taylor off Senior on Rovers last change

    16.40 Muric replaced by Slicker GK change
     
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    We’ve been crap again, no threat whatsoever.
     
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    1 minute extra time, guess we are not winning the FA Cup this year then

    FT Ipswich 3 - 0 Rovers
     
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    Today's line up v Barnsley

    Griffiths, Sousa, Moore, Wilson, Sinclair, Ward, Thomas, Sawyers, Taylor, Hutchinson, O'Donkor
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    Hall, Senior, Mola, Sotiriou, Martin, Forde, Lindsay

    3rd minute Shot on target from Keillor-Dun saved by Griffiths

    6th minute Phillips fires into the side netting

    8th minute corner Barnsley, Daniel saying Rovers giving the ball away cheaply and Calderon is very animated on the touchline

    Cambridge 1 - 0 ahead v Bolton

    10th minute Sinclair drags one wide of the post

    15th minute Griffiths saves from Watters in a one on one situation

    17th minute Luca Connell nets for Barnsley but the flag goes up for offside
     
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    20th minute Hutchinson forces an acrobatic save from Killip, corner Rovers which appears to come to nothing

    28th minute Keillor-Dun forces Griffiths into another save

    30th minute Griffiths denies Watters in a one v one situation, either they are going to regret these missed chances as we grab a late goal or we are going to lose very heavily today
     
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    I’m feeling that there’s a very familiar script unfolding at the Mem, sadly.
     
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    Don't think we are the heroes in this script

    34th minute Sinclair forces Killip to make another save after the shot was deflected

    37th minute a good ball from Moore finds Sinclair who fires wide but was offside anyway

    38th minute O'Donkor bullies a defender and gets the ball in a one v one with Thomas and Hutchinson waiting for the cutback

    Cambridge now leading 2 - 1, if we lose this the gap will get smaller

    42nd minute O'Donkor scores Rovers1 - 0 Barnsley, Sinclair scrapped the crossbar and ward recycled the ball and it was finished by O'Donkor
     
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