Looking forward to this game,not been to their new ground as yet. Hoping to bring the three points home. Going for a big win up there.
It will be very interesting which 11 Junior starts with. I'd love to think Moore was deemed good enough to start and given a chance.
Its a nice little ground. I was working in Sheffield when it was opened and had a sneaky look around. Tough game ahead.
How good is that we have some decent options at CB now. This area of the team needed a severe overhaul and LJ and Ashton have done a great job, we have 4 quality CBs now. A huge step on from last season
Rotherham are one of the most Jekyll & Hyde sides in the Division - they've already received a few tonkings this season; most painfully, last time out against rivals Barnsley (4-0). I'm expecting a tough game, though I think their stewing over that result could go two ways. It could galvanise an motivate them, though on the flip side, if we were to score early I wouldn't be surprised if they drop their heads a bit and we win comfortably - either way, I expect them to target Abraham and give him a tough physical test. Having looked on a couple of their forums and local paper, their fans also on the fence, though ultimately, the majority of them think they will win. Being my typical, cautious self, I'll predict 1-1.
Pre Match facts Rotherham are unbeaten in six home league games against the Robins. Bristol City have never kept an away league clean sheet against the Millers, conceding 45 goals in 20 games. Rotherham have conceded 17 goals in their last six league games (2.8 goals per game), although, they did keep a clean sheet in their last home game in the league. Bristol City have only managed one league victory on the road in their last six games, with that win coming in their first away trip of the season. Since winning 4-0 at MK Dons in April, the Millers have scored only five goals in 10 league games. Tammy Abraham, on loan from Chelsea, has been involved in four of City's last five league goals, scoring three and assisting one.
I'd be surprised if our starting back 4 isn't Golbourne, Flint, Magnusson & Little, but if we're fortunate enough to be a couple of goals up going into the last 15-20 minutes, it'd be nice to see Ekstrand/Moore get some game time.
Going to be interesting regards all the new players on board,they are all going to want to be getting game time at some point. Have to say i do not ever remember a stronger squad in the last twenty years, exciting times ahead.
I said in another thread, Rotherham will be scrapping for their lives - any manager worth his salt would have them fired up and convinced that this is a game they should win. We need to make sure we deal them professionally and don't let any complacency get in the way. We need to approach them mentally in the same way we would a team on the same points as us.
After putting 3 past Villa we're right to go into this game with a bit of confidence. I'm certainly not expecting us to put 3 past Rotherham though, it will be a tight scrappy game against a team which we struggle against. It seems all the good work Warnock did at the end of last season has gone to waste. I'll be happy with a point but I do believe we can go there and pinch a 1-0 win. Hope we see our new 2 million pound Swedish striker at some point, may even start him after LJ's comments about giving Abraham a break.
I suspect we may not have Tammy because of his ankle. If so, I'd replace him with Wilbs and then let Gustav loose with 60 minutes on the clock. Hope Korey is back with O'Neil. City to win but close match.
dont buy this -never do well against, thats history, if we have progresed we really should be looking for a result here 2 - 1 city.
Very true if we are progressing then we need to be beating these teams,and I do think Rotherham will be scrapping to stay in the division. Our team has moved on beyond recognition.
History, for what it's worth, would suggest that this is exactly the sort of game we'd always have lost in the past, even under the likes of Alan Dicks in the season or so before we did go up to the old 1st Division. I remember a 1-0 defeat away at York City against all the odds in around 1974. So, we'll see how it has all panned out at 16.55 this afternoon, and meantime we'll hope the attitude and spirit is right and that we'll come back with 3 points. Up The City
Bristol City: O’Donnell, Little, Flint, Magnusson, Golbourne, O’Neil, Reid, Freeman, Tomlin, Bryan, Abraham. Subs: Fielding, Ekstrand, Moore, Pack, O’Dowda, Paterson, Wilbraham. Same 11 as the Villa win. Engvall injured apparently.
