todays match 2022 / 23 season

Good crowd for an evening match 8542

 

Todays line up

Balcombe, Gibbons, MacDonald, Quanah, Connolly, Ward, Evans, Bogarde, Marquis, Sinclair, Collins

Subs
Belshaw, Gordon, Anderson, Coutts, Hoole, Whelan, Coburn

9 minutes John Marquis, Rovers 1 - 0 assist Gibbons

11 minutes first yellow card of the afternoon McCann for a foul on Collins

MacDonald and Gibbons seem to be providing good balls for Collins and Marquis so far

Burtons, McCann down injured Replaced by Kirk, if the scores stay as they are Burton will be in the bottom 4 tonight

 

Medical emergency fan in the west terrace Whelan with backpack containing medical equipment supported by stewards and medics are on the scene. Medical staff have returned to the benches and the referee after consulting them has restarted the match, fan still being treated

Jasper Moon receives the 2nd yellow of the afternoon 36th minute

44th minute Kirk for Burton 1 - 1

We have missed a few chances and it looks to have come back to bite us

9 minutes of extra time

HT 1 - 1

Todays attendance 8164 inc 257 away supporters

Sam Winnall 55th minute Rovers 1 - 2 Sam frost claims clear offside not given that will make JBs day

 

Winnall injured in scoring the goal replaced by Ahadme

Rovers down to 15th in the table I know the game isn't over but 1 draw and 5 defeats in the last 6 is relegation form

Anderson, Coutts and Gordon on Bogarde, Ward and MacDonald off 60th minute

Powell yellow carded 63rd minute

71st minute Coburn for Gibbons

Taylor's goal disallowed 75th minute Connolly replaced by Hoole 79th minute

4 minutes plus extra time will we concede a third or get a second for a draw

 

Shaughnessy replaces Kirk 88th minute

7 minutes of stoppage time that was posted by Sam Frost no posts since think like the rest of us he has given up hope

All over 1 - 2

 

Well that was a crock of **** - Barton needs to sort this worrying slump out now before we get dragged into a relegation battle.

 

What worries me is they said we are stronger after the window closed than before it opened

 

When it’s abundantly clear that we’re not!

 

Predictions of where teams will finish on Bristol Live Bottom four FGR 32pts, Morecombe 42pts, Cambridge 43pts, Accrington 45 pts. Rovers predicted to finish17th 51pts.

Bottom four as they are now and Rovers to drop a further 2 places

 

As long as we stay up. We won’t bother the playoffs now but we absolutely must stay up.

 

According to the prediction we are going to get 13 points from 14 games if that prediction comes true it won't fill many spectators with much hope especially if we lose the next 2 or 3 games

 

Referee for the Oxford match is Charles Breakspear who has been in charge of 20 fixtures this season with an average of 24 fouls per game issuing 60 yellow and four red cards.

He has officiated at 9 nine league one fixtures and 2 red cards were issued.

A must win game for both sides. 12 - 30 KO and with the above stats both sides finishing with 11 men would be a surprise

 

Todays line up v Oxford

Belshaw, Hoole, Gordon, Quansah, Gibson, Coutts, Bogarde, Finley, Marquis, Sinclair, Collins.

Subs

Balcombe, Connolly, Gibbons, Anderson, Evans, Ward, Coburn

Baldock off Donkor on due to injury 20th minute

22nd minute Bogarde fouled following up a collins attempt on goal, Sinclair converts the penalty 0 - 1 Rovers

28th minutes Collins 0 - 2 Rovers

According to Sam Frost the home fans are Booing Oxford and callingfor the manager to be sacked

 

First yellow of the afternoon Bate for a foul on Finley 37th minute

Followed by Collins in the 40th minute

2 minutes stoppage time

HT 0 - 2

 

Great first half from the lads - now let’s bring those three points back to BS7!

 

Sounds like we’re under the cosh a bit this second half.

 

Visitors arrived triple substitution for the gas Marquis, Coutts and Bogarde off Coburn, Grant and Evans on 72nd minute

Hoole for the Gas 73rd minute 0 - 3 Rovers

Oxford fans leaving with the cry of Robbo out

Gibson and Sinclair replaced by Anderson and Gibbons 76th minute

 

Well that’s that then! Excellent performance from the lads and one which heaps pressure on Oxford and Karl Robinson.

 

3 minutes stoppage time

3 points, 3 goals and a clean sheet a good afternoons work

 

Every time I predict a win, we lose.
Every time I predict a loss, we win.