todays match 2022 / 23 season

Staggering on I thought would be more to the point and whats more Massive gets another 8 points for the correct score and probably the nearest time

Cheltenham out off the cup

 

I think that you made the same mistake last time!

Massive always predicts us to LOSE 1-0 - and we won!

 

The highlights of the Donny v Kings Lynn match are interesting. Quite a few ex Rovers lads, and they gave Donny quite a battering.

 

Watched the Torquay v Derby game on TV this afternoon - apart from Adam Virgo doing some of the commentary, was also nice when the camera panned into the crowd to show Robin Stubbs watching the game. Apparently he played for the Gas 93 times between 1969 and 1972 scoring 32 times. What I didn't know was that he was once married to Anthea Redfern before she eventually joined and subsequently married Bruce Forsyth on The Generation Game. I can vaguely recall seeing him play at Eastville, must have been around 1971/1972 before he left and rejoined Torquay. Think I worked out he must be 81 years old now.

 

Forgive me if I haven't been paying attention, but I can't remember the last time both Rovers and City played at home with a 3pm kickoff at the same time.

We're at home to Fleetwood and City host Watford.

Unusual for both to be at home - I hope Avon & Somerset Constabulary have cancelled leave!

 

Three games from Wembley now...Pizzas all round!

 

Massive attendance at last nights game 669 of which 50 were Gas heads

 

Team v Bolton

Belshaw, Connolly, Finley, Sinclair, Collins, Rossiter, Gibson, Clarke, Evans, Thomas, Coburn.

Subs

Jaakkola, Gibbons, Kilgour, McCormick, Whelan, Marquis, Saunders

Bolton 0 - 1 Rovers Josh Coburn 2nd minute

Thomason 24th min yellow card

Sub Bolton Williamson on for Thomason 36th min

39th min JB yellow carded

3 minutes stoppage time HT Bolton 0 - 1 Rovers

 

If the league 1 scores stay the same as at HT Rovers would be up to 9th position

Bodvarsson clattered by his own keeper who was punching out an Evans cross has now been replaced by Dion Charles, Bodvarsson has a head a injury 55th minute

Sub Bolton Kachunga replaced by Bakayoko 63rd minute

67th minute Trevor Clarke yellow card

68th minute Gibbons on for Clarke

72nd minute Belshaw receiving treatment

Bolton make another change Sadlier replacing Beck 73rd minute

Belshaw fit to continue

 

According to Sam Frost it is nearly all Bolton at present, I think we need a goal to ease the pressure a bit

Lewis Gibson yellow card 88th minute, ref gave a throw in then changed his mind and booked Gibson

7 minutes added

92nd min Collins replaced by McCormick

94th minute Dion Charles for Bolton

96th minute Finley booked for kicking the ball away

Playing in the 99th minute and there was on only 7 minutes extra

10th minute of extra time I think we are playing until Bolton score the winner

FT Bolton 1 - 1 Rovers good result that for us

 

Good result in as much that we would all have taken a point there before the game was played, but having scored so early, and then conceding so late into injury time, it almost feels like we lost rather than gained an away point!

 

Today's line up v Charlton

Belshaw, Gibson, Connolly, Thomas, Sinclair, Gordon, McCormick, Coutts, Evans, Collins, Coburn,

Subs Jaakkola, Gibbons, Kilgour, Hoole, Whelan, Marquis, Saunders

Ryan Inniss 20th min Charlton 1 - 0

Looking at the reports o I follow looks like a deserved lead. Looks like JB is not going to celebrate his 100th game in charge with a win

Evans booked 29th min

Has the game been stopped for some reason because there has been no updates since the 19th minute and it is now the 38th minute

1 minute extra time HT 1 - 0

 

HT sub for Rovers Connolly off Hoole on

46th minute Coutts booked

55th minute McCormick off Marquis on

Todays attendance 12340, 1339 gas supporters

John Marquis 61st minute 1 - 1

64th minute Stockley and Rak-Sakyi off Aneke and Leaburn on

Charlton 1 - Marquis 2 72nd minute

Blackett and Sessegnon replaced by Morgan and Chin 80th minute

Whelan on Sinclair off 82nd minute

 

86 minute Josh Coburn down with a head injury, game soon resumed with or without Coburn is not said

Kirk replaces Fraser 88th minute

5 added minutes to be played

Collins of Gibbons on 90+2

Charlton 1 - 2 Rovers, good comeback and a win away from home 3 more points and zero GD

1st victory at the Valley for 60 years

 

A very good 3 points indeed!

Excellent comeback and Marquis sounded superb - Sam Frost gave him ten out of ten in his player ratings, very rare.

UTG!

 

Referee for todays match v Wycombe is Sunny Gill and is the first British South Asian to take charge on an EfL game since his farther Jarnail Singh over a decade ago. He has shown 12 yellow and 1 red card and has averaged 20 free kicks per game in 3 league 1 matches this season

 

Todays line up v Wycombe

Belshaw, Gibson, Connolly, Thomas, Hoole, Sinclair, Collins, Coutts, Evans, Marquis, Coburn
subs
Jaakkola, Gibbons, Gordon, Finley, McCormick, Loft, Saunders

 

Wycombe 0 - 1 Rovers Josh Coburn 5th minute Asst Collins

Bobby Thomas 1st yellow of the afternoon 8th minute booked for time wasting when he left a free kick for Belshaw to take

Jordan Obita follows into the book in the 13th minute

David Wheeler 22nd minute Wycombe 1 - 1

Jack Grimmer latest player to be booked 35th minute just after rovers had a penalty appeal turned down for a possible foul on Marquis

2 minutes extra to be played

45 + 2 Lewis Gibson yellow carded

HT 1 - 1

4 yellow cards and 12 fouls the ref is certainly consistent

12 yellow cards and 4 with an average of 20 fouls per match and 12 yellow cards in 3 league 1 matches

 

Lewis Wing 48th minute Wycombe 2 - 1

58th minute Finley on Sinclair off

As it stands Wycombe move into the last playoff place and Rovers drop down to 10th

Lewis Wing yellow card for time wasting 67th minute

McCormick on Marquis off 69th minute

Wing off Thompson on 78th minute Loft on Gibson off 83rd minute

Freeman on Mehmeti off 84th minute

About 3 minutes plus extra time to get an equaliser and save a point

Injury to Stryjek the Wycombe keeper looks as if he is fit to continue

FT 2 - 1 We didn't seem to have much idea when they took the lead of how to get back on level terms

5 minutes of stoppage time

 

Interesting comment by Sam Frost " same old Wycombe always cheating" followed by the Gas chanting 2 - 1 to the referee