Ro Sham Bo Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Beachbum said: Here's a game from a few days ago. Matej is number 15 but I've no idea which team. Skip straight to 57 minutes in to the match for Poplatnik's goal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baillieinleeds Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Skip straight to 57 minutes in to the match for Poplatnik's goal. Good game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heid_The_Baw Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 18 hours ago, TxRover said: but it is located next to a brewery! Average attendance is likely in the 200-300 range. At the game or the brewery? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/courts/3940765/raith-legend-verbal-abuse/ I wonder if this is why Davidson was binned by Brechin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I'll never forget this goal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Matthews told RaithTV he’s penciled in for surgery on Thursday, Dec. 8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specky Ginger Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 The Arbroath game in a fortnight is rapidly heading into the 'dare not lose'category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baillieinleeds Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Specky Ginger said: The Arbroath game in a fortnight is rapidly heading into the 'dare not lose'category. Hey it’s a transitional season. Defeat isn’t important at this stage 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, Specky Ginger said: The Arbroath game in a fortnight is rapidly heading into the 'dare not lose'category. Indeed. We've been fortunate that the teams below us have all failed to pick up a win over the last 3 weeks so we're still in a decent place in terms of avoiding a relegation battle, which is about as good as I think we'll get under Murray. We have a decent record against the teams below us and you feel we'll need to keep that up to stay out of bother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher brash Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 On the flip side of attacking resources Patrick have ample yet it took there goalkeeper to salvage a draw in the 5th minute of injury time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Such a frustrating Rovers side at the moment. When we go behind like today it almost looks like game over. We can’t seem to find any guile or character to get back into games. Today really was woeful in the second half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Football is a results business, and losing more than half of our games is quite bad.. when you think how bad Arbroath and Hamilton are, it's quite stark that we are in a comparable position with regards to losses. Murray has a huge January window ahead. I'm not expecting him to find an amazing striker, but I'm expecting some kind of adjustment to how we play. I think top 4 is gone in all honesty, given how terrible the away form is, but I'm expecting to see some grounds for optimism in the 2nd half of the season. I'm more than happy to give the manager time, but there is an element of pressure begging to build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roverthemoon Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 I don’t think the play offs have gone quite just yet, but I’m definitely looking down the way rather than up at the moment. The start of the season was really poor but Murray seemed to have turned it around a few weeks ago. The last couple of games have been really poor. It’s not even the results, it’s the performances in the last two league games. Today was absolutely woeful after we went behind. Murray’s probably lucky there was a relatively small number of Rovers fans who traveled and witnessed how inept it was first hand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuma Power Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 It's occurred to me that our last three league games have been against the teams that are currently top three in the table, and we've been outclassed and out-thought in each. Perhaps a bit of a reality check as to where we stand right now. Also notable that today and to a lesser extent against Queen's Park is one of the first times this season we've had a fairly strong bench of subs available (no disrespect to the youths/apprentices intended when I say that). I'd like to think/hope the manager would be able to use these options to change things up a bit when we're struggling to get back into games, although appreciate this doesn't solve our lack of a striker able to put chances away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaketheSnake Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 When does McBride's contract end? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 26 minutes ago, JaketheSnake said: When does McBride's contract end? End of the season I’m sure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaketheSnake Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 50 minutes ago, Been going too long said: End of the season I’m sure Fs, he'll be on a decent wage too for warming the bench 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 2 hours ago, JaketheSnake said: When does McBride's contract end? 2 hours ago, Been going too long said: End of the season I’m sure Correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 He needs to change the shape of the team. There is no getting away from the fact we lack some quality in terms of our forwards, but at the same time we aren't creating much in the box for the forwards to attack. Most our goals end up being absolute belters because we don't do anything in the box and moves break down at the edge so guys like Connolly need to be able to lash it in from there. I'd love it if we were scoring tap ins because it would indicate we were getting players into the box quickly and moving well enough to overwhelm defences. It's the same trap McGlynn fell in with the 4-2-3-1 shape. It helps you control possession but it relies so heavily on the quality of the guy leading the line that we don't really have. I'd happily have a bit less control and less possession if it meant we were more dangerous in and around the box. So it's a question of how you get Vaughan and probably Gullan at this point into a two up top. Whether that's trying again with his 4-1-3-2 now that he has a more settled defence or maybe a 4-4-2 diamond? That's not to say it's our only issue, you are needing more from guys like Ross and Easton. The former has a great burst of acceleration and strength but rarely has played anywhere near his capabilities. Easton has the talent but tends to fade out of games especially when played out wide. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.R.FC Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 19 minutes ago, renton said: He needs to change the shape of the team. There is no getting away from the fact we lack some quality in terms of our forwards, but at the same time we aren't creating much in the box for the forwards to attack. Most our goals end up being absolute belters because we don't do anything in the box and moves break down at the edge so guys like Connolly need to be able to lash it in from there. I'd love it if we were scoring tap ins because it would indicate we were getting players into the box quickly and moving well enough to overwhelm defences. It's the same trap McGlynn fell in with the 4-2-3-1 shape. It helps you control possession but it relies so heavily on the quality of the guy leading the line that we don't really have. I'd happily have a bit less control and less possession if it meant we were more dangerous in and around the box. So it's a question of how you get Vaughan and probably Gullan at this point into a two up top. Whether that's trying again with his 4-1-3-2 now that he has a more settled defence or maybe a 4-4-2 diamond? That's not to say it's our only issue, you are needing more from guys like Ross and Easton. The former has a great burst of acceleration and strength but rarely has played anywhere near his capabilities. Easton has the talent but tends to fade out of games especially when played out wide. The problem with any change of shape to get two up front is you will likely have to change the position of our one consistent goal threat at the moment, Aidan Connolly. Anything other than a bog standard 4-4-2 would mean moving Connolly into a more central area where he would be less effective (I know he normally drifts in field anyway but it’s easier to deal with when that’s his starting position). The 4-1-3-2 at the start of the season was murder, I know we have more players available now but I don’t think that’s the solution based on what we’ve seen of it. The narrow midfield diamond worked for us at times under McGlynn but that was with MacDonald and Tumilty providing width. Ngwenya is a willing runner but his quality from the wide areas is sadly lacking and I don’t think Millen has the pace to provide width on his own, he needs a winger ahead, creating space for him. Not saying we shouldn’t try something new, I agree with you that we should be looking to find a solution that gets us two up front to counter our lack of out and out number 9 and focal point but it’s easier said than done, there’s not a blindingly obvious solution staring us all in the face but I suppose that’s Murray’s job to solve the conundrum. For all our lack of cutting edge and focal point up front is our main issue and our defence overall has been fine this season, it shouldn’t be ignored that we have also lost 9 goals in our last 3 games and for the first time, O’Riordan is starting to look like he has a mistake in his game. We need solutions at both ends of the pitch. What a difference a few weeks make… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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