Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 The SPFL are going make us start playing with 5 on the park in next year's competition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 If we win it for the third time in a row will we get to keep the trophy like Brazil? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 f**k knows how we're in the final given the squads available in the last two rounds. Interested to see where it gets played this time. I suspect it'll be either Livingston or Falkirk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Enigma said: If we win it for the third time in a row will we get to keep the trophy like Brazil? They weren't too careful with the Jules Rimet, someone stole it, never been seen again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith1974 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, RavyDavy said: Calm down, the boy was hopeless 99% of that. Fair play to him popping up with the poachers goal but was miles off it for the most part. Anyway... Another challenge cup final to look forward to. Would 3 in a row be a record? Must be what it's like to follow the old firm... Completely agree but it's good he scored and did play better towards the end of the 90 minutes. Anyway great result on a difficult night with several players out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith1974 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Maybe getting to a final and a guaranteed 25k if not almost double will allow us to bring a player in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaithRyan Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 f**k me, even Colin Steven can’t stop us having a firm grip of this trophy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spot on Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 6 minutes ago, Broken Algorithms said: f**k knows how we're in the final given the squads available in the last two rounds. Interested to see where it gets played this time. I suspect it'll be either Livingston or Falkirk. Hopefully it is at a non spl ground, don’t see why a SPL team should benefit from a non SPL competition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Zen Archer (Raconteur) said: They weren't too careful with the Jules Rimet, someone stole it, never been seen again. They need Pickles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Eednud said: They need Pickles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Superb entertainment. We were fucking woeful for the first half hour, the 3 at the back was a disaster and we should have been finished. The change made the difference, shame on Masson but there were signs of improvement almost straight away. Great strikers finish from Akio and absolutely fantastic effort from Stanton for the equaliser. Then for them to see out extra time there was only ever one winner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, pub car king said: Superb entertainment. We were fucking woeful for the first half hour, the 3 at the back was a disaster and we should have been finished. The change made the difference, shame on Masson but there were signs of improvement almost straight away. Great strikers finish from Akio and absolutely fantastic effort from Stanton for the equaliser. Then for them to see out extra time there was only ever one winner. Yeah can't argue with that at all. That first half an hour was the worst we've been all season by a country mile. Absolutely shambolic. The tactical shift worked, although we didn't really look like getting back into the match until we scored but somehow we got into a position where we really should've won it in the 90. The effort put in in extra time was phenomenal. Half the team dead on their feet and McBride basically a man down because he couldn't even run. The challenge cup gets a lot of stick, and some of it deservedly, but that was one of the better nights I've had following Rovers in recent years. Absolutely superb scenes in the away end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Also, I should add that Stanton was our best player by an absolute mile. I don't know where we play Vaughan when fit, but Stanton has to play that role off the striker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 That fookin sensational. My laddie went on and on about wanting to go tonight and if he hadn't twisted my arm I probably would have just watched it in the house. So glad we went. Some atmosphere in our end and the scenes at the end were tremendous, just folk bombing down the stairs to celebrate. Absolute limbs at the equaliser. My voice is gone. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Starko Rover Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said: Yeah can't argue with that at all. That first half an hour was the worst we've been all season by a country mile. Absolutely shambolic. The tactical shift worked, although we didn't really look like getting back into the match until we scored but somehow we got into a position where we really should've won it in the 90. The effort put in in extra time was phenomenal. Half the team dead on their feet and McBride basically a man down because he couldn't even run. The challenge cup gets a lot of stick, and some of it deservedly, but that was one of the better nights I've had following Rovers in recent years. Absolutely superb scenes in the away end. I actually enjoy it as a competition (B teams aside). With the exception of the final if you lose you shrug your shoulders and say “it’s only the Diddy Cup”. If you make the final it’s a day out and the chance to win a bit of silverware most clubs at our level rarely manage in the other cups. You’ve also got the possibility of a wee away day to Ireland, Wales or England. Get the B Teams to f**k and it’s not a bad distraction. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover the Moon Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, spot on said: Hopefully it is at a non spl ground, don’t see why a SPL team should benefit from a non SPL competition No such thing as the SPL. We’re all one happy SPFL family now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Looked around, and Livi, Airdrie and Falkirk are all available that day, with only Falkirk playing at home that weekend, but it’s Kelty on the Friday afternoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Murray saying that McNeil should've been playing in goal but called off injured yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGuigan1978 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) The final surely won’t be Airdrie with it just being along the road from Hamilton? Livingston and Falkirk seem the most likely to me. Falkirk ideally, as Livi would almost be as bad a venue for a day out as Airdrie is. I was planning on heading along to the semi before realising the the rules had changed and it could go to extra time, and the last train back was half ten, although after half an hour I was delighted I hadn’t bothered. Fair play to everyone involved though. To Ian Murray for making the change that seemed pretty obvious, as early as he did. To the players for digging so deep and the fans for creating what sounded like a brilliant atmosphere to be in. Special praise to Robbie Thompson too, a goalkeeper that was absolutely hopeless according to some earlier in the game. His psyching out routine to every player was brilliant “ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX. OH, THATS TOO LONG A RUN UP!” Outstanding. Goodness knows how much they’ve got left on the tank for this Motherwell game, not much you’d imagine, but I genuinely can’t wait for Saturday. Edited February 9, 2023 by McGuigan1978 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 18 minutes ago, McGuigan1978 said: The final surely won’t be Airdrie with it just being along the road from Hamilton? Livingston and Falkirk seem the most likely to me. Falkirk ideally, as Livi would almost be as bad a venue for a day out as Airdrie is. I was planning on heading along to the semi before realising the the rules had changed and it could go to extra time, and the last train back was half ten, although after half an hour I was delighted I hadn’t bothered. Fair play to everyone involved though. To Ian Murray for making the change that seemed pretty obvious, as early as he did. To the players for digging so deep and the fans for creating what sounded like a brilliant atmosphere to be in. Special praise to Robbie Thompson too, a goalkeeper that was absolutely hopeless according to some earlier in the game. His psyching out routine to every player was brilliant “ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX. OH, THATS TOO LONG A RUN UP!” Outstanding. Goodness knows how much they’ve got left on the tank for this Motherwell game, not much you’d imagine, but I genuinely can’t wait for Saturday. Thomson was superb as you say. I particularly liked with Williamson when he was shouting to him about "remember under McGlynn?". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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