Match Thread Rotherham United vs. Coventry City Match Thread - Saturday 5th Oct (5 Viewers)

Ricketts · Sep 30, 2019

bawtryneal said:
Looking forward to it.
Like a home game for me and my company is sponsoring the match ball, so nice meal before hand and then pop round the back to sit with the SBA.
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I hope you don't mind Godden taking it home with him.

Are the Rotherham women as good as made out on Soccer AM? (I havent watched it since Tim Lovejoys days, I presume the jokes are still the same?)

SeaSeeEffCee · Sep 30, 2019

Going to be a tough game, they're a better side than their recent form would suggest. Could really do with winning an away game soon though.

CCFC88 · Oct 1, 2019

bawtryneal said:
Our manager

Said this last Friday "Liam Kelly is closer to fitness and we’ll just wait and see on it but certainly he’s back on the grass" Did you hear something different?

Wouldn't be surprised to see him play vs Rugby tonight

KeresleyArmpit · Oct 1, 2019

Rose for McFad and Kasta for Jobello.

Robins was implying that Kasta wasn't exactly ready to start however in the donny post match interview.

Liquid Gold · Oct 1, 2019

No way I'd drop McFadz for this. We need his leadership on the pitch and his ability to bring the ball out of defence can break lines in midfield.

SkyBlueDom26 · Oct 1, 2019

Drop McFadz?? Are people feeling alright???? He's vital to our team with his leadership and one of the first names on the team sheet

fernandopartridge · Oct 1, 2019

Keep the team as it is, can't afford to carry players who aren't 100% when you're on the ball less. Kastaneer with his explosiveness is better used to bring impact later in games at the minute. The calls to drop Hiwula are ridiculous.

ccfcricoh · Oct 1, 2019

fernandopartridge said:
Keep the team as it is, can't afford to carry players who aren't 100% when you're on the ball less. Kastaneer with his explosiveness is better used to bring impact later in games at the minute. The calls to drop Hiwula are ridiculous.

Whilst playing and performing well overall I doubt Robins will make changes unless necessary, and rightly so.

i wouldn't say calls to drop Hiwula are "ridiculous" though. For me overall i think he's been the worst performer (more that others are playing well than him badly tbh) over the last couple of games, which is frustrating because he popped up with a goal and is clearly capable just too inconsistent!

BackRoomRummermill · Oct 1, 2019

3 -1 Godden hatrick

covcity4life · Oct 1, 2019

same team bar kasaneer for jobello if MR thinks he is ready

robbiekeane · Oct 1, 2019

fernandopartridge said:
The calls to drop Hiwula are ridiculous.

He has missed some absolute sitters and is touch is diabolical

Sky Blue Harry H · Oct 1, 2019

robbiekeane said:
He has missed some absolute sitters and is touch is diabolical

Keep him in if you want to counter on the break. Top scorer last season and will be up there again this. Obviously missed chances, but will still score plenty.

better days · Oct 1, 2019

I very much doubt Kastaneer will start
He may well be first change
He's got to continue to show he's playing for the team and not himself
Hopefully the penny has dropped

shmmeee · Oct 1, 2019

better days said:
I very much doubt Kastaneer will start
He may well be first change
He's got to continue to show he's playing for the team and not himself
Hopefully the penny has dropped

Thought he looked much more composed and structured against Donny. Signs he’s listening?

fernandopartridge · Oct 1, 2019

robbiekeane said:
He has missed some absolute sitters and is touch is diabolical

Yet remains our biggest goal threat, another out and out winger on his side would leave Godden even more isolated

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Oct 1, 2019

But with Jobello wanting to stay wide and Hiwula wanting to come in it does make the forward line a bit lop-sided and playing further to the right than they probably ought to. Could be one of the reasons opposition managers have targeted our left hand side this season?

shmmeee · Oct 1, 2019

In an ideal world 433 let’s you be 343, 442 433 and 451 depending on the situation and the wide players in both midfield and attack need to be comfortable playing wide or centrally as the situation requires. But we are a L1 side with L1 players, it ain’t gonna be perfect.

bawtryneal · Oct 1, 2019

Ricketts said:
I hope you don't mind Godden taking it home with him.

Are the Rotherham women as good as made out on Soccer AM? (I havent watched it since Tim Lovejoys days, I presume the jokes are still the same?)

I am afraid the Rotherham women are not the best !!
Some big girls about from what I have seen.

Let's hope you are right about the match ball.

Woolly68 · Oct 1, 2019

I think the away draw machine will continue and we come back with a point. 1-1 for me. Prove me wrong and come back with a sneaky 1-0 win though.

Magwitch · Oct 1, 2019

We need an away win, imo we should have three by now

Warwickhunt · Oct 2, 2019

We need an away win to counter the draw we had at SA saturday

Covstu · Oct 2, 2019

They are a better team that their current form suggests, this will be a tough test. 1-1.

Weirdly enough I was at the ground on Monday, nice little ground and we were shown round the exec area etc. It was the first time I actually noticed you can still see the old ground intact over the other side of the carriageway!

fernandopartridge · Oct 2, 2019

Hadn't realised that Robins was manager at Rotherham when they had to move from Millmoor and play at the Don Valley stadium in Sheffield, can't be many managers put into this situation twice

bawtryneal · Oct 3, 2019

Only 120 tickets left. Should be a sell out and create a great atmosphere.

CovInEssex · Oct 3, 2019

Whole ground is gonna sell out apparently, a surprise to be sure but a welcome one

Nick · Oct 3, 2019

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Sorry for those who use them for their absense

shmmeee · Oct 3, 2019

Anyone else kinda want us to just lose already and get it over with? I can’t handle this at all. I’d never make a Man City fan.

fernandopartridge · Oct 3, 2019

shmmeee said:
Anyone else kinda want us to just lose already and get it over with? I can’t handle this at all. I’d never make a Man City fan.

No, cos I'm going. The following game would be OK possibly.

clint van damme · Oct 3, 2019

shmmeee said:
Anyone else kinda want us to just lose already and get it over with? I can’t handle this at all. I’d never make a Man City fan.

No. Want us to go unbeaten. Want us to become the new invincibles, albeit it a League one shittier version.

cc84cov · Oct 3, 2019

shmmeee said:
Anyone else kinda want us to just lose already and get it over with? I can’t handle this at all. I’d never make a Man City fan.

Not for me keep it going as long as possible

cc84cov · Oct 3, 2019

fernandopartridge said:
No, cos I'm going. The following game would be OK possibly.

Losing is never ok

CCFC88 · Oct 3, 2019

Think the way we are staying unbeaten is important, would say the run has seen us pick up more points from losing positions than we've lost from winning positions.

Unbeaten run is great when your gaining points, would be worrying if we were sitting on 1 goal leads hoping to continue "the run" and trading 3 points for 1

SkyBlueDom26 · Oct 3, 2019

shmmeee said:
Anyone else kinda want us to just lose already and get it over with? I can’t handle this at all. I’d never make a Man City fan.

Oh yeah think we all as city fans want to lose and have our unbeaten record lost:emoji_fingers_crossed::emoji_fingers_crossed:

Briles · Oct 3, 2019

Again cant see Robins changing anything. I know it is in our fans mind-set to make a change every week but even with the criticism of Jobello and Hiwula, they are ultimately part of an unbeaten team. Only rotation comes with the centre backs which he appears to do based on the opposition rather than form.

Great_Expectations · Oct 3, 2019

Keep the same as is, I don’t understand some of the calls to change the team:

Start Kelly - he clearly isn’t ready to come straight back into the team, and why rush when Walsh is a more than adequate replacement (even if he’s becoming a target for some on here).

Drop McFadzean - What?! I wasn’t sure of the hype the first few games but I see it now, especially as he’s stopped the Hollywood balls. His anticipation, leadership, experience and ability to step out with the ball are key.

Jobello for Kasteneer - I doubt Kasteneer is fit enough to start; he looked tired after 20 minutes last week. Plus, while he is potentially the better of the two, his positional sense is worse than Jobellos (which isn’t exactly great). Let him come on as an impact sub and continue to prove he can be an asset.

Drop Hiwula - I understand this one the most, as while his movement is as good as ever, his composure, confidence and technical ability seem to have dropped. His in/out style of play is more forgivable if he’s finishing easy chances. However, he’s still a good player and once he scores another and his confidence improves he’ll be back to his best. Plus, we have nobody to replace him with - we’d lost too much creativity pushing O’Hare out wide.

Strong away following, strong performance, strong result:

0-3, Hiwula, Godden, O’Hare.

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