WATCH FOR FREE! Doncaster Rovers v Portsmouth

[Hooped Wizard]

.... if you have Sky, which given the evident lack of qualifications many of you have on this forums seems unlikely.

2-3 to Portsmouth, we'll play better than recent disgraceful displays but lose due to Portsmouth been one of the few teams in this league who can out-score us.

 

[Don Tonberry]

We don't actually score too many goals away from home. Our away record is more down to being difficult to break down and nicking a goal from a set-piece. If we do win this, it's more likely to be a 1-0 smash n grab.

 

[hellogregory]

What qualifications are required to have Sky?

 

[Vanni]

A degree in stupidity because if one has Sky than that only means he or she is paying for the service, so watching the game is not ''free''.

 

[lordofthepies]

What qualifications are required to have Sky?

A complete lack of morality.

 

[mowgli]

What qualifications are required to have Sky?

More money than sense, why pay for Sky when there are streaming sites including live boxing available on Cricfree .tv?

 

[Boletus Edulis]

Lucky I have no desire to subscribe to Sky as I have no idea where my degree certificates are.

 

[K-Win]

Looking forward to this one. Generally we do well against our promotion rivals away from home but Rovers have already turned us over once this season.

Cook has turned the team into a more typical League Two team in recent weeks with more long balls to a big man up front. Not so aesthetically pleasing but probably sensible in the winter months.

I'll need to go back through the record books to see how we tend to fare in a typical Thursday night game.

 

[DearneValleyRover]

I wouldn't worry we a bloody awful on tv

 

[RampantRover]

I think it will be a low scoring game, we always manage a goal, (Apart from that Plymouth game) My heart says 1-0 Rovers but my head says 1-1.
Hopefully be a good advertisement for League 2, we've been terrible lately though.

 

[Bucket_]

Really excited for the game, not particularly hopeful of a win though. Would happily take a draw. What's the crowd going to be like at the Keepmoat?

 

[DearneValleyRover]

Really excited for the game, not particularly hopeful of a win though. Would happily take a draw. What's the crowd going to be like at the Keepmoat?

We don't have the biggest of crowds at the best of times but Thursday night with below freezing temperatures will probably mean it will be lower than usual.

 

[RampantRover]

Really excited for the game, not particularly hopeful of a win though. Would happily take a draw. What's the crowd going to be like at the Keepmoat?

I'd take a draw right now.
Attendance will be poor, it's on TV and it's cold.
5,000/5,500

 

[ProfessorGreen]

Draw best result, alternatively Donny win, keep the gap from the chasing pack. Been in this league far too long to give a shit about winning it!

 

[WAP]

Referee having a mare.

 

[Bucket_]

Great first half, was expecting the worst after the first 10 minutes, but we've done well to come back into it. This could go either way, both sides look threatening going forward. As ever though, our defence makes me nervous..

And yep, ref + assistants have made multiple dodgy decisions.

 

[cufc17]

Decent game, Pompey much better as the half went on. Both defences look fairly shaky though.

I like the look of Evans at right back for Pompey, always looking to bomb forward.

 

[WAP]

Decent game, Pompey much better as the half went on. Both defences look fairly shaky though.

I like the look of Evans at right back for Pompey, always looking to bomb forward.

He played all of last season as a right attacking midfielder but plays right back this season which is a weak link for us.

I think we've played well tonight but Doncaster have been better in both the boxes where it counts.

 

[Bucket_]

Fair result, but we played well in large parts. The main difference was in the striking options, Smith just isn't good enough, and Lalkovic should be starting. Doncaster are gonna be champions for sure imo.

 

[Hooped Wizard]

 

[cufc17]

He played all of last season as a right attacking midfielder but plays right back this season which is a weak link for us.

I think we've played well tonight but Doncaster have been better in both the boxes where it counts.

Don't think he was great defensively, looked good going forward and put some decent crosses into the box though.

Pompey as a whole were poor at the back, neat in possession but didn't create much, Doncaster looked dangerous going forward.

Good game overall.

 

[WAP]

Smith was garbage, Marquis was the difference.

 

[Hooped Wizard]

Beagrie low-key slagging of our fans for getting on the players backs. Fuck off, it helped them.

The road back to the championship is well and truly on!!!!

 

[Bucket_]

That's two games in a row our opposing teams have had a standout striker, Hylton on Monday and Marquis tonight. We need one desperately, otherwise I think the playoffs beckon again.

 

[WAP]

That's two games in a row our opposing teams have had a standout striker, Hylton on Monday and Marquis tonight. We need one desperately, otherwise I think the playoffs beckon again.

Definitely, was the difference. Smith just isn't good enough playing on his own.

 

[Lee]

I thought it was very even first half but we played a lot better in the 2nd and just about desverved to win in the end. Marquis was outstanding along with Rowe and baudry.

 

[Richard Cranium]

That's two games in a row our opposing teams have had a standout striker, Hylton on Monday and Marquis tonight. We need one desperately, otherwise I think the playoffs beckon again.

What's up with Chaplin? Thought he was meant to be something special but notice he's been on the bench alot of late.

 

[WAP]

What's up with Chaplin? Thought he was meant to be something special but notice he's been on the bench alot of late.

He is special, he got suspended for 5 yellows (majority were petty) and Smith replaced him for the Luton game, Smith went on a small run and Chaplin hasn't started since. Smith's form ended 3-4 games ago and was useless once again tonight. Chaplin is fearless and must be thinking about leaving if he can't get in the team ahead of Smith.

Granted Chaplin is small but he's a natural finisher and more than makes up for it.

 

[Carver]

The road back to the championship is well and truly on!!!!

You're not going anywhere mate.

 

[Bucket_]

Chaplin could still be that striker for us, definitely - he's a natural goalscorer and will almost certainly leave for a Championship+ (Brighton and Bournemouth allegedly interested) club if we don't get promoted this year. I'm not sure if this system suits him though.. he's pacey, but being so small means he struggles with the holding up duties required of a lone striker. But anything's better than Smith at the moment, so I hope he starts again. In an ideal situation I'd love to see Hunt/Lowe and Chaplin paired up in a 3-5-2 formation, but I doubt it'll happen.