renton Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Didn't see a thread for this yuletide joy of a game, so here it is. Having finished the 2nd Quarter (with the Morton game postponed) with 2 wins, 1 loss and 5 draws, and having barely registered a shot on target for most of those it's hard to get too excited about Rovers chances here, albeit on the back of a decent performance against United on Saturday just gone. HIbs have fluffed their lines to pull away at the top in recent weeks but should have more than enough to see us off at Easter Road. Expect mulled wine, goodwill to all men and the sight of Rudi Skacel gracing the Easter Road turf to enliven what might otherwise be a pretty flat game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 There's no excuse for less than 3 points here with Falkirk and Dundee United coming up next. 2-0 Hibs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Was going to suggest we just talk about this game in the Rovers thread and just hope the NUH (Napier Uni Hibees) didn't notice... Never mind.Of course Hibs are big favourites and I expect them to win, but we did have a better balance to the team on Sat. I think 9/1 for us is too long.I was heartened that Locke seemed to realise Stewart and McManus are not suited to playing together, both attempting to do the same thing. In the first ten mins after Stewart came on we were a mess up top. Having the two wingers playing confidently and positively can get us up the park a bit and relieve pressure. If Skacel can disrupt their holding player and everyone is on it we can do ok here. I thought Matthews was unlucky to drop out on Sat (though obv wouldn't have him at RB ). Wouldn't complain if he came in for Thompson, or if Vaughan replaced Skacel - otherwise would leave it the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Rudolf the red nosed Skacel to play a blinder and score the winning goal in a tightly contested 2-1 Rovers win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 14 minutes ago, L. Brilliant said: Was going to suggest we just talk about this game in the Rovers thread and just hope the NUH (Napier Uni Hibees) didn't notice... Never mind. Of course Hibs are big favourites and I expect them to win, but we did have a better balance to the team on Sat. I think 9/1 for us is too long. I was heartened that Locke seemed to realise Stewart and McManus are not suited to playing together, both attempting to do the same thing. In the first ten mins after Stewart came on we were a mess up top. Having the two wingers playing confidently and positively can get us up the park a bit and relieve pressure. If Skacel can disrupt their holding player and everyone is on it we can do ok here. I thought Matthews was unlucky to drop out on Sat (though obv wouldn't have him at RB ). Wouldn't complain if he came in for Thompson, or if Vaughan replaced Skacel - otherwise would leave it the same. Chris Johnston is starting to show the player he can be, certainly - I think he could be important in the back half of the season for us, his delivery is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckthearab Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 C'mon Raith! Intae this shower o shite [emoji6] nice wee draw here at worst would do. Red nose Rudi to roll back the years [emoji849] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudu Dahan pal Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1-0 hibs. Bartley to send That horrible little c**t Skacel back to tynecastle with a 2 footed tackle.It's going to be scrappy, ugly and boring, much like Gary locke's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Chris Johnston is starting to show the player he can be, certainly - I think he could be important in the back half of the season for us, his delivery is fantastic. You think? We said the exact opposite regarding his delivery. Look at how many times we got the ball in the box but didn't come close to testing the keeper properly on Saturday because of the lack of pace on the cross. The accuracy of the cross is good, but it leaves the attacker with so much to do because they need to generate all the power. I do think he had a good game, though. Great feet and actually goes past his man which can be a rarity in this league. Took the Utd full back to the cleaners a few times on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Old man Skacel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 As much as Bartley has been fucking brutal this season I'd just play him so he can flatten Skacel and that horrible cheating wee *** Barr. We need to win. I'm not sure we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said: You think? We said the exact opposite regarding his delivery. Look at how many times we got the ball in the box but didn't come close to testing the keeper properly on Saturday because of the lack of pace on the cross. The accuracy of the cross is good, but it leaves the attacker with so much to do because they need to generate all the power. I do think he had a good game, though. Great feet and actually goes past his man which can be a rarity in this league. Took the Utd full back to the cleaners a few times on Saturday. You are right of course. it's just easy to have your head turned by a pinpoint cross after a few seasons of the Grant Anderson final ball which postcode it ends up in lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers_Lad Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 2 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said: You think? We said the exact opposite regarding his delivery. Look at how many times we got the ball in the box but didn't come close to testing the keeper properly on Saturday because of the lack of pace on the cross. The accuracy of the cross is good, but it leaves the attacker with so much to do because they need to generate all the power. I do think he had a good game, though. Great feet and actually goes past his man which can be a rarity in this league. Took the Utd full back to the cleaners a few times on Saturday. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Barr likes a good windup, seems he has the Hibs fans furious already. God forbid he or Skacel does something to rile up the sensitive Hibs fans on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudu Dahan pal Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I'm shocked a Raith fan would be happy with a filthy bigot supporter at their club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Can't see me getting a pass for a Christmas Eve game. Given we are having a bit of difficulty scoring goals, or even looking like scoring goals, it's no great hardship.I can wait for The Pars at New Year. Hopefully some of the players rediscover the joy of scoring a goal sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 As much as Bartley has been fucking brutal this season I'd just play him so he can flatten Skacel and that horrible cheating wee *** Barr. We need to win. I'm not sure we will. What happened last time Bartley tried to flatten Barr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Brilliant Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Can't see me getting a pass for a Christmas Eve game. Given we are having a bit of difficulty scoring goals, or even looking like scoring goals, it's no great hardship. We had about six on target on saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers1992/1993 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 We had about six on target on saturday! 8 as opposed to Dundee United's 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 We had about six on target on saturday! What are we classing as a shot these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zing. Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 54 minutes ago, Rovers1992/1993 said: What happened last time Bartley tried to flatten Barr? He was wrongly sent off. The wee *** Barr, as you'd expect, cheated like f**k to gain an unfair advantage on the field of play. Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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