Match Thread Rotherham Utd vs Bradford City 7.30pm Tues Feb 4th

Managing game time is the one aspect GA can control, but injuries are another thing. As likely to happen in training, particularly when they up the intensity - its just the nature of football.

I know promotion is, and has to be, our main goal but trust me some posters were openly stating play the kids...and Odour!

 

And playing with a number of squad players , eg Odour, Byrne, Huntingdon and add in Romy . , That could have been a banana skin defence Dave ? In fairness Evans hoofball helped because any pace they had was nullified as the experienced defenders just swallowed up their high balls. Once we had sussed their offence out we could sit slightly more forward in the second half and boy that worked. Our midfield came into the game with runners, which considering they are L1, they didn’t have an answer for.

 

I think Leigh will start on Saturday instead of Kav. I can’t see Mellon starting a game just yet.

 

I’m with you .

 

Having only read match reports, then i can only comment on them, the second half was a vast improvement on the first apparently.
So taking the game as a whole , hence my reasonable.
Maybe i should go to bed ill more often or take more holidays, as the two i have missed this season , we have won.
If anyone wants to pay for me to go to a nice Greek island until May. I am willing to sacrifice.

 

Mention for Walker too who was excellent. Always thought he has a role to play even if it's not as a starter anymore. I've seen nothing from Lapslie/Leigh yet so say they deserve a spot ahead of Walker.

 

I like the look of Leigh, I just think he needs a little run of games to get his sharpness back.

That little first time cushioned volley into Pattison from the long ball at Wimbledon was sublime and I'm looking forward to seeing more of ability like that.

 

Starting on Sat for me. Give Kav a rest and see what Leigh / Mellon can do?

 

I'd like to see Mellon start and see if he can be that spearhead we need but perhaps he's still not fit enough yet so may have to be content with minutes from the bench.

 

Start with Mellon and if he tires change it, if we persist with Kavanagh we will not go up.

 

We've been doing rather well with Kavanagh up front and scoring our fair share of goals, don't see the problem

 

These don’t run on fresh air m8.

 

hot air, that's why Sparky is still around

 

Just listened to the press conference on Bantams TV. Vadaine Oliver was at the match last night "supporting the lads"

 

Hasn’t he been responsible for two of our last three wins with the only goal in the game? Tbh he didn’t play great last night, but even when he doesn’t he runs his self into the ground for the team and causes plenty of problems for lower league defenders with his press. More importantly I think Alexander will be happy with how he’s playing and will start him on Saturday anyway.

 

Saw a picture of him there last night sat in with the home fans and thought he must be a Rotherham fan.

 

Since City had no striker/forward/false number 9 on the bench last night, our Graham replaced Kav with Aden Baldwin-
Great sense of humour has our gaffer!
He also replaced Wright at LWB with Shepherd but he likes to go heavy defensive to see a game out
Probably start 9 defenders and a false number 9 if he could get away with it