Bristol Rovers v Swindon pre match chat and matchday thread.

[Peter Venkman]

I'm not sure which part of the world PV lives in to get ifollow but I really appreciate the detailing your reports.

By the way, you have mentioned your band on occasions. Who were they and was Moles a venue you played in? I'm assuming you're not Fish out of Marrilion are you?

Thanks for the comments everyone I am touched, not in a Jimmy Saville way!

I reside on the South Somerset and the band dispersed naturally about 3 years ago now, I am too old for that shit now anyway!

Moles tried to get us but we couldnt come to terms on dates, in the end we never managed to get to Swindon or Bath but most of the Bristol venues of note with some wide ranging bands as support or we were support for, a great 8 years of gigging.

I am certainly not Fish although I used to be able to drink like one!

[RWB Robin]

Just add in my appreciation too, which has been expressed before - and it is always interesting to get comments from others too, if only because of the amazingly diverse views of the game!! (One game recently, someone commented that it was Iandolo's best game, only for a comment soon after saying how shut Iandolo was!!!)

[Peter Venkman]

Wollacott; Odimayo, Iandolo, Conroy (C), Crichlow, Gladwin, Simpson, Payne, Gilbert, Kesler-Hayden, Reed.

SUBS | Ward, Baudry, McKirdy, Mitchell-Lawson, Williams, Hunt, East.

[Frigby Daser]

Grant. Lyden. Hope there’s a good reason, because they are what we’re missing.

[Peter Venkman]

I am concerned about Grants absence, we need him in midfield IMO.

[Quagmire]

There’s got to be more to it hasn’t there?

[Audrey]

Puts 2 similar players on the bench - McKirdy and Williams - yet fails to include either Grant or Lyden.

Beats the hell out of me!

[Boeta]

Is Lyden fit then?

[Peter Venkman]

Is Lyden fit then?

Garner said last week he is back in full training now, not fit as such but fit enough.

As for Grant, Garner doesn't seem to fancy him even though his form warranted an international call up.

[Nemo]

I don't think I've ever been more sure of the inevitability of something than I am of Pitman scoring today.

So we need two...

[DV]

Is Lyden fit then?

Never.

[Peter Venkman]

I don't think I've ever been more sure of the inevitability of something than I am of Pitman scoring today.

So we need two...

Never.

Both. True that.

[DV]

Wollacott; Odimayo, Iandolo, Conroy (C), Crichlow, Gladwin, Simpson, Payne, Gilbert, Kesler-Hayden, Reed.

SUBS | Ward, Baudry, McKirdy, Mitchell-Lawson, Williams, Hunt, East.

Assuming we are going with 3 CBs (Odimayo, Conroy, Crichlow) and wing backs (KKH, Iandolo) then that midfield is still an unbalanced mess imo

Gladwin, Payne, Reed & Gilbert how do the line up 2-2, 1-3, 1-2-1, 3-1?

[Peter Venkman]

                            Wollacott
        Odimayo        Conroy        Crichlow
KKH                        Reed                          Iandolo

        Gladwin            Payne             Gilbert
                              Simpson

Is pretty much how it lined up last week but Gladwin was drawn wider right and Gilbert given more of a free role but Gilbert and Payne were interchanging but also trying to play similar roles of ball carrier and got in each others way a bit.

Gilbert is not a striker hes a ball carrying number 10 or winger but he will never be a striker the gap between him and Simpson is way too big.

As is the gap between Reed and Payne in the midfield.

[Boeta]

It's 343, same as last week and our most balanced setup imo.

Gladys in the 2, Payne cutting in off left and Gilbert in from right