Are Rovers superglued in the top 3 ??

[Colemans Left Hook]

Are Rovers superglued in the top 3   all season ?
I think yes

so Rovers have that lucky feeling about time they got a "lucky"

looking at the table (shame we can't have old fashioned home and away tables anymore -especially on this site) there is a "mind the gap " look about it

just checked the "usual suspects" fixtures and subject to a match postponement it looks like a goa

and it's pretty obvious rovers are going to score 100 league goals - have they done this before

[Padge_DRFC]

Next 2 months without Williams is going to be tough if we don't sign anyone

[graingrover]

Home table
                      GP   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD   Pts
1   Doncaster   7   5   2   0   14   6   +8   17
2   Carlisle Utd   7   4   3   0   11   6   +5   15
3   Plymouth     7   4   2   1   12   8   +4   14
4   Portsmouth   6   4   1   1   16   6   +10   13
5   Wycombe           6   4   1   1   10   5   +5   13
6   Yeovil Town   7   4   0   3   9   8   +1   12
7   Luton Town   6   3   2   1   12   7   +5   11
8   Crawley Town   6   3   2   1   7   5   +2   11

[Colemans Left Hook]

so with the Stevenage game moved (hopefully they won't be as "hot" as they are now) my prediction is underthreat

a Luton win over Portsmouth on tuesday would see Rovers out of the top 3

ok

give me your views on the result -- pretty obvious from here a draw with lots of red cards should be the order of the day ---- it's about time that luton striker was unmasked ( he really is a mad HATTER )Halloween is long gone

if one of them had to win obviously i'd prefer Luton
so (A) what result do you want
(B) if we must have a winner who would you prefer

[Dutch Uncle]

Are Rovers superglued in the top 3   all season ?
I think yes

so Rovers have that lucky feeling about time they got a "lucky"

looking at the table (shame we can't have old fashioned home and away tables anymore -especially on this site) there is a "mind the gap " look about it

just checked the "usual suspects" fixtures and subject to a match postponement it looks like a goa

and it's pretty obvious rovers are going to score 100 league goals - have they done this before

Rovers scored 123 league goals in 1946-47, but our second highest is only 87 (on 2 occasions)

[phil o sophical]

I'd take third spot at the end of the season right now. Like most seasons it'll be see who does what in the transfer window, get January out of the way, watch for teams doing a Barnsley and see if teams like Plymouth can maintain their form........and if football was that easy to predict we'd all be managers

[Bristol Red Rover]

... watch for teams doing a Barnsley...

Below the top sides, this league is incredibly tight, a strong likelihood of at least one team hitting some form and getting into the top three. Yeovil, Blackpool and even Newport are ones to watch for given recent results. It'll be a long season, we can't afford to slip up.

Someone mentioned it being a long few months without Williams, though Mandeville has stepped up, and I can see Beestin coming through too. Extending Houghton's loan is the current major concern for me.

[The Red Baron]

Yeovil and Blackpool yes, but for Newport it's a classic new manager bounce.

I'd have thought we have an excellent chance of extending Houghton. He's playing every week in a successful team. He also seems to be enjoying it, which is another consideration. If you loan players out you want them to be happy.

[Tiddysdad]

I've not read the rest of this feed but all I can think is -------- january to May last year.

[wilts rover]

This time last season Plymouth were 5 points clear at the top of this division and Northampton were in danger of going into administration.

At the end of the season Northampton had won the league quite comfortabley with Plymouth 5th. Just saying like.

[Bentley Bullet]

The trouble with superglue is it sometimes comes unstuck.

[nightporter]

I'd have thought we have an excellent chance of extending Houghton. He's playing every week in a successful team. He also seems to be enjoying it, which is another consideration. If you loan players out you want them to be happy.

You loan out young players to see if they can cope with the rigours of league football, he's passed the league 2 test with flying colours, they may want to try him in league 1 in January.  I would.

[bobbymax]

Didn't I read somewhere that Houghton is out of contract shortly?

[The Red Baron]

I'd have thought we have an excellent chance of extending Houghton. He's playing every week in a successful team. He also seems to be enjoying it, which is another consideration. If you loan players out you want them to be happy.

You loan out young players to see if they can cope with the rigours of league football, he's passed the league 2 test with flying colours, they may want to try him in league 1 in January.  I would.

Yes, but he could go to a League One club and end up warming the bench. Also playing in a team pushing for promotion is surely better for his development that for a mid-table side or one that's struggling.

[Colemans Left Hook]

and remember Rovers are one of the few clubs with £-s-d

meaning could afford to buy him when promoted and  a few new "thais" with the club have been made

before he joined Rovers his private life seemed "set in stone" for the future - so it makes sense to stay

[idler]

He's also the chance of a medal. This must be a bit of an attraction to a young player. The majority of professional footballers go through their career without winning one. To get one being so young must be a plus.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Would be quite happy for the scores to stay as they are.

Has Plymouth's bubble burst. Quite happy for Grimsby to be kept at arms length along with Luton.

[RedRover]

Superglued in the top 3? No chance. It's a cliche but the Christmas period is all important.

If we're still 3rd or better by 2017 then I'll feel a lot more confident plus it'll help our chances of keeping hold of Houghton providing he's still featuring week in, week out. If we drop away a little and they're above us I could see Portsmouth trying to pinch him. It wouldn't be the first time thats happened to us.

[Filo]

Looking good at the moment for stopping in the top 3 and Plymouth losing as well

[Colemans Left Hook]

yeptake
Carlisle's first goal was one of those "mucking about" misgtake goals by the Grimsby defence & 2nd Carlisle goal own goal 

cream rising to the top and I don't have to tell you who the best 2 teams are as Portsmouth make it 3-1

[drfchound]

Well if we win our game in hand we go to second just two points behind Plymouth who we were about eight points behind a few games ago.
Yes, the cream is rising to the top.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Didn't I read somewhere that Houghton is out of contract shortly?

He isn't going to make it at Chelsea no matter how good he is. If we get the chance we should be looking at trying to sign him permanent. It will be good for his career and good for us.

[knockers]

Looks like the game on the 10th will be a top two clash. 

[drfchound]

Yeah, we might get more than 30 seconds on the goal rush show.

[Colemans Left Hook]

Well if we win our game in hand we go to second just two points behind Plymouth who we were about eight points behind a few games ago.
Yes, the cream is rising to the top.

it seems someone forgot to put the "Portsmouth cream" in the fridge and it's "gone off" think they need to sack the COOK !!

[Colemans Left Hook]

Time to get Positive Rovers have been in the top 3 since early October that's SEVEN months
as Harold MacMillan said "you've never had it so good"

yes it's been a disapointment if Portsmouth had a decent manager the pair would have drawn away from the rest and Rovers would have been kept up to their work

Carlisle cracked as I said in January but amazingly have shown a lot of fight recently to make the play offs

just hope the Luton "Houghton" cloggers don't get promoted