The Official Rotherham United v Bristol City match Day Thread

[cityexile]

The way the game has gone, we have to be disappointed not to have won comfortably.

Equally, was a day when everything was going wrong. Gave them a joke goal, scored an own goal, would have been easy for heads to drop. Great spirit to get back and get something from the game in the end.

[SedRA]

76% possession and 34 shots, mental! 

[Phileas Fogg]

6 minutes ago, joe jordans teeth said:

I've never bought into the possession nonsense,what I do buy into is team spirit and we got bundles of that

If the opposition don't have the ball, they can't score. 

Good result today, shame we couldn't nick a result at the end

[Brizzol]

1 minute ago, Red Right Hand said:

Paterson to start over Freeman on Tuesday?

Didn't watch the game but Freeman sounded good today I thought?

[Wanderingred]

You cant scoff at a point away from home after being 2-0 down. Anybody who thinks this result isnt good enough needs to manage their expectation levels for this season. We are not promotion/playoff contenders.. (Yet  )

[054123]

Excellent result.

 

Another point to safety 

 

 

[exAtyeoMax]

Loved the commentary…it's great when they get going. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…

 

[Numero Uno]

We've gone away from home and absolutely battered the opposition. Yes we found ourselves 2 down and clearly we have things to work on but perhaps those in panic mode need to look back 12 months and compare where we are now compared to where we were then?

[TheCulturalBomb]

Need to take that, but regardless a team we should be beating. Before the game we had the most average shots in the league, God knows how much we have increased that.

[Nogbad the Bad]

7 minutes ago, 29AR said:

No need for the backhanded dig there was there? Bloody good on him for plugging and plugging away and not shirking opportunities. I was one who 12m ago was very skeptical, indeed I thought he should've been released this time last year, but his rate of improvement - for me - at least matches the rate that Joe Bryan improved for us. If he keeps up his progress at the same rate for 12m I think we'll be fending off interest  

 

I said well done to BR - have a look through the list of his chances on the City match tweets if you want to know why I added at long last.

Another poster had already greeted the goal with a similar phrase btw.

[Reigate Red]

That'll do. Bit of a pity given the dominance but onwards and more time to gel.

Leeds lost at home to Huddersfield and in bottom three. Meltdown in that part of Yorkshire tonight I expect.

[RaspberryRed]

My immediate reaction. One of those days you get in football. Another day we'd have battered them. Another positive step forward. No one Died

[Jerseybean]

A point away to a team we do poorly against, having been two down, is to be celebrated. We dominated possession / attempts and showed great character to carry on believing and could have won it in the end, hitting the post in the 90th  minute!

[exAtyeoMax]

someone give Flinty a hug…

[ExiledAjax]

1 minute ago, Curr Avon said:

According to the BBC, City had 76% possession, 34 shots and 10 on target.

Which suggests the issue is getting them on target rather than actually shooting.

Anyone that was there did Rotherham's goalie play a blinder or were those shots that were on target weak?

[Son of Fred]

12 minutes ago, RedorDead BCFC said:

if we score again the wife's having it tonight, if not the cats getting booted 

It's all 'pussy with you,isn't it...  

[EstoniaTallinnRed]

4 minutes ago, Brizzol said:

That was intense, wish I was at that game....Was some great commentary on radio bristol

I always find RB commentary is good and much appreciated.

[Major Isewater]

Sometimes you say to yourself ' this ain't gonna be our day ' , penalties not given , goal line clearances and fluke goals for the opposition , but to day marks the character of the side and a brilliant and justified result .

Well done lads .

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, Reigate Red said:

That'll do. Bit of a pity given the dominance but onwards and more time to gel.

Leeds lost at home to Huddersfield and in bottom three. Meltdown in that part of Yorkshire tonight I expect.

Garry Monk to be sacked in the morning?

 

[Curr Avon]

We just need to put some of those chances away, but we're creating bagfulls of opportunities which is a huge step forward.

[RedorDead BCFC]

3 minutes ago, Tall King Blox said:

Shag the cat and kick the missus 

I'm Welsh so shagging animals is normal to me  

[Ivorguy]

Before 3pm would have been happy with a point. Still am, but disappointed we had so many shots and so few on target, and, by all accounts, conceded two awful goals

Back to the training ground for Lee to sort these defects out

[Numero Uno]

Just now, Ivorguy said:

Before 3pm would have been happy with a point. Still am, but disappointed we had so many shots and so few on target, and, by all accounts, conceded two awful goals

Back to the training ground for Lee to sort these defects out

Exactly, but if fans can accept we are work in progress their expectation levels will be more reasonable without the ridiculous over reaction we saw on here earlier.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Nogbad the Bad said:

I said well done to BR - have a look through the list of his chances on the City match tweets if you want to know why I added at long last.

Another poster had already greeted the goal with a similar phrase btw.

I know why at long last, but I would rather congratulate someone for putting that behind them and for having the mentality that the only shot which matters is your next. 

When we've come back from 2 behind a well done through gritted teeth by referring to his profligacy earlier is wholly unnecessary. I know you weren't the only one but your rhetoric iro Bobby Reid is like the bloke previously shat in your kettle. 

[Major Isewater]

4 minutes ago, Kim_il_sung said:

You cant scoff at a point away from home after being 2-0 down. Anybody who thinks this result isnt good enough needs to manage their expectation levels for this season. We are not promotion/playoff contenders.. (Yet  )

Rotherham are no mugs at home . They will scrap for their lives . 

[Andy082005]

3 minutes ago, Curr Avon said:

We just need to put some of those chances away, but we're creating bagfulls of opportunities which is a huge step forward.

Can't disagree with that.  34 shots, 10 on target. Incredible that we haven't won that game . We HAVE to start taking our chances 

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, Ivorguy said:

Before 3pm would have been happy with a point. Still am, but disappointed we had so many shots and so few on target, and, by all accounts, conceded two awful goals

Back to the training ground for Lee to sort these defects out

Are we staying in Yorkshire for a few days now? Ideal time to sort this sort of thing out if so.

8th. in the league

[RaspberryRed]

4 minutes ago, Major Isewater said:

Sometimes you say to yourself ' this ain't gonna be our day ' , penalties not given , goal line clearances and fluke goals for the opposition , but to day marks the character of the side and a brilliant and justified result .

Well done lads .

Post of the Day

[joe jordans teeth]

6 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said:

If the opposition don't have the ball, they can't score. 

Good result today, shame we couldn't nick a result at the end

That only works if you have 100% of possession surely 

[BRISTOL86]

Looking at the stats, the sort of game you'd expect to win 9 out of 10 times. Today wasn't our day, it happens.

10 points from 18 is a bloody good start, having played all three relegated premier league sides.