Rotherham away match thread

[Roadrunner]

City shirt out of the wardrobe, Thatchers chilling in the fridge. Will be sat down in front the TV turned into Sky football, for another evening of rollercoaster emotions.Come on lads 3 points please or at least a draw.

[The chief]

I’d take a point to stop the losing run tonight - and any result takes the pressure off a bit for Leeds, where we can deploy the  counter attack without being under the pressure of successive defeats …This is the bigger game of the 2 for us today- need a result . 

 

[Lew-T]

1 minute ago, The chief said:

I’d take a point to stop the losing run tonight - and any result takes the pressure off a bit for Leeds, where we can deploy the  counter attack without being under the pressure of successive defeats …This is the bigger game of the 2 for us today- need a result . 

 

I wouldn’t take a point tonight. Away from home or not, we should be looking at all 3 points.

[Mr Popodopolous]

10 hours ago, Millers22 said:

Hjelde, Coventry & Fosu were all short term loans & have since departed

We did break our transfer record twice in the same week in the summer (still peanuts to most Ch clubs) in bringing in Cafu from Forest & Nombe from Exeter, also Sean Morrison, Sam Clucas, Fred Onyedinma & Grant Hall in so the chairman has certainly tried his level best.

Yeah for Taylor over Warne IMO.

I know relative to the level it is quite low but summer 2022 Warne was signing players like Kioso, Brammall Washington, Eaves okay Norton-Cuffy and Hall on loan, while also losing Iheweke, Ladapo and Smith from the promotion side.

There is a clear difference in level of backing, or at least I suspect the signings by Taylor will cost more than Warne's did.

Edited October 4, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous

[Super]

I'm guessing TGH will play instead of Tanner. Thought he was pretty poor when brought on against Stoke and can't say i've been overly impressed on what i have seen of him so far.

[KingLear]

Where’s everyone heading to before the game pub-wise? Looking to get into Rotherham for 6.30ish. 

[Jerseybean]

OS match preview: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/city-men-news/match-preview-rotherham-united-a-2/

[Brann-red]

On route - never been to this ground before . Fully expecting a rousing win and 3 gloriously taken goals … 

[iamalagerdrinker]

Just having a walk into town for a few beers now it’s a lovely day for 3 points 

[wendyredredrobin]

Should be a banker away win and whilst no game in the championship is easy, I hope we do not think we have won the game again when we go 2-0 up and stroll around to lose 3-2 again.  The Stoke game showed that we have a serious problem with our mentality and it's not the first time we have "fooked it up two nil" is it.

[DaveF]

13 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said:

Should be a banker away win and whilst no game in the championship is easy, I hope we do not think we have won the game again when we go 2-0 up and stroll around to lose 3-2 again.  The Stoke game showed that we have a serious problem with our mentality and it's not the first time we have "fooked it up two nil" is it.

Why should it be a banker away win? Rotherham home form this season isnt too bad, it's their away where they're really struggling.

Also when else have we recently 'fooked it up two nil'? We did it once in the whole of last season I think, drawing 2-2 at home to Boro. Not sure throwing away a 2-0 lead very rarely shows a 'serious problem with our mentality', it happens sometimes to nearly every team, just a poor result rather than anything deeper...

[Slippin cider]

Rotherham are quite a big physical team if I remember correctly, a bit like Blackburn ….we can get em with our relatively small size and agility….3 points please …

[petehinton]

17 hours ago, Millers22 said:

Hi Guys, Millers fan here & I think you'll have a harder game than a lot of you City fans expect.

Basically we're struggling because we're pony away from home but our home form is decent...ish

Blackburn H 2-2 Got shafted by Bobby Madley after he sent one of our players off for two yellows, first for over celebrating his goal & the second for waving the card sign after he was fouled, we were 2-0 up at the time.

Leicester H 1-2 Played well, Hugill goal disallowed, McAteer scored an 87th min winner

Norwich H 2-1 Played them off the park & should have won by more

PNE H 1-1 Decent performance against the then league leaders

Think It’ll be an interest one. You’re better at home, we’re much better away. There’ll be goals. 

[MarcusX]

Just about to set off now, one of the closer trips for me (albeit 2 hours up the A1)

Not a new one for me though, I went up in December for our fairly convincing lunch time win ahead of the WC quarter final with France.

Probably won't be as straight forward tonight, but should really still be a game we're winning

[frenchred]

8 hours ago, redkev said:

Don’t you know , if your ever on a losing run , ideal scenario play us 

if we played Cheltenham in the cup and they still not scored , you know what would happen in the 2nd minute don’t you , 

He's talking about us!

[Roger Red Hat]

50 minutes ago, petehinton said:

Think It’ll be an interest one. You’re better at home, we’re much better away.

Goalless draw then!

[Son of Fred]

7 hours ago, Lew-T said:

I wouldn’t take a point tonight. Away from home or not, we should be looking at all 3 points.

Be prepared to be very dissatisfied

[CTRed]

New York Tavern is fantastic. Traditional boozer with great selection of beers from their own Brewery, and only £3.50 a pint! Get yourselves in!

[Shauntaylor85]

This is a must win tonight, defeat followed by Leeds away on Saturday would have us near the bottom positions we’ve been used to in Nige tenure. I fear a change could be upon us. 

[!james]

Cornick and TGH starting according to the post. 

[And Its Smith]

Cornick from the start. Yes please 

[Super]

Just now, And Its Smith said:

Cornick from the start. Yes please 

After Saturday deserves to start as long as its CF not wide right!

[petehinton]

Cornick starting centrally finallyyyyyyyyy

[Jerseybean]

[eardun]

7 minutes ago, And Its Smith said:

Cornick from the start. Yes please 

Deserves his chance given his performance on Saturday 

[ExiledAjax]

Nice team.

Not nice to have abandoned the clear and accessible font in favour of a return to this serif nonsense.

[Sleepy1968]

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

Nice team.

Not nice to have abandoned the clear and accessible font in favour of a return to this serif nonsense.

I wasn't going to bother saying anything, but we'll never win an accessibility award. Design For Dummies on the fever pitch Christmas list?

[GrahamC]

Minor in the scheme of things but no idea why Nelson is on the bench instead of one of Knight-Lebel or Araoye.

The subs bench already includes Weimann, Yeboah, Wells, Conway & Mehmeti, so the chance of us calling on this lad is practically zero.

There is only 1 defender on the bench & the only midfielder there is 35 next month, though I accept Andi Weimann could play there, but absolutely loads of attacking players.

Edited October 4, 2023 by GrahamC

[Shelton’s Love Gravy]

We must smite them this evening.

Smite Them!! 

[Sturny]

On paper we should win

2-0 Rotherham

Edited October 4, 2023 by Sturny