Scunthorpe - back from the lame

[Ian Royal]

I think Tabb has played very well, considering he's out of position.

He, McAnuff and Siggy are the three shining lights in an otherwise less than mediocre team imo.

I thoroughly agree. But we still need an actual right back, with a right foot, playing in the right back position.

[Terminal Boardom]

I would like to see how good Bertrand is IN A GOOD TEAM.

[Ian Royal]

I'd add Karacan to the list of positives. What he's done to not feature recently is beyond my ability to guess. I can only presume it's be shorter than Cisse, because he's got him beat in every other department except possibly finishing. Maybe strength.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Typical performance yesterday. Created enough chances to deserve to win the game, but couldn't. Struggled to see why Pearce and Ivar started once again after Tuesday night. Jobi McAnuff deserves a lot of credit for his performance yesterday. He got past the Scunthorpe right back on many occasions, only to be hacked down because the right back couldn't cope. My Man of the Match, goes to Gyfil Sigurdsson. Put in some good crosses, moved the ball around well and looked decent. His technique on the ball is a credit to the Eamonn Dolan and the Reading Academy. His free-kicks looked dangerous and even though he narrowly missed a good chance, he also deserves a lot of credit.

[Ian Royal]

Typical performance yesterday. Created enough chances to deserve to win the game, but couldn't. Struggled to see why Pearce and Ivar started once again after Tuesday night. Jobi McAnuff deserves a lot of credit for his performance yesterday. He got past the Scunthorpe right back on many occasions, only to be hacked down because the right back couldn't cope. My Man of the Match, goes to Gyfil Sigurdsson. Put in some good crosses, moved the ball around well and looked decent. His technique on the ball is a credit to the Eamonn Dolan and the Reading Academy. His free-kicks looked dangerous and even though he narrowly missed a good chance, he also deserves a lot of credit.

more like half a dozen chances tbh.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Typical performance yesterday. Created enough chances to deserve to win the game, but couldn't. Struggled to see why Pearce and Ivar started once again after Tuesday night. Jobi McAnuff deserves a lot of credit for his performance yesterday. He got past the Scunthorpe right back on many occasions, only to be hacked down because the right back couldn't cope. My Man of the Match, goes to Gyfil Sigurdsson. Put in some good crosses, moved the ball around well and looked decent. His technique on the ball is a credit to the Eamonn Dolan and the Reading Academy. His free-kicks looked dangerous and even though he narrowly missed a good chance, he also deserves a lot of credit.

more like half a dozen chances tbh.

But he was one of the only players, going for the chances.

[winchester_royal]

Agreed with LRF. Sig is the most techinally gifted midfielder we've had in the last 10 years.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Agreed with LRF. Sig is the most techinally gifted midfielder we've had in the last 10 years.

Not since, Michael Gilkes.

[Ian Royal]

Agreed with LRF. Sig is the most techinally gifted midfielder we've had in the last 10 years.

Not since, Michael Gilkes.

Is that Michael "kick and rush" Gilkes?

[Royal Lady]

Did you ever WATCH Gilkes play, Ian??

[Royalee]

Agreed with LRF. Sig is the most techinally gifted midfielder we've had in the last 10 years.

Not since, Michael Gilkes.

You never saw Gilkes play, then?

[Harpers So Solid Crew]

Did you ever WATCH Gilkes play, Ian??

He has seen clips from the telly.

[Ian Royal]

Did you ever WATCH Gilkes play, Ian??

Yes, I did. Quite a lot actually. Admittedly I never saw him at his best, but to cal him technically gifted is laughable. He was very quick and a good wing back or winger. Don't get me wrong. I loved him, and that certainly isn't a criticism of him. But come on!

[Royalee]

Did you ever WATCH Gilkes play, Ian??

Did you? I did and he was about as technically gifted as Shane Long.

[Ian Royal]

Did you ever WATCH Gilkes play, Ian??

Did you? I did and he was about as technically gifted as Shane Long.

Very harsh on Gilkes.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Sarcasm

[Ian Royal]

Sarcasm

Well hooked indeed sir.

[LoyalRoyalFan]

Sarcasm

Well hooked indeed sir.

Would you rather I'd said Andy Hughes?

[brendywendy]

I have no problem with Kebe coming off the bench as his pace can be hard to handle but IMO he shouldn't be starting and keeping people like HRK out of the team. Not good enough to start.

IMO both of them should be out of the team and Henry back from his loan and in instead. Overrated, yes but at least he has the ability to put the ball in the net and cross it into the right areas.Two things neither HRK or Kebe do particularly well.

HRK got an assist and putr in some good balls early in the game
kebe looked good when he came on and cut back at least two great balls with pinpoint accuracy which should have been finished off
james is where he should be at the mo.IMO

[holsgrove breaks a leg]

Dominated the game, had enough chances to win 10 games, didn't take them. Ingimarsson screws up yet again for the equaliser and we're robbed of 2 points. Cue over-reactionary shit on the radio and on here, good on Rodgers for putting that twunt Dellor in his place - I'll happily stump up a tenner for anyone to hit the tosser square in the face with a spade at Bristol, he doesn't know football from his ar$e.

I fully expect the usual idiot crew of here to bitch and moan at my post and call for Rodgers head, but then again I don't really care as I don't need sectioning, unlike many of our fans clearly.

If any of the players do read this, which they'd be ill advised to do given the average IQ present on HNA? , chin up, more of the same at Bristol and things will look a lot better come the new year when we have Thorvaldsson and more attacking options.

I'm off for the evening, tarra.

what twoddle. it's their laxidasical approach to this game (and tuesday) that is what is so annoying. If we'd lost an thrown the kitchen sink at them an put real heart and soul into it, getting stuck in to challenges and showing for the ball and acting like we're in a relegation scrap then fine. But as has been the case for most of this season, they seem to just go through the motions...

when will we start getting the level of determination and commitment that the situation requires?

We did throw the kitchen sink you tool. If we'd had a touch more composure it would have been 4-0 by the time Scunny scored.

It's really quite pathetic, are some fans so blinkered that they can only be positive when we win?

clean sheets say it all WR of which we have had precious few after nearly half a season already pass by. 'Commitment' is a used too often for teams that lack quality, and unfortunately for the first time in a number of seasons we just lack any real quality, it really is sad. You can argue that the commitment was there at Peterborough and home to Cardiff and Leicester but the application was clearly lacking and just selecting these games as a case study we have come away with no points.

Yet again we rotate the side and the formation, including the hapless Cummings and the 'willing' Robson Kanu. I really cant believe how tactically inept Rodgers is,he has included so many daft permutations that even the likes of Royalee cant defend, be it BR's very own making or the persisting of Coppell's 'dead wood'. One win in every three or four drags us along and keeps BR's head above water which is most likely his saving grace, but it doesnt hide the fact that we will continue to be involved in a long and real relegation battle as things stand.