Team for Rovers

S27bfc · Post by **S27bfc** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:35 pm

I have suffered 30 years of **** off basterds and was there when we lost 5-0,When you live amongst them for 40 years it becomes pay back time,It does not matter whether it's 2nd round of the league cup.Belief me it matters.

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:17 pm

Then it's certain. All frontline players, playing for maximum embarrassment.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:45 pm

UpTheClaretsFCBK wrote:Same team that played against Chelsea.

Defour would be a must for me. He has experience in playing in fierce Derby games, worse than the east lancs

Too right. I want to see this Defour (albeit no red card) v Rovers.

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jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Aug 15, 2017 11:57 pm

Pope

Bardsley
Tarks
Long
Taylor

JBG
Westwood
Cork
Arfield

Walters

Barnes

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:34 am

I wouldn't play Defour in this one.
Heaton,
Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor,
JBG, Westwood, Ulvestaadt, Arfield,
Walters, Barnes

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:45 am

We lost to Stanley last year didn't we? Don't expect much next week, obviously local honour not one of Dyche's concerns.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:46 am

Even if we drop out of this tin-pot competition, I believe our honour would be intact. Our League status, the quality of our squad and our many millions of pounds would be enough for me.
Tbh, Rovers are fast becoming an irrelevance, they are just another lowly NWest club and will be desperate to damage us in any way they can.
If we play and lose any of our first team midfielders, our season is in trouble and that, I suspect, would give the Rovers' gimps far more satisfaction than winning this one-off.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:14 pm

..............Pope
Bardsley Long Tarks Taylor
...........Westwood
......Arfield....Ulvestad
Walters.............. Barnes
.............Wood

Bench:
Legzdins
Lowton
Mee
Vokes
JBG
Brady

Giftonsnoidea · Post by **Giftonsnoidea** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:24 pm

Strongest team possible barring injuries

TopCat · Post by **TopCat** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:33 pm

Heaton
Bardsley..Tarks..Mee..Taylor
Arfield..Westwood..Cork..JBG
Walters..Barnes

Slurpy · Post by **Slurpy** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:36 pm

Pope
Bardsley Long Mee Taylor
Walters Westwood Hendrick Arfield
Barnes
Wood

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:52 pm

Some horror stories in the making on here. Freddie U?

Nothing against some of the players, but against them, a team of players that has not played a competitive game together is too far.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:52 pm

Heaton
Bardsley Mee Long Taylor
Gudmundsson Cork Westwood Arfield
Barnes Walters

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 4:54 pm

Full strength.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:01 pm

I don't think Dyche will do this for one moment, but we should go strongest team possible at full tilt. I want so much to smash the goons in their blue and white clown-suits as hard as we possibly can. I want the Vide-printer to have to spell out our score.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:03 pm

I imagine Bardsley and Taylor in for the full backs.

Westwood in for Defour

Wood in for Vokes

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:06 pm

I don't think he'll "blood" Wood this quickly

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:08 pm

Lord Beamish wrote:I want the Vide-printer to have to spell out our score.

LMFAO

Sutton-Claret · Post by **Sutton-Claret** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:16 pm

Please don't risk Defour........

Wood to come on as an impact sub just to get us into double figures - I'm going for 0-11

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:48 pm

Bardsley for Lowton, Arfield for JBG, and maybe Westwood for Cork.

For those saying Ulvestad - well he shouldn't be anywhere near the team for that game.

Zesty · Post by **Zesty** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:54 pm

Every first choice player. Go through them. When we're 4/5-0 up then bring key players off. We must not lose against this set of clowns.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:05 pm

mybloodisclaret wrote:Freddie U

I still have high hopes for him

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:33 pm

I really do hope this is taken seriously otherwise I fear a repeat of recent cup disasters.

Pope
Bardsley Long Mee Taylor
Walters Westwood Cork Arfield
Barnes
Wood

With a seriously strong bench!

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:18 pm

Id play brady hendrick and defour for sure with 2 up front wood and barnes

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Mon Aug 21, 2017 7:19 pm

Id play defour build his fitness levels even better

bumba · Post by **bumba** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:06 pm

Heaton
Bardsley Long Mee Taylor
Arfield Westwood cork Brady
Barnes vokes

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:15 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:On that basis why would you not rest Ward? We havent seen Taylor and in my eyes Ward is one of the first names on the team. Similar we wouldnt be able to afford to lose Heaton!

I think selecting Taylor is the easiest pick of the lot. I'd also give Defour a game off, because he's the one central midfielder we can't replace, he's that good.

The thing that I'm wondering, is if Barnes plays, it'll make him cup-tied for any club wanting him who are still in the competition - it might or might not be a deal breaker, but it wouldn't surprise me if Dyche doesn't play him.

Heaton
Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor
JBG Hendrick Westwood Arfield
Wood Walters

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:15 pm

I'm expecting eight changes

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:22 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:Yes cup shocks do happen as well, but Accy, Lincoln and then Blackburn in succession would lead to a lot of managers getting sacked.

Thank goodness for all those league games in between then.

mickleoverclaret · Post by **mickleoverclaret** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:23 pm

My team would be
Heaton
Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor
Arfield Westwood Hendrick Brady
Walters Wood

But I think it'll look more like

Pope
Bardsley Tarkowski Long Taylor
Arfield Westwood Hendrick Walters
Agyei Barnes

billyhamilton82 · Post by **billyhamilton82** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:30 pm

Pope

Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor

JBG Westwood Arfield Walters

Barnes

Wood

Its a tough one but I think SD will decide more practice for the central defensive partnership is more important than Long getting game time therefore Tarkowski and Mee stay in.

JBG keeps his place due to lack of options on that side ATM.

Barnes effectively playing Hendrick role with Wood making his debut up front.

Can see Barnes and Walters switching around as game goes on as both very capable of playing dual roles.

Reecey1987 · Post by **Reecey1987** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:34 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I'm expecting eight changes

Who are the lucky 3 ?

Blyclaret · Post by **Blyclaret** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:36 pm

Reserve team tonight for me
No interest in cup competitions
Out aim is to stay in premier league
Far bigger game on Sunday away to spurs.

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:47 pm

Blyclaret wrote:Reserve team tonight for me
No interest in cup competitions
Out aim is to stay in premier league
Far bigger game on Sunday away to spurs.

Full team for me, living in a community where half is blackburn and half is burnley it's pretty hard to not want to stuff this lot once and for all.

Saying eight changes makes me slightly uneasy

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:49 pm

Reecey1987 wrote:Who are the lucky 3 ?

One will have to be a central defender and the other two in midfield

jlup1980 · Post by **jlup1980** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:51 pm

SD seems to be suggesting they'll be a number of changes. I expect to see something like this...

Heaton
Bardsley Long Mee Taylor
Arfield Westwood Cork Brady
Walters Wood

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:53 pm

jlup1980 wrote:SD seems to be suggesting they'll be a number of changes. I expect to see something like this...

Heaton
Bardsley Long Mee Taylor
Arfield Westwood Cork Brady
Walters Wood

I've gone Tarkowski rather than Mee, Pope for Heaton and Barnes for Wood - otherwise I think that's spot on.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:54 pm

Hedontplayforyou wrote:Full team for me, living in a community where half is blackburn and half is burnley it's pretty hard to not want to stuff this lot once and for all.

Saying eight changes makes me slightly uneasy

Depends who the changes are, i wouldn't risk Defour or Heaton, they are too important to lose, but everyone else should be considered. After the result on Saturday, the squad owe the fans a performance, and more importantly a victory,we don't want to be

again especially against this lot.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:57 pm

Pope starts as he's been promised the cups
1 CB from Saturday to partner Long ( id go Mee )
Cork must play as he keeps the ball very well and will sweep up and then get moves started.
Think the other will be Hendrick or Brady

So my guess, and what should play is

Pope
Bardsley Long Mee Taylor
Brady Westwood Cork Arfield
Barnes Walters

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:59 pm

Personall I'd like to keep the back four apart from Put Bardsley in for Lowton.

Put Scotty in for JBG, and Westwood for Cork.

However it seems inevitable that we will go 4-4-2 , blooding Taylor and maybe saying farewell to Barnes along the way, hopefully with a goal or two for him.

Aye aye UTC

HiroshimaClaret · Post by **HiroshimaClaret** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:08 pm

It`s gonna be...

Heaton
Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor
Gudmundsson Cork Defour Westwood Brady
Wood

Stuff the b******s! Stanley was and Lincoln was an embarassment last season. This means more.

BleedingClaret · Post by **BleedingClaret** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:23 pm

mickleoverclaret wrote:My team would be
Heaton
Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor
Arfield Westwood Hendrick Brady
Walters Wood

But I think it'll look more like

Pope
Bardsley Tarkowski Long Taylor
Arfield Westwood Hendrick Walters
Agyei Barnes

I like your first team but with Vokes and then bring Wood on
Heaton
Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor
Arfield Hendrick Westwood Brady
Walters Vokes
Picked a different team earlier!

Keep the keeper, change 5 and keep 5

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:27 pm

Pope
Bardsley Long Mee (c) Taylor
Arfield Westwood Cork Brady
Walters Wood

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:59 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I'm expecting eight changes

FFS!

Geoff · Post by **Geoff** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:01 pm

Pope

Bardsley Tarkowski Mee (C) Taylor

JBG Westwood Cork Arfield

Walters Wood

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:05 pm

BAsed on Tonys post I am gonna go:

Pope
Bardsley Tarks Long Taylor
JBG Westwood Hendrick Walters
Wood Barnes

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:18 pm

HiroshimaClaret wrote:It`s gonna be...

Heaton
Bardsley Tarkowski Mee Taylor
Gudmundsson Cork Defour Westwood Brady
Wood

Stuff the b******s! Stanley was and Lincoln was an embarassment last season. This means more.

To the fans yes it does,but not necessarily to the managers,interestingly Rovers are planning changes also

given their small squad and several injuries they have the personnel for this,i guess their priority is a return to the Champ,with our current squad we should be able to put out an 11 to beat an average league 1 side surely,the difference this year is we have strike power available we are not starting with Juke thank heavens.

Mala591 · Post by **Mala591** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:41 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I've gone Tarkowski rather than Mee, Hendrick for Cork and Barnes for Wood - otherwise I think that's spot on.

One addition to that Tony. I'd recommend going Hell for Leather.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:47 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I've gone Tarkowski rather than Mee, Hendrick for Cork and Barnes for Wood - otherwise I think that's spot on.

Thats seven changes then.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:55 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Thats seven changes then.

I'm expecting Pope to play,

Something like

Pope
Bardsley Tarkowski Long Taylor
Arfield Westwood Cork Brady
Walters Barnes