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Next step in the Rovers unbeaten tour is a trip to Dean Court on the south coast. It's a ground where we've had mixed fortunes in the recent past, including a late winner from Adam McGurk in Les' first full season to secure our L1 safety.
Our opponents have a fruitcake of a chairman, the backing of a rich Russian and a fairly decent squad at this level. It will be returning manager Eddie Howe's first game. Hopefully he's not able to fix things straight away.
There hasn't been much news on the injury front. Working on the assumption that Robinson won't be risked for this match and Thompson isn't fit, it seems Ronnie has 2 options. My preference would be for Cole Stockton up front and McGurk on the wing. The alternative, which Ronnie may be inclined to go for is to pick Black at left-back, push Zoum into midfield and play McGurk up front. I'd be wary of moving Zoum, who has been a revelation this season, unsettling the defence in the process. However, the manager may feel a Cassidy/Stockton pairing up front lacks pace. Haven't heard any more mention of a loan striker?
Prediction: This is hard to call. Gut feeling is a narrow home win, but we could easily get something out of this to keep the 350 or so travelling fans happy.
Our opponents have a fruitcake of a chairman, the backing of a rich Russian and a fairly decent squad at this level. It will be returning manager Eddie Howe's first game. Hopefully he's not able to fix things straight away.
There hasn't been much news on the injury front. Working on the assumption that Robinson won't be risked for this match and Thompson isn't fit, it seems Ronnie has 2 options. My preference would be for Cole Stockton up front and McGurk on the wing. The alternative, which Ronnie may be inclined to go for is to pick Black at left-back, push Zoum into midfield and play McGurk up front. I'd be wary of moving Zoum, who has been a revelation this season, unsettling the defence in the process. However, the manager may feel a Cassidy/Stockton pairing up front lacks pace. Haven't heard any more mention of a loan striker?
Prediction: This is hard to call. Gut feeling is a narrow home win, but we could easily get something out of this to keep the 350 or so travelling fans happy.