Rockford's Love Child
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- John King
A tricky trip to South Wales for Rovers as we look to bounce back from Tuesday's disappointment.
Newport are one of those inconsistent sides that can beat anybody on their day. Their front pairing of Amond and Matt is a real handful, probably as good as any at this level, and they are very strong at Rodney Parade. Add in the inclement weather of the next couple of days and an awful playing surface, and it is clear Saturday's game will be a tough challenge.
I expect Rovers will be unchanged, save perhaps for Pringle coming back into the side. Ishmail Miller is back in training but is nowhere near ready for selection. There were a number of below par performances on Tuesday and I am not sure Mellon will single out individuals.
In normal circumstances a draw in this game would be a very good result, and a point would be enough to keep us on course for the top seven. However, if we still harbour serious ambitions of automatic promotion we need to win, given the even tougher matches that follow.
We have sold about 500 tickets for this one, so I expect there will be another good Rovers following of 7-800.
Newport are one of those inconsistent sides that can beat anybody on their day. Their front pairing of Amond and Matt is a real handful, probably as good as any at this level, and they are very strong at Rodney Parade. Add in the inclement weather of the next couple of days and an awful playing surface, and it is clear Saturday's game will be a tough challenge.
I expect Rovers will be unchanged, save perhaps for Pringle coming back into the side. Ishmail Miller is back in training but is nowhere near ready for selection. There were a number of below par performances on Tuesday and I am not sure Mellon will single out individuals.
In normal circumstances a draw in this game would be a very good result, and a point would be enough to keep us on course for the top seven. However, if we still harbour serious ambitions of automatic promotion we need to win, given the even tougher matches that follow.
We have sold about 500 tickets for this one, so I expect there will be another good Rovers following of 7-800.
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