Rockford's Love Child
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- Joined
- 15 Mar 2010
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- Player
- Jason Koumas / John Morrissey
- Manager
- John King
Rovers go in search of their first double of the season against a struggling Scunthorpe side put to the sword by Sheffield United on Boxing Day. Brian Laws replaced Alan Knill as manager of Scunny a couple of months ago, but has not brought a signifcant improvement in form: United's away record is actually pretty reasonable, but they have been dreadful at Glanford Park and have not been helped by the departure of their best player, Leon Clarke, to Coventry.
I would expect Rovers to start in a 4-4-2 with the same eleven as Boxing Day. Scunthorpe may well play five in the middle and park the bus, so a bright start and an early goal may be crucial to getting a win. With Sheffield United likely to rack up a cricket score at home to Hartlepool, a good victory will be vital for Rovers to stay in touch at the top of the table. Win here and we have a realistic chance of getting to 50 points by 5 pm on New Year's Day, an incredible achievement should we manage it.
I would expect Rovers to start in a 4-4-2 with the same eleven as Boxing Day. Scunthorpe may well play five in the middle and park the bus, so a bright start and an early goal may be crucial to getting a win. With Sheffield United likely to rack up a cricket score at home to Hartlepool, a good victory will be vital for Rovers to stay in touch at the top of the table. Win here and we have a realistic chance of getting to 50 points by 5 pm on New Year's Day, an incredible achievement should we manage it.