3-0 Sharp, Ironside

I was also thinking a three goal margin and also thinking it was time for a clean sheet. Hence I'm agreeing with Nookie and will say 3-0 to the Rovers.
I'd like to see the starting eleven before chosing the scorer, but I'll be missing the game because of commitments. I may be able to see the team before leaving, but in case I cannot, I'll say Ironside if he starts, if not Molyneux.

3-1 Rovers. Ironside with the first.

Good Evening from Northumberland.
Rovers 3-1 Bromley
Ironside to score ⚽

That was a shock. Bromley did not look like a side which hadn’t won since August. Not only were they big and strong and fit, but they played attacking football and defended well without being overly physical. We seemed unable to vary our attacking strategy and even in the second half when Bromley were conserving their lead they still showed some enterprise.

If we are going to sustain the challenge, we need more imagination, resource and energy. Where the extra skill etc., is coming from is not clear.

Too many of our fans have an exaggerated idea of our prowess. This result might have a sobering effect on that.

I'm glad I could not watch the whole game or I would have been so frustrated. I saw the start and some minutes before I had to leave. We started well except for putting in the net. Again too many poor passes or centers in the final third, and then two good saves by their GK. I thought this is going to be one of those games - and then they scored!
Then, luckily, I had to leave to be chauffeur for my wife for a medical appointment across the far side of Portland from where we live. My medical group have a relatively new hospital 4 miles away, but they do not double up on specialists in all their facilities, which is good to increase efficiency and reduce costs, so we had to cross town. All went well for my 80 year old beauty.
I can't wait to here what GM says!

I hope the prognosis for your wife is reassuring.

GM was not happy with the performance and the question is “Do the players have the potential to vary their approach?” Do they recognise when they need to change their tactics and then the physical skill to make the change?

Here is the current state of play in the DPL reflecting the lack of predictability with only a scattering of success with just Mooli and Mickey scoring under more than one heading and then only once.

The other observation I would make is a comment on another of Nookie's observations which I missed when it was made. I too, regarded Hexthorpe Flatts as almost exotic. I seem to remember it was somewhere you could ride your bike up and down the hillocks and amongst the woods and was there not an old quarry ? the Dell itself, plus of course the ultimate exotic treat, the illuminations! What simple pleasures!

Harrogate T 2 : Rovers 0
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 23 >>>>>> 23
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 31 >>>>>> 31
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 16 >>>>> 16
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 39 >>>>>> 39
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 13
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 122 >>>>>> 122

MK Dons 1 : Rovers 1 (Anderson)
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 23 >>>>>> 26
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 31 >>>>>> 31
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 16 >>>>>> 16
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 39 >>>>>> 39
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 13
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 122 >>>>>> 125

Rovers 0 : Chesterfield 3
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 26 >>>>>> 29
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 31 >>>>>> 31
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 16 >>>>>> 16
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 39 >>>>>> 39
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 13
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 125 >>>>>> 128

Rovers 1 (Clifton) : Barrow 0
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 29 >>>>>> 29
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 31 >>>>>> 34
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 16 >>>>>> 16
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 39 >>>>>> 42
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 13
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 6 >>>> 0 >>>>> 6 >>>>> 128 >>>>>> 134

Grimsby T 0 : Rovers 3 (Gibson)
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 29 >>>>>> 32
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 34 >>>>>> 37
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 16 >>>>>> 19
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 42 >>>>>> 45
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 13
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 12 >>>> 0 >>>> 12 >>>> 134 >>>>>> 146

Rovers 1 (Hurst) : Crewe A 1
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 32 >>>>>> 32
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 37 >>>>>> 37
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 19 >>>>> 19
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 45 >>>>>> 45
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 13
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 146 >>>>>> 146

Swindon T 1 : Rovers 2 (Olowu)
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 32 >>>>>> 32
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 4 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 7 >>>>> 37 >>>>>> 44
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 19 >>>>>> 22
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 4 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 7 >>>>> 45 >>>>>> 52
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>> 0 >>>>> 3 >>>>> 13 >>>>>> 16
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 8 >>>>> 12 >>>> 0 >>>> 20 >>> 146 >>>>>> 166

Rovers 0 : Bromley 1
>>>>>>> Scorer Score > Result Bonus > Total > Pts B/F >>> O/all
Donaldo>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 32 >>>>>> 32
PDXMickey> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 44 >>>>>> 44
Crazy>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 22 >>>>>> 22
Mooligan>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 52 >>>>>> 52
Nookie>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 16 >>>>>> 16
Selby>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0
>>>>>>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>> 0 >>>>> 0 >>>>> 166 >>>>>> 166

The only predictable thing is the unpredictability 🤔
Thanks for doing the sums Donaldo 👍