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Bristol Rovers Vs. Swansea City
Saturday 07.04.01|
Memorial Stadium|
Nationwide League Division Two
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Team News

"Mr Insanity" Hollins has told his players they must take their chances if they are to survive in the Second Division.

Saying this it's most likely that Hollins won't change the lineup that has lost the last 2 games heavily except for the possible inclusion of Stu Roberts in for Loanee Nicholas Fabiano.

Stu is one of the few of the players who has the passion and commitment for the club that it so desperately needs in what will be a gritty no-frills match on an awful pitch.

In such conditions it would seem wise to dispense with many of the foriegn players as they can't seem to cope with the frantic nature of the British game and include more strength to the midfield.

The Swans will be without Coates who picked up ahamstring injury in training and O'Leary is a slight worry with a thigh strain.

Alan Curtis is keen for the Swans to finish the season on a high - even though his struggling side look almost certain to be relegated to the Third Division.

Curtis said: "It's a local derby for us and we are both desperate for the points so it's bound to be a keenly-contested game.

"We've got nine games to go and we've got to win as many games as we possibly can.

"We've got to keep on going. It's a game we're looking forward to and it gives us the ideal opportunity to get some points."

One 2 Watch : Nathan Ellington

AGE: 19

BORN: Bradford, 2nd July, 1981

POSITION: Striker

"The Duke" joined at the age of 17 from his non-league outfit for £150,000, and had proved to be a steal. Although he has made most of his appearances from the bench, Nathan looks like a great prospect for the future, and has turned in some sterling performances this season.

STRENGTHS: A cracking shot

Good movement and distribution

League Positions
Pos
-
Pld
PTS
21st D2
Bristol Rovers
36
39
23rd D2
Swansea
37
29
Head 2 Head
ALL MEETINGS
W
D
L
Vs. Bristol Rovers
21
20
26
Recent Meetings
DATE
H/A
SCORE
-
02.12.00
H
0-0 D
Div 2
13.01.96
H
2-2 D
Div 2
19.08.95
A
2-2 D
Div 2
01.04.95
A
1-0 L
Div 2
13.09.94
H
0-0 D
Div 2
09.04.94
H
2-0 W
Div 2
Recent Form
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SEQUENCE
Swansea
LLLWDDLL
Bristol Rovers
LDLWLDLD
Team Prediction
SWANSEA CITY
BRISTOL ROVERS
Freestone Howard Cusack Bound O'Leary Roberts Romo Lacey Price Watkin Savarese
Culkin Wilson Jones Foster Thomson Challis Maugé Plummer Hogg Ellington Lee
Gas Directory
Div 2 Weekend Fixtures
Bury v Bristol City Cambridge United v Reading Luton T. v Stoke City Millwall v Rotherham United Notts Co. v Colchester U Oxford U v Oldham Ath. Port Vale v Walsall Swindon T v Northampton T Wigan Ath. v Brentford Wrexham v Peterborough U

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