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Thought exactly this. Ismael hasn't introduced any consistent style/approach. Doesn't seem to have a specific game plan - which was literally the only thing I expected him to do. High intensity for 90 mins. Piss poor manager. The long throw is a waste of time too. If you play Millar at cb, you are already one tall payer down in the box. If there's only one or two 6 footers in the team to compete for the throw, it's meat and drink to the defending team. No point bothering with it. Now if you have 4 or 5 of Gueye/Axel/Carter/Wharton/Alebiosu/Gudjonsen on the pitch, it makes more sense. 1-3 Stoke today but good chance it gets called off.

I would like to think that Rovers have a plan in place for an early pitch I inspection and have been liaising with the match referee. Given the early kick off the referee should be staying locally and for a 12.30 kick off would normally arrive around 10 am. He will do a preliminary inspection, look at an up to date forecast and speak to the ground staff. With Stoke supporters leaving between 10-11 am I would hope this is factored in along with the other criteria. I would say it really is touch and go right now but the referee needs to be decisive.

Just like our defence.

What's your opinion on Gueye and Ohashi now they've been here a year. Were you not expecting 15 goals grom Ohashi this season?

Those pictures are from 2021, when the game against Swansea was postponed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55627726

A proud moment for the club & those in charge, setting new records all the time 😉

“But as I say, it's always a 50-50 game in a Championship. Anyone can beat anyone.” That’s like saying you have a 50/50 chance on the lottery - either you win it or you don’t. Didn’t know my odds were that good.

I know, like I say it's not exactly a credible source and there was always a very strong chance the Ipswich game was off so probably just a speculative tweet to appear ITK like so many on there. It's grim as hell out there at present and wouldn't like to try and kick a ball in that wind either!

And was techincally wrong that day.. Seems to get a kick in trying to pursuade away fans not to travel. Wierd place twitter.

High chance of being correct by just looking at the weather, but it wouldn't be taking his word for it. He said the game against ipswich was off 3 or 4 times before the game, only for it to be played and then abandoned. Nobody starts work until 10am so I bet they won't even bother to look until at least 11am.

Some bloke on twitter insisting the game is off....doesn't exactly seem like the greatest source in the world, BUT looking back he said similar for the Ipswich game.

RE Forshaw, he was taken off after 41 minutes last night for the U21s, the plan was to play him for 60 minutes, so pretty safe to assume he has relapsed

River level has dropped a lot overnight, there’s no planned pitch inspection this morning so got to assume they’ve got it all under control…

Great - let’s call off the game before the misery begins is there a record for the number of professional games being called off due to pitch flooding, I fear we may hold this by the end of the season

Ah thanks for reminding us about that - as a football fan that was outrageously funny but as a rovers fan it was awful I don’t rate rate VI much at all but he seems to be yet another yes man who won’t challenge them lot and just gladly walk us in to relegation it’s depressing thinking we have had so many terrible coaches under this regime

Currently lashing it down outside.

Fleck 2.0

Chaddy is extremely naive unfortunately.

Never ever going to happen unless there's a literal revolution.

That just shows how shit the rest of their ideas are.

I love how RF99 replies to your argument with logic and reasoning that completely dismantles what you're saying and the only response you can muster is "BORING!!!". Call me entertained.

You know it is. Cheaper to run a League One club than a Championship one. Indian government now got their eye on venkys overseas transfers so whatever scam they'd been running for the first 12 years or so can't be so easily pulled off anymore. Only option is to reduce costs. I see we've also deliberately reverted to the high playing staff turnover and plodding along model, albeit likely to be done in a lower division for the next foreseeable future.

Like slowing down to look at a car crash.

Not for the agents it wasn't.

You know what would guarantee it would go ahead and finish? If the owners invested some actual money into the drainage system and stopped letting Ewood Park rot.