Worth noted we rejected Palace's first bid. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5224892/2024/01/25/crystal-palace-adam-wharton-transfer-blackburn/ Going to Palace was the right move for him playing time wise instead of moving to a bigger club straight away. Liverpool now after him https://onefootball.com/it/notizie/liverpool-considering-formal-bid-to-sign-21-year-old-premier-league-star-report-41123246 And Read Madrid aswell https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/another-englishman-real-madrid-spanish-giants-scouting-adam-wharton-crystal-palace-performances-liverpool-monitor-midfielder/blt2a9f8bf17f0ce683

Why wasn't a free-kick given for handball ?

I honestly can't remember many clear cut chances for City and again, from memory most of their six shots on target were from outside the box. The service to Haaland was poor in my opinion particularly the lack of balls into the box where he is dangerous. Tactically Palace got it spot on for me as they denied City space to run in behind. Palace can play some good stuff but yesterday showed that there are more than one way to win a match and ultimately that's the most important thing.

I just fucking love this bloke.

Yeah, it was absolutely wild, that!

A good thing might be, is that Pratt is one of those old fashioned center halves.

though I cannot believe that Henderson stayed on the pitch....extraordinary.

Quite a few of the "lesser" teams play that way in the Premier League now, or they try to----Wolves, Bournemouth, Brentford, Forest, Fulham. That's what I was arguing last week--EPL much more enjoyable to watch these days.

Your first five words are the most telling.

Pep Guardiola is such a bad loser. They were done fair and square yesterday and how he was with Henderson at full time, was absolutely pathetic.

True to a great extent but City should have won that game--missed several chances they'd usually take though Henderson was superb. Haaland was poor. I usually find Palace's style more to my liking, they score some great goals but they were camped in their own half yesterday Looked more like a Div 1 team with the odd excursion upfield.

We should just start calling the Riverside “The Tony Parkes Stand” even if the club won’t.

If they owned Chelsea they'd simply demolish it and put apartments up.

Indeed, obviously running a football club and all its elements half way around the world is far too expensive for them… so they keep hold of it, because…

Indeed, it will make all the lemming coaches and DoFs at the various levels of the game (and academies) look a tad silly when League 2 centre halves and goalkeepers are expected to be centre halves and goalkeepers again.

I really the I think the days of Pepball are coming to an end and yesterday was a perfect example why as the high press was dispensed with. On paper City had the best players and manager but Glasner is a smart cookie and let City have the ball in their own half but as soon as they tried to advance they closed them down. Guardiola didn't have an answer to this as he can only play one way. How many opportunities did City overlook to put the ball in the box. On the few occasions they did they looked dangerous. Haaland must tear his hair out at players like Doku. I think the footballing snobs might point to the statistics which were overwhelmingly in City's favour but the most important one was that Palace scored 100% of the goals.

If nothing else, the goal from Palace was an antidote to aimless passing for the sake of it, with some quick wing play and a smart finish. Moving the ball quickly with purpose, been a while since I’ve seen that at the top level!

The court case being adjourned again meant bringing money in was critical otherwise the consequences could have been dire. Parrish and Freedman are smart operators and knew this so within days of this the deal was done and dusted with the aforementioned holding the trump cards. There aren't many Rovers fans naive enough to believe Adam wouldn't have gone in the future but the way this was expedited leaves a bad taste and is another reason to deplore the owners and their acolytes.

Club shop in town centre costs too much - shut it down Matchday programme costs too much - get rid Home fans in Darwen End / BBE upper tier - close them down Radio Rovers / Rovervision cost too much - shut down Academy and Brockhall sites cost too much - attempt to shut down but can't be done easily / on the cheap and too much red tape to deal with so leave for now Ewood shop / Blues Bar - start to shut down, reduced opening days and times and doing their utmost to discourage people from going with incentives to stay away from the Ewood site I've probably missed a few Women's team - costing too much - what happens next? Why stop there? Mens and reserve/youth teams don't make money either. Any reason for keeping those going? It isn't to benefit the town or fanbase that's for sure or they'd make some effort with it.

Because people are proud of and interested in a generational talent. I hold no animosity towards Palace - I'm jealous that they're a club seemingly won so well but I'd be pleased as punch if I was a fan of theirs and had taken advantage of our shambles to land Wharton. I find it strange anyone would want City to win any game of football. For City also read Newcastle, PSG, etc.

So was the Women's club folded yesterday? My hatred and disdain for the inept management of Rovers is particularly accute over this mess up.

Glad City lost. Painful to see Adam in any shirt other than a Rovers shirt.

A proper Rovers fan wouldn't have left.😎

The Small Faces - I've Got Mine

Yes I can't think of why we would be interested in a Blackburn-born Rovers fan's career who was raised and built by our club since age 6. I wonder what could possibly cause this fixation...