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Portsmouth and Sheffield United kicking off right now. We could be back in deep trouble before our game starts.

Sadly, I agree. Despite the tremendous away results so far, I just can’t see us getting anything today from Hollywood FC.

Don't see us getting anything today, Wrexham could move into the play off places with a win today so they're gonna be really up for it.

Two averagely-crap teams play out a drab affair. One took their chance, the other didn't. Exciting times to be a Rovers fan...

Well said. Football is, for the most part, a meritocracy. No club (Rovers included) is entitled to be higher than anyone else based on former glories and historical significance. If we weren't a shitshow being held hostage by dark forces, perhaps we wouldn't be thumbing our noses at the likes of Wrexham, Bournemouth, Brighton, et al., but that's our problem.

Post covid North End did early bird adult season tickets behind the goal for £280. That significantly boosted their actual home support on every game not just selected ones like happens here when we have a good season.

Indeed..who wudda thunk it!🤡

Clubs generally are bringing higher away followings, we certainly are, so that will account for part of that slight increase, plus a fair bit of time towards the top of the league had led to a few more walk ons - but, as we just don’t sell STs in any good number it soon all falls away. Our STs have generally oscillated between 8.5k and 10k since 2012.

For anyone travelling from Ewood today expect the A550 to be backed up with the travelling home fans

Oh look, Preston averaging less that 11k ten years ago i wonder what made a major contribution to their 50% uplift ? We'll be looking at that average next season.

See that's a fair comment and an angle not considered alot of the folks in Upper JW are older folks and perhaps see it as an occasion a day out and social thing. And perhaps be too old for getting involved with all that stuff behind the scenes now. So yea that's a fair point

I’m surprised by the below table (re us) but of course the club supplies the figures so a pinch of salt may be required:

Maybe because the people in charge at the Rovers don't give a toss about the fans (just my opinion).

I used to spend much of my disposable income on attending matches - then Kean twathead arrived and I stopped entirely. I now have other ways I spend my money and money. I’m still occasionally tempted to go to a match again but not to the point I’d forego my other hobbies to do so. I doubt I’m the only one whose ‘ended up like this’.

Kill two birds with one stone. Have him as 5th choice (or whatever number he is) ‘keeper and train him to serve in the concourse too.

I didn't paint myself into a corner. I stated my opinion, which I stick to. For me, Markanday was a better player than Dolan, and neither of them where good enough to be the Rovers first team starters. We now have even more that fall into that category.

Anyone know where I can watch the game

He wasn’t alone to be honest Matty, I questioned many times if those posters seats faced the pitch who thought he was poor. Dolan was a good player here, an exciting player that got fans out of seats at times. I too wish we still had him.

Firstly, never said every fan has to do that. Only said about me. So please dont misquoting myself. please I think today's game will be one of our toughest game. Ok

Fuck me

This one not on sky? Swear I saw it was months ago 🤔🤔

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/29/wrexham-afc-receives-18m-from-government-despite-hollywood-backing

Get all that Parson, Sky etc, same everywhere, but you don’t see some unique issues here? I.e. why has the rest of league and non league football boomed crowd wise (up to 1950s levels), yet not here?

Not confident for this. Terrible record against newly promoted teams, Wrexham are in decent form, and Rovers missing several key players still. I sense a Charlton away style result, hope I'm wrong! Same team as Wednesday night probably, as there's not really much in the way of other options!

I guess I'm very fortunate, or unfortunate depending on your point of view, as I still get the same buzz going to Rovers - home and away - as I did as a kid at the start of the sixties. I'm well into my seventies now and recent health issues have made me realise that I'm not going to be here forever, so I'll continue to go and enjoy it as long as I can. As Herbie said, meeting up with friends makes it a social occasion and that's all part of the day. However, I agree that for many supporters there comes a point when it's difficult justify the cost of football, particularly if you have a Sky subscription. Also, the TV deal is not really helpful to those who go to away games in particular. Within a matter of days we have Ipswich Town away at 12.30 pm (meaning a 4.30 am start from Ewood), and then Swansea City away as an evening kick-off. Not to mention that these are quickly followed by Norwich City away at 12.30 with another 5.30 am start from Ewood. It's almost as if the EFL want to get rid of away supporters altogether. Around me, the other night, there were a large number of season ticket holders who opted to watch the game on TV rather than travel to Ewood on a cold, wet night in November. Ultimately, everyone makes their own choices for their own reasons with regard to attending football matches.