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Sorry fella but it's clear as day. It's not as if we're no better at home, we're actively worse when playing at Ewood. The points return is horrendous. Yes, it's because the team has been consistently downgraded, we have a talentless manager and sub par squad, but it's an unavoidable reality that the lack of atmosphere at home (which is wholly the responsibility of our owners) is undoubtedly detrimental to the performance of the team.

There’s a few posts on here that seem to be hinting at the crowd (or lack of) being to blame for our awful home form - a disgraceful insinuation. Lets be honest, a hell of a lot of those who went to PNE did so for an evening out with the football a sideshow - certainly shouldn’t be using that as a benchmark for home support. Quite frankly it’s an absolute miracle we get the attendances we do given we’ve had to put up with 15 years of hell. The powers that be at Ewood hold us all in utter contempt, and shame on any Rovers fan who is buying into this narrative they are none too subtly trying to spin. They don’t give a shit about increasing the attendance or atmosphere, they only care about increasing revenue but are too incompetent to try anything other than milking the few of us that are left. I can take the bad results and performances (I had very low expectations this season), but I’m being pushed to the absolute limit by the owners, Suhail, Gestede, Ismael and Sufi. We are a husk of a club because of those people. The detachment the fanbase are feeling is totally unsurprising, and while terrible results don’t help the problems run much deeper.

I think, you are right but this is Venky Rovers no logical thinking!

Other clubs would get rid.

We've had managers in the past that have said we need to perform well to get the fans through the door or give the ones that are there something to shout about. Not this one. There's quite a big excuse culture that's crept in with the current setup. There was too much focus on the 5,000 fans at Deepdale and the contrast to Ewood with not enough concentration from management on the need to turn the terrible home form around. It was never going to be the same atmosphere but highlighting it so much pre game does offer.... yes another........ excuse if we lose. Tee'd up nicely. I'm not bought in. Pointing towards Tronstad being out when half the current regimes signings play his position, are fit and available, and sparingly used isn't good enough. We're a team feeling sorry for ourselves at home with that being reinforced by the manager. It's about finding solutions and he isn't finding them. Tavares, Baradji, Henriksson, De Neve, Forshaw largely ineffective. Pickering and Ribiero frozen out. Nearly all of the above not being utilised is due to bad squad planning, not 4 or 5 players being injured. Someone at the club needs sacking that's for sure. I doubt anyone will be. and they won't get this seasons missing fans back at home until better expectations of the board, the players and the manager are in place. The rest won't return until the owners are gone. Someone needs to step up off the field at Ewood and sort it all out. I'd also like to hear from the owners, simply to know if they still own the club and are alive.

Brings a new meaning to 'Looks like we got him from Pleasington'... Deserves one of those caps for booting Duggary up the arse.

Just another reality check if truth be told. Games like PNE and one or two others are a bit like one off cup ties. They remind us there is still a football club worth salvaging but then tonight reminds us all how weak this squad and set up is and how much the club really is on its arse. Friday was the exception, tonight is the rule.

Seeing Devlin sent off for Portsmouth against Sheffield Utd brought back memories of Paul Devlin, the Sheffield Utd player. He was at his peak as a midfielder in the days Rovers were on the rise from the second tier with our own stars in Duff, Dunn, Jansen and co. Football seemed more exciting back then, though could well have to do with the fact of our current fate.

Lack of effort? Nah, not really. More like a lack of quality throughout the team or probably squad. Quality players bring professionalism with them and would never be called out for not trying. Top players have bad days. This wasn’t a case of a few players having a bad day. I think this is as good as they are.

just got back from my 200 mile rou d journey. So disappointed. Where's the passion?? SUPPORT??? The 5000 fans from Preston awayY????? What an awful awful display. OPR the better team.

yes but remember the sequence---crap performances first---lower attendances follow.

Does a good job of Serenading gullible fans at the end of Games though..top bullshitter!👍

Yep, we don’t agree on it, the messageboard is about opinions. As I said, I’m not excusing poor performances but to me the Ewood atmosphere plays a part and that is what the owners and stooges have created. I honestly don’t know how we begin to turn it around.

So should we sack Ismael? His home record is woeful. Little wonder Ewood is less than a third full.

Sorry, not having that for one minute. If there were 1000 in, or we were back in lockdown conditions and playing behind closed doors, thats still no excuse whatsoever for not performing.

Not long before we have Sheff Wed at home.......😱

What is wrong with bringing on a left back to play left back (Ribiero?) and De Neve to play LM when chasing a game? Are we not allowed to change shape? Ismael Amorim??? The triple change was completely uninspiring and only weakened the current setup. At the moment it's hard to see past a manager that can't win at home. Not sure many clubs would keep him.

There must have been more Rovers supporters at Preston Friday night, than at Ewood tonight, very disappointing crowd.

We were woeful Totally unrecognisable from Friday night. Rightly beaten. Second best all game

Tin hat on but to me, there is a definite correlation between awful performances and the players not being up for it at Ewood. Ewood used to be a cauldron and no one liked coming here, even top teams but today, it is like a morgue and is no longer a 12th man to the team, sadly, quite the opposite. It is what the Indians and stooges have done to our once great club. In no way am I excusing the awful performances and results but the empty seats and lack of home support are definitely part of the problem.

They'll be lucky to have a home crowd, if this shite home form continues.

I thought we played far worse. Our inability to control the ball to a teammate was night and day

This is a major problem under Ismael. Why are we so flat and lethargic in the first half of games at Ewood? We're not brilliant in the second half either but usually better than the first.

We will go down if we can't sort out our home form. "But we can't counter attack" isn't an excuse - every team playing at home in the league has to deal with their opponents being more defensive. That's totally normal and the game plan should be tweaked accordingly to compensate. Putting all our eggs in the away form basket is asking for trouble in a big way.

I wouldn't bet on it, the way were playing at home.