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VI needs to work out some way of adding steel and resolve to our home performances, or risk further damage to our already dwindling support. I mean, what is so wrong about battling relentlessly and with passion for 90 minutes and against the odds wherever we are playing? There is something deeply concerning about a set up that can garner the kind of hard-nosed commitment we have seen repeatedly on the road, but which meekly accepts powder-puff performance in front of home fans, and it is up to the manager (coach) to iron out whatever psychological bumps are preventing equal measures of resolve and persistence at Ewood. On to the game. QPR are only 3 points ahead of us so this is a true 6 pointer. Their record this season is not dissimilar to our own, albeit they have scored more and conceded more than us. It is a club I've long held disdain for, ever since their plastic pitch in the 1980s gave an obvious and unfair advantage - an experiment that always seemed to work against the hard-grafting Rovers visiting Loftus Road. Having said that, we have enjoyed decent returns there in recent years..on and off. On paper it is a nailed on draw. On form it is anybody's game. On reflection there will be a sparse collection of eyes on the game from the seating and terracing of Olde Ewoode Parke.. Football is of course a game of confidence and form, chance and chances, right place right time and right mess right now. It isn't clear what will be served on Wednesday, but I do hope it isn't another dollop of dosy downcast demeanour from the brave boys in blue and white. Hiding to nothing, Rovers 0 Sweaty Hoops 0 Hating the Home Form Rovers 0 Hula Hoops 2 Hooray for the faithful Rovers 2 Betty Boops 0 COY miserable home form Blues! Oh, and VENKYS OUT!

Which is why they wanted him gone in summer. They will no doubt try again in January, especially so if Pears does ok in Toths absence. & if they succeed, then they will start with the low ball offers for Toths contract, which will fail, & "Greedy Toth" will be sold in the summer & replaced with another foreign punt. Flip a coin, will we get another Toth or another Wahlstedt?

Literally a cheaper, younger (and to give him some credit) less injury prone version of JRC. As well as a convenient excuse not to sign TGH at the end of the season. As long as Rovers are in the Championship, he will mainly sit on the bench until it all comes full circle and a cheaper, younger replacement comes through the academy in a few years. And despite this, they still haven't been able to tie him down to a new contract yet

Fwiw I actually fancy getting O’Riorden back and playing for Rovers. Looks like he’s kicked on on loan and deserves a chance.

Considering the importance of the game, our previous playoff traumas, and going two down so early, this is, in my view, the best Rovers (pound for pound) performance I've seen. I wasn't lucky enough to see the 5-2 Plymouth game which I guess is the nearest comparison. I worked with quite a few Derby fans at the time and they were very fair about this game. One of them memorably said "that was the luckiest 4-2 defeat we've ever had. You absolutely battered us!"

That has to be one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. We were on the Riverside and we all went 'but Newell was behind him when the ball was played'

I bet you can't guess who gave the one vote for Andy Crawford! 😉

I bet he's earning more than Toth is.

The “offside” goal too! What an awful decision that was, thank goodness it didn’t cost us in the long run!

Souness often says Dunn could’ve been a 50-Cap England player if he’d focused on staying fit and getting his ‘engine’ right. I once had the chance to ask him if he had anyone in mind when he said that, and he said ‘Give David an engine like Steven (Reid) and you have a player that makes Gerrard look over his shoulder for his England spot. But that player doesn’t stay at Blackburn.’

It would help if we had a half decent Sports Science department!!!

No you're wrong. Ewood is the worst of all venues for us--check this season's results!!

Who was the landlady/landlord then?

So bring own food and drink. Dont pay for match day parking but park a small distance to the ground. The quality of food is poor so instead buy from local businesses or bring your own.

Montgomery has it all to prove. He had a decent game at right back and he was being talked of as the replacement for Callum Brittain. I doubt we'll see him at right back much going forward. If he makes it as a DM, fair enough but I think he'll be a very limited squad player in this new degraded era.

Amorim showing tactical flexibility to beat 10 man Everton over 80 mins

I agree but, regardless, I don't think England could've done anything. Technically and, probably, psychologically , English players simply couldn't play or deal with possession football, which was dominant internationally. The Guardiola/Spanish revolution changed things a lot, I think, and now playing styles have converged. It might be shifting away again, now, but nonetheless, the 'rondo' is here to stay. I distinctly remember a Euro U21 tournament, when David Dunn was England captain and hailed by David Platt as the best young player in Europe. The squad had Crouch, Defoe, Gareth Barry, Alan Smith, Jenas, Konchesky - only to be made a fool of in matches by Hugo Viana and Massimo Maccarone.

Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch

Spirited fight back, that side wouldn't take no for an answer!

Interesting just watching this video of Adam in the warm up. Not watching the ball, just constantly looking around as if in a game scenario, looking for options, head up all the time https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPi1u1LDEly/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Sex Pistols announced today, with Frank Carter doing lead vocals. I’m tempted to go just to see 70yr old punks wondering around the place 🤣

Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy

As a kid, the top end of Lammack road, was my paper-round.

Not a beanie hat, but keep your eyes open on Thursday ...

I don't think our sports science staff even know what day it is. Fifth raters in my opinion.