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Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
NeilInBristol replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That and we have only scored 19 goals as much as he complains about injuries we have had our front line available all season and all we can score is 19! The lowest of the league -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
NeilInBristol replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Attendance 10,000 What was the away ticket allocation? -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
roversfan99 replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I wonder with Cantwell back whether Ismael will be tempted to go back to a back 4. The change was made when Cantwell got injured and initially it worked really well for 3 games but not so much since. Cantwell has to play but im not so sure it suits him as much, and it also would lack balance if we had both him and Miroshita with just one proper midfielder doing all the work, even if its Tronstad. The issue is, the squad is so horribly imbalanced and full of crap whichever way we play. The defence is a bombscare, Miller is poor, McLoughlin is below average and Pratt has done remarkably well for a young lad who was at Chorley a month ago but I dont think honestly he is at the level yet. We also have the issue of right back with Alebiosu about to leave for AFCON. And with Hedges out, we dont have any competent options whether its left wing back or left wing. -
Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach
roversfan99 replied to DE.'s topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
But we have loads of summer signings and/or Gestede signings that are simply not good enough. If they were even ordinary, and had we not let Hyam go or at least sufficiently replaced him, then the squad would look far more competitive. Toth is just unfortunate although Pears has been fine since he came into the team. Tronstad again unfortunate but hes only missed a small number of games, it happens. Cantwell, again unfortunate. But you will get injuries. The primary reason we look so stretched is because of failings in the summer. The main area we are stretched is in defence and that is because we came into a season with 3 natural centre backs, 2 of whom have terrible injury records. It might not be directly Ismael's fault but it is the fault of those above him. Montgomery has not shown that he is capable at this level, how many games has he started for us? Not having him as a major loss. We have had 3 midfielders on the bench in the 3 games that Forshaw started. Tavares, Henriksson and Baradji. All summer signings. The first 2 are awful, Baradji we signed knowing he wouldnt be fit for ages. So we cant complain on that one. No sympathy in midfield, we are short because of a mixture of signing awful and injury prone players. No sympathy in defence for the reasons I mentioned above. The main reason for our lack of depth and imbalanced and poor squad is not just hard luck. Its poor recruitment. Dont let them fool you otherwise. -
Rovers's January transfer needs
roversfan99 replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Quite frankly, the squad shouldnt be so short and have so many absolute wasters in it. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
Hasta replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
He started training on the 16th of November and has featured 4 times. It was Ismael who said we could expect to see him after the international break. And yet a month after he started training we still can’t risk starting him for 60 minutes, even with an injury crisis. -
Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach
RevidgeBlue replied to DE.'s topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Lol. You're kidding ........right? 🤔 -
Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach
M_B replied to DE.'s topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Kargbo -
Baradji has had a major injury and hasn't played properly for months. He's going to be important, I wouldn't be criticising on that count.
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Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach
RevidgeBlue replied to DE.'s topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
So did everyone else after ten games of this season. -
Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach
Paul Mellelieu replied to DE.'s topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Rev thinks our player of the season is crap, so no miss there. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Our home form, will put us in league 1, terrible 1 win in 9. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We've got a brain dead manager. -
Valérien Ismaël: Blackburn Rovers Head Coach
chaddyrovers replied to DE.'s topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
What about the injuries to our 3 key players in Cantwell, Tronstad and Toth? Those 3 are massive miss for our team. Forshaw wouldn't be playing 3 games in a week if Tronstad and Montgomery were fit -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Ismaels a wa-nker, Tavares is shite, Baradji should have been on from the start. -
Rovers's January transfer needs
chaddyrovers replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
But you conceded and admitted you cant do all that in January transfer market. How signings is realistic in January? I think 3 or 4 is realistic. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
What fucking planet are you on, they couldn't score in a month of Sundays. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Why wasn't Baradji on from the start, hes better than half of these fairies. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
Ghost7 replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Cost us a good few goals this season has McLoughlin. He must be stunned he's starting every game at the club given he was in and out the side for most of his Hull career at the same level and for the most finished below us. We've been downgraded majorly in the air at the back and unsurprisingly it's costing us against even the poorest teams... The neglected facilities and a defence that looks worse than Oxford's is all on the owners, Suhail Pasha and Rudy Gestede. We are fumbling our way to the January transfer window just about, a window in which you could sell half their summer recruits. Not good enough, and we can't even criticise the manager for poor results since he hasn't been given the basic tools to do his job. The season's been a farce and has scared away another 2,000 or 3,000 more fans. As I said after the Wednesday game, they don't deserve any fans in the ground, not at the prices they're charging to watch a mess of a team that hasn't received enough investment. It's sad to see. QPR, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford at home have been truly horrendous to attend. Shame on the club. I'm not enjoying going to games and expect this to be my last season. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
allanncd replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
He is in the squad of 28. -
Rovers's January transfer needs
RevidgeBlue replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
But won't get it....... Doubt we'll get a striker -they cost money. Some desperado on loan at best would be my guess. -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
No, I'm watching this shite live in the riverside. -
2025-26 Relegation thread
simongarnerisgod replied to BRFC4EVA's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
my gut feeling is we`ll survive,just,i suppose thats what pasha and gestede call a succesful season,our owners probably don`t even know division we are in -
Oxford United (h) - 09/12/25
RoversTilliDie replied to Elrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
No I'm watching this excuse for football, live in the riverside.
