Championship 23/24

[simongarnerisgod]

mr wonderful russell martin will get the boot if southampton lose this weekend

[Mercer]

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

In Sunderland promotion season he played in every game and scoring 24 games. Last season he picked up 2 injuries that keep him out injury. 

Funny enough he was fit for the full season when Alex Neil was his manager. 

In just over two and a half seasons at Sunderland he played 70 (56%) games out of circa 125 league and cup games.  To miss 55 games (44%) through injury is very significant and not what you want from your main striking man. 

[chaddyrovers]

18 hours ago, Mercer said:

In just over two and a half seasons at Sunderland he played 70 (56%) games out of circa 125 league and cup games.  To miss 55 games (44%) through injury is very significant and not what you want from your main striking man. 

Alex Neil kept him fit for a whole season

[1874]

Rovers are now 0 goal difference and -1 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Negative territory

[DE.]

Southampton lose again to Boro... wonder if that'll be it for RM? Getting embarrassing for him now. 

[DE.]

An interesting day overall in the Championship. 

Rovers conceded first against Ipswich and duly lost again. This time upping the goals conceded to four. It would have been an entertaining match for a neutral, with Rovers coming from 3-1 behind to 3-3 before Ipswich sealed the win. They'll perhaps be a little concerned they let us score three goals though. Nonetheless, three points is three points, and it moves Ipswich up to 2nd, edging ahead of Preston in the early standings. Ipswich's four goals scored today makes them joint-top scorers alongside East Anglian rivals Norwich. Rovers meanwhile have now shipped 16 goals in 8 matches, averaging two goals against per game. Nobody needs to be told that this is a bad sign. Rovers continue to drop, now sitting in 14th. 

 Leeds comfortably dispatched Watford 3-0 at Elland Road. The result moves Leeds up to 5th and means they've now taken 11 points from their last 15, suggesting some momentum is building there. It was another disappointing result for Watford, who have only won one of their last five matches and slip to 16th.

Leicester picked up a narrow 1-0 home victory against in-form Bristol City via a Jamie Vardy penalty kick, which moves them up to 1st place. Another clean sheet for the Foxes, meaning they've only conceded five goals this season, giving them the best defence in the competition thus far. A first defeat in five for Bristol City, who drop to 8th place in the table.  

Middlesbrough finally picked up their first win of the season at the eighth attempt, beating hapless Southampton 2-1 at the Riverside. Despite former Rover Adam Armstrong putting the Saints ahead on the 17th minute, two goals either side of the break was enough for Boro to claim their first three points of the season (in a single match). Boro remain in the relegation places, but are now 22nd and just a point behind Swansea. For Southampton the misery continues with a fourth defeat in a row, dropping them to 15th with a -7 GD, and 19 goals conceded remaining the worst in the competition. 

The shock result of the day came at Home Park, where Plymouth took apart a desperate Norwich team, romping to a 6-2 victory. It was an emphatic way to bounce back after suffering two defeats on the bounce, and makes Plymouth the second highest scorers in the division, behind Ipswich/Norwich who are joint-first. Norwich meanwhile continue to stumble after a bright start to the season, with this being their third defeat in four matches, and a really damaging one. It means they are now level with Rovers as third-worst for goals conceded so far this season. 

Preston dropped their first points since the opening day, drawing 1-1 away to Rotherham. A disappointing result from Preston's perspective, but they remain the only team in the division yet to lose a match. They drop to 3rd for now. Rotherham meanwhile pick up their first point in three matches, but still fall to 23rd having still only managed a solitary win this season. They are leapfrogged by both Boro and Swansea, and have now conceded the second most goals in the division.

Speaking of Swansea, they recorded their first win of the season by defeating Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 at the Swansea.com Stadium. For the Swans it's another step in the right direction after picking up a point midweek, and lifts them out of the relegation zone and into 21st in the table. Sheffield Wednesday now sit bottom of the league - the only club yet to pick up a win, with six defeats out of eight making for grim reading. Not only that, but they have the weakest attack in the division with a meagre five goals in their first eight matches. It's going to take some effort for them to avoid a straight drop back to League 1. 

WBA and Millwall drew 0-0. Not much I can say to make that interesting, as both teams sit in mid-table doing nothing worth talking about.

 

 

Edited September 23, 2023 by DE.

[sharpysharps86]

Typical of the Championship, Sunderland have just gone 1 down at home to Cardiff in the 87th minute after winning 3 on the spin.

[simongarnerisgod]

off topic

brereton diaz has obviously not brought diaz to spain,still not started for struggling villareal,been on the bench today and not been brought on,girona the side that looked a class apart from us move into 2nd place in la liga

[Penwortham Blue]

11 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Typical of the Championship, Sunderland have just gone 1 down at home to Cardiff in the 87th minute after winning 3 on the spin.

Perhaps the Teeside curmudgeon isn’t Mr Wonderful at all 😊

[Penwortham Blue]

5 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

off topic

brereton diaz has obviously not brought diaz to spain,still not started for struggling villareal,been on the bench today and not been brought on,girona the side that looked a class apart from us move into 2nd place in la liga

He’s taken a very lucrative contract, who can blame him, but not a top level player.

[JHRover]

13 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Typical of the Championship, Sunderland have just gone 1 down at home to Cardiff in the 87th minute after winning 3 on the spin.

Cardiff turned a bit of a corner now and on a good little run. Amazing what happens when you invest and sign some proven quality.

[DE.]

Just realised I forgot to include Friday's match...

Birmingham's momentum continues to dissipate as they laboured to a 0-0 home draw against QPR. After the weekend's results this means Birmingham now slip down to 10th, having only picked up two points from the last twelve available. They've also only managed eight goals so far this season, which will be a concern as it ranks pretty low in the overall competition. QPR meanwhile are 18th having picked up a slightly better five points from the last twelve available.

As for today's matches...

Stoke continue to struggle as they were soundly beaten 3-1 at home by Hull, who are flying at the moment. Defeat for Stoke means they've lost four of their last five matches, drawing the other. Much like Birmingham, their tally of eight goals scored is amongst the lowest in the division, and they currently sit in 20th position. Hull meanwhile move up to fourth, having only lost one of their first eight matches.

Sunderland's recent good form came to an abrupt end as a resurgent Cardiff City side stole a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light, with an 87th minute winner. Sunderland had dominated the match, but seemed to have learned some of the wrong lessons from Rovers in midweek, as they spurned their chances and were made to pay late on, having left themselves open to a sucker punch. Despite the defeat, Sunderland remain in 5th, whilst Cardiff's fourth win in five matches pushes them up to 7th in the table, only outside the playoff places on goal difference.

Edited September 24, 2023 by DE.

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

Cardiff turned a bit of a corner now and on a good little run. Amazing what happens when you invest and sign some proven quality.

who are these proven quality signings they signed? 

[JHRover]

57 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

who are these proven quality signings they signed? 

Meite, Ramsey, Grant, Bowler

Also experience signed from abroad

[Cherry Blue]

Can't help smile after Hudds equalise against Coventry with seconds to go and the well known cheat Wilson in goal could do knowing about it.

Coventry 1 Huddersfield 1

[Upside Down]

50 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Can't help smile after Hudds equalise against Coventry with seconds to go and the well known cheat Wilson in goal could do knowing about it.

Coventry 1 Huddersfield 1

Both that and the nob end game were due entirely down to Rovers' tactics.

1-0 up with minutes to go. Close the fucking game down!

[Cherry Blue]

9 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Both that and the nob end game were due entirely down to Rovers' tactics.

1-0 up with minutes to go. Close the fucking game down!

My point is Wilson was unprofessional by punching ball in net regardless of Rovers performance on the night.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

47 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

My point is Wilson was unprofessional by punching ball in net regardless of Rovers performance on the night.

I don’t blame him for that, he won’t be the first and he won’t be the last. It’s up to the officials to spot it, and to be honest, it’s for us to defend it better.

Edited September 26, 2023 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Cherry Blue]

11 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I don’t blame him for that, he won’t be the first and he won’t be the last. It’s up to the officials to spot it, and to be honest, it’s for us to defend it better.

Sorry Tyrone I do. It was a deliberate act that was part of a number of reasons why we didn't make play offs. Would imagine the Blackburn End will let Wilson know when we play Coventry.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Sorry Tyrone I do. It was a deliberate act that was part of a number of reasons why we didn't make play offs. Would imagine the Blackburn End will let Wilson know when we play Coventry.

I’ve seen Rovers players handle the ball into the net, Pedersen playing the ball to himself at a corner etc. Nobody bothered then matey.

Edited September 26, 2023 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Cherry Blue]

3 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I’ve seen Rovers players handle the ball into the net, Pedersen playing the ball to himself at a corner etc. Nobody bothered then matey.

Ok everyone has an opinion. It's a great and passionate sport.

  Please don't refer to me as "matey". 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Ok everyone has an opinion. It's a great and passionate sport.

  Please don't refer to me as "matey". 

OK, I’ll try to remember that.

[Ghost7]

Since we're talking about THAT corner, I've always been convinced Kaminski claims it. We had Pears in goal who can look like a lost little boy at corners. He didn't command his area enough considering how huge that moment was. My only criticism of JDT is he's cost us many points through his keeper selection.

[JHRover]

Isn't that about 5-6 draws in a row for Coventry now?

Not looking forward to our game there next week. Think we can predict what happens there.

[moerpho]

Nah….we’ll end their draw streak with a thumping win.