Blackburn Rovers Women

[Mattyblue]

Whoa hang on, they do provide kits for the first team (no intel on who washes them though - perhaps the captain’s mum and dad?)

[doctorryan]

It'll be shirts v. skins. 

[Andy]

To be fair, James is a really good - and highly qualified coach.

I've worked with him briefly and know some of the work he's done at clubs like Accy Stanley.

Good appointment, in my opinion.

[Bronzed A Donis]

Good luck to him. He obviously cares and I hope he does a good job, he will learn a hell of a lot from trying to form a competent side from the ashes.

[Colt Seavers]

Good lad James. Local too. Family from Feniscowles 

[philipl]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cy4dny7pj58o

[Mattyblue]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0j9q4xn7z1o

‘No better time to be playing in England’… unless you happened to have a contract at Blackburn Rovers, of course.

[Rogerb]

While you are waiting in the queue on the phone for the ticket office the club is still advertising tickets for women's games in the championship.

[arbitro]

Rovers Women lost 2-0 to Cheadle Town Stingers in their opening league match. I haven't seen anything mentioned about this from Rovers.

 

[Mattyblue]

There is a report on the website 

‘Reflecting on the match, new Rovers head coach James Mallett said: “I am incredibly proud of the team.Considering we’ve only had three sessions together and one friendly in just 15 days’

Sounds like something out of the newsletter of Lammack Juniors or whoever, not a side that was one promotion away from the Women’s Super League a few months ago… and that’s me doing a disservice to the organisation of Lammack Juniors.  

[RevidgeBlue]

Beaten by Cheadle Town Stingers.

Wonder how long it'll be before similar ignominy is being heaped on the mens' side?

[StHelensRover]

Another feather in the cap from the Venkys and Suhail. Gone from a team producing European champions to losing against teams no one has ever heard of. All because they won't give the women's team roughly the amount of money they spent on Dennis, one of the worst ever signings in the history of the men's team.

[had.e.nuff]

26 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Another feather in the cap from the Venkys and Suhail. Gone from a team producing European champions to losing against teams no one has ever heard of. All because they won't give the women's team roughly the amount of money they spent on Dennis, one of the worst ever signings in the history of the men's team.

nice to see they kept the 100% going for the club lost every game at all levels wonder if the u21 will break the duck tonight

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, StHelensRover said:

Another feather in the cap from the Venkys and Suhail. Gone from a team producing European champions to losing against teams no one has ever heard of. All because they won't give the women's team roughly the amount of money they spent on Dennis, one of the worst ever signings in the history of the men's team.

Don't forget that they were offered funding from outside to keep the women's team going and they turned it down. 

[KentExile]

Rovers 0 - 2 Cheadle Town Stingers

 

Cheadle Town Stingers? ffs

[Bronzed A Donis]

Our proud name reduced to a fixture like that. Wonder what would happen if u wanted to sponsor a matchday under I don't know...Raos Out.com ?

[Crimpshrine]

6 hours ago, KentExile said:

Rovers 0 - 2 Cheadle Town Stingers

 

Cheadle Town Stingers? ffs

Not convinced Cheadle is even a town, more like a village.

[oneandycrawford]

1 hour ago, Crimpshrine said:

Not convinced Cheadle is even a town, more like a village.

Depends whether it's Cheadle in Staffs or Gtr Mcr. Although tbh even if it's the one in Staffs that still barely worth calling a town!

[TheKitGuy]

Believe they lost again this weekend?

[GHR]

 

23 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

Believe they lost again this weekend?

Indeed, 1-0 to Doncaster Rovers Belles at Millmoor. Not that you'd know if you don't have social media as the last two Women's news pieces on the Rovers website were the appointment of the manager and a match report for their first defeat to Cheadle Town. Seemingly they didn't bother for last weekend's loss at Durham Cestria.

If you look at the Fixtures page on the Rovers website, it lists that first game of the season v. Cheadle Town and nothing more. No further fixtures and certainly no Results. I also note you can no longer purchase Rovers Women tickets online.

A tremendously half-arsed approach all round. Mind you, it's not as if English women's football is booming. Oh, hang on-

Edited 4 hours ago by GHR
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[Tom]

Do we manage to field a team and full set of subs?

I remember a couple of decades back seeing Rishton ladies playing Everton or one of the big clubs down on the field behind Norden, Rovers ladies don’t seem far from being back at that point. A remarkable step back. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Tom