v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO

[Upside Down]

New head coach John Eustace takes control of Rovers for the first time against the club he was unfairly dismissed from earlier in the season.

Going for a new manager bounce win here.

More important than anything is that we continue to hold the owners feet to the fire for what they've done to this club.

I for one will never forget and never forgive them.

Venkys out.

COYB

[LeftWinger]

Well if you'd have told me Birmingham v Rovers would see Mowbray and Eustace going head to head at the start of the season - I would have been very confused. And a little scared.

[Upside Down]

Haha I actually forgot about the gurning chump.

How the fuck is he managing to cope with that commute?

Edited February 11 by Upside Down

[goozburger]

27 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Haha I actually forgot about the gurning chump.

How the fuck is he managing to cope with that commute?

Must have asked Robbie Savage how it's done. Birmingham, the mobile city that moves as far away or as close as your agenda wants.

[tomphil]

Well this is an interesting one for many reasons and with them losing their last game they'll be looking to bounce back and old Tone loves a bounce back home game after a dire away showing.

Eustace will know what he's up against and perhaps we'll learn the long forgotten art of the away draw here.

Brum  1   Rovers   1

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

We need not to lose this one.

[joey_big_nose]

Exact same team I am sure.

Tactics obviously big difference to the Tomasson era, but also having Dolan, Gallagher, Hedges, JRC, Pears back and Chrisene and McFadz  coming in from transfers has completely changed the dynamic of the side. Weve gone from being quite soft and struggling to impose ourselves to becoming a team who will outwork most sides and physically compete.

I feel quite positive about our chances.

[arbitro]

I saw Birmingham lose at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday and they weren't very good. Their full backs, Laird and Buchanan were as poor on the night as anything I've seen for a while. I didn't realise they have signed the ex Dingle Kevin Long who is as slow as anything. I'm not expecting a flowing feast of football but if we play with intensity and do the basics right we can get something. I would to with the same team simply to try and keep a clean sheet. If we do that the rest will take care of itself.

[Mattyblue]

Looking at their forum largely they thought they played pretty well on Friday, didn’t look like that to me. So maybe an insight to just how poor they were under Wazza.

 

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Looking at their forum largely they thought they played pretty well on Friday, didn’t look like that to me. So maybe an insight to just how poor they were under Wazza.

 

They've got a few new players in over winter they need embedding. Any ideas on how good these are ?

[Mattyblue]

Remember Andre’s dad putting the final nail in Don Mackay’s coffin, he was sacked in the morning, from memory.

Edited February 11 by Mattyblue

[NeilInBristol]

What happened to Oliver Burke? 20games for Birmingham no goals. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

22 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Remember Andre’s dad putting the final nail in Don Mackay’s coffin, he was sacked in the morning, from memory.

I thought it was Chris Kiowamya ( spelling ) that scored the goals ?

[Mattyblue]

Yeah think Dozzell scored down there actually, think he set one up for Kiwomya, good front 2 for this level.

[Oldgregg86]

Young dozzell always looked decent on highlights shows and Pritchard was decent a few years ago but don’t know if he’s any good now 

[simongarnerisgod]

33 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

What happened to Oliver Burke? 20games for Birmingham no goals. 

he`s not very good,26 and had more clubs than rory mcilroy

[NeilInBristol]

9 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

he`s not very good,26 and had more clubs than rory mcilroy

His value went from £17m to £1m 

What a decline poor lad

[AllRoverAsia]

A 6 pointer battle of the Ex's, win and we go 10 clear of the drop zone, lose and Brum are up our rear.

A draw would be ok but I'm go for us to win by 1.

Yet another 2.45 am KO here

[chaddyrovers]

I would keep the same team as played on Saturday. 

[Old Codger]

10 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would keep the same team as played on Saturday. 

Seconded 🙂 

Hooray! I've achieved a milestone today!! I've seen eye to eye with Chaddy!

VENKY-RAO-DESAI-SHADOWFOLK OUT!!!

F-WAGGOTT OUT!!

[NeilInBristol]

40 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would keep the same team as played on Saturday. 

Just keep telelovic on the bench for the entire match. Or leave him in Blackburn 

[roversfan99]

1 minute ago, NeilInBristol said:

Just keep telelovic on the bench for the entire match. Or leave him in Blackburn 

We need to try and ship him off in the summer. Absolutely woeful player. Leonard isnt ready but he should be above him.

[simongarnerisgod]

9 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Just keep telelovic on the bench for the entire match. Or leave him in Blackburn 

i feel sorry for him tbh,he looks very lost at this level,not his fault he was bought in a mass panic,he was`nt going to turn the move down

[tomphil]

25 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Just keep telelovic on the bench for the entire match. Or leave him in Blackburn 

He'll be another that gets moved on for a few hundred grand and the brainwashed will hail it as a roaring success taking a punt on a free and getting money for him.

Totally ignoring the obvious wages/agents fees and costs involved also the rather more concerning fact he's been taking up a valuable squad place and contributing nothing.

Hopefully they'll fix him a loan iv'e a feeling he could drop a level or two and start banging them in.  Then he might create a bit of value worth the desperate punt.

[chaddyrovers]

31 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Just keep telelovic on the bench for the entire match. Or leave him in Blackburn 

Why? He is decent and he is improving as a player