v Norwich City (h) - 1/3/2025

[BankEnd Rover]

Buckley is injured.

[Tugay-is-God]

Buckley out with a concussion apparently

[Mashed Potatoes]

2 minutes ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

Buckley rather than Forshaw for me.

Buckley's out with concussion.

[TommyRovers]

Have it on good authority that Buckley was nutted by Ismael for dallying on the ball in training

[lraC]

2 minutes ago, TommyRovers said:

Have it on good authority that Buckley was nutted by Ismael for dallying on the ball in training

Nut megged. 

[RoqueSantaBlues]

And cozier duberry straight out of the team for Ohashi

[Bohinen1983]

Woefully short in centre mid...  Signing a Foreshaw instead of an O'Brien will be the difference I think..  Happy to be proven wrong but even at his peak he wasn't great.. 

[Hasta]

I can’t grumble at the line up. You can grumble at the January recruitment in midfield

[moerpho]

That is a good lineup. No Hedges. Hopeful it will be good to see Carter again. No need to rush Trondstad or Ohashi back from injuries. I will remain hopeful untill kickoff I guess. COYB!

[RevidgeBlue]

Im really apprehensive about this one. Either we'll get the new manager bounce, be prepared to run through a brick wall, and win impressively, or having been used to a few arms round the shoulder type coaches, they wont take to him, down tools and be well beaten.

Dont think there'll be too much inbetween.

[Bohinen1983]

Norwich look a bit suspect.. Think we can get something here providing Gueye doesn't get a red for elbowing Duffy.. 

[lraC]

Duffy is their skipper 

[CambridgeRover]

Happy with the lineup!

[Ferrit]

Expecting little, hoping to be pleasantly surprised. 

[Forever Blue]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Im really apprehensive about this one. Either we'll get the new manager bounce, be prepared to run through a brick wall, and win impressively, or having been used to a few arms round the shoulder type coaches, they wont take to him, down tools and be well beaten.

Dont think there'll be too much inbetween.

There’s a lot of conjecture in there. JDT was certainly not an ‘arms round shoulder’ manager and neither was Eustace. They were clearly very demanding coaches. As is VI by all accounts.

And if a coach didn’t offer an ‘arm round the shoulder’ from time to time they wouldn’t be doing their job correctly. 

[RevidgeBlue]

8 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

There’s a lot of conjecture in there. JDT was certainly not an ‘arms round shoulder’ manager and neither was Eustace. They were clearly very demanding coaches. As is VI by all accounts.

And if a coach didn’t offer an ‘arm round the shoulder’ from time to time they wouldn’t be doing their job correctly. 

Whatever.

I still think this guy represents quite a difference in approach from the last three and the players will either buy into it big style or the opposite will occue.

[RoversTilliDie]

A nice sunny day at Ewood, let's hope we play some sunshine football.

[davulsukur]

28 minutes ago, RoqueSantaBlues said:

And cozier duberry straight out of the team for Ohashi

ACD had been a poor signing overall 

[WacoRover]

Elated that Carter is back, & Tronnie is available. Yuki needed on the pitch, imo. 
For me, this is Cantwell’s big chance. We need to see something from him. 

[Fraserkirky]

Duffy vs Gueye should be entertaining.

the boy sergeant is a good player and a worry.

Come on boys!

[bigbrandjohn]

Cantwell v Norwich will be an interesting one to watch

[OsloRover]

Rovers TV stream is terrible here

[jim mk2]

Rubbish touch by Kargbo

[Nuttall is lost]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Rubbish touch by Kargbo

He looks absolutely shite so far

[Ferrit]

Shocking miss what a let off