v Sheffield United (a) - 3/5/2025

[Forever Blue]

22 hours ago, rog of the rovers said:

If you are under 31 you've never seen Rovers win at Bramall Lane.

 

15th January 1994 the last time Rovers won in South Sheffield.

As of 15/1/94

UK Number 1 Song - "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers feat. Jack Radics & Taxi Gang

Number 1 Film - Tombstone with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer (RIP)

Prime Minister - John Major

Pint of Beer - £1.58

Pint of Milk - 36p

Newspaper price - 50p for The Guardian

US President - Bill Clinton

World Record transfer fee for a footballer - Gianluigi Lentini - £13m Torino to AC Milan

Lentini is a blast from the past! Used to love watching Football Italia on Ch4 with that Richardson chap, sat in various cafes with his cappuccino’s and Gazzetta Della Sport. what a job!
 

IIRC Lentini was in a car crash and was out for quite a while. 

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2 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Lentini is a blast from the past! Used to love watching Football Italia on Ch4 with that Richardson chap, sat in various cafes with his cappuccino’s and Gazzetta Della Sport. what a job!
 

IIRC Lentini was in a car crash and was out for quite a while. 

Running round on the top field shouting "Gooooooooal 'Lazio' "

🤣

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A bit of good news.... taken from SU forum from their presser...

[K-Hod]

2 hours ago, ... said:

Running round on the top field shouting "Gooooooooal 'Lazio' "

🤣

Took me far too long to realise it was 'Golazo' and not 'Goal Lazio!' 😅.

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2 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Took me far too long to realise it was 'Golazo' and not 'Goal Lazio!' 😅.

Probably hit mid thirties and decided to find out what it actually said. Still at 40 odd I say Lazioooo it's the only way lmao

[Devon Rover]

Honestly, I feel sick with nerves for this game. I don't know how I'd cope with the anticipation of a play-off match!! 

I still sense this is a scenario I won't have to be concerned about but, you never know...

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42 minutes ago, Devon Rover said:

Honestly, I feel sick with nerves for this game. I don't know how I'd cope with the anticipation of a play-off match!! 

I still sense this is a scenario I won't have to be concerned about but, you never know...

Diaz out though so bit of confidence 

[MarkBRFC]

Zero nerves from me tomorrow because it's completely out of our hands, like it was two years ago at Millwall.

If we were sat in Bristol or Coventry's position though it would be a lot different.

[RevidgeBlue]

Our friend ... seems fo be getting particularly worked up about this fixture - I really hope the team put in a performance for those in attendance tomorrow. At the start of the week I was quite excited about it but the nearer we get to the match the more my gut is telling me to expect the soggiest of damp squibs and that we wont turn up, or at least not until results elsewhere make our own result irrelevant.

For those who think like me and want to help drown their sorrows a Bristol City/ Burnley/Coventry/Sheffield United acca pays about 12/1.

For those who want to crack open the champagne to celebrate being half way there, a Bristol City/Burnley/ Middlesbrough/ Rovers acca pays about 26/1. The draw in the Coventry game makes it about 31/1.

Ill be putting a fiver on each. 

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53 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Our friend ... seems fo be getting particularly worked up about this fixture - I really hope the team put in a performance for those in attendance tomorrow. At the start of the week I was quite excited about it but the nearer we get to the match the more my gut is telling me to expect the soggiest of damp squibs and that we wont turn up, or at least not until results elsewhere make our own result irrelevant.

For those who think like me and want to help drown their sorrows a Bristol City/ Burnley/Coventry/Sheffield United acca pays about 12/1.

For those who want to crack open the champagne to celebrate being half way there, a Bristol City/Burnley/ Middlesbrough/ Rovers acca pays about 26/1. The draw in the Coventry game makes it about 31/1.

Ill be putting a fiver on each. 

Not getting worked up, just looking forward to it. I think we have as good a chance as any. Stranger things have happened and bigger shocks have happened also.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, ... said:

Diaz out though so bit of confidence 

Ben Bottler-Diaz.

[Polky]

I have a feeling we’ll get the result we need but so will the others. 
 

Come on you Blues!

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39 minutes ago, Polky said:

I have a feeling we’ll get the result we need but so will the others. 
 

Come on you Blues!

It's all we can ask of them, throw the kitchen sink at them and come out on top. If other results go our way then Que Sera Sera....

COME ON ROVERS!!! 🔵⚪️🌹

[rigger]

24 minutes ago, ... said:

It's all we can ask of them, throw the kitchen sink at them and come out on top. If other results go our way then Que Sera Sera....

COME ON ROVERS!!! 🔵⚪️🌹

Don't leave anything on the pitch.

[Trinidad Rover]

Give it everything lads. 

Tough game but stranger things have happened.

COYB

[MB Rover]

Preston are absolutely piss; and imo will go down tomorrow so we can discount them. Burnley will want to break the clean sheet record and also win the title so wouldn’t expect millwall to get anything there either.

So for my money it’s all on us and that Coventry game. A win and Coventry fail to win and we’ve somehow made it. Can’t see it personally, but let’s see! If only we’d had a shot on goal vs Stoke, Derby and Cardiff 👀 

[Tomphil2]

I don't expect anything tomorrow other than them leave everything on that pitch which to be fair most of them have for most of this season.  We are up against a very good side who have zero pressure on them at home in front of a full house so we need to be realistic and accept everything is against us it's a long shot.

Whatever will be will be it's been a big over achievement this season to the backdrop of the usual nonsense associated with this club now under this ownership.

Team have done great but been let down again by not having enough to call on when they are flat out so hopefully there's enough left for one big last push.

COYB

[bluebruce]

If there's anything more sure than that we were going to start winning games again once there didn't look like there'd be anything left to play for, it's that we won't land in 6th place and be left kicking ourselves about every botched result against shit teams.

Either we win and results don't go our way, or results go our way and we don't win.

Not trying to be negative, just seen this script too many times.

[Exiled_Rover]

30 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

If there's anything more sure than that we were going to start winning games again once there didn't look like there'd be anything left to play for, it's that we won't land in 6th place and be left kicking ourselves about every botched result against shit teams.

Either we win and results don't go our way, or results go our way and we don't win.

Not trying to be negative, just seen this script too many times.

I suspect we're going to get absolutely battered. 

[chaddyrovers]

All we can do is just win and lets other results taking their own course. 

my team for this game is 

                 Toth

Brittain Hyam Batth Ribeiro 

          Travis  Tronstad

Dolan      Cantwell     Karbgo 

                Ohashi 

Come On You Blues 🔵⚪

               

Edited yesterday at 17:40 by chaddyrovers

[Old Codger]

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

All we can do is just win and lets other results taking their own course. 

my team for this game is 

                 Pears

Brittain Hyam Batth Ribeiro 

          Travis  Tronstad

Dolan      Cantwell     Karbgo 

                Ohashi 

Come On You Blues 🔵⚪

               

Why would you change a winning formula? Pears has been supplanted IMO, and Kargbo hasn't had enough time to be other than an impact option from the bench. Start with a consistent approach. Build on that.

[Tomphil2]

19 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

All we can do is just win and lets other results taking their own course. 

my team for this game is 

                 Pears

Brittain Hyam Batth Ribeiro 

          Travis  Tronstad

Dolan      Cantwell     Karbgo 

                Ohashi 

Come On You Blues 🔵⚪

               

Never change a winning team unless you have to.

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Why would you change a winning formula? Pears has been supplanted IMO, and Kargbo hasn't had enough time to be other than an impact option from the bench. Start with a consistent approach. Build on that.

I didn't mean to put Pears in, Toth has been very good since coming in and done well. 

I think Karbgo with his pace would give us the extra factor and in behind threat 

[chaddyrovers]

4 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Never change a winning team unless you have to.

well that your choice but I think bringing Karbgo would actually give us something extra and pace in behind to give us extra threat 

[levi]

2 hours ago, MB Rover said:

Preston are absolutely piss; and imo will go down tomorrow so we can discount them. Burnley will want to break the clean sheet record and also win the title so wouldn’t expect millwall to get anything there either.

So for my money it’s all on us and that Coventry game. A win and Coventry fail to win and we’ve somehow made it. Can’t see it personally, but let’s see! If only we’d had a shot on goal vs Stoke, Derby and Cardiff 👀 

Pretty sure we had a few against stoke!