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

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11 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Final day nerves have kicked in and I’ve been awake since 5:30am.

Aye same woke up around 5.10 sat here with a coffee now stomach jitters...

[TheFinalCountdown]

10 minutes ago, Ricky said:

Final day nerves have kicked in and I’ve been awake since 5:30am.

I've already been out for a walk. I'll probably dose off again by kick off time!  :) 

 

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1 minute ago, TheFinalCountdown said:

I've already been out for a walk. I'll probably dose off again by kick off time!  🙂

 

Line the stomach when the other half gets up then its off down to Ewood 

[ageoftherover]

7 minutes ago, ... said:

You not get sky sports over there?

Short answer is, I don't think so.

[alex l]

Glad to know it's not just me who woke up early with football on the mind. Just hope there are no regrets come 1430, no tepid attempt and other results going as we need. And yet, given the last 4 games, I'm fairly confident the lads will have a proper go and not let this pass them by. 

[mustard]

36 minutes ago, ageoftherover said:

How do we even watch it here? Bein sports have the Coventry and Burnley matches but nothing else.

I was hoping to find a pub with a dodgy box or something haha 

[Ossydave]

No sport in the world can make you feel like this on the morning of a game, remind me again why we love it so much? I'm 2 nervous shites in already 😵

It should be VI's easiest team talk yet in terms of motivation, "you know what's at stake, take a look at those fans in their thousands and what it means to them, go make yourself heroes boys."

Its that simple. 

 

[Scotty1991]

I proper fancy us today! I also fancy Nob End FC to turn the lefties over down south! 2-1!

[Forever Blue]

56 minutes ago, Scotty1991 said:

I proper fancy us today! I also fancy Nob End FC to turn the lefties over down south! 2-1!

You don’t often see a team full of left footers. Be interesting to see how PNE cope. I know you didn’t mean anything else cos politics is banned in the footie section. I also believe that isn’t your first transgression, not that I’m a grass or anything😉 

Regards, 

The Moderator Volunteer Force 

 

 

 

[Blue Greyhound]

4 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

You don’t often see a team full of left footers. Be interesting to see how PNE cope. I know you didn’t mean anything else cos politics is banned in the footie section. I also believe that isn’t your first transgression, not that I’m a grass or anything😉 

Regards, 

The Moderator Volunteer Force 

 

 

 

He's right full of wokes down south I'm here now, thank God most northerners are normal in private 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Get the Preston plastics dowwwnnn!!!

[lraC]

For those asking about TV coverage, it is being shown on Rovers TV.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Oy fate, ya fickle Fecker! Just for once, in the last 15 yrs of purgatory, can you arrange for us not to get fucked over?

That would be lovely. 

Thanks

Rovers fans. 

 

[KentExile]

7 minutes ago, lraC said:

For those asking about TV coverage, it is being shown on Rovers TV.

I would add to that. 

It is being shown on Rovers TV If you are overseas (or have a VPN)

However for those in the UK, it is on Sky Sports +

[RoverDom]

For the next four hours I'm going to pretend we're a normal club that will give it a right good go and I'll let myself get my hopes up.  

 

However my head says a limp 2-0 defeat with other results going our way. BBD to score

[Gav]

I never intended going to Sheff Utd, even though I live 30mins from the ground, I just can't support whats going on at the club right now. So today I'm Go-Karting with the lads, mostly Wednesday fans near Hillsborough, thinking our game was a Sunday kick off...........See you in town later with 3 points in the bag, hopefully!

@SIMON GARNERS 194 - You posted this in the FA Cup thread, I'm going to steal it, hope you don't mind pal:

 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 07:43 by Gav

[rigger]

14 hours 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.

If we did go up, I would get pissed off seeing fans in the Darwen end celebrating every other week. 

[Blue Greyhound]

18 minutes ago, rigger said:

If we did go up, I would get pissed off seeing fans in the Darwen end celebrating every other week. 

Parashoot payments that's all I'm thinking of and you never know what can happen, better than festering in mid table championship mediocracy

[rigger]

15 minutes ago, Blue Greyhound said:

Parashoot payments that's all I'm thinking of and you never know what can happen, better than festering in mid table championship mediocracy

We wouldn't see a penny, and we would be getting humped most weeks. But at least the charlatans running the club will be on a nice earner.

[philipl]

3 hours ago, ... said:

Aye same woke up around 5.10 sat here with a coffee now stomach jitters...

4.30 which was 3.30 in blighty

[philipl]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

We wouldn't see a penny, and we would be getting humped most weeks. But at least the charlatans running the club will be on a nice earner.

If we can't pretend Venkys don't exist today, when can we think only football thoughts?

[rigger]

3 minutes ago, philipl said:

If we can't pretend Venkys don't exist today, when can we think only football thoughts?

When the game kicks off.

[USABlue]

On 30/04/2025 at 11:43, Tomphil2 said:

It's his complete inability and reluctance to manage upwards that has been the main issue.

What we've seen in the last few years has confirmed that but even more so before when him, TM and Venus formed their slow journey old boys club.  The scenario we are in now he's be actively encouraging that for years hes said so himself enough times, don't ask for money even though it might be available, make yourself look good even if you hold the club back, get payrise/bonus for not asking to increase the budget but still balancing the books.

Manage downwards, yes he is good at that no question but he didn't have available to him at Charlton or Coventry what he had here certainly in the earlier years of his reign, his experience is all based round managed decline.

Not all his fault obviously but hes hidden away and been accountable for nothing and lets not start on the lies, training ground shenanigans and multitude of players walking for nothing under his watch.

Just think where we'd be now with no Adam Wharton and Ash Phillips to sell ?

Those two will have brought in c20-25 million when fully paid up, completely saved his and the clubs arse.

 

 

Or, Where would we be with those two still here?

[dingles staying down 4ever]

We all know the politics, today is all about the football.

Today we support the team, we ignore the disease and enjoy living the dream.

 

Rovers Til I Die!!!    Come on you blues!

[USABlue]

12 hours ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

Preston draw a lot.  I'm thinking they'll do that tomorrow. Millwall will lose, Coventry will win.  We will concede early doors and score a late equaliser.   Creditable effort and all that but ultimately  no use.  

PNE should be fighting for their Championship status.  They have neen dog shit but hoping they can scrap enough for a result.