Championship Season 25-26

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, PotterLog said:

No doubt. Being player of the season for a Champo team at 19 is no small deal, especially in that position. You guys will have your opinions (I didn’t realise there was ill-feeling to be honest) but I’d say he’s well ahead of your typical trajectory for a CB 

Even as a young player he’d got that time on the ball and the ability to get his head up and see the full picture that tells you - this lad’s a good ‘un. He could be whatever he wants to be.

 

[PotterLog]

Looking like we are getting Zonzi for a year for anyone who cares…

[simongarnerisgod]

9 minutes ago, PotterLog said:

Looking like we are getting Zonzi for a year for anyone who cares…

will you swap him for adam forshaw😁,zonzi is well regarded by us,allegedly gave steve kean a black eye,which makes him even more liked😁

[Upside Down]

2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

will you swap him for adam forshaw😁,zonzi is well regarded by us,allegedly gave steve kean a black eye,which makes him even more liked😁

If this is true then he's just gone to number 1 in the rankings of the greatest Rovers player of all time.

[oneandycrawford]

Just seen a Football League World article saying AI predicted us to finish 4th. Must have data-scraped Chaddy's posts to come up with that 😉

No offence intended Chaddy 🙂

[Exiled_Rover]

Watching Bolton v PNE on YouTube.

I know PNE have brought in a lot of new players, but they're no great shakes. Can see them really struggling this year. 

[RevidgeBlue]

On 24/07/2025 at 21:06, Upside Down said:

If this is true then he's just gone to number 1 in the rankings of the greatest Rovers player of all time.

Not for me, remember him turning his back on a team mate away at Swansea because he didn't want the ball from a throw in. Whatever his beefs with management that was utterly inexcusable.

As for Stoke signing him at age 36 that smacks of being beyond desperate but then again they bought Gallagher and Ennis off us so maybe weird and wonderful things are still going on in their recruitment department.

 

[RevidgeBlue]

23 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

Just seen a Football League World article saying AI predicted us to finish 4th. Must have data-scraped Chaddy's posts to come up with that 😉

No offence intended Chaddy 🙂

 

1 hour ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Watching Bolton v PNE on YouTube.

I know PNE have brought in a lot of new players, but they're no great shakes. Can see them really struggling this year. 

Posted a while ago that I'd seen the one which had us finishing 4th and also that the Lancashire Evening Post in Preston had done another one which had us finishing in the bookies pick of 17th and PNE in 23rd.

[chaddyrovers]

4 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Watching Bolton v PNE on YouTube.

I know PNE have brought in a lot of new players, but they're no great shakes. Can see them really struggling this year. 

got beat today. 

I wonder if they get off to bad start whether Heckingbottom will be under pressure and will fans turn against him

[GHD]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

got beat today. 

I wonder if they get off to bad start whether Heckingbottom will be under pressure and will fans turn against him

They already have

[KentExile]

Not sure if this has already been posted somewhere, but Football League World asked AI to predict the Championship table

I nearly choked on my coffee, I think this is proof that we are indeed, far, far away from a terminator style future of machines ruling the earth

Edit - I wonder if the AI that they asked was the Chaddybot 4000 X Series?  But with the optimism dial turned up to max  (sorry Chaddy 😉 ) 

Edited 4 hours ago by KentExile

[RoversTilliDie]

3/4 of our pre season friendlies have had a margin of 1 goal in our favour. I know there only friendlies, but we will need more than 1 against some of the Championship teams. We need to to strengthen our attack, and make them play for their places.

[RoversTilliDie]

On 17/07/2025 at 20:19, simongarnerisgod said:

are we going to spend some money then???!!!!!

We haven't spent on strikers yet, if you don't score goals, you don't win matches.

[RoversTilliDie]

On 18/07/2025 at 23:19, chaddyrovers said:

We have Yuki Ohashi. Did excellent in his first season and played 6 months before in Japan. He would have 13/14 goals if not for the injury he got. 

We need to be more goal threat from set pieces also 

What happens when Ohashi has a barren spell, it happens to most strikers.

[RoversTilliDie]

On 07/07/2025 at 21:05, chaddyrovers said:

Sheffield Wednesday in chaos still. 

Rohl still hasn't returned and doesn't want to from reports. 

The Under 21's head coach is currently training, Rohl's coaching staff all out of contract still tho they are rumours the Henrik Pedersen who was on Rohl's coaching staff is in talks to return to the club and possibly replacing Rohl as first team head coach. 

Whats Sheff Wed to do with Rovers.

[47er]

3 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Whats Sheff Wed to do with Rovers.

Its one less relegation place to worry about.

[roversfan99]

22 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

What happens when Ohashi has a barren spell, it happens to most strikers.

He did last season and we struggled for goals. Think it was something like 1 in 18.

[Ossydave]

Preston are more toothless than us in attack for sure, 2 goals scored in 4 pre season games and 1 of them was against Chorley....I think they'll struggle this season.

[Exiled_Rover]

5 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Preston are more toothless than us in attack for sure, 2 goals scored in 4 pre season games and 1 of them was against Chorley....I think they'll struggle this season.

They looked poor yesterday and ACD ripped them apart (and we all know how shite he is). 

[simongarnerisgod]

5 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Preston are more toothless than us in attack for sure, 2 goals scored in 4 pre season games and 1 of them was against Chorley....I think they'll struggle this season.

they`ve brought in a lot of players,but none of them seem very good,apart from the goalie iversen and the lad from charlton terry small

[philipl]

1 hour ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Whats Sheff Wed to do with Rovers.

Perhaps they are playing in the Championship in 25/26 season and this is the Championship 25/26 Season thread.

Just a guess...