Championship Season 25-26

[JHRover]

I'd be surprised if it actually happens. Maybe I'll be shown to be wrong but suspect this is as much a publicity stunt as anything. 

It gets their owners all over the news and loads of positive PR, wins people over. The cringeworthy media videos with Brady, Bellingham and Peaky Blinders. Yuck.

But actually getting it done - shovels in the ground and chimneys built - takes a lot more than big talk and famous faces doing videos.

Again might be wrong but I'd be amazed if they or anyone else were coughing up £3 billion or whatever it will be to build this in a derelict corner of Birmingham whilst they are a Championship club struggling to fill a 30k stadium. If/when they get to the PL maybe a different matter.

[davulsukur]

Eustace seemed to enjoy beating us.

[wilsdenrover]

1 hour ago, davulsukur said:

Eustace seemed to enjoy beating us.

Playing to his audience.

[StHelensRover]

14 hours ago, davulsukur said:

Eustace seemed to enjoy beating us.

I don't think he's that arsed about us, he has no connection beyond managing us for almost a year, I don't think it's that deep for him. Like many he probably saw us as a stepping stone, it's just that on this occasion he made a sideways (at the time a step down) away from us which was galling for us, I don't think it keeps him awake at night. Out moronic owners keep me awake though.

It's probably the satisfaction that came from the performance. They completely mugged us off in that game, it was the perfect away performance. Any manager would want to hang their hat on it. They've barely won any matches, so not surprising it stood out.

Edited November 22, 2025 by StHelensRover

[roversfan99]

You would expect him to take great pleasure in beating us. Beating a club (ie owners and management) that massively let him down and a fanbase of which a big chunk has given him lots of stick in the 2 games since he moved.

[Comfortably numb]

Southampton 4-0 up away at. Charlton.

4 goals in 8 mins 😲 Think they may stick with the guy in caretaker charge, he's really turned them round

Edited November 22, 2025 by Tugayisgod

[arbitro]

West Brom two up at Coventry and deservedly so.

[davulsukur]

9 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Southampton 4-0 up away at. Charlton.

4 goals in 8 mins 😲 Think they may stick with the guy in caretaker charge, he's really turned them round

Charlton's response was to sub JRC on.

Edited November 22, 2025 by davulsukur

[superniko]

7 games before Christmas, 5 of them at home - not sure if that’s a good thing this season 😂

5 of the 7 are also bottom half sides, 4 of them below us in the table - again not sure if that’s a good thing this season!!

Either way, I think it’ll be an interesting month for us, we have a really good chance to push on to the edge of the playoffs - we’d be set in 11th if the Ipswich result held, and beaten all 3 relegated teams.

7 games in 22 days though including yesterday, the squad can’t take many more injuries!

Edited November 22, 2025 by superniko

[RevidgeBlue]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

West Brom two up at Coventry and deservedly so.

3-2 Coventry now.

WBA had a man sent off which completely turned the game on its head.

Edited November 22, 2025 by RevidgeBlue

[sharpysharps86]

Derby winning again, into the top 6 they are at the moment.

Not deal that Portsmouth are winning, equally so Oxford drawing with Boro currently. Norwich getting smashed at Brum.

[sharpysharps86]

23 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Derby winning again, into the top 6 they are at the moment.

Not deal that Portsmouth are winning, equally so Oxford drawing with Boro currently. Norwich getting smashed at Brum.

Scratch that. Derby losing now!

[Comfortably numb]

Just now, sharpysharps86 said:

Scratch that. Derby losing now!

 

Just now, sharpysharps86 said:

Scratch that. Derby losing now!

That's a shame 😂😂

[wilsdenrover]

We’re just 3 points behind where we were after 15 matches last season.

 

 

[rigger]

7 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

We’re just 3 points behind where we were after 15 matches last season.

 

 

So if we don't have a dramatic fall off in form in the next three months, we could be on for a good season.

[Upside Down]

6 hours ago, Tugayisgod said:

Southampton 4-0 up away at. Charlton.

4 goals in 8 mins 😲 Think they may stick with the guy in caretaker charge, he's really turned them round

You'd think so but then again, these are the same people who appointed Russell Martin.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 hours ago, Tugayisgod said:

Southampton 4-0 up away at. Charlton.

4 goals in 8 mins 😲 Think they may stick with the guy in caretaker charge, he's really turned them round

It’s a good job we played them when we did.

[chaddyrovers]

Will Southampton give their interim head coach Tonda Eckert the job full time, winning games and scoring goals. 

Norwich under Phillippe Clement lost his first game. 

Vitor Matos set to be appointed as Swansea's head coach. Was Klopp's first team coach at Liverpool last season. Interesting choice there

Its the Sheffield derby game today at 12pm. Should be good game to watch. Its does look like Sheffield Wednesday will go down but they will have new owners before Christmas, so they will get an early present. 

Edited November 23, 2025 by chaddyrovers

[Gav]

Derby day in Sheff:

A Welcome message for the lovely Mr Wilder and the queue outside Spoons in Hillsborough at 7.30am 🙃

 

Edited November 23, 2025 by Gav

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I never really understood the need for getting a neck full of ale before a game. As you get older and the weather gets colder the need for a piss can be a nuisance. Especially now everybody is in seats.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I see Derby have allowed Owen Beck to return to Liverpool. It looks like he’s had one injury after another there. 

[chaddyrovers]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I never really understood the need for getting a neck full of ale before a game. As you get older and the weather gets colder the need for a piss can be a nuisance. Especially now everybody is in seats.

Deffo agree there.

[simongarnerisgod]

3 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I never really understood the need for getting a neck full of ale before a game. As you get older and the weather gets colder the need for a piss can be a nuisance. Especially now everybody is in seats.

i agree,though i sometimes sneak a small bottle of brandy in to keep out the cold,purely medicinal😊

[wilsdenrover]

5 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I never really understood the need for getting a neck full of ale before a game. As you get older and the weather gets colder the need for a piss can be a nuisance. Especially now everybody is in seats.

I once went in every pub between where I was living in Blackburn and Ewood.

I remember Le Tissier’s wonder goal but that’s about it.

To this day I’m not sure how I got home afterwards 😁

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i agree,though i sometimes sneak a small bottle of brandy in to keep out the cold,purely medicinal😊

I once went watching the Rugby League at York. It’d snowed in the morning but then had stopped so the game was “ On “ . About 2-15 it started snowing heavily again. If it hadn’t have been a Challenge Cup game with a big gate it would have been called off. Me and my mate were stranded on an open end behind the sticks and we were like snowmen by kick off time. I’ve never been as cold ever, what saved our lives was my mates half bottle of rum he’d brought along ! 
 

Then we lost a very close game we should have won and then the coach broke down coming back over the tops ! What a great day !

Edited November 23, 2025 by Tyrone Shoelaces