v Ipswich Town (h) - 20/9/25

[waynerovers]

Chelsea's goalkeeper just got sent off 4 minutes into the game. How long before Chelsea call for the game to be abandoned?

[Tugayisgod]

2 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

A big pump that pumps the water somewhere other than the river seems a good idea.

A big pump. Righto

[Tomphil2]

Piss take but could only happen at Rovers in this era at Championship level.

Apparently around the similar point in their game the ball was sticking to the pitch at Chorley were it has belted down non stop all day but the ref carried on with only a fraction of the game left.

Pathetic on all counts really.

Ref has done Ipswich proud there.

[Tom]

No interviews with managers as the decision on a replay is by a panel and they can’t be seen to try and influence it 

[RevidgeBlue]

8 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

The main issue is, and always has been the fact that the pitch drains into the river. If the river is overflowing there's nowhere for the water to go. I'm not sure what the answer is but I'm pretty sure it's not the pitch itself that's the problem 

We put astronauts on the moon in 1969.

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to come up with a solution, they just dont want to spend any money on it.

Or on anything else for that matter.

Edited 1 hour ago by RevidgeBlue

[rovers11]

In English league football (including the EFL Championship where Blackburn and Ipswich are now), the rules are pretty clear when a match is abandoned:

• The result at the time of abandonment does not stand – unless the league specifically rules otherwise (very rare, usually only if the game is abandoned extremely late, e.g. after 90 mins + injury time).
• The game is usually replayed in full, starting 0–0, with both sides having 11 players available again.
• Any goals, cards, and the match situation at the time of abandonment are wiped from the official record.

So in your example:

• Blackburn’s 1–0 lead wouldn’t count.
• Ipswich would not have to finish with 10 men.
• The game would be rescheduled and played again in its entirety.

👉 The only exception would be if the EFL or FA chose to let the score stand (e.g. if it was abandoned extremely late and the outcome was effectively decided), but 80 minutes is still short of that threshold — so almost certainly, it would be a full replay.

 

[DE.]

4 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

On way home but why were Ipswich allowed to celebrate in front of own fans with no announcement. Bloody disgusting.

Would be nice for the EFL to look at that and say due to their conduct, result stands and no replay. They won't, but still. 

I wouldn't be thrilled as an Ipswich fan if the team were celebrating a match abandonment. Total loser's mentality. 

[Hasta]

It will be replayed 100%. The wording is as it is so that if fans invade the pitch to get games abandoned when behind, the result still stands. With the weather it will just be replayed.

 

[pedrob2014]

McKenna,was in ear of ref when he came over to sort his communication out and then told his players to play it on floor where it was at its worse to get it abandoned 

[TugaysMarlboro]

Hasn't this been a known issue for some time and something that our current owners have been aware of?

Haven't they also been told a way it can be addressed?

Maybe the cheque they signed for it went sailing down the River Darwen.

[doctorryan]

Make of this what you will, but the BBC put up this image 20 minutes ago:

[Exiled_Rover]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

We put astronauts on the moon in 1969.

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to come up with a solution, they just dont want to spend any money on it.

Or anything else for that matter.

Isn't it a local authority issue, rather than a Rovers issue?

The River Darwen needs investment to handle the drainage of the local area (lots of new houses since 1994 - lots of water that goes straight from the sky to the river over tarmac and in drains] rather than into the water table). 

 

[Hasta]

1 minute ago, doctorryan said:

Make of this what you will, but the BBC put up this image 20 minutes ago:

The BBC are incompetent?

[Tugayisgod]

It's so fucking frustrating because it has detracted from what was a really good performance again, coming on the back of the win at Hull. I wasn't optimistic going to the game today, but thought we were excellent throughout.

 

[DeeCee]

And we all know what will happen in the replay......

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Isn't it a local authority issue, rather than a Rovers issue?

The River Darwen needs investment to handle the drainage of the local area (lots of new houses since 1994 - lots of water that goes straight from the sky to the river over tarmac and in drains] rather than into the water table). 

 

You might have a point but surely it's incumbent on Rovers to sort their own solution out?

[Beanie01289]

yeah i can't help but think after that performance there is a decent team in there. Alebisou looks a real player

[Herbie6590]

9 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

In English league football (including the EFL Championship where Blackburn and Ipswich are now), the rules are pretty clear when a match is abandoned:

• The result at the time of abandonment does not stand – unless the league specifically rules otherwise (very rare, usually only if the game is abandoned extremely late, e.g. after 90 mins + injury time).
• The game is usually replayed in full, starting 0–0, with both sides having 11 players available again.
• Any goals, cards, and the match situation at the time of abandonment are wiped from the official record.

So in your example:

• Blackburn’s 1–0 lead wouldn’t count.
• Ipswich would not have to finish with 10 men.
• The game would be rescheduled and played again in its entirety.

👉 The only exception would be if the EFL or FA chose to let the score stand (e.g. if it was abandoned extremely late and the outcome was effectively decided), but 80 minutes is still short of that threshold — so almost certainly, it would be a full replay.

 

Cards & resultant suspensions aren’t wiped. 

[Exiled_Rover]

4 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

It's so fucking frustrating because it has detracted from what was a really good performance again, coming on the back of the win at Hull. I wasn't optimistic going to the game today, but thought we were excellent throughout.

 

Yep, a well deserved win has been snatched from us. Made Ipswich look very ordinary. 

[davulsukur]

We are now at the stage of robbing ourselves of 3 points.

The club could have resolved the drainage issue but it costs money and we are all about saving the owners cash.

It's actually embarrassing as a championship club we get games called off for a waterlogged pitch.

We were the only game in the football league to have the game called off.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

SPEND SOME MONEY ON THE GROUND FFS!

[Gamst]

An unbelievably unfair distraction but what we did learn again today is that we are a lot better than we thought we’d be given the upheaval of the summer. Well done big Val! 

[DE.]

Just now, Exiled_Rover said:

Yep, a well deserved win has been snatched from us. Made Ipswich look very ordinary. 

Instead of celebrating they should have been sitting in the dressing room being told they've had a massive let off and need to improve immediately. They've spent more on a single player than our entire squad cost. 

[Hasta]

About 1 min before they went off.

Edited 1 hour ago by Hasta

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

We are now at the stage of robbing ourselves of 3 points.

The club could have resolved the drainage issue but it costs money and we are all about saving the owners cash.

It's actually embarrassing as a championship club we get games called off for a waterlogged pitch.

We were the only game in the football league to have the game called off.

Spot on.

It would sum up the Venky's period of ownership if we lost the replay and skimping on the pitch infrastructure sent us down by less than 3 points this season.