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

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Tom said:

And them doing ‘Klinsman’s’ in the puddles, I was only a lad but got very angry in the Walkersteel!

Me too!

I was telling Bill Fox to get the ******* off the pitch!

[Andy]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Nearest to it I can remember was pre Jack Walker,  a biblical deluge just before a game against the old Crazy Gang from Wimbledon, Vinnie Jones etc al, which left huge pools of standing water on the pitch and resulted in the game being abandoned with everyone in the ground.

No issues at all for years after the New Ewood was built until relatively recently. 

That was actually in the Prem era - around 1993/4.

[aletheia]

1 hour ago, miqaayil said:

effing drainage fuks us

Who is responsible for that?

[Waggy76]

We played at Leeds Rd Huddersfield 83/84 in a snowstorm and that was worse than today !

But we won 2-0 !

[Waggy76]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

That was actually in the Prem era - around 1993/4.

That game never started .

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, Andy said:

That was actually in the Prem era - around 1993/4.

I was still in the old Nuttall St stand at the time so I doubt it was.

[aletheia]

1 hour ago, B16Rover said:

the biggest prick in Blackburn is chatting in the tunnel 

RG?

[Tom]

Did we have one called off mid game away in league one?

I wasn’t there but feel it was somewhere like Gillingham in absolutely freezing looking conditions 

[JHRover]

2025 - today's game called off after 80 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch

2024 - Rovers v Portsmouth postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

2022 - Rovers v Millwall postponed due to snow

2021 - Rovers v Swansea postponed due to a waterlogged pitch (2 days after this game Rovers release a club statement acknowledging issues with the pitch and blaming 'extreme weather' and a high number of games

2012 - Rovers v Brighton postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Now I'm relying on the power of Google and my memory but I cannot recall a game being cancelled, abandoned or postponed due to the weather prior to 2012 in my lifetime, and I was born in 1990.

Maybe someone can confirm if I am not correct there. Let's focus on games affected by the rain or snow.

There has always been a river running past the ground into which the pitch drains and yet strangely this didn't seem to be a chronic problem for 20+ years, it seems to have become a major issue, particularly in the last 3-4 years. 

I'm sure that some will claim that this is because of 'climate change' and we are suddenly getting a lot more wet weather than we used to. Or maybe it is actually because Rovers have failed to invest adequately in maintaining and improving their facilities, which I think is pretty evident from a simple visual observation of Ewood Park, and this is one element of it biting us in the arse.

Edit - our match with Aston Villa in the Cup in 2010 was postponed due to snow and ice

Edited 3 hours ago by JHRover

[booth]

1 hour ago, yellowsubmarine said:

How is football fair.

Celebrating like they won the game after even though they played poorly and WE DESERVEDLY despite the weather took the lead with a brilliant performance.

Embarassing. After a quick look at one of their forums they aren't happy with performances so this might be a season highlight.

And I didn't realise Will from the Inbetweeners was an Ipswich fan!

[West Yorks Rover]

3 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Save that for a different forum. 

I might have been better informed as to whether or not they game had been abandoned if there

had been a reporter there, that's why I believe it is relevant to this thread.

Don't you think.

[Leonard Venkhater]

3 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

I do not remember one abandoned  , once had an away game abandoned  at Luton 75/76 ice bound pitch , New Year game.

 

And their manager went mad about Rovers players exaggerating their slips and falls, in order to get the game abandoned..

[Andy]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I was still in the old Nuttall St stand at the time so I doubt it was.

It was the 3rd of January 1994.

I was there (as a 10 year old), watching Jones and co doing Klinsmanns on the pitch through the gates.

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Andy

[Mercer]

So McKena engaged in some gamesmanship. So what?  Boot on the other foot and Ismael did the same then we would all be lauding him and having a laugh at our opponents' expense.

It's painful but it's a feckin professional sport not a Girl Guides' Jamboree.

Think all the blame lies with our owners and executive management who, IMO, continue to sell the club short with their crass management 

[booth]

Being positive, that was a decent performance. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I was still in the old Nuttall St stand at the time so I doubt it was.

Just before the ground was fully redeveloped..remember it well stood on the old Nuttall st Enclosure.

[chaddyrovers]

The ref should have carried on the game with 10 mins to go. The pitch wasnt worse than that Portsmouth game in league 1. McKenna wanted it calling off and them celebrating an abandonment just show that club up for what it really is. When they went off it wasnt get going again. 

On the game,.Rovers played very well overall, it was definitely a red card and stupid play from Greaves. The penalty was clear has day, well taken by Cantwell. Its good overall performance and one we deserved all 3 points. We would be 10th now. Toth made 3 good saves first half. Ipswich had good quality going forward but defensively can be get at and scored against. 

Miller overall good at centre back. 1 or 2 moments of poor play. 

TGH played well with Tronstad. 

I hope the EFL board award Rovers the win and play common sense here. 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by chaddyrovers

[chaddyrovers]

2 minutes ago, Mercer said:

So McKena engaged in some gamesmanship. So what?  Boot on the other foot and Ismael did the same then we would all be lauding him and having a laugh at our opponents' expense.

It's painful but it's a feckin professional sport not a Girl Guides' Jamboree.

Think all the blame lies with our owners and executive management who, IMO, continue to sell the club short with their crass management 

Embarrassing again from yourself. 

My prediction was correct until game was abandon. 1 nil Cantwell

[arbitro]

A hugely disappointing end to what I thought would have been three deserved points. In fact I fancied us to get another goal but it just wasn't to be.

It was a difficult decision for the referee to make and it was a darned if you do situation for me. Personally I would have toughed it out but the referee will undoubtedly cite players safety as his reason and I fully accept that as frustrating as it is. There is no hard and fast ruling here - it's simply down to the referee.

What I would criticise was the poor communication via the PA system. 

In the game I thought we were once again really good all over the pitch and took the game to Ipswich and didn't let them settle. Defensively we were solid, in midfield we were industrious and creative in equal measure whilst the attackers out a really good press on the Ipswich back four.

It's such a shame that the performance will not be rewarded by anything but the real positive for me after that is the way we played which gives me plenty of hope.

[pedrob2014]

7 minutes ago, Mercer said:

So McKena engaged in some gamesmanship. So what?  Boot on the other foot and Ismael did the same then we would all be lauding him and having a laugh at our opponents' expense.

It's painful but it's a feckin professional sport not a Girl Guides' Jamboree.

Think all the blame lies with our owners and executive management who, IMO, continue to sell the club short with their crass management 

Its professional sport get on with and play the game and dont be a pussy

[Exiled_Rover]

6 minutes ago, booth said:

Being positive, that was a decent performance. 

Barring a whole rash of injuries that's not a team that's going down. 

[Hasta]

10 minutes ago, JHRover said:

2025 - today's game called off after 80 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch

2024 - Rovers v Portsmouth postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

2022 - Rovers v Millwall postponed due to snow

2021 - Rovers v Swansea postponed due to a waterlogged pitch (2 days after this game Rovers release a club statement acknowledging issues with the pitch and blaming 'extreme weather' and a high number of games

2012 - Rovers v Brighton postponed due to a waterlogged pitch

Now I'm relying on the power of Google and my memory but I cannot recall a game being cancelled, abandoned or postponed due to the weather prior to 2012 in my lifetime, and I was born in 1990.

Maybe someone can confirm if I am not correct there. Let's focus on games affected by the rain or snow.

There has always been a river running past the ground into which the pitch drains and yet strangely this didn't seem to be a chronic problem for 20+ years, it seems to have become a major issue, particularly in the last 3-4 years. 

I'm sure that some will claim that this is because of 'climate change' and we are suddenly getting a lot more wet weather than we used to. Or maybe it is actually because Rovers have failed to invest adequately in maintaining and improving their facilities, which I think is pretty evident from a simple visual observation of Ewood Park, and this is one element of it biting us in the arse.

Edit - our match with Aston Villa in the Cup in 2010 was postponed due to snow and ice

There is an element that 20+ years ago that match would have carried on for 10 more minutes without a thought.

Edited 3 hours ago by Hasta

[MarkBRFC]

10 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

We'll either be winning 1-0 and the ref will abandon the game after 40 minutes because the ball won't roll anymore

 

Not far off.

Good things dont happen to this club, its something we all need to accept now.

[Tom]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Embarrassing again from yourself. 

My prediction was correct until game was abandon. 1 nil Cantwell

He’s not wrong though if you are an away fan you are always going to wind up the opposition in those circumstances and you wouldn’t be sad at the manager and players trying to get the game off

[Gamst]

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

The ref should have carried on the game with 10 mins to go. The pitch wasnt worse than that Portsmouth game in league 1. McKenna wanted it calling off and them celebrating an abandonment just show that club up for what it really is. When they went off it wasnt get going again. 

On the game,.Rovers played very well overall, it was definitely a red card and stupid play from Greaves. The penalty was clear has day, well taken by Cantwell. Its good overall performance and one we deserved all 3 points. We would be 10th now. Toth made 3 good saves first half. Ipswich had good quality going forward but defensively can be get at and scored against. 

Miller overall good at centre back. 1 or 2 moments of poor play. 

TGH played well with Tronstad. 

I hope the EFL board award Rovers the win and play common sense here. 

 

Do you really think this will happen?