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

[M_B]

10 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Well if nothing else it was our fault......

Someone has explained it above, didn't realise that to be honest.

Decision tomorrow apparently. 

[Cherry Blue]

1 minute ago, M_B said:

Someone has explained it above, didn't realise that to be honest.

Decision tomorrow apparently. 

Good. Then we can get back to football because what we saw yesterday was in parts very encouraging.

[aletheia]

9 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

I for one can only imagine the full support the ref would have received on here if he’d called it off at 2:55pm or abandoned it at half time…👀

Hey, when I made that point I was downvoted 🙂 

It happened a bit ago no? (Can't remember who we were playing). Arrived at a home game around 2pm to hear announcement on Radio 5 that it was abandoned. Cue Rovers fans, away fans, BBC 5Live all moaning about the ref and late cancellation etc etc.

[rigger]

11 minutes ago, ... said:

Locking off the main outlet would only leave the pitch water to be pumped. Just because the water would be flowing doesn't mean it wouldn't flood back up the inlet. Lock off the outlet and pump the sealed in water

Expensive, and needs quite a bit of maintenance. The club is not very good at maintenance.

[rigger]

Just now, aletheia said:

Hey, when I made that point I was downvoted 🙂 

It happened a bit ago no? (Can't remember who we were playing). Arrived at a home game around 2pm to hear announcement on Radio 5 that it was abandoned. Cue Rovers fans, away fans, BBC 5Live all moaning about the ref and late cancellation etc etc.

Millwall ?

[MarkBRFC]

I believe the decision to replay it has already been made.

Just going through the motions listening to both clubs before making it official.

There is no way anything but a full replay happens, they won't want to set any kind of precedence.

[wilsdenrover]

6 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I said yesterday that Rovers have to put forward a case to put pressure on the EFL Board but it has to be reasoned and structured.

Right now I don't think there is anybody capable of doing this down there so I personally would be speaking to our shirt sponsor to put together a letter that would put pressure on the people making the decision.

We could try the magnanimous approach…

’The abandonment removed Ipswich’s chance to rescue a point in the final ten  minutes with only ten men. We are happy for them to be afforded this opportunity at a date of your choosing’.

 

[Cherry Blue]

5 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I believe the decision to replay it has already been made.

Just going through the motions listening to both clubs before making it official.

There is no way anything but a full replay happens, they won't want to set any kind of precedence.

based on fact or gut feeling?

 

[MarkBRFC]

Just now, Cherry Blue said:

based on fact or gut feeling?

 

Just feeling, I just don't see anything else 

[M_B]

5 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Good. Then we can get back to football because what we saw yesterday was in parts very encouraging.

Indeed, just a shame we didn't get our just desserts. Would have been interesting to see if Gudjonson and Kargbo could capitalise on the situation.

Thought the word team summed up the performance yesterday, and at Watford to be fair. 

[aletheia]

1 hour ago, Cherry Blue said:

The reaction of the Ipswich players coming on before any announcement was a disgrace to the game.

I took it a different way. Just another example of the farce that is Rovers -the players clearly knew, so why weren't the freezing cold fans told quickly in an announcement? And I just thought that their players were praising their fans for giving good support having travelled a long way in crap conditions.

Sammy, nice touch from him and the BBE as well.

[aletheia]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

There does seem to be a growing 'victim culture' in football

In society in general. Anybody's fault but mine. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

5 hours ago, arbitro said:

I would be mindful of the ball holding up in the water when players are fully committed to a tackle. Alebiosu went into a sliding challenge yesterday and couldn't stop. Had he caught the Ipswich player it could have resulted in an injury.

And the farcical aspect too. The straw that broke the camel's back was when the referee called a halt. An intended pass just stuck in the water.

There’s all sorts of ways you can get injured on pitches like that. How many long distance sliding tackles did we see ?  No way to control those. You go flying after a ball near the touch line and going sliding  headlong into the boundary walls. You take an almighty swipe at where you think the ball is going to be and it isn’t there = muscle injuries etc. I would imagine most of the players were glad to get off.

Plus the fact the non - swimmers among them could have been in danger of drowning.

 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, rigger said:

If the drain outlet was angled downstream, rather than at 90 degrees to the river, and a non return valve fitted, the river flow itself would draw out the ground water (venturi effect ).

I’m not an authority on non return valves but I’ve fitted a few. How would yours work. If it shut’s off when the height of the river reaches the out let pipe where does the water on the pitch go ?

[DackDackGoose]

Frustrating as would have been a promising result and put us in a good league position. Lots to play for ofc but a big game to win.

Guaranteed to lose replay

[chaddyrovers]

I thought our match performance was very good, players playing to tactical plan. was surprised when Ismael went to back 3 against 10 men 

Wharton was excellent and Cantwell led the team again. 

Toth is such a good keeper and showing us all why we were wrong to write him off like I did so I'm pleased he proved me wrong. 

[DeeCee]

The cost (positionally/points wise) isn't an issue, the opportunity to bring another 4K+ away support is a financial bonus for SuFail. 

A moral victory for the players but the Ipswich players will be having a better night than our lads.

Sickener. 

[M_B]

39 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I’m not an authority on non return valves but I’ve fitted a few. How would yours work. If it shut’s off when the height of the river reaches the out let pipe where does the water on the pitch go ?

The problem seems to be getting the water into the river when the river level is too high.

It would seem obvious to  install a sump with a pump(s) close to the river and pump it over the top when needed. 

Edited 3 hours ago by M_B

[rigger]

43 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I’m not an authority on non return valves but I’ve fitted a few. How would yours work. If it shut’s off when the height of the river reaches the out let pipe where does the water on the pitch go ?

A non return valve allows flow in only one direction. It is at work all the time, It never shuts off flow from the ground to the river, but does not allow a flow from the river to the ground. The venturi effect of the positioning of the outlet allows for the flow into the river, when the river level is above the outlet. 

[Riverside under the drip]

What I find most extraordinary about the whole farce is the immediate (factual) pointing to the river levels as if that absolves us of all responsibility for our own ground.

Random football fan/website - "What a joke that Championship Blackburn can't keep their pitch drained in this day and age!"

Ultra-defensive Rovers fan - "I think you'll find it's not our fault because river levels..."

This argument completely ignores the absurd point that our drainage system will only work during those periods when rain is not heavy enough to fill a small river. Now it could have cost us valuable points. Just perhaps we need a new system. Wonder if they'll stump the necessary cash... 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

22 minutes ago, rigger said:

A non return valve allows flow in only one direction. It is at work all the time, It never shuts off flow from the ground to the river, but does not allow a flow from the river to the ground. The venturi effect of the positioning of the outlet allows for the flow into the river, when the river level is above the outlet. 

Mm, that’s a much more sophisticated valve than any I ever worked on. Basically the ones I worked on were designed just to prevent water flowing back up the out flow pipe.

[roverblue]

2 hours ago, Gamst said:

I’d be surprised if they listen but if Nicko is to be believed we are trying to fight our corner and I think that’s a good sign. It’s also good that the EFL are listening to the clubs and allowing them to suggest alternatives. They could have just said straight away that it’s a full replay. 

Well I’m glad the club is fighting our corner as it’s clear a few fans on here certainly wouldn’t if they were in a position to.

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Mm, that’s a much more sophisticated valve than any I ever worked on. Basically the ones I worked on were designed just to prevent water flowing back up the out flow pipe.

They are very simple valves with little to no maintenance, and can be manufactured to fit any diameter of pipe. 

[AAK]

12 minutes ago, roverblue said:

Well I’m glad the club is fighting our corner as it’s clear a few fans on here certainly wouldn’t if they were in a position to.

The club fighting out corner 😂 good one.

[oldjamfan1]

5 hours ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

As an alternative , how would people feel with 3 points on offer, 2 points for us, 1 for them, everyone kind of wins? 

It’s not an option though and I’m sure other clubs in the league would baulk at that solution anyway.