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

[NeilInBristol]

5 hours ago, KentExile said:

Might be sooner when it turns out Rovers neglected to press send, and as a result, Ipswich's suggestion passes unchallenged 😉 

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[Elrovers]

39 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Yep!! It’s a joke

the whole thing is a shambles

Why does it take so long if the ref has the ability to call off a match then they must have some rules about what they do next

ridiculous 

English football mate. What the fuck do you expect from them. Pillocks the lot of them.

Edited 1 hour ago by Elrovers

[NeilInBristol]

31 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

English football mate. What the fuck do you expect from them. Pillocks the lot of them.

Remove the power from the ref to cancel the game

Let the players decide amongst themselves 

if Ipswich players walk off they concede the game

if rovers players walk off (why would they) they concede the game

simple

 

 

[OldEwoodBlue]

12 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Would'nt be at all surprised if that's the case but piss poor if it is. As Wilesden said the other day, what's the point in allowing yourself complete discretion within the regulations if you're just going to make the same decision (i.e. a full replay) every time without taking into account the individual circumstances of every case?

Its for the exceptional case.

This isn't it.

1-0 with at least 16 mins to play.

A full replay is the only right and fair outcome. We all know it.

The drainage problem is well known, fixable if the owners sign a cheque, thus our (clubs) own fault.

Venkys can fuck off every fucking day until they do actually fuck off.

[Tomphil2]

Saving pounds comes before gathering points in Suhail land.

[Tugayisgod]

24 minutes ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

Its for the exceptional case.

This isn't it.

1-0 with at least 16 mins to play.

A full replay is the only right and fair outcome. We all know it.

The drainage problem is well known, fixable if the owners sign a cheque, thus our (clubs) own fault.

Venkys can fuck off every fucking day until they do actually fuck off.

It is an exceptional case due to the fact it was 11 v 10 for the majority of the ,2nd half. That makes it unprecedented and no doubt the main issue for the EFL to consider.

I for one DON'T believe a full replay is the only fair outcome, I think it's totally unfair to be honest.

 

[roversfan99]

I would love them to give us the 3 points but theres no way that you can do that in terms of fairness.

The most obvious compromise of playing the remainder of the game also has all sorts of issues. Obviously, to get them up to play 11 minutes plus injury time is very unlikely. But also, the fixture loses integrity because it obviously splits into 2. You are then left with a second mini game weeks/months after the first 80 minutes, with different players, in different conditions, with both sides able to approach such a small period as if its a new game, basing tactics on trying to defend or peg back a lead.

Therefore, I can only see in line with precedent that they replay the full game. Its really shit and its hard luck but its very difficult to go ahead with any other option. If it does happen, its not some hatred of us from the EFL, its just sadly following precedent and its the only real option which maintains any real integrity and normality in the fixture.