v Stoke City (h) - 4/10/25, k/o 12:30pm

[jim mk2]

Storm-force winds here, game would awful to watch if it went ahead. What's it like in Ewood area? 

Assuming they play, can't see anything other than another defeat. Ismael v Robins. What reason for optimism is there?

Rovers 0 Stoke 2

[Lancaster Rover]

I’ve taken the brave decision to stay at home in Lancaster, with the fire on and watch it on telly. Can’t be arsed getting soaking wet for another calamitous call off. 

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, Wing Wizard Windy Miller said:

What's your opinion on Gueye and Ohashi now they've been here a year.  Were you not expecting 15 goals grom Ohashi this season? 

Big fan of Ohashi. Need to created more for him. 

Gueye, plan B but not first choice. Someone I would probably move on in January or next summer if we bring in a suitable replacement. 

[Elrovers]

Has to be called off. No chance we can play in this weather. Unless they’ve done something the night before to prevent the pitch getting waterlogged which I doubt. Ah oh well at least we don’t have to watch rovers aye

Edited October 4 by Elrovers

[chaddyrovers]

13 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

You havent said your opinion on ("the plan of" signing a player out injured for months.

You have done your usual routine of going round arguing with people who criticise the club, without committing to saying that you agree with the decision.

What more do you want me to say? 

We know Rovers wanted him, we knew if we sign he needed this operation that's why we took a loan deal with an option to buy to protect us. We KNEW the situation when we signed him. Not much more to say is there. You are more obsess with the blame game and trying to say you were right to be against this. I will judge the signing on his performances in a Rovers shirt

Edited October 4 by chaddyrovers

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

What more do you want me to say? 

We know Rovers wanted him, we knew if we sign he needed this operation that's why we took a loan deal with an option to buy to protect us. We KNEW the situation when we signed him. Not much more to say is there. You are more obsess with the blame game and trying to say you were right to be against this. I will judge the signing on his performances in a Rovers shirt

But merely knowing something doesnt justify it. We knew Steve Kean was being appointed manager. We knew Owen Coyle was being appointed manager. We knew that Wharton was being bundled out of the door. Doesnt justify any of those.

Im asking a simple question, do you think its sensible to sign a player (in a position where we have lost our captain) who we know in advance will be out for months? 

[rigger]

I know this may sound crazy, but perhaps the thinking was, sign Forshaw to cover the midfield position until Baraji was fit enough to take over. Madness I agree, but with the present incumbents you never know.

[chaddyrovers]

16 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

 

Im asking a simple question, do you think its sensible to sign a player (in a position where we have lost our captain) who we know in advance will be out for months? 

A question you can only answer when he plays if it was sensible decision or not. That's my answer. 

TGH has played well so far and Tavares played well against Hull and the cup game. 

Edited October 4 by chaddyrovers

[Tom]

Sounds like we are confident it’s on them, when I saw the floodlights on earlier I wondered if there were doing a pitch inspection!

Its raining a decent amount but not enough for concern however it is genuinely minging 

[arbitro]

17 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

Why are the floodlights on three hours before the game starts?

🤔

[rigger]

5 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Why are the floodlights on three hours before the game starts?

🤔

Pitch inspection maybe ? Sensible people will be staying indoors whatever the refs decision.

Edited October 4 by rigger

[funny-old-game]

Groundsmen taking bets on how long before pasha comes running down shouting "Turn them fucking lights off" 

Edited October 4 by funny-old-game

[AvRover]

Oh no! I was thinking last night when I saw the rain was carrying on into today that this just wouldn't be playable.

If I were the club last night I would seriously have thought about taking a better safe than sorry approach and calling it off at 8am before the Stoke fans set off.

If this game isn't played in full then it's a disaster for BRFC from an optics perspective. I'd much rather take the flack for being too cautious than be known as the club who constantly abandons/postpones games late in the day.

[AvRover]

Just now, funny-old-game said:

Groundsmen taking bets only how long before pasha comes running down shouting "Turn them fucking lights off" 

Does anyone know if Ewood has a smart meter? 😂

[rigger]

1 minute ago, AvRover said:

Oh no! I was thinking last night when I saw the rain was carrying on into today that this just wouldn't be playable.

If I were the club last night I would seriously have thought about taking a better safe than sorry approach and calling it off at 8am before the Stoke fans set off.

If this game isn't played in full then it's a disaster for BRFC from an optics perspective. I'd much rather take the flack for being too cautious than be known as the club who constantly abandons/postpones games late in the day.

I'd us rather be known as the club who had a problem, then fixed it. But that won't happen.

[Bronzed A Donis]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Genuine question. Any historical way it seeing the level it was at 2 weeks ago?

[only2garners]

37 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

There is a flood alert for the upper Ribble and hodder as far as Samlesbury. Think the Darwen goes into the Ribble. As the Ribble fills up will affect the Darwen.

We need an eyeball on the outflow pipe at Ewood

The Darwen flows into the Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, downstream of Samlesbury. In any event the water isn't going to back up the river as far as Ewood. The issue is the other way, how much water comes down the valley into Darwen and the river.

The Met Office had a yellow warning for rain for today yesterday but that has gone now. I would have thought that the wind is a bigger risk of the game being postponed right now.

[rigger]

1 minute ago, only2garners said:

The Darwen flows into the Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, downstream of Samlesbury. In any event the water isn't going to back up the river as far as Ewood. The issue is the other way, how much water comes down the valley into Darwen and the river.

The Met Office had a yellow warning for rain for today yesterday but that has gone now. I would have thought that the wind is a bigger risk of the game being postponed right now.

The wind is certainly a greater risk to the people going to the game.

[Cherry Blue]

2 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

Genuine question. Any historical way it seeing the level it was at 2 weeks ago?

I've searched can't see it. Peaked at 9pm last night at 1.11m then fell to 0.6m at 7am, now at 0.62m.

[roversfan99]

21 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

A question you can only answer when he plays if it was sensible decision or not. That's my answer. 

TGH has played well so far and Tavares played well against Hull and the cup game. 

You are avoiding the question. If he only returned in April and played 5 games and did well, would that make it a good signing, according to your logic. The question is whether it makes sense to sign someone with a serious injury. Even if he is good, he misses a big chunk of the season.

Tavares is crap. And the cup game doesnt count for you judging Ismael so im not sure what the rules are there. TGH is average.

Edited October 4 by roversfan99

[Hasta]

10 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

Genuine question. Any historical way it seeing the level it was at 2 weeks ago?

It hit a high on the 20th against Ipswich of 1.69.

It hit 1.1 yesterday.

Question is how high covers the outlet?

Rivers Darwen Ewood historical levels.

Edited October 4 by Hasta

[chaddyrovers]

[because of boxing day]

Lifted my spirits pre match just now. Asked Alexa to play Supertramp “It’s Raining Again.”

[funny-old-game]

3 minutes ago, Hasta said:

It hit a high on the 20th of 1.69.

It hit 1.1 yesterday.

Question is how high covers the outlet?

Water levels. This is as exciting as it gets with Rovers these days