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

[RoversTilliDie]

We need Carter back alongside Wharton, anybody know when hes due back. The Hyam comments are coming true, poor defending on Tuesday, we need a defender and if possible, another striker, in the January window, before our ship starts to run aground and sink.

Edited October 2 by RoversTilliDie

[RoversTilliDie]

If you take away the clear penalty turned down(proven after a slow motion replay), we weren't that brilliant tuesday, I hate to  think what the result will be, against an inform Coventry, if we don't get our act together.

 

[RoversTilliDie]

On 01/10/2025 at 08:54, norwichblue said:

I’m coming back up north for this one. Mainly because the wife’s away and don’t think I’ve got the patience to look after a baby and a toddler by myself so will seek refuge with the grandparents.

There’ll be 3 generations at Ewood in my dad, me and my eldest. Pity the latest generation won’t get to experience what I got to in my youth (any time soon anyway).

Unfortunately I haven’t watched Rovers win at home for a few years now (not through a lack of trying, just unlucky). Hopefully that spell can be broken but I don’t have my hopes up. I’m normally more glass half full but struggling to see how we survive this season at the moment.

We should have snatched a point against Swansea with a clear penalty, but poor defending gave Swansea a deserved win, hope you get a better result on Saturday 12.30pm.

[USABlue]

Deeper depression sets in after this one, another humiliating defeat I am sure.  

[Hasta]

12.30 Kick off you say 🙄🌧️

Imagine the embarrassment if it happened again.

[simongarnerisgod]

poetic justice if we are 0-4 down after 80 minutes and the match gets called off🤣,the w*****s at the efl can`t change the ruling now😁

Edited October 2 by simongarnerisgod
not finished

[only2garners]

Whilst it is forecast to be very windy on Saturday the main rain will be tomorrow evening into the early hours. We should be fine - well to finish the game anyway.

[RoversTilliDie]

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

poetic justice if we are 0-4 down after 80 minutes and the match gets called off🤣,the w*****s at the efl can`t change the ruling now😁

I wouldn't be to sure, it's rovers, result stands.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

[roversfan99]

I think the terrible summer window sums up the issues we have in basically every area of the pitch in terms of selection.

In defence, we had one of the better back 4s in the league last season. Now, as a result of one solitary injury to a player who is always injured anyway, we are left with 2 centre backs, one of whom needs nursing, and both are left footed so we will be left with a full back at centre back again. No wonder we look so likely to concede.

In midfield, we brought in 3 players and none come close to filling the "replacable" Travis void. The loanee we desperately took last minute from the B team of a side in League 1 last season is the default pitch. The other 2 include a player in Tavares who is terrible and another who the other day on the team photo still has his foot in a brace.

Attack is as problematic an area as any. We simply do not look like scoring very often despite signing numerous players. We signed 2 in De Neve and Henriksson who often sit on the bench despite needing a goal in favour of not using all of our subs. Hedges after the excitement of his seasonal goal has regressed to the mean and the less said about Kargbo the better. Morishita has shown flashes but often has struggled to get involved. And we will likely go back to our very average striker having seen our fancy new one having been happily waved away by his Belgian club show his inability to control a ball.

[RTM08]

I'm going to go 0-3 on this one. 

The change would have to be seismic for us to get anything out of this game. That said, it is absolutely vital that we do. Going into the break with 6 points and then coming back to an absolute spanking from Coventry would be the final blow to what ailing confidence their might be both from the players and the fanbase.

[Waggy76]

38 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

I'm going to go 0-3 on this one. 

The change would have to be seismic for us to get anything out of this game. That said, it is absolutely vital that we do. Going into the break with 6 points and then coming back to an absolute spanking from Coventry would be the final blow to what ailing confidence their might be both from the players and the fanbase.

Actually, it could be another Fulham, we are devoid of everything you need to be  a proper Professional football club! 

[Waggy76]

58 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I think the terrible summer window sums up the issues we have in basically every area of the pitch in terms of selection.

In defence, we had one of the better back 4s in the league last season. Now, as a result of one solitary injury to a player who is always injured anyway, we are left with 2 centre backs, one of whom needs nursing, and both are left footed so we will be left with a full back at centre back again. No wonder we look so likely to concede.

In midfield, we brought in 3 players and none come close to filling the "replacable" Travis void. The loanee we desperately took last minute from the B team of a side in League 1 last season is the default pitch. The other 2 include a player in Tavares who is terrible and another who the other day on the team photo still has his foot in a brace.

Attack is as problematic an area as any. We simply do not look like scoring very often despite signing numerous players. We signed 2 in De Neve and Henriksson who often sit on the bench despite needing a goal in favour of not using all of our subs. Hedges after the excitement of his seasonal goal has regressed to the mean and the less said about Kargbo the better. Morishita has shown flashes but often has struggled to get involved. And we will likely go back to our very average striker having seen our fancy new one having been happily waved away by his Belgian club show his inability to control a ball.

Morishita reminds me of a very very poor Scott Sellars. 

[MarkBRFC]

12 hours ago, only2garners said:

Whilst it is forecast to be very windy on Saturday the main rain will be tomorrow evening into the early hours. We should be fine - well to finish the game anyway.

Damage will be done by Friday's rain.

Think back to the Portsmouth game last season.

[KentExile]

Rovers squeezed this little update into the U21 preview

 

The clash comes too soon for the likes of Hayden Carter or Jake Garrett, who remain weeks away from returning to match action, whilst Moussa Baradji is a longer-term absentee.

I assume from this that the initial diagnosis of a return for Baradji  during either the October or November international break was over optimistic, as it sounds like that will be the timeframe for Carter & Garrett, whilst Baradji will take longer

Edited October 3 by KentExile

[davulsukur]

Someone needs to go and check the river levels behind the ground. 

If it's already high, game could be in trouble. Otherwise, the early kick off time will likely see the game through

[MarkBRFC]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Someone needs to go and check the river levels behind the ground. 

If it's already high, game could be in trouble. Otherwise, the early kick off time will likely see the game through

It will be high tonight.

Non stop rain forecast from 1pm to around 10pm according to the Met Office.

Then a light rain from 1am turning heavy again at 8am through until 12pm.

This will be a game where Stoke will be winning, the pitch will start to become unplayable but they will see it through.

Can see it happening a mile away.

[lraC]

10 hours ago, Waggy76 said:

Morishita reminds me of a very very poor Scott Sellars. 

He is Morishita than Scott Sellars and most other players of that era. 

[London blue]

Imagine the scenes if multiple games can't take place at Ewood this season.

I'm done being embarrassed by this club so I'm all for it. Bring on the rain.

[philipl]

We could be 10 points clear at the top and we would still lose at home to Stoke.

[MarkBRFC]

5 minutes ago, philipl said:

We could be 10 points clear at the top and we would still lose at home to Stoke.

Unless Eustace Johnson & Lowe are in charge.

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

It will be high tonight.

Non stop rain forecast from 1pm to around 10pm according to the Met Office.

Then a light rain from 1am turning heavy again at 8am through until 12pm.

This will be a game where Stoke will be winning, the pitch will start to become unplayable but they will see it through.

Can see it happening a mile away.

Yeah, that's the more likely scenario, I agree.

Someone got a photo of the outfall from the stadium before kick off against Ipswich, i'm sure. Be interesting to see what it's like now, compare the 2

[Tomphil2]

Stoke isn't too far away so i assume they'll leave any decision and panic until about 10 AM tomorrow.

Anyway in his latest cost cutting exercise Pasha hired a wet suit and a bar and sent a member of the catering staff crawling up the drain with the sharp pole to poke away at any potential blockage up there.

Lanes for Drains wanted £600 but hes done it for 50 quid.

Edited October 3 by Tomphil2

[funny-old-game]

50 mile an hour winds forecast should finish any chance of the game going ahead 

[chaddyrovers]

Sunshine and rain forecast for before and during the game Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) weather - Met Office

fully expect the game to go ahead and finish