v Southampton (h) - 25/10/25

[Elrovers]

I don’t see us winning this one again, unfortunately. Will get really toxic if we can’t get a result…

[Devon Rover]

I can't see a win, either. Here or for the foreseeable future. But i also can't see any toxic reaction coming. The time for that is several years past, with little if any impact from those sporadic occasions during Venkys time here. I think most fans have given up fighting/wasting effort/money/hoping. I had planned to travel up for this one but I simply dont see the point in terms of the game, the 'product', or the ability of the fanbase to influence the future of the club. Negative, i know, but what at the Rovers is leading towards anything different? 3-1 to Saints and Rovers propping up the league. Ismael praises the performance.

Edited Wednesday at 11:52 by Devon Rover

[Mattyblue]

There will be ‘Venky’s don’t care about me’ and ‘Ishmael sort it out’ chants and some boos… we then traipse home.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Cant fookin wait.

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I'd go with same formation unless injuries occur. 

Scoreline 8-0.

Southampton. 

I'll be watching via phone notification 

Edited Wednesday at 14:15 by ...

[rigger]

Not interested !

[Elrovers]

1 hour ago, ... said:

I'd go with same formation unless injuries occur. 

Scoreline 8-0.

Southampton. 

I'll be watching via phone notification 

I’m going to the game. Idk why I go now. Wasted my fking money on a season ticket I wish there was on option to refund. 

[MarkBRFC]

Since Southampton won the play off final in May 2024, they have won just 4 league games.

They couldn't ask for a better game at the minute.

Rovers 0 Southampton 2.

We limp on.

 

[JPTSwindon]

Southampton are terrible at the moment, so an easy 3 points for them.

If memory serves me right a few Rovers managers have been dismissed following a defeat to Southampton - Roy Hodgson and I am sure there was another around that era?  Here's hoping!

[roverandout]

16 minutes ago, JPTSwindon said:

Southampton are terrible at the moment, so an easy 3 points for them.

If memory serves me right a few Rovers managers have been dismissed following a defeat to Southampton - Roy Hodgson and I am sure there was another around that era?  Here's hoping!

Remember that game was in the Blackburn end. The atmosphere was toxic during the game.  Doubt any rovers fan will let a whisper out if we're losing this one

[BRFC.]

We will hand Southampton an easy and comfortable victory, you’ll get a few venkys out and Ismael out chants and a few boos. About it 

[Herbie6590]

Check out the H2H results in our Match Centre…

https://www.brfcs.com/football/match/1386690/blackburn-southampton

[London blue]

For anyone who hasn't been paying attention:

We will lose this game.

[Polky]

3-0 Southampton

Cantwell will trip himself up in the penalty area and not get a pen,Val will blame this for our loss.

[Elrovers]

54 minutes ago, Polky said:

3-0 Southampton

Cantwell will trip himself up in the penalty area and not get a pen,Val will blame this for our loss.

Cantwell won’t be fit for this game. Possibly back for Leicester.

[Andy]

I always say that momentum is massive in football.

And we're on a gigantic negative run of momentum at the moment.

Very, very difficult to see anything other than a defeat, however shite Soton may be (also see Sheffield, U).

[NeilInBristol]

0-3 Armstrong to get a couple 

v out

Vi Out

 

[davulsukur]

We ain't winning and we don't do draws. Southampton will cruise to a 0-2 victory.

From our point on view, I'd scrap the back 3 and go back to 4-2-3-1.

----------------------Toth

Alebiosu---McLoughlin--Wharton--Riberio

------------Tronstad-----TGH

Hedges----------Mori-----------De-Neve

------------------Yuki

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

6 hours ago, rigger said:

Not interested !

Your attention to the forum betrays you sir as it does us all! 

More's the pity.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

6 hours ago, Elrovers said:

I’m going to the game. Idk why I go now. Wasted my fking money on a season ticket I wish there was on option to refund. 

Well they're advertising flexible season tickets which must surely mean you get an ST in the summer, but if you decide not to go to a particular game you get your money back each time.

That's only fair under present circumstances I'd say. 

A great marketing ploy right there. What are they waiting for?

[We Are The Rovers]

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[MarkBRFC]

11 hours ago, JPTSwindon said:

Southampton are terrible at the moment, so an easy 3 points for them.

If memory serves me right a few Rovers managers have been dismissed following a defeat to Southampton - Roy Hodgson and I am sure there was another around that era?  Here's hoping!

No messing about back then.

I'm pretty sure Hodgson had been sacked before I got back to the train station after that game.

Here we'll dither on until Ismael is of no use to Pasha/Rudy anymore.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Ismael has said 'its on us' as he and the team must take responsibility for results....well fook me,no shit Sherlock!!

Finally realised that losing is becoming the norm Val,penny dropped?

Lose this and you need to be gone sunny,enough is enough.

Edited yesterday at 07:56 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[arbitro]

1 minute ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Ismael has said 'its on us' as he and the team must take responsibility for results....well fook me,no shit Sherlock!!

Lose this and you need to be gone sunny,enough is enough.

It's a cop out from Ismael by using the word 'us'. If course the players have a responsibility but results are primarily down to him and his coaching staff. He ultimately carries the can and his deflection shows a real weakness in my view.

Good managers, through smart tactics, team shape and substitutions will eke points out of difficult situations whereas poor managers won't.

[Jimmy612]

I have a feeling (usually wrong), that we might well pull something out of the fire here. The pressure is mounting big time, and in my experience, Rovers have a little habit of winning a game when managers are under such intense scrutiny.

Saints have been desperately poor by their expectations, and I think Still will be dispensed with way before Ismael is.  Not sure the Saints players have much respect for him, don't think the fans are having him, and i's a 5-hour journey for them after a midweek defeat. 

I'm torn between 1-1 and 2-1 Rovers.