v Southampton (h) - 25/10/25

[Elrovers]

1 hour ago, ... said:

https://rovers.co.uk/news/2025/october/23/quartet-to-be-honoured-against-the-saints/

 

New caps honours 

More cap honours than wins. 

[London blue]

24 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

More cap honours than wins. 

And goals. And clean sheets. 

[RevidgeBlue]

3 hours ago, ... said:

https://rovers.co.uk/news/2025/october/23/quartet-to-be-honoured-against-the-saints/

 

New caps honours 

The whole caps thing has been irrevocably tarnished for me by giving one to Mowbray.

[B16Rover]

Us, Sheff Utd and Southampton are bottom three for underperforming our 'xG'

Mid week saw Sheff Utd potentially start turning their fortune around - unfortunately we were the dummies on the other end. 

What happens Saturday..

[rigger]

15 hours ago, London blue said:

And goals. And clean sheets. 

And good signings, and management that give a shit.

[Elrovers]

Sheffield Wednesday put into administration. They’ll get 12 point deduction. At least they can get that owner out who’s been diabolical. We need to do the same but as if. Careless owners we have. They also been boycotting their recent games we should do the same honestly. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Elrovers

[Tomphil2]

Well at least we won't finish bottom but the real issue for Rovers is there are no Doncasters or Rotherhams or Plymouths around now.

Clubs that came up are big and strong due to crowds and backing and 2 of them were always Championship sized.  Something that SHOULD have resonated in the corridors of power at Ewood before they decided to take an axe to everything.

It won't have though not for a nano second.

[simongarnerisgod]

51 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

Sheffield Wednesday put into administration. They’ll get 12 point deduction. At least they can get that owner out who’s been diabolical. We need to do the same but as if. Careless owners we have. They also been boycotting their recent games we should do the same honestly. 

once they get new owners and rid themselves of chansiri,i can guarantee they`ll in the premier league before we are ,i said in 2012 i don`t think rovers will ever get back into the top division in my lifetime.it`s proving a correct prophesy

[Elrovers]

21 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

once they get new owners and rid themselves of chansiri,i can guarantee they`ll in the premier league before we are ,i said in 2012 i don`t think rovers will ever get back into the top division in my lifetime.it`s proving a correct prophesy

100%. And when we go down, we won’t come back up. It’s sad to see such a club, one of the founding members of the football league with such rich history, in its 150th anniversary, down in the dumps. A clip just came up on memories when pederson smashed one in with his left foot against man united to win us the game 2-1. Oh we need them glory days back…

[Lucimo]

48 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Well at least we won't finish bottom but the real issue for Rovers is there are no Doncasters or Rotherhams or Plymouths around now.

Clubs that came up are big and strong due to crowds and backing and 2 of them were always Championship sized.  Something that SHOULD have resonated in the corridors of power at Ewood before they decided to take an axe to everything.

It won't have though not for a nano second.

I wouldn't be shocked if we do finish bottom. You only need to look at Derby under Rooney to see how a  point deduction can affect a teams mentality in a positive way. OK they still went down, but they still put a lot of points on the board. I don't see where we get any presently

[Tomphil2]

1 minute ago, Lucimo said:

I wouldn't be shocked if we do finish bottom. You only need to look at Derby under Rooney to see how a  point deduction can affect a teams mentality in a positive way. OK they still went down, but they still put a lot of points on the board. I don't see where we get any presently

Yeah fair point they could very well now start playing with more freedom and less pressure because its been taken out of their hands.

Fans will probably get back on board as well.

[Tom]

When does River watch start?

[simongarnerisgod]

57 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

100%. And when we go down, we won’t come back up. It’s sad to see such a club, one of the founding members of the football league with such rich history, in its 150th anniversary, down in the dumps. A clip just came up on memories when pederson smashed one in with his left foot against man united to win us the game 2-1. Oh we need them glory days back…

i just want the club to be run properly again with a modicum of ambition

[Tomphil2]

48 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i just want the club to be run properly again with a modicum of ambition

Somehow we ended up on the precipice of that a couple of times in the last 3 years then look whats happened.

Not backed then pulled to bits and that for younger or happy clapper viewers is why nobody has any hope left.

There's nothing natural or cyclical about it it's largely manufactured due to the people running the club and those owning it.

Anybody who doesn't at least acknowledge that regardless of where they stand in the grand scheme of things really needs to take a step back and look again.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

When does River watch start?

It's been pissing down in Warton most of the day.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

Well at least we won't finish bottom 

Do you have any real confidence we'll finish above Wednesday even after the deduction?

[Elrovers]

Anyone seen VI’s pre match quotes. Diabolical responses. 

[simongarnerisgod]

45 minutes ago, Elrovers said:

Anyone seen VI’s pre match quotes. Diabolical responses. 

when any  manager starts to get sniffy about questions on league position then he`s under pressure

[roversfan99]

At a normal club, maybe.

[Cherry Blue]

3 hours ago, Tom said:

When does River watch start?

Dry & sunny tomorrow. Eye's are on under pressure Ismael as this could be his last match.

[roversfan99]

It wont be his last match, regardless of the score.

[Tomphil2]

21 minutes ago, Cherry Blue said:

Dry & sunny tomorrow. Eye's are on under pressure Ismael as this could be his last match.

Not unless he's agreed to two weeks wages to walk.

[alcd]

4 hours ago, Elrovers said:

100%. And when we go down, we won’t come back up. It’s sad to see such a club, one of the founding members of the football league with such rich history, in its 150th anniversary, down in the dumps. A clip just came up on memories when pederson smashed one in with his left foot against man united to win us the game 2-1. Oh we need them glory days back…

Wednesday could easily take 6 points from the head to head matches - as they have previously - so the gap is halved and still about 100 points to play for in the other remaining matches. Finishing bottom is more likely than not. Finishing in the bottom three is a near certainty. 

[Tomphil2]

This time when we are in a scrap with relegation rivals with huge followings it would make sense to limit their allocation at Ewood.

That won't happen though in a month of Sundays, any gaffer or sporting director worth his salt would be saying to their bosses we need to do this.

[rigger]

40 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

This time when we are in a scrap with relegation rivals with huge followings it would make sense to limit their allocation at Ewood.

That won't happen though in a month of Sundays, any gaffer or sporting director worth his salt would be saying to their bosses we need to do this.

We will give them the whole Darwen end, There will be more of them than us.