v Derby County (h) - 8/11/25 12:30pm ko

[RoversTilliDie]

10 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

feel like I need to be at this game,I may not see a 175th!

What do I do folks!!??....

If i were you,   I'd get a ticket for the game. It will be a happier atmosphere, after a hat trick of wins, and hopefully we can send you home happy, with a win.

[rigger]

1 hour ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

I feel like I need to be at this game,I may not see a 175th!

What do I do folks!!??....

Buy yourself one of the Rovers all white shirts and pretend you are a Derby fan. 

Edited 22 hours ago by rigger

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

34 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

That's the only downer, losing one of our star players, for 5 or 6 games.

The other downer is him getting tapped up players from other clubs whilst he’s away.  Apart from during the Jack Walker era Rovers players getting international recognition has been great for the players involved, not so good for the club.

[smiller14]

2 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

What have other teams to do with Blackburn Rovers. Your own team getting a result, is all that matters.

At the risk of sounding pedantic, there is a time in the season where other results absolutely do matter (it's idealistic to say otherwise). That time isn't now though. Loads of time to go, we have no idea what part of the table we'll be competing in at this stage.

[wilsdenrover]

13 minutes ago, smiller14 said:

At the risk of sounding pedantic, there is a time in the season where other results absolutely do matter (it's idealistic to say otherwise). That time isn't now though. Loads of time to go, we have no idea what part of the table we'll be competing in at this stage.

I’m going to sound even more pedantic 😁😁.

Any result could end up mattering, we just don’t yet know which they’ll turn out to be.

 

Edited 22 hours ago by wilsdenrover

[rigger]

36 minutes ago, smiller14 said:

At the risk of sounding pedantic, there is a time in the season where other results absolutely do matter (it's idealistic to say otherwise). That time isn't now though. Loads of time to go, we have no idea what part of the table we'll be competing in at this stage.

If you finish a day in a better position than when you started it, it is a good result.

[Elrovers]

Apparently Toth will be out for 4-8 weeks. Massive blow. Pears has to step up I really hope he does man. 

[Lancaster Rover]

sunshine foreacast for saturday, will Antalya Pears be wearing a cap?

 

[Tomphil2]

Only at this club would they still employ someone who messed up his entire pre season due to an alleged vanity project.

He should've been sacked.

[Giant]

This should be a day when the fans are positive despite the bad injury news. We need to support Pears and every other player on the pitch for the Rovers. Don’t get embroiled in booing the opposition manager and players, it’s usually counterproductive. 

[neophox]

Pears had a great Run of form before his injury and should be ready .. anyone know anything on Wharton injury?

Edited 18 hours ago by neophox

[neophox]

Will the back three be Miller, McLaughlin, Pickering?

 

Pears

Miller, McLaughlin, Pickering 

Alebiousu, Gardner Hickman, Henriksson, Hedges,

Morishita

Gudjohnsen, Ohashi

How I would start.

 

Forshaws to replace Henriksson with 25 mins to go.

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by neophox

[Elrovers]

1 hour ago, neophox said:

Pears had a great Run of form before his injury and should be ready .. anyone know anything on Wharton injury?

Still assessing Wharton. Could make it let’s see 

[Miller11]

2 hours ago, Giant said:

This should be a day when the fans are positive despite the bad injury news. We need to support Pears and every other player on the pitch for the Rovers. Don’t get embroiled in booing the opposition manager and players, it’s usually counterproductive. 

The only people who deserve any boos on the day will be in the directors seats, corporate lounges and in bed in India.

[RevidgeBlue]

9 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Nigeria are after Alibousi playing for the national team, can only benefit rovers.

Absolute disaster for us  if we lose him for up to a month plus warm up/ recovery time either side of the tournament.

[RevidgeBlue]

9 hours ago, K-Hod said:

Not if we have to release him for AFCON in January, it isn't!

Runs from Dec 21st to Jan 18th I think.

[M_B]

33 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Runs from Dec 21st to Jan 18th I think.

You'd expect Nigeria to go deep in the competition as well. 

[davulsukur]

15 hours ago, neophox said:

Will the back three be Miller, McLaughlin, Pickering?

 

Pears

Miller, McLaughlin, Pickering 

Alebiousu, Gardner Hickman, Henriksson, Hedges,

Morishita

Gudjohnsen, Ohashi

How I would start.

 

Forshaws to replace Henriksson with 25 mins to go.

 

 

Seems like we've rushed Carter back. Wouldn't be surprised if he started and broke down after 20mins

Edited 2 hours ago by davulsukur

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, M_B said:

You'd expect Nigeria to go deep in the competition as well. 

Yep that my next thought!

Seems they're 5th favourites at around 11/1.

Morocco heavy favourites at a shade over 2/1.

[Leonard Venkhater]

4 hours ago, Tomphil2 said:

Only at this club would they still employ someone who messed up his entire pre season due to an alleged vanity project.

He should've been sacked.

Is this true? 

If so, they should have given him a ritual head shave!

[chaddyrovers]

my team 

                    Pears 

         Miller Carter McLoughlin

Alebiosu TGH Montgomery Hedges 

                   Morishita

           Ohashi  Gudjohnsen 

[47er]

8 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The other downer is him getting tapped up players from other clubs whilst he’s away.  Apart from during the Jack Walker era Rovers players getting international recognition has been great for the players involved, not so good for the club.

Yes---they talk to each other and our player finds out he's earning way less than anyone else!

[philipl]

Big job for VI facing a very physical side without the intended backbone of the squad. (Toth, Wharton, Carter, Tronstad, broken foot guy, Cantwell)

[Old Codger]

Can already hear the fingernails of lady luck dragging down the blackboard of results for this one...Sadly I feel like Rovers have self-sabotaged and become victims of the hard man-slog that is Championship football just at the wrong time, with an otherwise winnable game at home against rag-bag opposition now becoming more of a challenge to compete. Coupled with the day being ostensibly one of 'celebration' it feels like there may well be (self-inflicted) rain on the parade, despite the sunshine and feel-good factor of three hard-fought wins on the bounce. Certainly the loss of our talisman keeper between the sticks, with his strong hand style, rapid reflexes, distributive excellence and ability to organise those in front of him, is a major concern. His 'understudy' blazed the ball straight out of play from a goal-kick on his first act of return midweek, demonstrating (worryingly) little or no change in approach during his time on the sidelines. Ho hum.

On to the game. The Rams have also picked up a bit of momentum recently, and can be expected to want to dominate, although their manager will have less insight into Rovers tactics than he might had there been a more familiar nucleus to our line up than the completely re-engineered side his pseudo-Rovers-Rams will face. That might play to our advantage. Football is a game that is highly sensitive to factors such as confidence, and our team can rightly take some kudos from having ground out three successive wins following a painful fallow period. Stability and team spirit are highly volatile factors too, though, and we now have to chop and change with our ragbag journeymen international player soup squad to find a combination of resolve, drive and flair capable of battering the Rams.

So, here goes..

Rovers rally, Rams retaliate - Rovers 1 - Derby 1

Rovers revert, Rams relish the resigner's return - Rovers 0 - Derby 2

Rovers Rampant Raiders (w)reak Resounding Result on Retreating Rams - Rovers 3 -Rams 1

Meh.. at least the sun will be shining and we will be in Blue and White at home 🙂

COYB!

VENKSTERS AND VANITY PROJECT VENDORS OUT!

[Tim Southampton Rover]

I am going to be over positive and say a straightforward 2-0 win. The Iceman and his Axe with the goals.