v Preston North End (a) - 21/11/25, 8:00pm ko Sky TV

[MarkBRFC]

55 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Sorry who are small, weak and slow?!

We literally got kicked off the park by Derby because the ref allowed them to turn it into a rugby match.

I don't think this current group is small or weak - and we have more pace than last year...

As a side we are small, slow and weak. Not sure that can be denied.

Alebiousu aside to me we seem slower than last season. People will point at De Neve but I don't really see it. Headless chicken running that is. McLoughlin, Wharton, TGH, Taveres, Miller, Gudjohnson, Cantwell, Tronstad, Hedges etc I think I would give them a decent contest in a foot race in my mid 40's.

Derby hardly kicked us off the park, they were more physical and aggressive yes, and they wanted it more. At no point did I think they stepped over the line though.

Pace, power and height were the 3 things Ismael said he wanted most in pre season, fair enough if you think he got that.

[Mattyblue]

I’ve never come across a football fan as averse to a bit of physicality than ER. This is second division English football.

Edited 7 hours ago by Mattyblue

[RevidgeBlue]

Just now, Mattyblue said:

I’ve never come across a football fan as adverse to a bit of physicality than ER. This is second division English football.

I thought he was being serious for a long time but he's on a wind up surely.

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

I’ve never come across a football fan as averse to a bit of physicality than ER. This is second division English football.

Clip floating around yesterday, Hoddle tackles Souness from behind near the touchline, Graeme, er....accidentally unfortunately makes contact with Glen with his studs... Crooks i think it was swings for Souness and catches the top of his barnet. Souey pats his quiff then gets ready to take the throw.

Refs bollocks all three, Souness manly handshakes the other two and they all get on with it

Witnessing that kind of stuff on telly as a kid and Glen Keeley etc putting reducers one by one on the entire Pompey hit squad live at Ewood it's no wonder we yearn for a bit of steel on the pitch now.

Don't want a return to the blatant thuggish stuff but i'm sick of seeing Rovers teams bullied across the park especially by this lot.

[Andy Kennedys Hairdo]

Not confident about this one at all. Preston riding high in the league and playing well from bits I've seen. Heckingbottom is a good coach and seems to have assembled a decent squad which I think will push hard for the play-offs this season. As with the Derby game, Rovers lack of depth and physicality could be exposed here.

Not lost this fixture for 6 years (a 3-2 defeat after being 2 up and coasting), but I'd be amazed if that run was to continue beyond Friday night. Fingers crossed that I'm wrong. 

[Tugayslongwalkoff]

Does anyone on this thread go regularly to away games? I live in Northern Ireland but my 4 year old is Rovers mad. I feel really sad for him, I teach him about proper Rovers players - not this rag tag rabble. He watches Tugay videos and copies him every day.

Anyway, I’m flying him to London for the QPR game for a Christmas present and want to know if there is an allocated away fans pub where we can base ourselves as I can’t have his little legs walking all across London looking for somewhere to sit and have a drink. 
 

I went in 2016 and couldn’t find anywhere, I hear it’s a very unwelcoming club and away fans are not welcome in pretty much any pub - which is pretty pathetic to be honest. 
 

any info welcome.