v Ipswich Town (h) - 02/12/25, 19:45 k/o

[London blue]

1 hour ago, lraC said:

Cheers Tony and for everyone else’s messages.

Tomorrow will probably be the toughest day of my life, so the messages and out pouring will help.

Not being local I hadn't heard this awful news, and I'm so sorry to learn about it.

With you fella, all the very best.

[booth]

7 hours ago, lraC said:

Tomorrow the funeral take place on my late Stepson Luke Harden, who sadly last his life in tragic circumstances, in the early hours of 01/11/2025.

Although, not a huge football fan, or a Rovers fan, the first outing I had with Luke, was to a Rovers match on Boxing day 2003 having met his Mum and my future wife a few weeks earlier.

Luke is seen up and down the country, at football grounds, as he was a model and amongst other things, he modelled Marc Darcy Suits, who have an association with WBA and Leicester City, amongst others.

It would give me and my family (a few Rovers fans amongst us) great comfort, if a round of applause could be arranged on the 37th minute, to mark his age when he passed.

Living in Spain, I watch most of the Rovers matches on Rovers TV as I pay the overseas subscription, but will not be either watching on TV or at the ground tomorrow, as the funeral and wake, will go on later into the evening.

I will watch the match back, at a later date and would really appreciate any little tribute to him if that is possible.

Hopefully we will win the game and I can raise a glass to Luke and a Rovers Victory.

RIP Luke, you are sadly missed.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25604410.trial-date-set-pair-accused-murdering-luke-harden/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQl0Qc8lU4L/?hl=en-gb

Absolute animals.

[Scotty1991]

12 hours ago, lraC said:

Tomorrow the funeral take place on my late Stepson Luke Harden, who sadly last his life in tragic circumstances, in the early hours of 01/11/2025.

Although, not a huge football fan, or a Rovers fan, the first outing I had with Luke, was to a Rovers match on Boxing day 2003 having met his Mum and my future wife a few weeks earlier.

Luke is seen up and down the country, at football grounds, as he was a model and amongst other things, he modelled Marc Darcy Suits, who have an association with WBA and Leicester City, amongst others.

It would give me and my family (a few Rovers fans amongst us) great comfort, if a round of applause could be arranged on the 37th minute, to mark his age when he passed.

Living in Spain, I watch most of the Rovers matches on Rovers TV as I pay the overseas subscription, but will not be either watching on TV or at the ground tomorrow, as the funeral and wake, will go on later into the evening.

I will watch the match back, at a later date and would really appreciate any little tribute to him if that is possible.

Hopefully we will win the game and I can raise a glass to Luke and a Rovers Victory.

RIP Luke, you are sadly missed.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25604410.trial-date-set-pair-accused-murdering-luke-harden/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQl0Qc8lU4L/?hl=en-gb

Thought with you and your family IraC, they’ll get their comeuppance, the world works in mysterious ways! RIP

[Proudtobeblue&white]

14 hours ago, philipl said:

We are playing Ipswich so the weather forecast is a month of rain in the next 24 hours...

Followed by pestilence, plague and fire, it never ends!

[wilsdenrover]

14 hours ago, lraC said:

Tomorrow the funeral take place on my late Stepson Luke Harden, who sadly last his life in tragic circumstances, in the early hours of 01/11/2025.

Although, not a huge football fan, or a Rovers fan, the first outing I had with Luke, was to a Rovers match on Boxing day 2003 having met his Mum and my future wife a few weeks earlier.

Luke is seen up and down the country, at football grounds, as he was a model and amongst other things, he modelled Marc Darcy Suits, who have an association with WBA and Leicester City, amongst others.

It would give me and my family (a few Rovers fans amongst us) great comfort, if a round of applause could be arranged on the 37th minute, to mark his age when he passed.

Living in Spain, I watch most of the Rovers matches on Rovers TV as I pay the overseas subscription, but will not be either watching on TV or at the ground tomorrow, as the funeral and wake, will go on later into the evening.

I will watch the match back, at a later date and would really appreciate any little tribute to him if that is possible.

Hopefully we will win the game and I can raise a glass to Luke and a Rovers Victory.

RIP Luke, you are sadly missed.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25604410.trial-date-set-pair-accused-murdering-luke-harden/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQl0Qc8lU4L/?hl=en-gb

Words fail me.

My thoughts will be with you tomorrow.

💙🤍

[Herbie6590]

5 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Though the Sky guide for Sky Sports + isn’t listing it, but then there is a PL game on there, so yeah, presumably red button.

 

[simongarnerisgod]

they are at it with the match bundles again!!!!!!!!!!! is`nt the definition of stupidity trying the same thing over and over again in the hope it works😄

[Ricky]

Just read Carl’s post and had to comment to let him know that my thoughts are with his family in what must be the most horrific of times. 

[TheKitGuy]

River is low and falling - game will be on

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1 minute ago, TheKitGuy said:

River is low and falling - game will be on

Just need it to rain later on when we are getting beat 1-0 in 80th minute

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It would appear that Ipswich are planning on rain related chants according to their forum lmao 

Some replies...

WE'RE NOT SCARED OF RAIN, WE'RE NOT SCARED OF RAAAAIN 

WE'RE BLACKBURN ROVERS 

WE'RE NOT SCARED OF RAIN!

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“We’re singing in the rain,

Just singing in the rain,

What a glorious feeling,

We’re winning again!”

Edited 2 hours ago by ...

[G Somerset Rover]

I don't think I've ever been as sure of a result as I am tonight.

Rovers 1 Ipswich 2

The relegation thread will be lively after tonight.

[roverblue]

This feels like a guaranteed loss after we had them well beat at Ewood months back and down to 10 men with 10mins left.

I said I wouldn't go on principle but have been promised a pie and pint so against my better judgment will attend.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Sunshine and Blue Sky's over Ewood...lets hope that transmits to the field of play FFS!!

Edited 1 hour ago by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Mercer]

Can't see anything other than an Ipswich win.

Ipswich will be looking to bounce back after weekend and they are a  very good side, now gelling following players in and out.

There is also an air of inevitability following the infamous abandonment.  Throw in we struggle to handle midweek games, our injury plagued squad and perhaps some 'politics'with certain players and tonight's prospects looks grim.

Ipswich by 3 or 4 goals to 1.

[DE.]

It does seem set in stone that we'll lose tonight. Sod's law and all that. It'll be a free hit for the manager and board regardless as most fans will blame the original ref / EFL for the decision to replay, even if we lose. 

[RevidgeBlue]

Hope to god we win tonight to remove any possible controversy, we'll never hear the end of it from Ismael and Club apologists if we lose and end up going down by less than 3 points.

His get out of jail free card for the rest of the season gift wrapped to him in a bow potentially.

[Tomphil2]

We have their number....

Rovers  1     Ispwich  0

Hendry

Gennoe stretchered off, Garner in the nets.

6,271

[RevidgeBlue]

4 minutes ago, DE. said:

It does seem set in stone that we'll lose tonight. Sod's law and all that. It'll be a free hit for the manager and board regardless as most fans will blame the original ref / EFL for the decision to replay, even if we lose. 

Really surprised the Club didn't appeal the original decision. Especially given a large proportion of the panel abstained due to an alleged conflict of interest.

We seem to love pursuing a lost cause normally but when we had (two) genuine grievances, we didn't.

[arbitro]

Has Ismael done a pre match press conference for this?

[Elrovers]

5 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Has Ismael done a pre match press conference for this?

I don’t think so, no.

[arbitro]

1 minute ago, Elrovers said:

I don’t think so, no.

Thanks.

That is really unusual as I thought they were mandatory.

[Elrovers]

10 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Thanks.

That is really unusual as I thought they were mandatory.

I’m pretty sure they usually don’t do pre match conferences when it’s Saturday Tuesday. I only know because they don’t post it on rovers tv