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

[simongarnerisgod]

2 hours ago, davulsukur said:

I wonder if Ismael will throw caution to the wind tonight and chuck Baradji in from the start?

i very much doubt it,i just hope he does`nt bring the chuckle brothers (deneve and henrikson) on after the hour,surely baradji is due more time off the bench

[Old Codger]

Talk about setting the tone.. Rovers' website preview of the game states as follows: "Sitting eighth in the table, McKenna's men will rise to fourth in the standings with a victory this evening."

Not being funny, but can't anyone on the Rovers staff actually write English - a more accurate sentence might have used the word 'would' rather than 'will'.

Pedantry, I know, but it feels like the club already accepts the inevitability of a negative outcome, instead of going in knowing it is a game of football, in which as we know, anything can happen.

As I said earlier, we need to stick the form book up their conceited tractor boy arse.

What we need, and what we get - often two diametrically opposed concepts, from the existential perspective of a long-standing Rovers fan..

FWIW, COYB!

[jim mk2]

Just now, Old Codger said:

Talk about setting the tone.. Rovers' website preview of the game states as follows: "Sitting eighth in the table, McKenna's men will rise to fourth in the standings with a victory this evening."

Not being funny, but can't anyone on the Rovers staff actually write English - a more accurate sentence might have used the word 'would' rather than 'will'.

Pedantry, I know, but it feels like the club already accepts the inevitability of a negative outcome, instead of going in knowing it is a game of football, in which as we know, anything can happen.

As I said earlier, we need to stick the form book up their conceited tractor boy arse.

What we need, and what we get - often two diametrically opposed concepts, from the existential perspective of a long-standing Rovers fan..

FWIW, COYB!

 

The tense of the verb is all-important. "Will" describes a certain future event while the conditional "would" describes a hypothetical or possible event

In other words, that's the Rovers website predicting an Ipswich win. 

It's not pedantry; it's wrong

[Cherry Blue]

9 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Talk about setting the tone.. Rovers' website preview of the game states as follows: "Sitting eighth in the table, McKenna's men will rise to fourth in the standings with a victory this evening."

Not being funny, but can't anyone on the Rovers staff actually write English - a more accurate sentence might have used the word 'would' rather than 'will'.

Pedantry, I know, but it feels like the club already accepts the inevitability of a negative outcome, instead of going in knowing it is a game of football, in which as we know, anything can happen.

As I said earlier, we need to stick the form book up their conceited tractor boy arse.

What we need, and what we get - often two diametrically opposed concepts, from the existential perspective of a long-standing Rovers fan..

FWIW, COYB!

Not only poorly written but why tell Rovers fans that ..... I'm not going to repeat it. I'm not interested where his men are after tonights game. I'm only interested where my team is. 

COYB!!!

[aletheia]

Subjunctives, moi? 😉 

[wilsdenrover]

59 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Talk about setting the tone.. Rovers' website preview of the game states as follows: "Sitting eighth in the table, McKenna's men will rise to fourth in the standings with a victory this evening."

Not being funny, but can't anyone on the Rovers staff actually write English - a more accurate sentence might have used the word 'would' rather than 'will'.

Pedantry, I know, but it feels like the club already accepts the inevitability of a negative outcome, instead of going in knowing it is a game of football, in which as we know, anything can happen.

As I said earlier, we need to stick the form book up their conceited tractor boy arse.

What we need, and what we get - often two diametrically opposed concepts, from the existential perspective of a long-standing Rovers fan..

FWIW, COYB!

There’s also the fact Ipswich aren’t eighth in the table. 

[arbitro]

Todd Cantwell is in the building.

 

[Elrovers]

1 minute ago, arbitro said:

Todd Cantwell is in the building.

 

Finally. Good to see him back his quality on the ball especially is needed. 

[Elrovers]

Unchanged from Saturday. Cantwell returns to the bench. 

[arbitro]

Pickering not even on the bench tonight.

Surely he's done here.

[aletheia]

Home form.

All games = 9 games, 7 losses, 1 win, 1 draw (includes 1 cup game).

League = 8 games, 6 losses, 1 win, 1 draw = 4 points out of 24.

[KentExile]

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Pickering not even on the bench tonight.

Surely he's done here.

Have to agree, but its also silly having 2 left backs on the bench when Ismael doesn't play either, genuinely would make more sense to have another youngster on the bench, Litherland maybe?

[Silas]

33 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

There’s also the fact Ipswich aren’t eighth in the table. 

And would move up to 5th, not 4th with a win.

Apart from all that it's a cracking article. 

Edit- Actually think they would scrape 4th on goals scored with a goal win. 

Edited 13 minutes ago by Silas

[Leonard Venkhater]

4 hours ago, Mercer said:

If we lose this game and get relegated as a consequence of losing 3 points from the abandonment, let's be absolutely clear where the blame lies.  The club has known we have a drainage issue for years and apart from tinkering at the edges, has, IMO, done feck all to find a lasting solution.

As some have already posted, don't want to see or hear any whining, gnashing of teeth or bellyaching from club and/or fans.  All will just have to suck it up.

Well, I think there is a long line of decisions, geared to deliver relegation-beginning with Suhail and Gestede's antics to drive Eustace away last year.

And we all know last year's debacle followed a litany of other awful decisions.

This iteration of club deserves relegation, but the town and the people don't...

[Tom]

Win, lose or draw I hope we don’t harp on about the postponement after the match, it’s done whatever your view on it and now we have to go and win the match ahead of us. 

[RevidgeBlue]

12 minutes ago, aletheia said:

Home form.

 

All games = 9 games, 7 losses, 1 win, 1 draw (includes 1 cup game).

 

League = 8 games, 6 losses, 1 win, 1 draw = 4 points out of 24.

 

We know!

[Cherry Blue]

According to BBC there are 16,032 in attendance tonight

[Silas]

I'd be more shocked with a win tonight than I was with the Bentley hattrick win at Old Trafford. 

And we were 22-1 that day.

More for the circumstances than any disparity in the teams obviously. 

3 pts would feel like justice, which is not usually our theme. 

[RevidgeBlue]

32 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Todd Cantwell is in the building.

 

I was wondering who the guy who looked about 55 was. New member of Coaching staff?

Then I realised it was Forshaw.

 

[norwichblue]

6 minutes ago, Silas said:

I'd be more shocked with a win tonight than I was with the Bentley hattrick win at Old Trafford. 

Think that was at Ewood. But yes, most predictable result in the world will play out in front of us tonight.