v Sheffield Wednesday (h) - 06/12/25, 15:00 k/o

[Hasta]

15 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

I think there has historically always been a problem with the Ewood pitch and the surrounding water table level.The Ground literally sits in a trough of a small surrounding Valley.

Remember the Old Riverside Stand had to be demolished due to the Foundations literally having rotted away!.

But we had no postponement in a game fter kick off for god knows how many years and we've now had 2 in 2 months. Today was heavy but it wasn't biblical.

[Bronzed A Donis]

48 minutes ago, Parsonblue said:

Memories of the 67-68 season.  An abandoned game followed by two postponed games - all due to a waterlogged pitch.  Clearly work to do in the summer on the pitch.

Venkys- putting the infrastructure back 60 years

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

5 minutes ago, Hasta said:

But we had no postponement in a game fter kick off for god knows how many years and we've now had 2 in 2 months. Today was heavy but it wasn't biblical.

Definitely down to lack of recent maintenance Hasta but there is no doubt the problem has always existed.I remember my dad talking about how quickly the Ewood pitch would turn into a muddy quagmire in the 50/60s era.

[Bronzed A Donis]

The club pleads for fans to cough up at increasing prices. Making a play of being together. They happily squeeze your money and time out of the fans, but the bare minimum , to ensure fixtures can be completed, they wont do. Its contempt, disinterest, not giving a toss.

But they expect you to cough up, turn up and back the boys, without them having any intention of making sure that we can play in heavy rain, their side of the bargain is not being kept up (thats before the other lack of anything, cleaning stands, weeding, renewing contracts etc). Sod the fans who travel miles and give uo ther Saturday, sod them, who cares, we'll just charge them again.

The board have contempt

The players complain about the home fans

The manager moans about the home support (lack of)

Even the weather hates us.

This club is broken. Please let us go, we are past withering on the vine. Its not about results, just want them to care.

[Andy]

I still genuinely believe that we're all collectively paying the price for that snowball.

[davulsukur]

Our football club is the pits, the absolute pits. 

Fucking state of us under these clowns.

Embarrassing.

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10 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

The club pleads for fans to cough up at increasing prices. Making a play of being together. They happily squeeze your money and time out of the fans, but the bare minimum , to ensure fixtures can be completed, they wont do. Its contempt, disinterest, not giving a toss.

But they expect you to cough up, turn up and back the boys, without them having any intention of making sure that we can play in heavy rain, their side of the bargain is not being kept up (thats before the other lack of anything, cleaning stands, weeding, renewing contracts etc). Sod the fans who travel miles and give uo ther Saturday, sod them, who cares, we'll just charge them again.

The board have contempt

The players complain about the home fans

The manager moans about the home support (lack of)

Even the weather hates us.

This club is broken. Please let us go, we are past withering on the vine. Its not about results, just want them to care.

Boycott the rematch!

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

7 minutes ago, Andy said:

I still genuinely believe that we're all collectively paying the price for that snowball.

Mr Venky and a quick favour call to Shiva? 

 

The cutting comments from the above Sheffield reporter about the Stadium looking tired are all we need to know about this horrible Venky tenure.Our famous old Club and fans didn't deserve this neglect.

Edited 1 hour ago by SIMON GARNERS 194

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

3 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Our football club is the pits, the absolute pits. 

Fucking state of us under these clowns.

Embarrassing.

I have too much self pity to give a toss about them.

[Leonard Venkhater]

6 minutes ago, Andy said:

I still genuinely believe that we're all collectively paying the price for that snowball.

But what about all the wanton arrogant destruction and damage they had carried out in the prrevious two years ?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

9 minutes ago, ... said:

Boycott the rematch!

Now's your chance to make a statement Rovers fans,if Wednesday fans can do it...........

Edited 1 hour ago by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Herbie6590]

48 minutes ago, ... said:

Did see you today Ian but you were in full swing convo by the coffee shall say hello next time 👍🏻😊

please do - I was chatting with Ryan Hildred & Jonathan Secker 👍

[AvRover]

37 minutes ago, Hasta said:

But we had no postponement in a game fter kick off for god knows how many years and we've now had 2 in 2 months. Today was heavy but it wasn't biblical.

I can forgive extraordinary bad luck if it was just this year. It's practically every year now! It is beyond happenstance.

Swansea game in 2021, Millwall in 2022, Portsmouth 2024, Ipswich 2025 and Sheffield Wednesday 2025!

If we were a film saga we'd be on "Episode V: The Puddle Strikes Back".

We're truly a basket case club withering into history yet never seen able to escape this purgatory and be put out of our misery.

Edited 1 hour ago by AvRover

[Torgeir]

36 minutes ago, London blue said:

It's striking how many people (myself included) are now advocating for a points deduction and/or fine in response to how poorly the club is run.

I'd bite your hand off for a 50% increase in the chance of us being relegated if the wider media picked this up in the same way the Owls' troubles have been.

Fuck Venkys and by and large, everyone down to and including VI.

I hope we don't have to replay the fixture and are awarded all three points this time. 

Our fixture list is getting as clogged up as the drainage 'system' at Ewood and we have a squad fighting tooth and nail to stay up, so anything we can get I'll take. I do not want relegation and fear that we'll become another Bolton Wanderers FC if we do.

[MarkBRFC]

23 minutes ago, ... said:

Boycott the rematch!

This absolutely needs to happen.

It won't though because so.many can't bring themselves just to miss one game for the greater good.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

This guarantees the under 16s turning out in the FA Cup.

[oneandycrawford]

2 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I hope we don't have to replay the fixture and are awarded all three points this time. 

Our fixture list is getting as clogged up as the drainage 'system' at Ewood and we have a squad fighting tooth and nail to stay up, so anything we can get I'll take. I do not want relegation and fear that we'll become another Bolton Wanderers FC if we do.

Bolton - a club on the up, that might be in the Championship next year, bigger crowds than ours and a largely united fan base.

I'd take becoming another club like that compared to the shambles we have become.

And why the hell would the EFL award us the points!

[AvRover]

2 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I hope we don't have to replay the fixture and are awarded all three points this time. 

Our fixture list is getting as clogged up as the drainage 'system' at Ewood and we have a squad fighting tooth and nail to stay up, so anything we can get I'll take. I do not want relegation and fear that we'll become another Bolton Wanderers FC if we do.

I know this is gloomy but unless the club gets a massive, massive slice of luck I feel it is destined for decline.

I think you've got to be exceptionally optimistic to believe a return to the Premier League is ever on the cards, even in 30 years.

[Tomphil2]

29 minutes ago, Andy said:

I still genuinely believe that we're all collectively paying the price for that snowball.

I assume you're being sarcastic because if not that is absolute nonsense and the daftest of any conspiracies.

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15 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

please do - I was chatting with Ryan Hildred & Jonathan Secker 👍

I will fella 👍🏻 I did think that was Ryan, has a memorable tone, often dissecting a loss on Arte Et Labore 🤣

 

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3 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

This absolutely needs to happen.

It won't though because so.many can't bring themselves just to miss one game for the greater good.

I'm not going. 

[London blue]

10 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I hope we don't have to replay the fixture and are awarded all three points this time. 

Our fixture list is getting as clogged up as the drainage 'system' at Ewood and we have a squad fighting tooth and nail to stay up, so anything we can get I'll take. I do not want relegation and fear that we'll become another Bolton Wanderers FC if we do.

I don't want relegation either fella. 

The fixture will be replayed. I would imagine there will also be either a punishment or an ultimatum from the EFL.

Edited 1 hour ago by London blue

[frosty]

9 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I hope we don't have to replay the fixture and are awarded all three points this time. 

Our fixture list is getting as clogged up as the drainage 'system' at Ewood and we have a squad fighting tooth and nail to stay up, so anything we can get I'll take. I do not want relegation and fear that we'll become another Bolton Wanderers FC if we do.

There isn't one reason to award us three points. In fact I'd rather they award them to Sheff Weds.

Edited 1 hour ago by frosty

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, G Somerset Rover said:

Their local reporter is bang on. Shame other than Henry Winter that more in the national media cannot speak up:

 

We've had it worse than them for longer than them.

[Ghost7]

Lost for words.

The club doesn't deserve any customers.