v Sheffield Wednesday (h) - 06/12/25

[Comfortably numb]

[DE.]

Weird how practically every other club in our area has "success against the elements".  

[Hasta]

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Nicko reported brought in a pitch drainge expert from Man Utd and Man City who rated the Ewood pitch capable of 60 per cent drainage which is comfortably above EFL regulations.
Extra work was done on installing new holes between the surface and the deep soil below.

How do you think he knows this? Do you think he’s gone all private investigator, tracked down the expert and independently asked him his view on the pitch? 
Or do you think the club have told him this?

[roversfan99]

Nixon again going out of his way to try and defend the club. Bit fishy.

The owners refused to invest in a total needed relay of the pitch a couple of years ago, a pitch over 30 years old. The rest is just immaterial noise. 

[Mattyblue]

10 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

‘The rainy season’, ah yes, that famous monsoon phenomenon that only impacts a slice of Lancashire between Preston and Accrington.

[Tomphil2]

The proof of the pudding is always in the eating so perhaps they need to call these experts in on a matchday when it's a monsoon.

[wilsdenrover]

4 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Not a chance this happens.

I’d expect a fine and being told to improve the drainage/solve the problem.

Maybe with a suspended points deduction thrown in too.

[Penwortham Blue]

16 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

That sounds like procuring a report and telling the consultant what findings he needs to confirm !

[LDRover]

Shithouse Nixon on his galloping steed right on cue.

If this fat tub of shite isn't on the Venky payroll I'm a brain surgeon.

[chaddyrovers]

16 minutes ago, Hasta said:

How do you think he knows this? Do you think he’s gone all private investigator, tracked down the expert and independently asked him his view on the pitch? 
Or do you think the club have told him this?

Well if you want to know the answers to your questions go and asked him and stop asking me questions I cant answer

[London blue]

27 minutes ago, Comfortably numb said:

He should have an office at Ewood. Internal PR.

[NeilInBristol]

15 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

‘The rainy season’, ah yes, that famous monsoon phenomenon that only impacts a slice of Lancashire between Preston and Accrington.

Under rated post

The report is BS and you know they think we fans will believe this bs

[Rogerb]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well if you want to know the answers to your questions go and asked him and stop asking me questions I cant answer

Trouble is chaddy Nicko has banned anyone who asks difficult questions.

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, Tomphil2 said:

Nixon

The most reliable source it seems! He even knows about pitch drainage

[London blue]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well if you want to know the answers to your questions go and asked him and stop asking me questions I cant answer

So defensive.

You were asked your view on a topic you posted about. 

Can you let us know what topics you'll get shirty about and which are on the table, please?

[Devon Rover]

3 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Well if you want to know the answers to your questions go and asked him and stop asking me questions I cant answer

Why would Hasta ask Nixon what you think?

The questions raised asking your opinion are valid and it would be interesting to know what you think on this (rather than just passing on other people's views without critically appraising them).

[wilsdenrover]

Failing to fulfill fixtures is misconduct - guilt is assumed unless the club can demonstrate they couldn’t have foreseen or reasonably have anticipated and remedied (using best endeavours) the issue prior to the event.

I think the club would struggle to argue this given it’s the second time it’s happened in a few months.

I guess their argument would be ‘haven’t you seen our new pipe thingy and our big sponge thingies’.

Should the EFL not be convinced by this argument, one of the disciplinary options is for the club to be ordered to carry out ‘a specific performance’.

In this situation, I can’t see how such a performance wouldn’t be something along the lines of ‘sort your fucking drains out you muppets’.

Misconduct is such a broad offence that the available punishments go as far as expulsion from the league - I think that one might be a bit too extreme though!!

[wilsdenrover]

47 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

I think they should go further still, free entry to all Wednesday fans who travelled and to all Rovers ST holders and walks on who attended and £5 charge for anyone else.

ST holders will get in for free.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

18 minutes ago, LDRover said:

Shithouse Nixon on his galloping steed right on cue.

If this fat tub of shite isn't on the Venky payroll I'm a brain surgeon.

The new club spokesman when the pressure is on.

 

Edited December 7, 2025 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[London blue]

5 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

Trouble is chaddy Nicko has banned anyone who asks difficult questions.

So had Chaddy, to be fair.

[simongarnerisgod]

16 minutes ago, LDRover said:

Shithouse Nixon on his galloping steed right on cue.

If this fat tub of shite isn't on the Venky payroll I'm a brain surgeon.

that **** will claim anything,no doubt he knows about the ceasefire talks between russia and ukraine

[R is for Rovers]

I've gone and had a look, and I can find these non-Rovers examples of Championship games from the past 12 years being abandoned because of the weather:

March 2023 - Rotherham v Cardiff abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. Some controversy over this one as apparently Rotherham had their sprinklers on at half-time in the middle of a downpour.

December 2016 - Reading v Fulham abandoned due to heavy fog. Visibility issues rather than the pitch being unplayable.

December 2013 - Sheffield Wednesday v Wigan abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.

So in the last 12 years there have been 4 Championship games abandoned due to waterlogged pitches, and 2 of those have been at Ewood Park in the last 3 months.

[rigger]

8 minutes ago, London blue said:

He should have an office at Ewood. Internal PR.

Don't you mean, "Head of internal PR".

[wilsdenrover]

36 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Nicko reported brought in a pitch drainge expert from Man Utd and Man City who rated the Ewood pitch capable of 60 per cent drainage which is comfortably above EFL regulations.
Extra work was done on installing new holes between the surface and the deep soil below.

Can you do me a favour please and ask him for the regulation number?

Ta in advance. 

Edited December 7, 2025 by wilsdenrover

[SuperBrfc]

Ah! So the drainage specialist might be the one to blame. I had a feeling people were being harsh and unnecessarily blaming Suhail.

It appears Suhail did all he could. He got a drainage specialist to look into it. Thanks, Alan.