Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town, Saturday 19th January 15.00 Kick off.

[USABlue]

On 17/01/2019 at 12:09, jim mk2 said:

 

Fred Pickering. Didn't Jack Marshall switch Andy McEvoy's switch position too and make him a much better player ?

Malcolm MacDonald (Supermac) started out as a left back too

 

Well that I never knew.

[USABlue]

11 hours ago, blueboy3333 said:

2-0, 3-0, 2-2, 2-0, 2-0, 3-0, 2-0. 

Ipswich's last 7 away games. Anyone thinking it's acceptable not to win this game against what is an incredibly poor Ipswich side needs to adjust their expectations. 

No, but it exactly what we do isn't it.  Fix what's ailing our opponenets.  Do they have someone who hasn't scored in a coon's age?  The Newcastle player who scored the go ahead "goal" had not scored in months, it's what we do.  End bad runs for opponents.

[ChrisPriceBaldSpot]

Got a feeling that the team selection tomorrow might be a very interesting one. TM might see it as a game to use the squad. Here is my prediction. 

Raya 

Downing Lenihan Rodwell 

Bennett Evans Smallwood Rothwell 

Dack 

Nuttall Armstrong 

Leuitweiller Bell Reed Conway Travis Brereton Graham 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, USABlue said:

Well that I never knew.

Yeah he's right Super Mac started out like Fred Pickering as a pretty average left back. Maybe we should try Williams up front ? He's really average.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I've given up trying to predict what team we'll put out tomorrow. I just hope it's not three at the back again and we put in a performance. Play to our ability and we should have enough in the tank to win.

Edited January 18, 2019 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[skous18]

What I would go with

 

Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Rodwell Bell

Rothwell Evans Travis Bennett 

Dack

Armstrong

 

what Tony’d go with

 

Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Bell

Bennett Smallwood Travis Evans Armstrong

Dack

 

 

I still cant believe how unlucky we were not to win there, Palmer missed an open goal and then they equalised in the stoppage time. Since then, we have taken a lot of “positives” but I can still see something similar happening tmrw.

[JacknOry]

44 minutes ago, skous18 said:

What I would go with

 

Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Rodwell Bell

Rothwell Evans Travis Bennett 

Dack

Armstrong

 

what Tony’d go with

 

Raya

Nyambe Lenihan Mulgrew Bell

Bennett Smallwood Travis Evans Armstrong

Dack

 

 

I still cant believe how unlucky we were not to win there, Palmer missed an open goal and then they equalised in the stoppage time. Since then, we have taken a lot of “positives” but I can still see something similar happening tmrw.

Is Reed out?

[JacknOry]

Norwich beating Brum last night means that a win here automatically puts us above Brum in 8th place and depending on other results we could quite easily be back in or around the top 10. Have to go for this to get our outside playoff hopes back on track.

Villa v Hull

Forest v Bristol C

Two interesting fixtures between teams in the mix above us which should mean dropped points - more reason to get at these and claim on 'paper' our easiest three points of the season.

Edited January 19, 2019 by JacknOry

[dingles staying down 4ever]

8 hours ago, ChrisPriceBaldSpot said:

Got a feeling that the team selection tomorrow might be a very interesting one. TM might see it as a game to use the squad. Here is my prediction. 

Raya 

Downing Lenihan Rodwell 

Bennett Evans Smallwood Rothwell 

Dack 

Nuttall Armstrong 

Leuitweiller Bell Reed Conway Travis Brereton Graham 

Never want to see a back three again. Hope Tuesday convinced Mowbray that plan needs putting to bed.

Rothwell can't defend. Travis and Reed dropped. But other than that............

Oh, another thing, Downing will probably still have that illness that result in players leaving.

Edited January 19, 2019 by dingles staying down 4ever

[davulsukur]

Exactly the sort of fixture we cock up.

Could see us being 2-0 down and coming back to draw.

[USABlue]

9 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Yeah he's right Super Mac started out like Fred Pickering as a pretty average left back. Maybe we should try Williams up front ? He's really average.

He'd need the side burns though.

[RV Blue]

                   Raya

Nyambe Leni Rodwell Bell

Bennett Reed Travis Arma

                  Dack

                Graham

[skous18]

6 hours ago, JacknOry said:

Is Reed out?

I believe he got a knock or something but i might be mistaken as noone else seems to think that he will miss the match

[blueboy3333]

7 hours ago, JacknOry said:

Is Reed out?

Did his hip/thigh and got subbed against Newcastle. He'll be a doubt. 

[blueboy3333]

Stat attack

2 – Home defeats in 26 for Blackburn

12 – Successive away league games Town have conceded two or more

1991 – Ipswich Town haven’t won a league game at Ewood Park since 1991 (D3 L7)

We're getting beat?

[rigger]

My line up would be :-                                                                                     Raya

 

                                                           Nyambe                   Lenihan            Rodwell                 Mulgrew

 

                                                                           Travis                     Reed                Rothwell

 

                                                                                       Dack                               Armstrong

 

                                                                                                       Graham       

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

A win please and nowt else!

2-0.   12,300

[LA1Rovers]

Would like to see someone different on the score sheet. Travis, Nuttall or Rothwell. That's if they start or get on! I know everyweek is a big game. But TODAY is massive!! COYB

[Butty]

14 hours ago, USABlue said:

No, but it exactly what we do isn't it.  Fix what's ailing our opponenets.  Do they have someone who hasn't scored in a coon's age?  The Newcastle player who scored the go ahead "goal" had not scored in months, it's what we do.  End bad runs for opponents.

It’s what we do and always have done for years! On paper we should win today comfortably, but we’ve been in this league long enough over the last few years too know nothing is a given. We were on the verge of the play offs under GB and drew 0-0 at home to bloody Yeovil! Every stat and every bit of form points to a home win today and that is worrying more than anything  Still though, I’m going too follow the form book and back the boys too win 3-1. Nice little home banker followed by a nice glass of fine red when we win. Mercer style. #AlwaysGambleResponsibly #WhenTheFunStopsStop  

[blueboy3333]

Big chance to move up a few places today as a few of the teams above us play each other, and Brum lost last night. The top 6 look to have a relatively easy weekend.

[blueboy3333]

A nice gesture from Lambert. 

https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/lambert-to-pay-for-town-fans-travel-to-blackburn-1-5858328

Also good to see him putting pressure on the chairman to reduce ticket prices. I'm looking forward to Tony 'man of the people' Mowbray doing the same.?

 

[Mattyblue]

Notice how he didn’t announce the gesture beforehand, bet there would’ve been more than one coach then!

Canny Scot 

Edited January 19, 2019 by Mattyblue

[Mozzer]

A game we should win,  have to win . But we're Blackburn rovers , draw I think 

[Doug]

Although on paper we'd all agree that we should win, but, looking at the stats my gut says Ipswich are due a win!!

We cannot play that back three again …..ever!

Hope Danny, Reedy and Charlie are fit as they must start.

Thermals going on today as it's gonna be chilly.

Come on Rovers, give us a win

 

[K-Hod]

Can’t make the game today as I’ve been a bit under the weather (no need to get the violins out, I’m nearly back at 100%).

I’ll be chancing it on iFollow at home for the first time. Hoping it’s better than recent reports on here ?.

Edited January 19, 2019 by K-Hod