Ossydave Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 People continue to berate the goalkeeper and full back situation yet neither did anything wrong today (again). No doubt about it Walton had an absolute stinker at Forest but I'd honestly say prior to that he was improving. He's absolutely not the answer no, but scoring goals remains higher on my agenda. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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joey_big_nose Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said: And back ups for every single position... Most sides only really have a decent first team in the Championship with a couple of flexible subs. Very few have good deep squads. So we are not alone there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossydave Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said: Why would you drop our best player in Downing? I'd happily pick him over Holtby tbh, just keen to see what Holtby is made of and give him some game time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_big_nose Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, Ossydave said: People continue to berate the goalkeeper and full back situation yet neither did anything wrong today (again). No doubt about it Walton had an absolute stinker at Forest but I'd honestly say prior to that he was improving. He's absolutely not the answer no, but scoring goals remains higher on my agenda. But then Preston put him under zero pressure today. But I agree striker is far more important. Edited January 11, 2020 by joey_big_nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossydave Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, BlackburnEnd75 said: Armstrong as a 10 is not a good idea for me. What's the worst that can happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyblue Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said: Lots of good points. However I was there with 2 neutrals today and they were bored beyond belief after 20 minutes. In those 20 minutes - we scored, then Evans had his cheekbone and nose broke ... and then they scored. What more were they after? Edited January 11, 2020 by Mattyblue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackburnEnd75 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Just now, Ossydave said: What's the worst that can happen? I don't see Armstrong's strengths as playing between the lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mattyblue said: In those 20 minutes - we scored, then Evans had his cheekbone and nose broke ... and then they scored. What more were they after? Was supposed to say from 20 minutes onwards. My mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossydave Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, BlackburnEnd75 said: I don't see Armstrong's strengths as playing between the lines He can be a pest in and around the box and finish, we may as well be a bit experimental now tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyblue Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Mellor Rover said: Was supposed to say from 20 minutes onwards. My mistake. Wasn’t exactly champagne football, but it was a blood and thunder game, interesting that a neutral would find it boring. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland1 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Ossydave said: He can be a pest in and around the box and finish, we may as well be a bit experimental now tbh AA would complement a battering ram like Jordan Hugill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) If only Danny was 5 years younger, what a difference he makes. Very average game, 6 foot 5 forward on the wing, 4 foot nine forward up the middle and we lump high balls up to the latter. Nayambe was good and must have covered 5 miles in the first half, hope his injury isn't too bad. Bell is Bell, Tosin and Lenihan were decent. Keeper untested, Armstrong could've had a hat trick. Downings corners are a centre forwards dream, we will miss them when he goes. Gallagher 'put a shift in' but never really looked dangerous while Travis and Johnson were decent. Decent following from the nob enders but as they sang, 'this is a library', it was very quiet on Ewood today. Nice to see MGP today, like Tugay, I think he really loved our club. Edited January 11, 2020 by Doug 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 23 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said: I think we've got a decent team that could make playoffs with a few additions and a good manager. Certainly in terms of quality I've seen a lot worse since we went down from prem. Armstrong, Dack, Travis, Johnson, Lenihan, Nyambe, Holtby all look good enough for playoffs imo. Just lacking at GK, full back and up front. You do realise Dack probably won't be playing whilst next season ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilesinner Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 39 minutes ago, Ossydave said: We need a poll Does ANYONE bar Chadddy consider playoffs a possibility l? Depends on a couple of shrewd signings and a couple of our top young players being given a chance. I'd say we'd need Nyambe back pretty soon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossydave Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Vilesinner said: Depends on a couple of shrewd signings and a couple of our top young players being given a chance. I'd say we'd need Nyambe back pretty soon though. I know its not his fault but he is SO injury prone, we were getting a bit of joy on the right too before he came off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomphil Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Mattyblue said: 13,700 home fans is more than I thought at £28-£30 just after Christmas. Couple of thousand up on a standard game. Still poor pal whichever way it's looked at. Only 2k more for a local game than what usually turn up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled in Toronto Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Scrappy game - made a lot scrappier by cheating Preston and an appalling ref - between two mid-table teams in no danger of going up or down. Bell and Downing were our best players I thought, and Nyambe making a mug of Gallagher was good to see, although we must accept that Nyambe is a crock. Unlucky not to win it at the death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyblue Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, tomphil said: Still poor pal whichever way it's looked at. Only 2k more for a local game than what usually turn up. Always the case in this league. Even Burnley games don’t usually attract much more. Edited January 11, 2020 by Mattyblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAK Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Thought it was an atrocious game, consisting of 2 really poor teams. Rovers passing was diabolical. Gallagher on the wing? Fuck me, why, just why? Nyambe was our best outlet, and thats really saying something. Did rovers play any football? I didnt see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonesrick Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 55 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said: Lots of good points. However I was there with 2 neutrals today and they were bored beyond belief after 20 minutes. No doubt they are armchair season ticket holders for Utd or Liverpool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary C Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 minute ago, AAK said: Thought it was an atrocious game, consisting of 2 really poor teams. Rovers passing was diabolical. Gallagher on the wing? Fuck me, why, just why? Nyambe was our best outlet, and thats really saying something. Did rovers play any football? I didnt see it. Totally agree worst game I've seen at Ewood for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggy76 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, Exiled in Toronto said: Scrappy game - made a lot scrappier by cheating Preston and an appalling ref - between two mid-table teams in no danger of going up or down. Bell and Downing were our best players I thought, and Nyambe making a mug of Gallagher was good to see, although we must accept that Nyambe is a crock. Unlucky not to win it at the death. That's it , Mowbray will be ticking the points off until we reach 55 ....We may struggle to reach that to be honest.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atko's Engine Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I've only just got home and not read anything on this forum yet. But I just want to say to the sizeable number of Preston "fans" who were booing & jeering Evans as he was being carried off on a stretcher after being treated for nearly 10 mins flat on his back, that you are morons & an embarrassment to yourselves, your families, your club and your town, and you are not welcome at any other football match ever again. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAK Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Atko's Engine said: I've only just got home and not read anything on this forum yet. But I just want to say to the sizeable number of Preston "fans" who were booing & jeering Evans as he was being carried off on a stretcher after being treated for nearly 10 mins flat on his back, that you are morons & an embarrassment to yourselves, your families, your club and your town, and you are not welcome at any other football match ever again. Most i saw were clapping. Minority as usual. Edited January 11, 2020 by AAK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atko's Engine Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 And that "referee" ought to hand in his whistle first thing on Monday morning. A disgrace. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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