Which again based on population of the area is no better, and probably worse, than we get.

Didn't notice or wasn't aware of any Geordies in the JW Upper DE side. Only game I've ever seen this happen aside from the Man City / Celtic games was, weirdly, West Ham in the FA Cup in 2016. There was a big group of around 30 or 40 of them.

https://hexus.net/business/news/internet/148243-uk-football-season-sparks-illegal-iptv-crackdown-fact/ 3 years ago. Same story. Made no difference. But we are off topic. The point is iFollow, and it’s knock on effect with IPTV and dodgy online streams, has always been a hinderance to Rovers attendances but the UK side of the service probably made it financially worth it. If it is just “abroad only”, clubs like ours could probably be better off financially not doing it at all, as it will increase home attendances.

They can’t. Otherwise they would. (And I mean Sky, Netflix, Apple etc, not Rovers) It’s like copying tapes or CD’s in the 80s and 90s, or illegally downloading music and films from the Noughties onwards. The advantage of selling the live experience is that the only way to see it is to attend. When SKY show a game and pay £100k per game plus the TV rights per year then fair enough. But for iFollow games, the amount of money it generates is probably less that what it costs the club in lost attendees. Of course your big clubs who sell out will welcome streaming as it won’t affect them. Plus their online buys will be huge worldwide. But a club like Rovers or Preston…..

Agreed. Therefore it’s no longer worth doing it. By streaming it overseas, that allows it to be watched on IPTV in the UK, and IMO affects attendances. For the small amount they make, it will cost them more in gate receipts.

I wasn’t talking about broadcast & production costs. I meant the club get £X amount from the people abroad who pay to watch iFollow, but they lose more than £X because people in the Lancashire area watch it on IPTV rather than attend Ewood

And allows it to be broadcast on IPTV worldwide. I'm sure attendance-wise, and probably financially, they'd be better off not streaming them at all.

Lets him have a good look at the players in competitive matches over the final 3 games. Good move. Birmingham have Rotherham this weekend. I bet they are a bit more apprehensive with a new manager going in there.

So why do we get smashed every time we go to Wigan with a full away end? Should we also restrict the Coventry allocation on the off chance they need a win for the play offs and bring 5000?

To be fair, any Rovers fans living in a BB postcode who for some strange reason aren't on the database but want to go to the Sheff Wednesday game will also surely have family/friends in the area on the database. Being realistic, any home fan who wants a ticket will surely get one. Same as for all big games when this kicks in.

Todays Guardian

Good spot. They weren't on the chart when I originally made it as they were above Rovers, so I had to add them this morning and obviously forgot to overtype their fixtures. Now corrected. If you were a QPR fan today I imagine you'd be saying "we have to beat Preston".

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I think first half at Bristol was all stupid individual defensive mistakes. Second half , once we went 3 down, we downed tools. The mental difference between those two performances was massive.

Huddersfield have to play Birmingham still, so a win next Sunday would make us safe regardless of results on the Saturday.

Next Saturday. Ben, you have one more job to do for us.

Thanks. I was trying to remember which player it was that walked away that was always "just going to sign". Lucas Neil gets a lot of shit but at least we knew 18 months in advance what the crack was there.

https://www.efl.com/news/2023/may/efl-and-sky-sports-broadcast-rights-agreement/ Get ready for more stupid kick off times next season.

Credit to Hyam there as well. Bounced back well from his midweek horror show.

There actually is plenty up front, but every time we have the chance to break we balls it up. Bad passes, Gally just running into defenders and Dolan not releasing it quick enough. There’s chances on the break here, especially as they become more desperate.

Annoying, but the Burnley fans at work are frothing about it. "You're going bust and you still only gave us 2000 tickets" 🤣

Everyone knows you never go full Duffy. Slow? Yes. Own goals? It can happen. Bad attitude? Maybe. But he’s gone full Duffy man. Never go full Duffy.

Getting a bit desperate and started committing a few too many forward. Hit on break.

Birmingham been better second half with possession but looking bit toothless.

Only positive I have is that I watched the last 10 mins of the first half of the Birmingham game, and Cardiff looked the better side.