Eternal Optimist

You bet money on Rovers to lose??

2-0 Rovers today I reckon! Ipswich haven’t exactly been on fire so far this season aside from beating a shocking Sheff United side. Think Ipswich have decent quality and they will get better as the season goes on but today we bag our first home win of the season 💪🔵⚪️

They are classed as defensive midfielders whose job it is to break up play not attack. Hardly ever get into the box! You don’t need two of those in the same team.

Fantastic win never doubted it! Should go into every game as a fan thinking we can get something from it Some players are going to take time to settle and adapt. Nearly all have come from leagues of a poorer standard than the Championship! I think the criticism from some on here is unjustified. Give them time, judge when we are maybe 1/4 of the way into the season. Sidnei is not Travis (thank god) completely different players. People complained we had two sitting defensive midfielders in Tronstad and Travis so we’ve changed it. Sidnei at least looks like he wants to make a decent pass even if it doesn’t always come off, just needs time.

2-1 Rovers! We will go 2-0 up and concede around the 80th minute. Followed by 10/15 minutes of completely shitting ourselves but hanging on in there for the win 💪🔵⚪️

Hey I suggested Liverpool not Burnley 🤣

Sigh 🙄🙄

Yeah I will give you that one the Baradji deal is very odd and no one seems to know when he can play again but it could work out good (if we ever see him) as he was wanted by clubs higher up than us so he might have something about him but its just something else we all play guessing games on right now. Alebiosu has not been dreadful since he came in, more athletic that Brittain, he has work to do but the signs are good at least

Totally understand what you are saying losing a number of first teamers is not great at all but will they be missed that much. I get they knew each other in terms of playing together and out new crop will take a while to gel so that's a worry but, Batth and Weimann are currently being slated by Derby fans for being tosh, Dolan far to inconsistent and frustrating and was slagged off all season by fans so no wonder he jogged on. Travis was a run around but football wise was very limited, people more bothered about the emotional connection to Travis than his ability. Hyam is a loss but only because of the timing, think given time he could have been replaced. Start of the season has been poor and i think the new signings especially ones we signed at the end of the window need to be in the first 11 quickly and then we can judge. Until then we just don't know if all this is extremely worrying or a stroke of genius

if you scroll back 12 months to the transfer window forum from 2024 the messages on here where exactly the same, rubbish window, relegation is bound to happen, board out etc and then we finished 7th. Exactly the same tone this year. If some of the new signings can hit the ground running I think we can have a pretty decent season, barring a few top teams in the league its not a brilliant Championship in term of quality (like last year) New Japanese lad looks pretty decent and certainly an upgrade on Dolan. If Gudjohnsen can score which it look like he can at international level anyway then there are positive signs of life.

It’s staged every year do the fans on here expect any different 🤷🏻‍♂️ Rudy opened himself up at the end for questions at anytime so why not have someone who will properly challenge him try and arrange a meeting? Instead of just complaining about it on forums?

Don’t think anyone is giving him ‘credit’ as such just actually didn’t expect him to mention the covering of arms topic. Did you really expect him to say “yes I tell people how to dress” I repeat I really don’t know what people expect from these interviews 🤦🏻‍♂️

Not really sure what people were expecting them to say. No company will discuss how much we pay/offer players it’s just not a done thing No evidence we low balled anyone, confirmed there’s a wage cap in place which is understandable in the current climate but I agree if players say they want a move then they are not committed so sell for a fee so not to risk losing on a free. I see nothing wrong with that at all! Is Travis worth let’s say 20 grand a week, 100% not. Thought it was quite brave of Rudy to mention the bullying but we are non the wiser, is it true, is it a disgruntled former employee just out to cause trouble, maybe someone from the ‘non action group’ causing issues either way it doesn’t help the image for the club but people will continue to speculate. Wasn’t a dreadful interview. Good insight into transfers and why sometimes they take time as some folk on here must play Football Manager where you can get transfer done in a day. not bad but not great! Time to concentrate on the football itself

Go support Liverpool yourself whilst you’re at it!

Let’s wait and see drama unfolds in the next seven days first 🤣🤣

Just had a feeling about today. We managed a week of somewhat drama free at Ewood aside from Travis not being around the building. Players appear to be pulling in the right direction which can only be a good thing. A few people saying Hull were bad but I think we made them look bad, the constant harassing and closing down led to mistakes from Hull as they just didn’t get the time to play. New signings are settling well. I am impressed with Alebiosu gives you the directness you want from a modern day right back although defence work needs just a touch of work. Sidnei looks very calm and composed which is what we have lacked in the middle for a long time. Travis was too headless chicken like and limited what he can do with a football, Sidnei so far looks like he is going to be an upgrade. All in all a very good day, bring on Norwich 🔵⚪️

Called it 🥳👏🙌🙌

It all clicks tomorrow 3-0 Rovers! Watch this space

Thinking more along the lines of just doing something to get some press coverage! If the stories of any negative news not actually making its way back to India are true then getting it in the press just might make its way to India 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sheffield Wednesday protested yesterday outside the ground, held a funeral for their club which garnered national press interest Why is nothing like that ever suggested by our “Action Group” or lack of action group! Banners at least outside the ground pre games just something, anything! Our action group do nothing!

So much talk on forums for example “Venkys Out” “Pasha Out” etc etc etc but so little action! we have a so called action group that from what I can see don’t really do much apart from bask in the glory of being invited to meetings! Where are the pre game protests? After game protests? Action during games? The ground is completely silent! This action group can sod off as well as Venky’s!

No idea why folk have got their knickers in a twist over a preseason friendly 🙄 won previous four, played well and everyone’s happy, lose one and now the ‘owners want us relegated’ 🤷🏻‍♂️ Players are not going to bust a gut one week before new season kicks off and risk injury! Heck had we done 4-0 today but lost players to injury people would have been in uproar asking why did we play that way a week before season starts. i agree we need a couple more players in and the new ones can’t be judged until the season properly starts, intrigued who the other new signing could be? Maybe someone need to ask Nixon 😂

Sooooo are we reinvesting some money by signing Miller with selling Brittain? 😳😳😳

Talking of making transfers! Anyone play Premier League Fantasy Football? New thread probably needed but we could get a BRFCS league going? Unless there’s already one set up.

Have you been on a Sunday Funday? Abysmal player, always seems to look like he’s playing with his laces tied together!