Horrible news about the poor Blackpool fan. This kind of thing should not be happening at football matches. 

21 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

Buckleys drop off the shoulder is still a dream to watch. No one crafts it better than him.

He did that so well, I nearly fell of the sofa. Mesmerizing 

I watched on Rovers TV having popped from Spain to Italy as a Very Proud Northerner.

What a great win and performance. I am literally shaking as I type this.

Great credit to everyone for not getting bullied. Sheffield UTD very dirty and how Basham did not get a second yellow is beyond me.

What a move for the goal. Defence magnificent and the midfield worked like Trojans too. Great to see Travis back at his best. I am Buckley fan and thought he was immense again.

Great teamwork throughout and who knows, perhaps we are good enough for second. 

One has to wonder how many others have gone wrong in the last, but we have managed to sort them out, as we had time? Maybe the EFL were fed up of for example sending the Hyam papers back 2 or 3 times, before the finally got them right.

They may well do this all the time, but on this one deadline day deadline minute, meant we had no time to go back and correct it.

Billy Smart would do a better job.

It was always looking unlikely and quite frankly, I am glad to see the back of it now.

We made a mess of it and then tried and failed to appease people. 

Makes Saturday that bit more interesting too. 

Just now, SBlue said:

Avoiding a Prem side to get to Wembley? Not having the dingles knock us out?

Happy with that!

Dont know what people were expecting 😂😂

Probably second best draw we could have had. Amazing that the first, second and fourth place championship sides are in the quarterfinals 

I’m fairly happy with the draw. We will take 5,000 and we stand a good chance. Better than Dingles draw for sure. 

8 minutes ago, superniko said:

I've not seen any highlights of the offside goal actually. How close was it if those watching live saw a replay? 

It was a pretty obvious one to be honest.

With a trip to wembley at stake, I am hoping for a home tie and would be wanting  to avoid, both of the Manchester clubs. I would really fancy us against anyone else, especially if we play like we did last night. 

It’s nights like this that make me so proud to be a supporter of the best club in the world.

From away trips to Scunthorpe to this tonight. My heart is pumping so much, I won’t sleep.

Truly superb performance and result.

We are the ROVERS 

15 minutes ago, ewoody said:

got a reply from Rovers, some selected matches are available to watch live in UK, Reading at home is up next.

It tends to be midweek games that are available in the UK. Most games are available overseas, but when the game is chosen for foreign TV it does then exclude certain countries. This weekend for example, you could get the QPR game in Spain and Germany, but not in France.

I paid £140 for the year, as I spend most of my time in Spain and do find that decent value for money, as it covers home and away games.

From what I can gather, there is a £10 per game option too, hence me suggesting £140 for all available games is good value.

32 minutes ago, smiller14 said:

No worries at all 🙂 I too am dreading the Burnley game, hopefully it's pushed back so there's no prospect of them securing promotion at Ewood.

 

If they are already up and are champions (it is inevitable) it might not be as bad. We do need to turn them over though and let's face it, we could well secure a play off place, if it is very close to the end of the season, due to it being re-arranged.

Just now, smiller14 said:

I was talking about the Leicester game. I am not remotely relaxed about Burnley!

Sorry.

27 minutes ago, smiller14 said:

No chance! 

When I say 'free hit' in this context, I mean more it's a game we aren't expected to win and we can play with a bit of freedom. Probably the wrong choice of words, but it's the most relaxed I've been about a game in a while. The pressure is on the home side. By no means am I suggesting we should write it off or be happy having our bellies tickled!

I am not relaxed about it all. I hope like hell they do not clinch either the title or promotion at our place. I have already had the game enter my dreams, even though it is potentially 3 weeks away and probably longer if it gets postponed due to cup commitments.

I want us to rip them a new one and hope both Wharton brothers play and score.

11 hours ago, sympatheticclaret said:

Both " Longsiders " and I have had some criticism for downplaying our success this season, indeed it has been referred to as a " little owd Burnley " schtick by one poster ... so I'm donning my hard hart after posting this !!

I've just realised you have a " Ticker " Clock at the foot of the home page detailing the number of years, months, days etc since " Burnley won anything ". This is factually incorrect, as since our 1959-60 Football League Championship, we've won the following ...

Championship/2nd Division (Tier 2)

• Winners:  1972-73, 2015-16, 2022-23 ( pending ! )
• Play-off winners: 2008-09

Second Division/Third Division (Tier 3)

• Winners: 1981-82
• Play-off winners: 1993-94

Fourth Division (Tier 4)

• Winners: 1991-92

Cup

FA Charity Shield

• Winners: 1960 (shared), 1973

Anglo Scottish Cup

• Winners: 1978-1979

I would also point out that Burnley currently lead on the " Head to Head " in League & Cup, 43 to 41, with 19 draws.

 

On a more serious note, I attended the wake of David Hopkinson, the QEGS Master who passed away recently at Ewood Park. Not only was I there for myself, but also to represent a number of former pupils who asked me to pass on condolences, including Mike E, Revidge Blue and Herbie6590 of this Parish !!

Rather bizarrely, I had to walk through the Main Stand marked " Players Entrance ". Given the fact that a combination of genes & the Good Lord gave me a frame far more suited to being a Rugby 2nd Row Forward, I chuckled to myself walking up the stairs, " Too old, too fat, too slow, wrong game and what's more, wrong bl***y Club ! ". Hoppy would have seen the irony, I'm sure !! 😎

Sad stuff that with David Hopkinson. I didn't know him, but from reading your post, he sounds like a great bloke.

I have had the honour of knowing one of the players, who played for the Clarets, the last time they won a major trophy, namely the old division one title.

I know Brian Pilkington was very proud of that achievement I have shared at least 20 conversations, with people who called into his office to share the memories and ask for memorabilia to be signed.

A great man Brian and I hope he is resting in peace too.

Good coverage for us live on TV. Hopefully we can give a good account of ourselves. It would be nice to got into the quarterfinals and given it’s decided on the night, no replay to worry about. 

1 hour ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

How did JRC's Mum or Dad lose the 'we arent having Rankin as part of a double barrel with Costello' argument? 

Joe Costello is a name befitting his form this season. 

Good job his Mums maiden name, wasn't Abbott.

1 hour ago, Gordon Ottershaw said:

Is anyone going to mention Dolan's touch in controlling  JRC's sublime crossfield pass?

Juts in case no one else does, I will mention it.

7 hours ago, damo100 said:

cheesemaking

Blessed are the cheese makers. 

5 hours ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

 

I think that hits the nail on the head. I'm all for saying that defenders should be there to defend first and foremost, but all decent fullbacks have to bring something offensively too these days. He just wasn't developing in that side of his game.

 

He only played there a couple of times for us, but I think he could potentially be great on the right side of a back three. Wigan's problem now I suppose. 

I guess the fact that his contract will end soon and his CV is likely to show, he couldn’t get in the side of a relegated team speaks volumes. He will be a free agent and may have one hell of a struggle getting a decent contract.

Is I was his agent, I would be worried. 

6 minutes ago, yankfan said:

20 x the player Morton is. 

I said after the Blackpool game, Buckley is one of them players who has such a good football brain, that he gains that split second that makes the difference. His eye for a killer pass is his biggest asset though.

He put a great defensive tackle in midway through the second half today, to ease the pressure. Add that to his game on a consistent basis and I think we have a cracker. 

8 minutes ago, yellowsubmarine said:

Same here. Had to resort to finding online steams to watch Rovers even though i paid for the RoversTV by supporting the club. Seriously considering to buy game pass next season instead.

It’s £10 per game and £140 for the season. Even missing a few, it’s still decent value. I think I have only missed one, but do have to pop over the boarder now and then. 

10 minutes ago, Derbyshire Blue said:

I ended up using a Hungarian VPN to see the game even though I've paid £145 for the privilege to watch the games in France

What are you doing in Hungary. Get yourself to Spain for the next one, it’s a far easier language to learn.