19 minutes ago, 1864roverite said:

My view is that smokers drinkers and druggies make their own choices it’s as simple as that. They can choose nonstop anytime they wish

Never had to deal with addiction ?

TBH he has picked a front 4 who are all in the goals at the moment. I hope Travis plays a little deeper in this match to give the defence a bit more cover. For all the criticism of the defence, it is partly due to the system - which often leaves defenders 1 on 1

Just now, RutlandRover said:

Still waiting to see Markanday's goal on Sky Sports! Did I miss it or are we just being ignored?!

Ignored

2 hours ago, roverblue said:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23809606.jon-dahl-tomasson-disagrees-blackburn-rovers-criticism/

 

Worrying statements from JDT here, we are clearly playing too open and being overrun in midfield in the last 3 games. If he doesnt see it then we are in for more of the same every week.

All depends - what you say to the press and what you do on the training ground don't necessarily match.

The players have to believe - and seem to have taken on board his philosophy. Confidence is a big thing - and JDT knows this. Small tweaks - like Travis playing more defensively can easily be made behind the scenes.

13 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Jack Clarke is an expert penalty con artist. Yes, he was kicked, he made damn sure of that. I wonder how many cons the cheating scumbag gets over a season. I wish him nothing but ill. 

Must admit it was a well won penalty - he knew what he was doing. But if it had been the other way around, I would be congratulating the Rovers player that won it.

I don't know why - maybe blind optimism - but I have a feeling we may win this one.

1 hour ago, BankEnd Rover said:

 Tronstad needs to be on the bench because there’s no way I’m watching Jake Garrett again anytime soon after his cameo last night…

What happened to Garrett last night ? Way below his usual performance levels - also JRC didn't do his chances of a midfield start much good either.

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

It's the team I expected JDT to go with. 

I would play JRC Or Garrett in place of Travis and save him for Ipswich away 

I would consider dropping Wharton - nothing to do with ability - but more to protect him for the season. He looked knackered on Saturday.

Let's play Buckley instead - doh...

On 04/09/2023 at 19:29, M_B said:

If you gave Rotherham 30 or £40 million, they'd be right up there. If you give any manager 30 or 40 million on top of a squad containing Barnes, Gudmundson, Rodriguez, Brownhill, Cork, Taylor and the rest he inherited,to fail he'd have to not want to go up in such a weak division. 

 

 

Not if that manager was Steve Kean 😒 

10 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers to win. 2 nil. Szmodics and Telalovic to score

I hope you are right about Telalovic scoring. He came on at a difficult time in the match on Saturday - so will reserve judgement. He didn't look particularly quick - not slow - but no Bellamy. Difficult to assess his hold up play, as service was so poor. His miss when through on goal was interesting (when offside) as he showed vision to try to chip the keeper - poor execution, but right idea against an on rushing keeper.

I hope Gallagher is fit, so we can introduce Telalovic in the second half - rather than starting - and gently ease him in.

13 minutes ago, Beanie01289 said:

go on how come? I'd say unlucky to not walk out on back of a hammering of boro

For me it was a case of missed opportunities - we took 2, missed some very clear chances. But they also had some good chances. We would have been unlucky not to win - but it could have been so different. Boro look a good side - can't see them at the bottom come the end of the season.

1 minute ago, miqaayil said:

This appointment can be for 2 things only ....

 

1) Expansion ( yea right)

2) Liquidation , Stripping and/or Selling (we fuked)

 

You don't put a financial butcher for better communication between home office and offshore company  

There is a 3rd option - to appease the Indian government. Though either of your options could be the eventual outcome even if brought in for the 3rd option.

3 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

would`nt the smart and progressive way of ticketing this fixture be to try and fill as many seats as possible,thats how normal clubs work,they don`t go the opposite way and basically tell you to not bother coming as we are only opening one stand🙄

Totally agree - why not give tickets for a fiver to all season ticket holders, plus anyone buying a ticket for the Sunderland match ?

This type of thing just slowly erodes the fan base - and atmosphere.

A few grand saved is nothing compared to the long term implications.

2 hours ago, Crimpshrine said:

So what do we do? Rely on Venky's forever?

At some point they will leave and the sooner the better so that we can start to rebuild. 

I don't know about you - but I would prefer a managed exit, so we can rebuild from a reasonable level, rather than caught in the tail spin of their financial problems.

It is amazing to think - if you rewound a few weeks everything was fairly settled. We had brought in three promising players (early), settled management team, and I think most were looking forward to the new season with a degree of optimism (irrespective of our owners). Now looks like chickens are coming home to roost for our owners (and by default us) and that optimism is quickly evaporating.

13 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Get with reality .

Football clubs get bought left right and centre let alone one with the prestige of Rovers.

We're more likely to end up like Bury with venkys.

Reality is we have a wage bill that far out weighs our income. We have a relatively small fan base, in an extremely competitive catchment area.

Though we could become yet another rich person's play thing - we struggled to sell the club while in the Premiership with a good balance sheet - far more difficult sell now.

Having said that, I pray you are right - and another Jack Walker is waiting in the wings to buy the club.

10 hours ago, glen9mullan said:

 

If the Indian government are claiming their assets for dodgy transactions to the UK, is the end in sight?

 

But what will that mean for Rovers ? The club is split in two with the training ground sale, we totally rely on funds from the owners, unless there is another Jack Walker out there - how do we avoid a Bury or Wigan scenario ? Everyone seems to be celebrating this news - I struggle to see how we can currently survive without the owners cash injections.

2 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

You missed out Sorba Thomas on your list.

Also our model is to rely on the Academy (we do invest about £3m into it each year) - so A. Wharton, Garrett, Leonard and Batty should be on your 'in' as they barely (or didn't) feature last year. It looks like Bloxham and Gilsenan are very close to the first team too. 

Totally agree - we can't complain about players blocking the path way for A Wharton etc - and then watch new players block their progress (obviously not the case in this window)

In truth this window could go either way - there are so many players we have brought in with huge question marks against them. But when you look at the players we have lost - most were fringe players either because of injury or in Diaz case, lack of form post Christmas (I think Diaz is our biggest loss, as he was the one player that could do something different, score a goal from nothing). 

One thing is certain - we will find out how good Greg and our scouting network is - as we need a high % of these new players to be at the very least useful. The one thing I will say, given our financial restrictions, I think the signings show a certain amount of imagination. Based on reputation I think Sigurdsson could be the best of the bunch - but Moran and Ennis have both looked good,

As for Buckley - the one positive I can see, is that in theory we now have a space in our wage budget for a unattached player to be brought in. As time passes - those players will become increasingly willing to lower their wage demands - could this be something we are banking on ? 

8 minutes ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

Really? 

Disappointing draw. Not glamorous, interesting or overly winnable. Only upside is that there won’t be many PL sides left in it after round 3 given the draw tonight.

Agree - no glamour, could easily get beaten.

Just now, matt83 said:

Jesus fucking wept. When you go down to 10 so early expect to lose even at home to a side as ordinary as hull. But when you take the lead on 75 mins you don’t expect to lose. 

Really - after playing so long with 10 men - the 10 mins were always going to be tough.

1 hour ago, Miller11 said:

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Gallagher in one of the wide forward roles tomorrow.

I’d love to see a JRC and Wharton midfield partnership.

Big test with Hull quietly doing good business and off the back of a good win last week, but I think our home advantage makes us favourites.

I’m going 2-1

Yes - I think this is going to be tight. Looking at it realistically we weren't initial that good against WBA and then a couple of quick fire goals change the complexion of the match, similarly against Rotherham 2-0 down and out until they get a player sent off. Hull will be a big test.

1 minute ago, TugaysMarlboro said:

So he's young and can be sloppy and make a poor decision here and there.

 

 

More roughage ?

9 minutes ago, Displaced Rover said:

I don't know who is correct in the fat v injured debate but no one could look at Ennis (as he was on Saturday) and describe him as "lean". I don't think he has the sort of build that will ever allow him to look lean.

Another Dunn 😁