Hasta

They’ve obviously only made about 50 of them.

It still boils down to the fact that they can’t process it and send it to Wednesday as they have nobody working today or tomorrow. Let’s be honest. It will be a case of download a file, import it onto a system and then forward it on. It’s not like someone will be manually typing 500 barcodes in.

👆 A reminder of the local clubs who had two away games over Christmas and don’t have, err, processing deadlines. But fair play if someone internally has actually pushed to get us to do this.

If the non-season ticket holders don’t spend money going to Sheffield, they might be more likely to buy £36 tickets for the Wrexham game. 🤷‍♂️🤔

Apart from 5 days ago when they opened on Monday (22nd).

For the second time, they won’t get ‘extra time off’ like they’re doing them a favour and giving them bonus holidays. They will just make them use their holidays and have less personal days for the rest of the year. I have already listed four other local lower league (and I mean that “on the pitch” only) clubs that’s were in a similar situation to Rovers with 2 away games. They’ve all managed to continue selling and open their ticket office for at least one day before their game. They’ve all managed can do it but we can’t. The reason is because they give a shit about their fans.

Not sure why we still only see fleeting cameo’s of Baradji, but he looks a player when he gets on the pitch. If he was to remain fit I hope he’s here next season, but I’m concerned how ‘watertight’ any agreement is, and whether or not Baradji can decide he wants a different move.

Do you actually read the threads? For Sheff Wednesday you cant.

Well as a defender in a back 4 he kept a clean sheet. But no, he didn’t run riot down the wing and bend one in from 20 yards.

I completely agree. 100% But I can acknowledge this isn’t true:- “I absolutely think he has cost us points vs having Toth in goal. The sudden change in goals conceded when Toth got injured tells the story.”

Clutching a straws a bit no matter how you frame the stats. He conceded 4 in first 4 games, same as Toth last 4 games.

This season we conceded more goals per game with Toth in goal than we have with Pears.

If Miller and McLaughlin are “better than average”, who would you class as average Rovers Championship centre backs from the last few years?

Alebiosu is better as a wing back (though not leagues ahead). Not sure if that would be the case in a flat back 4 where he would be defending one on one and required to defend the penalty box a lot more.

McLaughlin has done ok as a squad player / cover who has had to play far more than anticipated. Same with TGH. However Batth was simply far better last season. My POTY, and had he not got injured for those six game when Ismael took over we would have probably finished top 6.

Here is a photo from Southampton at home. Saturday 25th October. 3pm kick off. That's shocking for the Blackburn End against one of the more high-profile teams in the league. And that’s quite populated compared to the recent midweek games.

They won’t have “given them” time off. They will be making them use their holiday allowance.

Check of our local clubs playing away on 29th. Wigan away at Burton - on sale online now and in person in ticket office on Monday morning. Fleetwood away at Salford - on sale online now and ticket office open Saturday 27th Oldham away at Walsall - Was on sale until 12pm on Saturday 27th but sold out. Morecambe away at Carlisle (30th). Club shop open all day 29th.

I don’t get why, if you buy and then receive a ticket digitally, it needs Rovers staff to still be working to process it. But clearly it does.

I’m similar to @aletheia Miller and McLaughlin are C’s for me. They’ve plugged a gap but clearly a downgrade on Hyam. Gudjohnsen I’d have as a B and Abeliosu an A

The number of people who didn’t take their seats until the 18th minute in the Blackburn End against Wolves years ago gives me hope this will get some traction. I expected the concourse for that game just to be a hundred or so once the game started, but there were far more people there after kick off than I expected. The problem is that even if a couple of thousand don’t go, being a Saturday it will still only look like the crowds attending for the recent midweek games. The word is out though. People I know who are very casual Rovers fans have mentioned the boycott to me. Personally, I still think the key is getting rid of Pasha. I don’t believe Venkys would have the inclination, or trust, to put a direct replacement in. It would just become a bigger nuisance than it already is.

Brave move. Hope it stays dry for you 🤞

De Neve is proof you have to have defensive awareness as a LWB. Of the current squad, I don’t think any are suited to that role, but Pickering is possibly my preferred choice of the 4 options. Followed by Hedges. It’s not like he’s cumbersome going forward, just limited. However it is fairly obvious he will leave due to wages and rubbing Gestede / Pasha up the wrong way. If we were mid table fine, but in a relegation battle not using your best assets is shocking and could prove very costly (See Nelson, Ryan)

I was just chatting to some people today about the lack of home games and potentially going to this. Oh well.

Offside. Absolutely numb