Hasta

Hopefully we can get back to square pegs in square holes tomorrow. Brittain and Pickering at full backs with Hyam and Carter in the centre. Szmodics back in presuming he's available and I'd rest Moran for either Garrett or Markanday as he's been off it for a while now. I'd also persevere with Ennis. I've got a feeling we will persist with Brittain further up though and end up with one of Hill, Carter or Travis at right back.

Just watched the highlights as I wasnt in the mood after the day after game. I knew Leo was at fault from watching it live, but they're both worse mistakes than I thought. The first one actually gets pushed almost centrally, and he's under no pressure for the second one.

Well first of all I thought the day went off really well. I went down to the fanzone for a bit beforehand just to show my face and spend a bit of money on the stalls. Great to see the stands so full and it was just an enjoyable atmosphere right up until it went wrong on the pitch. Credit to all those involved from all parties to make this happen. Everything has been covered in more detail already, but we ran out of legs, bodies and ideas. If the disallowed goal would have stood that would have been the game, but Leo then drops two errors and we end up behind. You could see it coming though for a while before they eventually scored. Wahlsted wasn’t free (unlike Telalovic), and it looks more and more a poor signing. Wharton and Tronstad were outstanding, and I thought Travis did a decent job filling in at full back. Garrett also showed why he should have been utilised more. We can’t complain that we’re fatigued and short of bodies, and yet he has been in the bench and got 5 minutes here and there all season. Hyam has been a big miss (as has JRC). As for leaving early, I wish I had left 30 seconds before full time instead of watching us tap it around at the back until the ref blew his whistle. The clock on the scoreboard now shows when time is up, so one of the centre halves should have been left upfront and the ball should have been launched. I don’t mind the way we play under JDT, but our own players seeing the game out in our own half was stupidity. Same against Preston.

Its a real shame the weather hasnt been more favourable for walk ons today, but still a magnificent response.

It’s on the link I posted above. But they haven’t needed to stop sending our tickets in the post.

Fraser Reid says Rovers are “working with the EFL and their Green Code standard to ensure we continue to make a positive impact where we can to increase our sustainability levels. It’s all about reducing our carbon footprint.” Ive just had a look at the EFL’s Green Code. Apparently Bristol City are the first EFL club to achieve Green code accreditation. I’ve also had a look at Bristol City’s ticketing options, which appear to be post tickets out in the mail, or turn up and buy on a matchday.

I’ve also worked long enough with people who bullshit about their reason for doing stuff rather than being honest. It is clearly all about money, if only a ‘test’ in this instance. You say engage with him, but several people have and yet have just been fed the ‘carbon footprint’ line. No explanation as to why not printing off a couple of thousand tickets is worth the risk of alienating long standing supporters. Just trot the same line out again. He may have been ultra-helpful in organising Saturday, and fair play to him if he has been. However in this instance he is pissing off supporters by his ‘actions’ and also not being truthful as to the reasons for doing it. It’s just more lack of transparency from those at Ewood.

Please turn up Rovers.

The only line I can see given is " reducing the club’s carbon footprint and helping tackle climate change. " On the face of it a few thousand paper tickets being printed by the club instead of potentially by the end user makes no difference what so ever. However when you consider that if they get less people attending, that's less people travelling in cars and less food consumption then they may be on to something. I'm all for Rovers being more environmentally conscious. Otherwise as a club they could end up actively supporting other environmental hazards, like disposable vapes, or something.

Is there any logical reason he has given for doing it, as I've yet to see one in any of their statements. Another charlatan.

Looking good looking at the seat map above. Let's hope they actually get all the bars open on the concourse for this one.

No staff cuts. We just pay them less as they aren’t needed for as many hours, and hopefully any loss we incur from people not attending is offset by EFL ‘incentives’. If we piss the fan base off who cares, as long as we make more money in the immediate short term. It might just get Waggot his bonus this year, and 5 years down the line our fan base problems won’t be his problem. Its just a nonsensical, short-sighted decision.

I wonder if there will be no sales on the day to away fans? That would take the piss if the away ticket office was open.

They wouldnt have known the opposition then. Had we got a plum tie at Ewood they wouldnt have done it.

I’m sure Mercer will be along shorty to tell us he actually backed Stuart Armstrong to score instead of Adam Armstrong and he’s opening his second vin rouge to celebrate.

I’m going to give my first ever 1 rating today.

Tom Lockyer collapsed again at Bournemouth. 😔 Fingers crossed for the lad. Doesn’t look good.

Rest him then. Play Travis or Garrett. Even Gilsenan. I like the lad but completely agree.

Worst first half since away at Burnley last year.

On the game, I also thought both full backs did well. Brittain has looked lost on the left side recently but was far more like his normal self back on the right side. And in that last 30 minutes a lot of pressure come down Pickering's side and I thought he coped pretty well. Those two with Tronstadt and Wahlsted were my star performers..

There's a difference between a keeper who has time and options hoofing it long, and when one of our full backs is being closed down near the corner flag and plays it to a midfielder in our own area who is also got a man right behind him. Sometimes you feel players play a pass when they are in trouble because if they do go long it will be a black mark against them from the coaching staff. If a player is feeling he is in trouble in his own defensive third he should be comfortable just clearing his lines. As @Tyrone Shoelacessays above, this doesnt really apply to last night because Carter wasn't in trouble. It was just a poor choice of ball in to Moran and a poor layoff off by Moran.

Huddersfield away in April was the last one we scored. But you are correct the ones against us far outnumber the ones for us.

Yes

I thought they clearly looked a level above us. They stopped us getting into any of the good positions around the box we normally do. We huffed and puffed but created nothing bar one header from a corner. Therefore, yes. We looked far more dangerous against Leicester. Do you seriously believe we created more chances than them?