I don't think they've done themselves any favours yesterday with regards to their Ewood allocation.

Why was there a delay for an hour before he started sending the paperwork through at 10.52? Why was part of Rovers defence that SW (or other staff) was at Birmingham? Dress it up as you want, but it’s Waggot should have been on top of one of Rover,s biggest deals in their history and not over 100 miles away eating freebies. So yes, Is only at fault partly as fault surely Also lies elsewhere.

Rovers themselves own defence was that they struggled to complete in time because senior figures were at Birmingham. Was the secretary at Birmingham? If not, who was who led to part of the delay? The secretary was partly at fault, but had Waggot managed the situation fully as he should have done it would have all been avoided. Instead he didn’t want to miss out on troughing a corporate free lunch. Also, what is the delay between 21:48 and 22:52 where nothing happens. That’s key as that puts us to the last minutes.

Unless you’ve got a driver in your group then awkward to get to. It would be good if Rovers could subsidise coaches for this, similar to Sheff Weds away for the league cup semi in 02.

Waggot

https://www.saintsweb.co.uk/topic/59979-adam-armstrong/ Really going for Armstrong after last night.

I'm out at the moment so can't read this properly, but I see the is a timeline of events in the EFL statement. https://www.efl.com/contentassets/2360941774f04705bf2c384b511bca04/230228---blackburn-rovers-v-efl---decision.pdf

Sorry Dingle friends. We can’t make the 19th. We’ve got something on. Looks like you’ll be back in your bubble on a midweek.

1-2 Why did Brittain not go to Barnes there?

Yep. We need him back in time for the three trips to Wembley.

Sammmmyyyyyy

Oh FFS Hedges

We had it for the 3rd round tie against Newcastle a few years back. It was controversially used in the first game but not in the replay, when they went in front with an offside goal in extra time. Mowbray whinged about it here.

We’ve not actually sold out. Still on sale at Ewood until 11am tomorrow.

Not sure what you mean or how that is relevant (in the case of the away club paying for tickets in blocks).

Not sure if it applies in this game, but your allowed 15% of the allocation. However sometimes at some grounds (usually ones who can sell out the home ends) the allocation is offered in ‘blocks’. You can take as many blocks as you want up to 15%, but the away club pays for the tickets taken whether they sell them or not. It’s to stop an away club taking thousands of tickets they can’t sell which could be sold to the home fans. edit - Gav gives a perfect example above.

Bearing in mind we may have to pay for unsold seats, and the seats will be released in blocks, the fact we’ve sold out the taken allocation on the eve of the game means we’ve probably got this one just right. Anyone that wanted to go is surely going.

Also live on BBC red button and on Sky TV channel 981.

This is like those cup finals Newcastle were in with Shearer. They just haven’t turned up at all.

As several people have said recently, we’d be better playing that team / formation but with BBD in for Gallagher. For me that would keep the balance / fluidity, add more of a goal threat and lose nothing in ‘presence’.

There’s not many domestic cup finals I want Man United to win, but here’s one.

Of course, there is a very slight chance we play Burnley on the 19th, just not in the league.

There will be no announcement until they know whether the game takes place on the 19th March or not. the chances are it won't as I can't imagine they won't beat Fleetwood at home. I also believe the allocation will be affected depending on whether the game is on a Sunday lunchtime or a midweek evening.

To be fair, I myself said Brereton would not make it at Rovers so I’m having a pop at myself. I also argued like mad that Jason Lowe wasn’t even a league one player despite people saying he will end up in the premier league after he leaves Rovers, and also saying “surely all these managers who keep picking him know better”. They didn’t.

You can, and it will happen time and time again this weekend without punishment. And in most of those cases the player won’t have been hacked at 5 times. You would also get away with it without question in rugby, a far more physical sport than football.