1 minute ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Bradley is a big football manager fan going off his Instagram. I saw pics he posted of him managing Rovers. Awful loosing that save. I would love to see his formation and line up

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You would love to see it would you?!

Hmmmm. Seems we have our first suspect.

I shall update the plod immediately. 

Prepare for a visit my friend. ?

(Oh, and forget the 2 Mercedes that have disappeared, you concentrate on the important stuff like computer game progression!)

39 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Sh*t. Not good.

Doesn't he live in Manchester? 

Worsley I think it says.

With his girlfriend Olivia.

It's obviously easy for some to say well he's rich enough and it's all insured etc.

But there's nothing worse than having your home invaded and violated.

And all whilst your playing live on TV.

Was it pre-planned for that reason?

Happened to a few Liverpool players a few years back I think when they were on tv. 

News coming out Dack had his house robbed during the match last night.

Took a couple of cars and laptops etc.

Bad night all round. 

13 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Mm, that's a bit concerning.  2 Ipswich players in the team as opposed to our 1.  James Collins won't be making life easy for us on Saturday.

3 Ipswich, GK in there aswell. 

Great that we're getting them just as they go through a purple patch.  

31 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Let’s enjoy it and celebrate with booze or whatever your alternative is if you don’t drink....

Naughty, naughty.

This is a family friendly board remember. ?

4 minutes ago, broadsword said:

Who remembers that awful fa cup semi with kean in charge? We were so hopeless

Way to gee everyone up on match day BS! 

Perhaps you'd like to remind me of MGP's semi final header at Old Trafford, or a colonoscopy I once had! 

Well we're the only 2 teams in the Champ who's goal columns match exactly.

33 scored, 41 conceded.

Therefore,  it a nailed on score draw. 

In the coupon it goes. Great odds.

Fill your boots Mercer, that wine ain't gonna buy itself!

2 hours ago, CP Company Lad said:

Yes we arent a loved club but so be it. The Times ran a survey a couple of years back and Leeds United AFC came out on top of the most disliked/hated club/set of fans in the country. 

Congrats! You sound so proud too.

Well done you lot. ?

2 hours ago, CP Company Lad said:

We get more more because we are always on the box due to viewing figures and people tune in waiting for us to fall apart again. 

They won't be waiting long. We're in the 2nd half of season now, where your boys lose their bottle big-time. 

It's like groundhog day. Yet for some reason you're all thinking this time will be "different". 

Good luck with that! You're like a partner in an abusive relationship. Always hoping for the best, but ultimately ending up a bloody,  crumpled heap at the bottom of the stairs each time. Whilst meekly mumbling "I thought you'd changed!"

Let's see if u have the balls to come on here in a few months , once you've slid down to being your usual "also rans".

I highly doubt we'll  hear from u again then. 

2 hours ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Yes, but the club has also said we don't need to sell him this window. So unless it's an enormous bid, I can't see him leaving. 

What's enormous though?

It's all relative right.

People keep talking like we're in a position to turn down tens of millions. (Based on statements from the club admittedly)

But since Phil Jones we've sold one player over 10 million in Rhodes isn't it.

I just think buying a player for 750k and selling him a few years later for 15 million is Venkys wet dream.

8 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

We out Blackburned ourselves 

I have to laugh, otherwise I'll cry, and it's not a good look for the family at Xmas.

Was that goaline technology?

The ref looked at his watch, then gave the goal. 

35 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said:

EDIT: Clapping Rhodes when 1-0 down in added time was the most embarrassed i’ve been at a football match. What a weird thing to do.

Very proud of our fans for that. Touch of class.

Compare Newcastle who apparently incessantly booed Mitrovic today.

Wait, you froze him out, loaned him a league below, so he joined that club. Wtf are you booing him for?!

Cretins. 

On 13/12/2018 at 21:39, Blue n whites said:

First team we ever played after I was born. 6th December 1986. Bought the program as a keepsake. Finished 1 all. 

My daughter was born at about half time during the match in 2014. (1-0, Marshall).

Don't think the midwives were too impressed when they put the new born in one arm, while I had my phone in the other checking the score.

Have always been quite impressed that my only child came into this world during a Rovers win. Cos during that period the odds if that happening were slim.

For that nostalgic, emotional reasoning I'm going for another tight win today. 1-0 or 2-1. 

6 hours ago, JHRover said:

Do we? Surely if we were that desperate for cash we'd have snapped off WBA's hand when they came calling in the summer, yet all the reports suggest we rebuffed their approach. Since then we've spent millions on a bench player. Also since then Mowbray has gone on record at the Fans Meeting saying he won't be sold in January and that if/when he does go it will be for a hefty fee. Waggott was suggesting astronomical amounts in recent meetings in terms of what would be needed to sell.

Well I hope your right on all that, I really do.

I just have a feeling it's time. 

Thing is 20 mill is actually a bargain nowadays for a Prem club to gamble on a player that might be a gem. 

With all the hype he's generated I can't see how at least a couple of clubs won't give it a crack. 

And he seems to be still termed as young,  but he's 25 in a few weeks. The clock's ticking, he deserves a go at the top level.

And are any of us confident of Rovers getting there in next 18 months? 

38 minutes ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

Funnily enough a Hammers mate of mine with connections at the club got in touch before the rumours surfaced to say they were definitely scouting him with a view to a potential bid in January. I was hoping we'd have him for the season but I think the V's will be seriously tested come the New Year.

I'm already counting him as gone.

Surely anything 15 mill upwards and the owners/club would want to sell, and he'd couldn't turn down his first oppurtunity to play in the Prem.

And I wouldn't blame either of them. We need the money badly.

And without him I reckon we'd still be languishing in League 1.

So as gutted as I would be, and I do think it would de-rail our season, I've accepted it as an inevitability.

If we manage to keep him till end of season it would be a Brucie Bonus. 

2 hours ago, ben_the_beast said:

Dacky looks like he is back with his Essex bird 

That's bad news for us then.

When a West Ham bid comes in January, he'll be keen to move to the area.  

7 hours ago, bluebruce said:

We finished above you every Premier League season, often by quite a lot, until the 97/98 season when you pipped us by one place. We got relegated the next season, and subsequently missed the last season of the 90s. Since he said late 90's, yeh he probably lost the bet. 

I  remember it was fairly tight all season between us, so must have been that 97/98 year.

Figures really,  I'm a dab hand at losing close season long bets.

Last one was with a Toon mate that they wouldn't win the Championship. Was winning that up till the 89th min of the 46th game when Brighton let a 10 man Villa equalise. (Damn you Grealish!)

This season is us versus Wigan for highest position. Looking good so far, but I'm pretty worried about their new owners splashing some cash in January. 

2 hours ago, CP Company Lad said:

I have said it many many times that we are a big city club rather than a big club. Our attendances have always been average to ok on the whole. I started watching in the early 80s amoung crowds of 13/14,000 on occasion in 1983 but have also seen us in The Champions League Semi Final so it's all relevant really. Ups and downs much like life. Our away support sets us apart from most other clubs.

 

All sounds pretty fair to me.

Good luck for season anyway.

Actually don't mind u lot after living there for 5 years. My housemate at Uni was Leeds too. Back when we were battling each other late 90's for top 6 in Prem. We bet each other for highest position. Genuinely can't remember who won. 

And like us now you've done the drop to League 1, and I do love a comeback. 

Wouldn't mind seeing u back up the top league.

See, I'm one of the few that don't hate u. ?

You do realise you're viewing figures are so good on Sky cos everyone is tuning in to watch you lose right. ?

9 minutes ago, CP Company Lad said:

 I suppose we can't help being box office in this league. Only Villa pull similar figures. Another big club.

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You normally have to cast the net a bit wider to catch any whoppers on here. 

But sod it, I'm feeling obliging and don't want your efforts being in vain. 

So, in reply to you giving yourself a big pat on the back:

https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-championship-2016-2017/1/

2 seasons ago you were 5th in home league attendance. And of that list the most comparable to yourselves is Newcastle (a one team city of similarish size) , and they almost double your "box office" levels. 

So I'd maybe lay off labeling  yourself a big club some 18 months after Brighton, Derby, and Sheff Wed were all matching you. 

Good luck with it all though! Maybe some success on the pitch will help get you back to a decent level in English football for first time in decades. ?

41 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

 He’s retired already, can’t he just let it be?

Not to jump down your throat, but that sentence typifies the issue. 

Do you think he organised it?!

No, the FA did and invited him back. What's he gonna do? What, you want me to come back and honour me for my service to England football - piss off, I've got better things to do!

Everyone would have gone even more mental then. Oh look at Rooney,  thinks he's above England now. Can't even be bothered getting on a plane to come and be honoured. See, always said he was an ungrateful git. 

The boy literally can't win sometimes no matter what he does. 

I wouldn't want his life for anything, barring the bank balance obviously.  

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-sky-sports-earnings-14548856.amp

'Only 100k", or words to that effect, is a strange one, even in the crazy financial world of football. 

So, Leeds get 760k in a season from extra TV matches. Last time we were in Champ think we had a grand total of 2 matches on. If one was home, one away (guess,  can't be bothered looking), then that's £110k for us.

And we're supposed to agree paying one club in the same division 7 times more than another = financial fair play. 

The disparity might not seem like much to some people, but for many of the bottom half clubs that difference would be a new player. Hell, it's almost a Bradley Dack. 

2 hours ago, Gav said:

YES

Ok, you don't need to shout. 

It bemuses me I must say.

For years people have slagged friendlies,  said what a waste if time they are, and that they need scrapped.

Then, one unpopular ex player is earmarked for a send off, and everyone does a promt u-turn.

Now,  friendlies are some hallowed event, and it's sacrilege and an insult to the badge for our record outfield cap holder and goal scorer to don the shirt again.  

It doesn't add up, so there's definitely some hidden agendas amongst it all. 

Would everyone still be getting worked up about this if it was Beckham or Lampard having this done (when they were still playing in MLS)?

I do wonder how much of the adverse reaction is more to do with the charachter involved rather than the action itself.

51 minutes ago, RV Blue said:

Think Brereton is getting some undeserved stick, he’s obviously playing out of position and I thought he did one or two decent things (which is more than anyone else did whilst he was on the pitch).

Did you not get the memo. 

Jason Lowe left the club. 

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

 - front foot, lots of movement and some skilful attacking players. That probably see's the return of Smallwood and Evans and a gameplan to keep it tight and hit them on the break …

None of those words are filling me with confidence.