I find myself cheering on shite clubs like Luton and Bournemouth.. Such is life, lets widen that gap!!

16 minutes ago, Gav said:

Go and sleep it off would be my advice 👍
 

Kicks are winning the game right now from St Helens born ‘Toff’ Owen Farrell and I bet the manager is well chuffed, ‘Cumbrian born and bred Toff’ Steve Borthwick.

I've no idea what you're on about, it's 9.30am where I am. 

Anyways, this is a thread about England football not royalist egg chasing slathering soo..

1 hour ago, Gav said:

England in Rugby World Cup semi final and not a mention.

If the singing of the national anthem is anything to go by we’ve won hands down.

Cant see us beating SA tonight, but:

COME ON ENGLAND 

You mean that embarrassing royalist GB dirge. You can keep it. 'Pathetic anthem' goes well with a boring, passion less toff sport.

Well I suppose it is a Nice coach isn't it...?

6 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

A steal.

That's interesting as I thought he'd been at fault for a couple of goals already this year..

Fantastic win, let's go on a run now!

Does anybody know if Markanday coming off was tactical or injury? Appeared heavily involved in the first 2 goals down his side.

It might sound mad after Ipswich but remove Pears from goal, everything clicks and I think we're away. Imperative jrc plays rb with freedom to move into midfield to make up the numbers.

Siggy is class and has the potential to do a Tella or Benson. Telavoic will start scoring and we are going up!

Sorry I'm not taking any advice from Wayne Kerrs who flog working class football fans as much as they are able to. £32 is disgraceful and more expensive than any prem away day.

I'd far rather that DM got game time at the moment than Dolan. 

Very unlucky hitting the post tonight, should get more game time imo.

Not sure where else to put this, but any news on the Sunday game where a few were supposed to get a run out (ie Siggy)?

I started the thread about this time last season. He has developed into a fantastic player, scoring goals, creating, just generally being an annoying pr!ck for the opposition. I take back everything I said-clearly I know nothing.

What is even more positive was that he seemed to have developed a habit of starting seasons slowly before finishing strongly. He's started off this year terrifically! 

On 12/09/2023 at 09:29, bazza said:

I have a concern about the title of this topic. If you call yourselves Argyle, at least have the courtesy to call us Rovers.

It's either Plymouth v Blackburn or Plymouth Argyle v Blackburn Rovers or Argyle v Rovers.

Gosh we're a touchy bunch. Who cares what opposition fans call us! Besides, with their geographic location and history in the lower leagues they'd probs be far more familiar with Bristol Rovers and their first natural thought when hearing 'Rovers' is towards them..

GA75, I live in Nz now and I'm a big adoptive Welly Phoenix fan (as well as the Rovers of course) Ben Waine was a terrific performer for us, how is he doing for you. It's a big step up..

On 10/09/2023 at 00:26, dallydally said:

He had one good half season. Very overrated and will struggle for game time in Spain.

Should have sold him in Jan 22 when he had scored 20 goals by Christmas and 18th months left on contract. Would have been peak value and we could have signed 4 or 5 to help with promotion. Costly error

Something else I obviously missed over the summer was that con merchant Russell Martin getting the Saints job. After 2 years of midtable mediocrity with Swansea, conceding groundhog day over playing it goals every week, with their fans constantly asking for his head, he's somehow been rewarded?! I assume cos he 'tries to play the right way'. 

Certainly makes Southampton a lot less likely to go up imo-bear in mind they've already scabbed a couple of late goals.

I know it was only Harrogate, but for the love of God just back the man you utter w**kers!!

1 hour ago, Gav said:

So thats racist abuse, pitch invasion, throwing bricks at the Villa team coach and zero points.

Welcome to the Premiership you backward w*****s.

 

I was going to say exactly the same myself. We're not even out of August yet! 

I've absolutely no idea why he is still here 2bh.

How do Rovers continously get such simple things wrong? Aside from the 1875 debate, as there has only been 1 away game this season, it should be allocated first to those who have 10 away games from last season, then 8 etc. 

Otherwise some poor sod might have gone to every away game last season, was on holiday for Rotherham and misses out.

On 12/08/2023 at 23:26, Gordon Ottershaw said:

Adelaide based here. I'm trying to wean myself of Rovers though as as following the club makes me sad and angry. Life is too short.

Hahaha. Classic football fan comment. I like to think of myself as the same, but if anything I follow it more obsessively now I'm not in England.

I'm in Christchurch, Aotearoa/Nz.

I know it's not strictly championship (although both clubs are), but if anyone wants an excellent example of fannying around with it at the back, check out huddersfield's first goal vs boro in the cup. A good 9/10 on the pissing about with it meter..

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2 hours ago, bluebruce said:

It has terracing? Thought that wasn't allowed in the pro leagues.

If we were at home I'd agree it's a terrific draw. But away, with the young team we will likely put out...I can see us coming unstuck here, which would also of course be a bit embarrassing. I think psychologically it's very different for the youngsters to turn out in front of a hostile crowd at a cruddy little ground, probably a bog of a pitch, than playing in front of a supportive crowd at a proper stadium on a newly stitched pitch. Harrogate have started the season well too.

At the very least I expect it'll be a test for them. Could be character building. And I get that people want to go to a new ground. But personally, my consideration of whether it's a good draw is always down to if I think we'll progress, and I have a bit of a bad feeling about this one. Hopefully it'll turn out to be nothing to worry about, but I don't think we'll thump them.

Terracing (old style that is, as safe standing is now allowed) is only banned in the top 2 divisions, so Epl and championship. League 1 and 2 is fine. From my understanding most of the ground is terracing at Harrogate.

I agree in part, but football is also about supporters. We've never played them before, it's close by, new ground, so it'll be a fun away day for our fans. Far better then some dreary tie like stoke at home or the like.

New ground for many. Relatively local. Opportunity to stand on a terrace. League 2 opposition so young players will get another chance. 

Top draw, no complaints.

That's a fantastic draw!

6 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

All ready for the draw 😁

Hoping for Sutton, Stevenage or Exeter away

We can't get any of them as wrong half the draw 🤣

As I've said many times one of most important parts about winning these games (outside of the obvious - progression, prize money etc) is that it gives the likes of Barnes, Batty, Gilesenan, Garrett etc games against strong league 1 and league 2 opposition. Games like this are worth 10x those u21 games for their development.