Rovers have 46 pts; Todays games:

Millwall, 44 pts/Leicester;

Plymouth, 44/QPR, 46;

PNE/Hud, 43;

ShefWed, 42 pts/Norwich. 
 

I would breathe a lot easier, if Hud & SW both lose. Millwall & Plymouth both losing at home appears unlikely; draws would be preferable. 
 

One thing I’ve learned in my relatively short time as Rovers fan, don’t count on Preston to do anything that would benefit us. 

We have reasons to be optimistic. Our defending has been solid since Eustace’s arrival; the bench has got stronger, with more players coming back; & Rovers seem to have responded better to Eustace’s optimism. 

I appreciated Tomasson, but at the end, he was becoming negative, and sounded bitter. Nobody wants to play like that. Footie needs to be fun, enjoyable. winning- and sometimes scoring a draw (for example, @Preston & Cardiff, & vs Norwich & So’ton) is much more enjoyable than what we were going through. 

COYB! 

Glad to hear positive comments, re: Brittain, Markanday, Wharton 

Yes!!!!
Good result, imo 

Adams & Smallbone, imo better than who they replace

I’d say a good result- so far.
Lots of work left to do, but keeping the saints scoreless at HT is impressive. 

12 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

Wasn’t that Edwin Collin? He was from the band Orange Juice.🙄

You have the advantage of me; never heard of either one. 

1 minute ago, davulsukur said:

What do you mean?

All I’ve got today is bbc… comment was game delay, Szmodics injury 

it appears he stayed in the game 

No chance without Sammie 

12 minutes ago, jny said:

Anyone know what that 90s rave sounding tune they play before the game is? As I can't be there in person, I only hear it from afar on iFollow...

“A girl like you”? 
that’s  the extent of my Smith’s knowledge, I’m 62, therefore, more a 80’s guy, m’self (ha, Smithereen’s) 

Well, Rotherham didn’t help themselves, or us, today. Plymouth, gains within a point of us, ugh.

We gotta keep that gap with the other catfish clubs. 

7 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

You mean a draw. In the UK ties are what you used to wear around your neck. Occasionally you get them in cricket.
Incidentally Mrs Shoelaces went to her first baseball match in Cincinnati this week. Her verdict - “ rounders on steroids “.

Y’all talk about Cup ties…I never heard the phrase, Cup draws.
 just saying.

USED to wear a tie? I wore a tie to my job for 31 years. It was required Court attire.
And, I still wear a tie occasionally.
I cannot quit after so many years. Besides, I have about 30 of ‘em 😅

Predicting these games is an impossible task, but here’s the matchups:

Rovers (45 pts) vs Saints;

Stoke (45) vs WBA;

Hud (40) vs Millwall (44);

Leicester vs Brum (42);

Roth (23) vs pilgrims (41).

If Rovers get even a point, it’s a boost. Obviously we need baggies, foxes, & Rotherham to win. Don’t count on Rotherham.  I don’t want to see Hud get any closer, but we don’t need Millwall to get ahead of us. A tie might be best there. 

12 hours ago, Old Codger said:

I've long said that football is a game of confidence, made interesting by the influence of lady luck. Both Rovers and Southampton have had their fair share of games where both those factors have deserted them, leading to unpalatable reverses. Both have players capable of stinging the opposition - imagine Rovers this season if we'd had an out and out striker like AA in the side together with Super Sammie!?! - but both are prone to giving away very silly goals.

This has score draw written all over it, so of course that means one side will probably nick it. Hopefully it will be Rovers with home advantage (really??) and their dander up after Monday who grab the still vital points towards survival.

Head 1-1 (Szmodics and Armstrong)

Heart 3-1 (JRC, Szmodics, Telalovic - Armstrong)

Hit and Hope 5-4 (an exciting late season goal fest with Rovers coming out on top for keeping going till the 97th minute)

COYB!

Oh, and please bugger off some time soon ye loons of Venkster Land, ye scunners of backroom scullduggery, and all who care not for the legend of East Lancashire Blue and Whitery. 

Why do we yanks & rebs here in the good ol’ U.S.A. not say, “bugger off”?! 😂

I’m going to make a point to start saying it more often, lol

1 minute ago, had.e.nuff said:

never saw that result coming i had forgotten what a win felt like, is that are biggest win away at Sunderland ,we would have been down already without  Sammy.

 

Agreed, we will have to find our way without him next year, but I am elated right now. 

I am elated. 
I want the old club to win 'em all, but to win, 5-1- a blessing!

Andy, good ‘un

Bah, no cleansheet 

My mind cannot comprehend 4 goals 
Does not compute. Maybe in one month it makes sense for our side 

Sammie, good lad

We’re already having trouble staying up with them. Conceding a mere matter of time…

9 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Quite a few players have been criticised roundly at Rovers and gone on to have decent careers after rovers beyond expectations - Bell, Josh King, Jason Steele, Duffy etc.

Just a reminder that we don't always get it right 

David Raya… I never understood the criticisms of Raya. Regular ‘keeper at Arsenal now, livin the dream…

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

About as good an 11 as we could hope for. 
COYB! 

15 hours ago, roverblue said:

I think we draw and lose our way to the end of the season and ultimately go down. Going for a 0-0 here. 

Yes, I can see an improvement in our defending, which has been absolutely wonderful, compared to our attacking. 

I see no win on the horizon, until Shef Wed. Maybe. 
1-1. 

We’re not the better team; but, the score sheet shows we are just one botched goal-keeping job away from a tie today.