The 3rd round is strangely not until the week commencing 8th November…hopefully we’ll have a decent back 4 by then!

Excellent win tonight for the boys in blue. We played at a good tempo throughout and looked a level above Bradford. Some tasty challenges flying about in the first half but we stood up to them well. Ratings as follows: Pears 6/10 Not a lot to do. JRC 6/10 Solid enough performance but nothing special Morton 7/10 Great performance filling in at CB, looks like a real leader, excellent passing ability. Annesley 6/10 a little shaky but did a good job overall and a fantastic goal saving challenge at the end Edun 4/10 Poor. Gave the ball away a lot and seemed to have a poor attitude overall. Left back is clearly not his position but he really should be doing a lot better against a side of this quality if he wants to have any chance of getting into the first team Adam Wharton 7/10 This kid has real potential, plays with a casual Grealish-esque style but has a real turn of pace & great skill when required. Garrett 6/10 nothing remarkable but did a good job in midfield, again a lot of potential Markanday 8/10 and my MOM, tricky, direct and good finish for his goal. Superb turn to beat 2 defenders in 2nd half & a run that almost resulted in a penalty when about to pull the trigger, was just outside the box though. Dack 7/10 some decent touches and an excellent finish after a typical run into the box. Getting better but not the player he was pre-injury. Dolan 6/10 tried hard and a good assist but for me his end product is poor Vale 7/10 tireless running and pressing all night and a great run and assist for Markandays goal. Subs: No standouts but as always Diaz looked a cut above the rest

No need to panic, Reading played very well tonight and we weren’t at it at all following Sunday’s game which obviously took a lot out of them. We are still top of the Championship with the most wins and most points and we’d have all taken that before the season started. Hopefully reinforcements to the squad will come in soon as tonight highlights how we cannot expect to be at the top of our game at every match playing 3 times in 6 days. Until then, time to regroup and go again Saturday. COYB 🌹

So am I after that result 😆

Great video behind the scenes…if 2 or 3 of the Academy lads can make the step up and compete for a first team place & we make some decent signings we’ll be laughing 😆 It’s a big IF but we’ll get there! Really excited about this group of young players & our manager #COYB 🌹

So all these fans can’t afford £400 for a ST but have seemingly deep pockets to buy substandard food & overpriced beer? What a load of rubbish. I stand by my original comments. It’s a fair price and the club have seen sense by extending the early bird offer. Slightly biased but the product on offer at Ewood is significantly better than Bolton or Preston. No guarantees their early birders will go on every week anyway if they’re not doing well! We the Rovers, Pride of Lancashire and Come On You Blues! 🌹

Renewed yesterday. A lot of moaning and misery on here about pricing but I’m excited for the season ahead now a great management structure is in place at the club. If you want to go and watch Preston, Wigan or Bolton instead of Rovers my advice would be crack on!

Absolute rubbish he was excellent last season and one of the best defenders in the Championship; making it into the Team of the Season. He’s replaceable but we will miss his leadership and Championship experience. One of the reasons Van Hecke & Wharton were so good last season is due to the influence of Lenihan alongside them, often doing the dirty work of winning headers and ugly defending, as well as being good on the ball in more advanced positions.

No chance but he won’t be moved on. He’s got 9 goals this season despite spending most of it on the wing or the bench.

Rubbish, he’s only just signed a new contract and given his recent step up in form i’m convinced Gallagher is a half decent footballer when played consistently as a centre forward. He’s been badly mis managed under Mowbray.

Baffling ref even more baffling manager! Can we sack Mowbray at Half Time?

Return of the Dack…to join the attack…he loves Blackburn Rovers and on his way back! 💙🌹🎶

Mowbray Out 😮

I agree. It started on 2nd January when Khadra missed an easy 1 on 1 chance against Huddersfield that would have won us the game . We’ve struggled for goals since but luckily the defence held strong against Cardiff and Boro. Fingers crossed the new signings, Rothwell stability, Diaz back from Chile and games coming thick and fast can help us get over a rough patch quickly. We were bound to have one at some point!

Solid team…keep it tight until 60 mins and then we’ve got 2 great options off the bench if we need a goal. COYB!

Be quiet 🤫

Yeah it’s not looking good ☔️ 🤔

As above - meet at corner of Jack Walker Stand & Darwen End at 10AM if you would like to join a protest against Mowbray, the Coventrio and the clear mis-management at our club this season 👍🏼

Why are we putting up with this drivel...can someone organise a protest please? Chelsea fans protesting at the ground when they’re about to be given £300m for the Super League! Absolutely disgraceful TM is still in a job and the level of apathy this man and the owners have caused with this club is so sad, the worst thing is there doesn’t seem to be anything we can do about it