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9 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Is morashita injured? 
I may have missed it if so

He'll have to start on Saturday 

4 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

Never mind he was easy to replace for peanuts...

Aye, I'll drive him there myself 🙄

4 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

I would start with the same team.

I personally thought Ohashi and Gudjohnsson battled well yesterday, the latters time will come.

We need a win. 

Missed another really good chance did Gudjonson, which I'm actually seeing as a positive. 

As the forwards union always say, you're more worried if you're not getting the chance in the first place. His movement in the box has been good  enough, we need to persevere with him. 

3 hours ago, bluebruce said:

The fans who find the status quo acceptable absolutely do deserve this. It's the rest of us who don't.

That moral high ground must be full to bursting by now. 

1 hour ago, StHelensRover said:

Just heard his guff on radio lancs and I think I've heard enough from him now.

Banged on about how good we were in first half, said there was lots of positives to take from the game and a good mentality. No pushback against that really from BBC and then Kev Gallacher didn't really disagree too much either in his response to the interview. This fanbase is up against it this season. 

Don't know why anyone would argue that we played well first half to be honest. 

7 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Good signs. "Good signs" against Birmingham too, when we "deserved more."

Games tend to be decided on fine margins. With what we have, I suspect there will be lots more bemoaning of hard luck, claiming to have played well and constantly awaiting that "our luck turns."

I didn't mention luck, luck is the football fan's get out of jail free card when things don't go how they predicted. 

4 minutes ago, Bronzed A Donis said:

I'm worried we're playing "well" and hard done by in almost every game except Charlton. Yet we have 7 points. 

Losing becomes a habit when your 1-0 down in your head and the oppositions before kick off.

Some good signs today, bossed the form team on their own pitch, but it must be difficult when you've put so much effort in, then your keeper who's had virtually nowt to do lets one in like that.

Little point playing so well if your keeper can't make routine saves.

Outplayed them on their own turf, a good performance  wasted in one disastrous moment. 

6 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Our fans in general seem to grow unhealthy dislikes of departed managers here despite them all doing good jobs here before being undermined by Venkys.

There seems to be a lot taking great happiness in Tomasson's struggles. There was the embarassing snake stuff at Derby away which I suspect will be repeated next month. And even Mowbray, the level of over the top hatred rather than focusing on the real problem.

It tends to be extreme either way. There is either great joy at their struggles, or they're lauded for their time here for supposedly holding the club to account. 

20 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

6 is defensive midfielder not a centre back. 

Source: Coaches' Voice https://share.google/idnRsiFDoMUERo130

Not in old money Chaddy.

Got to admit I always consider 5 and 6 centre halves, as was always the case. 

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Not sure the point you're trying to make here, are you insinuating that we're playing better than our results would suggest?

In devil's advocate mode is it not a sign of good management that Derby are grinding out a few more points than maybe their overall play to date has deserved?

Similarly I note the xG table has Middlesbrough and Preston 21st and 23rd in the table when in reality they are 2nd and 4th respectively. Like bluebruce I regard xG as a completely useless stat which only provides a bit of comedy value when your team is playing particularly badly. Something your eyes can tell you anyway.

The only ones that matter are ACTUAL goals scored. (And conceded).

He posted that in reply to me, I said it would be interesting to see how many chances we'd created. 

Certainly against Stoke, we created loads of chances, it was the finishing which let us down. 

50 minutes ago, ElTwis said:

I've emailed the club knowing full well it will do no good. They haven't agreed anything with Ipswich, they've done the absolute bare minimum they have to do with ticket prices in line with the EFL guidelines. I never expected anything else from the hollowed out shell that is Blackburn Rovers but I have asked if they intend on keeping the children's tickets money given this is now mid week on a schoolnight

They've agreed with Ipswich to make it half price for those who bought match tickets , according to the Telegraph 

5 hours ago, JHRover said:

So as predicted the rearranged fixture will be taking place midweek on 2nd December 2025. Why on earth a game cancelled in September needs to wait the best part of 3 months to be replayed I am not so sure but hey, a few weeks before Xmas, dismal weather, should ensure a low turnout. Could have been played in October.

Rovers also saying that ticket holders will pay 'half price' for the rearranged fixture which I find odd. In most previous examples surely it would be free entry to those who bought for the first game? Can't imagine the Ipswich lot will be too happy about paying twice but welcome to Venky Rovers. Maybe they'll bring their usual 1000 rather than the tourists who turned up for the cancelled game. 

 

The half price ticket was agreed between the two clubs, let Ipswich worry about their own end . 

13 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

good news,they`ve only given him a new deal so they can cash in on him in january

Every silver lining..... 

On 03/10/2025 at 19:02, davulsukur said:

Finally got a first team player on a new contract 

Good news 

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Thats a bit of an exaggeration. I suppose we could literally in that we had more than 5 or 6 chances. But how many were what you would consider to be big chances? Gudjohnsen and Kargbo aside, mainly half chances.

I said could/should

First half Hedges and Cantwell both had good chances from the left side of the area, and Gudjonson cocked up.

Second half Kargbo could have had 3,Cantwell again shot weakly from a good position, and Ohashi had a great chance through the middle but didn't shoot and got tackled.

That's just the good chances from memory, there could be more. 

1 minute ago, 47er said:

We create chances but we don't take them. Haven't got a Sammi to save us have we?

Aye, not difficult to see where the problem was against Stoke,thought some of the build up play was really encouraging. 

On 05/10/2025 at 12:11, Dreams of 1995 said:

Feeling the same.

His football is so negative. I have a few friends who are Baggies and all of them say the same thing - negative and gets found out. I have found it hard viewing this season. He has the potential to take us down 

We could/should have had 5 or 6 on Saturday, hope we're that negative every game. 

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Be interesting to see the number of chances created

Thought there were some good signs going forward yesterday, we got in numerous good positions in both halves. 

Szmodics would have filled his boots yesterday, we could/should have had 5 or 6, some of the attacking play was really good ,it's the finishing that let us down. 

1 minute ago, Ghost7 said:

Personally think the club (and fans) need to stick with Gudjohnsen, you have to back your own transfer business, if you did your job right. Let's hope someone did.

Strikers feed off regular game time and confidence.... I'm glad he wasn't dropped for today.

Despite not scoring he's already looked handier than George Hirst ever did for us and he played in the prem. Way too early to judge... or get on his back.

Give it a rest and get behind him! If you can judge a player in 2 matches then go get a job in professional football, you'd be invaluable to any club 😄

As they always say, it's better to be missing chances than not be getting them in the first place.

His movement's been good enough for him to miss two real chances in two games. 

31 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Alebiosu and Kargbo are quick, not seeing much pace elsewhere.

I think De Neve beats both

5 minutes ago, Andy said:

At the risk of repeating what's already been said, Cantwell was fantastic and we'd be in a real mess without him this season.

De Neve was very good when he came on, hopefully plays himself into the team on that performance.

Toth and the CBs kept us in it when Stoke had their spell on top - Ryan A also doing his bit.
But once the momentum changed and certainly towards the end of the game, Rovers were the only team winning today.

However, a poor quality game with 2 poor sides; we need a different approach - whether tactics, manager or whatever else.
If we're not beating teams like Stoke at home, it's going to be a long old season.

The tactics have had us in fantastic scoring positions to win both of the last 2 games, it's the finishing, or rather lack of , which has cost us. 

2 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

I thought watching live that the Gudjohnson chance was slightly behind him and skipped up off the surface, making it a tricky chance.

I said the same, looked a strange one but haven't seen it back.

10 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Probably not going to bother with this one - the pitch can't handle any amount of rain and it's rained for days with a yellow rain warning on the way. 

Could actually do with it being postponed.