58 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

 

ONE NIL WREXHAM

1 hour ago, DackDackGoose said:

Is this game on tv / going to be on in pubs anyone know?

It's on the BBC iPlayer and on mainstream Welsh telly (BBC) I believe.

Well, after Maidstone's heroics at Ipswich yesterday, the pressure certainly ramps up a fair bit on little old Rovers to perform against the mighty erm... Wrexham of League Two, who are only 31 places below us in the football pyramid. They are scoring well and not conceding (54 for, 37 against) in the league at least and only the most insular and blinkered footie fan would discount the momentum and positive feeling they've built from being picked up by Hollywood. With a (relatively) large and likely vocal support at Ewood, all concentrated behind the goals they are likely to sound more like the home club than Rovers are, so there is potentially a psychological advantage to them from the start.

What Rovers need is a steady hand, the confidence to weather any early nerves and to focus on doing the things we know how to do well. Then of course a big slice of the rub of the green, and someone (anyone!) to step up and deliver the goods in front of goal (theirs and ours!). I don't rule out the possibility of a reverse, a cup shock, a shameful defeat - it's football and on the day anything can happen. But it is just one game and we will move on whatever the result.

Fair play to the more sensible / level headed Wrexham fans who have posted on here in the last couple of weeks - remember how it felt when we had Uncle Jack at our backs? That feeling of magic happening, and an almost invincible air? Being a supporter of a club that is on the ascendancy after years of being in the doldrums is a bit like being in love for the first time - you can't quite believe your luck, and it makes you forget that life might still be a bit shitty for everyone else 😉 

So, it is going to be a challenge - their set piece plays and battering ram forwards might well hole us below the waterline. But we are Blackburn Rovers and we too can deliver a smile to our supporters' careworn faces - especially in Cup competitions like this.

I can't imagine it will be a walk in the (Ewood) park, but at least it won't be boring to watch (like Fulham v Newcastle last evening, which was as turgid an affair as has been on the telly for many a year).

C'mon you Blues! Into Round 5 let's cruise!

1 hour ago, tomphil said:

Of course that is the reality of it there can't be any denying actual facts.

However you have to consider those in the middle of the void who run the club for Vs and those (agents) advising them. They are were i think a lot of the problems lie as not only are they not fit for purpose but they are on a very cushy financial number and they know it.

Their number one priority is don't bankrupt the club and they are managing to do that so in the owners eyes they'll be doing a good job. So beyond that they have nothing to gain whatsoever by making things more complicated for themselves they stay in good wages by hitting bare minimum aspirations and targets.

And that is what they'll pitch to the ownership, a low grade model that's easier to finance -under normal circumstances- and easy for them to run and earn hundreds of thousands in wages. This is also the reality of our situation because if we are to be ambitious and aim to punch above our weight it needs to start with them.

The one thing were your description of the situation falls down is there has never been any real ambition or attempt at promotion nor any real desire shown. Money albeit limited could have been spent to help TM or JDT when they had the club so close but it wasn't, then the budget is cut despite them knowing in advance of the pending issues and not sorting alternative arrangements for funding in advance.

They just leave everything to chance, a lax attitude ALL the time never any proactive approach only reactive and often when it's too late.

If you really want or need something -i.e promotion and the money - as desperate as this club needs it them you have to at least go after it and seek it it won't just come.  Nothing here has ever suggested that the only intention is to as you say keep the lights on.

So sorry i don't agree that promotion is ever really the aim over low budget water treading because it's the easiest option to them all.

 

But I don't get how appointing a quality 'Head Coach' of the calibre of JDT fits this model. It isn't just short term window dressing, surely? There are too many unanswered questions around this stinking mess of a club, and it is about time we got some answers 🙃

19 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

Has anyone else heard the ticket office closes at 5pm Monday on police advice? Not seen it mentioned.....

It was covered earlier in the thread. The club couldn't care less who is able to attend the game, probably because they will get a few extra quid from TV money and they can save tuppence ha'penny on staff overtime by letting them knock off at normal time for a monday. The police advice thing is a complete red herring and more than likely a lie. Unbelievable incompetence. Or, on reflection, cynical undrmining of our fan base.

4 hours ago, J*B said:

Pending message from the owners…

How pending is pending. Does it depend on any dependencies. If so, can you defend the dependencies? Tum te tum... pending further consideration, I've decided it was a typo, and should have read, "impending indecision from the owners.."

Come on Rovers (i.e. FWaggot and Baldy enthusiastic guy) get a wiggle on and do some sodding deals. How hard can it be to pick up the phone, tell them what you want (for outgoings) what you'll pay (for incomings) and let them speak?

Get a move on. It is the end of January next week.

If someone (Ipswich for example) wants one of our players, write the number on a piece of paper, then read out what it says - whilst speaking to your counterpart at the Ipswich / Palace end upon the tellingtonphone. Then send them a WhatsApp pic of your genitals, followed by a dark message that there will be more of that sort of thing if they don't get their fingers out. Should move things on nicely.

For incoming players, it works like this. You ask your well connected scouting network to identify some options. You pick up the phone to their current club and tell them that if they don't sell said option(s) to us for a knock-down-knacker price in the next nano-second, their WhatsApp accounts will be receiving unphotoshopped and very graphic anatomical offerings in large volume and high digital fidelity, until they see sense and let us have their player for thruppence ha'penny.

Sorted.

Sorry for the lesson in how to do business like a football god. I'm just a bit bored with all this waiting around for something to happen 😞

22 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i think you could be correct😥there will be more outgoings than incomings by 1st feb and there will be an undoubted firesale for the remaining players of value in the summer

25 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

Some clubs doing some really good business this window, most notably Hull and Millwall. Meanwhile, we have signed two teenagers on loan and are looking in the bargain basement of the lower leagues of Europe.

We are on a very fast trajectory towards league one at the moment. Downgrading the squad every window now and the budget being cut at every turn. Sad times for this great club.

Personally I'm loving it. It is clear that the only way to dislodge the rats that infest this club below decks is to sink the flaming thing and watch them scuttle off with their sorry wet arses handed to them.

Venkys - £200 plus million down the drain. Hooray!

Steve Waggott - £300k salary gone in a flash. Hooray!

Baldy bright eyed bloke - back to a day job washing spuds and scouting for planters. Hooray!

Crap marketing man - back to school you bereft of business brains buffoon. Hooray!!

JDT - off to rebuild his reputation after suffering a rude awakening having dared to dream for this club but being treated as collateral damage for the whims and egos of the hidden ones.  Boooo! 

Fans of BRFC - once again able to make eye contact with counterparts of other footballing persuasions after years of embarrassed foot shuffling and hiding in the shadows. HOO-FOOKING RAY!!!

I don't care if we are playing in the West Lancaster League - I will still get all misty eyed about the blue & white, cos I'm Rovers till I die.

Now, where's that hole punch and lump hammer??.....

Someone should call the club out on this - the plod would have a) no interest and b) no actual power to enforce such a closure unless there was clear and verifiable evidence that there was a significant threat of serious disorder or harm. If they have indeed got such intelligence to hand, why isn't it being used to ensure the likely perpetrators are held to account and prevented from causing a problem, rather than some boneheaded blanket ban on ticket sales that is likely to damage the club?

It is the first I've ever heard of a club being told to shut up shop for a low-volume fixture like this one. FFS, there will be fewer folks at the game than there were for the last match against Huddersfield, and I don't think the police kicked off about that...?

I smell the foul hand of Waggott around this. Police advice, MY ARSE.

VENIAL VENKYS VAMOOSE

WITHERING WAGGOT aWAY

Fixed that for you...

War chest. The Rovers version.

18 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Another pathetic attempt by Rovers to put obstacles in the way of anyone thinking of going in the last minute. I can't help but wonder if this is in retaliation for their embarrassing climb-down as they had to concede they were wrong with the Digital Day fiasco. When we currently need every penny we can get you would think the club would be as flexible as they could be to sell tickets.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/january/23/ticket-news--rovers-v-wrexham/

 

It looks like it is even worse than the (physical) ticket office being closed - the link clearly states that the ticket office will be closed on matchday (Monday 29th) and tickets are available only on sale till 5pm.

GOONS! The lot of them. I was going to go, depending on what kind of a day I've had next Monday, but feck it, why should anyone bother with these morons trolling the fanbase at every possible opportunity. MORONS!

CLUELESS VENKYS OUT!

CYNICAL WAGGOTT OUT!

6 minutes ago, rob_of_the_rovers said:

Apologies if this has already been answered. What is currently stopping us from spending money?

Is it the EFL rules on profitability? Or is it that Venkys can't/won't put any money in? Or something else?

No, it is because there aren't even any 50p pieces left that we can rob from the leccy meter. We have no money to spend. We are brassic. Next stop its White Lightning and jellies as we roll around in our own piss in the gutter outside what used to be the Home of Blackburn Rovers. Cheers Venkys. And get stuffed Waggott, you useless arsewipe of a leach.

7 hours ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

That is inspired work sir! Not sure the chicken should be looking quite so pleased with itself though 😉

57 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Keep JDT and get rid of every fucking one of them above him.

Venkys and Waggott out!

Ps what's happened to Shirley Crabtree? 😁

Rumours of his demise are greatly exaggerated 😉

I understand that poster took a well needed break from BRFCS for 'mental health' reasons.

Expect fire and brimstone any time soon 🙂

3 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Obafemi to Millwall on loan , when he gets a run in a side proven he can score goals at this level.

Himself and Tangana are 2 solid loan signings whilst we are scouring the Belgium 3rd division.Ffs

Aye, but you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. It does make you wonder what on earth we ask these people to do, and whether they actually understand we are a professional football club and that perhaps it might be good to employ some players in the areas where the head coach acknowledges we have gaps...

Just now, wilsdenrover said:

 

‘Since the beginning of this new season, Kiankaulua has been moving mainly right aisle in a 4-1-4-1. He can also play on the left when a pure left-handed like Najib Bennour evolves to the right’

‘Vicky Kiankaulua has a good quality of passes, but he is also very interesting in the tactical approach. It creates a lot of differences which allows it to quickly bring the danger and to have time to make the right pass.’

Vicky Kiankaulua might as well be a gerbil, for all the impact he is likely to make on our present predicament AT THE BACK.

3 hours ago, bigbrandjohn said:

So i guess we have three scenarios

1 Holy Crap scenario. Sell Wharton to Spurs or Palace for 15 million and actually get the money in time and get a decent amount to spend. Likelihood 10%
2 Now what do we do scenario.  sell our experienced striker to Birmingham for 2 million and dither about which donkey we can persuade to join us Likelihood 30%

3 Oh Well part 3 scenario. Nobody gets sold and we wait in hope until transfer forum page 666 on deadline minute plus five to pray the fax works to sign a rookie striker with plenty of promise from a Division 2 side. Likelihood 60%

None of the above. It's more likely to be scenario 4: Don't bang yer arse with the door on the way out. GB is 'ahem' 'forced' to capitulate to the dark lairds' wishes to cut costs to the bone, and anyone with a pulse and drawing more than minimum wage is allowed to leave the club for whatever a willing bidder will offer. We wake on Feb 1st with a playing staff consisting of five thirteen year old wonderkids from Accy Stanley, the club cat and a picture of Noel Brotherstone. Waggott, conspicuous in his continued presence, appears before the local press bleating on about how the modern game is misunderstood by those on the Blackburn Omnibus, who would be well advised to read the same trade journal from which he has constructed his rise to riches (tea-cup rinsers weekly).

Selling players at this stage of the season would be tantamount to throwing the towel in and opening the seacocks to scuttle the ship by design. Hands off cocks, on socks, I say.

A friend of mine darn sarf, who follows both Chelsea and Brentford, sent me this earlier on:

It looks like the kind of blood and guts, committed and energetic, crowd-pleasing and entertaining spectacle that is only a distant memory for those, like me, who used to enjoy the same at the likes of Ewood Park and grounds around the country. Fair play to Brentford for actually building something worth supporting, and adopting a model that doesn't actively disenfranchise the supporters at the base of the stakeholder pyramid. Football at the lower levels is dying on it's arse, partly due to the cavalier attitude of those at the top, and partly due to the unbelievably cretinous approach of owners in the lower levels (witness Blackburn Rovers' steady decline to become a club known to be 'troubled' since the arrival of the Venkys chicken robber barons in 2011). I'm chuffed for you that you have the choice of clubs to follow in your neck of the woods - we aren't lacking in choices here in the North West, but as you know, the club you claim as your own is not a rational choice!

I fear for the future of Blackburn Rovers, whose despicable pseudo owner's visible henchmen have previously claimed is being modelled on the Brentford / Brighton approach - my arse it is! I am coming to the view that the only way forward is to allow the club to decline into the third or fourth tier (or worse) so that the privileged and entitled brats who are nominally owners of the brand take a dislike to the medicine and bugger off. Perhaps then we will see a return to Arte et Labore (club motto) and the rebirth of the Rovers as a proper football club. Bring it on!

2 minutes ago, Nipper1875 said:

😆 Iv been hiding away reading away now sick to back teeth of it all to be fair pal.

Ben benson is robbing the club of a living and cant understand what is scene in this lad, i watch him coach and warm players up and question some things he does its all very very strange, - Why is a goalkeeping coach doing set piece drills ??? 

 

Erm, it's probably something to do with having no money in the budget to employ someone else. It isn't just transfers where the taps are off. The whole set up at the club stinks of rank amateurism, neglect and a pure hit and hope attitude. Chancers. The lot of them, and what's worse, not even very plausible chancers.

Gallagher needs to go to another club whilst he still has a chance, because he doesn't stand a chance at Rovers.

What marks this game out for me is the way that the media now refers to us as 'Struggling Blackburn'. The writing is now not only on the wall, its wrapped around your flaming fish and chips too.

What has happened to the crisp passing, penetrating runs and ability to hold onto the ball? We look miles off the mark these past 8 games, and there is no cutting edge to our forward play, just endless tippy tappy short pass/ shoulder shrugging lack of taking responsibility.

Somethings gotta change.

Not impressed with Chrisene. Slow and ponderous. No vision, and not able to cross.

Yet more set piece woes. Poor defending and an easy finish for the Huddersfield man. 😞

At last, a bit of luck goes our way. Well finished young Mr Wharton.

14 minutes ago, Silas said:

What the hell is wrong with modern society that people have zero self awareness? 

They're getting all frothy mouthed about the JW era, seemingly completely unaware of the similarities (barring the local owner vs miles away owners).

Good, honest, historic working class town riding the crest of wave after having substantial financial backing pumped in.

Clubs with a decent background that had languished somewhat in the decade or so before the new journey began. 

An amazing feel good factor that unites the local fan base (and draws in new fans from outside) as the club not only becomes successful on the pitch, but does wonders for the geographical area itself.

But they're calling us a bunch of w****rs for enjoying and celebrating that period, whilst they are currently neck deep in it. 🤔

Siri, give me a real life example of a famous meme:

 

Except for the Siri bit, which is techno bollux