10 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

What you mean is “ I think you’re wrong about Pickering “.

No I don’t Tyrone.

I said he can state his opinion and so can I. And you and everyone else can too.

53 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Why are people jibing at people who rate some players and not others? Highlighting Pickering and A.Wharton, I rate Wharton massively and don't rate Pickering at all, is that allowed? Strange stuff after an enjoyable game and result.

"And for those of you who give player X a hard time"...give it a rest.

It’s perfectly allowed for you to state your opinion, just as it is for me to tell you’re wrong about Pickering.

Just now, CambridgeRover said:

Oh dear Travis in for Scott Wharton

You didn't see the Stoke game then?

1 hour ago, wilsdenrover said:

 

I reckon, whatever the difference quality, Waggott’s going to pick O2Gs ‘quote’ over yours 🤔🤨

Actually when I wrote my £80 quote I had in mind a figure of £70 but did a google check and saw an FSA £80 estimate so used that. Of course with the way inflation is at the moment £70 or £80 could be £100 by now....

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

I find it odd they are inviting fans views on safe standing when they've made it perfectly clear they won't be incurring what they see as unnecessary additional expense in installing such a thing.

A bit like when they recently invited fans to offer their views on kits for the next couple of years I wonder how much of this is actually going anywhere and how much is just them wanting to appear to be taking fans' views on board.

The club aren't asking for fans' views. It was fans who raised this with the club and who wrote the questionnaire. It was actually Mike Graham who wrote the it, which was amended both by other fans and by the club, who made a couple of very sensible amendments. They put it out because it's easier for them to get to more fans quickly than it is for us.

Financing is clearly going to be an issue but I was surprised by how positively the club have engaged with us - they had given it quite a bit of thought and had suggestions for us as to practical areas when we met. Safe standing seats don't cost a fortune, around £80 a seat and right now we are looking at a relatively small number being converted.

I can't be absolutely sure about future kits but I am reasonably confident that you will see where the fan input went when they are introduced.

1 hour ago, roverblue said:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23952428.blackburn-rovers-update-finances-tomasson-future/

 

Sounds like a grim January, also sounds like whatever issue is going on will last until the end of the season.

That's another Telegraph article that I have written for no fee!

3 hours ago, Andy said:

I have to say (as I have before), I really don't see the appeal of standing at matches.

I'm not old enough to remember it, with seating being all that I've known - as well as having young kids with me / to keep safe.
But I just don't get it.

There are lots of people who don't want to stand at games and a lot who do. Surely it makes sense to set up an area where those that do can stand and those that want to sit are much less likely to have people standing around them.

1 hour ago, bluebruce said:

Szmodics and Travis will get a one match suspension if they pick up a yellow. Could do without that, especially for Sammie.

They both need to get through tomorrow and Saturday. After 19 games the suspension kicks in after 10 cards

I was surprised to find when we met them that the club are pretty keen to do this but I think in the current financial situation they can't prioritise the cost. But their hand may be forced if the local SAG (Safety Advisory Group) decide that the consistent standing at Ewood justifies a reduction in capacity. They have been making noises to that effect.

The sub was after 10 minutes arbitro and probably about 8 minutes when he was injured.

We made 3 of our subs in the 93rd minute, presumably just to give Leonard, Telalovic and Sigurdsson the chance to stretch their legs.

Carter's injury was in the 59th minute, so he played 37 minutes with whatever knock he had.

Excellent pricing but I should point out the meaning of the asterisk against adult prices. The price will actually be £11 per adult with the extra £ going to the Community Trust. Still great value and a worthy cause for a small amount.

This from The Oatcake messageboard sums the game up from me. It was a reply to a post that said "3-0, a fair result".

Agreed. Professional performance. They scored quickly then had no obligation to go after a big score line. They defended properly and attacked when they had very limited risk of being caught out.

I thought yesterday's display was primarily an excellent defensive performance. Stoke had the vast majority of the ball and managed one shot on target, none at all after about 7 minutes. There is a fair bit of competition but I made Tronstad our best player, as he probably has been for a few weeks now.

It seemed to me that when Scott went off we more or less played 3 at the back with both Travis and Britain operating a bit further forward than a traditional back would play. When under pressure (plenty of the time) both were back with Moran making that back 6.

Neil was thoroughly out thought yesterday. Right from the first minute when Stoke set up to attack what he expected would be us playing out from the back and Wahlstedt kicked it long past half the Stoke team from which Szmodics should probably have scored. Neil said after the game that he knew we were weak on scoring from corners - obviously he expected us to play it short. Instead we put in straight on to Scott's head, who Stoke had conveniently left unmarked.  He also said that the South Korean lad had a great game so he didn't want to bring Vidigal on - I thought Travis had him in his pocket all afternoon.

3 hours ago, Moptop1 said:

Ooo ark her.

Actually it's hark her............

5 minutes ago, Lancaster Rover said:

Let’s see at the end of the season, I think you sell more if you offer incentives. You also increase the number of casual buyers and on the fencers. The more Rovers shirts on kids the better. A kid kit costs best part of £100 quid, kid gets a choice of that or say the new FIFA, a lot choose fifa and we have less rovers shirts on kids. 
 
There are differing pricing strategies of course but I just think they’ve missed a trick of directing loads of traffic and business to the site today who might make secondary purchases that they wouldn’t normally make. Whereas I bet there will be plenty like me who looked on and thought what a joke and bought nowt. 

Obviously you will sell some more if you discount. That’s a logical marketing move if you can ring your supplier up on Monday and re-stock but Rovers can’t do that.
 

They have what they have and they want it to last so that someone coming into the shop after Christmas still has some choice. That went horribly wrong last season and they upped the order by 20% this season. Sales are ahead of last year and the third kit is pretty much sold out already.

It is almost impossible to get sales just right so the last stock is sold on the last day of the season and it’s doubtful that will be achieved this time. But making some big discounts at this time of year when sales are going well just doesn’t make sense.

2 hours ago, Lancaster Rover said:

The Black Friday Rovers Roulette is pathetic, I imagine many rovers fans like me looked this morning to check for discounts on kit and training kit as other clubs have done. I should have known better.

Missed a massive opportunity to swell the coffers there IMO. A single junior shirt with printing costs the same as I paid yesterday for a full Celtic kit with league badges, printing and postage. Our commercial operation is so out of step with the rest of the sector and it’s much to our detriment 

Why would any commercial organisation discount stock which it is pretty confident it can sell at full price? Kits have been selling well this season.

We have a bad record against them at Ewood - haven’t won since 2015. But our record there is not bad - three wins out of the last five.

Having a canal narrowboat I've spent plenty of time in and around Stoke over the years - indeed the Caldon Canal which starts in Etruria is my favourite.

In particular I commend the wonderful (and wonderfully named) Holy Inadequate pub just off the A500 in Etruria. A marvellous selection of ales and craft beers and a great atmosphere.

2 hours ago, 47er said:

Aren't City facing over a 100 charges of breaking financial rules? What's happened to that?

They are still working their way through them all, because there are over 100 as them.

31 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

They'll be moved anyway as we didn't do it properly, it's just basically white bin bags over the seats!

Agree that hopefully they'll put them back properly centralised - if anyone can be arsed!

They won't be moved. If they make the sign central a number of the letters would coincide with the stairs and it will look worse than it is.

5 minutes ago, R0verb0y said:

Doubtless, given the weekend it is, both teams will be wearing black armbands throughout the game, anyway; but, surely it must be possible for the announcer to use some form of words before the Last Post referring to us having "lost one of our own." without seeming disrespectful to the soldiers whom we'll be commemorating?

There won't be anything around the remembrance events. I think things will probably coalesce around a minute's applause on the 74th minute.

I first met Birdy properly on the infamous trip to Pune some 10 years or so ago. I had gone as a Fans Forum member but he turned up with a few mates who had flown out there themselves. 

He has also been on the Forum for a number of years subsequently and I regularly saw him at away games as well. As others have said he could be a bit awkward but his heart was very much in the right place, usually covered in a Rovers red rose.

Given his history and the award he got for his efforts the club would I think be amenable to some form of action to remember him on Friday night, subject of course to the approval of his wife Annette, who of course was always at his side at games.

57 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Interesting tweet from a Norwich fan after yesterday's game

 

This is the full LinkedIn post that GB made as above: -

An enjoyable trip back to Norwich City yesterday, mainly due to Blackburn Rovers' performance and result. Just as great was to see the legacy that we worked so hard to build between 2012 and 2017 continue to bear fruit. A magnificent Championship debut from Jaden Warner (2002) who has had to be patient to earn his opportunity. Another player to graduate from the London recruitment programme that was the hard work of many including Jay Marshall, Ryan Gordon
and Ross Embleton. From one age group Norwich City have seen first team appearances from Jon Rowe, Tony Springett, Abu Kamara, Tyrese Omotoye and now Jaden Warner. From the same group Saxon Earley continues to thrive at Plymouth Argyle
and Nelson Khumbeni at Bolton Wanderers. On Wednesday night, under less favourable circumstances, it was also good to see Alex Matos continue to develop at Chelsea after his summer transfer from Norwich. Further afield, but also in the same age group, Kristian Hlynsson is
now a first team regular for Ajax. When we also add Max Aarons, Jamal Lewis, Ben Godfrey, Carlton Morris, Harry Toffolo, Jacob Murphy, Josh Murphy, Adam Idah and Todd Cantwell into list you realise how privileged we were to be working at Norwich City in such a special era.

I'm pretty sure that Marine to Bury is down 2 levels? Marine are Northern Premier League Premier and Bury NW Counties Premier.

7 hours ago, EgyptianPete said:

Belated reply, but i DID say what happened to the lad we got from Preston

 

Assuming you mean Ethan Walker, he's on loan at Morecambe for the season. So far he's made 4 appearances and scored once.