Exiled_Rover

I won't be turning up for the replay - as a season ticket holder (boo hiss I know).

The decision has already been made - it'll be a full replay.

Then Batty won't make it I'm afraid. If he's sulking in the U21s rather than ripping up trees trying to impress (either us or his next employer) then he's done for.

I'm not having the player safety angle - Hirst tried to break Ribeiro's legs in the first half and there was only one team throwing themselves into sliding tackles and it wasn't the Rovers. I'm fine with the game being stopped because of the standing surface water - which again begs the question, why was the game started in the first place?

Were you in the stadium today? There was standing water on the pitch in the warm up, it had rained for hours and the forecast was that it was only going to get worse.

I'm genuinely flabbergasted that people think Ohashi should start games when you have other options on the bench. He works hard, but he just gets bullied each and every week - you saw in 10 minutes how much more Gudjohnsen added to the attack. As for the pen - soft, but they've been given against us a few times this year so I'm not going to shed a tear.

The ref has had a mare today. Nothing new there. Made a rod for his own back allowing the game to start.

Alas it hasn't been on the other foot for 15 years.

Barring a whole rash of injuries that's not a team that's going down.

Very well - a big upgrade on Tavares.

If he was worried about player danger he'd have had a word with his own players - Hirst tried to break Ribeiro's legs (should have been a straight red) and they were sliding in for challenges all match.

I reckon that game against PNE was worse conditions - granted we did a lot of damage to the pitch playing on in that weather.

We don't spend millions on players, we're not going to spend millions on the odd abandoned match.

Tinpot that from Ipswich.

Yep, a well deserved win has been snatched from us. Made Ipswich look very ordinary.

Isn't it a local authority issue, rather than a Rovers issue? The River Darwen needs investment to handle the drainage of the local area (lots of new houses since 1994 - lots of water that goes straight from the sky to the river over tarmac and in drains] rather than into the water table).

I don't think he brings enough to the table as a loan striker - and the lad on the bench scored two against France!!

I think he's a PL talent, but his development has been blighted by injuries. What a crock.

Have you seen a lot of Miller?

Gudjohnsen for Ohashi is the easy change, but they seem hesitant to bench Ohashi for some reason.

Or you're trying to keep Miller happy. Big (for us) summer signing, an Australian international, and he's relegated to the bench for the first 6 weeks because Alebiosu has been a revelation.

Let's shake hands on a draw now and save you the trip.

Yes. Even Forshaw is training.

He wasn't singled out or doubled up on at Rovers - any good Championship FB had him in their back pocket. For his sake I'm glad he's started well, but it does make me question the quality of that league.

However we've improved tremendously between the sticks so it'll probably roughly even out. I also think Hyam's best ability was availability (50 consecutive starts is a heck of an effort). He was a mid-table CB - too soft and quiet for mine.