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Stoke City v Rovers (a) Sat. 19th Dec. 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
One fullback crossing to the other. Champagne football. -
Stoke City v Rovers (a) Sat. 19th Dec. 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Why? They've created nothing. -
Stoke City v Rovers (a) Sat. 19th Dec. 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Where's Brereton? I thought that he'd be back for this game? -
Stoke City v Rovers (a) Sat. 19th Dec. 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Douglas nowhere again. -
Anyone including Douglas in the side, playing Armstrong out wide or leaving Brereton out clearly hasn't been watching us play.
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Honestly he's not the man to take us up. He's somehow bumbled into assembling a decent squad, but he's still not using them correctly - and we're still shocking at LB. That said, and I hate to say it, but it's almost 'better the devil you know'. The lack of organisational structure at this football club is terrifying. For all his faults, Mowbray has at least got us feeling / operating like a football club again - but it's only skin deep. If he goes the transition of power isn't going to be seamless. The next manager has a hell of a job on his hands.
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I think we've lacked energy (and movement) upfront the last few games. The schedule atm is brutal. If you watch the back 4 / midfield 3 they've clearly been frustrated at the lack of options to pass to recently - hence the aimless lumps upfield. Brereton makes this formation tick - he holds up the ball, runs his socks off, beats a man with ease and brings teammates into the game. That said we need a Plan B. Gallagher needs to be the understudy of Armstrong at #9 - neither can play out wide, it's like playing with 10 when they're out there. Mowbray needs to play Chapman and Dolan in place of Brereton until he's back.
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Honestly the problem is the lack of rotation. We're playing 3 games every 7 days. Elliot, Armstrong and Gallagher (previously Brereton) were starting upfront every week. They're looking jaded atm. In midfield he prefers Rothwell, Johnson and Holtby. It's taken a massive dip in form to give Holtby a rest. Johnson is clearly knackered atm, but he continues to trot him out there. It's no coincidence we looked much better last night when Johnson was subbed. The solution is not playing Johnson on a Saturday and then midweek - Trybull is perfectly capable of playing that role. Buckley should be Holtby's understudy and Davenport needs significantly more game time. Upfront he needs to weave in Dolan, Chapman, Dack and JRC - no idea how far the last two are from fitness.
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And I love it. Anti-football team has got what it deserved. They came to spoil the game and then, bafflingly, changed their game plan and dropped off after going 1-0 up. The fact their manager was screaming for them to play the ball into the corner for a draw when they had a chance to whip in a free kick with their height advantage makes it all the more delicious.
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Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I though the looked fine. Holtby has been anonymous for a while now. Buckley needs game time to develop - happy with him getting 20 minutes a game with the odd start. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
After a sensational draw against all odds (playing against 12 will do that for you) last Saturday we've followed it up with two brutally unlucky defeats. Same as it ever was for Mowbray. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
He's shite, unfortunately. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
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People need to understand that the 4-3-3 formation is brutal on the midfield 3 and the 2 wide men. You can't play 90 minutes twice a week. Subbing them all at the same time was stupid, but all 3 were looking very tired. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
His lack of subs killed us on Wednesday. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
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I mean he's hit the crossbar and drawn a world class save from their keeper. Other than that though, sure. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
They'll be knackered. Can't play two games a week with this system. You'd have to be supremely fit. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Remember Toney's blatant dive for Brentford? Middlesborough's deflected winner at the death? Doesn't seem to even itself out at all. -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Has this ref forgotten his cards? -
Rovers v Canaries. Sat 12th Dec 3pm
Exiled_Rover replied to darrenrover's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
We might be the unluckiest team on the planet.