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Summer transfer window 2021.
Mattyblue replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Who we talking about, Rovers? Of course, the coaching staff here will be happy he’s there, as am I, great for his development and confidence, which can only help him for next season. Ok, I’ll re-phrase, the club’s social media output is milking it, but then, it’s run by a Crawley Town fan, so no surprise there. -
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Mattyblue replied to Stuart's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
One of the main reasons folk stop going to matches is when they’ve had enough of a manager and the product they put on the pitch. If that’s a ‘personal’ reason, then so is every choice a fan makes for knocking it on the head. But then surely by your mantra of ‘ “supporters” we support by turning up’, not liking the manager isn’t a good enough reason to not go, putting up with poor managers is simply part of being a fan, no? -
Summer transfer window 2021.
Mattyblue replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Who’s desperate? Chile? Your true feelings on BB slipping out there Bizzle, tut tut! -
Summer transfer window 2021.
Mattyblue replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Shows how the expectations and standards of many fans has fallen through the floor if EB (a good solid pro and servant, but lower league journeyman all the same) is being deemed ‘a legend’. Same with BB, fair play to the lad, but you’d think he was the first Rovers player to ever get an international cap the way the club is milking it… -
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Mattyblue replied to Stuart's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
‘Personal reasons’ being you didn’t like the manager at the time… so a few years later others are following your example and are also not going because of their feelings re a manager, yet you believe this is different, why’s that? -
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Mattyblue replied to Stuart's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Didn’t you stop going because we appointed a certain ex Bolton and Burnley manager, Paul? (Apologies if I’m confusing you with someone else). -
2021/22 Pre-Season
Mattyblue replied to Admiral Nelsen's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The away day (note, ‘day’, not 3pm to 5pm) has been one of the few decent aspects left of being a Rovers fan this past decade. The mood music doesn’t sound good for such trips resuming anytime soon… -
Fan-Led Review of Football Ownership
Mattyblue replied to We Are The Rovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
See my post was deleted, however I’ll re-post the salient bit. Our fanbase is well spread across a fair few constituencies these days, so it isn’t just Hollern that needs engaging. -
I’ve worked in Stoke… so no surprises there.
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Mattyblue replied to Stuart's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Presume something is *fairly* imminent, looking at this. ‘Back to Live’ is the marketing slogan, then. Though, knowing this club, they could mean ‘back to live with our streaming service, as don’t know what we are selling, there’s a pandemic on’. -
In a league campaign, of course, that’s exactly how you get match fitness. But you don’t have that luxury to carry players in a Euros/WC whilst they get up to speed, bad start, you’re out the tournament in just over a week.. Or as soon as you get a top side in the knockouts.
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Why would he start? Southgate himself has said he’s largely there for giving the lads a good clap purposes. From Beckham to Rooney and countless other examples, it’s a foolish thing to do to take an injured or lacking match fitness player to a tournament, they just can’t get up to speed. From the manager himself; ‘"It’s a decision we took (to select Henderson) because we have been able to take extra players and we feel he is such an important influence around the place.“ 26 man squad this time, so he obviously feels he can carry a ‘positive figure around the camp’ cheerleader, especially a fairly rare senior pro in a young squad. But that quote doesn’t tell me that he’s going to be playing.
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How do you know he wasn’t planning to give him minutes? The Europe angle doesn’t come into it as loads of South American international players are over here. A fair few of England’s squad won’t get on the pitch in the Euros. Closer to home Lenihan usually gets called up but often doesn’t get minutes for Ireland, that’s just international football.
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He’ll have had a jolly old time, I imagine. Bit like when 17 year old Theo Walcott went to the 2006 World Cup and spent the tournament just wandering round with his camcorder…
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Well obviously I’ll be more than just a ‘follower’ for that particular game 🏴
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Not sure if ‘enjoy’ is the right word, but I do find watching England much more relaxing/easier than Rovers. I’ve poured my heart and soul into BRFC since being a small kid, I’m fanatical and see the club as an intrinsic part of my life, as do my whole family - whereas I’m probably just a ‘follower’ of the national team. Hope they do well, but not going to be skriking in the corner of the pub when we get knocked out on pens by Portugal. I compare myself to the everyday Rovers ‘follower’ that looks out for the results, goes to an odd game, but isn’t a weird obsessive like us lot on here.
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Unfortunately looking at the state of the side, looks as if the manager doesn’t understand what’s being fed to him either… or he just ignores it. Because there’s surely no data analyst promoting the deployment of SG as a wide man (along with the other non sensical decisions). And he certainly does ignore data re potential transfers… unless there’s a ‘connection to Teesside’ parameter on their software?
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Venkys London Ltd accounts
Mattyblue replied to Pete1981's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
£200000000+ to take a football club from an established Premier League outfit to this rusting shell. Bravo to all involved 👏- 919 replies
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Worst Rovers signing ever?
Mattyblue replied to bigbrandjohn's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
And had just the five managers in that one season. -
Yet the GG didn’t ever get to a semi final like Mr Blazer, so perhaps these players do have something, and I don’t think it’s a worse squad than 2018? To be honest, I’m probably out of my depth here as outside tournaments I barely give the national team a second glance. Club over country man (well I’m getting close to being neither these days). My helicopter view is decent set of players when compared to the 2010s, a better manager could get more of a tune out of them. I’ll probably leave the thread to the likes of rovernout who seem far more into the weeds than me!
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Not as good as Euro 96/WC98, obviously. Or on paper the ‘golden generation’, though they achieved bugger all, but surely better than some of the other teams that we’ve seen over the past 30 years? Stank out Euro 92 and 2000, didn’t even qualify for WC94 or Euro 2008. The 2010s largely forgettable. I’d say he could have easily put a solid back line together, but like a certain other individual that has spent a lot of time on Teesside, constantly chopping and changing personnel and systems means we’ve never seen it.
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Tournaments are what matter, matches the WC and reaches at least a semi final, then that’s fair enough. Though shouldn’t England be finally reaching a final after all these decades? If we don’t, then for me that’s a poor showing after five years in charge and with this group of players.
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Unless he messes up Hodgson v Iceland style, not sure he will go anywhere with a World Cup less than 18 months away. His corporate management speak, his creation of ‘inclusive environments’ etc has the modern day press who are terrified of being labelled the bullies they once were (this article a prime example, is his priority results or ‘creating a culture’ ?https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57377547 ) eating out of his hands. Plus an FA that loves a clean cut blazer type means he stays. So unless disaster he’s going to Qatar.
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Anyone with Sky Atlantic or NowTV… Mare of Easttown, cracking whodunit!