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I was there Den! I've talked about the experience a few times on here. And I'm not up for repeating it, its too painful. My dad never went again after being Rovers fan all his life, (was at the 1928 Final! ) He was tempted back once after me enthusing about the football for months with Duggie, Pickering, McEvoy etc. Unfortunately he chose the Christmas West Ham Ewood fixture just after we'd spanked them 8-2 away and we lost 3-1 at Ewood. That was it for him "won't get fooled again!"

I've not looked up the stats or anything but don't we always struggle against the lot, especially away? Apart from the never to be forgotten 7-2 of course when we did have a striker or two! Anyway, I expect to lose this one.

I think we regretted selling Kaminski the day it happened. It was purely about Venkys and no money. Endless dilution of the squad for pennies. How many points will it cost us? How much money will it cost us in the end? No plan, no future, no hope as things stand

That's a big call right now.....

He didn't even punch throne for the goal, he just slapped it. Never seen anything like it.

When we were promoted to the Premier League for the first time we finished 4th. And with only 2 new signings--mind you the signings were quite good! I agree with you about the ever-widening gap, all about money.

Wasn't a pen--the first one. No intent, it hit him. You'd be furious if it had been awarded against us. We gave 2 goals away, that's the actual story of the match. Absolutely criminal. Forced to sell our best keeper, no money for a striker, result fucked at both ends(I'm sure someone can make a joke of that!) That first goal was absolutely ludicrous. What the heel did he think he was doing. Flapped it 8 yards to their player who couldn't miss(mind you, we would have!)

"a little". You're joking surely? A lot!

Great foresight on our part then? Wise decision.

Gifted both?

Pears!!!! Sad innit? Knew flogging off Kaminski would come back to haunt us.

I don't think they are good enough.

Hypothetical till we have 2 fit strikers available. We have 3, none of whom are outstanding goal-scorers, 2 of the 3 have hardly been available and Leonard has missed a few too. Bloody nightmare.

But only played half the season in terms of minutes. Ennis was clearly a desperation signing. We just hoped we could get him fit and keep him fit. Hasn't worked out so far and we haven't sufficient alternatives to turn to.

Its quite clear that Venkys stuffed up big-time over that house yet the Club was made to pay for it! We have played great approach football, created chance after chance and seen them mostly wasted because we have no recognised, experienced and competent striker. Add "fit" in there as well. Its absolutely scandalous that no-one was lined up to replace Brereton since we've known he was leaving for nothing for yonks. We just have to make do and manage every year. Not much chance of promotion on that basis is there? The worst thing that ever happened to our club in my life-time----some Indian millionaire decides he wants to dabble in Premier League football for a hobby, then gets bored. Why didn't he build the world's biggest train set or a replica of the Taj Mahal, anything but ruin our club? Sick to the core of them. And helpless to do anything about it of course.

Yeah, not a good time to play them.

Yep! Typical Rovers to lose this one.

I wonder if its a 3/4 loss run followed by a 3/4 win sort of season?

Ray's always had an error in him but it didn't stop him playing for a top Premier League club. You have to judge every player overall.

I think it happened because the striker had a free header and was so close to the goal-line. He also headed it vertically down. Our keeper had a fraction of a second to react, would have done 9 times out of ten. Just one of those things. Anyway we won! My opinion is we should have kept Kaminski. Its disgusting that we had to sell him for peanuts to try and get someone/anyone up front.

Venus aren't decent people and they will destroy us at some point. Maybe not far away. I can't see we have much to lose.

3 more in there today in the only article I read!" win" instead of" wind" and apparently we went home elated by our victory "heading back down" the M1! And one incident is described as "like Deja Vu"! Embarrassing.

Its the same as went on when we were discussing Mowbray on here a couple of years ago. Might as well keep him as "we won't find anyone better". Well we did.

No it will just be another one.

Does anyone proof read at the LT anymore?