RevidgeBlue

Still not a peep out of the Club regarding the latest abandonment nor the merest hint of an apology to the supporters from both Clubs who spent time and money on a water day. Even the Politbureau are obviously having a tough time trying to spin this one.

What a great post.

There's a lot of pitch drainage experts suddenly on the forum! 🙂 There's been a lot of talk about whether hugely complicated and expensive technological solutions are needed and I don't know the first thing about engineering principles or pitch drainage but as as a lay person Id be hugely surprised if: a) After 30 years of neglect the existing drainage system didnt need a good clean and some maintenance. and b) similarly Id be surprised if the bottom half of the pitch wasn't so compacted due to never being replaced that a huge amount of water never reaches the drains in the first place when it rains. Thirdly, even if it's not just the above, I can't believe that in this day and age there isn't a relatively simple solution available to the problem. The cost is irrelevant, it has to be done in the same way a stand would have to be repaired if it was deemed unsafe. Fourthly even if said remedial work is relatively time consuming and/or can only be carried out in the close season I refuse to believe that temporary measures can't be put in place until it's sorted permanently like covers for the pitch and a pump to remove any excess drain off and/or rent some proper water removal machinery of the sort used by high end golf Clubs or Cricket Clubs. Not a few hand operated fucking mops. Anything else is just excuses.

Not until the 6th round.

I think any tie against someone not in our Division has a bit of curiosity value, the easier ( on paper) the better for me. I think the worst possible ones are draws against other Championship Clubs we play routinely anyway. Particularly if you'd expect them to beat us (away at Coventry/ Boro etc)

The most worrying thing about it is that whilst Gallagher was on a fair old wedge totally out of kilter with his ability, Gueye must be on a fraction of that already. So any attempt to cut down on that even further doesn't inspire confidence that anyone who can make a positive difference will be brought in.

Call me old fashioned, I want a tie we can actually win, not a day trip out to a shiny new stadium or a home tie where we'll get battered!

In fairness, I mean if the decision to stop showing Rovers "for free" in Blues Bar but still allow it in other areas of the ground you have to pay a fortune to get into didnt tell you that.........

Yeah I know, I was being facetious because he's about 108 now. I wouldnt be surprised by someone cheap of that ilk as a short term stop gap though.

He's trying to justify his original opinion that the Ipswich game should have finished and his attributing of the blame on the ref and Mckenna despite clearly being wrong. Especially in the light of the latest postponement.

Along with new owners, CEO, Director of Football, Head Coach and at least half a squad. Apart from that - it's all good.

Wonder if they tell them said specialist allegedly said the drains were only working at 60%?

Hmmmm.........wouldnt disagree. What's Mcfadzean up to these days?

He looked pretty useful initially before getting himself sent off against Burnley and also looked fairly good for a period around"that" West Brom game during which he showed what he is actually capable of. I can't see any hope for him under Ismael. Seems to be a confidence player. Ismael obviously doesn't rate him and the player knows it. He's been relegated to bit part cameos and is performing accordingly.

Being available for selection isnt a particularly high bar although it's preferable to always being injured, granted. Id prefer the Batth of last season to Hyam any time.

Recouped a fair bit in fees as well but yep, everyone thought their recruitment was a masterstroke at the time and the rest of the League might as well not bother turning up for the next 10 years. As for Salah he's got some front. Has absolutely stunk the place out with his performances this season, was deservedly dropped to the bench and has the nerve to blame the Club. What a way to ruin a legacy. Id imagine Liverpool gave him a new deal safe in the knowledge that the Saudi's would always still want him as the poster boy for their League if things went tits up at their end.

I think he could be serviceable under a different manager. Has looked terrible this season getting ten minutes here and there but last season he looked a lot better than Gallagher. That's the lowest of bars mind.

After seeing Miller play I hope not.

I can't actually believe that whatever is shown in the photo is what Lynsey Talbot was referring to in the FF. Surely not even this lot would have the front to pass that off as any form of permanent solution?

We might reach the semi finals at least this year if all our ties are drawn at Ewood. "Here is the semi final draw." "Arsenal will play Aston Villa" "and Manchester City will play Blackburn or Walsall or Queens Park Rangers or Everton or Newcastle"

I agree with you 100% but they think the prospect of offloading even more players to trim the wage bill and replacing them with untested youngsters will get us excited?

So if that's what was referred to by Lynsey Talbot at the Fans Forum, a "drainage sleeve" is actually a second hand exhaust off a Mk 1 Escort? Looks expensive. 🙄

Good luck to either of you getting an answer on that.

That might have been his intention but not really. His "galloping steed" is a boney old nag fit for the knackers yard if he thinks only 60% efficiency on the drainage is acceptable. Surely that's the whole problem rather than the solution or being acceptable?

100%. The threat of pretty severe sanctions is also probably the only way anything approaching a proper solution will ever get done. Otherwise we'll just be treated to yet more BS along the lines of "a drainage sleeve" getting done "that week" but nothing ever actually happening.