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v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That was a relegation team tonight at least Eustace knows the size of the task Plenty of boos from. The rovers fans at the end -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
He won some important headers in our own box but not a single one against their centre half -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Well that was 45 minutes to forget. Should be 1-0 down. Rovers offering nothing in attack and defence looks wobbly too, especially down the left flank. At least there were no Tomasson style giveaway goals . -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Rovers are poor. Hedges the worst so far -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Steward at the ground says we’ve only got 500 here but you have to assume that doesn’t include those paying on the gate Not sure he can be trusted though. He thinks Brum are playing Blackpool tonight 😬 -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It is a risk I agree. I'll make sure I get there in plenty of time West Brom in the recent away match had a notice saying they would shut access to the away stand 15 minutes before kickoff. Seems very draconian to me -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Thanks ! -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Officially No Longer Our Head Coach
jim mk2 replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The West Brom away game was a turning point for me. The players had lost faith in the manager and effectively given up. Apart from Garrett, who had his best game I've seen for Rovers, every player on that pitch was not fighting for the cause. Brittain's comments show the uncomfortable truth -
Venky’s, HMRC…The Plot Thickens ?
jim mk2 replied to tomphil's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Have to say the M6 toll road is a cause of friction in our household; I don't like paying it, others like missing the delights of Birmingham The penny pinching on parking etc chimes with other stories about the players' shirts. Presumably this comes from the top from a chap who is worth every penny of his £300,000 plus a year -
John Eustace - our head coach
jim mk2 replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
"Lost the dressing room" and "players not playing for the manager" are old cliches but they are still relevant and sum up the last few months of Tomasson's reign. A player will in most cases give 100% every time through professional pride but when they're being badly managed or don't believe in a manager's philosophy, as Rovers clearly were, it has an effect on even the best players. -
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jim mk2 replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Thanks, done -
John Eustace - our head coach
jim mk2 replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
JDT is the coaching god who had Rovers playing the beautiful game, the man on high who must never be challenged Until suddenly, he wasn't Now it's John Eustace and his set-piece coach and his new way of playing. Tis written on stone in chaddyland We've all been warned -
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jim mk2 replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Thanks, would welcome it. Site seems to be working again, don't know why -
v Birmingham City (a) - 13/02/2024 19:45 KO
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Looking forward to this. Amazing how the fixture list can throw up games with such relevance. Anyone know if we can pay on the gate? -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
You have to feel for the Stoke lad who made that video. There was a group of us at the recent West Brom away match saying exactly the same as Rovers imploded in the first half. It's hard watching your club being badly managed and the players not seeming to care less I'm glad Tomasson has departed. Change was sorely needed and was too long coming. Tomasson was actively damaging the club in leading us into a relegation fight and if he'd been honest with himself he should have resigned and walked away long ago. Early days, but we seem to have a hands-on pragmatic manager who appears to know how to get the best out of an under-performing set of players. Birmingham next and I'm actually looking forward to going, which I haven't been able to say for a long time. -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Hated Gerd Muller, great player and all that, but genuinely hated him And that England team was better than the 1966 team -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I've never been the same since, and it was 54 years ago Horrible -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Steady on -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Rovers fans were singing that in the league cup match at Stamford Bridge surrounded by some of the most expensive real estate in the world. Cue much laughter from Chelsea supporters -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Officially No Longer Our Head Coach
jim mk2 replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Good players but not special. Ross Barkley however … -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Officially No Longer Our Head Coach
jim mk2 replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Your idea of special is different from mine -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Yes it’s clear the players weren’t listening to Tomasson any more and he had lost the dressing room to use a well known phrase. Another good result against Birmingham and we will have had a new manager bounce to use another -
v Stoke City (h) - 11/02/2024
jim mk2 replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
A very welcome win....... half a sigh of relief. If we can follow it up beating or taking a point at Birmingham we can breathe a bit more easily. -
John Eustace - our head coach
jim mk2 replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
"Lost the dressing room" is a legitimate football phrase and anyone who's played the game knows what it means. Having played for many years to a decent level, there were a few times when I played for managers the team didn't rate so in that respect the manager had "lost the dressing room". We still put in 100% but we knew we could be better because we were being badly led by a manager we did not respect. There were tales of this happening under Tomasson and he is said to have asked the Rovers players after once dire performance if they "wanted to play for him" - another example of a manager in whom the players have lost faith. -
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Officially No Longer Our Head Coach
jim mk2 replied to Tom's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Or play with two flying wingers who can cross a ball and a big physical centre forward who can score goals? Kudos to any manager who tries that again.