3 times in a whole calendar year - this must be the lowest in the league

Sky Sports December fixtures have been announced and no additions for Rovers, am I right in thinking we've only been on TV once this season (twice including upcoming Bristol City)? (Both of those matches are mid-week and would have been on the red button regardless). So not one televised weekend game through half the season. Odd for the highest scorers in the league (ironically 0-0 in the 1 Sky game) Is TV money divided equally or not? It's a complete shambles when you see the same clubs every week. Over just 2 weeks between Dec 15th - 30th you can watch Watford and Norwich 3 times & Brentford, Stokes and Swansea twice

Marine have also qualified from the Northern Prem! Same league as Bamber Bridge!

Our Christmas fixtures look very similar to last year, in that all are very winnable (and two identical teams). I just hope we go into the 3rd round FA cup match on the back of better results this year. We were on the edge of the playoffs and got two points from Wigan, Huddersfield and Birmingham. With great home and away crowds at the first two. This year we have Shef Wed, Huddersfield and Birmingham and if we go into them in contention at the top it will be a big test of whether our mentality has changed. The biggest difference this season is going into every game I believe we can win and expect points, whether it’s Norwich away or Wycombe at home. I wouldn’t have said that last year vs Leeds, Brentford, Fulham etc. Testament to the gradual turnaround from the staff and players.

Tomorrow evening around 7pm, probably 7.15 by the time they’re doing it.

Why is a promotion rival winning against bottom half fodder ‘good to see’ for us?

I’d be disappointed with that. We’re pretty heavy favourites against Millwall and anything less than 3 points there would be disappointing then 1 from 3 would be a disaster after that.

Gutted Kaminski lost his clean sheet, he was excellent. We grinded it out but we’ll take it every day. I think the Millwall match will suit us a lot more. Would love to go into those tough 3 fixtures on the back of 3 wins and 6 unbeaten. Rovers win and Norwich, Bournemouth, Stoke and Boro all drop points (and Burnley got hammered). Just hopefully Chorley can pull an upset off against Peterborough now for a perfect day all round.

Late Coventry goal, only 7 off the top with the best GD in the league

Yeah I agree he’s looked good since coming on. Kicks us on a bit more from the middle and started that move well.

I was nervy seeing Wharton go off but Gally has settled that! Chuffed for him.

Would like Preston to get a draw there to be honest. Only one of those two are going to rival us this year, and they’re not called PNE

I actually think Wharton has been solid, not seen him do too much wrong. Barnsley have looked good but they’re not carving us open, just strangling us on the ball really. They’re doing well stopping Holtby getting on the ball. I actually think Bell has been pretty solid since coming on and was our best forward threat for about 20 mins. Someone posted early on in the thread that they’d take a scrappy 1-0 all day and hopefully it’s that kind of day (at worst)

I’ll eat my words. Brilliant burst forward and pass from Nyambe. Superb. Great finish Arma too.

Barely seen Elliott yet, doesn’t help that Nyambe is absolutely woeful when he has a football anywhere near his feet

Not in it at all yet. Barnsley have started very well. I’m a bit worried now. Douglas injured, made of glass the lot of them.

They're just a comedy club now, Big contract to Lamps with no experience, players on the piss, drink driving, crashing and leading to an injury to their own player for a year. Fiddling FFP to get Rooney, and owners selling the stadium to themselves for £80m. JT will be the icing on the cake, what a state they are. If he ends up there, I'd love to see them down in L1

A win on Saturday puts us within 3 points of the playoffs whatever the other results are (mainly as Bristol City play Reading). We really need the 3 points given the 4 games that follow, an early goal and another clean sheet please. Millwall (H), Brentford (A), Bristol City (A), Norwich (H) follow - I'd imagine we'll have a good idea of where we are as a team by mid-December. 6 points vs Barnsley and Millwall will go a long way to cushion the following 3 matches. It certainly feels more congested than normal at the top, Reading are dropping like a stone and won't be near the playoffs at the end, and I can see Bristol City dropping too. The thing is with Boro and Stoke looking improved and Brentford all outside the top 6 currently we're not the only ones with expectations to push on.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/december/christmas-jumper-day-at-ewood/ I'd like to see these, or similar in stock - they sold out really quickly in 2018. The one they're selling on the rovers site currently is awful!

Adam Henley too apparently

Elliott, Holtby and Trybull have all done okay. Elliott probably the only one to properly hold his head high. By far our best player today. Armstrong and Brereton both poor, Gallagher and Dolan did little to improve that. The less about the defensive unit the better. Whiteman scores again in another big game for Doncaster, buy out less than £2m and we’ve still got Evans plodding around the middle. As someone said earlier, we’re far too easy to beat. No spine, no passion.

I’ll have to dig out the message after Derby where someone told me we’d finish above Brentford.

Stinks to the high heavens.

Potentially yeah, though I don’t think Williams has done too much wrong this season, whereas Lenihan has been at fault for numerous goals.

Armstrongs finishing is frustrating. We create so many chances, so his top level numbers are bound to look impressive. He does seem to have the nack to be in the right place for these chances though, never really see Brereton or Elliott having an attempt at goal. The back 4 is the concern though (as it has been for years). Has to be Ayala and Williams when all are fully fit.