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On 03/11/2022 at 09:28, Riversider28 said:

On a positive note, a win for us and the Blades this Saturday and then we beat the Dingles in the 15th minute of Kompany time and we go into the World Cup break top of the league. Simples 😜

I thought this myself - but just noticed Sheffield United and QPR both have their games in hand whilst we play West Ham….unfortunately I think it’s more likely we’ll be clinging onto the playoffs instead!

Those crying for 442…who would you play as the two wingers? I assume Hedges as one, who as the other?

Or are we setting up like 00s England with a Scholes on the wing to weirdly accommodate 442

I think I saw one line up with Morton and Wharton on the wings. Beggars belief 

@BigBar looks like the train strikes have been suspended on Saturday now so you should be okay now with a change in Preston/Bolton.

Not sure when apps will update with times though 

12 hours ago, BigBar said:

Lads I'm over the weekend for the Hudds game. What's the craic with the trains? I'm staying in Manchester, is there any running or all cancelled for the day? Conflicting messages on the rail websites. Any advice be great.

Saturday is a strike day - judging by trainline there are no trains running.

If that's the case then either:

1) Taxi

2) Get into Manchester City Centre (Tram or maybe a train will run there) then get a Bus from Manchester to Blackburn. The Witchway bus runs around there. Might have to find your way from Rawtenstall though.

We’re lighter on loans than previous seasons and have space there (before even returning Hirst).

Similar to what Forest did with Davis last year in January. 

2 minutes ago, Proudtobeblue&white said:

BTW as a Rover through and through interesting conversation with the other half (Burnley fans, I'm single!), would you take two defeats by them and still get promotion, rather we lose to them twice? Promotion for me!

Only a moron would say otherwise 

31 minutes ago, booth said:

Knowing Burnley's luck at the moment, they'll score two in the 96th and 99th minutes.

Jesus! Lottery numbers please

3 minutes ago, BigUts said:

Fortunately didn't see the 1st half, but literally everyone to a man stunk the place out. 

Didn't make sense to me to have Brittain at left back and Travis at right. We need Travis in there to break it up and add a little bit of know how and twa7tyness.

For all his talent the young lad A.Wharton had a bit of a stinker tonight but acknowledge that's very much to be expected given his tender years.

Hirst was genuinely dire. First touch is abysmal and is so heavy he nearly sends it back to where it came most of the time.

First half was actually worse so you got lucky there!

Ref was right in front of it as well. Poor decision, their players didn’t even expect it 

Lunged a bit but didn’t look like a red to me

30 seconds and he’s got in a position that Hirst/Vale never would 

Far too late these subs 

1 minute ago, Tugay-is-God said:

Has Hirst even touched the ball? (hoping to jinx him into getting the equaliser)

Crazy isn’t it, Brittain is a better attacking outlet

Add Szmodics to the Vale/Hirst list of “How do they get in ahead of Dack?”

What the bollocks was Szmodics doing on that perfect Diaz pass 

Just now, davulsukur said:

Or Vale starting ahead of him

I don’t know how anyone can defend Vale and Hirst getting on the pitch ahead of Dack (bar Chaddy obviously)

Travis as wing back - has he been in the Coventry half yet?

4 minutes ago, Gav said:

Best side is losing, some great movement and one touch stuff from Rovers, we’ll win this. 

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I know Brittain missed our best chance but he’s been our best player for me. A very good outlet for us. Would rather him on the right and Pickering on the left though 

We deserve that. We’ve looked shocking 

No idea how they didn’t score there. We look a bit all over the show (said that so many times this season despite being 2nd).

Defence giving it away a lot passing it about and Szmodics a few times with risky cross fields passes.

Dack on for Vale and Pickering for Morton and switch full backs around with Travis in the middle

Don’t mind Vale starting if Gally is injured…Good to see JDT going with him over Hirst. 

However, scratching my head at Travis RWB though (assuming he’s there), when we have Pickering and Carter on the bench. 
Feels like we’re just shoehorning the captain in as he’s captain.

Tonight feels massive to me! A win going into bottom of the league at home on Saturday could really put us in a position we could only dream of heading to Turf Moor.

Burnley play Sheffield United away too next Saturday so it really could be 1st v 2nd and a match to see who goes into the WC break top of the league. 

Coventry aren't prolific, only Cardiff and PNE have scored fewer this season, and they're yet to score more than 2 in a match this season. That alongside our much improved defence (ironically thanks to Coventry for Hyam) I think we have a real chance.

I'll go for a 1-1 draw, but i'll start to believe if we win!

-------------- Kaminski --------------

------ Hyam - Ayala - Wharton ------

Brittain --------------------- Pickering

----- Morton - Dack - Wharton -----

--------- Gallagher Brereton ---------

JDT won't drop Travis though so i'd expect Travis for Wharton and Szmodics for Dack to be the team he picks

13 minutes ago, longsiders1882 said:

7/4? I got us at 12/1 back in July. Only 7points between us and Reading in 8th. They beat us Saturday and its down to 4 and they'd still have a game in hand. We are also only 2 points ahead of you so you must have a similar chance of winning the league as us - plus if QPR win their game in hand they go above us.  Nothing is certain, especially with so many games still to play.

Normally when we play you I back you in a bet, a sort of cushion to soften the blow if we lose. I bet I don't get great odds despite you trying to insist we should beat you. Most on here seem to think we are not good and that you will beat us, fairly easily in some cases.

A lot of blue tinted glasses and no sense of perspective I'd imagine (as you'd expect on a Rovers forum). You're comfortably the best team in the league unfortunately, followed by Sheffield United, then a bit of a gulf to the rest.