We still have 21 games to turn this around.  That is 63 points, we could still get automatic promotion.

I have been having some weird dreams recently, and suggestions on a remedy?

Only 15 points from safety.  Let’s take the positives 😬

3 points handed to the opposition…….again.

14 goals shipped in the last 4 away games, most of them down to individual mistakes (including 3 tonight).  Not good enough guys.

Nice one Sammy following a great ball from Siggy.

4 minutes ago, booth said:

Amazing how the owners do with some too.

I can’t see them paying compensation.  Look at how they let ToMo go by running out his contract.

Garrett gets himself booked again for a pathetic foul.

A camera shot of Rovers bench just showed Ennis tapping on his phone 😡

1 minute ago, oldjamfan1 said:

This is appalling. As bad as anything I’ve seen since Kean fucked off

Hull have not even got out of 1st gear. It is like a pre season friendly against Bridlington for them.

FFS.  What joke defending again.

Can’t make it due to illness 🤮

Please put in a performance we can be proud of.  

Left early.

That was a joke. Ennis, Smozdics, Brittain, A Wharton, Whalstead were embarrassing.

No effort, just turgid slow football.

1 hour ago, Parsonblue said:

Another frustrating afternoon at Ewood.  I love the football we play but, ultimately, the only way fans will return on a regular basis is with winning games.  Seven home defeats in the first half of the season is a difficult sell to fans - no matter how cheap the tickets.  At the end of the day those who aren't die-hards, want to see winning football - not unique to Rovers, it's the same at every club.

Personally, I think we've been fortunate with the previous manager and the present one.  Mowbray did a good job steadying a club that look beyond hope and JDT has built on that and produced some superb football over the last eighteen months.

Recent results have simply highlighted the threadbare nature of our squad.  It's all very well relying on an Academy to produce players but it's unrealistic to expect the Academy to produce three or four players every year who are up to the required standard.  Looking the bench in the past three or four games shows just how unrealistic that aim is.

We are crying out for some experienced, older heads, to help the younger players and in particular to help see out games when we are in a winning position.  A couple of 29 or 30 year-olds who've been around the block would make all the difference to this squad. 

Until we get the right mix of youth and experience I think we will continue to struggle for consistency.  Young players are still learning and will make mistakes - Leo being a good example yesterday.  He made some excellent saves but, ultimately, two errors late in the game cost us.

With little or no money available in January it's difficult to see how things change.  At the moment we are a decent mid-table Championship team but no more than that.  Financially, we are falling further and further behind from the club's who have realistic chances of a top six finish.

Nonetheless, congratulations to all concerned in helping to get the crowd figure up yesterday.  It was a great effort.

Spot on.

2 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Are you suggesting we can't buy any players in January without raising money in the club?

Yes. The owners are not allowed to put any other monies into the Club whilst under investigation.  Presently they can only put money into the Club for statutory payments and wages if interim relief is agreed by the High Court; the next application to the Delhi High Court is in January.

6 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Agreed mate.

 

Urgh this injury squad is piling up and it's only December. The owners MUST invest in January. 

Anyone who thinks the owners aren't to blame for this shambles and dependency on our academy players are deluded.

They must invest but can only invest if we either sell players or we raise monies via the day to day operations of the Club such as gate and commercial revenue.

13 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Yesterday our midfield three were excellent for seventy minutes and pretty much everything that was good came from them. The balance of the three worked perfectly well and whilst Wharton caught the eye with his silky skills the hard yards that Garrett put in was really good, his two blocks in the first half exemplified his game and he was ridiculously booked for what I think is the tackle of the season so far. Tronstad is one of the cleanest tacklers I have seen for a long time. He completely disproves the theory that you need to be a brute to tackle, it's about timing. He short passing game and ability to keep the ball moving is something I really enjoy watching.

There are so many good things about Rovers right now but they come from the football side through the players and coaching staff. I really dislike losing but the football we are playing at times gets me off my feet.

If only the owners and hierarchy at our club could match the desire, drive and ambition of the playing side.

Spot on Tony.  Tronstad and Garrett are fantastic players.  It went wrong when Hyam went off.  The 5 sub rule does not help us when comparing the paucity on our bench and the lack of quality to change a game compared to Watford, Southampton, Leeds etc.

13 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Do you know if the club has any plans to contact the extra fans to find out what it would take for them to attend more regularly? 

Good point.  We have already agreed an evaluation meeting with the club in the New Year and an analysis of those attending (new fans / returning fans / postcode etc) is part of that discussion.  A follow up with them sounds like something we should definitely discuss.

19 minutes ago, Ben-2000 said:

Will they be opening the extra seats in W01? Would look good completely full.

Away fans are in opposite side of DE so no issues with segregation 

I hope so but goodness knows what they will find under the segregation banner.

15 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Does that include corporate and complimentary tickets Mike?

Yes.  The number of comps is very low these days, probably a couple of dozen at most.

The Club tell me they have just reached 16k home fans.

15,900 home tickets sold as of 1/2 hour ago.  Watford just under 1,100.

Wrong thread 

The key message for fans today must be: ‘Buy your pies early to avoid disappointment’.

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Great news Mike.

Where is the netted area in the JW?

WO1 by the Darwen End.  It is about 250 seats.  They may find a dead body or two underneath as it has been there for a long term.  You can’t miss it as it says Venkys but many may sublimely pass over it without noticing 😂😂😂