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IF, and it's an enormous feckin IF, Rovers somehow manage two wins, I think it would be enough. My forecast: Coventry 70 points Sunderland 69 points Millwall 68 points WBA 67 points PNE 65 points They say it's the hope that kills you............................!!!
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v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It only takes one mindless idiot to permanently damage a person's life and that of their family - that could be on the way to the ground, in the ground or coming away from the ground. At my age, I am far more circumspect about the situations I put myself in. If you and others do not recognise, respect or understand that then maybe you should question your own commonsense and intelligence or more likely lack of. Your comparison is utter tosh. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Good stuff! Don't be so sanctimonious Chaddy. Watching Rovers is NOT MANDATORY but A CHOICE. Football is a competing entertainments' industry. Supporters want to be entertained, they want value for money - some 10,000 have 'opted out' over recent times. What do you do socially? The UK's wine market is worth about £25BILLION annually - we aren't all wrong! Football is about opinions - our fathers and grandfathers fought in two World Wars to allow us to openly express our opinions. You might not agree with my opinion but others do. Just about to leave the house for a good walk followed by a lovely lunch and a glass or two or three or four of wine - is that ok? Matter of opinion. Not all share your opinion(s). Nail on head! -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
A cheap, cheap shot. I will chose to watch Rovers' games any way I wish whether that be at a live match or on television. Eight of us had a wonderful evening despite the result for four of us. Yes we did 'bottle it' - a dozen empty wine bottles and over a dozen empty beer bottles landed in the recycle bin this morning. Hope you enjoyed your night. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
The club most needed my support when they were almost rock bottom of the old Third Division playing in front of only a few thousand and at times when coaching staff were helping too pay the electricity bills. I was there standing loud and proud, home and away. I don't need lectures from you. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
By and large last night was men against boys. Burnley did all they needed and one sensed they could easily step up a gear if needed. Let's be honest, if we won an away match like Burnley did last night, most would be saying 'a classic away performance, soaked up the pressure, they huffed and they puffed but never threatened, they didn't create a note worthy chance, our keeper hadn't a save to make and we showed them how it's done with a superb finish'. Make no mistake, IMO, JDT has been found out big time in this last few matches. His selections and tactics have been wrong. How many times has he changed things and we've seen a second half improvement. We were excellent at Huddersfield in the 2nd half but instead of keeping the same team and momentum for the Hull match he pisses about and we saw the result of that! Adam Wharton is a superlative talent. He showed this at Blackpool but instead of building on that, JDT jettisoned him until very recently. My God that seems crass and awful management. That lad could have had us in the play offs or even pressing for automatic promotion if Broughton had managed to find a half decent striker in one of his two windows. Obviously, we needed goals but mysteriously JDT has failed to give our most natural goalscorer (Leonard) a chance despite two impressive cameos where he was unlucky not to come away with 3 goals. The lad has an eye and a nose for goal and can be found in the right place at the right time. IMO, horrible mismanagement of resource and talent, again (as with Adam Wharton) by JDT. The perseverance with Dolan is absolutely mystifying - IMO, a schoolboy masquerading as a headless chicken. Besides Wharton, a big plus from last night was JRC's new found aggression. The lad has been superb since he fought his way back and I salute him. Get his feckin contract done Broughton. Some are blaming Pickering for allowing Benson inside for Burnley's goal which is partially right, however, the trouble started with Carter p1ssing about and giving the ball away thinking he was Franz Beckenbauer. A very, very disappointing finish to a season. Another excellent opportunity spurned - they wont keep coming along. And why? Firstly, IMO, Broughton's mismanagement of two windows - failure to land a half decent striker and failure to close the O'Brien deal (Broughton is our DOF and it's his responsibility to ensure things get done as they should, SIMPLE AS THAT AND NO EXCUSES. What a difference another striker and O'Brien would have made. And secondly, I think JDT has bottled it with his team selections and tactics - fortune favours the bold and brave and not the safe and timid. Prior to the New Year, we had more than our fair share of luck gathering points we didn't deserve - over recent games, we've found our lucky at the bank to be overdrawn; these things tend to balance out over the season so unlucky is not an adjective I would use. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Our season fizzles out. Carter pissing about cost us the goal. How the feck do you expect to score if you don't shoot? Don't think their keeper had a save to make. We never threatened. Set pieces appalling. Why the feck is Dolan on the field - totally out of his depth. Hedges flatters to deceive, Brereton can't be arsed. Travis's limitations in evidence again - not a Championship player. Bringing Leonard on with 5 minutes to go - dreadful decision, far too late. Adam Wharton best player on the field by a country mile - we'll be lucky if he's still here next season. JDT not good enough - found sadly wanting at the business end of the season. Burnley guests gone home happy - they never felt threatened, just couldn't believe how punchless we were. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Too late our evening sorted. Eight of us for an early dinner (4 Roverites, 4 Clarets) with both claret and blue wine for starters (a glass of each is obligatory). Once the game starts, the drinks really will flow - it will be lively but all good natured. Let's hope we are all celebrating in our own way! -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Good one! Seriously, when I was 'a lad', I got caught up in some situations I shouldn't have - some 50 years on, not quite as 'handy' as I once was! -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Firstly, I think limiting Burnley to just 2,000 tickets will back fire as it's very likely many of their fans will have sought to get tickets for other parts of the ground. Secondly, allowing Burnley fans to make their own way to the ground?! Thirdly, think some Burnley fans will make their way to Blackburn without tickets and occupy pubs showing the game. Stay safe those Rovers' fans attending. I along with a good number of others I know have reluctantly opted to watch the match from our own safe environments. It's a sad day when football has come to this and I think it's time those Rovers and Burnley fans who harbour a moronic and imbecilic hatred came to their senses. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I've got feckin passion and desire by the bucket load!!! It's just a shame, IMO, JDT and his bottlers don't. Belief in our club?!?! Difficult when you have, IMO, muppets like Waggott and Broughton running things. The bottom line is the failure of Broughton to bring in a striker over two windows to score goals has very likely cost our club circa £250million (promotion and parachute payments should we have got relegated)!!! Let that sink in. The failure to get the paperwork right to bring O'Brien in as the window closed was yet another nail in the coffin. Waggott and Broughton are paid big bucks to get things right and make sure things happen as they should - no excuses, the buck stops with them. Personally, I wouldn't trust them to run a bath. Belief in our club??? You are surely having a laugh. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
JDT has done a good job given all circumstances. However, come the business end of the season, he has, IMO, froze and tried to play it 'safe' - a timid approach was not what was needed and he's shown when push comes to shove that he hasn't got the minerals. JDT needed to be BOLD AND BRAVE IN HIS SELECTIONS AND TACTICS - he has failed. You wont like this because in your eyes no one at Rovers can do any wrong and you continually try to defend the utterly indefensible. Coventry and Sunderland are the form teams in 5th and 6th and there they will stay. Are they better than us, no but their managers have made the right calls at the right time. We might never have a better chance than we had this season - we just needed to grab it by the feckin balls instead of being timid and capitulating. -
v The Dingles (h) - 25/04/2023, k/o 8pm
Mercer replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Not a snowballs's chance in hell of us avoiding defeat let alone winning. Our season is over. JDT's selections and tactics over recent games have cost us big time. When it mattered the most, JDT failed to deliver. Too timid with no b#lls. Just how the feck you can exclude our most natural available goal scorer (Leonard) from even the bench after two promising cameos defies logic. Seriously think JDT hasn't got what it needs to get us up. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
My missus is not amused. That's me done for tonight. Get p1ssed everyone - it will null the pain at least for tonight. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Really? We were abysmal first half. A game lasts 90 minutes plus stoppage! Always optimistic where Rovers concerned but seriously, our season is over. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Feck, feck, feck, fecking sick. JDT couldn't run a bath. Hedges you imbecile - brainless. We are finished for the season. Hugely disappointing - going out for dinner and need to get smashed tonight. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Shoot, shoot just feckin shoot - please, please, please! -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
made for a Dacky entrance and winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
There is no way in this world Fergie would have started with today's front three and left out a natural goal scorer completely. It's not rocket science. It's just sheer feckin madness and incompetence. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Get Dack on and tell him not to move from in or around the penalty area. We need someone with a goal antennae. JDT failing his big test miserably. Cometh the hour cometh the man - where the feck is he!?!? -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
JDT's selection and tactics sh1te. Travis and Dolan utter sh1te. Our season is fizzling out. Will need a real heavy session tonight to get over the disappointment if JDT doesn't get his finger out and shake things up. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
This is cr@p. It aint working. We wont score with this set-up. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Strikers need to be in the right place at the right time. Leonard has it. Dolan doesn't. Absolutely feckin crazy sh1t from JDT. -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Nail on head! -
v Preston (a) - 22/4/23 - 17:30 k/o
Mercer replied to roversfan99's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Leonard not even on bench. Unbelievable when our most natural available goalscorer is excluded. Management of Leonard now reminiscent of Adam Wharton. If this goes t1ts up JDT, it's all down to you.