Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Bye eck, Albert Tatlock!
Aye, played for Blackburn in his early years.
*oops wrong thread
The Football.....
- Thread starter Spartak
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Aye, played for Blackburn in his early years.
*oops wrong thread
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
They could've done with him today! Talking to some Rovers fans in the pub tonight they were er, shoot!Aye, played for Blackburn in his early years.
*oops wrong thread
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Before He took that penalty kick I headed to the gents in the pub, not stopping to watch it, kind of knowing it's be saved by whatever he's called, but I certainly didn't expect to see him blaze it over the bar!
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Aye, the lads 29, got a few more years in him.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
They could've done with him today! Talking to some Rovers fans in the pub tonight they were er, shoot!
I wish we'd been that good........
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Once again England fail the ' quality test ' for too long they have qualified for many tournaments comfortably and therefore raising expectations. I referred to them elsewhere as ' flat track bully's '
(cricketing parlance) Once we meet a ' top nation ' ( with a few exceptions) we end up packing our bags. It seemed last night that we played the 'reputation' and not the team. Defensively France were poor. I cannot see them winning the thing. I would love Morocco to win it but I think the winner of Argentina v Croatia will win it.
(cricketing parlance) Once we meet a ' top nation ' ( with a few exceptions) we end up packing our bags. It seemed last night that we played the 'reputation' and not the team. Defensively France were poor. I cannot see them winning the thing. I would love Morocco to win it
but I think the winner of Argentina v Croatia will win it.
matticus
Guru
If you say so.
My expectations were quarter finals, or thereabouts. In a tournament where Portugal, Spain, NED, Brazil, Germany and Italy have done no better ... well, I'm happy with that. 👍
Haha, keeping all your options open there 😄
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Well the fans did! We were dreadful and most of it self-inflicted. We gifted Preston three goals which is not to say they were lucky. PNE were by far the better team with Rovers being dispossessed or a weak pass intercepted Preston used those opportunities to score three out of four good goals.
I'm afraid the manager is beginning to lose the crowd. There have been rumblings for a while and today even fans such as me, my son and the two guys next to me - similar age, we've seen it all - lost patience with our style.
JDT likes a very controlled approach, careful play out of defence, ponderously looking for an opening. All very well but you need the players to do this and in the Championship?
We have been found out. Harry Rovers, chase them and the passing falls apart, often in dangerous areas, as happened yesterday. Yesterday we ran at Preston for five minutes, they couldn't handle it and we scored. Go figure that one.
Management is tough but needs to be smart as well. We have 8/9 Blackburn born or academy players in the first team squad. Five are first team starters. These lads know what beating Burnley means. Did we play them at the Turf? Lost count of the times I've seen a local born Rover run through a wall to beat Burnley.
The mood is darkening because we have a squad which can compete. Definitely top six and perhaps a sneaky second.
Rant, and hopefully honest assessment, over.
Jameshow
Veteran
You taking about the England team or Blackburn?!!!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Rovers.
I only have a passing interest in England. Seemed to me Kane got the second penalty badly wrong. It should have been straight down the middle with all the power he could muster. His foot was under it.
I don't blame one player though, it's a team game, and all strikers miss good opportunities.
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
Watched the first half in the pub. Pretty fun atmosphere, apart from two w*nkers who started up all kids of xenophobic chants.
I took great delight in sitting down when they went with "Stand up, if you hate the French".
Better team won, though England at least gave a reasonable account of themselves in the second half.
I took great delight in sitting down when they went with "Stand up, if you hate the French".
Better team won, though England at least gave a reasonable account of themselves in the second half.
Yep plenty big players have missed important penalties. England imo were one of the best squads assembled in Qatar . Maybe just lucked out ? Referee had a shocker however I also thought Saka went down very easily as well ? The Kane foul in their box should have been a free kick , close call for penalty but defo a free kick.
The modern game is naff these days slight gust of wind and players are rolling !
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
Teams England have beaten in World Cup knockout ties since 1966:
Paraguay, Belgium (1990 version), Cameroon, Denmark, Ecuador, Colombia, Sweden & Senegal.
Morocco have beaten Spain and Portugal since last week.
Paraguay, Belgium (1990 version), Cameroon, Denmark, Ecuador, Colombia, Sweden & Senegal.
Morocco have beaten Spain and Portugal since last week.
