The Football.....

Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Chislenko

Chislenko

Veteran
PaulSB said:
Rovers are at home tonight in a fixture which typifies the stupidly of the holiday season, which is designed to minimise the number of travelling fans so reducing the need for policing, stewards etc. I understand the reasoning but that doesn't stop it being a ridiculous situation.

Rovers played Sunderland away on Boxing Day and are home to Middlesbrough tonight. Wigan were away at 'Boro on Boxing Day and home to Sunderland tonight.

The EFL need a map and some imagination.

On to tonight's match. The natives are definitely restless, the manager needs both a result and performance. We're third and win, lose or draw will remain so. Given our recent results, three bad defeats out of four, that's a reflection on the rest of the division. This season is beginning to look like last year when a very good start fell away to an abject second half of the season.

I have no enthusiasm for tonight. We will be there, we're season ticket holders, it's what we do, we have to suffer for the fleeting moments of glory. We're fans and it's impossible to stop.

The lads need to be very convincing this evening. A dominant performance and 3 - 0 or 3 - 1 is required.
Click to expand...

I watched the highlights of your game at Sunderland with a particular eye on Harry Pickering (he comes from our village)

Some of his defensive positioning was awful including for Sunderland's winner. Don't know if he has "gone off the pace" a bit or if this was a one off but he just didn't look comfortable.
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
Chislenko said:
I watched the highlights of your game at Sunderland with a particular eye on Harry Pickering (he comes from our village)

Some of his defensive positioning was awful including for Sunderland's winner. Don't know if he has "gone off the pace" a bit or if this was a one off but he just didn't look comfortable.
Click to expand...

Harry is one of my favourite players. I feel, he's a very good, committed player who isn't just there for the money - that is as important to me as talent. We sit a few feet to the right of the halfway line, 14 rows back in a lower stand. We get a good view of one half of his game. I really like and enjoy watching all aspects of his play. I hope that gives you some pleasure.

I agree he was very poor at Sunderland but he has been injured for a couple of months. I'm hoping he'll keep his place tonight as we need him in the side and performing well.
 
T4tomo

T4tomo

Legendary Member
PaulSB said:
Rovers are at home tonight in a fixture which typifies the stupidly of the holiday season, which is designed to minimise the number of travelling fans so reducing the need for policing, stewards etc. I understand the reasoning but that doesn't stop it being a ridiculous situation.

Rovers played Sunderland away on Boxing Day and are home to Middlesbrough tonight. Wigan were away at 'Boro on Boxing Day and home to Sunderland tonight.
Click to expand...

Yes there are deliberately no derbies in the EL over festive period which is stupid. must be something about Blackburn Wigan Boro and Sunderland as todays fixtures are a swap over of the boxing day fixtures, which would have been better played as two Lancashire & Wear/Tees derbies.

Expecting a tougher match than battering Wigan on Boxing day!!
 
T4tomo

T4tomo

Legendary Member
T4tomo said:
Yes there are deliberately no derbies in the EL over festive period which is stupid. must be something about Blackburn Wigan Boro and Sunderland as todays fixtures are a swap over of the boxing day fixtures, which would have been better played as two Lancashire & Wear/Tees derbies.

Expecting a tougher match than battering Wigan on Boxing day!!
Click to expand...

Thought I posted this earlier.

Anyway North East 2 : 0 Lancies
😂
 
Grant Fondo

Grant Fondo

Guru
Location
Cheshire
As others have said, a true legend.
Not my favourite either @Dayvo that's Allan Clarke from the 70s Leeds side.
 
Mike_P

Mike_P

Guru
Location
Harrogate
T4tomo said:
Yes there are deliberately no derbies in the EL over festive period which is stupid.
Click to expand...
There are some, yesterday Huddersfield 2 Rotherham 0, Bristol Rov 3 Exeter 4, Bradford City 1 Harrogate 0. Looks like a normal schedule with some occurring but no effort to schedule them rather than deliberately seeking to avoid.
 
PaulSB

PaulSB

Squire
Location
Chorley, Lancashire
T4tomo said:
Yes there are deliberately no derbies in the EL over festive period which is stupid. must be something about Blackburn Wigan Boro and Sunderland as todays fixtures are a swap over of the boxing day fixtures, which would have been better played as two Lancashire & Wear/Tees derbies.

Expecting a tougher match than battering Wigan on Boxing day!!
Click to expand...

Well our manager thinks we gave you one!!! I'm not sure I agree with him. Rovers took the first half and we played some good football, by which I mean we persisted with our tedious passing around the back line and actually retained possession (novel) while we looked for a good pass. While unexciting to watch it was effective and we did find passes to open up Boro. If Gallagher had a got power behind a header we would have gone in 2-0 up. Then 8-9 minutes of second-half craziness cost us the game. The manager felt we outplayed Boro in the second-half while most of us sat waiting to go home. Ten men can't piddle around passing around their own penalty area.

I'm losing patience now. Our very ponderous style isn't really suited to the Championship, gives the opposition time to reset their formation and lacks excitment and passion. We have players who are very capable of fast, exciting, attacking football, the sort of play which gets crowds excited. Despite our early season success the crowd is rarely noisy because the play isn't exciting to watch. Unlike many I never had a problem with Mowbray, the manner in which he was allowed to leave was very poor and just look at Sunderland. I'm not sure Tomasson is right for or possibly understands the Championship and it may be time to change. I should stress I'm not a knee jerk fan, after 40 years of watching Rovers I know the club.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

T4tomo
Golf and Football
Replies
5
Brandane
Football commentator's view on road cycling.
Replies
64
Dave7
Football thread.....I seem to have lost it
Replies
4
AndyRM
Football Thread
Replies
2
Top Bottom