[Archived] Rovers 0-2 Everton

[Esulx]

Why is Mark Halsey the ref for this game...it's supposed to be Mark Clattenberg.

Tony Cottee was saying on Sky that it's been all Blackburn since the sending-off. Typical then that we go 2-0 down.

I was at Charlton to see the comeback on Wednesday but it's going to be near impossible being down to 10 men too.

I said Zurab should start ahead of Todd. Nelsen should get the captaincy with Zurab as his CB partner.

I could swear right now!!!!

[Shaddy]

Was Todd's sending off justified?

[Esulx]

Can shooting Todd be justified???

Edited December 3, 2005 by Esulx

[Maverick]

Was Todd's sending off justified?

364793[/snapback]

Just seen the pictures of the hand ball. Todd had his hand a bit out from the body, but there is not way he took the ball delibraty. He should maybe had a yellow, but not red.

[Robin]

Agree, now the ###### stupid idiot Todd has just gotten himself sent off. Why people like this arsehole I can NOT understand!!!

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Did you see the situation?????

That wasnt a red card ffs!

[Esulx]

Neill gone to CB and Reid drops to RB. Presumably Thommo has come into the centre and Bentley drops to right wing.

I cant see us coming back from this but hope I'll be eating humble pie at the end of the match.

Come on Rovers!!!

2nd half edit: Zurab on for Thommo.

Edited December 3, 2005 by Esulx

[modes98]

MGP has missed 2 sitters so far, nelsen could have scored! We're not out of this yet but it's going to be difficult.

A few players sounding off the pace, not least tugay!

[krislu]

Did you see the situation?????

That wasnt a red card ffs!

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Yes, I've seen all the highlights. It should not have been a red card, but I still can't stand the guy..and he is an idiot

[Esulx]

where can I see the incident?

[Robin]

Yes, I've seen all the highlights. It should not have been a red card, but I still can't stand the guy..and he is an idiot

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im starting to loose my belife in the ref to be honest.....

[Exiled_Rover]

I knew it was a poor line up, but 2-0 down, with the idiot sent off..oh dear, big mistake by Hughes not playing Zurab!!

364790[/snapback]

Oh my god, get a room!

[Esulx]

Match Stats:

Blackburn Rovers : Everton

Goal Attempts 15 : 8 Goal Attempts

On Target 7 : 5 On Target

Crosses 26 : 11 Crosses

Corners 7 : 3 Corners

Offside 2 : 6 Offside

Fouls 8 : 17 Fouls

Free kicks 23 : 11 Free kicks

Yellow cards 1 : 1 Yellow cards

Red cards 1 : - Red cards

% Possession 55 : 45 Possession %

From the highs of Wednesday to the lows of Saturday. The ups and downs of being a Rovers fan.

Edited December 3, 2005 by Esulx

[modes98]

Maybe this outlines hughes case even further to try and get in another top quality striker. Early missed chances may have cost us 3 points today. Todd's sending off sounds another big mistake by a ref having a shocking game as normal against rovers.

Frustrating that for the second week in a row we outplay the opposition and get beaten by a few goals. While the defending didn't sound great, can only complain about tugay's performance, maybe down to injury.

Need 3 points next saturday, West Ham need a good thrashing! Hope we get a half decent ref who gives us a chance

[LeChuck]

Are we going 4-5-1 again? With the results we have gotten playing 4-4-2 I do not like this line up at all

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Eh? Bentley is a striker, not a midfielder, he was just playing there because Emerton had been poor.

[USABlue]

Was this a case of Halsey doing the double over us. He gave Liverpool the game and now Everton, Notlob plonker. Might as well have a Dingle ref one of our games.

MGP missed a sitter sounds like corners sounded atrocious.

Again us fans go on about how many of these up coming games are winnable and we get shot in the foot.

I remember someone doing the same last season and we had a torrid time. Makes West Ham something of a must win, don't ya think.

Come on you blues.

[Exiled_Rover]

Interesting discussion on Radio Rovers:

Halsey has sent off three Rovers recently - Neill, Zura and Todd. Two out of the three have been withdrawn, if this one follows suit, which it appears it will, surely the muppet should be shot......or sacked, whichever is easier.

[Rovers_4_life]

Once again Hughes has a shocker with the tactics and formation. There's no way he can justify playing with 1 striker at home against Everton. As for playing Bentley and Thompson, another shocking piece of managment by Hughes. Neither of them are anywhere near good enough to get near the first team. Bentley hides away for most of the game and doesn't get involed and Thompson's passing is dreadful.

It takes Hughes this long to realise we are much more attacking and a beter side without Savage and then plays 4-5-1 when he does drop Svaage! Surely the whole point of leaving Savage out was to become more attacking? In the after match interview Hughes said we missed a good chance to ghet into the top half of the table, well why didnt he go and try and win the game against an average side with an attacking formation?

I'm getting annoyed with his constant negative tactics and insistence of playing certain players. Why was Zurab left out again? Todd shouldn't even have been on the pich to get sent off, if Hughes had got the selection right that may not have happened. We threw points away at City playing the wrong formation, nearly got us knocked out of the Carling Cup playing the same formation and we had an abysmal display today. Simply not good enough.

We have 1 good result followed by 4 or 5 crap ones, another under-achieving seaosn down in the bottom 8 because of poor management. The only difference between Souness and Hughes is that Hughes has us more organised and beter at the basics but he is clueless whwen it comes to tactics and trying to win games.

[jim mk2]

Typical Rovers to flop after an uplifting performance in the previous game but David Moyes showed what a good manager he is today by spotting the frailties in the Rovers defence when he attended the Charlton match in midweek.

Lots of huff and puff from Rovers today but again no cutting edge. Tugay was poor. Two new signings needed in January to make sure of a mid-table position at the end of the season and avoid becoming involved in the relegation battle.

[G Somerset Rover]

Was this a case of Halsey doing the double over us.  He gave Liverpool the game and now Everton, Notlob plonker.  Might as well have a Dingle ref one of our games.

MGP missed a sitter sounds like corners sounded atrocious.

Again us fans go on about how many of these up coming games are winnable and we get shot in the foot.

I remember someone doing the same last season and we had a torrid time.  Makes West Ham something of a must win, don't ya think.

Come on you blues.

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If it was one of the big clubs then he would be sacked. Only time weve got a ref demoted is when hedidnt send off one of our players! lol

[Claytons Left Boot]

No way was that a red card, and whilst Halsey had a stinker getting in the way of three Rovers attacks amongst other things, it was effectively the linesman who got Todd the card.

If only football adopted ideas from forward thinking Rugby League, by bringing in much needed technology, we might have finished with 11 men and three points. But there again the Iraqis might start morning prayers at the White House..........

[Bing]

Once again Hughes has a shocker with the tactics and formation. There's no way he can justify playing  with 1 striker at home against Everton. As for playing Bentley and Thompson, another shocking piece of managment by Hughes. Neither of them are anywhere near good enough to get near the first team. Bentley hides away for most of the game and doesn't get involed and Thompson's passing is dreadful.

It takes Hughes this long to realise we are much more attacking and a beter side without Savage and then plays 4-5-1 when he does drop Svaage! Surely the whole point of leaving Savage out was to become more attacking? In the after match interview Hughes said we missed a good chance to ghet into the top half of the table, well why didnt he go and try and win the game against an average side with an attacking formation?

I'm getting annoyed with his constant negative tactics and insistence of playing certain players. Why was Zurab left out again? Todd shouldn't even have been on the pich to get sent off, if Hughes had got the selection right that may not have happened. We threw points away at City playing the wrong formation, nearly got us knocked out of the Carling Cup playing the same formation and we had an abysmal display today. Simply not good enough.

We have 1 good result followed by 4 or 5 crap ones, another under-achieving seaosn down in the bottom 8 because of poor management. The only difference between Souness and Hughes is that Hughes has us more organised and beter at the basics but he is clueless whwen it comes to tactics and trying to win games.

364813[/snapback]

So Hughes is a useless tactician but we're better organised under him?

Thompson's not good enough? The same Thompson who scored a 30 yarder in midweek and inspired our fightback?

Bentley is a forward in the same mould as Bergkamp and Sheringham. We were playing two up front.

1 good result followed by 5 crap ones? How do you explain 5 home wins in a row and 7 wins out of 11 (losing only to Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool) prior to today? 10 of those with Savage in the team I might add.

[Eddie]

Interesting line I heard from Moyes, he called us "one of the best passing sides in the division", one of the few things that cheered me up a bit after the result. Not great, but not the end of the world.

[Claytons Left Boot]

Oh and another thing, my son who is a student, paid over £32 to have the game ruined by the inept officials.

In fact, due to the lack of video technology, around 16,500 had the game ruined.

[philipl]

Back down to earth with a grinding bump!

Have to say that Bentley isn't a forward so playing 4-4-1-1 was effectively inviting a repeat of the Newcastle result which Everton were only too happy to oblige.

From what I've seen, we played gorgeous football for 30 minutes and still kept at it until heads went down as the second half went on. MGP's horror misses from inside the six yard box are undoubtedly what cost us three points today aided by a very dubious sending off (which resulted in Bellamy gobbing off and getting booked as well). Palsey is rubbish when he refs our games.

To be honest I am not sure Todd will get off this one- there must be a camera angle which shows he was a bit cynical the way he let the ball hit his arm. But no way should the officials have red carded him in the first place.

Well, we were just getting to the point of Hughes super-hero for having the balls to bench Savage and Emerton when Toogs turns in a very poor performance, Todd continues the crap form he's been showing all season, Friedel has another iffy one, Neill and Nelsen have a relative off day and MGP cannot hit the proverbial whilst continuing his dismal run of crossing and corner taking....

West Ham becomes a buttock clencher next week if we are not to rejoin the troubled souls at the bottom.

Edited December 3, 2005 by philipl

[Dan Furness]

Was training today and tried to get back for 2nd half to no avail. On Sky sounded like there was the determination but we just could not open the door. Thats the positive we can take, the players certainly do have the determination if not always the skill. Jesus its not all about skill, look at Bolton... year after year they are up there now, so Jim how can you justify we need 2 more players to hit midtable? I agree with you to an extent but we certainly have a better squad.

Give it time