[Archived] Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United

[Glenn]

i think this is worse song I've ever hear and it has 4,000,000 hits

you sure have bad taste in music Bob

I'm sure I added something to the posting guidelines about publicly dissing Joy Division being a banning offence .... and if I didn't ... I should have. Go check out Love Will Tear Us Apart and Atmosphere too.

[LeChuck]

i think this is worse song I've ever hear and it has 4,000,000 hits

you sure have bad taste in music Bob

That's a brilliant song!

[PAFELL]

I hope they play their strongest side - we will lose either way but hopefully help Barcelona win t'chuuumpions leeeeeeeeeeeg by "encouraging" a couple of the mancs to depart Ewood horizontally after grand tackles by the likes of Jones/Givet/Samba.

Ironicaly both man u and wolves maybe happy with a point from their games with Rovers - subject to other results. We want whu to beat wigan - then neither whu or wigan could catch Rovers - leaving one place left. Blackpool, wolves, birmingham and rovers - it really is hard to believe that Rovers have a better goal average then those below. But I have a horrible feeling that it will come down to the last match v wolves. Just hoping that both teams only need to draw to survive.

[chris]

Id like to see a poll on that song haha

Love tear us apart is good though

[tashor]

Confusion in his eyes that says it all.

Kean's lost control.

And he's clinging to the most tenuous reason why,

He's lost control.

And he gave away the safety that we had,

We said you've cost us points again,

And of a voice we told him where and when to go,

We said you've lost us points again.

And he turned around and shook me by the hand,

And I said you've lost control again.

And how I'll never know just why or understand,

He said I'll take control again.

And he messed up by picking the wrong side,

And I said you've lost control again.

And he fell to the floor, I thought he'd died.

He said I'm in control.

He's cost us points again.

He's lost control.

He's lost us points again.

He's lost control.

Well I had to post this song to state my case,

And say he's lost control again.

And he still made all the errors and mistakes,

And said I'll take control again.

But he screwed up in oh so many different ways,

After he took control again.

And we approached the edge of no escape,

And he laughed - "I'm in control"

He's cost us points again.

He's lost control.

He's lost us points again.

He's lost control.

I could live a little better without the myths and the lies,

When relegation happened, I just broke down and cried.

I could look forward to a better time,

When Venky's have gone, when the fool has gone,

We lost control. Relegation here we come.....................................

[roverwhelmed]

There will be loads of Mancs at this one....already sold out their allocation, I know have several mancs asking for tickets. Looks to me like it will be City promotion season all over again....I just hope we stop their party.

Urgh I hated that day. It was just horrible.

I hope they show us some respect, but highly doubt it.

[RevidgeBlue]

I said a few weeks ago that there must be no games we go into thinking we can't get a result, there are only a certain number of games left in which to get the points we need and they must all be treated equally. This is even more true after this weekend's results.

United are a good side undoubtedly but in my opinion nowhere near as good as various other United line ups over the last 18 years and this would tend to be borne out by their away record which is very poor by their own high standards. P18 W5 D9 L4.

The worst possible case scenario from our point of view is that either Blackpool or Wigan or both will win their last 2 games to end up on 42 points. And what if Wolves beat Sunderland then get a lucky penalty/dodgy refereeing decision to beat us on the last day? Nothing we can do about it after that.

So, just in case, we have to treat this as a must win game. We need the performance of the season, to get in their faces and show the sort of grit and determination we have displayed in the past when beating far better United sides under Souness and Hughes on occasion.

Defeat is not an option. Steve Kean and the players please take note.

[BangkokRover]

If anyone who watched the Man U V Chelsea game thinks Rovers stand a chance they are mad. Of course Rovers should go out and give it there best shot. As has been said I full expect SAF to send he is team out to thump us.

Then we can sit back and enjoy another Kean press conference

[Iceman]

agree, a point is good, only if West Ham beat Wigan, and Sunderland beat Wolves. that would mean, that West Ham. Wolves and Wigan will not be able to move above us I think

[Mattyblue]

Wishful thinking from me perhaps, but considering the league is as good as won, and the trophy won't be presented till they play Blackpool, there won't be quite as many plastics coming to Ewood?

[Mike Graham]

Great preview.

They will obviously be brimming full of confidence and even in my heart, let alone my head, can feel nothing other than a comprehensive defeat. I feel that it will have to be damage limitation.

Note the comments from Roversmum "where they can be identified visiting supporters will be prevented from gaining access to home areas at the turnstiles even if they are in possession of a valid match ticket. Any visiting fans that do gain entry will be ejected upon discovery providing that it is safe to do so. In addition we will be attempting to trace the originalbuyer of any seats occupied by visiting fans. Where we can do so such individuals will be banned from buying tickets for future home games".

This is wishful thinking and we've heard it all before and seen that in practice it just does not happen. I've little doubt that there will be at least 1,000 reds in Jack Walker stand. Inside an hour and a half, I've had three offers for my tickets and you are talking very serious money which, unfortunately, some Rovers' supporters will find hard to resist owing to individual circumstances.

Unfortunately some rovers fans are all ready selling their tickets. I was out for a quick pint, ot two last night, and 2 ST holders said thay cannot bring themselves to going to this game and have sold their tickets on....the view is that the club cannot afford to ban them!! :!:

[Mc Love]

Just used this as my status:

When Manchester United win the league this season they have re-commissioned Paul Hardcastle’s hit “19” as it will be the, er, erm 19th time they will have won the title (clever stuff eh?). Both events will be incredibly @#/?.

[philipl]

Any thought that Fergie will be happy with a 0-0 is delusional.

After what he has said about the owners and Jerome Anderson and bearing in mind his friendship with Sam, he is more likely to be telling his charges to go one better than the 7-1 at Old Trafford.

[deryck guyler's spoon]

Any thought that Fergie will be happy with a 0-0 is delusional.

After what he has said about the owners and Jerome Anderson and bearing in mind his friendship with Sam, he is more likely to be telling his charges to go one better than the 7-1 at Old Trafford.

Isn't it surprising that this game will take place at all when you consider that Utd are going bust?

[Mattyblue]

Unfortunately some rovers fans are all ready selling their tickets. I was out for a quick pint, ot two last night, and 2 ST holders said thay cannot bring themselves to going to this game and have sold their tickets on....the view is that the club cannot afford to ban them!! :!:

How's that for support from your season ticket holders for one of our biggest games in a generation...

[BangkokRover]

How's that for support from your season ticket holders for one of our biggest games in a generation...

I don't see how this surprising to anyone.

Isn't it surprising that this game will take place at all when you consider that Utd are going bust?

Not according to UEFA they are fine and with in the rules.

[Roost]

Preview of the season by a mile. Absolute class!

One Love - BRFC

[Uddersfelt Blue]

There's nothing better to drive the Rovers players onto a shock win than Man Utd already claiming the title. OK it's not very likely but not an impossibility, particularly if they decide to rotate players.

May be interesting to see what happens if it's still a draw with 10 minutes to go!!!

[Ralfinho]

There's nothing better to drive the Rovers players onto a shock win than Man Utd already claiming the title. OK it's not very likely but not an impossibility, particularly if they decide to rotate players.

May be interesting to see what happens if it's still a draw with 10 minutes to go!!!

If its still a draw, we can expect 10 mins of injury time

[Plastic Head]

"Manchester United will pick up the point they need to secure a record-breaking 19th title next Saturday, says manager Sir Alex Ferguson"

"We'll get a point, there's no doubt about that" said the United boss.

So the result of the match is already set then!

3/1 the draw is available...fill your boots.

[Kelbo]

Any thought that Fergie will be happy with a 0-0 is delusional.

After what he has said about the owners and Jerome Anderson and bearing in mind his friendship with Sam, he is more likely to be telling his charges to go one better than the 7-1 at Old Trafford.

From someone very close to SAF, he wants a win at Rovers like no other!!!

[RibbleValleyRover]

3-0 United.

Fergie will want to win the title in style by winning all their remaining games.

[johnradfordsubbuteo]

Some punishment that - being banned from buying tickets. It's more like an incentive to sell after this season's dubious pleasures...As Jim Carrey said "somebody shtop me!"

[Mercer]

Individual tickets are now being traded as high as £200.

Difficult to criticise any Rovers supporter who sells as this would virtually buy their season ticket for next season!!!

I've already knocked back no less than four offers.

Will be very difficult to steward / police inside the ground on Saturday.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Individual tickets are now being traded as high as £200.

Difficult to criticise any Rovers supporter who sells as this would virtually buy their season ticket for next season!!!

I've already knocked back no less than four offers.

Will be very difficult to steward / police inside the ground on Saturday.

Some Manc's will probably be prepared to pay even more on the day to see their team claim top dog over Liverpool in the titles stakes...this game has probably become a pilgrimage for most of them.

Fun and games to be had.