[Archived] Rovers vs West Brom preview

[BRFC1995]

WBA looking a tidy team

no threat from us yet

[des]

wba are getting at us we have to tighten up and not give the ball away so often

[BRFC1995]

seems qute easy to get past lowe..right side looks a lot weaker than left

[Andy]

They should be 1-0, if not 2 and Dunn should be booked.

Not a good start...

[martmitch]

rochina gonna score today they can't handle him, shame juniors not on the pitch too nzonzi playing well I think also

[DE.]

From the beeb: "Former Blackpool and England defender Jimmy Armfield at Ewood Park for BBC Radio 5 live: "West Brom look the more comfortable, and Blackburn are busy trying to work out their own system."

I said this last week, our players never really look sure exactly how they're supposed to be playing. One of the things about both the Hughes and Allardyce era was our players knew exactly what they were supposed to be doing and where they were supposed to be. It's vital that a team like ours has this and it's one of the reasons we've struggled so much since Kean took over as manager.

[Audax]

VVolves up 1-0, Lawro gave them an up prediction and sorry to say, they'll probably hold it up and then, I think they play someone like Norwich during the week so they could get quite a few points here. Stoke away form and right after Europa almost predictably is going to be poor though they are not as much in the ruts as they were, Lawro is probably right.

[BRFC1995]

anyone else amazed how much space we give to opposition in the center circle to recieve balls from the back and than find a forward pass....and then we try it and are closed down immediately?????wtf are dunn and nzonzis orders

[Joar]

Can't understand why I put myself through watching this. Watching moss grow is far more exciting and far less nerve wrecking

[RibbleValleyRover]

West Brom dominant as expected.

[DE.]

anyone else amazed how much space we give to opposition in the center circle to recieve balls from the back and than find a forward pass....and then we try it and are closed down immediately?????wtf are dunn and nzonzis orders

Not amazed at all, we've done this for most of Kean's reign. Once JJ and PJ left there was nobody left to take the game by the scruff of the neck and do what needs to be done.

[Joar]

West Brom dominant as expected.

Dominant? Only team on the pitch so far

[martmitch]

yakubu been taking lessons from Roberts on how to get caught offside every time?

[hesfromburn]

rochina & yakubu are so FRUSTRATING!A

[BPF]

Rochina...the master of running up his own arse

[Miker]

Coming into our own now, gotta score before half time.

[Andy]

We need to get Dunn (too slow, gives away easy possession) off at half time and ideally get some support for Yakubu.

Rochina looks sharp but also wastes possession too often.

Robbo has made a couple of fantastic saves and MGP has done alright at LB.

[Pinch]

We need to get Dunn (too slow, gives away easy possession) off at half time and ideally get some support for Yakubu.

Rochina looks sharp but also wastes possession too often.

Robbo has made a couple of fantastic saves and MGP has done alright at LB.

Mr. Reid has done that for us, I think.

[RibbleValleyRover]

Fans booing at HT.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

ATmosphere in bbe is surreal. There hasnt been one chant all half. No one singing.

[hesfromburn]

When we have a fully fit team rochina and formica cant play in the same team, they should battle for the second striker position. If we have injurys and rochina needs to play as well as formica they should be swapped round and formica on the wing, formica is hardworking and again is having a better game than the last its just a shame about those around him. I think formica in a better/more dicaplined team would be such a good player.

[incy wincy little spider]

Did I hear 'There's only one steve kean'??? Watching on TV it sounded like it

[Pinch]

Fans booing at HT.

I wonder why? Wasn't Kean brought in to produce a more attractive brand of football (and still get results)? Hmm...

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

We need to get Dunn (too slow, gives away easy possession) off at half time and ideally get some support for Yakubu.

Rochina looks sharp but also wastes possession too often.

Robbo has made a couple of fantastic saves and MGP has done alright at LB.

For who????????? We have no one to bring on...

Rubbish first half. None of our attackers retreat, which leaves Lowe in particular, completely exposed.

Rochina is at least looking like a threat. We have no link between defence and attack. Half our team is set up to defend, the other half all out attack. There is no one prepared to do both.

[booth]

Fans booing at HT.

It was a strangely half hearted boo too.

Watching that first half i feel like I've been sat here for a week.