[Archived] GAME THREAD - Ipswich Town Away 12/13

[jim mk2]

Hot day in the garden enjoying the sunshine or a long trip to Portman Road ?

No contest - come on Rovers.

[bazza]

Hanley will never get chosen over Dann Joey when both are fit. Olsson is injured for this match whilst Rochina is reportedly some way off full match fitness. I'd also be amazed if Vukcevic plays.

My prediction for the team this weekend:

--------------Robinson

Lowe------Dann---Givet----Orr

----------Murphy---Etuhu

-Formica---Gomes----Nunes

--------------CKR

Not who I'd go with, but options are limited with certain players out. I'd be surprised if this isn't the team - maybe Pedersen instead of Nunes or Murphy (if not recovered from injury).

Looks a strong team. I think Rovers may surprise a lot of their fans by totally dominating the game and deserving to win by much more than the 2-1 victory I predict.

I was chatting to an avid Ipswich Tn fan in July and he was dreading the first game. He reckons they are pretty poor.

[david_daft]

Rovers to win 2-1. Gomes and Murphy pen

My rovers team for Saturday game is

Robinson, Orr, Hanley, Dann, Givet; Formica, Etuhu, Murphy, Nunes; Gomes, Kazim Richards

Bench:- Kean(GK), Henley, Morris, Lowe, Pedersen, Goodwillie, Rochina

It's gonna be 28 degrees centigrade tomorrow, not sure how long Murphy and Gomes will last in that,

Thank god for our Croation fitness coach

[BRFC1995]

ipswich squad on paper is dire, murphy and givet probably swing the talent pool in our favour but we are still AWAY and we only lose away under kean.

2-0 ipswich (chopra, edwards)

[Pedro]

We look to have a very good team for the Championship. I'm still not confident though as we rarely win the first game, I reckon a 2-1 loss unfortunately.

[roversfan83]

This journey seems a lot longer knowing will see keanocchio's fat procine head in the dugout. Wonder why he'll say we lost:

1 transfer window not closed and I need to buy more Portuguese players

2 players not had time to settle in

3 those nasty fans fighting in holland

4 shebby singh was horrible to me

5 the kick backs I was getting off the Portuguese players signed weren't enough

6 injuries

7 didn't enter their box the customary 66 times.

8 even though conceded our mandatory 3rd goal in a game people can see what we are trying to do here.

No stevie we lost because you are inept, have no tactical awareness and have lost the support of the fans.

Blackburn rovers fc the place where even despair has died. 

[broadsword]

not enough dew on the grounnd!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Relegation]

Dont think I´ve ever been more curious about the starting lineup. What type of tricks will the unsackable one pull out of his guitar this time?

[Ewoodbhappy]

Song for today

to the tune "hi yi yippee"

Steve Kean the W@nk€r took us down

Steve Kean the W@nk€r took us down

Steve Kean the W@nk€r

Steve Kean the W@nk€r 

Steve Kean the W@nk€r took us down!

So we'll get our season ticket when he's sacked 

So we'll get our season ticket when he's sacked 

So we'll get our season ticket

get our season ticket

get our season ticket When he sacked!

So come on shebby singh sack the 

Tw.....

So come on shebby Singh sack the tw......

come on shebby Singh

come on shebby Singh

come on shebby Singh, sack the tw.....!

[slats]

does anyone know if they will be selling tickets on the gate down there?

[Mafioso]

Dont know if it would make sense but i would love to see this line up...

.......................Robbo

....orr..hanley...givet...henley

........lowe..murphy.etuhu

...kazim....gomes(best)...olson/nunes

in an ideal world id have nzonzi instead of lowe and martin instead of markus

[ABBEY]

9-0

[BrisRover]

2-1 Rovers

[Plastic Head]

Darwen gala then off to Fleetwood for me. Should sqeeze in a pint or 2 in the Strawberry Gardens. Vardy gone but plenty of new boys, including a certain Danian Johnson.

3-1 today,

As for Rovers can't see a heavy beating, maybe go one up before disastrous ht team talk and substitutions, spend 45 mins trying to cling on ans ultimately lose 2-1.

Sound familiar?

Enjoy balaji you n0nce.

[Waggy76]

Steve Kean and his paymasters(whoever they maybe) are the reason , we are in the championship today ..

Until Kean is removed , Blackburn Rovers cannot move forward ..

An Ipswich win 3 - 0 would crank the pressure up on the parasite ...

[philipl]

30+ degrees today

Come on Rovers fans, I don't care what you shout but do it with passion and show Balaji that unlike him we really CARE about this club.

[BigUts]

We will win today, and lose Wednesday.

[Kelbo]

30+ degrees today

Come on Rovers fans, I don't care what you shout but do it with passion and show Balaji that unlike him we really CARE about this club.

Yes, plenty of Kean out chants, as for the result, I am not expecting anything with this numpty in charge of the team, just have to wait and see!

[Martin]

I'll be listening on the Rovers Player here in Dubai. Ipswich to win. We don't know how to win games away from home.

Great to have proper football back - wherever you are and however you're absorbing it - enjoy it!

[Roverdale]

Update - Seems since I originally wrote that, the Drum and Monkey is NO LONGER AWAY FRIENDLY and The Station Hotel is the place to go.

Get yourselves down to the beer festival!!

[Glenn]

Get yourselves down to the beer festival!!

I'm driving or I would

Btw station hotel and riverside hotel may well be the same place

[dwayne cage]

No excuses not to get a win here. Ipswich were rubbish last season and have not improved their squad that much. Lose to them and it will set the tone for the season.

[Puffsan]

anyone know if the rovers player on official website works on iphone?

[philipl]

My goodness it is a stomach churning feeling looking at the Premier League table and not seeing the Rovers there.

VENKY'S ARE EVIL.

[onlyonejackwalker]

No excuses not to get a win here. Ipswich were rubbish last season and have not improved their squad that much. Lose to them and it will set the tone for the season.

Agreed we should be favourites for the win. In normal circumstances. With Kean at the helm and with our shocking away form that will probably mean we get beat 3-0.

Ipswich have finished in the bottom hlf the last 2 or 3 seasons and we have not lost in 7 league games against them.

I sincerely hope we have not underestimated what will be required this season. Defensiveley we have been all over the place for as long as I can remember and if that continues expect more poor results.

As philipl states above, it is very frustrating to see the PL starting without us.