[Archived] IT'S A BAD DAY!

[DE.]

It was at his own request

And here I was trying to help build a fearful reputation for you guys...

[Brfcrule1]

sorry mods I know this is a little off topic Leonard was it you I saw with your son on Sunday at the Dingles game in the BBE?.

[old darwen blue]

What happened to Brad?

[thenodrog]

It was at his own request

How odd.

[Jim Royle]

So it happened, as we all knew it would at some point, but hey 35 yrs is one hell of gap between defeats it a local derby - we've had some bloody great times in between those defeats, times that I never dreamt of happening to my club. Now is the time to take some punches, ride them and then come back, perhaps not fitter and stronger than before because we don't have Jacks desire or £s, but return as a good club that fight its corner and every now and then hope of good runs - things like having a decent crop of players, playing some basic level football, with one or two stars and a run of no injuries lasting a full season or two - which is what Burnley are experiencing now and what rovers did in our turn round seasons under Howard Kendall

It is how you ride those punches that matters and how judgements are made. We need to remind ourselves that this season is better than the last one( apart from Sundays match) and see that the nucleus of a good young squad is being assembled. What happens to Burnley happens, but what matters is what happens to BRFC and let's not drift in to the bitterness that many of the claret fraternity drifted.

[Waggy76]

So it happened, as we all knew it would at some point, but hey 35 yrs is one hell of gap between defeats it a local derby - we've had some bloody gat times in between those defeats, times that I never dreamt of happening to my club. Now is he time to take some punches, ride them and hen come back, perhaps not fitter and stronger than before because we don't have Jacks desire or £s, but return as good club that fight its corner and every now and then hope of good runs like - things that having a decent crop of players, playing some basic level football, with one or two stars and a run of no injuries lasting a full season or two - which is what Burnley are experiencing now and what rovers did in our turn round seasons under Howard Kendall

It is how you ride those punches that matters and how judgements are made. We need to remind ourselves that this season is better than the last one( apart from Sundays match) and see that he nucleus of good young squad is being assembled. What happens to Burnley happens, but what matters is what happens to BRFC and let's not drift in to the bitterness that many of the claret fraternity drifted.

Good post ...+ 10

[roveranout]

The feeling prior to Sundays kick off was that Burnley were firm favourites going into the game so not sure why most people are surprised they won the game. That is not saying that they were the better side on the day as personally i thought Blackburn were and in recent years they've been the better side but not come away with a win. All i've had from Burnley fans is that they play attractive football but Sunday they looked more like aside managed by Big Sam. The main difference on the day came down to management on Dyche came out on top. Taking off Dunn on 60 minutes whether he was knackered or not well and truly took the stuffing out of our performance and the lack of leadership was clearly shown (bear in mind he kept Dunny on for 90 minutes last season and we all know how that ended up). Dyche on the other hand saw Burnley as one dimensional, hoofing the ball up to Vokes at every opportunity. He made a double substitution at a time that Burnley needed it and it came off. These are the fine lines in football that can either go for you or go against you and on this occasion they came out on top.

One thing is for sure, Burnley as it stands are a far more stable club than us and a club that has a great knack of bringing unknown players through the ranks and into the 1st team (something that Blackburn haven't done too well with recently). They are a selling club though and most if not all of those players are now at other clubs. Blackburn on the other hand have made some big mistakes in the transfer market and it's now starting to bite us on the a$%e. Big named players on big money coming even when they're coming to the ends of their careers have left us short of finances and the dealing of Venky's have been nothing short of calamitous.

I'm not sure why they are still here but they are and we have to deal with it so all this talk of protests etc is ludicrous and damn right stupid. When protesting under Kean's reign the fans didn't shower themselves in glory not knowing who they hated from one minute to the next, was it Kean? was it Venky's? Was it that other man who's son was bought but never got a game?

One thing for absolute sure is that under the leadership of Bowyer you've got a man who:

1. Loves the club.

2. Is very much respected by players and staff alike.

My advice not that you'll probably want to hear it is that you need to get behind the lads as at this moment they'll be hurting like you and the thing they need is a similar support to Sunday as it reminded me of the good old days under Jack and was clearly shown in Blackburn's first half performance.

There's still some very tough times ahead but boycotting games, protesting etc is only going to have a negative impact around the club and if we want to dream of the dizzy heights again then support the team as that's who's going to get us there.

[ABBEY]

Why will the players be hurting like us ? Bowyer kept emphasising it was just another game and no different than any other.

Blame the fans ? Wow . How ANY blame can be put on fans actually buggers belief !

The support is there it's just it's being held down by the high heels of the clueless hag bitch and her slimy brothers.

[Amo]

The feeling prior to Sundays kick off was that Burnley were firm favourites going into the game so not sure why most people are surprised they won the game. That is not saying that they were the better side on the day as personally i thought Blackburn were and in recent years they've been the better side but not come away with a win.

Don't think it's so much a matter of surprise. It was always going to hurt, no matter what manner Burnley won the game in. Most of the bitterness comes from Bowyer's tactical incompetence snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

All i've had from Burnley fans is that they play attractive football but Sunday they looked more like aside managed by Big Sam.

That's because the state of the pitch reduced Burnley to mere mortals. Otherwise they would've taught us a footballing lesson, don't you know?

[roveranout]

1. You could clearly see how much this meant to the players prior to kick off and in the 1st half so yes i do think they're hurting and especially Dunn who was visbaly upset after the game.

2. Who's blaming the fans?

Why will the players be hurting like us ? Bowyer kept emphasising it was just another game and no different than any other.

Blame the fans ? Wow . How ANY blame can be put on fans actually buggers belief !

The support is there it's just it's being held down by the high heels of the clueless hag bitch and her slimy brothers.

[Jim Royle]

Don't think it's so much a matter of surprise. It was always going to hurt, no matter what manner Burnley won the game in. Most of the bitterness comes from Bowyer's tactical incompetence snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.That's because the state of the pitch reduced Burnley to mere mortals. Otherwise they would've taught us a footballing lesson, don't you know?

I would say injuries to key players is what eventually made the difference - dunny would have been a sub if marshall or cairney were fit and able and so we would have had no need for feeney or the incredibly average taylor - so ultimately our lot did all they could but unfortunately it wasnt enough or for the full 90mins

Robbo wss at fault - He came for the vital cross and didnt connect with anything - if that had been eastwood hed have been slaugthered

[Leonard Venkhater]

Why will the players be hurting like us ? Bowyer kept emphasising it was just another game and no different than any other.

Blame the fans ? Wow . How ANY blame can be put on fans actually buggers belief !

The support is there it's just it's being held down by the high heels of the clueless hag bitch and her slimy brothers.

I knew my choice to support Rovers was a bit massochistic, but this is something else!! I am pretty sure( I have only been told though) that there is a big Indian porn movie thing out there as well...

[FourLaneBlue]

The problem we’ve got is only a small minority have the desire to actually protest in the traditional sense of the word. We should have seen thousands out of the streets when Kean was here, but we saw less than 100 on many occasions which speaks volumes for the desire of the vast majority of fans to bring about change.

Its all well and good the fans forum members making the trip to Pune, I wouldn’t have gone, but I fully understand the reason for going. The continued meetings with Agnew as the clubs representative are a mystery to me though, how on earth did anyone think talking that clown month after month would change anything?

Bottom line is the talking’s been done long ago, if people want Venkys out of the club it needs mass protests, but I’ll not hold my breath, most people are just happy to sit back and watch the club die, and that’s exactly whats happing under the idiots from Pune.

We both know it isn't going to happen, GAV.

I trace back the end of Rovers solidarity to that very Pune trip. I wouldn't have gone, and I argued against it, but ultimately it ripped the support base apart. It was the end of the Rovers support against the Venkys.

It was a brilliant tactic by them, I have to say. They completely fooled those supporters. In turn, they divided and conquered. A masterstroke by them, it did exactly what they wanted. They used our most loyal fans against us.

We haven't been the same since. Will we ever be?

[Brfcrule1]

Leonard was it you I saw with your son in the BBE on sunday similar looking to Johnny Vegas?

[booth]

I would say injuries to key players is what eventually made the difference - dunny would have been a sub if marshall or cairney were fit and able and so we would have had no need for feeney or the incredibly average taylor - so ultimately our lot did all they could but unfortunately it wasnt enough or for the full 90mins

Robbo wss at fault - He came for the vital cross and didnt connect with anything - if that had been eastwood hed have been slaugthered

Yes mistakes were made by players but no ones telling me that Bowyer didn't drop a clanger on Sunday which led to those mistakes.

[thenodrog]

Leonard was it you I saw with your son in the BBE on sunday similar looking to Johnny Vegas?

[broadsword]

Are you saying his lad looks like a knitted monkey?

[booth]

Are you saying his lad looks like a knitted monkey?

[Leonard Venkhater]

sorry mods I know this is a little off topic Leonard was it you I saw with your son on Sunday at the Dingles game in the BBE?.

I was joking when I said I looked like Johnny Vegas....if that's what you mean!

[roverandout]

sad state of affairs when Birmingham, struggling against relegation can put up more of a fight against burnley than rovers in an east lancs derby

[Tom]

I was joking when I said I looked like Johnny Vegas....if that's what you mean!

EY MONKEH!