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[AggyBlue]

Water break on 28 minutes.

Rovers with the vast majority of possession but yet to create a clear chance

[rigger]

Drum is bloody annoying though! think the mic is right beside it

Sounds like they have been learning a bit of English for the occasion

If you hate the @#/? Rovers clap your hands

[perthblue02]

Scott Wharton seems to be quite composed at centre back, not had a lot to do but done well when needed

[neophox]

Anyone watching?

Sv Ried plays in Austrian Bundesliga, should be a good test.

[Dunnfc]

Poor game, can tell its the first for both teams for a while.

Conway has been the best so far.

[AggyBlue]

Akpan forces the first meaningful save with a shot from the edge of the box, pushed round the post for a corner.

HT 0 - 0

[Dunnfc]

Scott Wharton seems to be quite composed at centre back, not had a lot to do but done well when needed

Left footed? his clout down the line wasn't bad!

[BigUts]

Poor game, can tell its the first for both teams for a while.

Conway has been the best so far.

I believe it's the Austrians final pre season game of 5?!

[perthblue02]

Poor game, can tell its the first for both teams for a while.

Conway has been the best so far.

Think the Austrian team have already played 5? games , wee gem2 was on about them being a bit ahead of us in pre season on the Rovers site yesterday I think

[des]

well hope its better in the second half, can tell its first game, fittness and touch needs more work

[rigger]

The back four look comfortable in possession, although they haven't been put under any pressure. The movement off the ball has been reasonable. The balls into the box from all areas has been poor at best. The fitness levels look better than previous seasons at this time.

[AggyBlue]

Kept possession quite well.

We seem to be getting the ball out wide and getting plenty crosses in. Most hitting the first defender, others being comfortably headed clear.

[rigger]

Poor game, can tell its the first for both teams for a while.

Conway has been the best so far.

I thought I read that they had played a few games already.

[matt83]

fittness and touch needs more work

Sound similar to how it's been for pretty much every regular game over past 5 years then.

[perthblue02]

So how many changes do we reckon start of second half ? 5?

[chaddyrovers]

From Paul Wheelock

0-0 HT. #rovers have played some decent stuff, always looking to get the ball wide to the wingers. Ben Marshall and Hope Akpan gone closest.

[Dunnfc]

I believe it's the Austrians final pre season game of 5?!

Think the Austrian team have already played 5? games , wee gem2 was on about them being a bit ahead of us in pre season on the Rovers site yesterday I think

Crikey! They've not looked five games fitter.

Think we will see the changes rung at HT.

Back four looks competent.

Hendrie - Looks a cultured type of LB, delivery poor thus far but you can tell he has something about him, reminds me of Gresko. Think he's a wee bit sluggish though but possibly fair given it's the first game of Pre-Season.

[rigger]

Sound similar to how it's been for pretty much every regular game over past 5 years then.

If you want to see a lack of fitness and touch you should have seen Aberdeen on Thursday, and that was a competitive game, they where shocking.

[BigBar]

Nice to get a run out wont judge too much, seems very humid there...Conway has been decent always looking to beat his man...there is a few streams around if people wanted to watch id imagine there is no copyright..

[perthblue02]

Blackburn Rovers ‏@Rovers 57s57 seconds ago

Raya for Steele, Henley for Lowe, Feeney for Bennett, Byrne for Marshall and Stokes for Conway

.Elliott Ward has taken the captain's armband.

[chaddyrovers]

Raya for Steele, Henley for Lowe, Feeney for Bennett, Byrne for Marshall and Stokes for Conway.

Ward captain

[Ricky]

I rate ward. Think he will be involved a lot more this season,

[Dunnfc]

SVR started the second half well.

Was that Feeney with run before?

[perthblue02]

Rovers being put under the cosh a bit since half time

[adsfortheblues]

For those who are interested. Tommy Spurr taken off injured on his debut today, looked a bad one. Good crowd on at Chorley must have been a good 2000.