Rovers away at Preston NE: 24th November 2018 - 3pm. The match thread.

[only2garners]

On 17/11/2018 at 13:30, blueboy3333 said:

It is indeed. There's even  a pie and ale shop opening just off Winkley Square this month. Butter Pie and beer. It's the future.

 

The Otter's Pocket is now open.

[caithnessman]

[caithnessman]

https://d2cf7kiw5xizhy.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket/blackpool---preston---colne-1553.pdf

 

Only trains from

Blackburn 10.13 & 12.13 

Preston 10.30 & 12.30

Return

Preston 18.39

Blackburn 18.57

 

Hope there's enough carriages put on

[only2garners]

To be honest for anyone coming from Blackburn to Preston the bus is just as good an option as the train anyway. The bus station is a 10 minute walk from the ground and the train station about 20 minutes,.

[RV Blue]

32 minutes ago, only2garners said:

To be honest for anyone coming from Blackburn to Preston the bus is just as good an option as the train anyway. The bus station is a 10 minute walk from the ground and the train station about 20 minutes,.

Guessing the 59 will be packed?

[only2garners]

No idea - I'll be on the 3 coming from Penwortham!

[only2garners]

I did debate walking and I might still if its a nice day, but I figured an hour each way walking with two hours + stood up might be a bit painful. Might do it one way though.

[blueboy3333]

5 hours ago, caithnessman said:

https://d2cf7kiw5xizhy.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket/blackpool---preston---colne-1553.pdf

 

Only trains from

Blackburn 10.13 & 12.13 

Preston 10.30 & 12.30

Return

Preston 18.39

Blackburn 18.57

 

Hope there's enough carriages put on

Get the bus. It's drops you a mile (ish) closer to Deepdale for a start. Last bus home 11pm. I posted the links earlier in this thread. 

[blueboy3333]

1 hour ago, RV Blue said:

Guessing the 59 will be packed?

There's a 152 via hoghton. Links to timetables earlier in this thread. 

[bluebruce]

Something occurred to me whilst reading this thread...I don't think I've ever seen a Rovers side where the fans disagreed so much over the midfield options. Everybody seems to name a different midfield five, sometimes drastically so. The only feature everyone agrees on is Dack in the middle of the three. Nice to have all these options. Although I'd also like to see some of the wide midfielders step up enough that people start consistently naming them in their preferred lineup. Notching some goals would help.

There's also widespread disagreement on the defensive two of the midfield. Personally I'd drop Smallwood, although he has had a couple of more reasonable games lately, we still have better options to partner Evans. Reed and Evans would be my pick there.

[rigger]

10 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Something occurred to me whilst reading this thread...I don't think I've ever seen a Rovers side where the fans disagreed so much over the midfield options. Everybody seems to name a different midfield five, sometimes drastically so. The only feature everyone agrees on is Dack in the middle of the three. Nice to have all these options. Although I'd also like to see some of the wide midfielders step up enough that people start consistently naming them in their preferred lineup. Notching some goals would help.

There's also widespread disagreement on the defensive two of the midfield. Personally I'd drop Smallwood, although he has had a couple of more reasonable games lately, we still have better options to partner Evans. Reed and Evans would be my pick there.

I think, Armstrong is nearly a cert pick.

[Mattyblue]

https://www.pne-online.net/forum/forum/football-forums/pne-discussions/3404078-when-the-rover-s-fans

[Admiral Nelsen]

2 hours ago, rigger said:

I think, Armstrong is nearly a cert pick.

Got a good feeling about Armstrong in this one. Really unlucky not to bag in the last couple of matches, but looking brighter in general play & I think Saturday will be his day. 

[Mattyblue]

He seems to like a big occasion.

Wigan at Ewood last season, Leeds t’other week. 

[Don Said]

7 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

He seems to like a big occasion.

Wigan at Ewood last season, Leeds t’other week. 

Deepdale too...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSQf-0S3G1w

[BankEnd Rover]

36 minutes ago, Admiral Nelsen said:

Got a good feeling about Armstrong in this one. Really unlucky not to bag in the last couple of matches, but looking brighter in general play & I think Saturday will be his day. 

It just his finishing he needs to work on. He does all the hard work and just cant seem to finish. Hopefully once he get a few more goals that will improve.

[Hanks]

26 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

It just his finishing he needs to work on. He does all the hard work and just cant seem to finish. Hopefully once he get a few more goals that will improve.

Or to put it another way, If he improves he will get a few goals

 

[47er]

14 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Something occurred to me whilst reading this thread...I don't think I've ever seen a Rovers side where the fans disagreed so much over the midfield options. Everybody seems to name a different midfield five, sometimes drastically so.

Its because we have about enough midfielders to make up a complete team!

[AllRoverAsia]

1 hour ago, 47er said:

Its because we have about enough midfielders to make up a complete team!

With Ritchie in goal I think we can already do that bar a big target striker. Maybe Richie can do that too. 

[Rogerb]

Hesketh Arms at junction of Blackpool Road and New Hall Lane was mentioned as a possible pre match boozer appears shut with the builders in.

[Admiral Nelsen]

2 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

It just his finishing he needs to work on. He does all the hard work and just cant seem to finish. Hopefully once he get a few more goals that will improve.

Half agree, he's had enough chances to expect to have a couple if he was being ruthless, but then again he's hit the bar & seen efforts blocked which would usually go in. His finishing has looked one of his stronger points in the past, so hopefully he'll just need one and he can get on a roll. 

[darrenrover]

Andy Madley is the ref on Saturday: remember him in the 2-2 v Forest?!

[1864roverite]

Re drinking around Preston. If you’ve got colours on you’ve virtually no chance of getting in any pub. Tbh apart from the city centre there isn’t a lot of choic as Preston’s a knob hole in any case, stay in the outskirts, brig, leyland and Walton le dale areas will be fine and bus it into town.

Enjoy the day and bring the points home⚽️

[Mattyblue]

The centre is great for boozers, so just don’t wear colours and have a reyt good sup!

[AllRoverAsia]

3 minutes ago, meadows said:

Can you name the Ewood game with 51,000 in 1959 and Rovers weren’t even playing?

Yes, the score was1-0