Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers: 29th December 2018

[RevidgeBlue]

Having dropped Evans, please please perform today Rovers. Lol.

Particularly hope Palmer, Travis and Brereton have blinders. 

[Roverthechimp]

Tony "groundhog day tombola" Mowbray confuses entire internet ???

[Tom]

Well it’s created a buzz anyway!

[Exiled in Toronto]

Looking forward to see how these lads do, it’s most likely a preview of next season’s team. The A team got played off the park at Ewood against this lot so there’d have been no point repeating the exercise.

3-0 Rovers

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

Just now, Roverthechimp said:

Tony "groundhog day tombola" Mowbray confuses entire internet ???

I am always amazed when fans have access to our fitness stats - and can rightly question Mowbray's selections. 

[Mercer]

If Rovers have a stormer and pull off unexpected win what will Mowbray do for WBA?

[bigbrandjohn]

Pretty exciting. We wanted a shake up. Here we go.  A chance for plenty of folks to shine. Whether we get tonked or not it is a bold move. Cautious it is isn’t. 

[Stuart]

1 minute ago, Roverthechimp said:

Tony "groundhog day tombola" Mowbray confuses entire internet ???

If that’s true I imagine Mowbray’s face was a picture when the numbers came out!

[den]

That line up looks defensively challenged to me.

[CD_93]

2 hours ago, CD_93 said:

Redeemining factor of today could be that the three teams that could leapfrog us have tough games too.

But this is the Championship. We don't seem ready for this at all so I'm going for an easy 2-0 to Rovers playing with 10 men for the last 30 minutes. Rodwell and Evans on the scoresheet.

Balls

[Exiled_Rover]

Just now, den said:

That line up looks defensively challenged to me.

Which is to say we have two guys playing FB that can't actually play FB.

 

Sheffield Utd are going to have a field day unless Reed and Rothwell boss the midfield. 

[Doug]

No idea what to expect now!!

Come on Rovers, let's put on a decent show.

[DE.]

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Time for big Ben to show us what he's all about. 

[Husky]

I think we'll score with that team.

I'll change it to 3-1 to Sheffield. ?

[West Yorks Rover]

Jack O'Connell makes his 100 th consecutive league appearance for the Blades today, in an unchanged line-up.

How the hell did we let him slip the net ?

Just the sort of player we need now.

[MarkBRFC71]

7 changes but not the one (dropping Lenihan for Downing) that we really needed ....

[ChrisPriceBaldSpot]

People moaning about TM making changes mystifies me. The same people that slate TM for sticking with the same players week in week out. 

2-1 Rovers

Brereton and Rothwell 

[Oldgregg86]

Well done Tony.

Really happy with that line up. Needed shaking up, players needed a rest and a chance in equal measure. 

I feared a loss regardless , at least this shakes things up and sends out a message. 

Regardless of result Tony has done the right thing for me and I will give him no critism for his choices today.  COYB

[Bigdoggsteel]

We have gone full Mowbray!!! I repeat, we have gone full Mowbray! 

I'm delighted with hat team win, lose or draw. Hopefully a win though. 

Edited December 29, 2018 by Bigdoggsteel

[Stuart]

4 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Sheffield Utd are going to have a field day unless Reed and Rothwell boss the midfield. 

On the flip side, Sheffield United are going to have to think about defending a little more now.

Our goals from open play must be pretty low.

[Tom Stinny]

Hope the lads who are starting take their chance and do well. Wouldn't like the likes of Brereton, Travis, Rothwell to be the fall guys if this is a battering.

 

Fair play to the manager though. He's tried something different and I can't argue with that. Only one I'm questioning slightly is Dack but let's show everyone we aren't as one man of a team as we appear.

 

2-1 Rovers, Brereton, Rodwell, Sharp

[Ewood Ace]

Just now, ChrisPriceBaldSpot said:

People moaning about TM making changes mystifies me. The same people that slate TM for sticking with the same players week in week out. 

2-1 Rovers

Brereton and Rothwell 

I don't recall many people saying to drop Dack and Graham.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Ewood Ace said:

I don't recall many people saying to drop Dack and Graham.

In fairness we have all said we want Brereton to start in his natural position 

I think it's an exciting line up 

Dack could be lethal coming off the bench 

[Bigdoggsteel]

20 minutes ago, Stuart said:

I guess that will be the next line of thinking if Dack doesn’t play against West Brom. Don’t think he needs a rest physically but his form has dipped and it will do him good hopefully.

An unlikely win would certainly give Mowbray sleepless nights though.

Interesting that some people think he’s throwing the game. I don’t see it like that. Hopefully the travelling fans get to see an energetic display from our young charges.

Average age of the starting XI today is 24.

Average age of bench is 27.

Yes, I would imagine that's how we will line up. Exciting and worth a go. Sheffield United bossed us at home with our go to 11. Perfect game to go for it with this line up 

[RevidgeBlue]

6 minutes ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Well done Tony.

Really happy with that line up. Needed shaking up, players needed a rest and a chance in equal measure. 

I feared a loss regardless , at least this shakes things up and sends out a message. 

Regardless of result Tony has done the right thing for me and I will give him no critism for his choices today.  COYB

Spot on.