Millwall away Saturday 12th Jan kick off 17.30

[K-Hod]

9 minutes ago, Roverthechimp said:

It rubs both ways. Plenty of point scoring after a loss or draw or is that ok?

It’s not sound either way tbh. Just thought as fans of the same club we would all celebrate a good win together?

[rhodie]

Dack should have been taken off long before he was, he seems to be taking the same route Marshall took. Hot, cold, hot, cold.

 

[ChrisPriceBaldSpot]

56 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Without wishing him any serious harm best thing about tonight apart from the result was the injury to Evans. Something not too serious that keeps him out for a month or so and Travis at the Club until after the transfer window would be just the ticket.

Kudos to TM he's just been interviewed and admitted it was a terrible game of football.

So you would rather Smallwood be in the squad? Evans has been solid this season. I Do not, for one minute, wish any of our players injured. We are a small squad and need them all fit. 

Fans like you baffle me. 

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

Hard to watch today but I'm putting that on Millwall not us, very much improved in the second half, chuffed for Armstrong and TM and the heroes that were at the game. 

[SBlue]

8 minutes ago, Stuart said:

By showing a bit of class?

Stop taking yourselves so seriously blimey.

 

Anyway, I’m off out to sack off dry January thanks to Magic Mr. Mowbray!

 

[BlackburnEnd75]

What’s always annoyed me about Nuttall is that he never worked hard enough or put himself about enough in his previous chances in the first team. 

So when he got picked to start today that’s what I was looking for, and he really impressed me in that respect. It was a big improvement, he closed people down, won headers, offered himself more often. 

It wasn’t a perfect performance but enough to warrant another chance.

Hes clearly got that strikers instinct in the box, he’s quick (ish), he’s strong, he’s tall, and he’s better at leading the line on his own than the other Danny Graham deputies. I hope he gets some game time as Graham’s 70th minute sub.

Edited January 12, 2019 by BlackburnEnd75
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[Stuart]

Just now, S8 & Blue said:

Stop taking yourselves so seriously blimey.

Anyway, I’m off out to sack off dry January thanks to Magic Mr. Mowbray!

I’m a big Nuttall fan but really, planning ahead to laugh at fans who doubted him. That’s taking it a bit seriously.

[gumboots]

How is it that when Liverpool scrape a win people say that's the sign of a good side - find a way to win when you're playing poorly and yet when we do that, people say we'd have got hammered by a better side etc. We weren't playing a better side. We were playing Millwall - big and ugly team themselves. And we didn't get hammered - we won. And we kept a clean sheet with a makeshift centre back pairing. I don't care how we win. We won. In the longer term we may need to worry but tonight's for celebration

[bluebruce]

14 minutes ago, Stuart said:

By showing a bit of class?

Class? You have been on this board long enough to know better.

[bazza]

 I thought Rovers played as well as could be expected. It was never going to be a football exhibition, was it. For the neutral it was a dire game.

But the last 10 minutes made my day and I'm over the moon. Fabulous win at a difficult ground. When I saw the starting line-up it re-ignited my faith in Mowbray.

Onwards and upwards

[AAK]

49 minutes ago, Scratch Andy said:

2 - 0 win !!

Point is? Are you saying nuttall is a good player? If so I won't value any of your future comments.

[ChrisPriceBaldSpot]

Team to play Newcastle 

Raya

Lenihan Rodwell Mulgrew 

Nyambe Travis Reed Bennett

Dack

Nuttall Armstrong 

Leuitweiller Bell Grayson Smallwood Rothwell Conway Graham 

[Hasta]

It was one of the worst games I’ve seen in a long time.

It was a terrible game of football, I'm glad I didn't have to pay to watch that.

We ended up nullifying their threats but forgot to play ourselves.

 

 

Edited January 12, 2019 by Hasta

[Cherry Blue]

1 hour ago, blueboy3333 said:

LT: A late bang in the face for David Raya who is led off the pitch holding his eye stemming the flow of blood.

It must be bad if his eye has come out. Hope it's not the same injury as before. 

 

Raya tweeted saying he'd had a few stitches on his eyebrow.

 

[AAK]

43 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

Why are people scoring points against fellow fans?

We won, are we not all having a good time because of that? Weird.

Because they like to pretend all is rosy. Been going on for years now. Not allowed to criticise.

[AAK]

Can anyone confirm is there a replacement for a fourth official or do they get any random bugger?

[ChrisPriceBaldSpot]

Just now, Cherry Blue said:

 

Raya tweeted saying he'd had a few stitches on his eyebrow.

 

He's a warrior. Young David De Gea. Love him!!! 

[Stuart]

9 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Class? You have been on this board long enough to know better.

One can only hope.

The board has been quite good this last month or so to be fair. About as amicable as I can remember.

[Stuart]

1 minute ago, Cherry Blue said:

 

Raya tweeted saying he'd had a few stitches on his eyebrow.

 

Did anyone say what caused it? Not a coin I hope.

[Roverthechimp]

17 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

It’s not sound either way tbh. Just thought as fans of the same club we would all celebrate a good win together?

Interesting - most of us are celebrating a great away win.

2 minutes ago, AAK said:

Because they like to pretend all is rosy. Been going on for years now. Not allowed to criticise.

Does this give you a better insight K-Hod?

[AAK]

6 minutes ago, Roverthechimp said:

Interesting - most of us are celebrating a great away win.

Does this give you a better insight K-Hod?

Hopefully it does pal, at least that will mean we aren't all circus following chimps. Sorry for the pun. Good win, but people are allowed to criticise, even if most don't like it.

[Exiled in Toronto]

9 minute match report/rant from a Millwall fan driving home in his car

Linesman was bent

[Neal]

Chuffed for Jack Rodwell. Something that's been overlooked is I think It's been years since he played 90 minutes and won a league game. Not an easy place to get a result and play well. 

[Commondore]

7 minutes ago, AAK said:

Can anyone confirm is there a replacement for a fourth official or do they get any random bugger?

There's usually a fifth one in the stands taking note on the first official's performance if I remember correctly, might have been that guy.

 

As others have mentioned, terrible game as a whole. Millwall brought the play down to their level and we didn't have enough about us to respond, although they never got close to scoring. Lenihan and Rodwell battled well, although you could tell Rodwell was not really in synch with the rest of the defense. Raya was also OK, but apart from the goals I wouldn't say anyone else played particularly well, even Travis. Still, our attacking players bailed us out in the end, really shows the value of having plenty of players who can play a bit in the team. Millwall looked like they never could have scored goals like Armstrong's and Nuttall's (well, at least the buildup to it), too little attacking quality in their side. 

[skous18]

1 hour ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

A lot on twitter giving Lenihan man of the match. Good to see, particularly with Mulgrew out. How did Rodwell do? 

Great win 

 

Rodwell was my man of the match