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[Ossydave]

People continue to berate the goalkeeper and full back situation yet neither did anything wrong today (again).

No doubt about it Walton had an absolute stinker at Forest but I'd honestly say prior to that he was improving. He's absolutely not the answer no, but scoring goals remains higher on my agenda.

[joey_big_nose]

2 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said:

And back ups for every single position...

Most sides only really have a decent first team in the Championship with a couple of flexible subs. Very few have good deep squads. So we are not alone there. 

[Ossydave]

2 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Why would you drop our best player in Downing?

I'd happily pick him over Holtby tbh, just keen to see what Holtby is made of and give him some game time. 

[joey_big_nose]

1 minute ago, Ossydave said:

People continue to berate the goalkeeper and full back situation yet neither did anything wrong today (again).

No doubt about it Walton had an absolute stinker at Forest but I'd honestly say prior to that he was improving. He's absolutely not the answer no, but scoring goals remains higher on my agenda.

But then Preston put him under zero pressure today. But I agree striker is far more important.

Edited January 11, 2020 by joey_big_nose

[Ossydave]

6 minutes ago, BlackburnEnd75 said:

Armstrong as a 10 is not a good idea for me.

What's the worst that can happen?

[Mattyblue]

9 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said:

Lots of good points. However I was there with 2 neutrals today and they were bored beyond belief after 20 minutes. 

In those 20 minutes - we scored, then Evans had his cheekbone and nose broke ... and then they scored.

What more were they after?

Edited January 11, 2020 by Mattyblue

[BlackburnEnd75]

Just now, Ossydave said:

What's the worst that can happen?

I don't see Armstrong's strengths as playing between the lines 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

In those 20 minutes - we scored, then Evans had his cheekbone and nose broke ... and then they scored.

What more were they after?

Was supposed to say from 20 minutes onwards. My mistake.

[Ossydave]

7 minutes ago, BlackburnEnd75 said:

I don't see Armstrong's strengths as playing between the lines 

He can be a pest in and around the box and finish, we may as well be a bit experimental now tbh

[Mattyblue]

1 minute ago, Mellor Rover said:

Was supposed to say from 20 minutes onwards. My mistake.

Wasn’t exactly champagne football, but it was a blood and thunder game, interesting that a neutral would find it boring.

[Scotland1]

1 minute ago, Ossydave said:

He can be a pest in and around the box and finish, we may as well be a bit experimental now tbh

AA would complement a battering ram like Jordan Hugill.

[Doug]

If only Danny was 5 years younger, what a difference he makes.

Very average game, 6 foot 5 forward on the wing, 4 foot nine forward up the middle and we lump high balls up to the latter.

Nayambe was good and must have covered 5 miles in the first half, hope his injury isn't too bad.

Bell is Bell, Tosin  and Lenihan were decent. Keeper untested, Armstrong could've had a hat trick.

Downings corners are a centre forwards dream, we will miss them when he goes.

Gallagher 'put a shift in' but never really looked dangerous while Travis and Johnson were decent.

Decent following from the nob enders but as they sang, 'this is a library', it was very quiet on Ewood today.

Nice to see MGP today, like Tugay, I think he really loved our club.

Edited January 11, 2020 by Doug

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

23 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

I think we've got a decent team that could make playoffs with a few additions and a good manager. Certainly in terms of quality I've seen a lot worse since we went down from prem.

Armstrong, Dack, Travis, Johnson, Lenihan, Nyambe, Holtby all look good enough for playoffs imo. Just lacking at GK, full back and up front.

You do realise Dack probably won't be playing whilst next season ?

[Vilesinner]

39 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

We need a poll

Does ANYONE bar Chadddy consider playoffs a possibility l?

Depends on a couple of shrewd signings and a couple of our top young players being given a chance. 

I'd say we'd need Nyambe back pretty soon though.

[Ossydave]

10 minutes ago, Vilesinner said:

Depends on a couple of shrewd signings and a couple of our top young players being given a chance. 

I'd say we'd need Nyambe back pretty soon though.

I know its not his fault but he is SO injury prone, we were getting a bit of joy on the right too before he came off.

[tomphil]

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

13,700 home fans is more than I thought at £28-£30 just after Christmas. Couple of thousand up on a standard game.

Still poor pal whichever way it's looked at. Only 2k more for a local game than what usually turn up. 

[Exiled in Toronto]

Scrappy game - made a lot scrappier by cheating Preston and an appalling ref - between two mid-table teams in no danger of going up or down. Bell and Downing were our best players I thought, and Nyambe making a mug of Gallagher was good to see, although we must accept that Nyambe is a crock.

Unlucky not to win it at the death.
 

[Mattyblue]

9 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Still poor pal whichever way it's looked at. Only 2k more for a local game than what usually turn up. 

Always the case in this league. Even Burnley games don’t usually attract much more.

Edited January 11, 2020 by Mattyblue

[AAK]

Thought it was an atrocious game, consisting of 2 really poor teams. Rovers passing was diabolical. Gallagher on the wing? Fuck me, why, just why?

Nyambe was our best outlet, and thats really saying something. Did rovers play any football? I didnt see it.

[Stonesrick]

55 minutes ago, Mellor Rover said:

Lots of good points. However I was there with 2 neutrals today and they were bored beyond belief after 20 minutes. 

No doubt they are armchair season ticket holders for Utd or Liverpool?

[Gary C]

1 minute ago, AAK said:

Thought it was an atrocious game, consisting of 2 really poor teams. Rovers passing was diabolical. Gallagher on the wing? Fuck me, why, just why?

Nyambe was our best outlet, and thats really saying something. Did rovers play any football? I didnt see it.

Totally agree worst game I've seen at Ewood for a while. 

[Waggy76]

18 minutes ago, Exiled in Toronto said:

Scrappy game - made a lot scrappier by cheating Preston and an appalling ref - between two mid-table teams in no danger of going up or down. Bell and Downing were our best players I thought, and Nyambe making a mug of Gallagher was good to see, although we must accept that Nyambe is a crock.

Unlucky not to win it at the death.
 

That's it , Mowbray will be ticking the points off until we reach 55 ....We may struggle to reach that to be honest..

[Atko's Engine]

I've only just got home and not read anything on this forum yet.

But I just want to say to the sizeable number of Preston "fans" who were booing & jeering Evans as he was being carried off on a stretcher after being treated for nearly 10 mins flat on his back, that you are morons & an embarrassment to yourselves, your families, your club and your town, and you are not welcome at any other football match ever again.

[AAK]

3 minutes ago, Atko's Engine said:

I've only just got home and not read anything on this forum yet.

But I just want to say to the sizeable number of Preston "fans" who were booing & jeering Evans as he was being carried off on a stretcher after being treated for nearly 10 mins flat on his back, that you are morons & an embarrassment to yourselves, your families, your club and your town, and you are not welcome at any other football match ever again.

 Most i saw were clapping. Minority as usual.

Edited January 11, 2020 by AAK

[Atko's Engine]

And that "referee" ought to hand in his whistle first thing on Monday morning. A disgrace.