Brentford (A) - 12:30pm KO (Sat 22nd Feb 2020)

[SBlue]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Next week it looks like  

Feeling like a Vince Grella “week” tbh

[Amo]

1 hour ago, Paul Mani said:

There’s no contradiction.

The result on Sat ISN'T a season changer. It’s a chance to gain 3pts. The fact of the matter is that we can lose three on the trot and still get into the playoffs with a run of wins. It’s the seven wins and three draws which matter most over a 13 game season for us now.

BUT considering there are people on here hell bent on the idea that Sat is a ‘must win’ game, the point I was making is that I personally hope the manager and players feel more pragmatic about the situation and possibilities regardless of the score, rather than hanging their hat on Saturday and feeling the season is over if we don’t win. 

No, see now you're just deflecting. You said WE have to hope that losing to Brentford doesn't derail our season, which means there's the potential for that to happen, something which you previously denied. Stop digging.

[SBlue]

All hypothetical anyway isn’t it. 
 

I’ve got a good feeling...

3-1 Rovers

3 Raya OGs with Big Sammy G terrifying the crap out of him from long balls.

They’ll get a consolation that has something to do with Amari Bell.

[Bigdoggsteel]

4 minutes ago, S8 & Blue said:

All hypothetical anyway isn’t it. 
 

I’ve got a good feeling...

3-1 Rovers

3 Raya OGs with Big Sammy G terrifying the crap out of him from long balls.

They’ll get a consolation that has something to do with Amari Bell.

Ha

I mean we could do worse than get DG and SG in the box and put a few testers in. A few Stewie Downing specials. Hopefully a few Raya specials then. 

[Sparks Rover]

2 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

The result on Sat ISN'T a season changer.

You keep telling everyone you understand football, yet you sound as if you don't.   

If we go to brentford at this stage of the season, play better than them and beat them with style, the amount of confidence that would shoot through the team would propel them, or should propel them into a real chance of play offs. Momentum is everything now, right here, end of February,  the business end of the season.

And you don't think it matters much?☹ 

Some people just argue for the sake of it...you consistently contradict yourself.

[roversfan99]

Wouldnt bring Gallagher or Rankin Costello into the squad. Starting 11 should be unchanged and Brereton, Graham and Chapman should continue to be the attacking alternatives.

[chaddyrovers]

Mulgrew wont be in match day squad from Mowbray comments. 

Would bring Rankin Costello and Gallagher back to the bench. 

Same starting 11 as last week

 

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Mulgrew wont be in match day squad from Mowbray comments. 

Would bring Rankin Costello and Gallagher back to the bench. 

Same starting 11 as last week

 

Dropping who from the bench? Same team and weve got striking cover in Graham and Brereton, why need a third striker?

[chaddyrovers]

6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Dropping who from the bench? Same team and weve got striking cover in Graham and Brereton, why need a third striker?

Brereton and Chapman. 

[Guest]

If Gallagher starts its a dud. 

[Mattyblue]

As a few of us said when he came back, we won’t see Mulgrew in a first team shirt again.

Pay off or a move to Australia/America etc in the summer, you’d imagine.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, Mattyblue said:

As a few of us said when he came back, we won’t see Mulgrew in a first team shirt again.

Pay off or a move to Australia/America etc in the summer, you’d imagine.

Ya, hopefully we won't need him. 

[roversfan99]

34 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Brereton and Chapman. 

Brereton should be removed from the bench despite his slight improvement in the last 2 cameos? 

[Dreams of 1995]

I’d probably rather JRC than Chapman. Don’t think he does much when he comes on. Pace can be a game changer though. 
 

Don’t think Brereton should be dropped from the bench though. He’s been ok in his last few games when coming on. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

Maybe Vale will drop out, meaning heaven forbid, we need CB cover Nyambe would go to CB and Bennett or JRC to right back. 

[Dreams of 1995]

3 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

There’s no contradiction.

The result on Sat ISN'T a season changer. It’s a chance to gain 3pts. The fact of the matter is that we can lose three on the trot and still get into the playoffs with a run of wins. It’s the seven wins and three draws which matter most over a 13 game season for us now.

BUT considering there are people on here hell bent on the idea that Sat is a ‘must win’ game, the point I was making is that I personally hope the manager and players feel more pragmatic about the situation and possibilities regardless of the score, rather than hanging their hat on Saturday and feeling the season is over if we don’t win. 

Whilst it isn’t a must win game a win certainly changes our season. Confidence is key at this stage of the season and more often than not teams that go into the play offs with that confidence get promoted - see Aston Villa. 
 

a loss and our season isn’t over, so in that case it isn’t must win. The Stoke and Swansea games are though. 

[@roverseas]

Rovers have a chance to enter the top 6 this weekend (albeit for only a few hours) if we do the unthinkable and beat Raya’s Brentford.  More of the same needed from Blackburn this weekend if we are too keep our ambitious playoff dreams alive.  Match build up and more.

 

[chaddyrovers]

38 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Brereton should be removed from the bench despite his slight improvement in the last 2 cameos? 

Yes  

[JHRover]

46 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

As a few of us said when he came back, we won’t see Mulgrew in a first team shirt again.

Pay off or a move to Australia/America etc in the summer, you’d imagine.

Never going to get past 99 appearances ?

[Bigdoggsteel]

4 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Never going to get past 99 appearances ?

Ya, that must be annoying for people with OCD, or are you implying something else? 

[MarkBRFC]

100 Appearances must trigger something in his contract I'm guessing, similar to Downing's contract at Middlesbrough last season.

Unless it is of course a coincidence.

[Dreams of 1995]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Ya, that must be annoying for people with OCD, or are you implying something else? 

Defo the latter.

We are never far from a conspiracy theory on here ?

[chaddyrovers]

58 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

As a few of us said when he came back, we won’t see Mulgrew in a first team shirt again.

Pay off or a move to Australia/America etc in the summer, you’d imagine.

Mulgrew knew last summer he was never going to part of the squad..why stay at his age. I see a move to Blackpool on the cards after we pay him off. Still in lives in Wrea Green area doesn't he? 

43 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Maybe Vale will drop out, meaning heaven forbid, we need CB cover Nyambe would go to CB and Bennett or JRC to right back. 

Vale is a forward

[Bigdoggsteel]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Mulgrew knew last summer he was never going to part of the squad..why stay at his age. I see a move to Blackpool on the cards after we pay him off. Still in lives in Wrea Green area doesn't he? 

Vale is a forward

Not Vale then, the young lad who was on the bench. I can't remember his name. 

[Bigdoggsteel]

10 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Defo the latter.

We are never far from a conspiracy theory on here ?

It's not a conspiracy theory. Mowbray and Mulgrew are involved in the cover up. Everything they have said to contradict it is all a ruse. Balaji is involved too, someone rang him last week and he admitted it. This goes right to the top!!!