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[martonrover]

42 minutes ago, RV Blue said:

This will probably be called off looking at the forecast. In fact we may as well call it off now with our field, there’ll be nothing left of it if the game goes ahead.

Either called off or farcical conditions, which might be a leveller.

[Vilesinner]

3 hours ago, Ossydave said:

I can see a fair bit of tinkering for this game given his paddy about the pitch last game. Its classic Mowbray to do something completely random just to try and prove a point. Gallagher up front on his own and long balls pumped up aimlessly would be most likely. 

He looked pretty injured to me. Don't expect to see him or Rothwell. 

[WacoRover]

IF this one gets played, I expect Rovers to put in one of their best, most inspired, performances of the season. The team came back to get a point yesterday, when seemingly all was lost. There is still a lot to play for. 

1-1 (I said inspired, I didn’t say we would win!) 

[Miller11]

Predictions:

 I expect the tombola to be given a good old shake. Not quite outright desperation, but hints of it.                 
 

                     Kaminski

Buckley  Lenihan  Branthwaite  Douglas

         Elliott   Trybull   Davenport

       Brereton   Dack  Armstrong
 

I can see Nyambe being dropped for three games for his part in Stoke’s goal... maybe longer with Bennett being back “on the grass”. Buckley will be rewarded for his goal by a start in the most attacking position on the pitch.

Davenport for a recall, because broken clocks an all that. Trybull in for no apparent reason.

Dack to play despite being miles off the pace, particularly as Gallagher looks injured. However, without Gallagher’s stellar wing play and ability to win headers by the corner flag, the attack will be a big mess, sorry, interchangeable.

Kaminski to be outdone by a divot à la Tim Flowers and Stan Collymore. Being 40 yards off his line initially avoids some of the embarrassment, but Lenihan is there to turn it in and put Swansea 1 up inside the first 10 minutes. They go on to a comfortable 2-0.

There’ll be straws to clutch at and hard luck stories from Mowbray and his acolytes, who though decreasing in numbers become even more stubborn. An offside decision, a throw-in given the wrong way, maybe even a red card. Besides, there’s positives! We had 98% of possession for the first 7 minutes of the second half, and Lenihan completed 87 of his 94 attempted passes to his centre back partner. Anyway, what can we expect against the mighty Swansea, we are just little old Blackburn Rovers after all. People ought to get off Mowbray’s back, crowdfund his statue and concentrate our energies on worshiping Venky’s for not quite liquidating us yet.

[@roverseas]

One win and a bit of lady luck and we will be back in the mix... thats as positive as I can get.  Time for a change in formation for me, the 4-3-3 is flawed.  Bring back the 4-2-3-1.

 

 

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

We'll get pumped here. 

Mowbray to blame Aaron Mokoena. 

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

1 minute ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

We'll get pumped here. 

Mowbray to blame Aaron Mokoena. 

If only the axe would fall on Mogga. 

[jasprovers]

With the pitch could go either way. That being 3-0 Swansea or 2-1 Rovers. 

I don't see us sticking with 4-3-3 until the pitch is sorted so I assume TM will go 4-2-3-1. 

                   Kaminski

Nyambe  Lenihan Branthwaite Douglas

                Trybull     Holtby

Gallagher      Buckley       Brereton 

                    Armstrong

This is what I think TM will go. Not what I believe we should go. He will play more direct up to the big boys. Buckley looked good for the 15 mins when he was on in attacking mid so I believe will get a start. I would go Trybull and Holtby because Johnson and Travis aren't looking good at the moment. Davenport could start but I think we need more experience in midfield against Swansea. I'd also give Elliot a rest. 

[booth]

1 hour ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

If only the axe would fall on Mogga. 

Preferably with a quality elbow from the top rope.

[StevenSK]

Swansea should pound us. Everything we pretend we are. Attacking and movement not pedestrian and sideways. Ayew at this level is ridiculous too.

That said we are desperate to see the back of TM we will get a Flook penalty in the closing stages for 3 points to continue this nightmare.

[Pedrotherover]

Terrible on Saturday for large parts of the game. I genuinely think the squad is decent so it's concerning for large parts of games we disappear. Sky were discussing how weak this years championship is and i can't disagree. Swansea aren't great and sit 2nd...OMG

 

If anyone wants to put themselves through more pain club twitter has a free ifollow offer for a retweet.. (because i'm not paying)

 

https://twitter.com/RoversSelect/status/1351217138581843968?s=20

[den]

On 17/01/2021 at 17:08, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

That's only a bit muddy. I once played on a pitch with big pools of standing water. The ref said - " It's your pitch lads, if you want to play it's OK by me ". Now and again the ball landed in pools of water with nobody nearby. The wind was blowing and the ball would sail across the pool like a toy yacht. The trick was to anticipate where the ball would sail to.

That’s nothing Tyrone.

I once played on a pitch so muddy that both my boots came off - stuck in the mud. A high lob from our keeper saw the ball disappear underground. Despite all the team players and half the crowd digging with shovels, we never saw the ball, or my boots again. 
It finished 0-0. Match abandoned after the floodlights were no longer any use because of being covered by the mud from the shovels.

[RoversClitheroe]

Expect us to get battered and Mowbray find some excuse. 

And still not lose his job.

[yellowsubmarine]

Rock bottom confidence from me. I just dont see how we get anything from this game unless we drag Swansea down to our level, maybe turn the pitch into a muddy field.

Never felt so low since Mowbray is in charge.

[Mattyblue]

Yesterday’s LT, ‘no momentum lost’

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19018264.mowbray-insists-no-momentum-lost-despite-rovers-recent-run/

 

Also yesterday’s LT, ‘we are losing a bit of confidence’

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19020010.mowbray-says-rovers-confidence-levels-hit-little-bit/

 

Broke my own rule of not reading manager interviews, remembered why...

 

Edited January 19, 2021 by Mattyblue

[StevenSK]

29 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Yesterday’s LT, ‘no momentum lost’

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19018264.mowbray-insists-no-momentum-lost-despite-rovers-recent-run/

 

Also yesterday’s LT, ‘we are losing a bit of confidence’

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19020010.mowbray-says-rovers-confidence-levels-hit-little-bit/

 

Broke my own rule of not reading manager interviews, remembered why...

 

To be fair you have to have at least some momentum to begin with if you are going to lose it.

[JPTSwindon]

Is this on red button?

To be fair I find the screen resolution and commentary better on iFollow.

Another random selection tonight and we will need some luck. That said we are due a decent performance and I expect Swansea to not sit back, which might help us.

[Kamy100]

With the state of the pitch, the heavy rain overnight and if the forecast is right the very heavy rain throughout the day, this game surely has to be in danger of being postponed?

 

[darrenrover]

It'll be called off tonight boys, nailed on!

Mercer if you want a punt on the outcome, I'll lay your odds!

[TonyM]

Given the state of the pitch on Saturday and the appalling weather forecast, I think I'll delay paying my £10 to iFollow until this evening ......

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, JPTSwindon said:

Is this on red button?

To be fair I find the screen resolution and commentary better on iFollow.

Another random selection tonight and we will need some luck. That said we are due a decent performance and I expect Swansea to not sit back, which might help us.

No

[RoversClitheroe]

1 hour ago, Kamy100 said:

With the state of the pitch, the heavy rain overnight and if the forecast is right the very heavy rain throughout the day, this game surely has to be in danger of being postponed?

 

You'd think they'd have covers on it right now so the rain doesn't sit on the grass?

[Prelude]

[bluebruce]

47 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

You'd think they'd have covers on it right now so the rain doesn't sit on the grass?

You'd be thinking though.

[RoversClitheroe]

Be gutted if it's called off, sooner it's played sooner Mowbray leaves right?