v Birmingham City (a) - 7/5/22

[roversfan99]

Does anyone know any coaches going from Blackburn/Darwen with spaces free for the Birmingham game?

[Mattyblue]

Birdy could have with Ewood Blues, he’s usually in the Fox & Hounds before home games taking bookings.

The Observatory usually put a coach on.

Spinners in Darwen possibly? Some of our resident Darreners may know of others Darwen pubs?

[arbitro]

7 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Birdy could have with Ewood Blues, he’s usually in the Fox & Hounds before home games taking bookings.

The Observatory usually put a coach on.

Spinners in Darwen possibly? Some of our resident Darreners may know of others Darwen pubs?

The Craven Heifer on Pole Lane normally run a bus. Just call the pub and ask if Shaun is running a coach.

[roversfan99]

Thank you both, much appreciated.

I think the Observatory/Anchor bus is full but I will try some of the others, unsure whether to even get the train.

[Admiral Nelsen]

Is there any prospect of getting an increased allocation for this? I imagine there's a big group who will be waiting until the weekend's results before making the call about whether to go. 

[Mattyblue]

Difficult because about half of St Andrews is closed on safety grounds…

[Claytons Left Boot]

Millwall seemed to fill that away section last Saturday and had around 1900 there.

[chaddyrovers]

I would be looking towards next season in my team selection for this game so here my starting 11

                 Kaminski

Brown  Ayala  Wharton  Pickering

            Travis  Buckley

Dolan         Dack          Brereton-Diaz

                 Gallagher

 

[JPTSwindon]

Nowt to play for… TM should start Vale, can’t stop scoring for Rovers U23s and Wales U23s (or U21s).

Give us a chink of hope post summer comings and goings.

[AllRoverAsia]

The parts of St Andrews that are closed were rebuilt just after or at more or less the same time as Ewoods redevelopment.

But I expect Ewood has-been maintained to a higher standard............🤔

[AllRoverAsia]

I think we will win but I would not bother to start Dack. Why risk him in a dead rubber, let him get a full pre season or a lucky bid.

I just want this over so I can focus on Cricket.

[RoversTilliDie]

I hear they held eid prayers on the pitch at ewood, they should have prayed rovers play fooball this saturday instead of the pathetic hold the white flag up and surrender rubbish we saw last saturday.

[AllRoverAsia]

27 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

I hear they held eid prayers on the pitch at ewood, they should have prayed rovers play fooball this saturday instead of the pathetic hold the white flag up and surrender rubbish we saw last saturday.

3,000 attended. I saw drone video,very impressive. The club deserve credit here, Yashir Sufi must have done a lot of good work to get it arranged.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

3,000 attended. I saw drone video,very impressive. The club deserve credit here, Yashir Sufi must have done a lot of good work to get it arranged.

It was briefly on bbc national tv news over here. When was the last time we were on national news ? When we got relegated under Kean ?

[simongarnerisgod]

10 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

The parts of St Andrews that are closed were rebuilt just after or at more or less the same time as Ewoods redevelopment.

But I expect Ewood has-been maintained to a higher standard............🤔

 the porn barons gold and sullivan skimped on the price and paid a cowboy firm to build two stands,they used the wrong type of steel,20 years later and it`s failed a safety inspection😀,pretty much safe in the knowledge that jack would`nt have authorised cut price steel

[RoversTilliDie]

10 hours ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I think we will win but I would not bother to start Dack. Why risk him in a dead rubber, let him get a full pre season or a lucky bid.

I just want this over so I can focus on Cricket.

Lancashire doing okay at the moment, lets hope rovers do the same next season.The young talent we have got who can only get better as they mature and decent signings in the summer we should be going for the title not promotion.

[tomphil]

2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

 the porn barons gold and sullivan skimped on the price and paid a cowboy firm to build two stands,they used the wrong type of steel,20 years later and it`s failed a safety inspection😀,pretty much safe in the knowledge that jack would`nt have authorised cut price steel

Imagine if this lot had built ours !

Last time i briefly worked for a steel firm the cheap not very good quality stuff came in big reels from guess where....

We sent a load to a job all the way down in Birmingham and their QC guy sent it straight back.

[AJW]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:42, chaddyrovers said:

I would be looking towards next season in my team selection for this game so here my starting 11

                 Kaminski

Brown  Ayala  Wharton  Pickering

            Travis  Buckley

Dolan         Dack          Brereton-Diaz

                 Gallagher

 

You might be right there TM saying no loan or out of contract players will start 

[Uddersfelt Blue]

Rankin Costello will surely play

is Markanday still injured? 

[DavidMailsTightPerm]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:42, chaddyrovers said:

I would be looking towards next season in my team selection for this game so here my starting 11

                 Kaminski

Brown  Ayala  Wharton  Pickering

            Travis  Buckley

Dolan         Dack          Brereton-Diaz

                 Gallagher

 

Hedges rather than Dack for me (why risk him for full game now ?). I would play Lenihan while still doubts whether he will re-sign or not.

Looking at that team - with a couple of loan additions, not too bad (possibly avoid relegation) - but real lack of depth after 5 years of TM building the club. A lot rests on how much money we get for Diaz, how we spend it - plus who is manager doing that spending. I think TM has left us in a slightly better position than he found us(we were in a mess when he took over), but not too much to show for 5 years developing the club.

[RoversTilliDie]

26 minutes ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

Rankin Costello will surely play

is Markanday still injured? 

Just been reading the Lancs Telegraph comments, one ore to burnley ba---rds are taking the piss about Ainsworth possibly becoming the new Rovers manager.I will be on the piss all Summer if the burnley w--kers are relegated.

[RoversTilliDie]

3 minutes ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

Hedges rather than Dack for me (why risk him for full game now ?). I would play Lenihan while still doubts whether he will re-sign or not.

Looking at that team - with a couple of loan additions, not too bad (possibly avoid relegation) - but real lack of depth after 5 years of TM building the club. A lot rests on how much money we get for Diaz, how we spend it - plus who is manager doing that spending. I think TM has left us in a slightly better position than he found us(we were in a mess when he took over), but not too much to show for 5 years developing the club.

How about Vale who cant stop scoring for the under 23s.It's the perfect game to try academy players, who might one day replace the players leaving.I heard great things about Phillips earlier in the season.It's an end of season kickabout at St Andrews for both clubs, lets give some game experience to the future of Blackburn Rovers.

[RoversTilliDie]

39 minutes ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

Rankin Costello will surely play

is Markanday still injured? 

Love to see Markanday in action if he's match fit.Been hearing great things about him sticking the ball in the top corner on the training ground.

[rigger]

2 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Love to see Markanday in action if he's match fit.Been hearing great things about him sticking the ball in the top corner on the training ground.

And the rocket in Hedges left foot. Perhaps he needs the rocket up his arse ?

[dallydally]

17 hours ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Lancashire doing okay at the moment, lets hope rovers do the same next season.The young talent we have got who can only get better as they mature and decent signings in the summer we should be going for the title not promotion.

Time to wake up!!!!!