v WBA (h) - 14/8/22

[Mattyblue]

4 minutes ago, Dan said:

Am I the only one that misses ‘Song 2’ when we score? 
 

Slide Away by Oasis would be good after a win or maybe Live Forever? 
 

Any one have a link about Trav choosing the music? 
 

 

Whoa, don’t give them ideas, NEVER post goal music!

[Danny O.Brien]

Yeah west Brom were silent for most of the game until they fluked that goal. That's the best atmosphere I've seen at rovers in years. Even when they scored and had that ten minutes of battering us. Usually heads would drop but yesterday was different.

[roversfan99]

4 hours ago, rigger said:

The team is No 1.

And the team is much stronger with a regular goalscorer in it, I think was the point being made.

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

I would keep it the same. Why change it when we are winning. Everyone knows the song. 

You speak as if the choice of music impacts upon whether we win or not.

[K-Hod]

If you’re going to overplay a song to death, make sure it’s a really good one. 

Sweet Caroline (for me) most definitely doesn’t fit this description.

[rigger]

500 miles by the Proclaimers. The FA cup semi-final against Chelsea at Old Trafford. It went down a treat. 

[Mike E]

2 minutes ago, rigger said:

500 miles by the Proclaimers. The FA cup semi-final against Chelsea at Old Trafford. It went down a treat. 

Wouldn't want it at Ewood, but it was fun that day! Wasn't that the year Peter Kay made it No1?

[Mike E]

After a bit more thought, I'd quite like Dancing on your Grave by Motorhead. Can't beat a bit of Lemmy!

[GHR]

The only thing worse than Sweet Caroline is goal music. The sound of 15,000 people spontaneously losing their mind is a million times better than some overplayed, copied, cliched noise being played over a PA. Do I daresay I'd do away with music at Ewood altogether aside from our take on Wild Rover between the teams walking out and kick off? 

And just to reiterate, Sweet Caroline is awful and stolen from another national team anyway. It's the kind of thing sung by your uncle after he's had ten pints at a wedding reception. I utterly hate how it is now so ingrained in elite level football in this country.

[GHR]

3 minutes ago, Mike E said:

After a bit more thought, I'd quite like Dancing on your Grave by Motorhead. Can't beat a bit of Lemmy!

His stepdad played for Bolton way back when.

[arbitro]

7 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

If you’re going to overplay a song to death, make sure it’s a really good one. 

Sweet Caroline (for me) most definitely doesn’t fit this description.

Whilst everyone might have an individual preference Sweet Caroline is a 'one size fits all' for me. It's quite bouncy, the words are easy to sing along to and it reflect a happiness. I think if a straw poll was taken amongst Rovers fans the majority are happy with it. This is supported by the numbers belting it out yesterday.

I associate it with Rovers winning now so if I hear it another twenty times this season I'll be delighted 😂😂

 

[Dan]

7 minutes ago, rigger said:

500 miles by the Proclaimers. The FA cup semi-final against Chelsea at Old Trafford. It went down a treat. 

 

4 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Wouldn't want it at Ewood, but it was fun that day! Wasn't that the year Peter Kay made it No1?

Was brilliant at Old Trafford that day.  “I’m a Rover, I’m a Rover”. 
 

 

[Jimmy612]

You know you've had a strong start to the season when a match thread is dominated by which victory song should be played.  They could play old interviews of Steve Kean over the tannoy as long as we keep winning.

Yesterday - first time I've seen us live as I missed the QPR game.  Ayala or Travis my man of the match, Brereton had a horrid 42mins until his goal, but you can't deny his influence on both of the key moments - fantastic finish and a brilliant assist.

I was concerned about Pickering pre-game knowing Wallace's quality given any space, but I thought he played really well.

Phillips played well, a little bit nervous with his passing but to be expected given his first league start.  Grant can be a handful and he dealt with him superbly. 

Livermore is a wanker, and I'm not convinced he really offers anything.  Would be interested to see WBA fans opinion on him -swear the guy is living on a reputation from his early days at Spurs.

EDIT - A quick search on one of their forums 😂

 

How crucial is Ayala to our success - what a defender he is at this level!

11 minutes..... someone please explain.

Kaminski - 6 - kicking is a bit of an issue. One fantastic save from Grant, otherwise relatively untroubled.  Came flying out for their last corner and got nowhere near.

Brittain - 7 - had a decent first half, that last min interception that I assume was his injury was fantastic.  Think he played the ball in to Gally for our first too?

Phillips - 7 - Maybe an 8 because it was his debut.  Looked to be in control throughout - one or two sloppy passes.  17 years old though, fantastic.

Ayala - 8 or 9 - Just a monster for us.

Pickering - 7 - Stuck to his task well vs Wallace who's hard work.  Allowed one cross which Diangana should have scored from. Fair play to him for stepping in at CB - well done him.

Travis - 8 - Covered every blade, won every tackle.  God forbid he gets injured.

Buckley - 6.5 - Not his best game.  Always neat and tidy but tried one or two Hollywood passes that didn't come off.  Again, going in at RB vs Diangana - well done him for sticking to it!

Gally - 7 - Knew he'd be crucial in this one, if only from a defensive point of view.  Assist for the first and a lovely finish for his goal.  He's frustrating to watch but he certainly has his uses.

Hedges - 7 - Faded a bit second half but you can see there's a player in there somewhere. Some nice touches - I think he'll continue to improve with more game time.

BBD - 7.5 - Horrid for 41mins including a ludicrous dive.  BUT, showed some great moments of game-changing quality.  Fantastic strike of his goal and brilliant, brilliant play for Gally's.

Sammie - 6 - Worked hard, not a lot came off for him.  Does seem to really buzz about and gets stuck in - just not really his day.

 

Subs - Morton... 6.5 - did anyone else notice he seemed to be getting caught too high up the pitch?  To say he was supposed to be playing next to Travis he was behind the play quite a lot.  You can see he's a good player, but he won't dislodge Buckley or Travis.

Dolan - 6 - Worked tirelessly as always and ALMOST worked himself a goal from sheer persistence.  His work rate is blighted by how terribly slow he is.  And stop back heeling the ball on 94mins when we're under severe pressure.

Dack - 6.5 - I was convinced he was going to score with that shot on the turn.  He has a link with BBD that not many others have - twice those really aggressive passes came in to him on the edge of the box - one a flick that didn't come off, the second a fantastic touch, great turn and a shot that was goal bound.  He's still got great quality for this league - give him time folks.

Edun - 3 - Jesus Wept. How many times did he give the ball away?  I've watched this guy for what.... a year now?  I still don't know what his strengths are OR what position he's actually naturally suited to.  Does my head in.

Edited August 15, 2022 by Jimmy612

[booth]

2 minutes ago, Jimmy612 said:

You know you've had a strong start to the season when a match thread is dominated by which victory song should be played.  They could play old interviews of Steve Kean over the tannoy as long as we keep winning.

Steady on!

[bazza]

16 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Sweet Caroline was a consequence of England at the Euros but is a little cheesy and irritating in general. Obviously if it stays though id like to hear it 21 more times this season.

No idea what to change it to.

Definitely not back to black eyed peas. I always enjoy  Chelsea Dagger.

But if not dagger, keep Caroline.

[JacknOry]

17 minutes ago, Jimmy612 said:

 

Livermore is a wanker, and I'm not convinced he really offers anything.  Would be interested to see WBA fans opinion on him -swear the guy is living on a reputation from his early days at Spurs.

They dont rate him at all and do not understand why he is getting picked over a young talent that is coming through. 

[chaddyrovers]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

Thunderstruck is 32yo. Even older are Rovers classics like Final Countdown and Wild Rover, should we move on from them too?

If you genuinely had to Google Enter Sandman, that's on you.

Didn't even know what the song was. only know what it was post match. 

I know the Kanye West song was that the players came out to for the QPR game. 

I would keep Sweet Carolina song or maybe have something like U2 beautiful day. But songs should be what people know not songs that people don't know

51 minutes ago, Dan said:

Do yourself a favour Chaddy and listen to some of the Black Album by Metallica, it’s a great starting point for your heavy metal education 🤘🏻I’ve got an image of you being a big Phil Collins fan

😉☺️

no thanks I have no interest in listening to any heavy metal music at all, just ain't my type of music at all. 

I like a range of different music but just not heavy metal music. 

[Jimmy612]

6 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

They dont rate him at all and do not understand why he is getting picked over a young talent that is coming through. 

just added a screenshot to my original post from one of their message boards haha.  Quite damning. 

[chaddyrovers]

59 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

And the team is much stronger with a regular goalscorer in it, I think was the point being made.

You speak as if the choice of music impacts upon whether we win or not.

its you complaining about such a small thing.

[JacknOry]

3 minutes ago, Jimmy612 said:

just added a screenshot to my original post from one of their message boards haha.  Quite damning. 

That was one of the least polite - seems to be general consensous that Livermore is one of their weaker links, thats for sure.

Wonder who the second good Rovers player is that would walk into their side? He didn't clear that bit up. I'd argue there's a few more than that personally. 

[JacknOry]

Love it when fans of teams we beat call us bang average.

[roversfan99]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

its you complaining about such a small thing.

I started quite a lot of debate about peoples views on part of the matchday experience.

As per usual, your response is along the lines of stop being negative/stop complaining.

[den]

Excellent start to the season. Fans currently more behind a manager than I can remember. The club set up starting to resemble that of a club that has direction. Yesterday’s efforts absolutely fantastic. Nobody could have asked for what we’re currently seeing. Brilliant.

Take away all that though and there’s still an awful lot to do to become true contenders IMO. We still see a lot of long diagonal balls. I don’t yet see us dominating midfield and as everybody has said the squad is nowhere near strong enough yet. Three games in and we were just filling the gaps best as we could.

Any transfer business between now and the close of the window is critical.

[Claytons Left Boot]

58 minutes ago, rigger said:

500 miles by the Proclaimers. The FA cup semi-final against Chelsea at Old Trafford. It went down a treat. 

A catchy tune, no doubt, but it’s a friggin Burnley song. When they played it at Old Trafford, I couldn’t believe everyone was singing along to it. I think the bar stuards played it on purpose and we’re pissing themselves behind the scenes.

I’m sure Irish Rover by the Dubliners/Pogues could be adapted to suit us. I may just have a go myself. Watch this space..

[roversfan99]

19 minutes ago, bazza said:

Definitely not back to black eyed peas. I always enjoy  Chelsea Dagger.

But if not dagger, keep Caroline.

Yep, definitely not Black Eyed Peas, agreed there!

Im not sure there even needs to be music at all personally. Totally against goal music, at the end is not as bad but still I think there is perhaps no need to blast music over the crowd.

[Jimmy612]

4 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

That was one of the least polite - seems to be general consensous that Livermore is one of their weaker links, thats for sure.

Wonder who the second good Rovers player is that would walk into their side? He didn't clear that bit up. I'd argue there's a few more than that personally. 

I was wondering that.   Bet he means Gally as the other goal scorer.