Carabao Cup - next round, moving on - draw.

[Stonesrick]

5 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

I’m coming down for this, my first visit to  Ewood in quite a while (thanks to winning the BRFCS subscribers raffle and a couple of days extra holidays in lieu from work).

I gave up my season ticket about 4 or 5 years ago so does anyone know how I go about getting into Blues Bar for a pint before the game? Can you pay on the door or do you still need to be a ST holder to get in? 

Go to the Ewood WMC opposite and pay £1 to go upstairs in the concert room. Cheap beer and good atmosphere.

[Uddersfelt Blue]

11 hours ago, Mike E said:

I will if you can find someone to look after my two under two. Don't be so judgemental.

Just trying to drum up a bit of interest as its not on TV (although it is apparently on foreign channels). Not trying to be judgmental at all Mike. 

[Wheelton Blue]

After the Norwich game, I'm looking forward to this now (yes, my mood changes with the wind!)

I hope we put them to the sword and send their gobby nouveau fans home with their tails between their legs.

2-1 Rovers

[lraC]

2 hours ago, Uddersfelt Blue said:

Just trying to drum up a bit of interest as its not on TV (although it is apparently on foreign channels). Not trying to be judgmental at all Mike. 

It is only on a channel based in Israel, which is an encrypted channel.

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Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

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ST: 19:45

Sport 1 Israel HD

[Hasta]

Also on Beinsport in Australia

[AllRoverAsia]

19 minutes ago, lraC said:

It is only on a channel based in Israel, which is an encrypted channel.

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Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest

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ST: 19:45

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It's on a lot more than that as I posted earlier.

[AllRoverAsia]

1 minute ago, Hasta said:

Also on Beinsport in Australia

Yes, also SA and US etc .... Which means it's available to anyone who can handle Google.

[simongarnerisgod]

hopefully jdt will carry on with the youngers players in this comp,phillips and adam wharton surely to start

[arbitro]

Forest fans can access the Legends Lounge in the Darwen End for £10. That includes a drink or either beer, cider of a soft drink. I'll wager they are falling over themselves to take advantage of such a bargain.🤑🤑

 

[RoversTilliDie]

Let's hope we don't give the ball away so cheaply, like we did against Norwich or we will pay the price against Forest. My prediction 2-0 to Rovers.

[Mattyblue]

Always a catch with every initiative they try and then it’s head scratching time when it fails.

[chaddyrovers]

My team for this game

                 Pears 

JRC Hyam Wharton Edun

 Buckley Morton A.Wharton

   Hedges  Hirst Dolan

subs:- Kaminski, Philips, Travis, Gallagher, Szmodics, Dack, BBD

[Oldgregg86]

                 Kaminski 

JRC.        PHILLIPS.   WHARTON. Mola.                                     BUCKLEY   WHARTON.  Smodicz 

HEDGES.       HIRST.         DOLAN

Edited December 19, 2022 by Oldgregg86

[roversfan99]

Kaminski

Rankin Costello Hyam Wharton Pickering

Buckley Wharton

Hedges Dack Brereton

Dolan

Subs: Pears, Mola, Phillips, Travis, Morton, Szmodics, Markanday, Hirst, Gallagher

There is a quarter final at stake and a chance to build momentum. Lets bloody go for it.

[garnersfags]

I'm more surprised than most that there wasn't more of a surge for tickets as soon as the prices were announced. 

The Burnley peeformance brought any sales momentum to a grinding halt, and the Norwich result came too late. A few hundred sold in the upper central JW, as here is the biggest discount, and a block just behind the goal, but v few sold anywhere else. There is only one other daytime home game til 28th Jan, but still no interest beyond th perennial 5000.

Half season tickets sales also immediately slowed after the Burnley game, and stopped after PNE.

All very bad timing.

I thought we would have a chance of beating Forest, because I stupidly imagined there would be 14000 on. My mistake, but I think we now have less chance of winning. With 15+ changes out of 22, though, it is anyone's game. 

Come on, be a devil and get yourself a £12 ticket, it's certainly brilliant value!

COYB!

[garnersfags]

17 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Kaminski

Rankin Costello Hyam Wharton Pickering

Buckley Wharton

Hedges Dack Brereton

Dolan

Subs: Pears, Mola, Phillips, Travis, Morton, Szmodics, Markanday, Hirst, Gallagher

There is a quarter final at stake and a chance to build momentum. Lets bloody go for it.

That line-up would win, but there will be more changes from Saturday.

Wonder whether Forest will make 11 changes, unlikely as this is their only proper warm-up game before their return to PL action. 

Could be a tough evening, as their 2nd 11 are all multi-million pound players.....

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 minutes ago, garnersfags said:

That line-up would win, but there will be more changes from Saturday.

Wonder whether Forest will make 11 changes, unlikely as this is their only proper warm-up game before their return to PL action. 

Could be a tough evening, as their 2nd 11 are all multi-million pound players.....

So were West Ham’s.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

26 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Kaminski

Rankin Costello Hyam Wharton Pickering

Buckley Wharton

Hedges Dack Brereton

Dolan

Subs: Pears, Mola, Phillips, Travis, Morton, Szmodics, Markanday, Hirst, Gallagher

There is a quarter final at stake and a chance to build momentum. Lets bloody go for it.

Any one of those starting players get injured and JDT gets slaughtered. Can’t risk it. League is bigger than the cup. Go for a similar team to the Wham game and bring on a few first teamers towards the end if it’s close. 

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

I know it’s midweek before Christmas but this game is a good example of why (I imagine) Rovers won’t risk significantly dropping ticket prices long term. £12 a ticket and the BBE lower will be half empty and the Riverside is closed. The derby defeats are a big factor but still, a shame.

[roversfan99]

8 minutes ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

I know it’s midweek before Christmas but this game is a good example of why (I imagine) Rovers won’t risk significantly dropping ticket prices long term. £12 a ticket and the BBE lower will be half empty and the Riverside is closed. The derby defeats are a big factor but still, a shame.

Its a midweek pre Christmas cup game though so in no way a fair representation or justification for the horrendous pricing.

16 minutes ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

Any one of those starting players get injured and JDT gets slaughtered. Can’t risk it. League is bigger than the cup. Go for a similar team to the Wham game and bring on a few first teamers towards the end if it’s close. 

We always say this but a quarter final place is at stake and it helps to build momentum. Plus we are just off a months break. 

[garnersfags]

21 minutes ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

I know it’s midweek before Christmas but this game is a good example of why (I imagine) Rovers won’t risk significantly dropping ticket prices long term. £12 a ticket and the BBE lower will be half empty and the Riverside is closed. The derby defeats are a big factor but still, a shame.

This is a decent contribution to the ticket pricing debate.

It is Christmas week, and times are genuinely hard, but it's also school holidays and you can take your little girl and her 2 friends for £18 total. 

I also agree with many that it hasn't been a full-on marketing campaign from Waggot and Co. 

It costs nothing(apart from environmental impact) to send 30,000 emails and get on R Lancs a couple of times, really seems strange we missed that trick. 

[garnersfags]

........or send your 17y old down with his 4 mates. Total cost, a tenner.

[garnersfags]

Could we please re-name this the Forest Cup Game, or similar. Cheers. 

[Mattyblue]

We never sell tickets in any number for standard cup ties (and they are pretty much always priced at £10-£12), especially not midweek just before Christmas. Indeed I’ve seen many a similar crowds for later rounds then this (c7.5k home fans for an FA Cup Quarter Final springs to mind).

No idea why this has become some hand wringing issue across social media. It’s a Carabao Cup 4th round against Forest, not a semi-final against Liverpool.

So this means bugger all either way re the real issue - the need for cheaper STs.

Edited December 19, 2022 by Mattyblue

[tomphil]

If tickets were 20 quid there'd be 3k away fans not 5/6 thousand rocking up and there'd be about 4 thousand home fans.

So you're looking at a seven thousandish crowd where'as now it should be around the 12k mark.

Don't anyone tell me discounted tickets haven't worked those who do are missing the point. You're nearly drawing in double what you would at league match prices or a slight discount.

Edited December 19, 2022 by tomphil