v Wigan Athletic (a) 11/10/2022

[chaddyrovers]

5 hours ago, lraC said:

Good for filling in then.

Rovers need players who can adapt in different positions

[joey_big_nose]

1 hour ago, roversfan99 said:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/21224014.blackburn-rovers-injury-latest-ahead-wigan-athletic-trip/

Doesn't sound overly confident regarding Ayala or Wharton. If Ayala is ever a doubt, safe to say he won't play.

Surely stick in Mola, he is a new signing earmarked for that position. Would raise questions over the signing if we left him out assuming Ayala and Wharton don't play. If Travis is at right back, we may aswell not bother.

Even if Scott Wharton is out I think we will still change to a 343 but Mola on left side instead of Wharton

                           Kaminski

                 Carter   Hyam   Mola

Buckley   Morton   Travis   A Wharton   Pickering

                     Hirst         Brereton

Reckon that should compete okay in midfield

[WacoRover]

This Mola must be the footie equivalent of Chuck Norris. 

Interviewer: “Mola, what position do you play?”

Mola: “All of them.” 

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, joey_big_nose said:

Even if Scott Wharton is out I think we will still change to a 343 but Mola on left side instead of Wharton

                           Kaminski

                 Carter   Hyam   Mola

Buckley   Morton   Travis   A Wharton   Pickering

                     Hirst         Brereton

Reckon that should compete okay in midfield

I don't agree with a change to that formation to be honest because it massively dilutes an attack that has struggled to begin with.

I think Dack has to play at the moment, we definitely need a number 10 so I would s

Morton offers little, I would play Carter at right back and Mola at CB if neither of the injured two are back, if they are, then Mola with Travis in midfield.

[rigger]

5 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

I don't agree with a change to that formation to be honest because it massively dilutes an attack that has struggled to begin with.

I think Dack has to play at the moment, we definitely need a number 10 so I would s

Morton offers little, I would play Carter at right back and Mola at CB if neither of the injured two are back, if they are, then Mola with Travis in midfield.

So you don't want to change a formation that isn't working. I find that strange. The games we have struggled in, are the ones where we have lost the midfield battle, usually through lack of numbers.

Edited September 8, 2022 by rigger

[roversfan99]

Just now, rigger said:

So you don't want to change a formation that isn't working. I find that strange.

Our squad is balanced to playing 4-2-3-1, I think the issues we are having are not necessarily down to the formation.

[Armchair supporter supremo]

I didnt realise Wigan had such strong Rovers connections on the sidlines(Richardson, Beattie and Rob Kelly) wonder if that had anything to do with them being the ones to finally offer Nyambe a lifeline 

Edited September 8, 2022 by Armchair supporter supremo

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Our squad is balanced to playing 4-2-3-1, I think the issues we are having are not necessarily down to the formation.

With our right-back injured, we have not got a balanced four at the back.

[joey_big_nose]

2 hours ago, WacoRover said:

This Mola must be the footie equivalent of Chuck Norris. 

Interviewer: “Mola, what position do you play?”

Mola: “All of them.” 

From what I've read he's a left sided centreback and occasional left back by trade whose done a bit in defensive midfield too.

I suspect he's been brought in to cover Scott Wharton as his primary role, but may get a crack at left back too if he's mobile enough.

[roverandout]

Wigan game cancelled? Not being funny but life goes on

[roversfan99]

There will be no games at club level this month now it seems, mourning for at least 10 until the funeral which is the start of an international break.

[Waggy76]

2 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Wigan game cancelled? Not being funny but life goes on

I would think so ...

[JacknOry]

At least there is a chance our RB is fit by then

[roverandout]

Well my life doesn't revolve around a woman I've never met and has never actually done anything for me. I'm sorry she has passed but I really couldn't care less. My days will go on as normal.  I know I will get hammered for this

[BlackburnEnd75]

4 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

I would think so ...

Football carried on after the death of the previous monarch. I personally don't see any reason why games shouldn't go ahead as normal.

[roverandout]

5 minutes ago, BlackburnEnd75 said:

Football carried on after the death of the previous monarch. I personally don't see any reason why games shouldn't go ahead as normal.

Problem nowadays is overthetop reaction.  Mourning for weeks like with Diane.  Let londoners mourn her. Yes I'm sad she has died as a human being like I would with any person but the royalists expects the whole world to suddenly stop. 

[AAK]

King Charles is a very modern thinking royal. I think after the last few years, COVID, the putin war etc and the financial hits across the nation, that he will insist on business as usual, I suspect there may be a bank holiday involved for the coronation.

[simongarnerisgod]

3 hours ago, WacoRover said:

This Mola must be the footie equivalent of Chuck Norris. 

Interviewer: “Mola, what position do you play?”

Mola: “All of them.” 

when  mola goes swimming he does`nt get wet the water gets molad

when mola got coronvirus,the virus had to isolate instead of him

[BlackburnEnd75]

Efl to discuss with the government tomorrow. 

With the stoppages due to covid and the fixture pile up as it is they've really got to play these games.

[Waggy76]

26 minutes ago, BlackburnEnd75 said:

Football carried on after the death of the previous monarch. I personally don't see any reason why games shouldn't go ahead as normal.

I hope it does but I don't think it will..

[JohnD]

It's 2022, the game must go on!

 

[WacoRover]

So, Wharton & Ayala back in training, & Szmodics cleared to play. That’s a huge boost to our defending, & gives us an option in midfield. 

This might be our best squad yet. The heck with it, if we’ve got any hopes to be in playoffs this season, this is one we’ve got to win. 

1-3.  If it is played. 

[joey_big_nose]

We can't really think of cancelling football matches because the queen's dead? What would that achieve?

Why not close all the pubs.

[joey_big_nose]

Found a good article here. Football matches will be cancelled but only on the (somewhat Orwellian sounding!) Day of National Mourning which is 9 days from now - so Saturday 17th September. I guess they will just move to Sunday?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/everything-cancelled-closed-after-queen-27941592.amp

Edited September 8, 2022 by joey_big_nose

[booth]

29 minutes ago, JohnD said:

It's 2022, the game must go on!

 

Or cancel the games and get the squad fit so we don't drop any more points.