v Birmingham City (h) 22/10/2022

[Paul Mellelieu]

Wedding anniversary win.  We also beat Big Club at home on my wedding day.  Spooky.

[Exiled in Toronto]

Two excellent goals and a top performance by TK. Bit worried by the Hedges injury, looked like it might be not trivial.

[Rover_in_the_South]

Did I read right that Gally went off injured? 

Let's hope a few recover for next week. 

[simongarnerisgod]

2 minutes ago, Rover_in_the_South said:

Did I read right that Gally went off injured? 

Let's hope a few recover for next week. 

looked like cramp,as for the performance,im`e putting it down to tiredness,in other news,owd tony is working his magic again☺️

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

We seem to be getting a lot of injuries at the moment.

[Rover_in_the_South]

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

We seem to be getting a lot of injuries at the moment.

Hopefully Ayala and Britain back for Hull to ease some pressure.

[moerpho]

We seem to be getting a lot of victories as well….go figure. Seems the young guns are doing ok when given a chance.

[booth]

Just now, Rover_in_the_South said:

Hopefully Ayala and Britain back for Hull to ease some pressure.

Brittain was a big miss today. He takes a lot of pressure off when he gets forward and gives the opposition another thing to think about, so makes space for others.

[Northcote blues]

Done enough today. Thought Pickering did well defensively. Missed big Dan Ayala second half today. Poor Phillips got towered over every time

[Mercer]

Three points is three points - yes we could have played better and we have Kaminski to thank but that's the job of the goalkeeper - Cloughie knew a goalie's worth hence the huge fee then for Peter Shilton.

We are in an unbelievable position and we haven't got out of third gear.  As I've posted, think we will go into the World Cup in the top two.  Automatic promotion is ours to lose - JDT needs to get a bit more savvy about the Championship and Venky's need to put their balls on the block come January's window.

It's been a good day worthy of a bottle or two of fine red tonight.

[Exiled_Rover]

We were comfortable until they brought that #10 on - he won everything in the air and completely changed the game.

Delighted to win this one, could very easily have been a draw on another day. 

[Rover_in_the_South]

Tell you what, he doesn't do draws but it's far more entertaining with JDT in charge. 

We've played some terrible football at times with insisting on playing out from the back but we can't argue can we! 

What did Mowbray say at half time today?!

[superniko]

2 minutes ago, Rover_in_the_South said:

Tell you what, he doesn't do draws but it's far more entertaining with JDT in charge. 

We've played some terrible football at times with insisting on playing out from the back but we can't argue can we! 

What did Mowbray say at half time today?!

Isn’t that a contradiction?

[arbitro]

I have to say Birmingham were the best team I have seen at Ewood this season. They made it really difficult for us and their manager deserves lots of credit with his quadruple change which really put us on the back foot. That is why, in many ways it makes the win even sweeter as we really had to dig in but we relied on Kaminski a little but too much for my liking. He was excellent today denying them in three one on one situations and some top drawer saves. In front of him Hyam was his usual self although I thought Scott Wharton looked a little low on confidence at times. The midfield three were really good too with Travis doing his own stuff, the dirty stuff he is good at. Adam Wharton and Morton looked to get us in behind whenever possible and Adam's goal was really well executed as he showed maturity beyond his years.

All in all it's a great win against a very good side so we should all be proud of our young team.

[K-Hod]

Phew- I think that succinctly sums today up tbh. A win and staying second in the league is what matters the most though!

[Rover_in_the_South]

2 minutes ago, superniko said:

Isn’t that a contradiction?

Not really, we've had both as the results suggest. 

Played badly but also played some nice stuff. 

I was bored the last 2 years of Mowbray. 

[BankEnd Rover]

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I have to say Birmingham were the best team I have seen at Ewood this season. They made it really difficult for us and their manager deserves lots of credit with his quadruple change which really put us on the back foot. That is why, in many ways it makes the win even sweeter as we really had to dig in but we relied on Kaminski a little but too much for my liking. He was excellent today denying them in three one on one situations and some top drawer saves. In front of him Hyam was his usual self although I thought Scott Wharton looked a little low on confidence at times. The midfield three were really good too with Travis doing his own stuff, the dirty stuff he is good at. Adam Wharton and Morton looked to get us in behind whenever possible and Adam's goal was really well executed as he showed maturity beyond his years.

All in all it's a great win against a very good side so we should all be proud of our young team.

I watched Wharton closely and your correct. Really low on confidence and out of the back 3, he’s got the worst distribution…Defended okay but when he’s closed down he’s one of the culprits for loosing or passing into a bad area….Suppose this falls on the midfield a little also.

[Waggy76]

14 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Three points is three points - yes we could have played better and we have Kaminski to thank but that's the job of the goalkeeper - Cloughie knew a goalie's worth hence the huge fee then for Peter Shilton.

We are in an unbelievable position and we haven't got out of third gear.  As I've posted, think we will go into the World Cup in the top two.  Automatic promotion is ours to lose - JDT needs to get a bit more savvy about the Championship and Venky's need to put their balls on the block come January's window.

It's been a good day worthy of a bottle or two of fine red tonight.

Enjoy your red , shades of Brad today !!

[matt83]

It’s strange how some teams have the Indian sign over others. For inexplicable reasons we can buy a win at Wigan and I think someone said this lot have won once at ewood since 1952 in the league even though played plenty. Maybe it’s just my experience but can’t say we do that much at st Andrews. 

[arbitro]

2 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

I watched Wharton closely and your correct. Really low on confidence and out of the back 3, he’s got the worst distribution…Defended okay but when he’s closed down he’s one of the culprits for loosing or passing into a bad area….Suppose this falls on the midfield a little also.

I actually thought he was playing with a knock - he seemed to be flexing his right let a lot during stoppages.

[chaddyrovers]

Pleased with the win and the 2 goals we scored today. Gallagher was very good and our best outfield player. First half was good for us in terms of passing and movement. Second half we couldn't get out of our half for most of the half, but we kept defensive solid mostly but Birmingham played very well against us and pinned us back in our half. Hogan had a very good game for them. Eustace deserved credit for how he gets his team to play. 

Kaminski was outstanding today and made 4 great saves and was in the right position at the right time. Morton had a good game and Hyam did until he missed his clearance for their goal. 

Our fighting spirit and determination was clear to see in the second half and the players and JDT deserved huge credit for it. 

our home form is great and 3 wins in a week is great to see. 

Hope Hedges is back soon after going off injured. 

JDT Blue and White Army 🔵⚪

 

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[DE.]

Last five minutes were pure torture. Kaminski an absolute hero, made 4/5 top class saves to keep Birmingham out. Defence was cut apart many times, and we put ourselves in serious danger on three separate occasions by passing it around our own backline. Lucky today not to be punished. 

Gallagher worth a mention, better than BBD today and only just behind Kaminski for MoM. Diaz looked leggy, was trying but never really got into the game. 

Ref was shockingly poor. I don't usually comment on refs, but my word. He was infuriating both sets of fans and got a loud, deserved chant of "you're not fit to referee". 

A word on Brum, much much improved compared to last season. We took a good scalp today. 

A Rovers win makes the 10+ hour journey to Ewood and back much sweeter 👌 

Edited October 22, 2022 by DE.

[chaddyrovers]

8 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Good to see you're on the 352 train now too Chadders!

My first choice formation would be 4-2-3-1 but Rovers players have to be adaptable, and I would 5-3-2 as my second formation with 4-3-3 being my 3rd formation. 

[AllRoverAsia]

11 minutes ago, BankEnd Rover said:

I watched Wharton closely and your correct. Really low on confidence and out of the back 3, he’s got the worst distribution…Defended okay but when he’s closed down he’s one of the culprits for loosing or passing into a bad area….Suppose this falls on the midfield a little also.

He's been doing that all season and getting away with it.

I rate him but he needs to improve his short passing in tight areas and not to pass infield to players even deeper than him who are already being closed down.