v Preston North End (h) - 10/12/2022

[Mattyblue]

Assuming they’ve flogged c4,000, so c14,500 Rovers fans at £30-£35 for a Sky game in this weather… can’t see it unfortunately.

[Wheelton Blue]

I'm looking forward to getting back to Ewood.

The World Cup has been great, but nothing beats watching the boys in blue and white.

2-1 Rovers

[Mattyblue]

Accy already called off, so let’s hope for no repeat of the Millwall farce…

Edited December 9, 2022 by Mattyblue

[only2garners]

14 hours ago, Cuppliance said:

Yeah I get that. I was kind of expecting someone to respond with the points that you made tbh. I do find it interesting that there is a small section of Rovers fans that get more invested in the Preston matches. I have been to Penwortham once myself and did notice the density of PNE fans around. Preston did happen to be playing against Liverpool on tv that day so it’s to be expected but yeah I get how that position would allow you to be more invested in the Preston derby.

Whilst I have plenty of interest in games against PNE I don't have any great animosity towards them. Or towards any other team to be honest. Life is too short to invest too much anger into football.

[RoversTilliDie]

2 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Losing two on the bounce to local rivals is not acceptable,again,nothing but a win will suffice.

Our lot have been enjoying the Sun for two weeks 🙄...

Rovers 2  PNE 0

18,600

Lets not repeat last season, flying high then free fall Christmas onwards. The long suffering supporters deserve better.

[arbitro]

 

[chaddyrovers]

my team would be

                 Kaminski

Brittain Hyam S.Wharton Mola

             Morton Travis

Hedges    Szmodics  Brereton-Diaz

                Gallagher

Subs:- Pears, Ayala, Hirst, Dolan, Dack, Buckley, Wharton

20 hours ago, only2garners said:

It's presumably not too serious. Only a few days ago both Pickering and Vale were thought to be possibly fit for Saturday.

I thought JDT said he has been ill over the few days but over that, but not ready to play football?

4 hours ago, Wheelton Blue said:

I'm looking forward to getting back to Ewood.

The World Cup has been great, but nothing beats watching the boys in blue and white.

Its feels months since Rovers will be playing. Looking forward to getting back to normal football. 

[ItsRoverZ]

JDT said we would look alot better after the world cup break so let's see if he's correct 

Not another no show please 

[simongarnerisgod]

3 minutes ago, ItsRoverZ said:

JDT said we would look alot better after the world cup break so let's see if he's correct 

Not another no show please 

iv`e not got a problem with our home form,away from home is another matter,lots of weak capitulations against sides we should be beating(coventry,wigan,reading and cardiff) prime examples

[J*B]

No result here will make me forget the shite performance shown in our last game.  I’d like to see passion, desire and commitment more than anything else. 

[Darrenbot]

Home performances i'm good with its the dire away stuff we have often put on that i hope improve going forward,as for this game i'm working in the morning so Radio Lancashire will have to do. 2-0 to Rovers.

[chaddyrovers]

Rovers to win 2-1 tomorrow. BBD and Gallagher to score

[garnersfags]

13 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Assuming they’ve flogged c4,000, so c14,500 Rovers fans at £30-£35 for a Sky game in this weather… can’t see it unfortunately.

Yep, £30+ for an early ko sky game, on an expensive world cup drinking day was always gonna limit the attendance, at both ends. 

16,500 is more like it, and could be lower. 

There will be 1000+ late arrivals, so will take a while for the atmosphere to crank up, 1st Diaz goal will ignite the sleepy fans, and 2nd half will be fun. 

Lotsa rushing around in morn, so will be arriving at Ewood around 11.58...

COYB!

[garnersfags]

On 08/12/2022 at 20:16, Ossydave said:

I should really be excited for the return of the championship, being brutally honest though I still don't think I'm completely over that shitshow at the turf.

Nothing more than a Preston pasting is acceptable here to get me back on side....

Yep, the exact thoughts of many of us.

The Burnley performance hit me harder, and longer, than I expected. Still not ready for tomorrow, another week would have helped, but by the time we beat Forest, all will be back on track  🥳

[Miller11]

Sapped of any real enthusiasm thanks to the World Cup break and (more importantly) the Dingle debacle.

I wouldn’t be very surprised if it gets called off as nobody had bothered turning the undersoil heating on.

[Cherry Blue]

Been snowing and more to fall. Only approaching moderate but traffic slow.  Doesn't look good.

[matt83]

Was going to watch rovers v nob end 12-2, Clitheroe v Widnes 3-5, England v France 7-9. The Clitheroe game almost certainly gone with the snow and with how tin pot rovers are these days with slight weather maybe that too.

[AllRoverAsia]

Nuttall St. looking towards Ewood Park at 3 am this morning UK time

Will the Met Office still claim it is not snowing in Blackburn?

Weather advice - use a free weather app!

 

Edited December 10, 2022 by AllRoverAsia

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

This might not go ahead..the areas around the stadium could be dangerous.

[Bad Boy]

For any moaning minnies out there seeking to blame Rovers if there is a postponement let’s deal with fact not idle speculation.

I was at Ewood for a work meeting yesterday and the pitch looked magnificent; the groundsman TW was even cutting the grass.  He told me the undersoil heating has been on all week along with the pitch ‘daylight heat lamps’.

If it is off blame the snow / referee / local authority / Police not the Rovers.

[Mattyblue]

All the club can do is put the under soil heating on and sort out other elements they can control, I.e entrances and walkways within the Ewood estate. If they have been doing, great, as there have been times when they haven’t, including Millwall last season.

The rest of it is out of their control and as you say if the ref or other ‘stakeholders’ say no game then fair enough.

[AllRoverAsia]

12 minutes ago, Bad Boy said:

For any moaning minnies out there seeking to blame Rovers if there is a postponement let’s deal with fact not idle speculation.

I was at Ewood for a work meeting yesterday and the pitch looked magnificent; the groundsman TW was even cutting the grass.  He told me the undersoil heating has been on all week along with the pitch ‘daylight heat lamps’.

If it is off blame the snow / referee / local authority / Police not the Rovers.

No one is moaning, yet,just weather updates and comments.

Don't invent bullshit.

 

[K-Hod]

25 minutes ago, Bad Boy said:

For any moaning minnies out there seeking to blame Rovers if there is a postponement let’s deal with fact not idle speculation.

I was at Ewood for a work meeting yesterday and the pitch looked magnificent; the groundsman TW was even cutting the grass.  He told me the undersoil heating has been on all week along with the pitch ‘daylight heat lamps’.

If it is off blame the snow / referee / local authority / Police not the Rovers.

Probably not very helpful to call posters on a forum moaning minnies, particularly when barely anything has been posted about a potential postponement. Not exactly conducive to Messageboard harmony!

[Herbie6590]

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/they-played-for-both-rovers-and-the-lilywhites/120
 

[Sparks Rover]

I'd be surprised if its on, the areas around Ewood will be icy and treacherous.