v Cardiff City (h) - 1/1/23

[Leonard Venkhater]

13 hours ago, davulsukur said:

😂

Rovers have done their best to ruin my Christmas, I'm sure they will try for new year as well!

Oh. believe me. I know. 

[JHRover]

Just had my 'important information' email from Rovers ahead of tomorrows game.

"Supporters who are planning on driving to Ewood Park should expect delays upon arrival and exiting the stadium vicinity. Parking for this fixture is extremely limited and supporters who arrive after 11am should expect delays at the turnstiles"

They are on another planet this lot.

Unless you are fortunate enough to live within walking distance of Ewood Park I suspect you will HAVE to travel by car given it is New Years Day and an early kick off. It isn't some preference people will plump for but the ONLY way of getting to the game for most.

I'll be surprised if in reality more than 10,000 turn up for it, they'll announce it as just above to keep it respectable but in practice there will be a lot not going due to NYE, early kick off and tv. 

If we should expect delays on arrival for such a measly number how on earth do they plan on ever hosting a 25,000+ crowd in the future?

Why is parking 'extremely limited for this fixture?'

Why will there be delays on the turnstiles for people arriving a full hour before kick off? It's just nonsense. What time would they like people to turn up for a noon kick off on New Years' Day?

[Mattyblue]

5 minutes ago, JHRover said:

 

If we should expect delays on arrival for such a measly number how on earth do they plan on ever hosting a 25,000+ crowd in the future?

 

* They don’t.

[Hasta]

Supporters who are planning on going to Ewood Park should expect disappointment upon exiting the stadium vicinity. The players for this fixture are extremely limited.

[arbitro]

The latest instalment on Tomasson's quest to avoid promotion is nearly upon us. Who knows what to expect in terms of team selection, tactics, intensity and quality. The only real certainty is the uncertainty.

[tomphil]

'The stewards are young, the turnstiles are automatic so we can expect inconsistency, small crowds and long queues are all part of the project'

[Mike E]

                    Kaminski

         Hyam  Ayala  S.Wharton

JRC                                         Pickering

              Dack    A.Wharton

Hedges            Brereton         Dolan

[Sweaty Gussets]

4 minutes ago, Mike E said:

                    Kaminski

         Hyam  Ayala  S.Wharton

JRC                                         Pickering

              Dack    A.Wharton

Hedges            Brereton         Dolan

Think Dolan's injured still. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Think Dolan's injured still. 

A couple of weeks away apparently.

 

[simongarnerisgod]

the downgrade continues,absolutely zilch done to entice the casual fan☹️,if we don`t win tommorow expect the blackburn end  to turn nasty and the riverside to start as well

[Sweaty Gussets]

It's strange how Mowbray got 5 years and not a boo was heard, but JDT has been here barely 6 months, has us 3rd (Still 3rd🤣, forever 3rd!) in the league, and apparently the fans are about to turn. All very odd. 

Is it the performances, or is it just a general dislike of JDT? 

[K-Hod]

3 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

It's strange how Mowbray got 5 years and not a boo was heard, but JDT has been here barely 6 months, has us 3rd (Still 3rd🤣, forever 3rd!) in the league, and apparently the fans are about to turn. All very odd. 

Is it the performances, or is it just a general dislike of JDT? 

Performances, not learning from mistakes that cost us goals and points, persisting with shite players that have shown nothing- take your pick.

[Hasta]

3 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

It's strange how Mowbray got 5 years and not a boo was heard, but JDT has been here barely 6 months, has us 3rd (Still 3rd🤣, forever 3rd!) in the league, and apparently the fans are about to turn. All very odd. 

Is it the performances, or is it just a general dislike of JDT? 

The crowd won’t turn other than the usual boos at half / full time when we don’t win. 

[Sweaty Gussets]

Just now, K-Hod said:

Performances, not learning from mistakes that cost us goals and points, persisting with shite players that have shown nothing- take your pick.

You're pretty much describing 5 years of Mowbray there, yet he got away with barely a murmur of discontent. Hence my question. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, K-Hod said:

Performances, not learning from mistakes that cost us goals and points, persisting with shite players that have shown nothing- take your pick.

He looks to be out of his depth. 

[Mattyblue]

12 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

It's strange how Mowbray got 5 years and not a boo was heard, but JDT has been here barely 6 months, has us 3rd (Still 3rd🤣, forever 3rd!) in the league, and apparently the fans are about to turn. All very odd. 

Is it the performances, or is it just a general dislike of JDT? 

The L1 factor.

Pretty much every manager here has had far more grumbles than TM, even top class ones like Souness.

But as soon as we had that relegation the fanbase seemed to lose its collective nerve and start thinking in a small time manner befitting a third division outfit (though it was only a brief visit) he was seen as the best we could possibly have in situ and ‘who else yer gonna get’, ‘look at Bury’ etc etc.

TM created himself a lovely little spot here, but now he’s gone the crowd has reverted to type (like at every other club), if it’s shit, they’ll let the manager know.

Edited December 31, 2022 by Mattyblue

[Sweaty Gussets]

1 minute ago, Hasta said:

The crowd won’t turn other than the usual boos at half / full time when we don’t win. 

That's pretty much what I meant with the 'crowd turning'. We aren't exactly the burning pitchforks type of crowd! It's just interesting to me how little time JDT is being allowed in comparison to 5 years of terminal boredom under Mowbray. 

Maybe it's the promotion from League 1?

[Sweaty Gussets]

2 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

The L1 factor.

Pretty much every manager here has had far more grumbles than TM, even top class ones like Souness.

But as soon as we had that relegation and subsequent swift return he was seen as the best we could possibly have in situ and ‘who else yer gonna get’, ‘look at Bury’ etc etc.

He created himself a lovely little spot here, but now the crowd has reverted to type (like at every club).

Yeah, I posted my reply to Hasta above at the time as you. The L1 factor is the only thing I can think of too. He lived off that for half a decade!

Edited December 31, 2022 by Sweaty Gussets

[Hasta]

2 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

That's pretty much what I meant with the 'crowd turning'. We aren't exactly the burning pitchforks type of crowd! It's just interesting to me how little time JDT is being allowed in comparison to 5 years of terminal boredom under Mowbray. 

Maybe it's the promotion from League 1?

They got booed off practically every home game they didn’t win in the second half of last season if that’s all you mean.

[simongarnerisgod]

11 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

It's strange how Mowbray got 5 years and not a boo was heard, but JDT has been here barely 6 months, has us 3rd (Still 3rd🤣, forever 3rd!) in the league, and apparently the fans are about to turn. All very odd. 

Is it the performances, or is it just a general dislike of JDT? 

i think it`s the fact the football is terrible,the worst since the end of the mackay era and/or  the kean shambles,at least with mowbray you got a couple of good performances after 5 bad ones

[Sweaty Gussets]

3 minutes ago, Hasta said:

They got booed off practically every home game they didn’t win in the second half of last season if that’s all you mean.

Oh right, I didn't attend a lot last season due to work so that will be why I missed it! Still, it took 4 years. 

[Hasta]

Just now, Sweaty Gussets said:

Oh right, I didn't attend a lot last season due to work so that will be why I missed it! Still, it took 4 years. 

Only because in the previous 2 seasons to last year, the end of season death spirals we’re behind closed doors.

[Sweaty Gussets]

1 minute ago, Hasta said:

Only because in the previous 2 seasons to last year, the end of season death spirals we’re behind closed doors.

I suppose we'll never know. Still doesn't explain how the bloke who has us in 3rd, 3rd, 3rd is so unpopular. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 losses out of 3 over the Xmas and New Year period is normally par for the course at Rovers. Anybody care to tell me when we last had a successful Xmas and New Year ?

[Mattyblue]

5 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Oh right, I didn't attend a lot last season due to work so that will be why I missed it! Still, it took 4 years. 

Players were booed off, but TM himself avoided anything aimed at him apart from an odd ‘sort it out’ chant.