v WBA (a) - 15/02/23

[chaddyrovers]

I think we will win this one. 

My team would be

              Pears

JRC Carter Wharton Pickering

       Travis Buckley 

Thomas Dack Hedges

             Dolan

Subs:- Hilton Hyam Brittain Morton BBD Szmodics Leonard 

[BlackburnEnd75]

                    Pears

 JRC.    Carter.  Hyam  Pickering 

              Travis.   Buckley

Thomas.        Dack.        Hedges

                    Dolan 

Subs: Hilton, Wharton, Brittain, Morton, Szmodics, Brereton, Vale

Or 

                    Pears

         Carter.  Hyam. Wharton

Jrc.          Travis.    Buckley.     Brittain

                      Dack

            Dolan.        Brereton

[Dreams of 1995]

Have we sold out of tickets for this? Can't see any on the website unless I am being stupid

[rigger]

3 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Have we sold out of tickets for this? Can't see any on the website unless I am being stupid

The idiots that run the Rovers web-site, are the stupid ones.

[jim mk2]

Went to this match last year on almost the exact same date - a turgid 0-0 draw IIRC in which Brereton got injured and effectively scuppered our play-off hopes

We're mulling going again if tickets are available although (albatross warning) I haven't seen Rovers get a point away from home this season yet. 

[Oldgregg86]

                       Pears

JRC.      Carter.     Wharton.      Pickering

                  Travis.     Buckley

Dolan.               Dack.               Thomas

                           BBD

[roversfan99]

Pears

Rankin Costello Carter Hyam/Wharton Pickering

Travis Buckley

Hedges Dack Dolan

Brereton

Subs: Hilton, Wharton/Phillips, Brittain, Adam Wharton, Szmodics, Thomas, Gallagher

[Guest]

WBA will be smarting from their defeat to their brummie neighbours (Big Club) so I feel this will be a struggle for us, even though I thought the same about Watford. In the end we got lucky at Vicarage Rd, and held on. At the Hawthorns it might be harder, particularly if we go behind.

Heart says another draw.

Head says likely defeat.

A narrow defeat seems nailed on.

WBA 1 Rovers 0

[chaddyrovers]

13 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Pears

Rankin Costello Carter Hyam/Wharton Pickering

Travis Buckley

Hedges Dack Dolan

Brereton

Subs: Hilton, Wharton/Phillips, Brittain, Adam Wharton, Szmodics, Thomas, Gallagher

dropping Thomas?

[jim mk2]

Brereton needs to be dropped

Pears

Brittain Carter Hyam/Wharton Pickering

Thomas, Travis, JRC, Hedges

Dack Dolan

[roverandout]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

I think we will win this one. 

My team would be

              Pears

JRC Carter Wharton Pickering

       Travis Buckley 

Thomas Dack Hedges

             Dolan

Subs:- Hilton Hyam Brittain Morton BBD Szmodics Leonard 

Win this one based on what?

[arbitro]

1 hour ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Have we sold out of tickets for this? Can't see any on the website unless I am being stupid

I asked this morning and was told we had sold around 400 so there are plenty left.

[roversfan99]

52 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

dropping Thomas?

Flip of a coin between him and Hedges. I don't think he has been great in his first 2 games and his set pieces have been surprisingly poor. Hopefully more to come but I would be tempted to put Hedges back in.

No Vale in your squad?

[Exiled_Rover]

15 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Flip of a coin between him and Hedges. I don't think he has been great in his first 2 games and his set pieces have been surprisingly poor. Hopefully more to come but I would be tempted to put Hedges back in.

No Vale in your squad?

What's Vale done to warrant a game of football for the First XI ever again?

[47er]

22 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Flip of a coin between him and Hedges. I don't think he has been great in his first 2 games and his set pieces have been surprisingly poor. Hopefully more to come but I would be tempted to put Hedges back in.

No Vale in your squad?

Given the lack of striking power you'd wonder why we have 2 wingers in the first place. Its a squad collected without plan.

A while back it was the defence that was sub-par, we hardly had any centre-backs and we were making do at full-back. Now we've remedied that but have nothing up front!

Its going to be one long journey!

Edited February 13, 2023 by 47er

[Sweaty Gussets]

Baggies 1 Super Simon Garner's Blackburn Rovers 2

[roversfan99]

38 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

What's Vale done to warrant a game of football for the First XI ever again?

Agreed. Just curious as to whether chaddy has changed his opinion of him following his shocking performances.

[PeteJD13]

45 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Agreed. Just curious as to whether chaddy has changed his opinion of him following his shocking performances.

not just chris i can think of a few others, who suggested a proffesional view of vale and his performances

[1874]

My Lineup

                                       Kaminski

                   Brittain     Hyam    Carter   Pickering

                              JRC    Buckley  Travis

                  Thomas     Dack      Diaz (not Brereton)

Edited February 14, 2023 by 1874

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Who the hell knows which Rovers side will turn out on the night?

1-1

[Guest]

10 hours ago, roversfan99 said:

Flip of a coin between him and Hedges. I don't think he has been great in his first 2 games and his set pieces have been surprisingly poor. Hopefully more to come but I would be tempted to put Hedges back in.

Thomas was our only attacking threat against Wigan and was involved in the build up to our goal against Watford. No chance I would consider benching him before a Brereton Diaz who has been out of sorts for weeks and even months.

[Guest]

9 hours ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

Baggies 1 Super Simon Garner's Blackburn Rovers 2

Baggies 1 Super Steven Reid's (the player nobody really thought much of at the time unless he was injured and is now a demi-god) Blackburn Rovers 2

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Steven Reid a Demi god because of one goal.

[rigger]

15 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

dropping Thomas?

I thought it was, Doubting Thomas. 

[RoversTilliDie]

16 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

I think we will win this one. 

My team would be

              Pears

JRC Carter Wharton Pickering

       Travis Buckley 

Thomas Dack Hedges

             Dolan

Subs:- Hilton Hyam Brittain Morton BBD Szmodics Leonard 

How many times have we gone into games confident of winning and fallen flat on our face. Rovers are far to inconsistent for me to predict a result. With Thomas a decent winger from what iv'e seen, I would play Gallagher or Diaz alongside Dack.