v Blackpool (h) - 21/2/23

[moerpho]

4 mins added time

[imy9]

I think we have some excellent stuff tonight. Very impressed with Trav. Loved the grit shown by everyone. Let’s see the game out now!

[K-Hod]

One of those just then looked very much like handball!

[OsloRover]

Over 1-0. Brittain rightly named MoM.

[davulsukur]

A good win!

[ItsRoverZ]

Decent win! Some good stuff played and yet another clean sheet! Get in COYB

[moerpho]

Brittain MotM - well deserved but could have been Dolan or Sammie.

Great win despite only one goal and another three points to our tally.

And nice to have Kaminski commentating for Rovers TV. Brilliant! Onwards and upwards!

[Mashed Potatoes]

Back in the playoffs ! 8 games unbeaten since the game at Rotherham including 4 clean sheets. 

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

Another 1-0.👏  Howard Kendal would be proud.

 

[CambridgeRover]

Wahoo

 

[BigBar]

Was never going to be pretty but don't care. Get in, special mention to JRC, Hyam, Brittain, Sammie and Dolan. All played very well.

[Rover_in_the_South]

Well done Rovers, don't ever underestimate beating a team fighting for their survival.

[BigBar]

1 minute ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

Back in the playoffs ! 8 games unbeaten since the game at Rotherham including 4 clean sheets. 

Decent stat

[roverandout]

More proof how a decent striker would have made a bigger difference 

[SBlue]

Can’t argue with the performance. A lot of heart and running with a sprinkling of quality from Travis, Szmodics, Brittain and Dolan in particular.

Defence steady against the predicted aerial bombardment.

But by god we need to practice our finishing. Should’ve been so much more comfortable.

[jim mk2]

That's a good, gritty win. We're ekeing them out and despite the limited team and players at our disposal we are back in the play-off mix again

The Ewood faithful should be happy with that

Meanwhile

Liverpool 2 Real Madrid 5

Anfield stakeholders are demanding their money back

[DE.]

Pretty comfortable in the end. Very few goals in this team, and in Gallagher & Vale we have two of the worst forwards in the division, so we'll need to rely on scraping the odd goal here and there whilst keeping clean sheets. Got to take the three points and be happy considering we barely have a functioning midfield at times. Buckley well below expectations as usual, Travis still struggling, Morton a waste of time. 

On the plus side, Brittain looked good. as did JRC. Solid defensively although there wasn't too much to worry about. Thomas gets an assist which is nice. Dolan adding another goal to his tally shows he can be relied upon to chip in, whilst Szmodics was busy and works hard, even if he's not hugely influential.

Bypassing Sunderland and old Tone is satisfying as well 🙂 

[Dreams of 1995]

I’d take a 1-0 win every single week 

Scrappy at times but overall we played better and deserved the points 

Another game unbeaten and we move up the table 

[Andy]

8 points from the last 4, which included away points at WBA and Watford, is a pretty good return.

Played well tonight in large patches; imagine if we had a proper striker and O'Brien in there as well.

Dolan, Hyam and Brittain really good, Pears steady again and even though he tripped over his own feet more than once, Trav put a proper shift in tonight.

Back up to 4th. Only actually 9 points from 2nd...

[rovers11]

8 points from the last 4 games. Great stuff!

First time in 10 years that we've had good defenders. What a difference it makes. 

[yankfan]

Good win. 6 points after the away draws make the draw with Wigan tolerable. Up to 4th with a winnable game on Saturday. Would have taken 9 points from the last 5 had you offered it to me before. 

[Ossydave]

9 hours ago, Ossydave said:

Dolan needs to be 'braver on the ball' to coin a JDT phrase.

At the weekend he went on a couple of good runs with the ball and their defence looked terrified, sadly the end product was lacking but I have faith in him.

Well the boy listener, lovely finish for the goal, great pass from Thomas too.

Trav, Brittain, Hyam and Szmodics the pick of the bunch tonight, good win and a better performance all round. Would have been nice to bang a couple more goals in but mustn't grumble too much.

[Nuttall is lost]

good to get another win.   Back up to 4th!

[yankfan]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

That's a good, gritty win. We're ekeing them out and despite the limited team and players at our disposal we are back in the play-off mix again

The Ewood faithful should be happy with that

Meanwhile

Liverpool 2 Real Madrid 5

Anfield stakeholders are demanding their money back

Liverpool must have recalled Morton and thrown him on after going up 2

[47er]

 Pity Burnley chose the game for their winning run to end.

1-0 is alright once its over.

.We won, kept another clean sheet and sit 4th in the table although somewhat precariously!

Oh for another goal though.