v Birmingham City (a) - 1/4/23

[Upside Down]

We're gonna smash em 7-0

[dallydally]

7 hours ago, Upside Down said:

We're gonna smash em 7-0

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[Guest]

Weren't Big Club one of the ones we narrowly beat at Ewood? I seem to remember them giving us a good game, and it being very nervy. Anyway, we really need a cup final turn out from the team for this one, and a clear commitment to doing whatever it takes to secure a play off position. I can see it being a difficult game, not just because it is effectively a dead rubber for Big Club, but because the stakes are higher for our players. Ideally we will maintain momentum and preserve a clean sheet.

Head - Big Club 1 - Rovers 1

Heart - Big Club 0 - Rovers 2

History - Big Club 1 - Rovers 9

COYB! Smash em!

[Mike E]

Think it was the BRFCS Admin/Mod outing! Adam Wharton scored?

[booth]

17 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Think it was the BRFCS Admin/Mod outing! Adam Wharton scored?

 

[Sweaty Gussets]

Kaminski had a blinder...Hogan should have had 3 in that game.  We certainly rode our luck. I think we're a better team now, but we're still not great away from home. 

[TheRevAshton]

We've certainly had the better of 'big club' so far this season.

Of the 3 times we've played, they were definitely tougher in the first game - they looked great at that stage in the season, but seem to have declined since.

We need to win this one and I think we will... huge game for us.

0-1 Rovers - BBD to score!

[smiller14]

I'm heading over from Cardiff now the rail strike is cancelled - will be more than happy to meet any like-minded folk for a pint. 

[ben_the_beast]

One thing to note for this game is that every team in the top 10 (Watford) are playing each other excluding Burnley (vs Sunderland) and Rovers (vs big club).

This round of fixtures literally couldn't be any better. Focus on ourselves and if we get 3 points it will see us making up good ground on the teams around us or increasing the gap between us and 7th. It's a golden opportunity. 

Edit: Coventry are playing Stoke but where they're in such good form my brain accidentally included them in top bunch of teams.

Edited March 23, 2023 by ben_the_beast

[Exiled_Rover]

9 minutes ago, ben_the_beast said:

One thing to note for this game is that every team in the top 10 (Watford) are playing each other excluding Burnley (vs Sunderland) and Rovers (vs big club).

This round of fixtures literally couldn't be any better. Focus on ourselves and if we get 3 points it will see us making up good ground on the teams around us or increasing the gap between us and 7th. It's a golden opportunity. 

Edit: Coventry are playing Stoke but where they're in such good form my brain accidentally included them in top bunch of teams.

It's a massive game for us. Putting a 7 point gap between us and 7th at this stage in the season would be a massive mental barrier for the chasing pack to overcome. 

[Guest]

Díaz back amongst the goals, at a ground he's got good history at. We've done really well at this place in the last few years so really back us to win. Keep those chasing at a distance. Get to that Burnley game far enough out of sight so that the only focus is the derby, and not the teams on our backs.

[BRFC4EVA]

I don't think Bham are anything like the team we played earlier in the season at Ewood, when they were in v good form. Of their last 8 they've lost 5, drawn 1 and won 2. 

We need to be going there and winning!

[Ben-2000]

1,900 allocation, reasonable prices, not on TV and a massive chance of reaching the playoffs this season.

There's no doubt we should be selling this out.

[roversfan99]

Dear to get too on the trains though and even if the strikes have been cancelled, there has been a lot of uncertainty.

[yellowsubmarine]

Win this, get some points gap between us and 7th and it will be a blow psychologically to the rest of the chasing pack like Norwich, Coventry, West Brom. The earlier we get those playoff safety points sorted, the better.

i dont forsee that many points when we face burnley, millwall and luton at the end of the season.

[Mattyblue]

I imagine we’ll be not far off selling out, we had close to that for a Friday night Sky game at Stoke.

The initial strike will have put folk off. And now the trains have shot up.

[Ben-2000]

If we can't muster 1,900 then we don't deserve a team fighting for the play offs.

If the trains are expensive, car share with your mates or get on a coach. 

[MarkBRFC]

11 minutes ago, Ben-2000 said:

If we can't muster 1,900 then we don't deserve a team fighting for the play offs.

If the trains are expensive, car share with your mates or get on a coach. 

Give over.

[Ben-2000]

We should be filling that. Could understand it if it was the usual mediocre crap we've had over the years 

[MarkBRFC]

It'll be close if it doesn't sell out.

Not having that we don't deserve a team fighting for the play offs if we don't though.

[NeilInBristol]

1 hour ago, Ben-2000 said:

If we can't muster 1,900 then we don't deserve a team fighting for the play offs.

If the trains are expensive, car share with your mates or get on a coach. 

are you making it over for it?

[Ossydave]

You can get the train for circa £40 if you don't mind split ticketing it, that's from Accy anyway so possibly cheaper depending where people live.....

[roversfan99]

3 hours ago, Ben-2000 said:

If we can't muster 1,900 then we don't deserve a team fighting for the play offs.

If the trains are expensive, car share with your mates or get on a coach. 

What meaningless and provocative nonsense, especially amidst a cost of living crisis.

[tomphil]

I don't think there is cause for a meltdown if it isn't sold out there'll still be plenty there as usual for Saturday games. There are a lot of home games coming up as well and money for a lot only stretches so far.

Ave away following this season is about 1,500 i think so that's not bad at all considering the home gates and the ups and downs in form especially away.  For every Sheff U effort or QPR win theres been a Rotherham or Stoke so a lot are a bit wary of the no show performances.

Also consider we haven't had Preston yet, Wigan was moved and at night i seem to recall and Bumley only give a few so our away turnouts are as solid as anybody's.

[RoversTilliDie]

I see Burnley are complaining about their 2,000 ticket allocation for the Ewood match, they were'nt complaining at turf moor when Rovers only got 2,000 tickets. On to next weeks game, Rovers need to get something out this one if were to put in a serious challenge for the top 6.