v Stoke City (a) - 25/11/2023

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

James Hill has been a really good signing. It’s so handy having a lad who can play right back very effectively and yet be able to move over to centre half and play equally well.

Lots of times you get full backs who move over ok but are vulnerable in the air and then you get the steady centre halves who get done for pace and nimbleness when they play out wide.

James seems to be equally at home in both positions.

Or Hill is just a good player.

[Leonard Venkhater]

10 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

Behave.

There was another verse, B-side...

" I never felt more like painting the town.

The Rovers up, The Burnley down..

Oh, Rovers, ...etc"

[roversfan99]

Very good win, not the best performance with a young side that was flagging towards the end but a 3 nil away win is always very welcome to extend our very impressive away record and it showed great spirit. It was never a 3 nil game with us very much sitting in occasionally countering at 1 nil with the goalkeeper mistake from a tame shot from Garrett leading to Moran getting a goal.

The first goal showed the use of actually putting the ball in the box, the second was a very fortunate error from their keeper

Our best player IMO was Tronstad, did that water carrier job superbly alongside Wharton who a couple of brilliant passes aside was sloppy. The 2 centre backs stood out too, Pickering baring 1 or 2 shaky moments was fine and Travis settled down although leaves too many gaps as a full back. Wahlstedt made one good save and otherwise even in the air wasnt ever tested with the defence staying resolute and Stoke lacking the quality.

Moran I thought was quiet first half, he is a good useful addition but he can drift out of games and hasnt scored in the league until today which should hopefully boost his confidence. Our sole goal threat comes through Szmodics who to say is top scorer is not a particularly great finisher, he has had loads of shots and missed some sitters, he missed 2 good chances today. Armstrong used to take loads of shots but scored loads too and used to get pelters. The thing is, Szmodics makes things happen, his movement is really good and there is a reason he is always the one getting chances in the first place, he runs in behind and he is a constant nuisance. Dolan was poor and Brittain is not a natural attacker.

Stoke were hopeless, with Vidigal strangely an unused sub and Gayle who is long past it and then Leris and Jun-Ho who dont really look up to it.

The worry is the size of the squad. The team were shattered towards the end with Tomasson naturally reluctant to make subs with the likes of Markanday, Gamble and Duru just making up the numbers, Telalovic wouldnt have come on unless the game was won either. Its a real shame that Tomasson whilst not being perfect is clearly a very talented manager and the owners simply do not give enough of a shit to even slighty back him. He is doing really well with a young and threadbare squad.

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

One thing I like about Sammi is he doesn’t let whatever has happened in the game previously weigh him down. He’s always ready to go again.

Edited November 25, 2023 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[RoversTilliDie]

On 23/11/2023 at 22:17, 47er said:

The gulf between the under-21's and championship football not a reason?

Didn't Ennis score at Ewood in a league cup tie against Walsall.

[RoversTilliDie]

30 minutes ago, rigger said:

Or Hill is just a good player.

I agree Hill is turning into a bargain buy for Rovers.

[RoversTilliDie]

Great result for Rovers, but it will count for nothing if we don't get back to winning ways at Ewood.

[rigger]

7 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

I agree Hill is turning into a bargain buy for Rovers.

Isn't Hill on loan ?

[had.e.nuff]

great win on the road again we have got to back it up on Wednesday night, three good goals and the third was my favorite type of goal going round the keeper it seems to be a lost art nowadays .

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Where is Sammi in the list of leading championship goalscorers ?

 

 

Edited November 25, 2023 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Penwortham Blue]

41 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

There was another verse, B-side...

" I never felt more like painting the town.

The Rovers up, The Burnley down..

Oh, Rovers, ...etc"

And a third…… ‘I never felt more like rolling me cap because Burnley are a load of crap… oh Rovers 🎵🤗

[Penwortham Blue]

57 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

😀

Its a 'blues' as in colour and conversely happiness 47er, but you know that already!!!! And yes we are happy tonight!

Don't try and make sense of football chants!

For years before matches in the early 80's we sang 'We are the Rovers, We are the Champions'....'We are the Rovers, Champions of Europe'....normally before losing at home to Swindon, or Port Vale, or Oxford. Real Madrid weren't panicking, but we kept singing it.

I used to love that one, I was always singing it even on non match days 😀

[bazza]

8 hours ago, AspRover said:

Turning off the tap was bad but I think doing it with no warning long after the transfer window had already opened was the mallet that really rammed home the cactus enema.

Wonderful expression! Never heard it before.😂

[Sweaty Gussets]

Rovers were the main game on he ITV highlights that's on at the moment on ITV4. You can probably watch it on catch up. Worth watching for JDT's interview at the end, once again highlighting the difference in ambition between the him, the team and the fans on one hand and Waggott on the other!

[bazza]

2 hours ago, USABlue said:

It bites I can't even find help

If you ring the club you won't get to talk to a human being. Instead you'll be speaking to Artificial Dunces.

[DE.]

39 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

One thing a like about Sammi is he doesn’t let whatever has happened in the game previously weigh him down. He’s always ready to go again.

Spot on. Never lets his head drop, keeps trying and wants to be involved even if things aren't going his or our way. An exemplary team mate and exactly the type of personality needed across the pitch to push a team to the top. 

JDT once again highlighting the difference between his ambition and Waggot's (and by extension the owners) lack of in the ITV4 interview. Good lad. Keep telling it like it is. 

[Upside Down]

15 minutes ago, Penwortham Blue said:

And a third…… ‘I never felt more like rolling me cap because Burnley are a load of crap… oh Rovers 🎵🤗

Round the back round the back round the back

[ossyian]

1 hour ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

"Blackburn..they play crap every week, but they win..."

It was usually “Andy Crawford 1 ~0” Game over. Jack didn’t like us or Kendall much did he! Howard Kendall was the best manager in football at Everton in the 80s and was pretty bloody good at little old Blackburn Rovers beforehand. My second favourite in my lifetime after King Kenny. 

[Sweaty Gussets]

23 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Where is Sammi in the list of leading championship goalscorers ?

 

 

[bazza]

30 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Where is Sammi in the list of leading championship goalscorers ?

 

 

Top. One more than Mr Armstrong.

[Guest]

What about the Kai Havertz song (Shakira) for Szmodics?

Tsamina mina eh eh,
Waka waka eh eh,
1 and half million down the drain,
Sam Szmodics scores again!

Edited November 25, 2023 by goozburger

[yankfan]

44 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

I agree Hill is turning into a bargain buy for Rovers.

He’s in loan. Don’t believe we have an option to buy 

[47er]

47 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Didn't Ennis score at Ewood in a league cup tie against Walsall.

Yes he did, came on late, got injured in the short period he was on and has hardly been seen since.

In any case since when was Walsall a Championship team? Not sure what your point is tbh.

[jim mk2]

44 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Great result for Rovers, but it will count for nothing if we don't get back to winning ways at Ewood.

So true. Today counts for naught if we don’t win or at least draw against Birmingham on Wednesday. The rot has to stop 

[47er]

4 minutes ago, bazza said:

Top. One more than Mr Armstrong.

Thinking how many he should have got in addition to those he did! He should have been the sensation of the season.