v Watford (h) 23/12/23

[sympatheticclaret]

On 16/12/2023 at 10:33, Mike Graham said:

Exactly.  Just over a week ago we had sold more than we would normally sell up to 2 days before a game.  Most tickets are sold in the 48 hours before a game. We had sold just over 12,000 at 09:30 yesterday morning.  I know of a couple of people who have not got round to buying yet.  Thank goodness it is not a digital only game 😞

If such things are any guide, Watford took 898 away fans to Preston yesterday ....

[rigger]

49 minutes ago, sympatheticclaret said:

If such things are any guide, Watford took 898 away fans to Preston yesterday ....

But not at £11 /ticket, and £10 coach travel 

[sympatheticclaret]

19 minutes ago, rigger said:

But not at £11 /ticket, and £10 coach travel 

True, but also not the last Saturday before Christmas either, with family pressures and commitments ... " I need some help this weekend, you've done nothing about Christmas and it's your mother who's coming, you know ! " etc, etc ... 😁

[rigger]

17 minutes ago, sympatheticclaret said:

True, but also not the last Saturday before Christmas either, with family pressures and commitments ... " I need some help this weekend, you've done nothing about Christmas and it's your mother who's coming, you know ! " etc, etc ... 😁

Reply : It's your job woman, I'm off to the footy (In a cockney accent).

[Upside Down]

8 hours ago, rigger said:

Reply : It's your job woman, I'm off to the footy (In a cockney accent).

Woman: Smack round the head with a rolling pin. (In a cockney accent).

[tomphil]

Watford will bring up to 1500 i'd assume which is a good turnout up here for them as it's still a near 450 mile round trek the day before Christmas eve.

Edited December 18, 2023 by tomphil

[wilsdenrover]

40 minutes ago, tomphil said:

Watford will bring up to 1500 i'd assume which is a good turnout up here for them as it's still a near 350 mile round trek the day before Christmas eve.

They have 94 tickets left to sell…

 

[tomphil]

Er... out of how many ?

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, tomphil said:

Er... out of how many ?

I’ve been trying to find that out without any luck.

Edited December 18, 2023 by wilsdenrover

[tomphil]

Just now, wilsdenrover said:

I’ve been trying to find that out without any luck.

Online sales will be same as Rovers and just offered on blocks i suppose so it doesn't always give a clear picture of totals.

[Mattyblue]

They’ve sold out their initial allocation, which would’ve been 1k or so you’d reckon.

Extra now on sale.

Edited December 18, 2023 by Mattyblue

[joey_big_nose]

Think how we setup will be interesting. Given the state of our squad this run of four games in nine days is a big stretch. Travis, Garrett, Markanday, Ennis and Telelovic are all going to have to major role to play.

For what it's worth I would maybe  go \; 

                        Leo

  Hill      Carter      Wharton  Pickering

           Tronstad      Wharton     

   Garrett    Szmodics     Sigurdsson

                      Ennis

[Rogerb]

Does Ennis have more than 45 minutes in him.

[tomphil]

45 mins of him from the start gives someone else a rest, should have been the case last Saturday.

[rigger]

53 minutes ago, Rogerb said:

Does Ennis have more than 45 minutes in him.

We won't know until he is tried .

[roversfan99]

I would go with the strongest team off the back of a full week and then take it game by game. Sadly, there is little scope for any rotation due to basically all of our subs being a huge downgrade.

Wahlstedt

Hill Carter Hyam Pickering

Tronstad Wharton

Moran Szmodics Sigurdsson

Ennis

Then for the Huddersfield game, you are struggling to rotate really. Travis is the obvious one, but in our strongest position where playing him without a change of shape means dropping one of our best 2 players. Leonard for Ennis who can barely do 2 games in a year, never mind in 4 days. Scott Wharton and Brittain having stewed on his own idiocy for a few days, but youd want to keep the same shape, hopefully the Brittain as a winger experiment has been ditched, and defence isnt the main position youd want to rotate. Slim pickings.

[roverblue]

At least with Britain suspended JDT can’t play him up front anymore.

Given our home form and Watford’s result last Saturday we will get beat.

But it’s the hope that makes us fans keep coming so let’s hope we get an early Christmas present and the first convincing win of the season. Be nice to do it in front of a big crowd and maybe entice some people back again too.

[Miller11]

 

We’re giving away some freebies in the fanzone. We’re also selling our gift membership packs.

£15 gets you a retro scarf, your certificate and card, and all the usual perks of membership. Good last minute gift for the Rovers fans in your life, plus it helps us to continue doing things like this.

[NeilInBristol]

14 hours ago, rigger said:

We won't know until he is tried .

He played 45. Then was rested a whole game. Slightly worrying if he doesn't make a start this game 

[bluebruce]

12 hours ago, roverblue said:

 

But it’s the hope that makes us fans keep coming so let’s hope we get an early Christmas present and the first convincing win of the season.

4-0 away against QPR wasn't convincing? Or 3-0 Stoke? Beating Norwich 3-1 with ten men?

[Mattyblue]

He’ll mean at home as he keeps saying JDT is ‘hype’ as he doesn’t go away.

[sharpysharps86]

We've won the last 2 at home, so I'm hopeful we are turning a corner with home form.

Watford have improved a lot recently, I think this one could be a draw, as unlikely as draws are with Rovers these days.

The team I'd go with:

                    Wahlstedt

Hill     Carter     S. Wharton     Pickering

          Tronstad     A. Wharton

                    Szmodics

   Moran         Ennis         Sigurdsson

[Wheelton Blue]

29 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

We've won the last 2 at home, so I'm hopeful we are turning a corner with home form.

Watford have improved a lot recently, I think this one could be a draw, as unlikely as draws are with Rovers these days.

The team I'd go with:

                    Wahlstedt

Hill     Carter     S. Wharton     Pickering

          Tronstad     A. Wharton

                    Szmodics

   Moran         Ennis         Sigurdsson

Last one, not two.

[roverblue]

1 hour ago, bluebruce said:

4-0 away against QPR wasn't convincing? Or 3-0 Stoke? Beating Norwich 3-1 with ten men?

Sorry should have specified in the league at home.

[philipl]

Watford scored two 30 yarders into the far corners and PNE turned Father Christmas for at least one of the others. One goal was slick passing and movement but PNE played statues.

So yes a fantastic result for Watford and there is a risk we will lose as badly if we turn in our worst performance of the season.

Hopefully the Fans Takeover motivates the players to turn it on. I really hope the Blackburn public are responding appropriately to this initiative. If they don't, any hope of the club risking lower prices to boost attendance goes out of the window.