v Cambridge Utd (h) - 06/01/24 FA Cup R3

[WacoRover]

After a poor start, Rovers made a good response today. We needed to see that. But, we really need it in league games. 
 

Finneran on! 

[bluebruce]

Finneran to come on, great for him at 15

[Tom]

Stupid management you have to say 

[NeilInBristol]

18 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Get Sammie off now

How many times have I said this. FFs. Now he will have a 6 week groin injury 

[Ianrally]

That’s a disaster 

[wilsdenrover]

1 minute ago, yankfan said:

Hopefully he just needs to go poo

If that’s the case he should just  take a leaf out of Lineker’s book.

Edited January 6 by wilsdenrover

[NeilInBristol]

4 minutes ago, neophox said:

Ayari looks composed.

Don't worry. Leo will shake him up soon enough 

[neophox]

Szmodics looks ok

[joey_big_nose]

2 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

After a poor start, Rovers made a good response today. We needed to see that. But, we really need it in league games. 
 

Finneran on! 

Not great quality of opposition though. I dont think anyone fans, management or players gets much confidence from giving away two early goals against poor form league one opposition.

In many ways a tight 2-0 win would have been better than an open 5-2 triumph.

[BigBar]

Really poor management yet again and no it isn't revisionist history. We all wanted him off alot sooner. Naive Jon hasn't a clue.

[RTM08]

Zero braincells in the game management side again. We better pray it's not bad otherwise we're in deep trouble.

We've won but it's really highlighted all our major problems: An overreliance on Sammie, no game/squad management and a frail defence. Luckily Cambridge are a poor L1 outfit - our upcoming league opponents will be looking forward to facing us.

[WacoRover]

Excellent rebound by Rovers. 
well done, lads. 

[BigBar]

Good luck Rory. 

[bluebruce]

'A good day for Blackburn Rovers at last' says the commentator at the end.

Only if Szmodics hasn't picked up an injury.

[neophox]

Think second half we were excellent could had been a lot of goals.

[rovers11]

Sammie is fine. Signing autographs at the end.

[pick32]

All the favourites won except Norwich which let me down for £840 on a 12 fold 

[jim mk2]

Good to score 5 goals but soft powder puff defending again and no sign of players or manager knowing how to fix it. And sign an experienced goalkeeper in the window please. The Rotherham lad will do just fine 

[yankfan]

3 minutes ago, BigBar said:

Good luck Rory. 

At the very least him coming on increased the compensation Newcastle pay when he leaves. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Smoz was holding his groin 5 minutes into the game.

Good result.

[neophox]

1 minute ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Smoz was holding his groin 5 minutes into the game.

Good result.

Saw that too or was he freezing his balls...

[Bethnal]

With the benefit of hindsight, the first half was an indictment of our recent league form: a lot of players looking shaky and uncertain, especially defensively, but being carried by Sammie Szmodics.

Second half was how it should be in this tie, which is a generally dominant performance with a couple of chances for the opposition. We benefited from tiredness creeping in for Cambridge.

Could’ve been 8-2 with the chances, but 5-2 is still a dominant scoreline and we were - eventually - value for that.

It’s going to take a lot more to convince me that we’re over the slump and I fear that it won’t start until we’re closer to a full complement, but a good result… eventually.

[wilsdenrover]

2 minutes ago, yankfan said:

At the very least him coming on increased the compensation Newcastle pay when he leaves. 

Doesn’t make one iota of difference.

Compensation for academy players is on a fixed fee basis.

[bluebruce]

Watching the Cambridge second goal again and that really is some unacceptable schoolboy defending. Everybody ball-watching and leaving the goalscorer in acres of space. I'd be fuming if I managed an under 12s team and they did that.

[Bethnal]

1 minute ago, bluebruce said:

Watching the Cambridge second goal again and that really is some unacceptable schoolboy defending. Everybody ball-watching and leaving the goalscorer in acres of space. I'd be fuming if I managed an under 12s team and they did that.

Thing is, you’d at least understand it in an under-12s