v Sheffield Wednesday (h) - 21/04/2024

[Mattyblue]

Please don’t shout at the players! It upsets them, especially the captain.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Wonder if we've offered Coventry fans a free Pie n Peas, a couple of free Pints on Waggott to fill the Darwen End...

[cesus]

10 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Please don’t shout at the players! It upsets them, especially the captain.

It's a built in behaviour with these players. I've lost count of how many pre match press conferences I've heard whilst under Eustace, when the players come out with this bile about the fans needing to back them.

It's actually offensive, as I genuinely believe the players are well backed in relation to have much shite the fans have to chomp on regarding the running of the club. It's an easy excuse, a cowardly excuse.

[den]

I first went to Ewood in 1962. In that time I’ve seen some poor, poor keepers. These two though - Pears and Wahlstedt - are the worst two I’ve personally ever seen.

Nor do I mean the worst two Rovers keepers.  I mean the worst two I’ve seen anywhere.

However, none of the players are to blame for the current situation. The club is run by incompetent people starting with the owners, all the way down. 

[SpaceBarSlam]

I had to laugh at the Wednesday fans urging the ref to blow his whistle at FT. Hardly like they were under constant attacking pressure from our lot! 

Wouldn't have been surprised to see us back pass a penalty on the basis of that "gutsy" second half performance. 

[joey_big_nose]

21 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I've just seen the goals on tv and I'm staggered that Pears tries to blame Hyam for his aberration for the third goal. He is compounding his embarrassment. And for their second Brittain looks like he is towing a caravan trying to keep up with the Wednesday full back who scored. Under normal circumstances there would be wholesale changes for the Coventry game but I'm beginning to fear that Eustace isn't comfortable making big decisions that might upset players. His all too cosying up to the players just doesn't sit right with me. 

Agree with this, I cant think of a single big call hes made with the players. Always picks the most obvious XI. Hasnt punished players for poor performances. Hasnt rested anyone. I dont think hes dropped anyone except when injured/ suspended? Which given the results being relegation form is a bit surprising.

[Hi Mack]

When are the season ticket details out? If they aren’t £200 each with a free kid ticket they are wasting their time! 
 

SW and GB are a disgrace and have just about failed in everything they have done! Venkys simply don’t give a shit and a message from them every 6 months that’s written by Waggot wont change my mind.

Everything at the club is toxic. Match days are the most boring I’ve ever known them and nothing looks like changing.

If we somehow manage to stay up there needs to be some big changes at the club both on and off the pitch.

[jim mk2]

I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s it for the season now - we won’t get a point from Coventry or Leicester, 49 points is our lot and we will have to rely on the clubs below to be even more inept in order for us to stay up.

The win over Leeds was obviously an aberration. The “display” today was that of team of players who, with one of two exceptions, have no hunger for the fight, no pride in the shirt and no pride in the club that pays their wages.

They, and the manager, should apologise to long suffering fans who deserve better than what was on show at Ewood today 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

I watched the FA Cup game this afternoon and Roy Keane in the after match comments on Man Utd said an interesting thing -  “ this set of players are extremely difficult to like “. 
 

Just how I feel about the current Rovers team.

[simongarnerisgod]

13 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

Agree with this, I cant think of a single big call hes made with the players. Always picks the most obvious XI. Hasnt punished players for poor performances. Hasnt rested anyone. I dont think hes dropped anyone except when injured/ suspended? Which given the results being relegation form is a bit surprising.

thats why the players are slacking,there is no accountability for poor peformances,the players see eustace as a pushover,thats obvious

[neophox]

We were already on the beach ....we didn't turn up. Everyone bar Szmodics were disappointing and poor. Worst game for years when it means so much.

[Torgeir]

Low ratings all around, but I must've watched a different match to a  lot on here. I thought JRC was atrocious, and when he wasn't lumping the ball forward he lost possession in a variety of ways. Tronstad unusual sloppy as well, and Brittain was so poor. Dolan and Gallagher really struggles in matches like this, where there's too much space between our lines, and we can't get enough bodies fast enough forward. I really hope we play four at the back again versus Coventry and find a place for Ayari in the team. Would give Pickering a rest too, tbh. 

 

Based on errors, Hyam and Pears should sit that match out as well, but can't see that happening.

 

[neophox]

Huddersfield play Birmingham at home what a game...a win for Huddersfield will probably mean we need one point from our last games. Huddersfield will then play Ipswich away and Birmingham play inform Norwich at home.

Plymouth got Millwall away and Hull är Home. Hull chasing a play off place.

Wednesday play at home to West Brom and then away to Sunderland.

Edited April 21, 2024 by neophox

[Torgeir]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

That Pears performance today was abysmal, no doubt about that. But his outstanding performance at Elland Rd last week will probably be enough to keep us up.

That said, he needs replacing. 

Just as a side note, Coventry were down and out a few years ago, no ground, no owners, no money, no future, just sayin………

I won't be sleeping well at night until we beat Coventry. Birmingham will be on better goal difference if they win at Hudds and we lose, and Plymouth need a draw to pass us. Sheffield Wednesday have hope now and can see them beating Sunderland away on the final day of the season to send us down.

[Lancaster Rover]

An absolute disgrace from start to finish, I said to my son (8) this morning that we’d get a draw at best. The mentality of this bunch of players is that after last week the job is done. Turned up today believing they’d waltz around and take all 3 points. Genuinely embarrassed by the team this afternoon. 

[Lancaster Rover]

13 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Low ratings all around, but I must've watched a different match to a  lot on here. I thought JRC was atrocious, and when he wasn't lumping the ball forward he lost possession in a variety of ways. Tronstad unusual sloppy as well, and Brittain was so poor. Dolan and Gallagher really struggles in matches like this, where there's too much space between our lines, and we can't get enough bodies fast enough forward. I really hope we play four at the back again versus Coventry and find a place for Ayari in the team. Would give Pickering a rest too, tbh. 

 

Based on errors, Hyam and Pears should sit that match out as well, but can't see that happening.

 

I think JRC has been generally garbage since returning from injury, he seems to be under the impression he’s a much better player than he is. He gives the ball away cheaply so often and is challenging Buckley for the walking booking trophy. 

[lraC]

11 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I won't be sleeping well at night until we beat Coventry. Birmingham will be on better goal difference if they win at Hudds and we lose, and Plymouth need a draw to pass us. Sheffield Wednesday have hope now and can see them beating Sunderland away on the final day of the season to send us down.

We were 25/1 to go down this morning. We are still 9/1 which seems crazy to me, given how bad we are.

Im clinging on to the hope that the bookies don’t normally get it wrong. 

[BankEnd Rover]

21 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

Low ratings all around, but I must've watched a different match to a  lot on here. I thought JRC was atrocious, and when he wasn't lumping the ball forward he lost possession in a variety of ways. Tronstad unusual sloppy as well, and Brittain was so poor. Dolan and Gallagher really struggles in matches like this, where there's too much space between our lines, and we can't get enough bodies fast enough forward. I really hope we play four at the back again versus Coventry and find a place for Ayari in the team. Would give Pickering a rest too, tbh. 

 

Based on errors, Hyam and Pears should sit that match out as well, but can't see that happening.

 

Yeah JRC lumped it up at least half a dozen times which gave them the ball back…Quality has been poor all season but today it was some the worst.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

34 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I watched the FA Cup game this afternoon and Roy Keane in the after match comments on Man Utd said an interesting thing " this set of players are extremely difficult to like “. 

 

Just how I feel about the current Rovers team.

Spot on summation..whatever the outcome thank God we have only two more games to suffer in this aberration of a Season.

All season = one step forward,then three steps back.Just so sick of it.

Edited April 21, 2024 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Mercer]

2 minutes ago, den said:

I first went to Ewood in 1962. In that time I’ve seen some poor, poor keepers. These two though - Pears and Wahlstedt - are the worst two I’ve personally ever seen.

Nor do I mean the worst two Rovers keepers.  I mean the worst two I’ve seen anywhere.

 

If your goalie is a mistake waiting to happen then it rapidly undermines the confidence of the rest of the team.

IMO, after the calamitous third, Sammie wasn't saying to Gallagher we need 2 goals now but rather saying Pears had cost us 2 goals - Sammie must despair after his Herculean efforts this season and I'm pretty certain he will be seen at Ewood in a Rovers' shirt for the last time come Saturday.

[superniko]

4 minutes ago, lraC said:

We were 25/1 to go down this morning. We are still 9/1 which seems crazy to me, given how bad we are.

Im clinging on to the hope that the bookies don’t normally get it wrong. 

A lot is down to the fact that Huddersfield play Birmingham. They both cannot catch us, so there is only one spot left on that basis, with the likelihood that it goes to the other of those two. 
We basically want Huddersfield to win that, which means Birmingham can’t catch us and Huddersfield would have to beat Ipswich away (assuming we lose both). Draw is next best, Birmingham win and we lose to Cov and it’ll be a sweaty final weekend 

[Ewood Ace]

32 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I watched the FA Cup game this afternoon and Roy Keane in the after match comments on Man Utd said an interesting thing -  “ this set of players are extremely difficult to like “. 
 

Just how I feel about the current Rovers team.

The softest, most gutless, most entitled and most unlikeable group of Rovers players I have ever seen. Szmodics aside and without him the rest of them would be where they deserve to be.

[Ewood Ace]

6 minutes ago, superniko said:

A lot is down to the fact that Huddersfield play Birmingham. They both cannot catch us, so there is only one spot left on that basis, with the likelihood that it goes to the other of those two. 
We basically want Huddersfield to win that, which means Birmingham can’t catch us and Huddersfield would have to beat Ipswich away (assuming we lose both). Draw is next best, Birmingham win and we lose to Cov and it’ll be a sweaty final weekend 

If we lose our remaining two games then Birmingham could still catch us even if they lose to Huddersfield. It will be down to goal difference then

Edited April 21, 2024 by Ewood Ace

[lraC]

4 minutes ago, superniko said:

A lot is down to the fact that Huddersfield play Birmingham. They both cannot catch us, so there is only one spot left on that basis, with the likelihood that it goes to the other of those two. 
We basically want Huddersfield to win that, which means Birmingham can’t catch us and Huddersfield would have to beat Ipswich away (assuming we lose both). Draw is next best, Birmingham win and we lose to Cov and it’ll be a sweaty final weekend 

Birmingham can still catch if they lose on Saturday and we lose. It’s going down to the last round of matches if we lose V Coventry. 

Edited April 21, 2024 by lraC

[Penwortham Blue]

32 minutes ago, neophox said:

Huddersfield play Birmingham at home what a game...a win for Huddersfield will probably mean we need one point from our last games. Huddersfield will then play Ipswich away and Birmingham play inform Norwich at home.

Plymouth got Millwall away and Hull är Home. Hull chasing a play off place.

Wednesday play at home to West Brom and then away to Sunderland.

Norwich may well have secured a play off berth by then and change the whole team. Their manager has form for doing this, indeed it was his and Huddersfield’s generosity that saw big club stay up at our expense in the Mowbray relegation season.

Edited April 21, 2024 by Penwortham Blue