Championship 24/25

[rigger]

2 minutes ago, oozy said:

So we're okay with them winning, I guess, as Boro have the potential to go on a good run once Carrick's gone.

We all want Sheffield United to win on Monday now to keep the gap with the dingles, don't we?

I just want us to win.

[superniko]

Would have preferred a draw, but City winning next best I think. 
Boro a few matches from being completely out of it 

[BankEnd Rover]

10 minutes ago, superniko said:

Would have preferred a draw, but City winning next best I think. 
Boro a few matches from being completely out of it 

Not if they get rid of Carrick asap...They have decent pull to attract a good manager and no doubt will bounce straight back - They've got the squad to do it.

[chaddyrovers]

Exactly why Boro shouldn't have sold Latth mid season. What an negative affect it had on the team 

[BlackburnEnd75]

22 minutes ago, oozy said:

So we're okay with them winning, I guess, as Boro have the potential to go on a good run once Carrick's gone.

We all want Sheffield United to win on Monday now to keep the gap with the dingles, don't we?

Win tomorrow and we have 10 points on them. That's a big gap at this stage of the season.

With the squad they've got too they should've been the big threat here.

[Exiled_Rover]

Part of me wants to look up the xG for the Burnley - Sheffield Weds game.

Watching the highlights, Wednesday missed two sitters I'd fancy I could bury.

[longsiders1882]

7 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Part of me wants to look up the xG for the Burnley - Sheffield Weds game.

Watching the highlights, Wednesday missed two sitters I'd fancy I could bury.

Only really one stat that counts, the score line. Possesion, xG etc etc are all great and a good way to assess performances but if you are on the wrong side of main one it doesn’t matter.

Fair to say first half Wednesday were well on top in terms of chances etc - even at the start of the second. I’m tempted to say we were poor but that wouldn’t give them the credit they deserve but we definitely contributed to our own problems.

But as for the ‘Burnley are lucky’ comments. All teams get lucky at various times but you don’t go 13 consecutive games without conceding, 25 clean sheets in 34 games, only 9 goals conceded in 34 games and no team - so far - scoring more than one goal in a game against us by just luck. Just in the same way the dearth of goals at the other end isn’t just bad luck.

[DeeCee]

4-0 win, here he is 👀🙄

[longsiders1882]

15 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

4-0 win, here he is 👀🙄

As I was after the dire Preston 0-0, the Leeds 0-0 … You must have missed those posts I guess.

[sharpysharps86]

Burnley will comfortably finish third now. For their lack of goals, they have won 5-0 and 4-0 in recent weeks, I just suspect it is too little too late in terms of automatics as Leeds and Sheffield United are showing no signs of slowing down. The top four probably stays exactly as it is.

You'd have to think that's it for Carrick at Boro now. They were well in control of a playoff place at one point and appear to have bottled it. January appears to have done them more harm than good in terms of recruitment and losing Latte Lath as well.

[Mattyblue]

Who thinks they are lucky to be up there? They are up there because they have a load of good players for this level due to parachute payments allowing them to spend far more than equivalent sized clubs (only ten sides out of 24 with a lower average crowd).

Until and unless they have a monumental feck up and somehow mess up the parachute seasons this is how it will be.

Edited February 22 by Mattyblue

[longsiders1882]

2 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Burnley will comfortably finish third now. For their lack of goals, they have won 5-0 and 4-0 in recent weeks, I just suspect it is too little too late in terms of automatics as Leeds and Sheffield United are showing no signs of slowing down. The top four probably stays exactly as it is.

You'd have to think that's it for Carrick at Boro now. They were well in control of a playoff place at one point and appear to have bottled it. January appears to have done them more harm than good in terms of recruitment and losing Latte Lath as well.

Sheff Utd and Leeds can’t both win on Monday and Sheff United have to play Burnley again. In theory it remains in our own hands. Sadly I think you are right though because we struggle to score consistently - although Edwards does look a level above so his addition might help us in that area.

I can’t quite get my head around what has happened at Boro - they looked good then suddenly their form falls off a cliff. I know they sold Latte Lath but they also invested. Maybe bringing in so many players upset the dressing room - or is it just they relied on him so heavily?

Right now you have to be fancying your chances for the playoffs - imagine if we both made the final … 

[sharpysharps86]

1 hour ago, longsiders1882 said:

Sheff Utd and Leeds can’t both win on Monday and Sheff United have to play Burnley again. In theory it remains in our own hands. Sadly I think you are right though because we struggle to score consistently - although Edwards does look a level above so his addition might help us in that area.

Ah. Didn't realise they played each other on Monday. That opens the door a little bit for you.

The game against Sheffield United will be potentially huge.

[martonrover]

1 hour ago, longsiders1882 said:

Sheff Utd and Leeds can’t both win on Monday and Sheff United have to play Burnley again. In theory it remains in our own hands. Sadly I think you are right though because we struggle to score consistently - although Edwards does look a level above so his addition might help us in that area.

I can’t quite get my head around what has happened at Boro - they looked good then suddenly their form falls off a cliff. I know they sold Latte Lath but they also invested. Maybe bringing in so many players upset the dressing room - or is it just they relied on him so heavily?

Right now you have to be fancying your chances for the playoffs - imagine if we both made the final … 

and we all know what famous bottle - jobs Leeds are at the business end of the season.

[longsiders1882]

32 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

Ah. Didn't realise they played each other on Monday. That opens the door a little bit for you.

The game against Sheffield United will be potentially huge.

Mmm we might also be looking for you to do us a favour last game of the season 😮

[Neal]

Millwall should have a penalty. 

[sharpysharps86]

11 minutes ago, longsiders1882 said:

Mmm we might also be looking for you to do us a favour last game of the season 😮

Brammall Lane not exactly a happy hunting ground for Rovers in recent years.

I suspect Rovers will need a win there to have a chance of finishing top 6 as well. Could be a strange old day.

[Gordon Gekko]

Derby are so so poor, what you playing at Johnny boy 

[StHelensRover]

10 minutes ago, Gordon Gekko said:

Derby are so so poor, what you playing at Johnny boy 

There's a long way to go yet in those early kickoffs but if it stays like this, they're in big trouble... 👀

[Neal]

9 minutes ago, Gordon Gekko said:

Derby are so so poor, what you playing at Johnny boy 

They are but to be fair I can see what he's trying to do here. Stay in the game and try to nick it. a very low on quality side 

[simongarnerisgod]

29 minutes ago, Gordon Gekko said:

Derby are so so poor, what you playing at Johnny boy 

tells you that rovers on the commercial and boardroom level are a basket case and no manager with any forward looking aspirations is`nt going to last any length of time here

Edited February 22 by simongarnerisgod

[Neal]

Considering Hull are down there with Derby... They look leagues apart in quality. 

[sharpysharps86]

Ooof, Millwall miss a penalty. That would've been pretty funny 🥲

[Ferrit]

Results going relatively against Derby. You love to see it.

Derby are absolutely appalling. 

[Ferrit]

Just as I speak Millwall go one up, what a shame.