Championship 24/25

[simongarnerisgod]

10 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

That season under Mowbray was also one where the taps had been turned off. We sold Armstrong and just signed loans. A common theme.

we were third at christmas and looking good till the **** held their usual january destruction ,refused to sell rothwell and brereton and gave mowbray **** all in the window

[DE.]

January of Mowbray's final season was certainly where Operation Fuck Everything Up started. It was a summer with little expenditure, but also only Arma leaving in terms of actual decent players (a massive loss for sure, but nonetheless) and some decent enough loans in Van Hecke, Poveda and Khadra - although the latter two never really got going for us, with Poveda getting injured in November and Khadra not really fitting into Mowbray's way of playing. Reinvesting precisely zero of the Armstrong cash was obviously the first big warning sign, though, and we got lucky that Brereton discovered his Chilean roots and became BBD for the next few months.

We didn't sell anyone in January, but we probably should have sold Rothwell at least to give us some money to play with. Instead our big push for the PL was Giles and Zeefuik on loan and Hedges on a free. Rothwell clearly didn't want to be here after January and Brereton was only ever good for half a season, and he'd had his purple patch already, so we were effectively down three players (Poveda included) and had done nothing to strengthen. We then lost Dack to serious injury in March, having only been back a few months after coming back from his first major injury. Oh, and we also had the manager out of contract in the summer and being given absolutely no communication from our esteemed leadership on whether they were planning to retain him or not.

It's gotten no better since then, basically worse every year, so it really is bizarre that we've managed to continue being in and around the playoffs for most of that time (the final half of last season aside). It can't last though. I think this season with Eustace was probably our last chance at realistically getting a crack at a playoff finish, but of course we got the usual implosion from within. With the summer looking to be as bad as ever transfer wise, players aplenty not having contracts renewed, and Venky's showing no signs of changing their ways, Ismael has his back against the wall. I don't think it's going to end well, which isn't exactly genius insight but you get the feeling something has to give pretty soon.

Edited March 14 by DE.

[Ghost7]

One of the biggest issues is the fanbase pretending the above isn't happening.

[arbitro]

Leeds are falling apart..........again.

[G Somerset Rover]

Stoke back to losing ways today.

1 win in 6 for them…no prizes for guessing who the 1 was against.

[roverandout]

Eustace already proving he was the right appointment for derby

[StHelensRover]

Updated Table

[Hasta]

On 06/03/2025 at 16:59, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers game against Boro moved to Friday night 4th April. Sky showing the game..

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/march/06/fixture-switch-for-boro-battle-/

 

 

On 06/03/2025 at 18:13, Hasta said:

Oh fuck off. Announced about 4 hours after I bought Aintree tickets for the 4th.

Problem solved. Thanks Val 👍

[rigger]

I don't think I have ever felt as pissed off as I do at the moment.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

...Just you wait till next Season mate!

Edited March 15 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Exiled_Rover]

22 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

...Just you wait till next Season mate!

Luckily I won't be paying attention next season.

There was a really good post on the Cardiff thread about how this shit has been going on for 15 years. 

It's absolutely criminal. Enough is enough - I can't dedicate any more energy to it. 

[Gav]

Off to Hillsborough today for Sheffield derby, 36k sell out, streets around the ground are packed waiting for United fans to make an appearance, great atmosphere. 

The bonkers owner is insignificant today.

[booth]

13 hours ago, rigger said:

I don't think I have ever felt as pissed off as I do at the moment.

I went through the mourning period in January. I expected it to fall apart when they clearly weren't supporting the manager.

I did make the silly mistake of believing they may support Eustace if he excelled and there was a chance of promotion. But it's now obvious that the previous two Jan transfer windows with the O'Brien and McGuire fiasco's were by design. It renders the club pointless and the only chance of resurrection is if Venkys leave.

For the record I don't blame Ismael, just like I didn't blame JDT when it fell apart, and didn't blame Eustace when he first came in and there was no bounce. It's the owners and their parasites who are to blame.

[simongarnerisgod]

lovely 3 points for sheff utd in a hard fought win in the sheffield derby,puts them back in 2nd and our smelly neighbours back in 3rd

[Hasta]

I fear the momentum is with Burnley slightly at the moment. Leeds dropping points away and Sheff United are scrambling wins by the odd goal.

[Gav]

13 hours ago, Hasta said:

I fear the momentum is with Burnley slightly at the moment. Leeds dropping points away and Sheff United are scrambling wins by the odd goal.

They were comfotable yesterday Sheff Utd, you could see that extra quality all across the pitch and one goal was always going to win that game yesterday. Wednesday looked a team lacking quality, they've spent no money in years and it showed, bit like us against the top 3 to be honest. I wouldn't back against them to go up automatically, I think Leeds are the onces who will drop out.

 

 

[longsiders1882]

23 hours ago, Hasta said:

I fear the momentum is with Burnley slightly at the moment. Leeds dropping points away and Sheff United are scrambling wins by the odd goal.

 

9 hours ago, Gav said:

They were comfotable yesterday Sheff Utd, you could see that extra quality all across the pitch and one goal was always going to win that game yesterday. Wednesday looked a team lacking quality, they've spent no money in years and it showed, bit like us against the top 3 to be honest. I wouldn't back against them to go up automatically, I think Leeds are the onces who will drop out.

 

 

Haha, thanks for the vote of confidence but sadly for us I think it’s too late for us. We will lose sooner or later, have arguably the tougher run in (inc Sheffield United, Coventry, Bristol City and a seemingly resurgent Derby). Right now Coventry are the form team in the top 6 and I can’t say I’d feel confident in a play off lottery. I just don’t see the top 2 dropping points as much as I can see us doing. Sheffield in particular are looking relentless with Leeds having had a small wobble.
 

All that said it is in our own hands, if we match Sheffield United’s results and beat them at home we are top 2. 

[Gav]

1 hour ago, longsiders1882 said:

Haha, thanks for the vote of confidence 

The mods won’t allow me to reply in kind, which is a sad indictment on todays BRFCS, but you know what I’m thinking dingle ****.

[Mattyblue]

‘Too late for us’, even though there’s 8 games left, they are 25 games unbeaten, just two points away and still have to play the team directly above them.

As always feck off with the ‘little owd Burnley routine’ as a parachute club you are obviously up there because you have better players than most of the league.

Edited March 17 by Mattyblue

[longsiders1882]

9 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

‘Too late for us’, even though there’s 8 games left, they are 25 games unbeaten, just two points away and still have to play the team directly above them.

As always feck off with the ‘little owd Burnley routine’ as a parachute club you are obviously up there because you have better players than most of the league.

 Not little old Burnley at all, a simple of assessment of too many draws and a current top 2 who look fairly relentless. The top 3 are fairly clearly better squads than the rest, the points difference tells that story but one of us has to go into the play offs & that doesn’t always go the way of the ‘best squad’ - look at Leeds last season and many other examples - even us under Coyle who did a Reading side who were far better than us.

So my ‘too late’ might well have been  hyperbole but simply to demonstrate the challenge as I see it and to provide some balance to the posts suggesting we have the momentum.

[Mattyblue]

Guess what, you’re ‘relentless’ too it’s why the top 3 are a mile away from everyone else.

[Upside Down]

After spending over £130 million to buy relegation, the dingles have by far the strongest squad in this league.

The fact they're not 15 points clear at the top shows that they're massively underperforming.

[rigger]

7 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

After spending over £130 million to buy relegation, the dingles have by far the strongest squad in this league.

The fact they're not 15 points clear at the top shows that they're massively underperforming.

They will have only underperformed, if they don't get promoted.

[Upside Down]

17 minutes ago, rigger said:

They will have only underperformed, if they don't get promoted.

Here's hoping

[simongarnerisgod]

burnley have the best defence in the division by an absolute universe,though going forwards im`e not to sure they are that great,im`e banking on us losing heavily to sheff utd and putting the dingles in the play offs,we should play the u18`s at bramall lane😁