v Blackpool (h) - 27/08/2024 - 19:45 k/o - Carabao Cup

[booth]

They deserved that, along with a massive bollocking. What a set of absolute shithouses.

It’s the lack of effort that I can’t bear. Trotting round like they’d already won the game.

Players like Vale aren’t good enough for L2. Get rid.

[Torgeir]

When you get Pears and McFadzean playing out from the back, it's usually slow and predictable. We're so dependant on Carter who can carry the ball forward at least. Would consider signing a quicker centre back to this window. A PL loan perhaps.

[Ossydave]

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

 

All momentum killed stone dead. We'll get absolutely battered on Sunday now.

You realise it's on Saturday right?

[alexanders]

Hyam and Pears on their own is terrifying, but together it’s absolutely horrible and heartbreaking 

[Herbie6590]

Do your worst… 😳 POTM…supported by @RoversTrust you know the drill…

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/football/match/1287649/blackburn-blackpool?tab=voting

[WacoRover]

No words

[Torgeir]

This was a great oppurtunity to build on our good start and home form as well. But after sunshine comes rain. Wonder why he subbed off Weimann instead of JRC tbh.

[islander200]

Shit showing tonight 

Moment of madness by Eustace making all those changes 

No doubt the head coach will be let down along with the recruitment team when we end up not going for eithers lists and are hurriedly begging for loans when the owners ain't giving the go ahead  and club goes silent again until waggott can come up with a decent lie 

A shit ending to the window and a hammering by Burnley will make the decent start a distant memory going into the international break

[alcd]

5 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I suspect there's more truth in that than you think...

At times he looks like a Sunday morning league player after a night on the lash. 

[Iceman]

7 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Well that's the wheels fallen off for this season already.

At least we will be signing 4 to 5 quality players this week. #sarcasm 

[AAK]

Shocked at the reaction. We are a poor side. You all knew that. Did you really think the 'form' would continue, none of you did. However its like you all expected it too. We are a poor side, get used to it. We will be embarrassed on Saturday. I'm shocked at the optimism, pre match for such a poor team.

[OldEwoodBlue]

Not sure why a fuss about the 5 subs.

Thats how bad we were.

If it was possible we should have made 11 subs.

It is just a measure of our qualty with this lot in charge. Beating 2 bum promoted sides and an U16 schoolboy side won't change the truth.

[Wing Wizard Windy Miller]

7 minutes ago, riverholmes said:

Can’t see why they went 3 at the back. McFadzean doesn’t need crowbarring into the team.

 

He brought Fadz on for his resilience and leadership qualities. You know. To see out the game. 

[Bethnal]

6 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I don't place any blame on Eustace for the substitutions. We were doing the square root of fuck all before the subs anyway and it was up to the players who came on the pitch to perform.

I do blame him that in general they weren't up for it. That was a real Mowbray like Cup performance. 

All momentum killed stone dead. We'll get absolutely battered on Sunday now.

Respectfully disagree. Five subs at the same time and a shape change is asking for trouble, there’s a reason you don’t see it that often. Proper amateur-hour nonsense from the manager, with an opportunity to continue the momentum, get minutes into legs and go onward to Saturday.

Two things - he’ll blame the subs on needing to change shape because Pickering was injured, which is bollocks because the only likely replacement for him back left was Hedges, who played wide right.

Second - if that was a warmup or audition for a change of shape on Saturday, we could see a worse do than the last time we were at Turf Moor.

[DanielMB]

JRC, Pears, Buckley, Vale, Hedges…League 1 players at best.

[Iceman]

Been saying it for all 3 league games, but starting JRC is criminal. However, that again shows how thin this squad is. 

[Torgeir]

McFadzean, Hyam, Hedges, Dolan and Ohashi. I'd say at least four of them are vastly experienced and should know how to see out a game. Think I'll never forgive Hedges fully for that chip either.

[alexanders]

Worst possible scenario before Saturday. Mood gone down, no confidence, players look off - dreading Saturday 

[barry_]

3 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

"Bring on the Dingles" 🤣

Can't wait for that pathetic chant to disappear now for 3/4 

4 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

"Bring on the Dingles" 🤣

Can't wait for that pathetic chant to disappear now for 3/4 months.

 

how about taking your own advice and disappear? Slagging people off who actually support the team 🤮

[AAK]

Just now, DanielMB said:

JRC, Pears, Buckley, Vale, Hedges…League 1 players at best.

And Travis and pickering

[Herbie6590]

10 hours ago, jny said:

   Radical suggestion: we deliberately throw this game so we don't have to play in this pointless cup with our threadbare squad for basically no prize money (£100k for the winner).  

John…? Is that you? 

[RevidgeBlue]

7 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I'd love to ship him out. You could tell when we signed him that he didn't want to be here. He's been crap for over 6 months now. 

18 months.

Otherwise, completely agree.

[cesus]

We usually get to January when we are screaming for support to the strongest 11. It's resulted in the last two years in a some how blowing the play offs, followed by somehow staying up (well Sammie sorted that to be truthful!). 

Now this season we aren't past August and are screaming for strengthening. There cannot be many clubs run this way in the professional game.

 

[booth]

Buckley & JRC midfield pairing who struggle to compete with a lower league L1 side.

Vale is an awful forward and would be lucky to be first choice in a L2 side.

One of the oldest defenders in the football league and a bloke who is scared of his own shadow at CB.

Pickering one of the slowest fullbacks in the Championship.

And then there's Pears.

Why did it go so wrong?

Edited August 27, 2024 by booth

[Aqualung]

I don't know what to make of that performance other than it stank to high heaven. Both the manager and the players should be ashamed.