v Burnley (h) - 4/1/2025

[Forever Blue]

1 minute ago, ... said:

So looking at all the evidence before us. We can have them over if we play like we have been during our good run of form. 

It’s a derby, anything can happen. But they should beat us comfortably having spent about £150m on their team. 

[Hasta]

1 hour ago, neophox said:

Burnley acting fast signing Barnes... hopeful age has caught him up...

When he played for Norwich against us he didn't look a threat. It doesn't worry me. If they'd announced Tella coming in on loan that might have been a bit different.

Hopefully we are a couple of goals up going into injury time and we can put McFadz on "for a word" with him.

[superniko]

If anything - playing against Barnes and having a chance to right all the wrongs from 2 years ago for Hyam and co. should just be added motivation. 

Was it Pears he barged into the net the utter tit

[RV Blue]

4 hours ago, DuffsLeftPeg said:

extra legs of JRC down the right

JRC and extra legs?

[superniko]

18 minutes ago, Hasta said:

Hopefully we are a couple of goals up going into injury time and we can put McFadz on "for a word" with him.

Would be very keen on doing this. 
Can we sign Andy Todd on a free in time to make the bench tomorrow?

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, Fretters said:

Nonsense, I'm just a realist.  We haven't got close to beating the DIngles for almost 15 years now and it was only through a freak worldie that we scored our first goal in a decade against them.

I'm just trying to temper expectations. I think we're all getting a bit too excited after scraping into the top six. Burnley are still way ahead of us, as Mowbray once said.  

We literally beat them at Turf Moor if the linesman knew the rules. 

[Exiled_Rover]

2 hours ago, norwichblue said:

I’d be delighted with that. Big Mak with a Paneka in front of the Darwen End. Celebrates by running to Ashley Barnes and absolutely fucking lamping him.

I'm for all of that except the last part. We can't afford to have him banned for 3 games.

[Andy]

1 hour ago, neophox said:

Burnley acting fast signing Barnes... hopeful age has caught him up...

It's clear his weight and hairline have.

I genuinely hope he plays; it'd be a disadvantage to them.

And if he does, it gives someone like Batth, Beck or Gueye the opportunity to make themselves a hero by leaving a very deserved one on him.

Bring them on.

[Exiled_Rover]

1 hour ago, MarkBRFC said:

They are very solid and hardly concede, will be a really tough game.

We have to score the first goal for me tomorrow to get something from the game.

It's quite amusing reading how much their fans hate the football they currently play.

It's a results based business at the end of the day, but it's poor form considering they've outspent most of the rest of the division several times over.

[DE.]

Personally think Eustace is a much better manager than Parker, who has only been successful when his teams have a significant financial advantage over everyone else.  Fingers crossed Eustace's managerial nous will get us something from this match, and we can roll on to Portsmouth at Ewood with some solid momentum (getting a result in the cup against Boro would be nice too, of course).  

Edited January 3 by DE.

[K-Hod]

41 minutes ago, TheRovers1994 said:

We held Leeds but don’t have what it takes to beat dingles at home ? Really ? 

It’s a Dingle wum with all the discretion of Fred West.

Either way, he’s now gone.

[TheRovers1994]

I can’t believe reading social media and here how many cucks we have, as if anybody is nervous about the lump… he’s scored one goal against a piss weak rovers, probably the worst ever rovers to turn up to an east lancs derby and all he did aside from that is shove the keeper into the goal like a coward. 
 

do you really think if he had ewt about him still Norwich are failing expectations themselves would say sure go Burnley for free ? He’s barely played he’s been shit against us for Norwich does anybody honestly think he’s gonna rock up tomorrow match fit and influence the game ? People are dwelling on a freak past match, as we all know we are rock solid nowadays his thug antics won’t go far, all he did last time was blatantly handball in the dying seconds, if the ref wasn’t so bent for them BBD would have more than likely converted the pen and pissed over their big night after throwing games just to try win the dodgy title at ewood. 
 

dingles are desperate, Parker is nervous and so is pace so they have tried the oldest trick in the book to restore some positivity and the knuckle dragging brickheads have lapped it up as second coming of Jesus. Why else would a 200m pound team need a has been clogger to give them a lift ? All pressure is on them against a stretched low budget rovers. 
 

if anything is our advantage it’s we have a tight knit group of players fighting for the cause and a cauldron ewood which will make things even more awkward for the dingle primma donnas, especially if we go 1 up, one things for sure when ewoods full its rocking don’t recall any dull atmospheres when full unlike turd morgue where you can hear a pin drop unless they are winning

[TheRovers1994]

53 minutes ago, DE. said:

Personally think Eustace is a much better manager than Parker, who has only been successful when his teams have a significant financial advantage over everyone else.  Fingers crossed Eustace's managerial nous will get us something from this match, and we can roll on to Portsmouth at Ewood with some solid momentum (getting a result in the cup against Boro would be nice too, of course).  

Exactly Fulham Bournemouth Burnley all big financial advantages even then wasn’t convincing in any of those campaigns 

[TheRovers1994]

1 hour ago, superniko said:

If anything - playing against Barnes and having a chance to right all the wrongs from 2 years ago for Hyam and co. should just be added motivation. 

Was it Pears he barged into the net the utter tit

No kaminski who was a total soft arse anyway wouldn’t have got away with that if it was Robinson or friedel 

[Tom]

Not even subtle now are they? 

[Rogerb]

I'll be content with a similar result to Leeds home. Park the bus and hit em on the beak

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18 minutes ago, TheRovers1994 said:

I can’t believe reading social media and here how many cucks we have, as if anybody is nervous about the lump… he’s scored one goal against a piss weak rovers, probably the worst ever rovers to turn up to an east lancs derby and all he did aside from that is shove the keeper into the goal like a coward. 
 

do you really think if he had ewt about him still Norwich are failing expectations themselves would say sure go Burnley for free ? He’s barely played he’s been shit against us for Norwich does anybody honestly think he’s gonna rock up tomorrow match fit and influence the game ? People are dwelling on a freak past match, as we all know we are rock solid nowadays his thug antics won’t go far, all he did last time was blatantly handball in the dying seconds, if the ref wasn’t so bent for them BBD would have more than likely converted the pen and pissed over their big night after throwing games just to try win the dodgy title at ewood. 
 

dingles are desperate, Parker is nervous and so is pace so they have tried the oldest trick in the book to restore some positivity and the knuckle dragging brickheads have lapped it up as second coming of Jesus. Why else would a 200m pound team need a has been clogger to give them a lift ? All pressure is on them against a stretched low budget rovers. 
 

if anything is our advantage it’s we have a tight knit group of players fighting for the cause and a cauldron ewood which will make things even more awkward for the dingle primma donnas, especially if we go 1 up, one things for sure when ewoods full its rocking don’t recall any dull atmospheres when full unlike turd morgue where you can hear a pin drop unless they are winning

Other option is to antagonise him to a sending off

[superniko]

Don’t think we need to do any parking really - they’re not the most potent of teams, just pointless passing possession across the back line. 
They’ve scored 2 more than us all season and fewer than every other top 10 side, and I doubt anyone would talk about parking a bus for us. 

It’s breaking Burnley down that’s tricky (because of their pointless possession at the back) - hopefully a high intensity helps us. 

Edited January 3 by superniko

[JHRover]

Met Office issued an 'amber' warning for snow covering NW England from tomorrow....

[BankEnd Rover]

5 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Met Office issued an 'amber' warning for snow covering NW England from tomorrow....

Seems to be more tomorrow evening and all day Sunday.

[MarkBRFC]

6 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Met Office issued an 'amber' warning for snow covering NW England from tomorrow....

9pm Saturday to midnight Sunday.

[Hasta]

2 hours ago, TheRovers1994 said:

I can’t believe reading social media and here how many cucks we have, as if anybody is nervous about the lump…

Where has anyone one here been 'nervous' about it?

People are shitting it more about the snow than Barnes.

Edited January 3 by Hasta

[Gav]

Nothing more to say, this is what it means to every Rovers fan in the country:

[RevidgeBlue]

10 minutes ago, Gav said:

Nothing more to say, this is what it means to every Rovers fan in the country:

Great picture. Good find Gav.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, Andy said:

It's clear his weight and hairline have.

I genuinely hope he plays; it'd be a disadvantage to them.

And if he does, it gives someone like Batth, Beck or Gueye the opportunity to make themselves a hero by leaving a very deserved one on him.

Bring them on.

Batth will “ quieten “ him. That’s if he plays. That’s a desperation signing if ever I saw one.

Edited January 3 by Tyrone Shoelaces