v Burnley (h) - 4/1/2025

[roversfan99]

Simply not good enough and I am not pacified by effort, I am sick of seeing us fail to win (usually losing) to that lot, symptomatic of the Venkys era. It was a crap performance.

Gueye still seems to have some staunchly defending him, he is absolute shite. Nowhere near good enough. @Paul Mani bizarrely was claiming that he at least creates chances for himself, he doesnt, there were times in the first half in particular through ACD when we got down the sides and he shows no movement or desire to get himself into a position where he can potentially receive a cross. He needs shifting as soon as possible, he isnt good enough, he never will be and Gestede has dropped a howler bringing him in.

The whole attack is totally blunt, the 4 that started have 5 goals between them. Dolan did nothing and Cantwell again flatters to deceive. ACD is the one who does show fleeting bits of promise to make things happen but he tires very quickly.

The subs are a waste of time, Leonard isnt ready, Weimann is past it, Hedges scores 1 a season and Buckley like Gueye I would be happy to never see in our shirt again.

Defensively for the most part we were fine, Eustace has us well drilled but out attack is terrible. If Eustace isnt backed he will just leave. We cant sustain a play off push with this squad.

[sharpysharps86]

Massively disappointing outcome, but not exactly a surprise when you look at the value of the two squads.

Baker's header was probably the only clear cut chance Rovers had in the game. The rest were half chances at best. Burnley had one clear cut chance and scored from it, and that was the difference on the day. Getting really fed up with seeing that lot win at Ewood, but I equally don't see that changing anytime soon while Rovers are owned by Venkys.

Rovers offered absolutely nothing going forward, whereas Burnley despite being generally quite poor in their play have at least got the quality to put their chance away.

Its clear what Rovers need, and I fear they won't get it. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Eustace is in the West Brom dugout by the next round of league fixtures, if they are indeed interested.

Edited January 4 by sharpysharps86

[simongarnerisgod]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:53, Leonard Venkhater said:

Apparently, Sky reporting WBA want Eustace.

If it happens, it will be in the next couple of days, given the gap before the next league game..

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luke williams,the swansea manager is the fav,with some italian and spanish managers next,eustace is 10/1 to get the job

[islander200]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:41, TheRovers1994 said:

It’s not they aren’t willing it’s cause they can’t , ffp is the biggest issue yet shit relegated sides get free reign, no funded the league has lost its edge as has the PL cause of these shit teams bouncing up and down 

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Ffp can't be used as an excuse this time 

With all the sales we have had and hardly anything spent 

How can Preston go out and commit £1.5 million on a left back when their match day income is similar to ours and they haven't sold £40 million worth of players?

[Crimpshrine]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:42, RevidgeBlue said:

We have a considerable amount of FFP leeway (I think) due to all the sales over the last 12-18 months.

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In terms of FFP we have a big opportunity to spend during this window. No funds from the owners for 12 months and £millions of income from player sales has put us in a great position. It won't happen, of course,  and the chance will soon be gone due to the 3 year rolling assessment of FFP. Venky's probably don't understand and even if they do, they don't care.   

[Waggy76]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:03, sharpysharps86 said:

Massively disappointing outcome, but not exactly a surprise when you look at the value of the two squads.

Baker's header was probably the only clear cut chance Rovers had in the game. The rest were half chances at best. Burnley had one clear cut chance and scored from it, and that was the difference on the day. Getting really fed up with seeing that lot win at Ewood, but I equally don't see that changing anytime soon while Rovers are owned by Venkys.

Rovers offered absolutely nothing going forward, whereas Burnley despite being generally quite poor in their play have at least got the quality to put their chance away.

Its clear what Rovers need, and I fear they won't get it. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Eustace is in the West Brom dugout by the round of league fixtures.

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while Rovers are owned by Venkys.    

That is the crux of the matter !

[Paul Mellelieu]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:40, ... said:

Obviously gutted at the result but found it hilarious that they set off a purple flare. Colour blindess a side effect of being interbred 

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It's a side-effect of being male.

[roversfan99]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:41, TheRovers1994 said:

It’s not they aren’t willing it’s cause they can’t , ffp is the biggest issue yet shit relegated sides get free reign, no funded the league has lost its edge as has the PL cause of these shit teams bouncing up and down 

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Not true. And incredible that you believe that.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:01, Forever Blue said:

We’ve had a run of difficult games. I don’t think there’s much more to it than that. 

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That’s definitely true, and all the injuries haven’t helped. We need some bodies in next week, not on Jan 31st.

[Cherry Blue]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:53, Leonard Venkhater said:

Apparently, Sky reporting WBA want Eustace.

If it happens, it will be in the next couple of days, given the gap before the next league game..

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venkeys will be asking how much can they make in this business transaction if he goes to WBA. 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:09, roversfan99 said:

Not true. And incredible that you believe that.

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It’s just an excuse. They’ve absolutely  no intentions of financing the club anymore. Even the dogs in the street know that.

[RevidgeBlue]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:53, Leonard Venkhater said:

Apparently, Sky reporting WBA want Eustace.

If it happens, it will be in the next couple of days, given the gap before the next league game..

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That would probably be quite convenient for Waggott/Pasha.

With no head coach or head of recruitment there'll be no-one to give them any real grief over lack of new signings. Leave replacements until Feb when it's too late to make any real difference and announce in John Williams style that January is a difficult window and we're keeping our (non existent) powder dry until summer.

Nice bit of compo for Eustace, the season fizzles out and they receive additional bonuses for exceeding their financial targets.

Happy Days.

[roversfan99]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:11, RevidgeBlue said:

That would probably be quite convenient for Waggott/Pasha.

With no head coach or head of recruitment there'll be no-one to give them any real grief over lack of new signings. Leave replacements until Feb when it's too late to make any real difference and announce in John Williams style that January is a difficult window and we're keeping our (non existent) powder dry until summer.

Nice bit of compo for Eustace, the season fizzles out and they receive additional bonuses for exceeding their financial targets.

Happy Days.

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Its Venkys that arent willing to reinvest any of the sales they pushed for but again the focus goes elsewhere. 

[superniko]

Just noticed we play on the 31st evening vs PNE. Wasn’t it the last day of the window we had a night match when we fucked up the January window a year or so ago. Everyone in charge went for a jolly up in the away ground directors box - must have been the year before they all ordered a curry and cocked it up. 

[K-Hod]

  On 04/01/2025 at 16:41, TheRovers1994 said:

It’s not they aren’t willing it’s cause they can’t , ffp is the biggest issue yet shit relegated sides get free reign, no funded the league has lost its edge as has the PL cause of these shit teams bouncing up and down 

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No, that isn’t the case any more, I’m afraid- we’re the right side of FFP.

[Bohinen1983]

I didn't think Gueye was THAT bad. Quite a handful, he needs people around him- did Leonard touch the ball?

[roverandout]

Nothing irritates me more when fans stand up all the through the game. I had to ask the lad in front of me twice to sit down because he was blocking my view. His mates stood up all through the match 

Edited January 4 by roverandout

[Crimpshrine]

There wasn't enough fight today. Our only chance was to get stuck in and ruffle a few feathers. There was none of that.

Burnley are not massively better than us but, in terms of quality, I would say every one of the their players are slightly better than every one of our players. They won all the individual battles all over the pitch and were in control for most of the match. 

We don't have anyone in our team that can control a match or make a difference against a decent team.

[islander200]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:13, superniko said:

Just noticed we play on the 31st evening vs PNE. Wasn’t it the last day of the window we had a night match when we fucked up the January window a year or so ago. Everyone in charge went for a jolly up in the away ground directors box - must have been the year before they all ordered a curry and cocked it up. 

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Window closes Feb 3rd 

[superniko]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:15, islander200 said:

Window closes Feb 3rd 

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Excellent, a few extra days to cock it up then. Takeaway on speed dial 😄

[Forever Blue]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:09, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

That’s definitely true, and all the injuries haven’t helped. We need some bodies in next week, not on Jan 31st.

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We’re a ‘fine margins’ team. We tend to lose and win by a single goal. I doubt that will change much. 
 

They scored with their only real chance today, a good header by a £20m striker. Apart from that they had nothing special to offer, and we contained them with ease.  
 

Eustace called new additions ‘vital’ in his pre match interview. We all know it. Hopefully the fuckwits in charge of the money do too. 
 

 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:11, RevidgeBlue said:

That would probably be quite convenient for Waggott/Pasha.

With no head coach or head of recruitment there'll be no-one to give them any real grief over lack of new signings. Leave replacements until Feb when it's too late to make any real difference and announce in John Williams style that January is a difficult window and we're keeping our (non existent) powder dry until summer.

Nice bit of compo for Eustace, the season fizzles out and they receive additional bonuses for exceeding their financial targets.

Happy Days.

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There'd be three more empty seats in the Jack Walker next season if they did that. 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:14, Bohinen1983 said:

I didn't think Gueye was THAT bad. Quite a handful, he needs people around him- did Leonard touch the ball?

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Yes, Leonard had a few flicks and lay offs in his own half. I don't think he touched the ball in their half. 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:11, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

It’s just an excuse. They’ve absolutely  no intentions of financing the club anymore. Even the dogs in the street know that.

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They haven't done for 24 months, why start now?

[simongarnerisgod]

  On 04/01/2025 at 17:16, Forever Blue said:

hey scored with their only real chance today, a good header by a £20m striker. Apart from that they had nothing special to offer, and we contained them with ease.  

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zian flemming is on loan from millwall and certainly is`nt worth 20 million quid,if he was millwall would have cashed in and he would`nt be playing for burnley😀