v Burnley (h) - 4/1/2025

[norwichblue]

I’m absolutely devastated to lose that today. Truly gutted. Such fine margins. We just cannot seem to catch a break against those cunts.

Well done everyone at Ewood today - we were loud and proud despite it being a pretty drab game for the neutral. Felt like the Prem days with the upper tiers open.

My original plan was to be out celebrating now, but instead I’ve just decided to make a head start on the 4.5 hour journey back to Norwich.

I’m still looking up the table rather than down. Looking forward to the Pompey game - we can still do this.

RTID 🔵⚪️🌹 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, Torgeir said:

It also feels as if he doesn't want the pain associated with playing a physical style.

A lot of big guys are like that. It’s the little guys you need to look out for, the Speediest and the Dickovs.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Our 5th straight loss in a row at home to that rabble.Must be the worst derby day run in our History.

 

Edited January 4 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He's as slow as Dolan (and somehow smaller) which is a massive problem for him with our style of play. 

He’s more easily shrugged off the ball than Dolan also. If we could do better I’d send him back. The new Saka ? I don’t think so.

Edited January 4 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

I’m absolutely devastated to lose that today. Truly gutted. Such fine margins. We just cannot seem to catch a break against those cunts.

Well done everyone at Ewood today - we were loud and proud despite it being a pretty drab game for the neutral. Felt like the Prem days with the upper tiers open.

My original plan was to be out celebrating now, but instead I’ve just decided to make a head start on the 4.5 hour journey back to Norwich.

I’m still looking up the table rather than down. Looking forward to the Pompey game - we can still do this.

RTID 🔵⚪️🌹 

Safe journey back - my sympathies- wasn't much of a spectacle to justify a 9hr. round trip.

[norwichblue]

4 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Safe journey back - my sympathies- wasn't much of a spectacle to justify a 9hr. round trip.

Thanks. And don’t worry, it was worth it just to hurl abuse at Ashley Barnes as he got off the team bus.

[M_B]

19 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

ACD wasnt as effective as he had be but I dont get the distinction between him and Dolan. The latter, I cant remember doing anything. ACD at least showed our only fleeting flashes of doing something in the first half, tried a couple of shots, got a couple of good crosses in that the donkey in the middle just stood and didnt try to get on the end of.

Cozier-Duberry lost the ball which led to their goal. Only seen it live, but it was right in front of us and looked a bad mistake as soon as he'd lost it.

He did the same at Leeds for their penalty. It's to Brightons benefit that he's making the mistakes here, but you loan the player, you take the chance.

[M_B]

19 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

ACD wasnt as effective as he had be but I dont get the distinction between him and Dolan. The latter, I cant remember doing anything. ACD at least showed our only fleeting flashes of doing something in the first half, tried a couple of shots, got a couple of good crosses in that the donkey in the middle just stood and didnt try to get on the end of.

Cozier-Duberry lost the ball which led to their goal. Only seen it live, but it was right in front of us and looked a bad mistake as soon as he'd lost it.

He did the same at Leeds for their penalty. It's to Brightons benefit that he's making the mistakes here, but you loan the player, you take the chance.

[MB Rover]

A side note, whoever is in charge of the speaker system needs sacking, couldn’t hear a bastard thing the people next to me were saying at half time and pre match. Completely killed the atmosphere pre match too. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

ACD..looks like a boy and plays like one.

[DE.]

13 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Our 5th straight loss in a row at home to that rabble.Must be the worst run in our History.

 

Meanwhile those responsible probably didn't even know we were playing today. 

[MarkBRFC]

3 hours ago, Tugay-is-God said:

Only four minutes? Come on

Could have been 400 minutes and it would have panned out the same.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, DE. said:

Meanwhile those responsible probably didn't even know we were playing today. 

Australia v India on the telly pal.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

ACD..looks like a boy and plays like one.

Millwall had him weighed up. Get him facing his own goal then take the ball off him. He’s not strong enough to retain possession.

Edited January 4 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[roversfan99]

5 minutes ago, M_B said:

Cozier-Duberry lost the ball which led to their goal. Only seen it live, but it was right in front of us and looked a bad mistake as soon as he'd lost it.

He did the same at Leeds for their penalty. It's to Brightons benefit that he's making the mistakes here, but you loan the player, you take the chance.

There definitely is a raw element which unfortunately leads to stuff like this although there was a lot that happened afterwards where we could have stopped the goal. Hyam and Brittain got in each others way then the second ball in should have been defended better.

I am yet to be convinced either way but he does provide more threat than those around him going forward. The only one who gets shots away or takes people on. He put in a really good cross but a combination of Gueye on his heels as ever and the others not showing a desire to push into the box meant that it was wasted.

[Torgeir]

9 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

A side note, whoever is in charge of the speaker system needs sacking, couldn’t hear a bastard thing the people next to me were saying at half time and pre match. Completely killed the atmosphere pre match too. 

What was up with the music at full time as well? And who let those clowns take the corner flag?

[danger19_80]

9 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

A side note, whoever is in charge of the speaker system needs sacking, couldn’t hear a bastard thing the people next to me were saying at half time and pre match. Completely killed the atmosphere pre match too. 

A cynical person would suggest it felt like a very deliberate decision to neuter the atmosphere between both sets of fans pre-match

[TheRovers1994]

11 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

A side note, whoever is in charge of the speaker system needs sacking, couldn’t hear a bastard thing the people next to me were saying at half time and pre match. Completely killed the atmosphere pre match too. 

I thought that plus the music is awful speaker sounds outdated too 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

9 minutes ago, DE. said:

Meanwhile those responsible probably didn't even know we were playing today. 

Probably having a Gang Bang in a Forest just outside of Pune...Electric Cattle Prods included.

[Gav]

It’s disappointing to read posters having a go at individuals, I believe that’s short sighted. It’s obvious to a blind man on a galloping horse that we are struggling due to a paper thin squad, a squad that can’t cope with anyone being off form or injuries to the first 11.

Mowbray had us extremely well placed going into January a few years ago, but we had injuries to Diaz amongst others and the owners refused to sell Rothwell and we fell away. 

I’d wager Eustace will not be backed, no money will be made available and sadly we will fall away. 

The fans, club and town deserve better, but given a fully fit first team we’d have beaten that lot today, which tells its own story.

Edited January 4 by Gav

[Bbrovers2288]

Yea cantwell is getting a tough time on here probably for the first time but we so needed a performance from him today and I guess he was still ill but he wasn’t great, lot of stuff broke down from him. Quite simply he needs to show more in the second half of the season, lad had the world at his feet at Norwich but has been regression at an alarming rate for years, this is his last chance if he is ever going to get anywhere. I get that he needs a bit more quality to work with but even still, more interested in petty personal battles today and should probably have been booked along with Cullen in the 1st half 

[RevidgeBlue]

18 minutes ago, M_B said:

Cozier-Duberry lost the ball which led to their goal. Only seen it live, but it was right in front of us and looked a bad mistake as soon as he'd lost it.

He did the same at Leeds for their penalty. It's to Brightons benefit that he's making the mistakes here, but you loan the player, you take the chance.

ACD didn't have a great game apart from one brilliant cross  but the goal was nothing whatsoever to do with him.

After he lost possession Tronstad picked up the ball but made a poor clearance straight  to Cullen. The ball was then recycled out to their left via a miscued header from Hyam.

The ball came back in and Tronstad not for the first time recently was caught ball watching on the edge of his own area allowing his opponent to come in behind him and score unopposed.

Nothing to do with ACD. Did he have a good enough game though? No.

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31 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

I’m absolutely devastated to lose that today. Truly gutted. Such fine margins. We just cannot seem to catch a break against those cunts.

Well done everyone at Ewood today - we were loud and proud despite it being a pretty drab game for the neutral. Felt like the Prem days with the upper tiers open.

My original plan was to be out celebrating now, but instead I’ve just decided to make a head start on the 4.5 hour journey back to Norwich.

I’m still looking up the table rather than down. Looking forward to the Pompey game - we can still do this.

RTID 🔵⚪️🌹 

Hats off for making the journey up 👏 👏  their time will come

[BankEnd Rover]

Was Cullen number 24? What a c*nt he was.

Edited January 4 by BankEnd Rover

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Yea cantwell is getting a tough time on here probably for the first time but we so needed a performance from him today and I guess he was still ill but he wasn’t great, lot of stuff broke down from him. Quite simply he needs to show more in the second half of the season, lad had the world at his feet at Norwich but has been regression at an alarming rate for years, this is his last chance if he is ever going to get anywhere. I get that he needs a bit more quality to work with but even still, more interested in petty personal battles today and should probably have been booked along with Cullen in the 1st half 

OK, he may have been ill, if he was fair play to him for turning out. Having said that he’s too passive for me. He needs to be getting on the ball more and running the show.