v Luton Town (h) - 14/12/2024

[Mattyblue]

Last game at Ewood before Christmas. Boxing Day and Dingles soon to come. Always going to be a smaller gate today… still 4,000 walk ons though.

[Exiled_Rover]

2 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

How many from Luton?

About 57.

[Herbie6590]

43 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

I have my own statto today, I cannot remember watching  Rovers beat Luton at home since Noel Brotherston scored a wonder goal on Ewood ice in 1977...A bogey side for Rovers in the 80s... 

 

The ice match…

 

[islander200]

1 minute ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I was at the game today - Tronstad was completely anonymous first half and had a good second half.

Overall he doesn't get involved enough for me.

Merry Christmas to you too.

He is a defensive midfielder. His job is to break up opposition attacks which he is excellent  at.

I didn't see Luton breaking forward too many times in that first half 

Do you know anybody else who thinks Tronstadt is poor?

 

[Herbie6590]

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I was at the game today - Tronstad was completely anonymous first half and had a good second half.

Overall he doesn't get involved enough for me.

Merry Christmas to you too.

True to brand 😆

I remember hearing criticism of David Batty along the lines of “why have signed him? All he does is win the ball & pass it sideways…” 😁

[RevidgeBlue]

Not sure how we're doing this, we've two strikers who although Gueye showed up well today don't look like they've got a goal in them between them and I didn't think we played all that well but it somehow translated into a relatively comfortable 2-0 win.

Eustace is working absolute miracles with this squad. Thought Duberry was by far our stand out performer. It's a shame two of our best players (other one being Beck) belong to another Club.

[sharpysharps86]

Rovers have now won one more game than Burnley after both sides have played 20. Not sure anyone would've predicted that at the start of the season. Every credit to John Eustace and a group of what appears to be very well drilled players.

Still an awful long way to go this season and Rovers will surely have a poor run or two to come, but we can be so very proud of them at what is 3 games shy of the halfway stage of the season.

[oneandycrawford]

1 minute ago, Herbie6590 said:

True to brand 😆

I remember hearing criticism of David Batty along the lines of “why have signed him? All he does is win the ball & pass it sideways…” 😁

Bet there are still people complaining about Nobby Stiles being in the England team 😉

[sharpysharps86]

2 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

True to brand 😆

I remember hearing criticism of David Batty along the lines of “why have signed him? All he does is win the ball & pass it sideways…” 😁

My dad used to call him (and still does on occasion) 'backwards Batty' 😂

[Michael123458]

Brilliant result come on rovers keep it going!! RTID!!!! 

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Do you know anybody else who thinks Tronstadt is poor?

No. Lol.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, sharpysharps86 said:

My dad used to call him (and still does on occasion) 'backwards Batty' 😂

Batty was different class.

[Forever Blue]

‘Only 2 t’s in Tronstad’ is probably a good name for a podcast. 

[Rover down South]

John Eustace and this squad have got me loving Blackburn Rovers again. I think we all thought after Sammie went we’d struggle. What a job he is doing.
 

I know Venkys & Waggott will do their best to f*?k it up again in January, but at the moment I just cannot wait until the next matchday 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️🔵⚪️

[Herbie6590]

3 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

‘Only 2 t’s in Tronstad’ is probably a good name for a podcast. 

Not as good as 4000 Holes mind…🤨

[oneandycrawford]

4 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Batty was different class.

Did as lot of his best work off the ball. When Le Saux bombed forward Batty was the one who would cover that space in case of a counter-attack. 

[Displaced Rover]

15 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I was at the game today - Tronstad was completely anonymous first half and had a good second half.

Overall he doesn't get involved enough for me.

Merry Christmas to you too.

This is just embarrassing now 😂

He put in a solid professional holding midfielder performance today in both halves. Broke up play and got us going again. As he does most weeks. There was only once I remember him giving it away 

[chaddyrovers]

Great win and fantastic performance from the players and Eustace. 

Eustace got his tactics and team selection spot and we played on the front foot from the first minute. we scored 2 excellent goals and the movement attacking wise was a joy to watch. Second half we sat back more and remain solid and compact. No risk taking from us. 

ACD was excellent as was Travis(Captain performance), Ohashi and Beck. That was Gueye's best performance in a Rovers shirt. 

in the second half, I never felt we would concede with Luton attacking performance. before the season started I tipped them for the league title and how wrong I was. They were awful. Talking to Luton Fan post match was saying its been disappointed season and the fan based on split on whether they should sack Edwards which he says would cost alot of money to do so 

I thought the fans were excellent today and the atmosphere from minute 1 was good. Great to see so many fans stay behind after the game and clapped the players, Also there is a bond between Fans and Eustace who was clapped and shouts of Eustace from the BBE fans

very good night to be Rovers fan and I will enjoyed my Indian takeaway greatly

Eustace's Blue and White Army 🔵⚪

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[Andy]

Tronstad was integral to how we played today, as he has been during this recent run.

He was very good throughout the whole game.

It's bizarre that this needs spelling out.

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[Mattyblue]

‘Anonymous’ in a half we controlled midfield. Oh Rev 😅

[arbitro]

4 minutes ago, Andy said:

Tronstad was integral to how we played today, as he has been during this recent run.

He was very good throughout the whole game.

It's bizarre that this needs spelling out.

I have to question anybody's knowledge of football if they can't see what Tronstad brings to the team. He is fundamental to the way we play and his defensive diligence cannot be understated in the last five games when we haven't conceded a goal.

Unless the poster is trying to wind others up.

[only2garners]

Thinking about a man of the match and yet again I am struggling to see past Tronstad yet again. He completely ran the midfield for the umpteenth time. I think he made one error towards the end of the game.

[doctorryan]

We almost completely outplayed a "parachute club" with a Prem-level keeper(It sucks to see Kamy playing against us).  Hyam-Batth & Travis-Tronstad are clicking like clockwork & I love how Pickering-Beck works on the left.  ACD is a real handful & that's the best Ohashi & Mak have looked together.  You gotta love that we're the only club with those 6 green & white W's in the form column of the division table at the moment. 7+ hours without a goal against & 5 points out of automatic promotion with a match in hand.  There's not a better time for one of our most dreaded away trips at The New Den.