v Sunderland (h) - 26/12/2024

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

22 minutes ago, USABlue said:

Large crowd when we are on an upturn usually just about gaurantees a loss.

Cheer up USA FFS!!

[Mattyblue]

He’s right on that score though. When was the last time we all got giddy about a big crowd… and actually won

[RevidgeBlue]

2 hours ago, TonyM said:

This fixture always makes me think of Boxing Day 2001. I was spending Xmas with my in-laws in the East Midlands but by Boxing Day was really in need of a break. I managed to get through to someone in the ticket office that morning who told me the game was sold out, but with some begging and pleading they managed to find me a single ticket in the Riverside, so I drove up to Ewood.

In that game, Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips gave us a real lesson in what a strike partnership was all about (we had Grabbi up front on his own) and completely ripped our defence apart. Craig Short got himself sent off and we were probably lucky to only lose 3-0. Attendance was just a few under 29,000.

Still enjoyed getting away from the in-laws for the day though !

This time I'm not making the trip, but will be watching on TV. Not confident about it and would accept a draw but hoping for a 2-1 win.

COYB

 

That was when Henning Berg came to the touchline just before half time to demonstrate with Souness he'd got his tactics totally wrong wasn't it?

[Old Codger]

Sunderland are grinding out results when it matters, and Rovers have wobbled after a decent spell doing the same. We really need Yuki and Big Mak to step up, forget the nerves and bang in some lovely goals over the festive period, with the same resolve across the rest of the team that has brought us the clean sheets of recent weeks.

A good result would be a 'good result'!

Boxing Clever - Rovers 2 Mackems 0

Boxed in and Bamboozled - Rovers 1 Wearsiders 2

Box me Backwards and Bend me Black & Blue - Rovers 3 Faux Geordies 1

COYB!!

Merry Christmas to one and all!

[Gav]

1 hour ago, USABlue said:

Large crowd when we are on an upturn usually just about gaurantees a loss.

I'd rather lose this home game, than the next one 😉

[frosty]

51 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Completely nonsensical indeed and I and a few others pointed this out the day it happened. I'm not aware of many other examples of clubs loaning out their captains to rivals mid-season but then again not many other clubs operate like this one.

Of course as time has gone by and Travis' importance both on and off the pitch has become more and more apparent it only looks even more of a shocking decision and just imagine had we actually got relegated off the back of it.

Some want to console themselves by believing the party line that it was all the fault of that nasty unreasonable JDT. Nothing to see here folks, nothing at all to do with Venkys, shadow man or Waggott, the wage savings of course just a convenient by-product. A bit like it being ever so convenient that Ian Silvester suffered amnesia and forgot how to submit a transfer form on deadline day and that conveniently saved the owners the expense of spending on new quality signings.....

JDT saying that Travis was "one of the more expensive boys in our group" said it all. Anything to save a few quid a week.

[wilsdenrover]

15 minutes ago, Gav said:

I'd rather lose this home game, than the next one 😉

Why would you rather lose to Sunderland than Hull?

[chaddyrovers]

No Dom Ballard for Sunderland 

[Dan]

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

No Dom Ballard for Sunderland 

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

3 hours ago, USABlue said:

ACD looks like a poor mans Dolan to me every bit the same headless chicken but with even ooorer touch and close control and he is not as pacey as some were making out.  Not good enough 

That thought went through my mind. He’s too easily out muscled for me, Dolan not so much so, he’s older and  a bit stronger. I’ve never liked wingers playing on their wrong wing.  It really handicaps them in my opinion. The full back already knows what they’re trying to do.

[wilsdenrover]

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

That thought went through my mind. He’s too easily out muscled for me, Dolan not so much so, he’s older and  a bit stronger. I’ve never liked wingers playing on their wrong wing.  It really handicaps them in my opinion. The full back already knows what they’re trying to do.

Unless they’re two footed - do you get those anymore?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Unless they’re two footed - do you get those anymore?

Obviously not. They don’t spend their nights annoying the neighbours under the street lights playing “ Wally “ anymore. Were you could only use your “ weaker foot “. Until you didn’t have a  “weaker foot “ .

[yeti-dog]

This seasons Travis is a big loss. 

Pickering less so as we have Beck but if he gets injured we'd be fooked at left back.

[M_B]

3 hours ago, frosty said:

JDT saying that Travis was "one of the more expensive boys in our group" said it all. Anything to save a few quid a week.

Never really believed it was a money thing to be honest,it never really added up.

[chaddyrovers]

26 minutes ago, M_B said:

Never really believed it was a money thing to be honest,it never really added up.

Its very clear that Travis and JDT had a falling out leading to Travis leaving the club. JDT didn't want him here and Maybe its around this time JDT starting losing the dressing room and players lost faith in JDT. 

[M_B]

7 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Its very clear that Travis and JDT had a falling out leading to Travis leaving the club. JDT didn't want him here and Maybe its around this time JDT starting losing the dressing room and players lost faith in JDT. 

It's more the money side, Gallagher was the biggest earner and Rovers were offered a fee for him as well.

If it was a matter of money, Gallagher would have been first out of the door.

[islander200]

Travis has already publicly said his and JDT'S relationship was the reason for him leaving.

And JDT hadn't started him in Central midfield in the 3 months leading up to January 

[Mattyblue]

Then just days after the window shut JDT went too (after it was clear he was soon to be on his way all through January).

So a bit of a daft decision to let the captain go, wasn’t it.

[Michael123458]

5 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Why would you rather lose to Sunderland than Hull?

Neither pal we won’t lose we are rovers well wishful thinking😀. No we’re be alright have a good Xmas pal RTID. 

[Exiled_Rover]

21 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

dont know how you work that one out,they are in the relegation zone

Their manager was sacked before Christmas for a reason.

Eustace is working miracles with out squad.

[Exiled_Rover]

9 hours ago, USABlue said:

ACD looks like a poor mans Dolan to me every bit the same headless chicken but with even ooorer touch and close control and he is not as pacey as some were making out.  Not good enough 

He's a far more talented player than Dolan.

Similar pace though.

[K-Hod]

6 hours ago, yeti-dog said:

This seasons Travis is a big loss. 

Pickering less so as we have Beck but if he gets injured we'd be fooked at left back.

We’re just fucked at left wing now though 😅.

[rigger]

34 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

We’re just fucked at left wing now though 😅.

We could always play without a left winger, and have three in central midfield.

[47er]

On 24/12/2024 at 07:25, JHRover said:

If you are going to pick up injuries then late December or January is the 'best' time to do it, as you are heading into a transfer window with the ability to quickly replace people and reinforce as opposed to having to wait for several months and make do.

That's only true for a normal club.

[Michael123458]

We are a huge huge club and before long I think big crowds of 25k plus will be at ewood on a regular basis 😀