v Oxford United (a) - 18/1/25

[Ferrit]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:32, sharpysharps86 said:

Oh dear. Was always a big concern that we'd struggle in midfield with Tronstad going off.

Oxford will hold onto this lead for dear life.

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No need to hold on, we can’t string two passes together to create a chance

[superniko]

Not beaten a L1 promoted team away from home for 3 years. 9 games I think it is, this will make it 10 - its the most Blackburn Rovers result / performance ever 

[WacoRover]

These are the kinds of teams for us, we can’t defeat, just dreaming about playoffs and we can’t beat Oxford.

Frustrating

[Exiled_Rover]

This Polish CB is a little diver isn't he?

[bluebruce]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:28, neophox said:

If you can't beat Oxford you won't go up

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Good news then - Burnley didn't beat them at the Kassam, guess they're not going up.

[Hannoverover]

This is a league one standard game. They can't shoot and we are missing some quality 

[neophox]

Dolan .waste space

[booth]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:32, sharpysharps86 said:

Oh dear. Was always a big concern that we'd struggle in midfield with Tronstad going off.

Oxford will hold onto this lead for dear life.

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It's not just losing Tronstad, it's replacing him with a man who is well off the pace and can't pass to his own players. And today has been a liability.

[Trinidad Rover]

Woeful.

I’ve defended Cantwell but he has been embarrassing today. 

[neophox]

Dembele would walk in to our side .

[Ghost7]

We're watching largely free transfers or academy players, either start or come off the bench and expecting to win games. Even Tronstad was a free, Weimann, Batth, Dolan, Hedges (borderline free), Forshaw, Buckley, Leonard then Dubbery and Beck (neither ours).

There's no investment happening in this team and until there is we'll always keep up the win loss win loss form and never get the playoffs. The owner's are hardly spending a penny on players.

The manager however's doing a superb job.

VENKY'S OUT!

Edited January 18 by Ghost7

[TommyRovers]

An abysmal performance. Offered absolutely nothing going forward and our midfield has been invisible. Both of Oxfords wingers would walk into our starting eleven.

[Neal]

Still waaay too fucking deep FFS... We're getting beat and sat back on edge of our own box... So frustrating 

[Eddie]

Definitely one of the worst performances of the season.

[MB Rover]

Hedges, Dolan, Forshaw, Leonard all absolutely fucking rubbish. 

[Ferrit]

If we get something out of this it’ll be an absolute robbery

[BankEnd Rover]

I wonder what it feels like to have actual wingers in your team? Ones that can run at players, I wonder.

[Cherry Blue]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:31, RTM08 said:

Classic Rovers, never turn up when actually expected.

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lack of signing quality players. Even if we did sign a player it will be that late so March start.

[neophox]

We should ship Dolan out instantly he doesn't seem to care 

[Lancaster Rover]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:34, Trinidad Rover said:

Woeful.

I’ve defended Cantwell but he has been embarrassing today. 

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I can honestly count his good performances on 1 hand, he’s done next to sod all in any of the games where we weren’t comfortable winners. 

[Neal]

Soooooo fucking slow, it's painful. 

[yankfan]

They’re miles better than us. Trondstad to Forsaw will be the end of our playoff hopes. Surely we have an academy kid that can do more than Forshaw. 

[superniko]

Buckley - Forshaw

Dolan - Cantwell - Hedges

Leonard

That’s our current 6 midfield / attackers.

Venkys are going to kill off another glimmer of promotion. Rinse and repeat - get out of our club 

[booth]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:37, yankfan said:

They’re miles better than us. Trondstad to Forsaw will be the end of our playoff hopes. Surely we have an academy kid that can do more than Forshaw. 

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Venkys and their slug to blame for that one.

[bluebruce]

  On 18/01/2025 at 16:29, onlyonejackwalker said:

Big balls needed now.

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Big balls up is more likely.