v Coventry City (h) - 21/01/25, k/o 19:45

[philipl]

Cannot see any way we are going to win this.

[47er]

On 19/01/2025 at 23:15, chaddyrovers said:

How would people line up? how many changes would people make? 

my team is 

You might be right given the players who are unavailable but we  would surely be overrun in midfield.

2 of the 3 can't tackle.

[Old Codger]

Common sense (which of course I acknowledge is a figment of my imagination) tells us that we are unlikely to win this game, with key players out, a lack of guile and composure in front of goal, a very limited midfield, creative players (Cantwell and Buckley, ACD) missing in action, low firepower and great uncertainty off the pitch to undermine confidence.

Sod that though, as we all know that to rely on common sense makes no sense. 

What we can expect perhaps is a committed rear guard, a dogged display and perhaps a goal or two at either end. A lot will hinge on whether Brittain can reprise any of the recent form and ability to ping dangerous balls into the opposition area, plus of course whether Big Mak is feeling motivated and has his shooting boots on.

Games like this have a habit of springing surprises, and like most on here, I think it may well be a nasty one with a bump back to reality for Rovers fans. A defining game for the rest of the season, perhaps?

Standard Optimism - Rovers 1 Sky Blues 0

Silly Season - Rovers 4 Coventry sent packing 1

Season over - Rovers 0 Coventry 3

Here's hoping for SILLY SEASON!

COYB!

[ABRAM ROVER]

Rovers 1 - 0 Coventry - Weimann 

Att 13,700         

                         Pears

       Sanderson      Hyam      Batth 

Brittain Dolan Buckley Cantwell Beck

                Weimann   Gueye 

 

[joey_big_nose]

I missed the oxford game on the weekend but watched it back on Rovers player. 

The chink of light in it was how good Buckley was.  Back to his best. He gets pigeon holed as a deep lying playmaker but hes far better playing box to box. Seemed like he had totally different instructions from his previous couple of games, instead getting forward at every opportunity.

We need to build around that. Id still go 3 at the back but maybe change go for a 352 over a 343 and play Dolan and Gueye as a two up front. Given how static Forshaw is maybe try and play JRC, Cantwell and Buckley as a three in the middle.

Its hardly ideal but I think its probably our best bet.

[CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber]

I know we're down to the bare bones, and the Venky cunts have slowly fucked us over the last 15 painful years, but we can't go as low as losing to Frank fucking Lampard, can we?

[MarkBRFC]

35 minutes ago, CrouchingNunhiddenCucumber said:

I know we're down to the bare bones, and the Venky cunts have slowly fucked us over the last 15 painful years, but we can't go as low as losing to Frank fucking Lampard, can we?

Already lost to a Wayne Rooney side this season, so I would say yes, anything is possible with this lot.

I don't think we will lose tonight though.

Edited 22 hours ago by MarkBRFC

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, 47er said:

You might be right given the players who are unavailable but we  would surely be overrun in midfield.

2 of the 3 can't tackle.

It’d be easier naming the ones who can put a tackle in.

[chaddyrovers]

expected a tight game and I think we would win this 1 nil with Hyam scoring the winner. 

[...]

2 hours ago, ABRAM ROVER said:

Rovers 1 - 0 Coventry - Weimann 

Att 13,700         

                         Pears

       Sanderson      Hyam      Batth 

Brittain Dolan Buckley Cantwell Beck

                Weimann   Gueye 

 

Not a bad shout that squad I think formation could play a big role in tonight's game

[islander200]

2 hours ago, ABRAM ROVER said:

Rovers 1 - 0 Coventry - Weimann 

Att 13,700         

                         Pears

       Sanderson      Hyam      Batth 

Brittain Dolan Buckley Cantwell Beck

                Weimann   Gueye 

 

Looking at Weimann coming off on Saturday I'd be surprised if he starts this one 

[roversfan99]

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

expected a tight game and I think we would win this 1 nil with Hyam scoring the winner. 

That puts us on 82 points from 28 games I think (you did have us down for a draw once).

[Hasta]

I don't know why but I have a feeling we will win this. Coventry will come and be quite cautious so the midfield won't get exposed too badly. 

Away at Bristol City on a big pitch on Saturday will be a very different story.

 

[chaddyrovers]

8 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

That puts us on 82 points from 28 games I think (you did have us down for a draw once).

If you think I am ever going predict a loss and go against my Blackburn Rovers team you are deluded 

[Gordon Gekko]

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

If you think I am ever going predict a loss and go against my Blackburn Rovers team you are deluded 

So you’d predict us to beat Real Madrid?!

[booth]

We've got both our midfielders out, a striker and three defenders. Getting something from this game will be a bonus. There's always a chance with Coventry's form, but it is better than ours currently.

I'm not sure how that's going against my team as Chaddy said, it's called discussion, we aren't playing the game ourselves. Us deluding ourselves any differently isn't going to get Ryan Hedges to play any better, Mak to become the new Alan Shearer or Forshaw to grow a pair of legs that works.

Obviously I want us to win even though I think we'll struggle.

[Wheelton Blue]

I'm deludedly going to predict a 2-0 loss.

Losing Tronstad is a step too far for this squad.

[Lancaster Rover]

3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

I missed the oxford game on the weekend but watched it back on Rovers player. 

The chink of light in it was how good Buckley was.  Back to his best. He gets pigeon holed as a deep lying playmaker but hes far better playing box to box. Seemed like he had totally different instructions from his previous couple of games, instead getting forward at every opportunity.

We need to build around that. Id still go 3 at the back but maybe change go for a 352 over a 343 and play Dolan and Gueye as a two up front. Given how static Forshaw is maybe try and play JRC, Cantwell and Buckley as a three in the middle.

Its hardly ideal but I think its probably our best bet.

Agreed, I think the added time Buckley has in a deep role affects his decision making, in a sense of he has too many options, dithers and either loses it or makes the wrong decision. When he's further forward and with less time/space he's much more reactive and effective.

I think we will definitely go to a 3 back tonight, it's just a matter of what midfield looks like which could be realistically be any 2 from the 4 of Buckley, JRC, Forshaw and Garrett. I reckon we will end up with a formation that looks something like Tuchels' 3-4-2-1

[WacoRover]

I know our record isn’t great vs teams in the bottom half, but it’s at Ewood & Eustace’s lads are playing great defense. 
I’ve got to say 2-1. I will be the most surprised poster here if that happens. 

[Madon]

29 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

If you think I am ever going predict a loss and go against my Blackburn Rovers team you are deluded 

I've liked this post because it cracked me up, we need a laughing reaction!

[MarkBRFC]

22 minutes ago, Madon said:

I've liked this post because it cracked me up, we need a laughing reaction!

We used to have one years ago but to many people got offended by it!

[oneandycrawford]

Re Chaddy's post.

Predicting a loss isn't going against your team. It's a reasoned view based on knowledge and gut feelings. I might predict we'll win, draw or lose a particular game.. Doesn't make me any less disappointed if we lose a match I've predicted we'll lose against one where I've a predicted a win. But does allow me to put results into perspective.

Am I more disappointed by a home loss to Hull vs an away loss to Sheffield Utd? No. Am I more surprised and therefore concerned about the impact on our season. Yes.

I once did a full season prediction of all games in Rovers division. At end of season my prediction was 5 points and one position out for Rovers vs the actual results. Quite impressive (I thought!) until you look at the individual results where I was less than 40% accurate on win/lose/draw! Just goes to show how hard it is to predict results for any teams other than the truly outstanding or truly terrible.

[K-Hod]

11 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

We used to have one years ago but to many people got offended by it!

Not quite. It was being used to troll people and to score points.

[booth]

41 minutes ago, oneandycrawford said:

Re Chaddy's post.

Predicting a loss isn't going against your team. It's a reasoned view based on knowledge and gut feelings. I might predict we'll win, draw or lose a particular game.. Doesn't make me any less disappointed if we lose a match I've predicted we'll lose against one where I've a predicted a win. But does allow me to put results into perspective.

Am I more disappointed by a home loss to Hull vs an away loss to Sheffield Utd? No. Am I more surprised and therefore concerned about the impact on our season. Yes.

I once did a full season prediction of all games in Rovers division. At end of season my prediction was 5 points and one position out for Rovers vs the actual results. Quite impressive (I thought!) until you look at the individual results where I was less than 40% accurate on win/lose/draw! Just goes to show how hard it is to predict results for any teams other than the truly outstanding or truly terrible.

I think it says more about Chaddy really. He is the brilliant kid.

Defeat to Oxford



Sign Forshaw



Both midfielders out and no strikers



15 years of Venkys

[Colt Seavers]

                  Pears

Brittain Hyam Batth, Beck

                  Buckley

       JRC Cantwell Hedges

             Gueye Dolan

 

Think this will be how we line up