v WBA (a) - 12/2/2025

[Old Codger]

2 hours ago, TheRevAshton said:

Unfortunately I expect us to get bummed tonight, very bummed indeed.

3-0 WBA.

No, that's only lightly rogered. Very bummed would be 6 without reply.

Not having that though - the team is well acquainted enough to know what they are doing, so unless they just don't turn up mentally, I'm expecting us to deliver a manly 'feck you' performance.

....And then I woke up.

COYB!

[London blue]

Gonna go with a 1-1 here with my hopeful hat on.

[RoversTilliDie]

4 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Why on earth would you put Cantwell in??

Tony Parks was the best caretaker manager we've had.

[RoversTilliDie]

20 minutes ago, London blue said:

Gonna go with a 1-1 here with my hopeful hat on.

Gonna go 0-3 to Rovers, after playing Wolves Sunday, it should up there game.

[London blue]

2 minutes ago, RoversTilliDie said:

Gonna go 0-3 to Rovers, after playing Wolves Sunday, it should up there game.

Someone said earlier this is the kind of game where we occasionally show up and turn them over.

Could happen.

[oldjamfan1]

In a strange sort of way WBA might take their eye off the ball tonight in the expectation that Rovers won't turn up.

What's Mowbray's record like against former teams?

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

I've just read the Stalinist censored preview on the website. Most of it is ToMos nostalgic paean to the Rovers but strangely they omitted one line  from his interview: 

""It is an interesting scenario playing Blackburn, potentially without a head coach,"

[Gutted]

3 hours ago, oneandycrawford said:

Don't see how you can play both Cantwell and ACD in a midweek away match against a tough opponent. If you are going to play Cantwell you'd need someone like Dolan / Hedges / JRC alongside. I accept the fact that all 3 of those aren't good enough but in our position they at least provide some physical presence and /or workrate.

Don’t see how you could play either of them. Both been a liability of late.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

Equally mysterious no "John looks forward to Baggies clash" on the YouTube channel either.

As Hirohito said in August 1945:

"The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage."

[norwichblue]

14 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

What's Mowbray's record like against former teams?

He beat us at St Andrews when he took over Brum last season (or one before, can’t remember)

[MarkBRFC]

2 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

He beat us at St Andrews when he took over Brum last season (or one before, can’t remember)

Also beat us with Sunderland twice, boxing day 2022 & September 2023.

[Penwortham Blue]

28 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

He beat us at St Andrews when he took over Brum last season (or one before, can’t remember)

He beat us when he was a Sunderland, I think it might have been home and away. The away game was when Sims scored in injury time on Boxing Day and I think the home match, we should have been absolutely out of sight after 30 minutes !

[ben_the_beast]

It feels as though there will be a complete lack of leadership in the dugout tonight, regardless of who's standing there with their hands in their pockets. 

In my opinion any chance of a result rests with Lewis Travis. As the captain and leader, he can either help galvanise the team or be distracted by what's going on off the pitch. I hope he gets the lads playing for personal pride, and for the fans. We need him right now. Tactically, the squad are fairly well drilled. Get their heads in the right place and we stand a chance. 

As Eustice once said, no excuses 😉

[yankfan]

Too bad Fadz was released, probably best suited for the player/gaffer role. 

[DackDackGoose]

Its crazy how winnable on paper our 7 games are after this.. last 4 or 5 not so much. 

Shame the next two months will likely be chaos and a carry on of our bad form. In theory the interim guys can carry on how we were playing but with better players up top.

Losing a manager in this fashion does make you feel hopeless doesnt it.

[KentExile]

7 minutes ago, yankfan said:

Too bad Fadz was released, probably best suited for the player/gaffer role. 

He did his knee in during his 2nd game for Chesterfield and will be out for most of the remainder of the season.

 

Edited February 12 by KentExile

[WacoRover]

I normally pump sunshine, however, I can’t rise to the occasion with this one. Rovers playing a club higher on the table, at their house, with our former manager, & one of the most popular players while he was at Rovers. 

I haven’t forgot, we cannot score. 

3-0. I’d love to be wrong. COYB!!

[Paul Mellelieu]

3-1 loss.

[Bronzed A Donis]

Seeing as Eustace is technically here , but not here and won't be in charge, if we win does he get the win credited to him like the Stoke game? 😁

[BankEnd Rover]

1 hour ago, DackDackGoose said:

Its crazy how winnable on paper our 7 games are after this.. last 4 or 5 not so much. 

Shame the next two months will likely be chaos and a carry on of our bad form. In theory the interim guys can carry on how we were playing but with better players up top.

Losing a manager in this fashion does make you feel hopeless doesnt it.

You know what happens, we will get a result, of some kind tonight, and Plymouth will roll us over 2-0 on Saturday.

[BankEnd Rover]

Dennis to score tonight 1-1.

[yeti-dog]

6 hours ago, Tricky said:

Pears

Brittain Hyam Batth Beck

Buckley Travis

ACD Cantwell Kargbo

Dennis

 

really like both Beck and Riberio but cant see both starting

 

I agree, thought Ribeiro looked a tidy player last time out.

[yeti-dog]

6 hours ago, superniko said:

Dolan, Dennis, Kargbo and Gueye as the front 4 in whichever way fits.

Cantwell doesn't deserve to start.

 

And Dolan does? 

[superniko]

18 minutes ago, yeti-dog said:

And Dolan does? 

Given the options we have yes. We were the absolute pits when he went off against QPR. He offers a lot more than Cantwell, ACD, Hedges that's clear as day from this season.

[Tricky]

If only eh...