v WBA (a) - 12/2/2025

[barry_]

4 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

Thanks for asking but no, I’ve been laid low by a grotty virus so stayed at home. Delighted with the win, hoping to see one before the end of the season!

take care, old chap 😷

[lraC]

I watched the game on Rovers player from my home in Spain. With both goals I probably frightened the neighbors to death, but few understand much English, so get the fuck in, means nothing in Spanish.

I was dreading the game, if I’m being honest and thought it would be that sinking feeling after and a final adiós to the play offs, but how wrong could I be. 

The first half was a containing type of performance, where we sparred rather than fighting our opponents, but pretty well sussed out that the home side were pretty toothless.

Is it credit to Lowe and Johnson, or maybe the senior players, but who cares, as we pretty much came out for the second with your sleeves rolled up and really put them on the ropes.

For the first, it looked like a rehearsed corner routine as Buckley signaled, Hyam moved to the back to win the header and Gueye not only finished it well, but found the space and ran into it, causing panic in their defence.

For the second, Travis picked out Weinman in acres and his lay off looked miss placed , but big Mak was as cool as a cucumber with the control and finish.

I thought it was as impressive an away performance as we’ve had for a while, with Hyam outstanding at the back and Gueye just covering every blade of grass and no wonder he ended up with cramp.

One final thing that summed the whole night up, was Buckley towards the end, throwing himself into a block to snuff out, what could have been a dangerous shot.

On to Plymouth now, who will be on the crest of a wave, after their last two, so let’s be guarded, but a win in that one and the charge for the play offs, will be well and truly on. 

[Herbie6590]

7 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

First time I’ve voted in a while. This new format is excellent👍

Thank you… @StubbsUK & @Roth have done us proud…

Vote here everyone who hasn’t yet…

https://www.brfcs.com/football/match/1216226/west-brom-blackburn

[lraC]

6 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Thank you… @StubbsUK & @Roth have done us proud…

Vote here everyone who hasn’t yet…

https://www.brfcs.com/football/match/1216226/west-brom-blackburn

Agreed and it’s the first time I have used it too. 

[arbitro]

In my knackered, ecstatic state last night I forgot to mention that when the players had finished their warm up they came over to the corner where we were sat to applaud us. Nothing unusual in that, they do it before every away game. Last night felt so different though. They stood there for a bit longer but the look in their and and clear focus on the job in hand was apparent.

Similarly at the end of the game they stayed for longer than normal and rightly milked every drop of respect of the fans.

The connection between the players and fans last night should mean so much to us all.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

This has the makings of one crazy,crazy Season...who knows eh!

Gueye..when did he become George Weah?,Im lost for words in a nice way!

[onlyonejackwalker]

6 minutes ago, arbitro said:

In my knackered, ecstatic state last night I forgot to mention that when the players had finished their warm up they came over to the corner where we were sat to applaud us. Nothing unusual in that, they do it before every away game. Last night felt so different though. They stood there for a bit longer but the look in their and and clear focus on the job in hand was apparent.

Similarly at the end of the game they stayed for longer than normal and rightly milked every drop of respect of the fans.

The connection between the players and fans last night should mean so much to us all.

I said three days ago to make Travis player manager. I said two days ago to make Travis / Tronstad joint player managers. I was a bit yongue in cheek. For 14 games only of course.

You said in your excellent, heartfelt match report Travis felt like the de facto manager yesterday.

The best chance we have of success this year is to maintain team spirit and group harmony. Therefore the best appointment is the one that maintains and enhances what we already have. 

Who is that man? 

 

[Ruaney]

Great performance last night. One to make you proud of being a Rover after the past week.

 

In addition, that WBA performance was textbook Mowbray. The sort of rubbish we had to endure on a regular basis

Edited February 13 by Ruaney
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[Neal]

It's been said a million times... Football is a funny old game. 

 

One day, the club is falling apart, everyone is laughing at us, you're losing your manager to a bottom 3 side and going to play away to a team expecting to beat us, presuming it will be the start of our inevitable free fall down the league...

 

The next day you're 5th, 3 points clear, your number 9 is the best player on planet, dreaming of the playoffs, the team your manager left you all for is going to get relegated and all those laughing have quickly shut the fuck up. 

 

We all know there are still some deep rooted problems at the club but results and performances like that really give a Rovers fan some much needed positivity, supporting Rovers isn't great for your mental health these days!

 

Immensely proud of everyone, the coaching staff, players, fans...

 

This isn't over, we can do it. 

 

Up yours John Eustace 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍

[Mike E]

8 hours ago, Theaxe15 said:

What the hell is that?

If you know, you know. If you don’t know, don’t worry about it 😅

[KentExile]

One takeaway for me is as good a player as Beck is, and as good as he will be, Rovers are unbalanced defensively when both he and Brittain are in the same side (in the current tactical set up)

Rovers have really missed Pickering, and Ribeiro looks to be similar in style in that he can slide over to create that 3rd centre back, making us harder to pick off on the break.

That being said, that was with Eustace's tactical set up (and last night was largely based on the same system)  I do hope that whoever the new head coach is, they do not get ideas about completely ripping up the blueprint at this stage of the season with the current players.  and save any revolutionary ideas until the summer at least

Edited February 13 by KentExile

[LeftWinger]

Before every game I joke to my lad that this is the week Gueye scores an overhead kick winner.

We were walking to the ground on Sunday and I said, "You do realise that he won't score an overhead kick in his life"

 

 

[norwichblue]

I’ve been really encouraged by reports on social media of the players not being too phased about the chaos, and instead being focussed on really pushing to try and make this a season of success.

Here’s Mogga reporting on his conversation with Danny Batth: https://x.com/fyldecoastrover/status/1889824190041358478?s=46

And another comment here from Weimann:

Got to love these players. It would have been very easy to down tools and give up.

They make us proud.

That said, we as fans should not be taking our foot off the gas in making our feelings known about those parasites in Pune. The word “parasite” was thoughtfully chosen there, as it’s the most accurate metaphor for their presence in the club that means so much to us all.

Up the Rovers, fuck the Venky’s.

[Tugayisgod]

Just a word for David Lowe. I know he has had plenty of stick on here in the past for some unknown reason. 

Just listened to his post match interview and he seems a very quiet, likeable humble guy who loves working with, and trying to improve, players. Maybe the reason he seems to stick around when managers leave is because the players love him.

Time to lay off him perhaps ?

 

 

Edited February 13 by Tugayisgod

[Ricky]

18 minutes ago, norwichblue said:

I’ve been really encouraged by reports on social media of the players not being too phased about the chaos, and instead being focussed on really pushing to try and make this a season of success.

Here’s Mogga reporting on his conversation with Danny Batth: https://x.com/fyldecoastrover/status/1889824190041358478?s=46

And another comment here from Weimann:

Got to love these players. It would have been very easy to down tools and give up.

They make us proud.

That said, we as fans should not be taking our foot off the gas in making our feelings known about those parasites in Pune. The word “parasite” was thoughtfully chosen there, as it’s the most accurate metaphor for their presence in the club that means so much to us all.

Up the Rovers, fuck the Venky’s.

Definitely a sense of Miff’s getting his excuses in as well though. The old ‘we lost because they were exceptionally good’ rather than it being assisted by his tactics. His trusty option of chucking on as many forwards as possible with no real sense of where they were going to play.

We were exceptionally good though.

[RoverCanada]

58 minutes ago, KentExile said:

One takeaway for me is as good a player as Beck is, and as good as he will be, Rovers are unbalanced defensively when both he and Brittain are in the same side (in the current tactical set up)

Rovers have really missed Pickering, and Ribeiro looks to be similar in style in that he can slide over to create that 3rd centre back, making us harder to pick off on the break.

Yeah, I don't think Ribeiro's gotten enough notice, which is fair enough given his quieter role, but he's really impressed me. I don't think he's put a foot wrong so far. Looks like a very solid veteran and has managed 90min in back-to-back games with no sign of flagging.

(I suspect having to scrape some cash together to bring him in as cover for Pickering made our transfer window that much more skint...)

20 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Just a word for David Lowe. I know he has had plenty of sticky on here in the past for some unknown reason. 

Just listened to his post match interview and he seems a very quiet, likeable humble guy who loves working with, and trying to improve, players. Maybe the reason he seems to stick around when managers leave is because the players love him.

Time to lay off him perhaps ?

While I can understand fan frustration with the whole organisation, it does strike me as grasping at straws when someone like Lowe gets targeted on occasion. If he puts cones in the right places, shouts at players in training at the right time, and the players like him and trust him as a confidante to vent about the manager or whatever, what's the issue?

(I've sometimes wondered the same about Benson, but at least there's a fair debate there about how we've developed keepers)

Edited February 13 by RoverCanada

[KentExile]

21 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Just a word for David Lowe. I know he has had plenty of stick on here in the past for some unknown reason. 

Just listened to his post match interview and he seems a very quiet, likeable humble guy who loves working with, and trying to improve, players. Maybe the reason he seems to stick around when managers leave is because the players love him.

Time to lay off him perhaps ?

I would maybe add Benson to that list too, Johnson I think gets a pass because of his playing history with Rovers, but it seems that all 3 offer something to the coaching set up

Edited February 13 by KentExile

[Neal]

36 minutes ago, Tugayisgod said:

Just a word for David Lowe. I know he has had plenty of stick on here in the past for some unknown reason. 

Just listened to his post match interview and he seems a very quiet, likeable humble guy who loves working with, and trying to improve, players. Maybe the reason he seems to stick around when managers leave is because the players love him.

Time to lay off him perhaps ?

 

 

 

I'm one of those and this is a fair comment. Comes across well there. 

[Parsonblue]

Coming away from the Hawthorns last night it felt so good to be a Rover.  The spirit amongst this group of players is unbelievable.  Every player works for each other and supports each other.  There also seems an excellent relationship with the longstanding coaching staff who took charge last night.

Lowey seemed to have made a slight change in that we got forward more and the link up play between Dolan and Makhtar was great to see.  These two seem to have a special bond and that was the best that Dolan has played in months.  He got forward more, and released the ball at the right times.  We certainly got forward a lot more than at Loftus Road last week.

Travis gave a real captain's performance - he really is the heart and soul of this team whilst Buckley is starting to show the form I thought I'd never see again from him.

The 'keeper and defence were excellent and in Ribeiro I think we may have stumbled on a real find at left-back.  I think once he gets fully up to speed he will be a real asset.  He looks like a proper old fashioned full-back who is a defender first and foremost.

A special word for the likes of Lowe, Benson and Johnson, who often get stick but clearly have a good relationship with the players who work with them on a daily basis down at Brockhall.

The fans were brilliant in their support of the team whilst also voicing their displeasure the management off the pitch.

Just when you feel like giving up because of the off the field antics, night's like this remind me why I'm still going home and away, week in and week out to follow the team I've supported for 60 odd years.

Edited February 13 by Parsonblue

[islander200]

Hard to see how Crozier Durberry even makes the bench when the injured players are back 

The lad has a bit of talent but at this stage in his career he is just too lightweight and the games pass him by when Ohashi is back he won't get a look inn

[lraC]

1 hour ago, norwichblue said:

I’ve been really encouraged by reports on social media of the players not being too phased about the chaos, and instead being focussed on really pushing to try and make this a season of success.

Here’s Mogga reporting on his conversation with Danny Batth: https://x.com/fyldecoastrover/status/1889824190041358478?s=46

And another comment here from Weimann:

Got to love these players. It would have been very easy to down tools and give up.

They make us proud.

That said, we as fans should not be taking our foot off the gas in making our feelings known about those parasites in Pune. The word “parasite” was thoughtfully chosen there, as it’s the most accurate metaphor for their presence in the club that means so much to us all.

Up the Rovers, fuck the Venky’s.

Genuine tears in my eyes, looking at thatt.

COYB

[norwichblue]

Just watched the highlights again, outstanding work from Travis for the second. Wins the ball in midfield, takes his time to assess options, and plays a blinding ball over to Andi for the lay off.

[sharpysharps86]

Could not be happier to be proven wrong last night. Seeing the starting XI I felt there would be no other outcome than a comfortable West Brom win, but this group of players has shown me yet again that they are up for the fight.

Gueye was brilliant. What is that, 4 goals in 7 games for him now? Something like that anyway. He is well in form and looking like a real threat. He's come a long way from earlier in the season.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Yeah, what doi know. I couldn’t see us winning that one either. I’m out in Spain so I missed the game. Grr. Just seen the highlights. We’ve got the real Gueye back, his twin brother is back in Belgium now.

[Tom]

40 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Hard to see how Crozier Durberry even makes the bench when the injured players are back 

The lad has a bit of talent but at this stage in his career he is just too lightweight and the games pass him by when Ohashi is back he won't get a look inn

He’d be the one disappointment last night (outside of Batth’s injury) he just looks like a poor player to me, far too weak. 

He had a great chance to play in Mak for a chance at the hat trick but was easily outpaced and out muscled