v Cardiff City (h) - 15/3/2025

[Exiled_Rover]

Just seen the lowlights (although they haven't shown the Dolan offside goal or why no-one was following up that Tronstad shot).

As usual, a good GK saves both their headers. Carter lost his man for the first one - but Hyam was literally in no-man's land and of course soft-lad got beaten in the air for the second. 

We're an absolute shambles. 

 

[SuperBrfc]

55 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Nixon on one on twitter - full 'blame the fans for being toxic' and 'defend the club' mode.

He really is a rat.

No surprise. We're gutted Kean didn't out to be a "wee gem", Alan. Oh and we're still gutted that we didn't get that £50m 'warchest'. Ah well. I'm sure you can understand us being toxic, what with us being so excited back then?

Rat. Was pro Kean from day one and is always first in to defend the owners.

I wonder if he sees United, Newcastle, Everton and West Ham fans as being "toxic" too for wanting their owners out.

All these tossers praising Venky's would make a sharp u-turn if faced with the prospect of Venky's owning the clubs they support.

Honeyman, how about swapping Gibson for Venky's? No? Doesn't sound so appealing now, does it?

Fantastic, loyal owners though that the ungrateful Blackburn fans should respect and cherish. Piss off.

[JCRovers]

3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Just seen the lowlights (although they haven't shown the Dolan offside goal or why no-one was following up that Tronstad shot).

As usual, a good GK saves both their headers. Carter lost his man for the first one - but Hyam was literally in no-man's land and of course soft-lad got beaten in the air for the second. 

We're an absolute shambles. 

 

I solely blame Hyam for both goals actually. He completely lost his man tracking back for the first one when their winger skips past Dennis, forcing Carter to cover the run at near post. Hyam is not covering near post nor does he pick up any player, essentially leaving 2 vs 3 centrally in the box. Second goal is just embarrassing how easy it is for Meite to ghost behind before making a run to time the header just ahead of him.

Hyam doesn't look fit to be honest; maybe he's struggling with a mild form of concussion given the head bandage. Should be dropped if he's not 100 percent. 

[Exiled in Toronto Mk2]

30 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Just seen the lowlights (although they haven't shown the Dolan offside goal or why no-one was following up that Tronstad shot).

As usual, a good GK saves both their headers. Carter lost his man for the first one - but Hyam was literally in no-man's land and of course soft-lad got beaten in the air for the second. 

We're an absolute shambles. 

 

It was a good save, he got an un-Pearsy like strong hand to the shot so it went up and away to a defender.

[Exiled_Rover]

48 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

I solely blame Hyam for both goals actually. He completely lost his man tracking back for the first one when their winger skips past Dennis, forcing Carter to cover the run at near post. Hyam is not covering near post nor does he pick up any player, essentially leaving 2 vs 3 centrally in the box. Second goal is just embarrassing how easy it is for Meite to ghost behind before making a run to time the header just ahead of him.

Hyam doesn't look fit to be honest; maybe he's struggling with a mild form of concussion given the head bandage. Should be dropped if he's not 100 percent. 

Fair.

I'd have dropped him after that pass at Stoke to be honest - these players have such an easy ride, there are simply no consequences for bad performances.

[ageoftherover]

On of the first things I learned in the game was "Don't argue with the ref. He isn't going to change his decision."

Well, not outside a Blackburn Rovers game anyway.

Edited 18 hours ago by ageoftherover

[roversfan99]

Further astounds me that any Rovers fans happily pay their hard earned money to a bitter, narcissistic, bullshitting hack for exclusive access to his predominantly fictional rubbish.

[Exiled_Rover]

26 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Further astounds me that any Rovers fans happily pay their hard earned money to a bitter, narcissistic, bullshitting hack for exclusive access to his predominantly fictional rubbish.

I follow him on twitter for the chuckles, he's never had a penny off me.

[windymiller7]

5 hours ago, martonrover said:

Yes, the guy I sit next to pointed it out, and it said a lot.

All the Cardiff players ran across to speak to their coaching team.

Most of ours stood around looking listless on the pitch.

Dennis actually sat on the ball near the Riverside & tied his boot laces!!

That's all I'm saying for today btw. Too angry, too upset, & yes I mean that & I'll be 50 fucking years old in a few weeks!!!

[Mercer]

2 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

Dennis actually sat on the ball near the Riverside & tied his boot laces!!

That's all I'm saying for today btw. Too angry, too upset, & yes I mean that & I'll be 50 fucking years old in a few weeks!!!

Don't despair about your age lad, a few of us on here would give our right arm to be 50 again!

[Torgeir]

Send Cozier-Duberry back please. Let our own youth players play from here on out. Decide who we want to keep and offer them deals.

I gave up in midweek, yesterday was better but oh so predictable in that we were the better team without creating much - and gifting them some big chances. Batth is a lot better defender than Carter unfortunately. Dolan looked clear onside to me and it was never a pen towards the end for Gueye so can't complain that the ref changed his mind.

 

Let JRC play, he at least has some desire to run into the opposition's box. 

 

One final note: Ismael asked his staff who they thought should replace Dennis when he limped off and I could see Lowe said "Amario", so obviously taking some bad advise from the people who should know better 😄

No game-changers on the bench any longer though.

 

Enjoy your Sunday.

[Ossydave]

5 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I follow him on twitter for the chuckles, he's never had a penny off me.

You're probably in a minority of fans that aren't blocked by the fat prick. He's a right petulant cry baby if you pull him up on anything. 

[Ossydave]

ACD was seen as a bit of a coup at the time with a number of clubs after him, really disappointing how he's turned out, although our rotten club can't be an easy place for a kid to develop right now.

[arbitro]

I deliberately avoided anything Rovers related last night as I really didn't want to be irrational but the anger hasn't really subsided this morning. Losing is part of football and sometimes in defeat you have to hold your hands up and say you lost to a better team but in our case the last three games we have lost to poor and, on paper inferior teams

It's clear that too many players are lacking confidence and making wrong decisions for which we are being punished. There are likely many reasons for this loss of confidence but in truth our form has been poor for a few months now but I think, players being what they are they will blame the upheaval of losing a manager who they liked. But this rot actually started under Eustace.

The goals we have been conceding of late are incredibly poor and all have been avoidable and we simply haven't offered enough of a threat at the other end. Poor final balls especially crosses have been frustrating but on some of them the movement inside the penalty area is awful.

But, as many have alluded to the problems at our club run much, much deeper and in many respects the on field frustrations are miniscule in the bigger picture. We will never move forward under these people and stagnation is the best we can hope for. We will more than likely have a huge turnover of playing staff in the summer - players come and go but the real changes we would all like is in the ownership and at board level.

Sadly for us neither will happen.

[Torgeir]

31 minutes ago, Ossydave said:

ACD was seen as a bit of a coup at the time with a number of clubs after him, really disappointing how he's turned out, although our rotten club can't be an easy place for a kid to develop right now.

He has lost his confidence. When he regains it he'll be a useful player but is still raw and needs a bit of work. Has not improved at all while he's been here. In the beginning he was the one player the Ewood crowd would stand up for in excitement, but not any longer. A damn shame how this season (also) has gone to shits.

[martonrover]

9 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Nixon on one on twitter - full 'blame the fans for being toxic' and 'defend the club' mode.

He really is a rat.

Yes, I challenged him for setting himself up as an apologist for a failing regime.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, Torgeir said:

He has lost his confidence. When he regains it he'll be a useful player but is still raw and needs a bit of work. Has not improved at all while he's been here. In the beginning he was the one player the Ewood crowd would stand up for in excitement, but not any longer. A damn shame how this season (also) has gone to shits.

Keeping Markanday would have been a better bet and I don’t think he’s up to that much.

[Andy]

10 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Nixon on one on twitter - full 'blame the fans for being toxic' and 'defend the club' mode.

He really is a rat.

He's fully on the club's books, recent posts confirm this.

Just look at last week, suggesting that Calamity was being linked with Man Utd - after (yet another) display of total incompetence.

He blocked me a long time ago for calling out the obvious flaws in a number of his 'stories'.

Red top rag gossip merchant, nothing more.

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

Just when you thought your mood could get no lower...

I switched on MOTD on iPlayer this morning, out of habit not affection these days.

Even fast forwarding through the customary dross over earnest analysis, I still caught sight of that whinging scouser Danny M*****, the avatar of avatars, the prototype for all Venky stooges down the years. His eyes piercing through the screen with the effect of Medusa's.

As an added bonus to ruin Sunday yet further, what are we then treated to the sight of? Keith bloody Andrews getting a hug as the set piece coach of Bournemouth, for Christ's sake.

Imagine typing that sentence 15 years ago. unthinkable.

I should have done the vacuum cleaning instead shouldn't I?

[johnradfordsubbuteo2]

5 minutes ago, Andy said:

He's fully on the club's books, recent posts confirm this.

Just look at last week, suggesting that Calamity was being linked with Man Utd - after (yet another) display of total incompetence.

He blocked me a long time ago for calling out the obvious flaws in a number of his 'stories'.

Red top rag gossip merchant, nothing more.

just boycott him. don't give him the oxygen of publicity.

[roverandout]

2 hours ago, Ossydave said:

You're probably in a minority of fans that aren't blocked by the fat prick. He's a right petulant cry baby if you pull him up on anything. 

I got blocked by him years ago for asking a simple question 

[Wheelton Blue]

Anyone who follows Nixon is quite frankly, dim.

Anyone who actually pays for his guff is certifiable.

[USABlue]

11 hours ago, neophox said:

We can still be dragged in to relegation..this is an very even league so don't be amazed if Lowe will be installed as caretaker if we lose at Pompey.

They will not be potting a 3 year contract and paying for it.  No, VI wiuld have to walk and he won't do that.

[Paul Mellelieu]

https://x.com/BBCLancsSport/status/1901192435478503914

[alcd]

4 hours ago, Torgeir said:

Send Cozier-Duberry back please. Let our own youth players play from here on out. Decide who we want to keep and offer them deals.

I gave up in midweek, yesterday was better but oh so predictable in that we were the better team without creating much - and gifting them some big chances. Batth is a lot better defender than Carter unfortunately. Dolan looked clear onside to me and it was never a pen towards the end for Gueye so can't complain that the ref changed his mind.

 

Let JRC play, he at least has some desire to run into the opposition's box. 

 

One final note: Ismael asked his staff who they thought should replace Dennis when he limped off and I could see Lowe said "Amario", so obviously taking some bad advise from the people who should know better 😄

No game-changers on the bench any longer though.

 

Enjoy your Sunday.

ACD is a game changer - for the worse.