StHelensRover

I wish people would stop making excuses for this manager. He is complicit in the shite and wafer thin squad that we have. Every team gets injuries and suspensions, he doesn't get a pass because of it. If the recruitment and turnover in players was below his expectations and worse than what he originally agreed to, he'd walk out, like most managers (see our last two). He's still here and has never said a word about it, so stop feeling sorry for him. We looked tactically clueless last night. Alebiosu tearing down the wing and putting in (mostly) good quality deliveries to no one. The other key tactic was to hoof the ball down the middle of the park to Ohashi and Gudjohnsen, who are short, slow and not overly physical. As the game drifted on the 'tactics' went out of the window and we looked clueless. That's all VI's fault.

You could have easily fit everyone who was in the entire stadium into the Blackburn End or Darwen End. There is no way it was one third full.

I've been of the opinion since the home defeat to Bradford City that I would snap anyone's hand off for 21st place.

There was a few seconds of play in the second half near the Darwen End that was like a comedy sketch, both sets of players trying to control the ball, failing and knocking it into the opposition player, who then did the same. Several people round me just laughed.

Another masterclass from VI. I wonder what the fewest number of home wins we have had in a season is, we must be well on track to beat it We at least must be on the way to a pre-xmas record.

Two awful teams who will be scrapping it out for 21st place come (what) May. What another waste of time that was.

"All this confusion, nothing's the same to me" blaring out on the tannoy system at Ewood

This club is on death row.

Easily the lowest turnout I've ever seen for a league game at Ewood. 7k at most. The atmosphere has been funereal the entire half, long periods of silence, like being at The Crucible The football from both sides has been guff. From where I stand it looked like a foul on Miller for their goal, but let's be honest, it was coming anyway. Stinking first half.

There's two teenage lads in NO1 in swim shorts, goggles and armbands. Very good.😄

Edit - Double posted there

If ever there was a fixture people might be willing to boycott surely it would be the replayed fixture versus Sheffield Wednesday. It's going to be far enough in the future for people to spread the word about it and it holds significance as a fixture caused by the incompetence of the owners.

Sidney in the line up. Was hoping they meant Sweeney or the Opera House but unfortunately it's Tavares

Met office now predicting 40% chance of rain through until 5pm. Does the high winds have an effect on the water on the pitch at all?

I was also very surprised they weren't more visibly proactive on Saturday. Before the game and during half time, but I don't know much about all the technology. Having said that, I'm not sure it would have been enough, just to use the rollers, as the rain was so constant that almost as much water was hitting the pitch as they were taking off and it didn't stop.