Certainly seems that way. We need to be picking up 6 points from this and Cardiff (H) though.

Does anyone outside of Mashed Potato Head, Mani and Chaddy actually think this bloke should be our #1? See no reason for Toth not to be starting now, give him a run of games to settle in - would hate to see the collection of howlers he’s dished out since nepotism got him a contract at our club.

JDT actually wanting to progress the club - nahhh Eustace sat in 5th - nahhh Lets give this bloke whose done nothing for years a go on a longer contract than any player in our whole squad - yeahhhh

Shameful, but a few of them will fancy heading over there in a few months with a nice signing bonus. This club is rotten, and I’m almost done with football

Ironically appears to be the only thing our overlords are any good at. Brutally ripping any hope and aspiration out of us every year, rinse and repeat

11 straight defeats away from home to promoted L1 teams. Blackburn Rovers soft touches - life under Venkys 2024: Derby (A) - Lost 2-1 2024: Oxford (A) - Lost 1-0 2023: Plymouth (A) - Lost 3-0 2023: Ipswich (A) - Lost 4-3 2023: Sheffield Wed (A) - Lost 3-1 2022: Wigan (A) - Lost 1-0 2022: Rotherham (A) - Lost 4-0 - christ this was a low point 2022: Sunderland (A) - Lost 2-1 2021: Hull (A) - Lost 2-0 2021: Peterborough (A) - Lost 2-1 2021: Blackpool (A) - Lost 2-1

No complaints from me if it’s Travis, Tronstad, Kargbo, Ohashi, Dolan, Gueye as the midfield and attack.

2 from 5 teams now I think. Norwich likely to be 6 points adrift after this weekend

Of course it's not accurate Chaddy. Coventry spent £30m or so this last year - Do you think they've done that with £10m a year wage budget. It's complete mythical click bait. Likewise, do you think a team getting relegated from the prem only has 2 x our wage budget, or in Sheffield Utds case, just £4m more.

I posted in the playoff thread, but worth it's own post here. These are our most recent results in away matches to promoted L1 sides. We have LOST all of our last 10 matches and we have to go back to the 2020/21 season before we even got a single point from a promoted L1 side away from home. 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 we've scored only 4 goals excluding the Ipswich match. This is peak Blackburn Rovers in the Venky's era. Chalk up the 1-0 Derby win, release our seethe on here and move on to next season, if we can still stomach it. 2024: Oxford (A) - Lost 1-0 2023: Plymouth (A) - Lost 3-0 2023: Ipswich (A) - Lost 4-3 2023: Sheffield Wed (A) - Lost 3-1 2022: Wigan (A) - Lost 1-0 2022: Rotherham (A) - Lost 4-0 - christ this was a low point 2022: Sunderland (A) - Lost 2-1 2021: Hull (A) - Lost 2-0 2021: Peterborough (A) - Lost 2-1 2021: Blackpool (A) - Lost 2-1 2020: Coventry (A) - Won 4-0 (!) October 2020 2020: Wycombe (A) - Lost 1-0 2020: Rotherham (A) - Drew 1-1

Bristol City picking up an away win last night. Sadly, anybody who thinks we can outperform 3 of Coventry, West Brom, Bristol City and Boro hasn't watched Rovers perform February onwards for the last 10 years. We need to be picking up 3 points in these away games to relegation fodder - we just never ever do. How's about this going into Derby away - We have LOST all 10 of our last matches away to promoted L1 sides (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024/25 so far). Outside of Ipswich we've only scored 4 goals in those games! 2024 Oxford (A) - Lost 1-0 2023 Plymouth (A) - Lost 3-0 2023 Ipswich (A) - Lost 4-3 2023 Sheffield Wed (A) - Lost 3-1 2022 Wigan (A) - Lost 1-0 2022 Rotherham (A) - Lost 4-0 - christ this was a low point 2022 Sunderland (A) - Lost 2-1 2021 Hull (A) - Lost 2-0 2021 Peterborough (A) - Lost 2-1 2021 Blackpool (A) - Lost 2-1 2020 Coventry (A) - Won 4-0 (!) October 2020 2020 Wycombe (A) - Lost 1-0 2020 Rotherham (A) - Drew 1-1

Edit: replied to the wrong post sorry

Just the +38% YoY increase there. Looks like Waggott has jumped from £309k + £12k pension contribution to £433k + £159k pension contribution.

I’d go as far as saying if we win all 4 then we will be 99% in. We’d have a huge gap from 7th if we went on a 4 game win streak now. Theres slim to no chance we win all 4 though. Based on our price of 15/8 to beat Derby, then it’s about 50/1 we pick-up maximum points from those 4 games.

Not expecting anything from those away games. Bookies make bottom of the table Derby favourites against us - shows where we are really. Have to beat Cardiff at home and pick up at least one more win from the other 3

Be surprised if they are

We’re slowly sliding backwards. Struggle to see us finishing above Coventry, West Brom or Boro. Need to get back to winning ways against Derby

Ohashi for Cantwell going forward I hope. Always wanted to see more of him playing off Gueye earlier this season. Tronstad being back is huge, there is a gulf between him and Forshaw, and Travis looked instantly better once Sondre came on.

Never a 2nd yellow, but should have been off for the first. Cant remember as bad a referee performance as this, for both sides. Hopefully never see Dennis play for us again. Absolute waste of space and looks an awful ‘character’. Saw him throw his arms in the air more times than touches of the ball

Pears loves to just give the ball back to Norwich with an aimless lump

Why did we loan him for a handful of games on a ridiculous wage then? If you’re going to get a January loan, they have to be instantly match fit (not a dig at yourself sorry but the recruitment team)

I’d be fuming with this ref if I was a Norwich fan. Such a bad standard of officiating in this league

Dennis looks absolute pony. More of a luxury than Cantwell. Lots of moaning, shite touch and a horror challenge there.

Can’t believe I forgot about this classic @Exiled_Rover

He is going to the top as we all knew. Shame he came through in our Venkys era. For his sake I'm sort of glad he ended up at a club like Palace. Whilst it highlights how far we've fallen (the fact that Palace are buying our generation talent!), at least he's getting loads of game time at a stable club where it's not toxic and there's little pressure. And fair fucks to Palace too - they did their homework (easy homework), but picking up the likes of Wharton, Eze, Olise from the Championship whilst mugs like United spend a fortune in the dog and duck leagues of Europe. I hope Tuchel is watching (no more Angel Gomes taking his spot)