Rovers v Boro

claret wizard · Post by **claret wizard** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:24 pm

Half empty stadium, Boro score on 20 mins.

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:28 pm

It's been all Boro since the kick off. The natives are getting restless, not that there are many there to get restless. Shame.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:29 pm

Top 10 finish was their aim for this season. Playoffs next season.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:30 pm

Rovers looking very poor.

bob-the-scutter · Post by **bob-the-scutter** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:33 pm

claret wizard wrote:Half empty stadium, Boro score on 20 mins.

Half empty?
I think your being a tad generous there. Before the match they announced the crowd changes to the team!

claret wizard · Post by **claret wizard** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:37 pm

Jack Rodwell booked, last time I saw him he was stealing a wage on Netflix.

claptrappers_union · Post by **claptrappers_union** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:43 pm

bob-the-scutter wrote:Half empty?
I think your being a tad generous there. Before the match they announced the crowd changes to the team!

Ha

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:49 pm

Rovers down to ten.

HT. 0-1

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:10 pm

Never a sending off in a million years.

Brilliant ain’t it?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:11 pm

bobinho wrote:Never a sending off in a million years.

Brilliant ain’t it?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:11 pm

Triple substitution for Rovers at half time.

Boro hit the bar with a twenty yarder.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:19 pm

I'm not watching the game but the stats suggest Boro are battering them.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:28 pm

I thought the red card was touch and go. Definitely a foul and a card but he couldve got away with a yellow on another day. Defenders who get the wrong side of attackers and have to make despairing tackles to save the situation cant complain too much.
Borough were well on top playing v 11 so should wrap this up. Until they get a 2nd, though, Rovers have a hope.

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:32 pm

Jaysus, this is utter sh1te....who are the utter berks that'd be happy to see us playing at this level?

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:35 pm

67 minutes B'stard's 2 shots and NONE ON TARGET

Joke fans

Joke team

Joke stadium

Joke of East Lancashire

Shore claret · Post by **Shore claret** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:37 pm

Thank god we missed out on assombalonga, he is shocking

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:39 pm

Two poor sides who look light years away from the Premier league

bob-the-scutter · Post by **bob-the-scutter** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:40 pm

Shore claret wrote:Thank god we missed out on assombalonga, he is shocking

To be fair....Boro are sh!te!

Spike · Post by **Spike** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:40 pm

Why Boro not wearing black armbands? Disrespectful?

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:41 pm

Rovers claiming 13249 attendance. Pretty good for an early Sunday game on TV..............if true haha

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:45 pm

ST holders counted whether in attendance or not methinks.

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:45 pm

Absolutely no way on God's earth are there 13k spectators in that ground.....a friend in the away end is guessing at around 8 to 9k.

kaptin1 · Post by **kaptin1** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:46 pm

First effort on target for Rovers after 83 mins

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:47 pm

83rd minute, Rovers have first shot on target.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:47 pm

bobinho wrote:ST holders counted whether in attendance or not methinks.

Thought the peasants were revolting in Boll-Ewood

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:57 pm

The last time they lost four on the bounce, a certain Owen Coyle was in charge. It gets better with every game.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:58 pm

Bosscat wrote:Thought the peasants were revolting in Boll-Ewood

The whole of Blackburn is revolting !

bob-the-scutter · Post by **bob-the-scutter** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:59 pm

kaptin1 wrote:First effort on target for Rovers after 83 mins

With about 300 away fans.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:59 pm

Full time. Rovers lose.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:40 pm

Interesting attendance, was that the number of empty seats in each stand? There was hardly anyone there.

Anyway, that restored my faith, they were downright dreadful.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:44 pm

Rovers fans do make me laugh though. Talk to any Blackburn fan and they'll talk about history. They won't mention anything about the here and now.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:47 pm

Those sat in the Blackburn End got some excitement close to the end when they actually got a shot at goal. Didn't think Middlesbrough were very good but were much the better side.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:48 pm

A shame Boro aren't good enough to challenge the top 2. I'd sooner they came up than Leeds.

Longside4evr · Post by **Longside4evr** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:53 pm

I've never felt more like singing the blue the Burnley win the B@stards lose Ho Burnley you got me singing the blues

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:20 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Rovers fans do make me laugh though. Talk to any Blackburn fan and they'll talk about history. They won't mention anything about the here and now.

Theres one of the B'stard Trolls that frequents the Lancashire Blackburnegraph pages who all he can mention is Burnley in the 4th Division and B'stards winning the Prem.... one 35 years ago and the other 24 years ago....
Lets face it there is a generation of Rovers fans that havent seen Premier League Football and a generation of Clarets that don't know anything other than Championship and Premier League...

Its all a matter of perspective.
I for one had some great away days in the 3rd tier of Football (as I only came back to watching footy in the early 90's) and the Fat stunted cupid cannot understand why we are not ashamed of our history......

I am thoroughly enjoying rubbing the Fat B'stards nose in their current losing run.

Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He chortled in his joy

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:22 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Rovers fans do make me laugh though. Talk to any Blackburn fan and they'll talk about history. They won't mention anything about the here and now.

Like Burnley fans then, when positions were reversed!

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:22 pm

IanMcL wrote:Like Burnley fans then, when positions were reversed!

When was that then? How old are you?

They the Blackburn fans talk only of their bought success last century. Whwn did they actually live on their own earnings. Prior to JW's money they couldn't afford to pay the electricity bill.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:29 pm

1,052 there from Boro. Certainly less than 10,000 B'stard fans .

ColonelCool · Post by **ColonelCool** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:36 pm

IanMcL wrote:Like Burnley fans then, when positions were reversed!

Nothing like it.

Claretforever · Post by **Claretforever** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:05 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Interesting attendance, was that the number of empty seats in each stand? There was hardly anyone there.

Anyway, that restored my faith, they were downright dreadful.

As per Facebook, a closer estimate of the attendance:

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sun Feb 17, 2019 9:10 pm

bob-the-scutter wrote:Half empty?
I think your being a tad generous there. Before the match they announced the crowd changes to the team!

Now thats funny......

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:15 am

To those taking the p1ss out of Blackburn's attendance, what do you think we would have got in a similar situation?

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:17 am

Quicknick wrote:To those taking the p1ss out of Blackburn's attendance, what do you think we would have got in a similar situation?

Irrelevant....the point is we wouldn't have claimed to have 4 or to 5k more than the true figure.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:20 am

My glee/schadenfreude is based on just how miserable it is being a R*vers fan, these days. Long may it continue.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:21 am

I saw 10 minutes of this yesterday. It looked like two League One sides playing out a pre-season friendly.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:27 am

How can any Burnley fan who's been around any length of time not want to "take the **** " out of Blackburn ?

SammyBoy · Post by **SammyBoy** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:58 am

I was at a bit of a loose end yesterday given the lack of glamour fixtures on offer so I watched them lot down the road, two hours of my life I won't get back. Boro weren't much better either.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:59 am

Claretforever wrote:As per Facebook, a closer estimate of the attendance:

Obviously the latest boycott has started! Venkies out again!

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:24 am

Lord Beamish wrote:My glee/schadenfreude is based on just how miserable it is being a R*vers fan, these days. Long may it continue.

I hope Shadenfruede isn't another Rouwen Hennings....

claret wizard · Post by **claret wizard** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 12:07 pm

Quicknick wrote:To those taking the p1ss out of Blackburn's attendance, what do you think we would have got in a similar situation?

Our second season back in the Championship in 2003 didn't have Boro in it, so I looked at something similar, Rotherham, 14,000 on for that game.
Or Grimsby, 18,000. Same weekend in 2002 we had 15K v Forest. 13k vs Birmingham on a Tuesday night.

Specifically against Boro, 2011 in the Championship we had 14500 on (first time we'd played them in the league at Turf Moor for over 16 years).

Think we hold up pretty well.