Rovers play-off fight……..

Guitargeorge · Post by **Guitargeorge** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:25 am

…….all but over after Sheffield United won last night. For those who feared that our Premier League place would be taken by that lot down the road, well, you can rest a bit easier now, due to our resurgence and their mediocrity. They have fluffed their lines once again and we live to fight on. UTC

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:51 am

Guitargeorge wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:25 am
…….all but over after Sheffield United won last night. For those who feared that our Premier League place would be taken by that lot down the road, well, you can rest a bit easier now, due to our resurgence and their mediocrity. They have fluffed their lines once again and we live to fight on. UTC

Going to save my gloating until after this weekends set of results. If we win today and Everton and Leeds lose, I will be a lot more confident.

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:52 am

Guitargeorge wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:25 am
…….all but over after Sheffield United won last night. For those who feared that our Premier League place would be taken by that lot down the road, well, you can rest a bit easier now, due to our resurgence and their mediocrity. They have fluffed their lines once again and we live to fight on. UTC

With all due respect I couldn’t care a flying fig about Rovers, I’m more interested in us obtaining enough points to stay up. This is not a dig at you by the way. I’m having sleepless nights at the moment.

NewClaret · Post by **NewClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:35 am

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:52 am
With all due respect I couldn’t care a flying fig about Rovers, I’m more interested in us obtaining enough points to stay up. This is not a dig at you by the way. I’m having sleepless nights at the moment.

Likewise!!

Guitargeorge · Post by **Guitargeorge** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:40 am

I still accept that we could be playing them next year, hence my “live to fight on” comment. My point was that they won’t be taking our place.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:51 am

Thought Rovers got automatic promotion at Christmas?

Ric_C · Post by **Ric_C** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:52 am

I do care what happens to Rovers.

I want their fans to be miserable and have dashed hope.

I want us always to be above them, and always better than them so we can eventually squash them into the dirt.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:00 am

It's like being back in the late '80's watching the Dollopers' annual fight against promotion. The semi final, second leg away at Palace was a classic.

BurnleyFC · Post by **BurnleyFC** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:09 am

Deluded dick heads.

Mowbray actually has done a good job there, despite what the majority of their fans think. They had been whingeing about Bournemouth born (but Luton fan) Keith Stroud being appointed referee for this weekend’s game against Bournemouth, saying it would effectively end their play off hopes and he’d be against t’Roverrrrrrs due to his Luton and Bournemouth connections.

He’s since been replaced but your team’s dreadful form ended your play off hopes a couple of weeks ago, chums.

gawthorpe_view · Post by **gawthorpe_view** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:09 am

* Final not semi.
Last ever 2 legged final.

https://m.facebook.com/officialcpfc/vid ... 397042180/

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 10:52 am

Come on Burnley Come on Burnley Come on Burnley

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:19 am

beddie wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:52 am
With all due respect I couldn’t care a flying fig about Rovers, I’m more interested in us obtaining enough points to stay up. This is not a dig at you by the way. I’m having sleepless nights at the moment.

Quite interesting chat last night with my M8 Kevin (Leeds) and a Newcastle Fan in our local last night ... Everyone agreed its time Everton did the decent thing and got relegated

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:21 am

Strange that Rovers have hit the buffers just when Burnley have rediscovered some form, and it's been glorious to witness their fall from grace again.

We win today, and Rovers lose, and it's unlikely we'll be meeting them next season, not in the league anyway.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:27 am

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:21 am

We win today, and Rovers lose, and it's unlikely we'll be meeting them next season, not in the league anyway.

Even if they draw today, they're out of it.
They can't catch Sheff U unless they win both remaining games.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:31 am

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:27 am
Even if they draw today, they're out of it.
They can't catch Sheff U unless they win both remaining games.

Even if they do win their last 2 it's out of their hands, not impossible they could yet sneak in, but it would require a bizarre sequence of results.

And Bournemouth desperately need the points to keep Forest at bay for the 2nd auto spot.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:34 am

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:31 am

And Bournemouth desperately need the points to keep Forest at bay for the 2nd auto spot.

Yeah, can't see the Cherries holding back today, hope they fill their boots.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:26 pm

Just a cautionary note.
Should they win today, they will have won two on the bounce and would probably only have to beat Birmingham next week to get above Sheff U on GD, since Sheff U are playing Fulham.
We would then have to rely on Middllesbrough winning both games.
I'm not celebrating anything yet.

Roosterbooster · Post by **Roosterbooster** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:35 pm

Most might disagree. But I'd like them to get promoted if we stay up. I really enjoy beating them

Sheffield Utd still have Fulham to play on the final day, and Boro's form has dipped of late, so its not over yet by any means. If anything can happen in football, then the Championship is the place

Burnley1989 · Post by **Burnley1989** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:44 pm

Roosterbooster wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:35 pm
Most might disagree. But I'd like them to get promoted if we stay up. I really enjoy beating them

Sheffield Utd still have Fulham to play on the final day, and Boro's form has dipped of late, so its not over yet by any means. If anything can happen in football, then the Championship is the place

I absolutely hate playing them

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:54 pm

Why on earth would anyone give a flying feck about those penniless horse bothering cave dwellers ? They appear to have had an ok season .

duncandisorderly · Post by **duncandisorderly** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:59 pm

I hope they win today for a few reasons;

1 - I'd prefer Forest to come up instead of Bournemouth
2 - it'd give Rovers hope going in to the last game, only to fall pathetically, gloriously short
3 - should they scrape in, the thought of Rovers getting all giddy about winning promotion only to be beaten at Wembley by Luton Town of all teams gives me a bit of a semi.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:00 pm

AlargeClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 12:54 pm
Why on earth would anyone give a flying feck about those penniless horse bothering cave dwellers ? They appear to have had an ok season .

Well, yes.
But in spite of everything, including our own dodgy position, its still nice to check the results and see they've lost.

PremierLeagueClass · Post by **PremierLeagueClass** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:01 pm

Never rule it out, remember how Preston snuck in on the last day with a bonkers goal swing, Cardiff losing by 6 or something like that. Wasn’t it the Coyle promotion season?

fatboy47 · Post by **fatboy47** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:11 pm

Venkys could fund a manager like Dyche and cherry pick a team capable of walking the Championship..and all out of the petty cash tin..
That they choose not too, and allow the club to remain in limbo indefinitely is a source of amusement to me.

AlargeClaret · Post by **AlargeClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:18 pm

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:00 pm
Well, yes.
But in spite of everything, including our own dodgy position, its still nice to check the results and see they've lost.

Haha can’t argue with that

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:29 pm

Dyche to Blackburn? That would be a funny one.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 1:30 pm

I'd love Rovers to be leading Bournemouth 1-0 till injury time, then the Cherries equalise.

Then they're out of it.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 3:29 pm

1-0 Bournemouth Solanke, so some good news today.

Milltown1882 · Post by **Milltown1882** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 3:33 pm

29 for the season for Solanke, Mitrovic on 806 or whatever he’s on now. Some effort.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:35 pm

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ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:37 pm

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:38 pm

21k on, cheap tix, to see this capitulation.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:08 pm

For a Carlsberg made Day of Football, we just need Citeh go put 5 or 6 past The Weeds.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:14 pm

A cracking day we take a giant step towards PL safety, and Rovers flop at home and see their PO hopes end.

Now if City and Chelsea can do the business it'll be a perfect weekend.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:48 pm

Kevin Gallagher nearly in tears on R/lancs.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:50 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:48 pm
Kevin Gallagher nearly in tears on R/lancs.

Once had the misfortune to bump into him in a pub in Blackburn. He's a very difficult man to like. ******.

I did have a Clarets shirt on, we were off to Deepdale in the days when the M65 ended in the middle of nowhere.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:44 pm

I love watching the playoffs.
Now I can enjoy them, knowing those bellends aren't involved.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:44 pm

dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:50 pm
Once had the misfortune to bump into him in a pub in Blackburn. He's a very difficult man to like. ******.

I did have a Clarets shirt on, we were off to Deepdale in the days when the M65 ended in the middle of nowhere.

It still does end in the middle of nowhere. It is the most pointless stretch of road in the country.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:40 pm

Chobulous wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:44 pm
It still does end in the middle of nowhere. It is the most pointless stretch of road in the country.

Ah, you're probably referring to the Colne end?

At this point, the other end was somewhere on the outskirts of Blackburn.

Andreshotboots · Post by **Andreshotboots** » Sun May 01, 2022 1:10 am

I live in Darwen and they couldn't wait to tell me in December how the Championship winning blues, with Diaz as the top scorer were going to replace us..been out in town tonight and had the time of my life..Those scruffy little horse fiddlers have all run back to being Liverpool fans again now..

Swizzlestick · Post by **Swizzlestick** » Sun May 01, 2022 2:05 am

dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 7:40 pm
Ah, you're probably referring to the Colne end?

At this point, the other end was somewhere on the outskirts of Blackburn.

The Preston end does too, to be fair. Sort of back end of Lostock Hall.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Sun May 01, 2022 2:58 am

Some people are on the pitch. They think it’s all over. IT IS NOW !!!!

Guitargeorge · Post by **Guitargeorge** » Sun May 01, 2022 8:19 am

“Going to save my gloating until after this weekends set of results. If we win today and Everton and Leeds lose, I will be a lot more confident”

The gloating light at the end of the tunnel looks a little nearer now

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Sun May 01, 2022 10:12 am

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:08 pm
For a Carlsberg made Day of Football, we just need Citeh go put 5 or 6 past The Weeds.

I am sure you are not disappointed with 4 though Buxton?!

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Sun May 01, 2022 10:14 am

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote: ↑
Sun May 01, 2022 10:12 am
I am sure you are not disappointed with 4 though Buxton?!

I'll let it go, this time.