TONIGHTS FOOTY

[Newcastleclaret93]

We should be top two quite comfortably this season watching this

[burnmark]

3-1 Szmodics

[ISpeds00]

They need wins where they can get them so let em have one
They are playing a league 1 standard side

[jos]

This is too easy for Rovers, not what we wanted.

[RVclaret]

We should be top two quite comfortably this season watching this

Not sure how watching two likely bottom half-relegation teams has any relevance to us finishing top 2 let alone comfortably. Sheff Utd looked pretty good tonight with a strong looking 11, and we play a Luton team that finished above us last season.

[dougcollins]

Sky are going to have to find lots of commentators to cover All the games covered
Unless Hinchcliffe and Weaver get a Burnley game I won’t have to put up with them all season

Bad news, they'll be doing Monday.

[ISpeds00]

This is too easy for Rovers, not what we wanted.

Doesnt affect us in any way whatsoever

[WazzaClaret]

Nothing to fear on this showing, 2 bottom half teams.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Not sure how watching two likely bottom half-relegation teams has any relevance to us finishing top 2 let alone comfortably. Sheff Utd looked pretty good tonight with a strong looking 11, and we play a Luton team that finished above us last season.

I’m watching both games.

Quality is crap. Three out of four of the teams on display can barely put together 5 passes.

Sheffield look ok, but I would argue a lot of that is because of how bad Preston are.

All the relegated sides will be right up there this season

[ElectroClaret]

3-1 Szmodics

Another quarter of a mil on his tag.
Derby are completely gash.

4-1

[Rileybobs]

We should be top two quite comfortably this season watching this

What a ridiculous thing to say. You’re such an attention seeker.

[Rileybobs]

Blackburn have been good.

[Foshiznik]

Derby are really not very good.

[Rowls]

Blackburn don't look like relegation candidates sadly.

[jos]

Doesnt affect us in any way whatsoever

I like your confidence, We shall see who’s ahead on Monday night.

[Foshiznik]

Blackburn 3rd favourites to go down behind only Oxford and Plymouth according to odds checker.

[FCBurnley]

Gonna be top of league tonight. First home win for Eustace

[ElectroClaret]

Blackburn don't look like relegation candidates sadly.

Christ, they're playing Derby, who'd struggle against Accy Stanley.

They'll start sinking soon enough, stop worrying.

[Newcastleclaret93]

What a ridiculous thing to say. You’re such an attention seeker.

Come on Riley,

Just a smidge of realism.

We have by far the most expensive squad in the league and have spent by far the most this window.

We have just watched four teams in this league play and they are shocking.

We should be aiming for top two without a doubt and we should comfortably achieve it

[IPAclaret]

Don't think anyone can make any predictions from the opening games but you can say the defending from both sides has been fkin garbage

[RVclaret]

Christ, they're playing Derby, who'd struggle against Accy Stanley.

They'll start sinking soon enough, stop worrying.

Derby beat Stanley 4-0 and 3-0 the last two times they played them.

[Somethingfishy]

Derby have been really naive at the back. Typical of a team moving to a higher level and not being properly prepared. They look dangerous on set pieces and that is it although they did have Blackburn penned in for a large part of the start of the second half.
Blackburn have been shaky at the back and a better team will overrun them in midfield. Both teams will be down there this season but I'd be more worried if I was a Derby fan on this showing. A reality check.

[Foshiznik]

I’m going to make a prediction that Amdouni will be one of the leagues top 5 goalscorers this season

[ElectroClaret]

We have just watched four teams in this league play and they are shocking.

Three of em are, Blades pretty fair.

[Robbie_painter]

I like your confidence, We shall see who’s ahead on Monday night.

After one game?? Us away at Luton as well.Grow up.

[Newcastleclaret93]

I’m going to make a prediction that Amdouni will be one of the leagues top 5 goalscorers this season

I honestly think Foster will bag 20 plus this season

[FCBurnley]

Let’s hope that was Sammie boys farewell goal Bad result to start the season

[Commy]

Ipswich might up their offer after tonight.

[Rileybobs]

Come on Riley,

Just a smidge of realism.

We have by far the most expensive squad in the league and have spent by far the most this window.

We have just watched four teams in this league play and they are shocking.

We should be aiming for top two without a doubt and we should comfortably achieve it

How can you claim we should be top two quite comfortably based on the four teams you’ve watched tonight? Also, how can you claim Blackburn are shocking based on tonight’s performance?

Of course we should be aiming for top two but saying we should comfortably achieve it is dumb. Luton were stronger than us last season and have the stability of retaining their manager. Leeds were very strong last season and will no doubt kick on. Sheffield United have strengthened and started the season with an away win. Then there are a number of other teams who will also challenge.

Having an expensive bunch of players does not necessarily equate to being a good team as we found out last season.

[ElectroClaret]

Let’s hope that was Sammie boys farewell goal Bad result to start the season

Extra long clapping at FT to the crowd, so looks like he's slinging his hook.

[ISpeds00]

I like your confidence, We shall see who’s ahead on Monday night.

Means nothing
Did you watch our last championship outing? First 10 games were irrelevent

Both sides there are bang average
Rovers let 2 in at home against a newly promoted side of league 1 standard. could have been 3 or 4 they let in too (Line clearance and hit bar)
Smodics is on his way - nobody to replace his goals from last season

[jos]

After one game?? Us away at Luton as well.Grow up.

You think we’ll score more than four at Luton? I hope you’re right!

But to say that other teams in the same league won’t affect us is somewhat naive.

[Quicknick]

Means nothing
Did you watch our last championship outing? First 10 games were irrelevent

Both sides there are bang average
Rovers let 2 in at home against a newly promoted side of league 1 standard. could have been 3 or 4 they let in too (Line clearance and hit bar)
Smodics is on his way - nobody to replace his goals from last season

I hope you are correct in that last line.

[RetroClaret]

First night of the efl season and people are already negative and bickering.

Incredible.

[Quicknick]

What a ridiculous thing to say. You’re such an attention seeker.

Why does this make him an attention seeker?

[Robbie_painter]

You think we’ll score more than four at Luton? I hope you’re right!

But to say that other teams in the same league won’t affect us is somewhat naive.

Where have I said that we’ll score more than four at Luton???

[Woodleyclaret]

PNE are ragged and they made Sheffield Utd look like Real Madrid.How crap is Keifer Moore though.?
Rover can enjoy top spot 45 games left to avoid the inevitable drop now

[FCBurnley]

Already got a copy of league table from my Rovers supporting son in law

[timshorts]

Watched Ayr United pull Airdrie to pieces. Finished 5-0.

Some good performances from the honest men, but it's too early in the season to work out whether Airdrie are just this years Brechin.

At half time, we got to the part where we get to see the Airdrie chances, but having announced that we'd reached that stage, we were then reminded that there were absolutely none, so we'd have to see a few more from Ayr.....

A delight to see no Rolling around, no diving, no var.

[Rileybobs]

Why does this make him an attention seeker?

Because he makes sensational claims to seek attention.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Blackburn have been good.

Take Szmodics out of the team and its a 2-2 draw against a league one level team Blackburn have been POOR

[jos]

Where have I said that we’ll score more than four at Luton???

For pity’s sake read the thread, I’m responding to a statement saying that other teams in this league won’t impact us.

If we don’t beat Luton by more than four then one of those other teams will be above us in the league come Monday night.
To me that is impacting us.

I get that the inference is that by the end of the season today’s result won’t matter, Let’s hope so.

[Jakubclaret]

Take Szmodics out of the team and its a 2-2 draw against a league one level team Blackburn have been POOR

Blackburns best football came in the first half without szmodics despite only scoring 1. I'm not sure where you are getting the idea from blackburn have been poor over the 90 they played well even taking into account derby could have played better.

[Hibsclaret]

With all the singing and dancing at full time I think they thought they’d won a gold medal or something. Embarrassing celebrating a win in the first game of the season like they’d won the league. Absolutely tin pot as usual.

[ISpeds00]

First night of the efl season and people are already negative and bickering.

Incredible.

Some people talk absolute ******** though

[ISpeds00]

With all the singing and dancing at full time I think they thought they’d won a gold medal or something. Embarrassing celebrating a win in the first game of the season like they’d won the league. Absolutely tin pot as usual.

BRING ON THE DINGLES
E i E i E i O

Are they for real?
Playing a league 1 side conceding 2 at home

[Rileybobs]

BRING ON THE DINGLES
E i E i E i O

Are they for real?
Playing a league 1 side conceding 2 at home

A bit like when we conceded 2 at home to a newly promoted Rotherham 3-2 and won with 2 injury time goals after they had a man sent off. Some weird takes tonight.

[kenyon6923]

Szmodics would have doubled fosters tally by may even in a bang average rovers team. So Danny Ings like just a pity 29 years old.

[mybloodisclaret]

Already got a copy of league table from my Rovers supporting son in law

Clearly you neglected your parental responsibilites.

[Hipper]

I watched the Preston - Sheff U game. Preston were very ordinary, no spark at all with only Brady and Potts looking anything decent. Sheff U were much better. In the first half O'Hare was very lively but hardly saw him in the second half. Hamer looked good as did Arblaster. Ahmedhodžić doesn't seem to have made any progress at all, looking good at times and at others vulnerable. Moore was lively in the second half but needs to settle into the team. However Sheff Utd only won because of a wicked deflection and an atrocious throw out from Preston's goalkeeper which Hamer anticipated well and superbly lobbed the keeper. Other then that they didn't really look like scoring. If I was a Sheff Utd fan I'd pleased with that start.

Incidentally, I'm using a Virgin Media 360 box to watch Sky Sports+. What I found was that the Preston games was being shown on Sky Sports+ channel without having to use the red button. In this way I could pause, rewind etc. as normal. However if I watched it on the red button I couldn't do this. I don't know if that is peculiar to Virgin or of that limitation occurs on Sky too?