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Appleton disappointed by late leveller (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Appleton disappointed by late leveller
10:31pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013 in Sport
ROVERS boss Michael Appleton was a disappointed man after he saw his side concede a last-gasp spot kick to draw with Brighton tonight.
Appleton seemed set for a first win after Jordan Rhodes converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time.
But David Goodwillie's late foul gave Albion the chance to level - and David Lopez did just that.
"We controlled the game and their keeper was a lot busier than ours and a second goal would have killed the game," said Appleton.
"The most disappointing thing is 45 seconds before the penalty fourth official is screaming at the refereesaying the game is finished.
"To conceed after that is very disappointing but it was a silly challenge from David and he knows that but I am not going to harp on about that."
Comments are closed on this article.

Comments (160)
10:36pm Tue 22 Jan 13
Whydidtheybanme? says...
A lot better display than Saturday is the one consolation.
10:42pm Tue 22 Jan 13
roverinmanchstr says...
Never mind, he must have been promised loads of money to spend by Venky's before the match!!!!!
10:42pm Tue 22 Jan 13
roverinmanchstr says...
Never mind, he must have been promised loads of money to spend by Venky's before the match!!!!!
10:42pm Tue 22 Jan 13
roverinmanchstr says...
Never mind, he must have been promised loads of money to spend by Venky's before the match!!!!!
10:43pm Tue 22 Jan 13
tomo1964 says...
10:46pm Tue 22 Jan 13
Yusuf23 says...
positive but also gutted that we never won goodwillie the numpty whyyyy now lets give apple the backing and hope he makes some good signings )
10:49pm Tue 22 Jan 13
inflightmagazine says...
10:49pm Tue 22 Jan 13
ROVERSPAL1 says...
10:58pm Tue 22 Jan 13
CARover says...
10:58pm Tue 22 Jan 13
NickH1982 says...
11:16pm Tue 22 Jan 13
xrjxman says...
?
Though we'd got shut of him yonks ago.
11:18pm Tue 22 Jan 13
cboyer says...
11:24pm Tue 22 Jan 13
flowersorseaman? says...
11:25pm Tue 22 Jan 13
jack01 says...
Defensively we were excellent, we looked organised and I couldn't see Brighton getting back into it.
Then up steps the referee. Seems to have bowed to Poyet's complaints in awarding 5 minutes injury time despite no injuries and only 4 subs. I was expecting much better considering the media love that Brighton get. What I saw was appalling from the Brighton players. They truly are Poyet's team.
Anyway, the positives were there for me. The play-offs were always going to be a push after the Berg debacle. I'm willing to back Appleton over the rest of this season and the start of next to see what he can do.
11:30pm Tue 22 Jan 13
Dukes says...
Appleton i am not fan of you but what have you gain nothing in football a silly signing by Shaw and venkys.
Gary Bowyer did a great job and these same players were not making mistake under him.
Thats my thoughts
11:34pm Tue 22 Jan 13
RoversSwiss says...
The atmosphere was good, even with the small crowd and we had a laugh. It was like the old days, we spent 15 minutes complaining about the price of the pies and a lot of the match being abusive to the Ref, which is how a football match should be.
We didn't win the match because we went too negative for the last 15 minutes when there were plenty of spaces in their defence to exploit. Martin Olsen very good, except for a stupid yellow card, his brother worked hard, Grant Hanley very very good and Dann and Lowe also good, Kean had to make his first save in the 75th minute. Defensively much better than of late.
Won't mention the negatives, so the best player was Richards, excellent, he was strong and very good on the ball.
Hopefully Appelton will bring in players to solve the problem areas, he needs a real strong man leader in midfield, but the players gave everything tonight, they were clearly very very disappointed at the end.
Too late to get promotion this year, but on tonights performance I think that Appleton can do a good job, given time.
11:40pm Tue 22 Jan 13
ashton_9 says...
I guess other people prefer to take a pessimistic view at any opportunity but not to worry I bet it must be a fulfilling life you live with the glass constantly being half empty!
11:41pm Tue 22 Jan 13
walshy2866 says...
Didn't like poyet at chelsea and don't like him as a manager. He needs 10 pints of Thwaites finest, a fish supper and a slapping for his horrible antics!
11:44pm Tue 22 Jan 13
Jansen_10 says...
11:53pm Tue 22 Jan 13
Captain Dreckley says...
12:19am Wed 23 Jan 13
FCBurnley says...
12:31am Wed 23 Jan 13
French Rover says...
12:39am Wed 23 Jan 13
Donmac46 says...
12:44am Wed 23 Jan 13
burnleyglentoran says...
Aren't you lot lowering your expectations lately!?!
I thought it was Champions League, Beckham and, Ronaldinho, that were coming to the Bol-Ewood Pantomime!?
Keep up the good work Agent Slappleton. The return of Bradley Orr is an inspired piece of business!!!
CHUMPIONSHIP MY LORD
CHUMPIONSHIP
12:44am Wed 23 Jan 13
Chancognito says...
At the moment, Blackburn are 38 points off the pace, with 18 games to go. So mathematically, that means in these remaining games, Blackburn MUST win 12 and draw 2 - which really means anything more than 4 losses would be virtually kissing playoff dreams goodbye.
I'm sure MA / Blackburn is aware of this, as I'm sure Blackburn fans are as well, but to win 12 out of 18 sounds really feasible. While that sounds very heartening and all, cautiously optimistic Blackburn fans should remember that, at the time of writing this, the team is currently below others like Forest, Brighton and Burnley, who also fancy their chances of getting to the playoffs.
1:22am Wed 23 Jan 13
claret777 says...
1:28am Wed 23 Jan 13
claret777 says...
rn fans are a disgrace and that's FACT!!!! No Jack now,tuff aint it
2:34am Wed 23 Jan 13
French Rover says...
4:22am Wed 23 Jan 13
reiko082 says...
1 point in 6 from two home games.
10 points away from even a playoff position.
And a team that is playing dreadfully.
But on the French Rover side, at least that's one more point away from the relegation zone.
7:39am Wed 23 Jan 13
OnePostThenTheOther says...
There is a reason that he is low on confidence: he's not very good. I bet his mate Kean enjoyed that piece of boneheadedness though.
7:50am Wed 23 Jan 13
Richeyroverite101 says...
Ever since Venkys gained control of the club, things have been getting worse!. Their intentions may be honourable, but the way the owners have gone about running the club has been wrong!
The Brighton game showed a marked improvement on Saturdays game with Charlton. The main question for me is where did the 97 minutes come from?. The allotted time was 95?.
That said i just hope you give Michael Appleton a chance, it really annoys me when fans come out and ask for him to be sacked!. hes been in charge for 2 games, and people want him out already!
You need to give him the chance to turn things round, theirs no quick fix at this club, but if you give him the time i am confident that the future may look brighter than its been looking!
7:53am Wed 23 Jan 13
Rich Riley says...
Well that might have been the case but the ref has obviously decided to add more time due to the idiots who wouldn't give the ball back when it flew into the Blackburn End during injury time and Jake Kean jumping under the ball when kicked back to him to take a free kick. Blatant timewasting.
7:57am Wed 23 Jan 13
bburnrover says...
8:02am Wed 23 Jan 13
A Darener says...
8:21am Wed 23 Jan 13
passingfootball says...
8:33am Wed 23 Jan 13
1952 rover says...
8:40am Wed 23 Jan 13
Angry From Accrington says...
Goodwillie was signed by Jerome Anderson on behalf of Venkys
Kean sent him out on loan as one boneheaded jock is perfectly capable of recognising another one
Berg brought him back into the squad
Hendry gave him personal defensive training.
MR Desai, still reeling from the snowball to the head thought he was seeing double on tv and rang Shebby the Snake to have one of the Olssens removed.
Appleton complied and replaced him with Goodwillie
Goodwillie f# kkd up
ANDERSON OUT
VENKYS OUT
GOODWILLIE OUT
BERG OUT
HENDRY OUT
MR DESAI OUT
PHANTOM SNOWBALL CHUCKER OUT
SINGH OUT
APPLETON OUT
Kean in
8:40am Wed 23 Jan 13
roverfoxy says...
And your post?!? 1:30am - still waiting for your sister to get home from the lappers were you?? I'll wait till Jeremy Kyle comes on for a response!!!
8:41am Wed 23 Jan 13
passingfootball says...
rovers have failed to win in 9 games when they were in a winning position, and finished all of them in draws, even if we managed to win half of them wed have been 9 ponts better of and in a much healthier position with 48 points.
8:49am Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
8:49am Wed 23 Jan 13
dangerous dave says...
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH HENDRY VENKYS COAR
9:03am Wed 23 Jan 13
midas says...
.
One thing we can agree on is that Brighton spend too much time, to quote Walshy - Diving, dropping like they've been shot from normal challenges, attempting to con the ref (who kept falling for it). Out and out cheating all night from players who have it in their psyche to gain unfair advantage.
9:04am Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
An added bonus was I could see their confidence growing as the game went on.
And if it hadn't been for their keeper who pulled off 3 or 4 decent saves, one of which would qualify for "Save of the season" if it had been a PL game.
Not going to criticise Goodwillie, he's probably still kicking himself.
Pleased with the overall performance, gutted we didn't get the points that performance really deserved.
Ignore the numpties posting on here, the almost certainly didn't go so their gabled mutterings mean nowt.
Get down to Ewood and support them, judging from this things might just be changing for the better.
9:14am Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
9:14am Wed 23 Jan 13
moh says...
9:19am Wed 23 Jan 13
moh says...
9:21am Wed 23 Jan 13
BRFC75 says...
Does anyone agree with me that we should bring in a proper defensive coach ?
9:23am Wed 23 Jan 13
Angry From Accrington says...
Goodwillie kicking himself? He would miskick and on land on his arse.
Yes I was there, yes it was moderately better, yes it was a dumb substitution, yes we threw two points away by not converting the possession.
no fool like an old fool eh?
9:25am Wed 23 Jan 13
Hovis1945 says...
9:30am Wed 23 Jan 13
Angry From Accrington says...
9:31am Wed 23 Jan 13
Angry From Accrington says...
9:31am Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
Personally while I would like nothing better than a good run which would get some pride and passion back in the place I'm not so sure I would want to get involved in the play offs this season.
Too many open wounds all round and if we got to the play offs and failed they would be made worse.
IMHO it looks like Shebby is out of it and irrespective of what some people think of the current structure, Shaw, Anew et al; they are football people.
Appleton talks sense, he is being allowed to bring his own staff in, I listened to the assistant manager on Radio Rovers last night on my way to the match, bright, enthusiastic, just what we need.
So lets rebuild, consolidate and have a real go at it next season.
9:34am Wed 23 Jan 13
Jarrod Schulz Bearded Wonder says...
9:37am Wed 23 Jan 13
drunken donut says...
9:38am Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
And it was a decent game.
Mind you I do agree if Goodwillie did try to kick himself he would miss.
I get the impression that if Rovers had won 6-0 you would still be ranting and raving against all and sundry on here.
Yet you say you turned up, were you the same at Ewood?
9:43am Wed 23 Jan 13
Angry From Accrington says...
9:44am Wed 23 Jan 13
Riverside 7 says...
Much better performance last night.
The players certainly put in lot of effort and were very unlucky not to get the 3 points.
As for Brighton, I thought their tactics were appalling.
Diving & cheating all night - South American style.
Lets hope we have started to turn the corner and Rovers will continue to improve.
9:47am Wed 23 Jan 13
rovertillidie says...
Unfortunately Appleton does not know who he can trust yet and he will make these mistakes as he gives certain fringe players their chance, forget the play offs this season lets build a team across the remainder of this season and then hopefully enjoy a season like Cardiff are having this year. The BEST is yet to come and I think we must support Appleton to hopefully finish the season strongly and then build on that momentum for next season.
9:50am Wed 23 Jan 13
Angry From Accrington says...
9:57am Wed 23 Jan 13
Jarrod Schulz Bearded Wonder says...
Looks like this could work if Appleton and his fitness coach, combined with Hendrys experience as a defensive expert might pay off.
They seem to be keen on keeping Hendry for a reason and its showing on the field. Looks like weve turned the corner a bit, just needs some minor tweaking and it could all come together.
10:03am Wed 23 Jan 13
midas says...
10:05am Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
10:32am Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
The whole set up has been a shambles, and the players, although they must try to be professional, must be as sick as the supporters have been under the shambolic running of the club that we have witnessed.
Just my opinion.
10:34am Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
10:40am Wed 23 Jan 13
DanVan87 says...
So far I agree with everything Appleton has done so far, from bringing his own staff in (which was sorely needed as we didn't even have a fitness coach at one stage) to his comments on Rovers recruitment policies and I even agree with bring Orr back in from his loan. We are clearly thin on the ground defensively and he may as well assess all of his squad before he makes up his mind on transfers. I even agree with the decision to bring Goodwillie on last night, Brighton were clearly pushing more to get back in the game, so to combat Brighton pushing too far into our half he put Goodwillie on (who will desperate to impress) to run his lungs out and put pressure on the Brighton midfield and back-line. This to me makes total sense.
All in all a much improved performance and positive signs so far that Rovers are finally perhaps moving in the right direction. A few january bargains to freshen up the squad and a few departures and well look a much better proposition.
Up the Blues!
10:46am Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
10:54am Wed 23 Jan 13
stick to football says...
Last minute unbelievable not evena Sunday morning pub player would make a challenge like that. You can question why the change was necessary but if the whistle had gone 30 seconds beofre it would not have been an issue. Disappointing to seeRovers time wasting and Kean was as much to blame for the referee adding time on by fooling around at goalkicks - hopefully he will learna lesson too
Saturday a chance to build on that performance forget about playoffs just take each game as it comes and see what the table looks like at end of season - that is the only time it matters
10:57am Wed 23 Jan 13
marcusbrfc95 says...
11:09am Wed 23 Jan 13
DanBlackburn says...
I suppose the performance gives us some hope. I shall be at Pride Park on Saturday but not expecting much.
Let's hope all at the club, including us, now understand a play off place is well beyond us. 2 home bankers and we come out of it with 1 point. I don't want to hear any excuses about why really.
Let's build for next season this one is a write-off.
11:20am Wed 23 Jan 13
Lord S says...
Already in debt and losing over £2million a month tells any body that your circus is about to close down in less than 2years at Best........that reminds me where is the the prolific striker still milking his sick note.....I wonder why!!!
11:31am Wed 23 Jan 13
vicn1956 says...
They mis-read suppository for substitute.
11:37am Wed 23 Jan 13
Oakdale blue says...
11:42am Wed 23 Jan 13
whittleblue says...
32 goals in 74 appearances for Dundee United may suggest otherwise. I would agree that he is probably not a premiership striker but along with a number of others was never given a chance by Kean. The lad has never had a consistent run of games in his rovers career other than a few minutes here and there as a sub or being played out of position by Kean on the right wing. Dundee United supporters were sorry to see him go. At 23 he still has time on his side. It is interesting to see that he is now back in the match squad under Appleton. Goodwillie always struck me as a goal poacher but he is likely to be squad member whilst Rhodes is fit
11:44am Wed 23 Jan 13
moh says...
11:47am Wed 23 Jan 13
ChrisDeBerg says...
RTID
11:52am Wed 23 Jan 13
Piston_Broke says...
12:18pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Roverthere says...
12:20pm Wed 23 Jan 13
dangerous dave says...
!!!
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH HENDRY VENKYS COAR
12:37pm Wed 23 Jan 13
BRFC75 says...
12:51pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Dublin rover says...
12:51pm Wed 23 Jan 13
rover-till-dudp says...
12:55pm Wed 23 Jan 13
fanny_tickler. says...
12:56pm Wed 23 Jan 13
roverfoxy says...
12:58pm Wed 23 Jan 13
glp says...
1:00pm Wed 23 Jan 13
PiemanDave says...
Hope they are satisfied, their stupidity cost Rovers 2 points
1:01pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Hendog says...
The page is about the match, not reiterating the same boring drivvle over and over again. The manage at least seems like he has a backbone, he has at least verbalised some very sensible acion points. He doesnt seem to have the same disillusioned stand point HB and SK had. Surely, this is a positive.
Anybody could see that, we should have won a game against one of the best footballing sides in the league and would have notched up a good home win against a team above us, had Goodwillie not made a stupid mistake that is. Had the game ended 30 secs sooner however and Rovers won, i dont think the comments on here would be any different. Because people are so obsessed with writing Venky's out, it's all they care about.
It's frustrating how so many Rovers fans are becoming the caricatures of what people think moaning Rovers fans are. Look at the facts, Venky's aren't going to leave, the new manager on the face of it at least looks better than the other two. Support it or dont, dont just write a list of Names followed by out and then spend the rest of your time thinking about how it was in the good old days.
1:03pm Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
What promises have I made "Dave"?
1:04pm Wed 23 Jan 13
givet82 says...
1:20pm Wed 23 Jan 13
burnleyglentoran says...
SINGH AND WE'RE GRINNING
1:27pm Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
We were a great football team when we won the FA Cup a few times, the last time being 1928 I believe.
But no-one harps back to those good old days.
Like it or not the great days under Jack Walker have gone, they are history and time travel is still impossible as far as I know.
All that matters is the next game.
1:37pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Wild Rover says...
Any way, the football was much better from the team last night, obviously MA has got to grips from the start. Lot to do yet but a good start. Everyone moaning about Goodwillie should remember all the moans about previous managers putting on a defender to hold the 1-0 lead...MA kept us on the front foot last night so think about that
And btw those mentioning Goodie being a Jock , if he is cr#p he is cr#p, nothing to do with being a Scot.
One of our best players last night was a confident Grant Hanley, where is he from?? And our leading scorer is like me, a Scot in exile. I could go on about Kenny and Souey and Kevin Gallagher too so lets knock the racist anti jock propaganda into the long grass before I take up cattle stealing and barn burning as we used to do in this foreign land...
No, I like living down here so I am staying put before you say it
1:43pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Wild Rover says...
1:45pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Bazzer says...
As for the crowd, I recall being delighted at the 12,000 crowd we drew for the Full Members Cup semi final against Ipswich. Seems to me that on that occasion it was a much bigger 12,000 than we had last night.
2:02pm Wed 23 Jan 13
merlinrabbit says...
2:03pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Is Eckersley playing? says...
2:23pm Wed 23 Jan 13
noddymcleod says...
You cannot use the excuse of Apple is getting to know the players for the huge tactical error of putting on Goodwillie. A blind dog would have had a word with someone who knows the players and put on a defender or midfielder for the last minutes, or if you wished to have someone up front to hold the ball, you'ld put on Nunes.
Still, the players put it more effort, perhaps they realise they like we are stuck with Apple and the Venkys for a while.
2:33pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Iiii1111 says...
And yet we took 30k to the final pity charlton only took 8k plus a couple of walk ons in the 40k crowd
2:40pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Bazzer says...
2:43pm Wed 23 Jan 13
BRFC75 says...
We can assume you are the P.R. company that Venky`s have employed to talk up the credibility of some of the morons we have left at the club.
2:45pm Wed 23 Jan 13
bburnrover says...
2:51pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Navy-Rover says...
Numpty!
2:53pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Iiii1111 says...
3:03pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Is Eckersley playing? says...
3:20pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Is Eckersley playing? says...
3:39pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Jeff Wayne says...
3:39pm Wed 23 Jan 13
dangerous dave says...
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH VENKYS HENDRY COAR
3:59pm Wed 23 Jan 13
French Rover says...
Tool = fanny_tickler - this is a throwback type form of man/animal from the Cro Magnon family that is prone to interbreed quickly. Occasional culling helps...
4:08pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
Happy New Year.
4:16pm Wed 23 Jan 13
glp says...
4:17pm Wed 23 Jan 13
A Darener says...
My optimism knows no bounds. Must be the cold weather freezing my brain but who cares? Let's stay positive and get fully behind Mr Appleton. If it wasn't for the Dingles and a few Rovers fans on this page we would be awash with positivity.
4:21pm Wed 23 Jan 13
merlinrabbit says...
4:31pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
Is it any wonder after what's happened this last two years that young players haven't reached, or come anywhere near their full potential?
I could be wrong but only time will tell if Appleton gives everyone a proper chance.
I also think we should forget promotion for this year, as I can't see Venkys ploughing vast sums of money into players this transfer window.
We should consolidate in this division and give it a good go next year.
IMO
4:31pm Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
Pathetic, just how much a week does it cost you for dummies?
4:42pm Wed 23 Jan 13
dangerous dave says...
!!!!!
Radio Commentary/Press probably more reliable than anything you put into print.
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM
4:43pm Wed 23 Jan 13
makaveli96 says...
Nine months later, Shakira's son is born.
4:43pm Wed 23 Jan 13
steve18gls says...
4:50pm Wed 23 Jan 13
makaveli96 says...
and only 8 missed work.
4:58pm Wed 23 Jan 13
owd nick says...
5:16pm Wed 23 Jan 13
FCBurnley says...
5:17pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Fan@clared says...
5:30pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
5:49pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Tom F. says...
5:49pm Wed 23 Jan 13
MattNewcastle says...
I am sick of the apologists for such stupidity as Goodwillie showed and that includes Appleton.
To have lost out on two further points because of such callous behaviour is UNACCEPTABLE never mind apologising on Goodwillies part.
He is either:
1 - Totally thick.
2 - Totally frustrated with the lack of meaningful football in general at the moment
3 - A petulant type of person in general or
4 - Totally uneducated in defensive footballing terms.
We do have an opportunity to claim a playoff place this year and to build momentum but for players on thousands of pounds a week to not realise that acts of such stupidity can have such huge ramifications need to be fined or disciplined.
If we do not go up this season forget about consolidating, building etc for next season as a boat load of clubs will also be doing that (Leeds, Notts Forest, Leicester and if Newcastle QPR or the likes come down don't think that they will not be a force to be reckoned with next season either.
Instead of Appleton apologising for Goodwillie's pathetic action it should have been the complete and total opposite.
All the good work is negated if individual "Self Discipline" lets the team club and fans down.
Others also need to be aware of this for how CKR managed to stay on against Wolves after only 20 30 minutes etc is beyond me.
6:06pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
Number 4 also played it's part as he's a striker, but that comes down to coaching which has been virtually none existent until now.
Another couple of defeats ant time soon and that's the play offs gone this season......but you can remain optimistic.
6:59pm Wed 23 Jan 13
It's Moops says...
7:16pm Wed 23 Jan 13
merlinrabbit says...
7:27pm Wed 23 Jan 13
baldie says...
7:32pm Wed 23 Jan 13
To.guy says...
7:34pm Wed 23 Jan 13
A Darener says...
7:37pm Wed 23 Jan 13
baldie says...
7:47pm Wed 23 Jan 13
RoversMCMLXXV says...
7:48pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Bazzer says...
As for my eyesight failing, well thank God it isn't, and if there was 12,000 odd at Ewood last night, I'll camp out.
I always said Uncle Jack built Ewood too big and the ground would look empty when we began to slide.
The play off semi against Derby was the best "crush" I recall in the Blackburn End.
7:52pm Wed 23 Jan 13
A Darener says...
8:07pm Wed 23 Jan 13
fullagrit says...
8:21pm Wed 23 Jan 13
noddy57 says...
8:30pm Wed 23 Jan 13
blueblooded says...
As I said before, I almost want Venky's to make it just to see these thousands of glory hunters come crawling out of the woodwork like they were always intending to come back.
Support the team, or don't support the team. Everyone has that choice, but coming online on forums and articles and regurgitating the same moaning dummy spits each day and giving the genuine fans supporting the team a bad name is just plain selfish.
Venkys may be voted the worst owners in footballing history, but Rovers fans aren't far behind in that nomination, thanks to the boo-boys and the absent from matches but vocal minority of glory hunters and dummy spitters like Deluded Dave.
What you actually think you're gaining from your repetitve moaning on LT is beyond my comprehension - apart from providing more hilarity and enjoyment to those Dingles that lurk on Rovers articles because their sad empty lives crave the attention missing from their equally sad and empty articles.
Also, ever stop to think what our fellow Rovers, reading your posts think of you?
8:45pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Iiii1111 says...
8:56pm Wed 23 Jan 13
blueblooded says...
Yes it cost us heavily, but the fact of the matter is we were only winning from a penalty and as good as we played, we failed to score a second to give us the cushion we needed.
The penalty we got was a soft one anyway, many wouldnt have got it and a 1-1 result, whilst deeply disappointing both in the manner it happened and the timing, was a fair result at the end of the day for both teams.
MA is still playing someone else's squad. Plenty of names have been mentioned and we need to move on from this defeat and see who he brings in to change the dynamics of the squad. Murphy with his head in his hands yesterday opitimised everything the players and freezing cold fans were feeling. Goodwillie walking off the field, his dejected face said it all.
Easy to judge the team and be negative, but as many who attended have said on here and around the net, the positives of seeing a team playing its heart out for 98 mins gave much comfort that we don't need a wholesale firesale of the squad. The team were playing for the manager and trying to prove they should be kept and if MA can do that within two games, we can at least take heart that better results from more consistent play will come soon enough.
As I said recently, stop thinking play-offs and start believing in a team that isnt heading further down the table. If promotion isnt within our reach this season, we should be looking for a team that not only challenge for promotion next season, but stay up and win games rather than become the newest premiership 3 point gifting battering rams we became last season.
For all those complaining about the state of the club, if MA gets his transfers this next week, try coming back and getting behind the team and being the 12th man rather sitting behind a keyboard whining like a spoilt brat about whose fault it was we got relegated.
I noticed, the talk of "administration if we dont get promoted" and "asset stripping" are popping up everywhere, now the Trust goons have lost their only voice in Shebby "you know" Singh in the club.
Shame on you. Get behind the team you bunch of day dreaming no-hopers.
RTID.
9:14pm Wed 23 Jan 13
burnleyglentoran says...
HA HA HA. So you base the size of a club on comments in the local Blackbuurrrn rag!?
Tranmere Rovers get more comments than Man U in the liverpool echo. Does it make them bigger!!!!???
Burnley has its own newspaper you clown!
BRKFC - DELUDED SINCE 1995
9:15pm Wed 23 Jan 13
joemarch1 says...
9:20pm Wed 23 Jan 13
RoversMCMLXXV says...
Venkys have been an absolute car crash in terms of running a football club which has been highlighted ten fold by the fact we were one of, if not the best (relatively speaking) run football clubs in the country. Add that to Jacks staggering investment and Rovers' subsequent success in the 90s and what you end up with is a generation of Rovers fans that have basically been spoiled and can't handle the fact we've been beaten up badly and just want to curl up and die.
I know it's hard to take whats happened and we've all been crippled by the awful decisions that Venkys have made but some of the whingers on here need to realise that the boycotting was supposedly to get Kean out (I was one of em) and he's gone. I am certain Appleton will clear out the dross Kean brought in but needs support. Do these stay away whine bags not realise that whilst the players running out to a half empty stadium with an edgy and poor atmosphere we will NEVER go back up.
Players sense the tension and end up dreading home games.
Part of the reason we went up in our second season under Souness last time we were in this league was because the crowds were 20,000+.The atmosphere in Ewood was always positive and full of spirit which makes the players realise what the club means to the fans.
For the love of god all you whining toys out of the pram 'fans' need to man up and get back to supporting the club through thick and thin.
Don't let the b*stards grind you down.
Venkys know our feelings, especially after 'snowball gate' so lets stick two fingers up at the lot of em and go and support our team to give us some hope of rescuing this horror season.
Your club needs YOU!
Rant over, cue abuse - RTID
9:23pm Wed 23 Jan 13
RoversMCMLXXV says...
9:40pm Wed 23 Jan 13
dangerous dave says...
!!!!!
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM
9:40pm Wed 23 Jan 13
dangerous dave says...
!!!!!
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM
9:41pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Sherwoodforest says...
**** style
Never mind, at least Formica has Done one. Way too lightweight and added nothing in terms of goals and assists, won't be missed.
9:42pm Wed 23 Jan 13
burnleyglentoran says...
We've got further on in the equivalent of the Champions league than your shower could dream of.
When we played you last we were the better side.
We are currently above you in the SAME division.
And next season in the Chumpionship, as you lot loved to call it, despite the cheapest season tickets in the dividion do you reckon your gates will really be bigger than ours!?
Cos that boycott till Kean goes is dragging on a bit.
You can come back now lads, put that old Man U top down for a bit longer.
So my simple answer is this we are bigger and better.
BRKFC - STILL ADJUSTING TO GOING BACK TO THEIR TRADITIONAL POSITION
BFC - TOP DOGS IN EAST LANCS. ONCE AGAIN
9:43pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Sherwoodforest says...
9:46pm Wed 23 Jan 13
eddie the eagle says...
9:54pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
9:59pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
10:00pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Bazzer says...
10:03pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
10:13pm Wed 23 Jan 13
burnleyglentoran says...
10:17pm Wed 23 Jan 13
RoversMCMLXXV says...
'When we played you last we were the better side'. Did you actually write that? Did you get more throw ins aswell?
Oh dear glentoran, oh very dear. You are the most warped of the warped gurners aren't you?
Do you want me to send you that link of who's the most successful club again? Do you want me to send you that link of who's won the most derby games? Do you want me to send you a link of who's had the highest average attendances since records began? I can't be ar5ed to be honest and I'm bored of your desperate and comical attempts to comfort your dull mind that Bonleh are bigger and better than Rovers.
Tell yer what if that's what you want to believe then I'll let you off. It can be our little secret but we know the truth really don't we.
Keep on Daring to Dream now!
10:27pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Harwoodstblue says...
10:51pm Wed 23 Jan 13
MattNewcastle says...
I was / have never been away.
I don't hide behind a keyboard either.
You have answered my point by sympathising with Goodwillie.
I don't care what his body language is after the deed is done we would be in a healthier state with a further two points.
I am looking positively by stating that I believe we can get into the playoffs and move forward even promoted through the playoffs if we can build a head of steam with a few key signings.
I would also take promotion with a weakish squad for their are always 6 or 7 poor teams in the premiership at any given season - look at this years sides.
Anyway good to talk footballing matters.
10:55pm Wed 23 Jan 13
earwego says...
6:08am Thu 24 Jan 13
RespectTheK-Dog says...
And even if I was as ugly Appleton I wouldn't fancy facial reconstruction, so I can see why he made that sub.
6:16am Thu 24 Jan 13
RespectTheK-Dog says...
11:30am Thu 24 Jan 13
keithnewton2 says...
Realisitically its going no-where is it? Same owners, same clueless management, same type of second rate manager, same set of pay-day players.
Forget the play-offs - we'll be lucky to avoid the drop at this rate. Can't believe how so much damage has been done in two years.
Still nice to see Venky's gauging the mood so well by arriving in their Rollers and leaving after 65mins. Great PR and they must be congratualting themselves on another fantastic appointment with their PR firm. NOT! Nothing like endearing yourselves to your paying customers.