LIVE: Blackburn Rovers (2) v Peterborough United (3) (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Gary Boywer in!

Rochina and Vukevic please come back.

Appelton out!

All those fans who said we were better off without our talented creative players - please exit.

GB IN.

playoffs are gone...

2 0 down! What the.......?

Cross headed home! What's a cross?

2 nil up the posh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!! no goals since one against Arsenal & Goodwillie not even on bench ! my brain hurts !

Karim Rekik playing! unferckinbelievable!

Lowe, Murphy, Campbell are they bummmming MA to keep getting a game!

thats 8 goals conceded without reply, appletons made us into a relegation outfit, cant even boss the bottom team at home

now it a gayle hat-trick, 9 goals without reply

3-0 whats this defending-at-all-cos
ts done for rovers

holy sweet jesus 3-0

I hope the crowd come to their senses and leave.

teams competely shot whatever he's trying, make some changes now, when are they going to test peterboro, otherwise a double hat-trick somewhere

Halftime team talk: "Let's make sure it's not 6 or 7"

AN ABSOLUTE BLOODY DISGRACE - SO MUCH FOR ALL THE IDIOTS WHO POST ON HERE WITH THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND - SECOND RATE CLUB, SECOND RATE MANAGER, SECOND RATE PLAYERS
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH HENDRY VENKYS COAR APPLETON

3-0 & THE CHICKENS ARE LOVING IT !!!

Absolute embarrassment!

appletons tactics managed to change rovers into a nervous wreck, rhodes fluffed his chance, panicked a missed an open net,

As a lad born and raised in Peterborough who had a season ticket at London Road until he was 12, i have supported rovers since my old man took me to see the Local Prem team Norwich in 92/93 for a 0-0 bore draw. At half time to get to the toilets you had to walk through the Away fans, which is where my love for the mighty rovers began when a **** up bunch of rovers lads put a blue and white wig on my head and sang songs to me at the age of 7 to encourage me to support rovers... As a lad born and bred in boro I still choose rovers, but hate Venkys and what they have done to our club... And always will until the parasites have gone.

P.s if you were at that Norwich away game in 92/93 and remember chatting to my old man about getting his son to support a local prem team get in touch, I your face dad!! Haha

Build for next season,and how is that going to happen,the bloody lot of them are useless,and who is going to finance it,we are buggered.

Just to add insult to injury the Dingles are now above us.

Love to see how appleton explains the weeks farce. Bloody useless most of our players ! No more excuses.

Rekik is supposed to be a centre back, play a system that suits the players, blame appleton for playing him out of position, overrun in midfield wih posh players who have faster legs and extra numbers

Appleton out
Venkys out
Bad investors and cheap manager who has no clues about football.
Murphy Bently Goodwillie Dunn Pederson are all has been and rubbish.

Pathetic !!!!!! return all the loanees and play the reserve team for the rest of the season and hope they have enough points to escape the drop

The next home game is going to be very interesting. If MA and his crew lose that one I think there will be every chance of a lynch mob surrounding the ground after the match. The police will certainly have their hands full. The Dingles have their best chance ever of overturning 34 years of history.

You lot are an embarrassment to the great game of football. A shameful performance from overpaid chumps who couldn't care less about your club.

Just got back from India and whilst there I took in the mighty Poonah winning 3-0 away in the local derby at Bombay. So glad I could not make this match. Wish I had not bothered with Poonah either. Bloody awful.

Why is Givet on the bench when by their own admissions he is not up to scratch fitness wise

Bazzer wrote:
Just got back from India and whilst there I took in the mighty Poonah winning 3-0 away in the local derby at Bombay. So glad I could not make this match. Wish I had not bothered with Poonah either. Bloody awful.

You sure it was football and not cricket ?
I thought they only play football in calcutta ? Pune not poonah and Mumbai not Bombay.

need squeeze posh in their own half and stop them coming out, need to keep the ball alive in the danger area as much as possible, only way to get something out of the game

Are the Appy clappers still Appy with Appy

I said judge Appy after 10 games today is his 10th game.....is he any better than Berg?

The only manager this season (and we've had a few) to give me any confidence was GB.

So glad I didn't make the 500miles round trip.....this isn't good enough even for the Appy clappers is it?....shakes head in disbeleaf;-)

passingfootball wrote:
need squeeze posh in their own half and stop them coming out, need to keep the ball alive in the danger area as much as possible, only way to get something out of the game

Get something out of the game? What are you on?

teams have come back from 3 goals you know

Orr gets abuse after swearing at the fans when being substituted - what a clown!!
OUT WITH THE LOT OF THEM

a penalty, a free kick and goal from a corner and who knows, need to run at their defence and make them jittery,

This second half has highlighted everything the fans have been saying. We've changed the formation and midfield and they have had far less chances. Jones and Stewart have been good.

Appleton will get a job in India new manager of Pune Rovers FC
Kean will be appointed manager of Mumbai City
Berg might get a job with Delhi Belly
Hughes will get the job at Madras Curry
Souness might get a job with Calcutta Tigers
Owen Coyle might get job with Banglore Bang
Paul Jewell will get a job with Hyderabad Waderers
Peter Reid will get a job with Ahmedabad Badboys
Gary Megson will get a job at Surat Forest
Wow India might become a football superpower

I don't understand the Goodwillie situation he was signed for a decent fee and his game time as been negligible,you can't even make an assesment of him to be fair is he that bad compared to the rest of the rubbish

absolutely shocking

fanny.tickler. wrote:
You lot are an embarrassment to the great game of football. A shameful performance from overpaid chumps who couldn't care less about your club.

Sod you six fingered mooron

1952 rover wrote:

fanny.tickler. wrote:
You lot are an embarrassment to the great game of football. A shameful performance from overpaid chumps who couldn't care less about your club.

Sod you six fingered mooron

1952rover... he was only quoting the truth... the team & management & owners are a shambles... obviously you think otherwise!?!

I think after today’s result any lingering hopes of promotion for Rovers is highly unlikely. MA was, we all thought, the ‘new broom’ that would sweep Rovers onwards and upwards, and we even ‘dared to dream’. Alas, the brutal truth is we are simply not good enough. Our only cup of comfort lies in the FA Cup and beating Burnley at Ewood. Based on present form, accomplishing the latter is not a foregone conclusion.

PS. Memo to MA. Please, prove me wrong!!!

1952 rover wrote:

fanny.tickler. wrote:
You lot are an embarrassment to the great game of football. A shameful performance from overpaid chumps who couldn't care less about your club.

Sod you six fingered mooron

Look up!

nearly made that unexpected comeback, if only did jason lowe was more clinical, problem he's non-scoring, not the man we want in that position

Embarrassing - if the Manager and his team had any conscience they would donate a weeks wages to Charity because they did not earn them with that performance.

The only good things about Ewood today was Jones looked a class act in midfield. All season we have been second best in centre midfield to all teams at least there is hope if Jones can be paired with another midfileder who can get stuck in - sorry not Murphy not Lowe not sure the new lad from Hill is a centre midfielder.

As for defence all over the shop and while Orr got taken off it could have been anyone of the back five - Kean looked like a Rabbit frozen to the spot failing to command his area - long term prospect but short term a big question mark remains

Where do Rovers go from here well if there is no improvement I for one will not be renewing my season ticket after 20+ years the football is poor matched by the referees and even a free ticket is not a bargain at Ewood

indiana patel wrote:

Bazzer wrote: Just got back from India and whilst there I took in the mighty Poonah winning 3-0 away in the local derby at Bombay. So glad I could not make this match. Wish I had not bothered with Poonah either. Bloody awful.

You sure it was football and not cricket ? I thought they only play football in calcutta ? Pune not poonah and Mumbai not Bombay.

If "Poonah" was good enough for Colonel Blink, then it is good enough for me! Arf! Arf!

A 35 year low for me today. Back in the days of the old div 2 & 3 we were sh1te but didn't have players on £30k a week who are not interested or fit to wear the shirt of Blackburn Rovers.

Spineless, overpaid gravy train merchants.

Appleton has now quickly raised huge doubt in his ability which once again begs the question why on earth didn't we get an experienced manager in?

RoversMCMLXXV wrote:
A 35 year low for me today. Back in the days of the old div 2 & 3 we were sh1te but didn't have players on £30k a week who are not interested or fit to wear the shirt of Blackburn Rovers.

Spineless, overpaid gravy train merchants.

Appleton has now quickly raised huge doubt in his ability which once again begs the question why on earth didn't we get an experienced manager in?

Is it not obvious? Money!

fanny.tickler. wrote:

1952 rover wrote:

fanny.tickler. wrote:
You lot are an embarrassment to the great game of football. A shameful performance from overpaid chumps who couldn't care less about your club.

Sod you six fingered mooron

Look up!

You're right fanny, it was shameful. Where've you been these last couple of weeks?
It doesn't take much for you to get all excited and leave your slug trail all over does it?

You're gonna have to arrange another open top bus parade through turdville - 'Above Rovers for the second time in one season celebration'

just another easily pleased gurning champion

Has Appleton gone yet?
Forgive me if I have made this point before but under Steve Kean we were top of the Championship and third when he was forced out by our knowledgable fans and the wise Shebby, the snake Singh. Since then we have had two permanent managers and two interims. We have released some of the most creative players in the Championship in Rochina, Formica and Vucevij and replaced them with a rabble of rag tag loan players, mercenaries and assylum seekers. We are now an utter laughing stock, a total shambles of a pub team with no heart, commitment, pride, quality or leadership. Unfortunately, the majority of posters on this site are so entrenched in their pathological hatred of Steve Kean that they will still try to persuade us that Appleton needs more time to build a squad and seem to support his attempts to swell the wage bill by recruiting more lower league cast offs. Henning Berg was naiive and inexperience but at least tried to play football. This yard dog has no endearing qualities whatsoever and I can only praise the Venky organisation for not entrusting him with any real money. At least we can ditch the dross that he has recruited at the end of the season and he can take them with him to Barnet, Shepshed Albion or wherever he ends up.
I expect to see adverts in the Situations Vacant pages of the National Papers next week for a Chairman, Managing Director, Coaching Staff and very smart Lawyer to find loopholes in the contracts of the overpaid, underperforming nomads currently parading themselves in our Blue and White Shirts. I could go on but I am too keen , pardon the pun, to see the posts of the soft headed Appleton Apologists giving me the thumbs down. Bring it on Lamebrains.

RoversMCMLXXV wrote:
A 35 year low for me today. Back in the days of the old div 2 & 3 we were sh1te but didn't have players on £30k a week who are not interested or fit to wear the shirt of Blackburn Rovers.

Spineless, overpaid gravy train merchants.

Appleton has now quickly raised huge doubt in his ability which once again begs the question why on earth didn't we get an experienced manager in?

Cheap option!!

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Has Appleton gone yet?
Forgive me if I have made this point before but under Steve Kean we were top of the Championship and third when he was forced out by our knowledgable fans and the wise Shebby, the snake Singh. Since then we have had two permanent managers and two interims. We have released some of the most creative players in the Championship in Rochina, Formica and Vucevij and replaced them with a rabble of rag tag loan players, mercenaries and assylum seekers. We are now an utter laughing stock, a total shambles of a pub team with no heart, commitment, pride, quality or leadership. Unfortunately, the majority of posters on this site are so entrenched in their pathological hatred of Steve Kean that they will still try to persuade us that Appleton needs more time to build a squad and seem to support his attempts to swell the wage bill by recruiting more lower league cast offs. Henning Berg was naiive and inexperience but at least tried to play football. This yard dog has no endearing qualities whatsoever and I can only praise the Venky organisation for not entrusting him with any real money. At least we can ditch the dross that he has recruited at the end of the season and he can take them with him to Barnet, Shepshed Albion or wherever he ends up.
I expect to see adverts in the Situations Vacant pages of the National Papers next week for a Chairman, Managing Director, Coaching Staff and very smart Lawyer to find loopholes in the contracts of the overpaid, underperforming nomads currently parading themselves in our Blue and White Shirts. I could go on but I am too keen , pardon the pun, to see the posts of the soft headed Appleton Apologists giving me the thumbs down. Bring it on Lamebrains.

Did you actually see any of the games under K#%n this season? We were dire and extremely lucky to pick up the points we did. Many teams get in false positions at the beginning of a season. It's the quality of K#%n buys that has left us in the mess we are this season.

riversidefan wrote:

Angry From Accrington wrote: Has Appleton gone yet? Forgive me if I have made this point before but under Steve Kean we were top of the Championship and third when he was forced out by our knowledgable fans and the wise Shebby, the snake Singh. Since then we have had two permanent managers and two interims. We have released some of the most creative players in the Championship in Rochina, Formica and Vucevij and replaced them with a rabble of rag tag loan players, mercenaries and assylum seekers. We are now an utter laughing stock, a total shambles of a pub team with no heart, commitment, pride, quality or leadership. Unfortunately, the majority of posters on this site are so entrenched in their pathological hatred of Steve Kean that they will still try to persuade us that Appleton needs more time to build a squad and seem to support his attempts to swell the wage bill by recruiting more lower league cast offs. Henning Berg was naiive and inexperience but at least tried to play football. This yard dog has no endearing qualities whatsoever and I can only praise the Venky organisation for not entrusting him with any real money. At least we can ditch the dross that he has recruited at the end of the season and he can take them with him to Barnet, Shepshed Albion or wherever he ends up. I expect to see adverts in the Situations Vacant pages of the National Papers next week for a Chairman, Managing Director, Coaching Staff and very smart Lawyer to find loopholes in the contracts of the overpaid, underperforming nomads currently parading themselves in our Blue and White Shirts. I could go on but I am too keen , pardon the pun, to see the posts of the soft headed Appleton Apologists giving me the thumbs down. Bring it on Lamebrains.

Did you actually see any of the games under K#%n this season? We were dire and extremely lucky to pick up the points we did. Many teams get in false positions at the beginning of a season. It's the quality of K#%n buys that has left us in the mess we are this season.

yes I did, allof the home games and two away games. You got your way, you got him out, now just admit that you got it wrong please.

Angry From Accrington wrote:
Has Appleton gone yet?
Forgive me if I have made this point before but under Steve Kean we were top of the Championship and third when he was forced out by our knowledgable fans and the wise Shebby, the snake Singh. Since then we have had two permanent managers and two interims. We have released some of the most creative players in the Championship in Rochina, Formica and Vucevij and replaced them with a rabble of rag tag loan players, mercenaries and assylum seekers. We are now an utter laughing stock, a total shambles of a pub team with no heart, commitment, pride, quality or leadership. Unfortunately, the majority of posters on this site are so entrenched in their pathological hatred of Steve Kean that they will still try to persuade us that Appleton needs more time to build a squad and seem to support his attempts to swell the wage bill by recruiting more lower league cast offs. Henning Berg was naiive and inexperience but at least tried to play football. This yard dog has no endearing qualities whatsoever and I can only praise the Venky organisation for not entrusting him with any real money. At least we can ditch the dross that he has recruited at the end of the season and he can take them with him to Barnet, Shepshed Albion or wherever he ends up.
I expect to see adverts in the Situations Vacant pages of the National Papers next week for a Chairman, Managing Director, Coaching Staff and very smart Lawyer to find loopholes in the contracts of the overpaid, underperforming nomads currently parading themselves in our Blue and White Shirts. I could go on but I am too keen , pardon the pun, to see the posts of the soft headed Appleton Apologists giving me the thumbs down. Bring it on Lamebrains.

What is it with midfielders at Rovers called Jones? They all seem to be well decent players - Jermaine Jones - Philip Jones and now the latest Jones boy makes a very good debut! If anything good came out of today it is this lads signing and the confession from Appleton that some of these players are done with the Rovers.

Murphy definitely must be finished - he certainly plays like it - and which clown signed Murphy on fifty K a week? Oh yes deranged daves mate Kean the terrible! Along with Etuhu - Kean the leg end really shot himself in the foot there....signing his mates probably for a cut of their wages.
Also gone must be Orr - he has had two chances and blown them both. Henley is a hundred times better!

Dire first half was embarrassingly painful to watch and brought the worst from our fans.

second half was a vast improvement and the tactical changes Appy made had an instantly obvious effect.

Reading comments from the armchair bandits here once again makes me glad I don't have to at least put up with standing with you in the stands.

Yes, it was a poor and disheartening performance at least first half, but we showed we're better than that and at least Appy has expressed its the end of the road for some of these no-hopers. Things unfortunately have to take their toll sometimes for changes to happen - and change WILL happen. I'd say the team that plays next season will be s vastly different team to the one that's currently playing with many of the over the hills no longer making the cut.

I'm still behind Appy, he showed today at least he had it to change the game which hadn't been so obvious previously.

blueblooded wrote:
Dire first half was embarrassingly painful to watch and brought the worst from our fans.

second half was a vast improvement and the tactical changes Appy made had an instantly obvious effect.

Reading comments from the armchair bandits here once again makes me glad I don't have to at least put up with standing with you in the stands.

Yes, it was a poor and disheartening performance at least first half, but we showed we're better than that and at least Appy has expressed its the end of the road for some of these no-hopers. Things unfortunately have to take their toll sometimes for changes to happen - and change WILL happen. I'd say the team that plays next season will be s vastly different team to the one that's currently playing with many of the over the hills no longer making the cut.

I'm still behind Appy, he showed today at least he had it to change the game which hadn't been so obvious previously.

Totally agree with you, I was gutted today at 3-0 down and I did blog yesterday to say our two new loan players should be given a chance, I'm glad they both played well but they should have been substituted earlier.
I am still very much behind Appleton but and this is a very big but, if he starts Murphy on Tuesday at Bolton I will be very disappointed, Murphy was absolutely useless today and has been for a while and I think Appy has now realised today what the fans have been moaning about for the last six months, Murphy just isnt good enough and gives the ball away far too often.
We wont be promoted this season but like blueblooded says lets hope Appy can sort this team out for next season... without Murphy and a few other wasters!!

Why do you keep repeating the posts again and again its hard enough watching them first time around.

thank god I had flu today & didn't make it to see this lot of overpaid tosserz!! athe few good performances & results have been few & far between since the venkys took over. I wish it had worked for berg cos he wanted to play football at first. The dross under MA in unreal, shipped out the few talented ones, all be it only occasionaly. Now he insists on playing the crap he has brought in on loan & **** like Murphy & Orr. One bright spot could be Jones, pity there is not more to Rhodes's game than just scoring! Oh that will do !