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Rovers beaten by Millwall
4:55pm Saturday 24th November 2012 in Blackburn Rovers match reports
By Alex James, Assistant Sports Editor
Two Millwall blockbusters saw Rovers slip to defeat as the Lions won 2-0 at Ewood Park.
Chris Wood lashed home a 20 yard right footed effort 19 minutes from time before James Henry scored a similar thunderbolt in the final minute to end Rovers' three game unbeaten run.
The result was harsh on Henning Berg's side who gave as good as they got in an even contest, particularly in a second half where they were the better team.
But the hosts created few clear cut chances with Martin Olsson and debutant Josh King having the best of them. Olsson's drive was palmed over by Millwall keeper David Forde, while King almost made an immediate impact after coming off the bench but Forde kept out his curling effort.
At the other end Andy Keogh and Wood were always a threat for Millwall - who saw three goals chalked off for offside.
And they displayed a clinical side that Rovers were lacking to seal the points.
The result saw Berg's men slip out of the Championship play-off places.
For full analysis see Monday's Lancashire Telegraph.
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Comments (141)
5:05pm Sat 24 Nov 12
peely says...
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aaman1 says...
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soap opera says...
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French Rover says...
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blazerafe says...
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kfc yummy says...
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A Darener says...
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j bee says...
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Sturdy_Rover says...
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we r longside burnley says...
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silverstan says...
5:49pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
5:52pm Sat 24 Nov 12
eddyo says...
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Their first was a cracking finish but how often he does that in a season explains why he is a Millwall player.
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Until Rovers has a settled team they cannot impose their indiividual quality on well-drilled opposition.
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Playing too many featherweights and exotics against rough and tough sides only works if we let the ball do the work and let the opposition chase shadows. Otherwise, we will be bullied like today.
5:56pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
5:56pm Sat 24 Nov 12
BlueSkies says...
5:58pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
6:02pm Sat 24 Nov 12
M.DANNY says...
6:02pm Sat 24 Nov 12
juanbbien says...
6:03pm Sat 24 Nov 12
stick to football says...
Rovers tried hard but created little too often they were passing along the back and then because they were quickly closed down it was a long high ball - Rhodes is not that type of player an upfront alone man
Rochina has quality but decision making too often lets him down. At the back Hanley was left for dead for the first goal, no one would doubt his effort but he lacks pace and often awareness that a quality defender needs.
Whilst it is good for HB to keep an unchanged team that is no reason not to change the team when they are not creating - there was a really strong bench this afternoon and yet to leave Vukevic there until 6 minutes from time was poor judgement. Rovers are not helped by the standard of refereeing in this league where to come through and take everything seems acceptable not to mention shirt tugging and bodychecking of the Italian variety.
Reality is we are some way off being a team who can challenge for promotion and if we did get there we are not as good as QPR which says everything.
Berg needs time and if today is anything to go by - lets start to build a team for the future that can win promotion and stay there even if there are some poor results along the way
6:07pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
Come on you stay aways get down and support the team.
They NEED YOU!!
6:07pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
Come on you stay aways get down and support the team.
They NEED YOU!!
6:09pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
..apart from Shebby, The Snake, Singh of course who will be busy looking for our next manager having demanded an immediate return to the premiership from Berg.
It was also great to see all the " I won't be back at Ewood again until Kean has gone" fans back again. With our lowest gate of the season I can only assume that the attendance was dragged down by Kean's supporters boycotting the club?
6:09pm Sat 24 Nov 12
bluebud says...
But if Rovers want to learn from this defeat then every player needs to get a copy of game and admit to themselves that Millwall's way is how we should play.
Also Etuhu ....???
6:11pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Stone Island: says...
6:12pm Sat 24 Nov 12
we r longside burnley says...
6:13pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Stone Island: says...
6:13pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
6:13pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
6:16pm Sat 24 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
I have predicted all season we will finish mid-table and I'll never change that prediction whilst we're playing players like -
ETUTHU - This guy really is the worst senior central midfielder we have seen down Ewood for the last 25 years - he has absolutely NOTHING to his game at all and must make DM job almost impossible.
Formica - £3m ??? - what is this guys best position ?? - he's as fast as a 3 legged tortoise with gout - adds absolutely NOTHING to the team.
"Airfix" Ollson - Trys hard and has pace but there is NO end product to this lads game - I call him "airfix" cos he's a cheap, plastic imitation of the real thing.
Also, Givet needs to come in at CH - he is our best CH and a warrior and MUST be picked (personally I would make him captin as well).
We actually have players that could come in an improve the team if Berg dropped these light weights - King for Airfix, Vukevic for Formica and well, ANYONE for Etuthu.
To be fair to HB the mess that JA and SK have left after 18 months of buying total DROSS (and filling their own pockets) has left the squad totally over-bloated and under-served in the quality department - all those Rovers fans who keep spouting that this is the best squad in the championship need to wake up to reality FAST.
Most expensive - YES, best - NO (the 2 arn't the same thing Shebby).
I personally think it would be a disaster for us to go up this season as this squad needs a complete clearout of all the Kean losers and a proper, motivated, quality team needs re-building (virtually) from scratch.
Could you really imagine this sqaud in the PL next season ?? - we would get completly mullered EVERY week.
6:22pm Sat 24 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
They average less than Rovers you MORON !
6:23pm Sat 24 Nov 12
dangerous dave says...
And as for those with short memories who dont like my 'OUT WITH'S' let me remind you - Kean resigned, he wasnt sacked and if he hadnt resigned he probably would still be in the Managers seat under the current abysmal Administration.
Berg needs to bring in is own backroom staff and get shut of Keans cohorts including if possibly Shaw Agnew Singh and especially Black and Hendry then you might see some improvement in performance and more importantly attendances - the Venkeys and Co have a lot to do to bring back the missing thousands and Keans reignation was only part of the equation of which they played no part!!
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW BLACK HENDRY SINGH VENKEYS
6:25pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
Hanley: A big gormless clogger
Henley: A rabbit in the headlights
Murphy: An overpaid has been with no skill or commitment
Formica: Pretty, but like the table top, cosmetic value only
Dann: Robbing a Sunday League pub side of a perfectly average centre half
Berg: a dead man walking
6:29pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
6:30pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
l.co.uk/attend.html
try this site if you want to see average attendances re Blackburn, Burnley, Preston for first 7 games.
6:32pm Sat 24 Nov 12
M.DANNY says...
Leeds fans have been patient for over 8 years out of Premier league, fan attendance 25,000 weekly in League One and Champioship league.Rovers fans can't take it so fans attendance down to 15,000.Worst support in Lancashire ? Those living in Accrington please support Accrington Stanley and those living in Darwen the Darwen FC is just behind M65.
6:33pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
6:35pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
6:37pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
6:39pm Sat 24 Nov 12
dangerous dave says...
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW BLACK SINGH HENDRY VENKEYS
6:40pm Sat 24 Nov 12
JPainter90 says...
Once HB can spend a few quid in January, which he hopefully can, it will start to get interesting. Right now we don't have the team. We have players, but certainly not a team. We are still living in the aftermath of Kean and until HB can truly make it his team nothing will change.
Personally don't think we will get promoted this season. I would definitely not be surprised if it took 2 or 3 season, if at all. If promotion is what we want then those 10,000 or so fans need to get back down here and support the team. Kean is gone, we have what we want. It's now time to get back down there to give ourselves the best chance for promotion.
6:41pm Sat 24 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
We have to remember thou over the next few months that the state of the squad (and hence) results is down to SK and JA - really HB can't do that much until next Sept as there is so much dross in this squad that it'll take 2 transfer windows to get rid of it all and bring in his own players.
SS saying that promotion this season is a "must" is not helpfull and shows his lack of understanding of the size of the problems (just on the playing side) that we currently face after 2 years of Venkys ownership and 18 months of Kean reaping his havock.
The re-building job that is needed is absolutely huge - I'm amazed how few Rovers fans still understand this.
(eg - we have Nuno Gomez on HUGE wages - but how good a signing is he actually ?? - couldnt get in the Braga team for last 2 years, big earner but can't possibly play all 46 games as he's too old and we've got him for 2 YERS ! (Millwall on the other hand signed the upand coming Chris Wood on loan as their striker - he scored 14 goals last season, mainly in Championship, won't be a big drain on wages and is a player thats getting better every year, he is young, fit and eager - who is the better signing ?).
And you can go through the Rovers squad, its full of has beens on huge wages (Dunn, Pederson, Gomes, etc) or never beens like "Airfix Ollson, 6 Portugese youngsters, Denis Irwin or total dross like DE, Desperate Dann or MF.
6:41pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Rover 45 years and over says...
6:43pm Sat 24 Nov 12
bluebud says...
6:44pm Sat 24 Nov 12
M.DANNY says...
Burnley average fans attendance 12,761
Preston average fans attendance 9,533
Rovers fans attendance well down from last year of average around 23,900.
So where are those band wagon fans ? Deserted the sinking ship ? Was it just Man Utd fans can't get a tickets at Old Trafford so plenty of empty seats at Ewood Park to fill for those bandwagon fans ?
6:51pm Sat 24 Nov 12
juanbbien says...
7:08pm Sat 24 Nov 12
flowersorseaman? says...
7:14pm Sat 24 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
This is a typical attitude that Rovers fans seem to have developed from listening too much cr@p spouted, firstly from SK and more recently from SS - "we're better than everyone else", "everyone envies our squad", "we don't fear anyone" etc etc - its time we realised we're at the same level as these other clubs and its time we started giving them proper respect.
Millwall showed us today that we lagged behind them in numerous areas, ORGANISATION, FITNESS, DESIRE (to name but 3)
Our arrogance dosent help at all and is totally delusional and mis-placed !
7:23pm Sat 24 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
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passingfootball says...
7:28pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
7:29pm Sat 24 Nov 12
happiness says...
7:30pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Road Runner Road Runner says...
Arte et labore
7:36pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Captain Dreckley says...
Keep the faith
7:40pm Sat 24 Nov 12
petergray says...
Now some games are going to be discounted ( Bolton next, for example )
it will be cheaper to buy tickets for all the games in the second half of the season on a match by match basis than buy a half season ticket for JW centre.
It is a lot cheaper to buy a half season ticket for all the other three stands than buy match by match - as it should be.
Why on earth would anyone buy a half season ticket for JW cente and which idiot at the club is responsible for this policy which in the end will bring in less revenue and will result in an even lower gate?
7:43pm Sat 24 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
7:45pm Sat 24 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
Now tell me more about healthy banter. Or maybe tell your hate filled dingle buddies.
7:48pm Sat 24 Nov 12
juanbbien says...
7:52pm Sat 24 Nov 12
spotonblue says...
Overall lots of possession no end product.
I haven't been for eighteen months, I think it will be awhile before I return.
Good luck Henning I think your going to need it.
7:58pm Sat 24 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
Hmm..
8:02pm Sat 24 Nov 12
A Darener says...
8:10pm Sat 24 Nov 12
FCBurnley says...
8:11pm Sat 24 Nov 12
goldfinger59 says...
8:39pm Sat 24 Nov 12
dangerous dave says...
OUT WITH SHAW AGNEW SINGH BLACK HENDRY VENKEYS.
8:53pm Sat 24 Nov 12
modan says...
About Rovers we are well down to about 14,000 crowds.Our average is slightly more than Burnley and Preston.Rovers average in Premiership was over 23,000 2011/2012.The 10,000 fans who are staying must come back and support our beloved Blackburn Rovers FC.We have no other choice but to get behind this new manager Henning Berg and Venkys.I don't think Rovers will be promoted until about another two years,unless more funds made avaliable when the transfer windows open again.
9:01pm Sat 24 Nov 12
fanny_tickler says...
9:18pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Ronaldpetercooper says...
9:49pm Sat 24 Nov 12
kazluvsrovers says...
Millwalls goalkeeper had a cracking game today maybe Robbo could watch the match back and pick up a few tips. I also think Pedersen, givet and Vukevic should be back in the squad, Peds takes better corners and free kicks, Givet gives 100% in defence and Vukevic had an outstanding game against Birmingham and then got dropped.
Come on Henning we need to win the next two local derbys!!!
9:59pm Sat 24 Nov 12
PN1995 says...
Millwall were definatly the best team to come to Ewood list year.
Rhodes totally isolated
Another shocking performance from Rochina. I've never seen a player who can control a ball with such skill and make so much space for himself and then always play possibly the worst ball possible. If he does actually pass, he either overhits the ball or hits the ball with such power that no-one can control it. He must be dropped. Gomez has shown he can score and create oportunities in this league - Get him up front with Rhodes
Murphy and Etu also very poor again, would much prefer MGP in there
Givet needs to come back in the defence.
10:22pm Sat 24 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
10:32pm Sat 24 Nov 12
FCBurnley says...
10:57pm Sat 24 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
How often does he do it ? - thats his 8th goal in 13 appearances for Millwall.
Our Loanee (prob on 3 or 4 times the money) CKR has scored 2 goals for us in 7 appearances and wasnt even picked for our bench today yet we still had to pay his vastly over blown wages.
Hmm, wonder who is the better loan signing ??
Time to stop thinking that just cos these players play for Millwall, Watford, Birmingham or Burnley that they are somehow inferior to our players - they are not.
We are where we are, and that means a mid table championship team with mid table champonship players.
Lets cut out the "steve kean" arrogance, it gets us no-where, it just makes us look ignorant and stupid
10:58pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
Now the halfwits are saying the boycotters will return when Venkys are out.
Get a grip, there are no boycotters, just premier league glory hunters aplenty bigging up their resolve. The attendances bare this out.
10:59pm Sat 24 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
11:02pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
We ARE teams like Millwall. Trouble is, they are better than us. They play effective, no frills, percentage style football. I note there are many on here now calling for substance over style. Portuguese lightweights are NOT going to get us out of this league.
11:03pm Sat 24 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
11:04pm Sat 24 Nov 12
clitheroe blue boy says...
We will not get promoted with the current team or manager.
Dunn, Nuno, Dann all reported to be on over £20 a week, Murphy and Rhodes on over £30k a week? Hendry on over £8k a week?
Premiership wages for mediocre championship players? (Apart from Rhodes)
Lets see how much money Berg gets in the next transfer window, he's going to need some.
11:06pm Sat 24 Nov 12
eddyo says...
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ORGANISATION, FITNESS AND DESIRE get you so far but I can watch that at Pleasington or Witton Park - fer nowt.
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Chris Wood is a what? A loaned-out West Brom player ! Do me a favour.
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It's Arte et Labore; not Labore Dure. I take it you are a BFS fan, J.C?
11:11pm Sat 24 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
11:17pm Sat 24 Nov 12
owd nick says...
I watched them last week and suspected they might just pose us a few problems, didn't they just.
On the other side of the coin I would also suspect that Rovers will play an awful lot worse this season and win easily.
We have a lot to learn about playing in this league, but I am starting to enjoy it.
11:19pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
11:26pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
12:00am Sun 25 Nov 12
owd nick says...
I agree about the football, we have seen some very good teams down at Ewood this season, Rovers simply need to adapt that's all.
Good as Millwall were we could have won if we had taken our chances.
12:08am Sun 25 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
p.s, it's you're like a lot of illiterates not your................
.literacy rules!
12:09am Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
12:12am Sun 25 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
12:14am Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
12:18am Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
12:20am Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
12:34am Sun 25 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that under Steve Kean we would still be in the automatic promotion places. Henning Berg has exactly the same managerial credentials and track record as his current and former sidekick, Colin Hendry. Both were brought into the club in a ridiculous and shameful attempt to ingratiate the fans by reliving the past glories of the 90's.
Singh and Berg between them have set the club back immeasurably because under Steve Kean the team was heading for an immediate return to the Premiership. We are now heading for oblivion.
I still have my season ticket, I will still go to the matches and as such, I EARN the right to express my opinions on these pages. I love your thumbs down, I love your insults, I love your futile jibes.............I enjoy them more than the matches.
Goodnight all.
1:06am Sun 25 Nov 12
burnleyglentoran says...
FACT 1 - Chelsea have spent more paying out their ex-managers since 2004, than Everton have spent on transfer fees since the Premier League began.
FACT 2 - The once Lancashire based club, Blackburn Rovers will be playing in the Championship (that's the league you called the Chumpionship and Fizzy Pop league 12 months ago!) next season
KEEP YA EYE CHARLIE NEXT SUNDAY!!
1:29am Sun 25 Nov 12
Only1Garner says...
1:31am Sun 25 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
Also I see your choice for manager Mick Bananaman Mcarthy is doing a fine job. At least we missed that train wreck.
1:37am Sun 25 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
BFS student loves a game of two hooves
Just kidding.
3:05am Sun 25 Nov 12
Stone Island: says...
3:10am Sun 25 Nov 12
Stone Island: says...
3:29am Sun 25 Nov 12
Stone Island: says...
Maybe WHUFC will sack BFS if they don't win tomorrow? Venky's probably would do. That's what they did after we failed to beat Bolton and go to sixth in the PL. The rest, as they say is history.
5:21am Sun 25 Nov 12
J.C - Rishton says...
Why are you so arrogant about our opposition players and teams - you sound like SK and SS.
Whats wrong with Chris Wood ?? - he's on loan from WBA (currently top 4 or 5 in PL), he's only 20 years old but has scored over 20 goals in his last 50 games - I don't think thats bad for his age ?
My point is - you slag him off but why ? - surely he IS the kind of player that if we were a well run club we should be getting in, instead of CKR or NG - younger, cheaper and more end product.
8:25am Sun 25 Nov 12
Chris P Bacon says...
There's Trekies with a better social life than you, you worthless degenerate. Back to your sordid grief-hole you go.
8:50am Sun 25 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
Does the stench of failure make his eyes water?
Don't worry Charlie boy, Premiership Football beckons for you in January.
Meanwhile 33 years of defeat will continue to remind the dingles that they are and always will be second at best to the
Mighty Rovers
Bring it on... ;-)
9:06am Sun 25 Nov 12
MatthewCA says...
Two beautifull goals from the same direction and Our Robbo - lost the path.
Is Robbo,Euthu,Formica giveing 100%...>?
This is high time to get quality with control in the game. I feel Pedersen,Gomes,Kazim
,Vukcevic,Givet,Lowe should get back with start. Each one have there quality and proved too. I know Kazim is not a favorate to all, but he can generate hell out of power in his shot. I feel Kazim will play better than formica.
Loosing games is not easy sign to get back soon, other teams will get more strength with points in the table and we end up in mid table with a vast quality of big names and big pay.
9:18am Sun 25 Nov 12
owd nick says...
Not much I can see yet about the meeting at Blackburn Cathedral yesterday so I suspect that a large percentage of the missing 10,000 didn't trap, about 99% I would suspect.
The real fans turned up at Ewood yesterday and will continue to do so, as they have for years.
9:32am Sun 25 Nov 12
owd nick says...
Rovers under Berg are moving in the right direction but there is still a lack of confidence brought on by what has happened over the last two years.
Alex Ferguson couldn't fix that in an handful of games.
Another point, I haven't checked recently but I would lay odds that our away form is significantly better than our home form.
Rovers played well but were beaten by a better team on the day.
I would argue the difference between the two sides was actually the keepers, one who commanded his area from start to finish and the other who appears to have been tapped up by West Ham.
10:51am Sun 25 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
I'm with you. Really fans get behind the team, not whinge incessantly about the state of the club's management, which I don't remember any of them objecting when it was sold right under their noses to foreign unknowns.
Still, it gives them something to do now that Ewood Park is no longer their home. Whilst they quietly plot to take over the world the rest of us can at least get on with getting behind our team and club.
Oh.. And the best excuse I heard yesterday for not coming back, when I suggested that Kean had gone so what the purpose of the continued boycott:
"Well technically he wasn't sacked.. "
I rest my case,
10:55am Sun 25 Nov 12
juanbbien says...
10:57am Sun 25 Nov 12
Navy-Rover says...
Quickly now Dingleglentoran, better go check the latest OS maps to make sure that Burnley haven't suffered a similar fate and become part of Yorkshire... saying that.... you might as well be!
11:05am Sun 25 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
11:21am Sun 25 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
11:58am Sun 25 Nov 12
Venkytrash says...
12:02pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Venkytrash says...
I for one will be there supporting the team, will you?? I doubt it, unless ur mum lets you out of her bedroom!!!!
12:17pm Sun 25 Nov 12
bburnrover says...
12:22pm Sun 25 Nov 12
100%ROVERS says...
Ruben was our best player and the only likely way of getting a goal with his creativity and willingness to keep trying. He's a young player who needs encouragement whether it comes off or not.
I dont know if anyone else else thought Jordan looked a bit tired (virus ??) and off the pace ... Just illustrates how reliant we are on his forward play & goals ...
Much like those idiots on Radio Rovers every week who ring in from USA or Norway or that annoying woman in Brussels .. You cannot comment on games without seeing them or being there ..
SO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT !!!!
12:25pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Nuttall Street says...
I do agree with you that we are now headed for oblivion, but It was Steve Kean that made it all possible.
12:55pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Angry From Accrington says...
t more to the point, it's the same toxic regime that undermined him every step of the way.
1:21pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Stone Island: says...
1:33pm Sun 25 Nov 12
merlinrabbit says...
1:36pm Sun 25 Nov 12
A Darener says...
2:33pm Sun 25 Nov 12
kfc yummy says...
3:14pm Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
3:16pm Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
3:19pm Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
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diamonds2india says...
3:30pm Sun 25 Nov 12
arrod baw says...
3:38pm Sun 25 Nov 12
blueblooded says...
4:27pm Sun 25 Nov 12
French Rover says...
5:15pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Riverside 7 says...
Rovers were well beaten by a decent Millwall team who played a simple 4-4-2 formation. Yes they actually had 2 strikers working alongside each other – none of the 4-4-1-1 favoured by Kean, Black and now it seems Berg.
Can someone please explain what was the point of signing a 5ft 11” striker and bringing him on the left side of midfield to replace Olsson.
Surely he needed to go upfront to support the isolated Jordan Rhodes.
What will happen when Leon Best is fit? - will Berg continue to play 4-4-1-1 ?
Turning now to midfield, we have now had 18 games of the season and in my opinion I am convinced that Murphy and Etuhu are not the right combination in the centre of midfield.
Formica is not a right sided midfielder or a winger – in fact he disappeared from the right completely in the 2nd half. This had the effect of preventing Henley from getting forward in support.
I agree with an earlier post in asking why was Vucavic not brought on much earlier?
At the back, Givet must start in the centre.
Finally, we all know that Shebby Singh set Kean a points target of 16 from his first 7 games. So far Berg has 5 from 5 games.
I am willing to give Berg more time but a possible automatic promotion this year is rapidly slipping away.
5:25pm Sun 25 Nov 12
owd nick says...
Mine had an hole in it, it's about two thirds full right now.
I am fairly upbeat about Berg and Rovers at present, just hope I am in an happy frame of mind this time next Sunday.
And even if we don't win that one I suspect we only need to get to the transfer window and still be in touching position of the top 6, let Berg move some players on and bring his own players in, then anything can happen.
Then who knows, could be full glasses at the end of the season.
7:02pm Sun 25 Nov 12
kazluvsrovers says...
had a crap day at work today so that has cheered me up.
good one!!
7:40pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
7:42pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Return of the Magnificent se7en says...
8:14pm Sun 25 Nov 12
angryandy says...
9:56pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
11:08pm Sun 25 Nov 12
French Rover says...
Frenchie, it is surely what it is now, not what has been. And now, we are "teams like Millwall". And when the parachute payment stops and we may not have gone back up, we may well be struggling to keep up with Millwall. There are not going to be any fancy big name managers, and we will not be playing like Barcelona. For now the 1995 title is as relevant as our 6 F.A. Cup wins. We need to reinvent ourselves on the lines of Boro or Forest. But, we will always be better than any other club in the world.
French Rover said
Still not like Millwall Bazzer whatever you say...but yes we will always (in our minds and our hearts) be better than any other club in the world. Proud (still) to be a Rover.
And yes still some sorting out to do now and in the Jan window for HB to get it all together and make us into the scoring / winning team that is hard to beat and is up there challenging and then winning promotion.
11:12pm Sun 25 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
11:47pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Bazzer says...
7:03am Mon 26 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
7:06am Mon 26 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
7:15am Mon 26 Nov 12
diamonds2india says...
7:55am Mon 26 Nov 12
French Rover says...
9:29am Mon 26 Nov 12
ChrisDeBerg says...
All I know is that if we bring the form from the last 4 games to Burnley next week we are going to DESTROY them! I dont care how hard Burnley work, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE CLASS THAT IS ROVERS!!!
RTID
10:35am Mon 26 Nov 12
oreilly21 says...
Paul Robinson was beaten by 2 goals scored from a mile out, this is not good enough, the first one fair enough not a whole lot he could do with that but his positioning and reaction to the 2nd goal was pathetic. Friedel in January is a neccesity.
Grant Hanley is not a good player, its that simple, he was megged embarrassingly for the goal and his overall play is so slow and lumbering all season.
Centre Midfield is way too slow for this league, we need busy box to box midfielders who will compete in there and give nothing away easily. etuhu and murphy are not working!
we're not 100 miles off dominating teams and getting the results we deserve but at the moment we are naive, unfit and rusty
lacking some fire in our bellies. hopefully the upcoming derbys can ignite some passion!!
5:33pm Mon 26 Nov 12
we r longside burnley says...