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Match Thread Blackburn Rovers - Coventry City Match Thread - Tuesday 21st Jan (2 Viewers)

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Deity

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,506
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Good problems to have, but up to you if you want Wright as a striker if so.

Your front three could be Sakamoto - Wright - EMC which would mean we would have depth for all three in form of BTA - Simms - Rudoni.

Other option is you play Rudoni in the centre of the pitch.
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Franki sees Rudi in the centre of midfield
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,507
Sky Blue Goblin said:
Good problems to have, but up to you if you want Wright as a striker if so.

Your front three could be Sakamoto - Wright - EMC which would mean we would have depth for all three in form of BTA - Simms - Rudoni.

Other option is you play Rudoni in the centre of the pitch.
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you can't play rudi in a 2 like that

we'll go back to a 4
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,508
Deity said:
Robins sees Rudi in the centre of midfield
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At stoke?
 

Grendel

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,509
chiefdave said:
Trying not to think about how many extra points we might have now if Carr and Lampard hadn't stuck with Collins for weeks
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Possibly the Portsmouth game would have had a different result.

We drew with 2 of the top teams under Carr and beat Millwall and Hull

In reality it didn’t massively cost us points
 
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David O'Day

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,510
Deity said:
Franki sees Rudi in the centre of midfield
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Strange he doesn't play him there when we have shortages there
 

TomRad85

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,511
Grendel said:
Possibly the Portsmouth game would have had a different result.

We drew with 2 of the top teams under Carr and beat Millwall and Hull

In reality it didn’t massively cost us points
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Exactly what i said earlier. He's an iffy keeper but looking back at games i dunno if much would have been different. Just probably Pompey really.
 
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Deity

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,512
David O'Day said:
Strange he doesn't play him there when we have shortages there
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He’s played mainly in the midfield 3 for Frank, and only in emergency out wide or full back.
 
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SBT

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,513
David O'Day said:
on this day in 2023 we had the same number of points as we do now and were 7 points as well outside the play offs

Championship League Table on 21 January 2023

Bring it on
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We lost two games from that point of the season and made the playoffs by two points. Would be a huge achievement to do it again!
 

Boicey

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,514
Old Warwickshire lad said:
When Sheaf comes back he has got to play the deep role,in the middle just in front of a back four.
He would be the first line of defence,I think this would plug the gap in the middle of the defence.
It would solve the conundrum between him and Eccles of who should be doing what. Might mean Josh loses his place though.
Unless of course Josh is performing like he was earlier in the season, and Ben is performing like he was. Then Ben will be on the bench.
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Sheaf just slows us down significantly. Holding the ball and passing it 10 yards sideways or backwards doesn't give us much.
Last night we quickly got it wide and used the route 1 option rather than a snail like pointless build up that lets the opposition get organised.

Sheaf also lacks pace and aggression. Last night we showed some real grit. Partly I suspect because we just got into a higher tempo groove. Slow that down and we just deflate and get nervous.
 
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JSL

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,515
Who got MOTM last night? I turned off after the final whistle and missed it. Hopefully it was Dovin
 

Tommo1993

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,516
Sounds like a reserves game the goal cam video
 
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Potbellypig

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,517
I reckon Blackburn fans online are the worst I've seen from any team. Moaning before the game being all negative, moaning at the ref (who had a decent game imo), commentators on iFollow absolutely dreadful (assume they are fans), and moaning about everything and anything after the game. I'm yet to really see one that says 'we nearly got relegated last season and we're currently in the playoffs. We've also got almost a whole squad injured, so let's look at it realistically'. Instead it's chairman, manager, players, refs and opposition that are the problem.
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,518
Potbellypig said:
I reckon Blackburn fans online are the worst I've seen from any team. Moaning before the game being all negative, moaning at the ref (who had a decent game imo), commentators on iFollow absolutely dreadful (assume they are fans), and moaning about everything and anything after the game. I'm yet to really see one that says 'we nearly got relegated last season and we're currently in the playoffs. We've also got almost a whole squad injured, so let's look at it realistically'. Instead it's chairman, manager, players, refs and opposition that are the problem.
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They certainly give our doom mongers on here a run for their money
 
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shmmeee

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,519
Boicey said:
Sheaf just slows us down significantly. Holding the ball and passing it 10 yards sideways or backwards doesn't give us much.
Last night we quickly got it wide and used the route 1 option rather than a snail like pointless build up that lets the opposition get organised.

Sheaf also lacks pace and aggression. Last night we showed some real grit. Partly I suspect because we just got into a higher tempo groove. Slow that down and we just deflate and get nervous.
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It’s clear the team instructions have changed the last three to get it forward a lot quicker. The CBs were also guilty of this (and everyone else) and seem to have changed. No reason to think Sheaf wouldn’t.
 
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Sick Boy

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,520
Great 3 points and unsurprisingly the doom-mongers calling for Lampard to be sacked already have been shown up as clueless.
 
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chiefdave

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,521
quinn1971 said:
Was trying not to think about the last 2 mins against Norwich, but we’d be 9th and 4 points off 6th, and we’ve been terrible, couldn’t possibly happen could it ?
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That one doesn't bother me so much but we've dropped 9 points against Cardiff, Millwall and Portsmouth in the last couple of months. If we had those we'd be looking at being in a very good position.
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,522
Potbellypig said:
I reckon Blackburn fans online are the worst I've seen from any team. Moaning before the game being all negative, moaning at the ref (who had a decent game imo), commentators on iFollow absolutely dreadful (assume they are fans), and moaning about everything and anything after the game. I'm yet to really see one that says 'we nearly got relegated last season and we're currently in the playoffs. We've also got almost a whole squad injured, so let's look at it realistically'. Instead it's chairman, manager, players, refs and opposition that are the problem.
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If you lived in Blackburn you'd moan
 
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TomRad85

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,523
Sick Boy said:
Great 3 points and unsurprisingly the doom-mongers calling for Lampard to be sacked already have been shown up as clueless.
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Most have sunk into the background.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,524
chiefdave said:
That one doesn't bother me so much but we've dropped 9 points against Cardiff, Millwall and Portsmouth in the last couple of months. If we had those we'd be looking at being in a very good position.
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It was never going to be a smooth ride, replacing a long standing manager just weeks before the busiest period of the season.

But we're progressing now and hopefully that continues
 
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StrettoBoy

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,525
I honestly think that, with our best players fit again, we will be capable of pushing for the play-offs next year. We can cope with losing MVE and sheaf for good money but we mustn’t lose Haji or EM-C.

The money from player sales - and any extra cash we get if Viktor Gykores is sold- will obviously need to be spent wisely on replacements and on strengthening in certain areas.

For the first time in a while I am starting to feel optimistic.

 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,526
Jamesimus said:
Worth mentioning Hyam a tad poor for our goal.
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Double agent Hyam.
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,527
Nick said:
Is that 8 assists for Rudoni now?

Already equalled O'Hare's best.
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Just needs a Sky Blue Wig.
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,528
Potbellypig said:
I reckon Blackburn fans online are the worst I've seen from any team. Moaning before the game being all negative, moaning at the ref (who had a decent game imo), commentators on iFollow absolutely dreadful (assume they are fans), and moaning about everything and anything after the game. I'm yet to really see one that says 'we nearly got relegated last season and we're currently in the playoffs. We've also got almost a whole squad injured, so let's look at it realistically'. Instead it's chairman, manager, players, refs and opposition that are the problem.
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13000 crowd is awful
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,529
CovveeBreak said:
Right, have we got a Dovin song yet?
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Olly Olly Olly, Dovin Dovin Dovin, Olly, Dovin, Olly Olly Olly.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,530
Boicey said:
It's been good to see us playing quicker and with more grit throughout the team.
Still lots of quality issues but there's good signs of team work and team spirit coming.
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May I suggest that's down to Frank Lampard.

 
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Danceswithhorses

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,531
Sky Blue Pete said:
13000 crowd is awful
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Yeah i heard that last night and was really shocked...that's a piss poor attendance for a team in the top 6, at home.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,532
Danceswithhorses said:
Yeah i heard that last night and was really shocked...that's a piss poor attendance for a team in the top 6, at home.
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Only team that’s acceptable for is Luton and that’s cause I think it’s bigger than there ground
 

shmmeee

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,533
Even in the Prem Blackburn got shit crowds didn't they?
 

David O'Day

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,534
Sky Blue Pete said:
13000 crowd is awful
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was that what it was and they are 6th
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,535
Sick Boy said:
Great 3 points and unsurprisingly the doom-mongers calling for Lampard to be sacked already have been shown up as clueless.
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Saddlebrains, he's gonna a bit quiet.
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,536
shmmeee said:
Even in the Prem Blackburn got shit crowds didn't they?
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Yeah they've always had poor attendances. Funnily enough this season is their highest average attendance figure (so far) since relegation from the PL in 2012.
 

clint van damme

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  • Jan 22, 2025
  • #1,537
shmmeee said:
Even in the Prem Blackburn got shit crowds didn't they?
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It's a 3rd the size of Cov. Per capita 13k is as good as we get
 
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