Blackburn Rovers away match thread

[Jerseybean]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/championship/table
 

Wishing you a happy weekend fellow-Reds

[stephenkibby.]

7 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Strange that they’d won 4/7 before today then & most people would say Dack, Brereton-Diaz & Hirst is some forward line.

They are a good side, will be top half & yet we are dominating sides like this.

I know some on here hate to admit it, but Pearson is doing an incredible job.

Just shows what having an experienced, knowledgeable football manager can do, even with our ridiculous FFP constraints.

Yeah but, we haven't played anybody decent yet

[Bazooka Joe]

9 minutes ago, EstoniaTallinnRed said:

Twentyman just said on RB that only Man City have scored more goals than we have. Just need to improve the conceding.

So is it Pep Pearson or Big Nige Guardiola ?

[johnheadbcfc]

I thought Matty James played well today and I'm usually not his biggest fan!

[2015]

Thought we were fantastic today and 3-2 flattered Blackburn.

It's a good time to be a Red again

[Cov 77]

15 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

Don’t want to be negative but a lot of Rovers fans think they’re relegation fodder & not a team that’s difficult to beat https://www.brfcs.com/forums/topic/36330-v-bristol-city-h-3922/page/16/

Honestly they were happy enough being fifth before kick off , no praise for a great performance from us , but what do you expect 

[Bodiesaffer]

18 minutes ago, bexhill reds said:

Got to give credit to Blackburn for their 2nd, nice hold up play and Diaz cutting across. In fairness he didn’t do all that much during the game really.

Missed tackle, and not holding up the ball prior.  But yeah nice play for the goal.

[redsquirrel]

11 minutes ago, Bazooka Joe said:

A bald German called Herr Loss ?

just dont admit him to  hospital for transplant. he might fall out the window

[RoystonFoote'snephew]

Those who were yelling for more starts for Nakhi should be feeling justifiably smug right now. Another great result and I'm looking forward to turning over Norwich at Carrow Road. 

[firstdivision]

We played so well today. For 70 minutes. We made Blackburn look ordinary for large parts of the game. Shame we let them score twice. The big test is coming: Norwich and Burnley away in the same week. Ludicrous schedule. Burnley have a neat little trip to Preston on the Tuesday; we play at Norwich on the Wednesday. Then we play at Burnley on Saturday. Nonsense schedule. How is that any way fair? Burnley are even home to Norwich on the previous Friday night. Nice spacing out for the relegated PL teams, computer.

[Ska Junkie]

That was very good, albeit squeaky bum at the end, we're used to it now though.

Well done City, belting result!

[Fpcity]

1 minute ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said:

Those who were yelling for more starts for Nakhi should be feeling justifiably smug right now. Another great result and I'm looking forward to turning over Norwich at Carrow Road. 

Really pleased that he's doing well and we're playing to his strengths 

[Mr Popodopolous]

3-2 flattered Blackburn somewhat, the amount first half in particular we went at them was great- some of the football this season is a delight.

Wells, written off by a few- is that 4 for the season now? Conway keeps going , the two assists will do Weimann' s confidence some good- Naismith defended well despite some criticism of late in fact the whole team played well. Real togetherness right now IMO.

I saw this as a possible draw, Blackburn had overall had a good start and recently strengthened late in the window but yet...we absolutely dominated for a lot of the game, especially first half.

[Garland-sweden]

7 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/championship/table
 

Wishing you a happy weekend fellow-Reds

Same to you! COYR 

[McNasty Filth]

So does Scott's yellow card mean he's looking forward to a one game ban 

[Curr Avon]

Hell. Just heard that happy idiot on Radio Bristol again.

[Garland-sweden]

Well done City. 3 goals away and a win. Our team looks good. COYR 

[Curr Avon]

Just now, Garland-sweden said:

Well done City. 3 goals away and a win. Our team looks good. COYR 

I'm getting Stockholm syndrome!

[The Bard]

11 minutes ago, johnheadbcfc said:

I thought Matty James played well today and I'm usually not his biggest fan!

Yep and he was excellent v Huddersfield too.

Clearly him and Scott are our best partnership in midfield. 

By some way.

[Bodiesaffer]

6 minutes ago, firstdivision said:

We played so well today. For 70 minutes. We made Blackburn look ordinary for large parts of the game. Shame we let them score twice. The big test is coming: Norwich and Burnley away in the same week. Ludicrous schedule. Burnley have a neat little trip to Preston on the Tuesday; we play at Norwich on the Wednesday. Then we play at Burnley on Saturday. Nonsense schedule. How is that any way fair? Burnley are even home to Norwich on the previous Friday night. Nice spacing out for the relegated PL teams, computer.

I’m not worried.  TBH.  

[elhombrecito]

8 minutes ago, firstdivision said:

We played so well today. For 70 minutes. We made Blackburn look ordinary for large parts of the game. Shame we let them score twice. The big test is coming: Norwich and Burnley away in the same week. Ludicrous schedule. Burnley have a neat little trip to Preston on the Tuesday; we play at Norwich on the Wednesday. Then we play at Burnley on Saturday. Nonsense schedule. How is that any way fair? Burnley are even home to Norwich on the previous Friday night. Nice spacing out for the relegated PL teams, computer.

The first big test was coming today. And we passed with flying colours. Bring them on!

[sticks 1969]

Really can’t wait for next Saturday 

when was the last we felt like that ??????

[Offside]

An excellent win, and it sounds like a really good performance too. COYR. 

[downendcity]

40 minutes ago, redsince1994 said:

Suppose it doesn't matter as much conceding late when you score loads, but wish we would cut it out for the sake of my health!

What a game though, some of the best attacking play I've seen from us in many years.

I think it does matter, notwithstanding that we played well today and got a good result.

I mentioned only a week or so ago the old maxim "strikers win games, but defences win championships ( or promotion)". We are far too prone to conceding, and especially late on, even when apparently in control of games. It must play on our players' minds  and gives heart to opposition teams, even when they are apparently dead and buried ( if such a thing exists when we are playing!)

Perhaps it is a by product of the way we are playing, and none of us want to rein in our attacking play, but as with Wednesday night, we won't keep getting away with sloppy defensive play and won't always manage to score 3 to keep our noses in front if we keep conceding.

 

[LondonBristolian]

On my way back to Blackburn station, a Blackburn fan spotted my shirt and amiably wandered over to tell me we were brilliant, passed superbly and throughly deserved the win. That was nice.

[Kodjias Wrist]

Alex Scott talks very well for his age doesn't he fair play to him for his performance today as with thr the whole squad.

[LondonBristolian]

1 hour ago, City_USA said:

Didn't look like it on the replay  That goal goes to Kal for me

Bit late to the thread but it has to have been a Wells goal. The whistle went before Naismith put it in the net.

[Bodiesaffer]

1 minute ago, LondonBristolian said:

Bit late to the thread but it has to have been a Wells goal. The whistle went before Naismith put it in the net.

The goal line tech clearly shows Wells scored 

[downendcity]

10 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said:

Really can’t wait for next Saturday 

when was the last we felt like that ??????

When Mrs Downend reminded me that "next Saturday is your birthday  " a week in advance!

[LondonBristolian]

Just now, Bodiesaffer said:

The goal line tech clearly shows Wells scored 

 Not seen it yet but imagined it must. I was massively confused in the stadium as the whistle had definitely gone pre-Naismith so as soon as it became clear a goal had been given, the only logical explanation was it had been awarded to Wells.