Blackburn Rovers away match thread

[cidercity1987]

Semenyo can stay a sub as far as I care if he is gonna keep coming on to score against tiring defences

[Jerseybean]

COYR! 

[GrahamC]

Personally very surprised that Williams doesn’t start.

Shame there is no Klose on the bench, we do look a bit short of defensive cover as a result.

Pring is pretty clearly out of favour as surely he would make more sense as a sub than having 3 midfielders otherwise.

[Selred]

What has happened with Pring? Mental not having him on the bench today.

[Dan Robin]

4 minutes ago, old_eastender said:

Odd having 3 midfielders and only 1 defender (Wilson) on the bench

Agree. Pring out again, this time Tanner too.

Not an easy match on paper, but I think we can get something. COYR!

Edited September 3, 2022 by Dan Robin

[Nogbad the Bad]

While I'd take a point today, with 4 wins and 3 draws this season Blackburn don't do draws.

We've scored 13 league goals to their 7 - so almost twice their 1 goal per game average - and conceded 1 more.

I'm sure the plan will be stun them with our usual fast start, net the first goal early - no post hitting this week Andi -and go all out for the 3 points.

 

[Lanterne Rouge]

Blackburn haven`t drawn for fourteen games.

[Midred]

6 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said:

Semenyo can stay a sub as far as I care if he is gonna keep coming on to score against tiring defences

Our new super sub?

[Kid in the Riot]

Bit concerned about our defence against their frontline, particularly Brereton Diaz, Dack and Hirst. Do well to keep a clean sheet today, I reckon. 

[Shuffle]

2 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Personally very surprised that Williams doesn’t start.

Shame there is no Klose on the bench, we do look a bit short of defensive cover as a result.

Pring is pretty clearly out of favour as surely he would make more sense as a sub than having 3 midfielders otherwise.

Agree as thought Williams would come in for James. Don’t get the decision to have 3 Midfielders on bench & who from that bench could slot in as a CB in event of injury. Assume Williams would become a front sweeper which isn’t ideal  but does make the absence of Pring/Tanner see odd  

[ExiledAjax]

Just now, Kid in the Riot said:

Bit concerned about our defence against their frontline, particularly Brereton Diaz, Dack and Hirst. Do well to keep a clean sheet today, I reckon. 

Nope. I suspect both teams will score today. We score goals. They have a good attack versus our slightly unpredictable defence.

[bcfc01]

12 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Personally very surprised that Williams doesn’t start.

Shame there is no Klose on the bench, we do look a bit short of defensive cover as a result.

Pring is pretty clearly out of favour as surely he would make more sense as a sub than having 3 midfielders otherwise.

I don't usually subscribe to conspiracy theories, but the continued non-selection of Pring which is leaving the bench lop sided is very odd. There has obviously been some sort of falling out there imo.

Anyway, I'm predicting a 2-2 today after seeing the teams - which'll do for me, a point would be good.

 

Edited September 3, 2022 by bcfc01

[DaveF]

Just now, bcfc01 said:

I don't usually subscribe to conspiracy theories, but the continued non-selection of Pring which is leaving the bench lop sided is very odd. There has obviously been some sort of falling out there imo.

Anyway, I'm predicting a 2-2 today - which'll do for me if we, a point would be good.

 

Or he hasn't been training as well as others? If there was a falling out he would have gone in the transfer window.

[CliftonCliff]

7 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said:

Blackburn haven`t drawn for fourteen games.

I think they might today...

[bcfc01]

Just now, DaveF said:

Or he hasn't been training as well as others? If there was a falling out he would have gone in the transfer window.

Well, it aint that easy to get rid of players.

[Jerseybean]

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1): Kaminski; Travis, Carter, Hyam, Pickering; Morton, Wharton; Hedges, Dack, Brereton Diaz; Hirst.

 

[GrahamC]

7 minutes ago, Shuffle said:

Agree as thought Williams would come in for James. Don’t get the decision to have 3 Midfielders on bench & who from that bench could slot in as a CB in event of injury. Assume Williams would become a front sweeper which isn’t ideal  but does make the absence of Pring/Tanner see odd  

My thoughts too, Williams would play there if needed, but Klose is an obvious miss.

Guess Tanner only really covers what Wilson does? But Pring is clearly out of favour.

[The Bard]

13 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Personally very surprised that Williams doesn’t start.

Shame there is no Klose on the bench, we do look a bit short of defensive cover as a result.

Pring is pretty clearly out of favour as surely he would make more sense as a sub than having 3 midfielders otherwise.

I'd be extremely annoyed if I were one of Sykes, James or Scott and got hooked gor Williams. All 3 were excellent on Wednesday 

[Son of Fred]

10 minutes ago, ExiledAjax said:

Nope. I suspect both teams will score today. We score goals. They have a good attack versus our slightly unpredictable defence.

Yes,,a high scoring match rather likely..

Although today I fear we'll be outscored....

[Sheltons Army]

Watching the Merseyside Derby as a warm up

Wont see many better 0-0s than that 

[Ska Junkie]

Tough game this, take a point tbh but want all 3. Can't see a nil nil with the firepower both sides have.

COYR.

[BUTOR]

Despite Nige’s mantra I would have liked to see a couple of changes/fresher legs, schedules are brutal these days and I don’t think we played particularly well on Wednesday to warrant it. We’ll see. 

[cidercity1987]

20 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said:

Bit concerned about our defence against their frontline, particularly Brereton Diaz, Dack and Hirst. Do well to keep a clean sheet today, I reckon. 

It's not quite Semenyo, Weimann, Wells, Conway, Martin but no doubt they are better in defence than us 

[ExiledAjax]

9 minutes ago, Son of Fred said:

Yes,,a high scoring match rather likely..

Although today I fear we'll be outscored....

If I had to put money on it (I won't but if I did) I'd go the other way actually. As others have noted Blackburn have scored only 7 goals so far. The xG and shots data is equally fairly low. Ours is very good. 

On paper - which football is not played upon - we win.

2-3 away win.

I'm also going to say something truly ridiculous - I think we will be awarded a penalty.

Edited September 3, 2022 by ExiledAjax

[sh1t_ref_again]

Disappointed not see HNM playing, thought he done well and gave a lot more energy to our midfield 

[Superjack]

1 minute ago, ExiledAjax said:

I'm also going to say something truly ridiculous - I think we will be awarded a penalty.

Natch for breakfast?

[Rudolf Hucker]

No Szmodics in their squad. 

[Tangle Foot]

15 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

My thoughts too, Williams would play there if needed, but Klose is an obvious miss.

Guess Tanner only really covers what Wilson does? But Pring is clearly out of favour.

If he’s not injured, then Pring clearly needs to do better in training!

COYR.

[Nogbad the Bad]

5 away games so far for City and we've scored in every game. 

A total of 12 away goals scored including Cup games.

A fine record, and while we should be wary of Blackburn's attacking potential, having not been prolific goalscorers themselves they'll be more than concerned about ours.

 

[Lanterne Rouge]

6 minutes ago, Bouncearoundtheground said:

Despite Nige’s mantra I would have liked to see a couple of changes/fresher legs, schedules are brutal these days and I don’t think we played particularly well on Wednesday to warrant it. We’ll see. 

We have a free midweek next week so that may have come into our thoughts.