TheGrandAvatar Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 I'm happy Blackburn Rovers bounced back this weekend with a win over Norwich. Nice 2-0 win. Hopefully we can get fitness and form back up. Both team's seemed rusty and after the defeat to Preston last weekend. I was concerned we would not get the win. Was going to happen though with the World Cup break. Be interesting to see how the Premier League will play out and if rust will be an issue once it starts up again. 3rd place now. Not so bad. Will heat up coming into the Holiday/New Year. Just need to not keep dropping points like we do, or let form slide and drop down the league table for another year. Sunderland are 12th. Also with Rover's ex manager which feels weird in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 Back to the top of the league after Ipswich lost and Wednesday drew. Shame Derby won though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Nice win for Argyle whilst not playing well - harsh on Cheltenham to not get something but I'll take it. Portsmouth continue to tank - at one stage they had a couple of games in hand and were just 6 or 7 points back. They now have 3 games but are a huge 20 points behind. No win in the League for them since October 22nd now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFF Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Nice solid win for the Blades yesterday. A pity Egan got himself sent-off, but we'll have to deal with that. Hoping Burnley can drop some points in the ferw weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrandAvatar Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Well Sunderland came down in October and Blackburn won. Blackburn travelled to Sunderland and lost. Being both a Rover's and Sunderland fan I will take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szumi Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 I guess 5th place isn't good enough for Norwich as Dean Smith has been sacked. I guess since there's no chance of automatic promotion and having to go up through playoffs isn't good enough? I'm just on the outside of the league looking in, but it seems like a harsh sacking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 He'll absolutely land on his feet somewhere, but it does seem an odd decision by Norwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 They had won three out of the last thirteen league matches, with three defeats in the last four. He was particularly unpopular among the fans as well, so it's not as surprising as you might think. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Norwich have been insipid lately, especially at home, with their last home win coming two months ago, and the last one prior to that 6 weeks before that too. The fans hate Smith's football and they possess neither defensive stability (17 conceded in last 12) nor attacking endeavour (just 14 scored), so I'm not too surprised. Norwich's owners need to ask themselves some serious questions, however, about what kind of club they want to be going forward, because as proven by Smith, they can no longer rely on yo-yoing between the Prem and the Championship. They need something more sustainable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 I'm reading that Norwich have approached Steve Bruce to be Smith's replacement. Now that's a way to cheer fans up. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bobfoc said: I'm reading that Norwich have approached Steve Bruce to be Smith's replacement. Now that's a way to cheer fans up. Ah, the reverse Aston Villa. Keep on that path and we’re a couple of managers away from Tim Sherwood getting a crack at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 29, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Crawley have sacked Matthew Etherington after 32 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Worth noting on the Steve Bruce to Norwich links is that they come from Football Insider, an outlet with an accuracy rate comparable to American drone strikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Lineklaus said: Crawley have sacked Matthew Etherington after 32 days. He's had three matches and actually won one of them. How bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 Just you wait until it's actually Big Sam instead of Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, GA! said: He's had three matches and actually won one of them. How bizarre. Crypto Football going well then, I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szumi Posted December 29, 2022 Report Share Posted December 29, 2022 David Wagner is also being linked, which I'm sure Norwich fans will be thrilled about going off of the information you guys helped provide. Wagner made Big Sam look like Pep Guardiola at times with his attacking football, or complete lack thereof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGrandAvatar Posted December 31, 2022 Report Share Posted December 31, 2022 Strange week. Sunderland win two on the trot. Blackburn lose both of them. One to my other team Sunderland. Tomorrow Blackburn have Cardiff and Sunderland travelling to Blackpool. Will be happy with a win for both of them. Wondering if this is where the form of Rover's always drop and away from the good positions in the league we fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted January 2, 2023 Author Admin Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 Right before we play them, cool cool cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 It's been coming for a while. No wins since October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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