BRFC1875

Virtually every team we've played this season has given our football glowing praise but we keep getting spanked. I've every faith JDT will find the right balance between attack and defence soon and I don't see us as being relegation candidates but the top 6 is very unlikely.

Blackpool and Coventry (I know you won't like that) are two of the better ones, Boro can be good as well. But for someone of my age that went to Leeds in the old terrace days when 20000 there would make some frightening noise, the new "good" is a different beast. We all know the general reasons. All seater all ticket games, loads more women and kids going on, less big groups of lads/fella's going, stupid KO times from the fan's friends at SKY etc etc. It's succeeded in getting rid of a lot of the trouble which is no doubt a good thing but the damage it's done to the general atmosphere at grounds has been terrible.

Thought you might like a perspective from the other side re fans/support today. As far as we're concerned the KO time made very little difference, the home support at the Rovers has been worse than terrible for years, right up there with the worst in the league. There are a lot of mitigating circumstances regarding the numbers we get and the actual vocal support but most of them are just excuses from fans that are unwilling to accept that our support at Ewood is nothing short of shameful. For anyone that went today, I was stood with the small section to your left, a section that's never had big numbers but has been hit hard with loads of fans banned for the most trivial of transgressions. I would class your support today as v good in numbers for a noon KO on SKY and good overall for noise when you did get going but as some have touched on above, when you don't feel in competition with the home support, it can be difficult to get yourself going, even when you're winning comfortably. I know you've got issues with your support at the KP, but in all honesty, I do a lot of away games and I can't really say anywhere is outstanding. The modern day fanbases are just a lot less passionate and noisy than they were once were. Sad, because footy's shit without an atmosphere, may as well watch it on the telly. GL

Rumour has it the ref is bringing a Basketball instead of a footy tomorrow! Our games have been massively open on the whole this season and we're playing a brilliant style of football but the results have not really matched how well we've played. We all know the script with clubs like yourselves though that have just been relegated and held on to a percentage of your top level players and are boosted by the parachute payments. It's a massive advantage and as such the Rovers are obviously going to be up against it so I'm going for a 4-3 Rovers win. Best parking is Branch Road industrial units for about a fiver and 15 mins walk from ground or you could maybe get some free street parking relatively close but most areas near the ground are permit's only and you'll get booked so be careful. The Fernhurst pub virtually across the road from the ground is the best/closest away fan pub but also tends to be the busiest. Have a good day anyone coming up apart from the result obviously.