MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Snowflake Royal » 20 Mar 2022 11:13

windermereROYAL Had a little chuckle at QUEST making something out of nothing regarding a potential Blackburn penalty Gallagher and McIntyre got into a grappling match at a corner and the guest on the show said he gave a free kick to Reading which was probably incorrect.
Wrong, the referee blew up like they often do when they see holding just as or before the kick was taken to have a word with both players.
The corner was retaking and safely gathered by Nyland.
Thought the ref had a solid game tbh.

It was Holmes, there was some wrestling and then Holmes rugby tackled Gallagher to the ground having lost him.

If the ref doesn’t see the start, or writes it off as 6 of 1 rather than deciding there's a prior infringement, its the most stonewall penalty you could see.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by South Coast Royal » 20 Mar 2022 11:21

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Hendo Pretty enjoyable game yesterday, was a bit concerned at half time that we hadn't taken one of the many decent chances we created as we've all seen how that plays out, and for the first 20 minutes of the second half, you could probably only see one team scoring, but Laurent popped up with an absolute peach of a goal.

Nyland - 8 - kept us in it with a couple of very, very good saves. Wasn't really tested on crosses too much. Got a huuuuuuuuuge kick, maybe too big, was some iffy kicking off the ground. Would be pretty happy if he is offered a contract for next season as well, tbh.

Yiadom - 7 - did what he needed to do defensively, would've liked to see him get forward a bit more. Really stupid booking early on for kicking the ball away.
Morro - 6 - solid but struggled early on. Can see he is on a bit of a decline, thankfully it isn't the same cliff-like decline McShane had.
Holmes - 7 - thought he felt with everything pretty well, solid game.
TMac - 7 - he is pretty slow, which is a bit of a worry but thought he got out of trouble with his positioning today. There was a bit in the first half where he got rinsed for pace, but managed to get back goal-side of the forward and make the tackle, which was pretty impressive. Was glad when their number 7 when off injured. Wouldn't want him being long-term LB though.

Drinkwater - 6 - as said above, does the hard stuff well and the easy stuff badly which is so oxf*rd frustrating. Thought he put in a decent shift defensively though, only to misplace a 5 yard pass.
Rino - 7 - usual Rino self before getting injured :( hopefully it isn't too bad.

Ince - 7 - lacked a bit of end produced today but worked very hard, both trying to make things happen and defensively. Works well with Yiadom
Laurent - 8.5 - isn't a number 10, looked a totally different played when Swift came on. Peach of a goal.
Ovie - 7 - started well, looked hungry to drive at the defenders in the first half, came a bit off the boil in the second, as most of the team did. Glad to see him back in the team though.

Joao - 7 - should've scored at least twice, worked hard with little reward.

Swift - 7 - ran the show in the first half after he came on, faded a bit in the second but good driving run to set up the goal.
Hoilett - 5 - don't remember him doing anything of note
Meite - 5 - hopefully his injury isn't too bad, but didn't really have any time to make a major impact.


Agree with most of that but (without scapegoating :wink: ) Joao, despite excellent chances, didn’t do his job which is to score goals. If a defender worked hard enough but fluffed a couple of simple opportunities to clear the ball, leading to chances for the opposition he’d be marked down. Also, late on, he started making a run through on goal, DD fed him nicely but for some reason he’d stopped his run just as the ball was released. Made DD’s pass look poor / mistimed which it wasn’t.

I think the manager certainly deserves a good mark - (someone gave him minus 7 last week!) - The team look more motivated under him, more disciplined, and more than capable of staying up. That’s a big turnaround which warrants recognition.


Joao may have missed a couple but he is so important to this team-think back to Puscas running around aimlessly, not controlling the ball and, most importantly not scoring goals.
Also there was a really unselfish moment where he set up Andy Yiadom but unfortunately it was Andy Yiadom.

Joao may look lazy but IMHO he does enough and thank goodness we will not be losing him this Summer, unlike Swift who, once again, showed what a classy player he is and he will be badly missed.

Two goal from the edge of the box in one week and both stunners-we don't get many of those.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Pepe the Horseman » 20 Mar 2022 11:26

On Nyland's distribution - a couple of times he tried to start some good counter attacks, but didn't quite get it right. At least he was trying to make it happen. He has a huge kick, reckon he could've scored when the Blackburn keeper was on the half way line after a corner.

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by Snowflake Royal » 20 Mar 2022 11:34

Pepe the Horseman On Nyland's distribution - a couple of times he tried to start some good counter attacks, but didn't quite get it right. At least he was trying to make it happen. He has a huge kick, reckon he could've scored when the Blackburn keeper was on the half way line after a corner.

He didn’t seem to have a set target, he seemed to decide where to go each time. Sometimes wide right, sometimes wide left, sometimes straight down the middle. If we train for a gk routine he should be able to dial it in more accurately. And he's not been with us long so hopefully it'll come with time.

Just needs to drop it about 5 yards shorter in most cases.

The forwards could help by reading it better and competing a bit harder too. Whilst midfield try to mop up anything loose that bounces their way.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by RoyalBlue » 20 Mar 2022 12:25

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windermereROYAL Had a little chuckle at QUEST making something out of nothing regarding a potential Blackburn penalty Gallagher and McIntyre got into a grappling match at a corner and the guest on the show said he gave a free kick to Reading which was probably incorrect.
Wrong, the referee blew up like they often do when they see holding just as or before the kick was taken to have a word with both players.
The corner was retaking and safely gathered by Nyland.
Thought the ref had a solid game tbh.

It was Holmes, there was some wrestling and then Holmes rugby tackled Gallagher to the ground having lost him.

If the ref doesn’t see the start, or writes it off as 6 of 1 rather than deciding there's a prior infringement, its the most stonewall penalty you could see.


The ref had a shocker, including that incident. The ball was clearly in play and in the area when he finally blew the whistle, so surely he should've awarded a foul one way or other, rather than having the corner retaken?


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Hendo » 20 Mar 2022 14:11

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Pepe the Horseman On Nyland's distribution - a couple of times he tried to start some good counter attacks, but didn't quite get it right. At least he was trying to make it happen. He has a huge kick, reckon he could've scored when the Blackburn keeper was on the half way line after a corner.

He didn’t seem to have a set target, he seemed to decide where to go each time. Sometimes wide right, sometimes wide left, sometimes straight down the middle. If we train for a gk routine he should be able to dial it in more accurately. And he's not been with us long so hopefully it'll come with time.

Just needs to drop it about 5 yards shorter in most cases.

The forwards could help by reading it better and competing a bit harder too. Whilst midfield try to mop up anything loose that bounces their way.


Not sure what it was like at ground level, but it was pretty windy in RG2 yesterday, might’ve been a mitigating factor as well.

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by Jagermesiter1871 » 20 Mar 2022 14:22

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Einstein agogo why is drink water hated so much? I don't think ive ever seen him play(live) but the hatred is as worst as I can imagine since that dutch twat,
But he gets picked for most games.


He’s clearly nowhere near as good as he was / should be now and people can’t forgive him for that.

Every season Reading fans need a scapegoat and he’s the target this time around because most fans aren’t intelligent enough to see, let alone acknowledge, the positive and solid contributions he makes. Fortunately the managers do see what he brings to the table.

A disappointment for sure, but he’s doing ok in my book.


He drops about 6 suicidal unforced clangers a game. What are you talking about? Genuinely i can't remember a player who I'm convinced will lose possession every time he touches the ball.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Snowflake Royal » 20 Mar 2022 15:19

I think it's fair to say that when a team regularly performs badly, its going to have a player or three who consistently perform badly. Absolutely shocking that this gets called out.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by SCIAG » 20 Mar 2022 16:42

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windermereROYAL Had a little chuckle at QUEST making something out of nothing regarding a potential Blackburn penalty Gallagher and McIntyre got into a grappling match at a corner and the guest on the show said he gave a free kick to Reading which was probably incorrect.
Wrong, the referee blew up like they often do when they see holding just as or before the kick was taken to have a word with both players.
The corner was retaking and safely gathered by Nyland.
Thought the ref had a solid game tbh.

It was Holmes, there was some wrestling and then Holmes rugby tackled Gallagher to the ground having lost him.

If the ref doesn’t see the start, or writes it off as 6 of 1 rather than deciding there's a prior infringement, its the most stonewall penalty you could see.


The ref had a shocker, including that incident. The ball was clearly in play and in the area when he finally blew the whistle, so surely he should've awarded a foul one way or other, rather than having the corner retaken?

If he sees two players scrapping in the box, goes to blow to stop the corner being taken so he can have a word, and in the mean time the corner comes in, then it’s reasonable to say that the corner effectively hasn’t been taken. The important thing is when the decision is made rather than when the whistle blows.


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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Millsy » 20 Mar 2022 18:50

Drinkwater was fine. Did some good stuff, got stuck in well. Is he some £100k/week PL winning player? No. Or he wouldn't be on loan to the shit little club that is RFC. Is he fairly competent at this level, capable of putting in decent shifts? Yes.

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by Four Of Clubs » 20 Mar 2022 19:28

... RE the highlights QUEST & Sk(h)y(pe) .... Did I doze off or did neither show the 'Ovie vs Keeper incident' ??

I'm a long way away .... up the back of the ED Stand and would like to have seen it again?

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by windermereROYAL » 20 Mar 2022 20:09

Four Of Clubs ... RE the highlights QUEST & Sk(h)y(pe) .... Did I doze off or did neither show the 'Ovie vs Keeper incident' ??

I'm a long way away .... up the back of the ED Stand and would like to have seen it again?


The ball ended up going out of play in front of the east stand so it`s a fair assumption the keeper got a healthy touch on it.

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Nameless » 20 Mar 2022 20:29

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Four Of Clubs ... RE the highlights QUEST & Sk(h)y(pe) .... Did I doze off or did neither show the 'Ovie vs Keeper incident' ??

I'm a long way away .... up the back of the ED Stand and would like to have seen it again?


The ball ended up going out of play in front of the east stand so it`s a fair assumption the keeper got a healthy touch on it.


Not that that precludes there being a foul committed....


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by Royals and Racers » 20 Mar 2022 20:34

Never a pen in a million years.

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by YorkshireRoyal99 » 20 Mar 2022 21:03

Vital win yesterday - not just because of the teams around us either, but for the good of our team. I felt like we possibly deserved to get all 3 points at Bournemouth, but was obviously more than happy with a point and yesterday we played well really and we deserved the win. Having the team playing well and winning is important and hopefully it gives us a nice confidence booster even for the next 2/3 games.

Speaking of the other teams, it makes it all the more sweet that they failed to win (other than Peterborough but they are gone for me) as well so we moved further clear and restore a good points gap. Heaps a lot of pressure on Barnsley to turn us over in a couple of weeks as well. It's not exactly unlikely or anything, but that game is much, much more important for them now and the pressure has severely cranked up on them compared to what it was before this weekends games.

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by Four Of Clubs » 20 Mar 2022 21:07

Royals and Racers Never a pen in a million years.


...didn't intend to imply one way or t'other and it certainly appeared to be keeper getting to the ball first even from my distant viewpoint - just wondered why neither outlet thought it warranted including in the highlights ... as it was close to a chance??

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by Snowflake Royal » 20 Mar 2022 22:11

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Four Of Clubs ... RE the highlights QUEST & Sk(h)y(pe) .... Did I doze off or did neither show the 'Ovie vs Keeper incident' ??

I'm a long way away .... up the back of the ED Stand and would like to have seen it again?


The ball ended up going out of play in front of the east stand so it`s a fair assumption the keeper got a healthy touch on it.

He did. Ovie got there first, but didn't get enough on it to get it away from him and the keeper cleared the ball and then in the process went through Ovie.

Think the ref got it right, but wouldn't be too shocked to see it given

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by Mr Optimist » 21 Mar 2022 06:56

YorkshireRoyal99 Vital win yesterday - not just because of the teams around us either, but for the good of our team. I felt like we possibly deserved to get all 3 points at Bournemouth, but was obviously more than happy with a point and yesterday we played well really and we deserved the win. Having the team playing well and winning is important and hopefully it gives us a nice confidence booster even for the next 2/3 games.

Speaking of the other teams, it makes it all the more sweet that they failed to win (other than Peterborough but they are gone for me) as well so we moved further clear and restore a good points gap. Heaps a lot of pressure on Barnsley to turn us over in a couple of weeks as well. It's not exactly unlikely or anything, but that game is much, much more important for them now and the pressure has severely cranked up on them compared to what it was before this weekends games.


I was thinking about the pressure on Barnsley being cranked up a notch after this weekend. They now have the pressure of winning to hang on to our coat tails rather than the more relaxed and motivational level of pressure where they knew a win would take them up above us and out of the bottom three. No one will want to be the one responsible for an error that leads to a goal for us, or a bad tackle that results in a red in a game of such importance. If we could rattle them further by scoring first it would just take the intensity up again to a point where someone may do something rash or desperate. Here’s hoping anyway!

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by YorkshireRoyal99 » 21 Mar 2022 09:21

It would be very damaging for Barnsley if they weren't to beat us in 2 weeks time.

8 games left, we only need 2 wins and a draw to get to 40 points which seems to be the total everyone is quoting will be enough. To get out of it, Barnsley will need to win 4 of their remaining 8 games, one of which is against ourselves and they've also got Peterborough in those games as well. Not unthinkable or anything like that, but certainly tough for them.

Especially considering there is a decent chance we could pick up those 7 points from our next 3 games, Barnsley (A), Stoke (H), Cardiff (H).

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Re: MATCHWATCH : Blackburn Rovers (h)

by tidus_mi2 » 21 Mar 2022 10:14

I think Boro could well be relegated by the time Barnsley play them, not really sure if that means they'll just roll over or if they'll play without any pressure.

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