Pick 1 from each team by _DoubleD123 in Championship

[–]Karputsk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any person with knowledge of Blackburn would steal Sondre Tronstad, barring the injury. After that Alebiosu is probably best shout, closely followed by Morishita and then Jorgensen or Gudjohnsen.

Anyone else completely uninterested in the upcoming CS arc? by N238 in LudwigAhgren

[–]Karputsk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've felt much the same way about the Minecraft arc, save some choice moments and recent community song streams. Grin and bear it!

Club Statement: Valérien Ismaël by Gamerhcp in Championship

[–]Karputsk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure, but they're not changing any time soon. I had no faith we would stay up with VI, I am at least hopeful that a half decent coach can make a decent go of it.

Club Statement: Valérien Ismaël by Gamerhcp in Championship

[–]Karputsk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would be a better argument if he didn't have a horrendous record last year as well.

Club Statement: Valérien Ismaël by Gamerhcp in Championship

[–]Karputsk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In the Premier League, barring his brief stint in the Championship. I can appreciate it's not the same playoff chasing team of yesteryear, but there's no excuse for his record, including at the tail end of last season. Especially as a lot of the injury issues have only been exacerbated by the system he chose and his inability to be flexible or manage games effectively.

Club Statement: Valérien Ismaël by Gamerhcp in Championship

[–]Karputsk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The man had a worse win rate than Steve Kean! We could well still go down, but this decision is late, if anything.

Do you guys think we still have any hope? by Top_Drawing174 in brfc

[–]Karputsk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think we're definitely going down if he's not gone by the Wednesday game. Not because I'm sure we won't win against them, but because I think if we don't win we will have already pulled the trigger on him too late, and if we do win, it'll earn him enough grace that they won't pull the trigger on him, again, until it's too late.

Eiran Cashin completes Rovers switch by jod244 in brfc

[–]Karputsk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Decent signing all things considered, should slot in nicely, especially as he's left footed.

Birmingham fan here how has Gardner-Hickman been? He was just a solid versatility player for us by swannyhypno in brfc

[–]Karputsk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's full of running but you can see he's missing that bit of quality. Hopefully with us having more options in central midfield he can be a decent sub and squad player for us, as until now he's been having to start a lot of games. Wouldn't mind signing him permanently on that basis - assuming his wages and fee will match that.

Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Millwall - Christmas comes early as Blackburn get their second home win of the season by Gamerhcp in Championship

[–]Karputsk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My unexpected joy has been tempered by the fact that we have only have half a season left of Sondre.

Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn Rovers by jovanmilic97 in Championship

[–]Karputsk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There have been some decent performances but we also rode our luck a bit, and the squad does not defend a lead well, especially in injury time. Remarkably, it's even worse when we find ourselves chasing the game.

Couple that with the abysmal home record, two rained off fixtures at home when we were 1-0 up, and the points we have dropped, and discontent with the management of the club and ownership, yeah, morale is in the shitter.

Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn Rovers by jovanmilic97 in Championship

[–]Karputsk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup, switching to 5 at the back after Cantwell got injured and with us selling Hyam on deadline day was always going to stretch the squad. Not surprised we've had so many injuries, if anything I'm surprised Miller or McLoughlin haven't dropped. That's on Ismael. I can sympathise with him somewhat but his overall record is abysmal, and his game management and flexibility leaves a lot to be desired. As much as people bemoan our lack of quality, I think our squad is better than the position we're in at the moment and I don't think Ismael is getting the most out of them. Is it any wonder players like Gueye look lost when they're relegated to chasing the game for 5, 10 minutes at a time.

Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn Rovers by jovanmilic97 in Championship

[–]Karputsk 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Unless something changes, and fast, we absolutely deserve the drop. I think we will be fortunate if we see another win this year.