FULL TIME: Leeds United 3 Blackburn Rovers 3
4:57pm Saturday 1st September 2012 in Sport
By Andy Cryer, Blackburn Rovers reporter
RUBEN Rochina salvaged a Championship point for Blackburn Rovers this afternoon after they threw away a 2-0 lead.
The Spaniard brilliantly back-heeled an equaliser with six minutes remaining after Rovers had collapsed after a bright start at Leeds.
Marcus Olsson had inspired Blackburn Rovers into a half time lead at Leeds United – although El-Hadji Diouf's controversial late striker gave the hosts hope.
Rovers' Swede opened the scoring on 19 minutes before creating Nuno Gomes' second eight minutes later, as Rovers started brilliantly.
Leeds pulled a goal back on 41 though as Diouf tapped home from close range, with Paul Robinson adamant he was fouled.
Ross McCormack levelled soon after the break with Luciano Becchio heading the hosts into a deserved lead, until substitute Rochina struck late on.
Rovers started brightly with Nuno Gomes volleying wide in the first few minutes.
The visitors should have been ahead on seven minutes as Gomes' clever pull back found Morten Gamst Pedersen unmarked 10 yards from goal, but his shot was parried wide by Paddy Kenny.
Gael Givet and Gomes then had shots blocked during a goalmouth scramble as Leeds struggled to get a foothold in the game.
Rodolph Austin did see a powerful 30-yard strike test Robinson on 17 but Rovers were deservedly ahead just a couple of minutes later.
Pedersen played Olsson down the left and the Swede raced down the flank before cutting in and firing the ball into the bottom corner.
Rovers doubled their lead on 27, as Olsson again took advantage of the acres of space down the left flank, latching on to another pass from Pedersen.
This time the Swede squared to Gomes on the edge of the penalty area and he comfortably stroked the ball into the bottom corner.
The hosts found a way back into the game in a controversial manner on 41 as Robinson went down under the challenge of Becchio, allowing Diouf to tap home.
The former Rovers winger almost levelled a minute later, his header being brilliantly tipped over by Robinson.
Leeds were level 10 minutes into the second half. A long ball from Adam Drury was missed by Gael Givet , who appeared to be pushed, and McCormack was on hand to volley home.
Leeds were now in control as they pushed forward for the lead with Becchio seeing a close range header blocked by Murphy on the line.
They were ahead on 65 though as Diouf's cross was only partially cleared and Becchio was on hand to head home from close range.
Rovers were being completely over run, with Leeds looking like they were going to score with every attack.
The visitors were level against the run of play on 84 as Pedersen's corner found its way to Ruben Rochina, who brilliantly back-heeled the ball into the net.
In the dying seconds Diouf missed a sitter from close range as Rovers grimly hungon for a point.
Comments(76)
RADRover
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5:01pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Xander_
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5:02pm Sat 1 Sep 12
peely
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5:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener
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5:07pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Bangkok Rover
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5:07pm Sat 1 Sep 12
DeepRoversFan
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5:08pm Sat 1 Sep 12
blueblooded
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5:08pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Should be top of the table today but after that second half, will take second place, especially since Dingles are in bottom three this weekend going into the international break :)
RUinsane
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5:09pm Sat 1 Sep 12
RUinsane
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5:10pm Sat 1 Sep 12
jogalot
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5:15pm Sat 1 Sep 12
OnePostThenTheOther
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5:19pm Sat 1 Sep 12
KEAN SACK
FANS BACK
A Darener
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5:19pm Sat 1 Sep 12
.???? Right now the negatives....losing another lead, losing Danns early on., having Hendry as defensive coach, obviously not working. Having Kean as manager, couldn't organise a booze up in a brewery, despite his drinking record. Etc etc.
ollierover
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5:21pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Ianwhittam
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5:22pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener
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5:23pm Sat 1 Sep 12
wrigglers
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5:25pm Sat 1 Sep 12
jogalot wrote:Its clear to me what it says about the team. They can create chances and score goals, Heads didnt drop when they went 3 - 2 down (maybe thats because moronic fans were not at the game booing their every touch. A draw away at elland road is a good result. 2 home wins, 2 away draws its a good start to the season.
3-3. Kean out! Hendry out! No more half-time team talks from Kean! Great first half though, so that's a real positive. BUT Jordan Rhodes didn't have a shot the whole match! What does that say about the team? It is very very clear to me.
A Darener
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5:26pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Blackburn Yoof
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5:33pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Kean's half-time team talks must also be as bad as his tactics
KEAN OUT
AGNEW OUT
SHAW OUT
Blackburn-fan
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5:33pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener
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5:34pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Blackburn-fan wrote:Exactly!
So Kean gets no credit for the lead, but is fully to blame for the Leeds comeback. #scapegoat
wrigglers
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5:34pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener wrote:The manager whether we like it or not Is part of the team. The players that are still there WANT to be part of the managers plans, That is the reality of it
The fans do not boo the team. They boo the manager.
A Darener
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5:36pm Sat 1 Sep 12
wrigglers wrote:The players like the fans have NO choice in the manager. What they do have is a very large pay packet.
A Darener wrote:The manager whether we like it or not Is part of the team. The players that are still there WANT to be part of the managers plans, That is the reality of it
The fans do not boo the team. They boo the manager.
RUinsane
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5:37pm Sat 1 Sep 12
(UR sheite luv Rovers)
Just testing something for our dingle buddies
Forever-Blue
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5:38pm Sat 1 Sep 12
wrigglers wrote:Are you Colin Hendry ???????
A Darener wrote:The manager whether we like it or not Is part of the team. The players that are still there WANT to be part of the managers plans, That is the reality of it
The fans do not boo the team. They boo the manager.
madrover
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5:41pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Gaz M
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5:41pm Sat 1 Sep 12
wrigglers wrote:If you think Kean will take us up this season you had better think again we have by all acounts been **** lucky in all four of our games so far,and the only moronic fan is you!
jogalot wrote:Its clear to me what it says about the team. They can create chances and score goals, Heads didnt drop when they went 3 - 2 down (maybe thats because moronic fans were not at the game booing their every touch. A draw away at elland road is a good result. 2 home wins, 2 away draws its a good start to the season.
3-3. Kean out! Hendry out! No more half-time team talks from Kean! Great first half though, so that's a real positive. BUT Jordan Rhodes didn't have a shot the whole match! What does that say about the team? It is very very clear to me.
madrover
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5:44pm Sat 1 Sep 12
merlinrabbit
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5:44pm Sat 1 Sep 12
smellthecoffee
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5:46pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener
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5:47pm Sat 1 Sep 12
merlinrabbit
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5:49pm Sat 1 Sep 12
wrigglers wrote:They dont all like him. Stop buying into everything that crooked regime tell you. The players are being paid - more than they would elsewhere. Wrigglers, you need to wake up. You havent a clue what the reality is.
A Darener wrote:The manager whether we like it or not Is part of the team. The players that are still there WANT to be part of the managers plans, That is the reality of it
The fans do not boo the team. They boo the manager.
azza234
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5:49pm Sat 1 Sep 12
dale88brfc
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5:50pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Forever-Blue
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5:50pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener wrote:Well said sir and exactly correct.
The very fact that Kean was sacked would lift the morale so high we would all be floating on cloud 9. We would walk this league without Kean.
10k back when Keans get the sack
merlinrabbit
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5:54pm Sat 1 Sep 12
A Darener
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5:57pm Sat 1 Sep 12
merlinrabbit wrote:Mickey Mouse would be a better manager than Kean.
Warnock always has to complain about what he thinks were poor decisions. Pedersen backing in!! What about the foul on Robinson. Hes a massive hypocrite. He similarly slagged Diouf off as a cheat and has now signed him. Cant stand the guy but better manager than Kean.
RUinsane
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5:58pm Sat 1 Sep 12
merlinrabbit wrote:All close season and the transfer window we were lacking in defensive capabilities so Kean further weakens us by letting our best defensive midfielder go. The doughnut hasn't a clue.
Its a good point however after going ahead 2-0 and seemingly in control, its disappointing to see them fall apart in the 2nd half. Comments like theres no leadership on the pitch on radio Lancashire are worrying. Whats Danny Murphy doing? David Unsworth said at the end that there is just something not right. Well we all know what that is. Nobody on here - not even you RUsane - can blame lack of support from the fans. They wre bellowing it out and it resulted in them coming back out in the 2nd half and collapsin. Its not so much what Kean said but what Warnock said. Warnock said the right things, his team changed and Kean couldnt respond to it. I have always said we should have been strenthening the defence instead of splashing out on a striker that wont get a look in with Keans tactics. He didnt have a shot. The defence is so weak. If we get any injuries we are using players that arent good enough to replace them. I cant imagine what he was thinking of that he could go till January with the defence we have. They were plain awful in the 2nd half and again we were lucky to win a point when it shoud have been 3. Glad to see Pedersen is stepping up to the mark though. Maybe this will be his season. Nothing like an insult to wake somebody up
Rochina and goodwillie could have saved him 8 million.Don't get me wrong when Rhodes gets service he will score goals and I'm glad he's here. But Keans tactics are woeful. Its still a good point at leeds but it should have been an away win. No confidence in Murphy at the moment he looks like he's 36. What about Nigel reo choker he's available as he is a free agent.
This side came down lacking in confidence, we are slowly turning it round. It could be worse, we could be Notlob. We are second.
Yesterday everyone on here would have taken a draw at leeds, now we are dissappointed to have done so.
Things are looking up.
A Darener
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6:05pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Forever-Blue
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6:11pm Sat 1 Sep 12
It has been evident for well over 12 months. So the odious ones solution, buy more attackers and sell our defensive midfielders.
We should walk this league but Coco is making a fairly easy job very difficult.
We play our new 8 million striker up top on his own with absolutely no service whatsoever.He is completely100% tactically inept. OK so we are unbeaten in four, but we could have quite easily lost all four. With a half decent manager we would have 12 points and still be in the cup.
10K back when Kean gets the sack.
carlmc1
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6:13pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Given that Allardyce was sacked even though we sat nicely in the premier league table, hopefull the same fate will become of Kean. Unless he goes soon, I fear that the money we have spent will have been wasted.
Come on do that right thing give him the ELBOW
French Rover
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6:19pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Still unbeaten and now second in the table and still got a lot more to see from this Rovers side, no wonder we are favourites to win the Championship,
Reasons to be cheerful? Yes, a lot more than last season that's for sure. Well done the Rovers.
A Darener
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6:22pm Sat 1 Sep 12
moh
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6:22pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Forever-Blue wrote:Nelson is playing for QPR against Man City now and doing well. Rovers should not have sold him. His experience would have helped today. Hanley seemed to struggle today when long balls were pumped into the box.
Everbody who has posted on here over the last few weeks, bar a few Kean luvvies, halfwits and dingles ALL recognised our defensive problems.
It has been evident for well over 12 months. So the odious ones solution, buy more attackers and sell our defensive midfielders.
We should walk this league but Coco is making a fairly easy job very difficult.
We play our new 8 million striker up top on his own with absolutely no service whatsoever.He is completely100% tactically inept. OK so we are unbeaten in four, but we could have quite easily lost all four. With a half decent manager we would have 12 points and still be in the cup.
10K back when Kean gets the sack.
lusorover
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6:31pm Sat 1 Sep 12
We will get even better in spite of Kean.
We are second in the table and have only played well for half a game. Plenty more to come and lots more thrilling games like today's unless we learn to defend better than we have so far. Time for Braveheart to show his mettle.
Leics beating Blackpool - gets better and better!
juanbbien
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6:33pm Sat 1 Sep 12
jogalot wrote:Who says Kean is supposed to be a good coach surely if he is why can't he tactically change the formation with is mate Hendry he's bloody useless
No service to Rhodes, Kean unable to tactically change anything apart from lucky that Rochina replaced Gomez and scored. Rovers lucky to hang on.
baldie
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6:43pm Sat 1 Sep 12
French Rover wrote:Think you're right about more to come.Saw a couple of pre season games and they were dire.I don't mean the results,i mean as a workout.
A great result today against a sound Leeds side that will be challenging for promotion this season. And what good Rovesr goals they all were especially the bit of class from by Rochina for the equaliser, His bullet backheel must have beat around 6 Leeds players as it sped into the goal. Superb.
Still unbeaten and now second in the table and still got a lot more to see from this Rovers side, no wonder we are favourites to win the Championship,
Reasons to be cheerful? Yes, a lot more than last season that's for sure. Well done the Rovers.
I personally think we are behind the teams whose managers organised a proper pre season,like proper managers should.
This period,to me,is our pre season.
merlinrabbit
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6:57pm Sat 1 Sep 12
juanbbien wrote:Because coaching is different to managing during a live game. You have to have wits. Kean isnt even a half wi.
jogalot wrote:Who says Kean is supposed to be a good coach surely if he is why can't he tactically change the formation with is mate Hendry he's bloody useless
No service to Rhodes, Kean unable to tactically change anything apart from lucky that Rochina replaced Gomez and scored. Rovers lucky to hang on.
Mbotham81
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7:29pm Sat 1 Sep 12
French Rover
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7:36pm Sat 1 Sep 12
baldie wrote:Yes, the team can definitely only get better. Rhodes is new and so is half the team almost. So give them a little time to get going and then we will see the real capability of the team . Still drooling over Rochina's goal....
French Rover wrote:Think you're right about more to come.Saw a couple of pre season games and they were dire.I don't mean the results,i mean as a workout.
A great result today against a sound Leeds side that will be challenging for promotion this season. And what good Rovesr goals they all were especially the bit of class from by Rochina for the equaliser, His bullet backheel must have beat around 6 Leeds players as it sped into the goal. Superb.
Still unbeaten and now second in the table and still got a lot more to see from this Rovers side, no wonder we are favourites to win the Championship,
Reasons to be cheerful? Yes, a lot more than last season that's for sure. Well done the Rovers.
I personally think we are behind the teams whose managers organised a proper pre season,like proper managers should.
This period,to me,is our pre season.
Dickiepayshey
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7:51pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Mbotham81 wrote:Spot on !!!
This is the first time I have posted on here - please let me set my stall out from the start I am not a fan of Kean and I want that to be made clear - he has proved over the last 20 months or so to be out of his depth as a football manager and tactician and this is entirely the reason that we are where we are now. However after reading the comments on here daily during these last dark months it seems its just a frustration vent and there are not any constructive comments on the match itself i.e the article which is the match report. I am currently working in Australia so I could not attend the game however I had to get a report of the match (including how our lads played) from a Leeds fan as these pages have just been used to blame Kean from everything from the Roswell cover up to the Kennedy assassination. We all know that we dont want Kean has a manager however can we please get back to the subjects at hand. I hear Rochina's goal was good - how did Rhodes link up seen as he only met people 24 hours ago etc is this not what we should talk about on these pages? We all know now that we dont want Kean but some of the posts border on ridiculous and petty. Please respond directly to me if you think I am wrong
LanghoDAN
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7:52pm Sat 1 Sep 12
13th in the premiere league never forget
Wild Rover
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7:54pm Sat 1 Sep 12
dale88brfc wrote:Quite true. What Rovers fan would not be happy? Unbeaten in 4.2nd in table. Dingles 2nd bottom
i know we should have come away with all 3 points after first half but not many managers will be going to ellen road this season and looking for all 3. I said before game i would be happy with a point we are only ones to score there this season think of it as a plus. Being able to score goals at a place where no one else can.
Scored at fortress Elland, still loads of improvement to come as they gel together especially defensively
Im happy and a clapping ...
merlinrabbit
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7:59pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Mbotham81 wrote:The continuous berating of Kean does come from frustration and there isn't anywhere fans can do that together. I think in the main its provoked by fans who go to the gAmes, slagging off those who don't by saying they aren't proper fans and claiming they themselves have higher status. There are one or two who do this continually in a very childish manner - RUsane is one pretty embarrassing poster. To those who have given their support and money for decades through all divisions it is obviously insulting and they retaliate. Everybody is entitled to make their decision about buying tickets. There's no ignoring the Kean factor in any discussion about a game. He is at the crux of everything but if fans could stop the personal insults and winding up it would help the football discussion
This is the first time I have posted on here - please let me set my stall out from the start I am not a fan of Kean and I want that to be made clear - he has proved over the last 20 months or so to be out of his depth as a football manager and tactician and this is entirely the reason that we are where we are now. However after reading the comments on here daily during these last dark months it seems its just a frustration vent and there are not any constructive comments on the match itself i.e the article which is the match report. I am currently working in Australia so I could not attend the game however I had to get a report of the match (including how our lads played) from a Leeds fan as these pages have just been used to blame Kean from everything from the Roswell cover up to the Kennedy assassination. We all know that we dont want Kean has a manager however can we please get back to the subjects at hand. I hear Rochina's goal was good - how did Rhodes link up seen as he only met people 24 hours ago etc is this not what we should talk about on these pages? We all know now that we dont want Kean but some of the posts border on ridiculous and petty. Please respond directly to me if you think I am wrong
Old rover
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8:02pm Sat 1 Sep 12
jogalot wrote:D!!!head , give Rhodes 1game , we are 2nd in league , just bought a young talent and u moan g
3-3. Kean out! Hendry out! No more half-time team talks from Kean! Great first half though, so that's a real positive. BUT Jordan Rhodes didn't have a shot the whole match! What does that say about the team? It is very very clear to me.
, get urself to turf moor
Wild Rover
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8:18pm Sat 1 Sep 12
jogalot wrote:So sorry, Help me here..who sent Rochina on?
No service to Rhodes, Kean unable to tactically change anything apart from lucky that Rochina replaced Gomez and scored. Rovers lucky to hang on.
Ohh yeah the Manager
Bit of luck that he scored then??
Are you for real??
Tatts
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8:19pm Sat 1 Sep 12
passingfootball
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9:22pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Wild Rover wrote:Rochina should have come on earlier, what was the point of bringing Loew and taking off an attacking option. When CKR returns to the team it will be interesting where he slots
jogalot wrote:So sorry, Help me here..who sent Rochina on?
No service to Rhodes, Kean unable to tactically change anything apart from lucky that Rochina replaced Gomez and scored. Rovers lucky to hang on.
Ohh yeah the Manager
Bit of luck that he scored then??
Are you for real??
jogalot
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9:26pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Mbotham81 wrote:You're right, we shouldn't expect too much from Rhodes when he's only just joined. HOWEVER! Rovers were collapsing under pressure in the second half and could not get the ball out of their own half. That has nothing to do with Rhodes, it's the existing squad and the way they have been coached. That is still where the problem lies, the problem has not changed.
This is the first time I have posted on here - please let me set my stall out from the start I am not a fan of Kean and I want that to be made clear - he has proved over the last 20 months or so to be out of his depth as a football manager and tactician and this is entirely the reason that we are where we are now. However after reading the comments on here daily during these last dark months it seems its just a frustration vent and there are not any constructive comments on the match itself i.e the article which is the match report. I am currently working in Australia so I could not attend the game however I had to get a report of the match (including how our lads played) from a Leeds fan as these pages have just been used to blame Kean from everything from the Roswell cover up to the Kennedy assassination. We all know that we dont want Kean has a manager however can we please get back to the subjects at hand. I hear Rochina's goal was good - how did Rhodes link up seen as he only met people 24 hours ago etc is this not what we should talk about on these pages? We all know now that we dont want Kean but some of the posts border on ridiculous and petty. Please respond directly to me if you think I am wrong
But there were positives from teh first half, so I hope that they can build on that. I have no confidence Kean and Hendry will sort out the defence this season though.
jogalot
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9:31pm Sat 1 Sep 12
Old rover wrote:It's not Rhodes fault at all, not saying it was. And yes the team need time to get used to each other. Obviously. But the panic and desparation as soon as Leeds put some pressure on, shows that the same problems are still there despite a great first half. Hendry and Kean do not know what to do about it. Buying new players does not and will not alter the fact the Kean and Hendry do not know what they are doing! Can't you get that into your thick skull, you nob?
jogalot wrote:D!!!head , give Rhodes 1game , we are 2nd in league , just bought a young talent and u moan g
3-3. Kean out! Hendry out! No more half-time team talks from Kean! Great first half though, so that's a real positive. BUT Jordan Rhodes didn't have a shot the whole match! What does that say about the team? It is very very clear to me.
, get urself to turf moor
Harrime
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9:49pm Sat 1 Sep 12
smellthecoffee wrote:Sorry? Do you mean the squad Kean inherited (then mid-table in Premier League)? This 'squad' isn't worth a bean - and that's the worrying thing - only one player Rhodes apart could command a transfer fee in excess of £5m - that being Martin Olsson! Oh maybe Scott Dann - but certainly not based on his performances since arriving!
In all fairness Venky's need to look at the evidence. The squad is more than good enough to finish half way up the Premier League. The problem is Kean. He is tactically inept. How many points have we lost from half time onwards since he took charge? We know in the first season that if all games had finished at half time then we'd have qualified for a Champions League spot - instead of just avoiding the drop on the final day. He has to go now!! They have to get Mick McCarthy or the like....he'd walk the league with this squad.
Kean has overhauled the squad - we've sold exciting young talent and prospects like Phil Jones, Steven N'Zonzi - fallen out with established senior pro's and resorted to all kinds of tactics to get them out of them club - ie. Ryan Nelsen, Michel Salgado, Jason Roberts (ok not everyone's favourite). Other players expected more established and exciting players to join the club so signed new terms and gradually got peed off with broken promises - Chris Samba ... while exciting prospects that were actually given a chance under Kean were indeed signing a new contract within the next 48 hours - we just didn't know that meant there were endless hidden zeros on the end of the '48' - so much so that even that ran out and he escaped the 'mad-house' for the compensation that will ultimately give Venky's a transfer profit on the summer dealings!
That's not to mention starting a Premier League season and letting a player still under-contract leave for nothing on 'compassionate grounds' after the first few games and go an entire season without finding a natural replacement - I mean Brett Emerton!
Not to mention bringing Jermaine Jones here without an 'option to buy' and then recruiting Petrovic one of the worst if not the worst player to ever pull on a blue+white shirt ... hmmm Petrovic and Goodwillie two Kean signings, well signed while he's been in charge - in time for the Premier League ... but not good enough for the Championship!
THIS 'SQUAD' is not a squad - we've got about 14 players who are mostly 'solid' for this division ... mostly lacking pace and way off the pace for the Premier League, which if given a fair wind, should we be lucky enough to 'fluke' it (this 'squad' isn't a patch on the one that finished 11th - first year back down last time) ...
I won't even comment on the Mick McCarthy suggestion, the problem is if and when Kean does go ... if Venky's do ever do the GOOD deed, then won't they want another 'Yes' man? They won't want a 'Sam Allardyce' saying 'I can't do my job, you can't run a club like this and expect to achieve things' - will they? That's the whole sorry point and the very reason the boycott needs to and should remain intact ... oh I could go on, but quite frankly the whole thing is a soap opera and I can't be bothered with them either!
Eddie Quigley
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9:55pm Sat 1 Sep 12
RUinsane
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11:46pm Sat 1 Sep 12
merlinrabbit wrote:Why try picking on me, I only retaliate when one of you monkeys yank my chain. Just like you have done now..
Mbotham81 wrote:The continuous berating of Kean does come from frustration and there isn't anywhere fans can do that together. I think in the main its provoked by fans who go to the gAmes, slagging off those who don't by saying they aren't proper fans and claiming they themselves have higher status. There are one or two who do this continually in a very childish manner - RUsane is one pretty embarrassing poster. To those who have given their support and money for decades through all divisions it is obviously insulting and they retaliate. Everybody is entitled to make their decision about buying tickets. There's no ignoring the Kean factor in any discussion about a game. He is at the crux of everything but if fans could stop the personal insults and winding up it would help the football discussion
This is the first time I have posted on here - please let me set my stall out from the start I am not a fan of Kean and I want that to be made clear - he has proved over the last 20 months or so to be out of his depth as a football manager and tactician and this is entirely the reason that we are where we are now. However after reading the comments on here daily during these last dark months it seems its just a frustration vent and there are not any constructive comments on the match itself i.e the article which is the match report. I am currently working in Australia so I could not attend the game however I had to get a report of the match (including how our lads played) from a Leeds fan as these pages have just been used to blame Kean from everything from the Roswell cover up to the Kennedy assassination. We all know that we dont want Kean has a manager however can we please get back to the subjects at hand. I hear Rochina's goal was good - how did Rhodes link up seen as he only met people 24 hours ago etc is this not what we should talk about on these pages? We all know now that we dont want Kean but some of the posts border on ridiculous and petty. Please respond directly to me if you think I am wrong
To which I respond with something like, oh dear it looks like when you typed the word GAME your sixth dingle digit caught the caps key. Must be a dingle in disguise.
Is that childish enough for you, or am I just observant.
All I want is everyone back at ewood behind the team, Whats wrong with that? Beginning to think that supporting your team makes you a leper. Odd idea of support round here.
Still I'm willing to let bygones be bygones and even people with an extra digit can come to ewood too.
earwego
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12:55am Sun 2 Sep 12
RUinsane wrote:Murphy is past his best,been a good player but not got the legs,better as sub. Rosado will be the player to watch if Uncle Fester plays him. Skill,decent pace,eye for a good pass,good playmaker. Looks for the ball. Will be a good signing.
merlinrabbit wrote:All close season and the transfer window we were lacking in defensive capabilities so Kean further weakens us by letting our best defensive midfielder go. The doughnut hasn't a clue.
Its a good point however after going ahead 2-0 and seemingly in control, its disappointing to see them fall apart in the 2nd half. Comments like theres no leadership on the pitch on radio Lancashire are worrying. Whats Danny Murphy doing? David Unsworth said at the end that there is just something not right. Well we all know what that is. Nobody on here - not even you RUsane - can blame lack of support from the fans. They wre bellowing it out and it resulted in them coming back out in the 2nd half and collapsin. Its not so much what Kean said but what Warnock said. Warnock said the right things, his team changed and Kean couldnt respond to it. I have always said we should have been strenthening the defence instead of splashing out on a striker that wont get a look in with Keans tactics. He didnt have a shot. The defence is so weak. If we get any injuries we are using players that arent good enough to replace them. I cant imagine what he was thinking of that he could go till January with the defence we have. They were plain awful in the 2nd half and again we were lucky to win a point when it shoud have been 3. Glad to see Pedersen is stepping up to the mark though. Maybe this will be his season. Nothing like an insult to wake somebody up
Rochina and goodwillie could have saved him 8 million.Don't get me wrong when Rhodes gets service he will score goals and I'm glad he's here. But Keans tactics are woeful. Its still a good point at leeds but it should have been an away win. No confidence in Murphy at the moment he looks like he's 36. What about Nigel reo choker he's available as he is a free agent.
This side came down lacking in confidence, we are slowly turning it round. It could be worse, we could be Notlob. We are second.
Yesterday everyone on here would have taken a draw at leeds, now we are dissappointed to have done so.
Things are looking up.
Mbotham81
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7:31am Sun 2 Sep 12
jogalot wrote:I agree with what you are saying it doesn't seem he can react and re-arrange the side when in a winning position. What positives can we take out of the game - anyone who watched? Did any of our boys excel?
Mbotham81 wrote:You're right, we shouldn't expect too much from Rhodes when he's only just joined. HOWEVER! Rovers were collapsing under pressure in the second half and could not get the ball out of their own half. That has nothing to do with Rhodes, it's the existing squad and the way they have been coached. That is still where the problem lies, the problem has not changed.
This is the first time I have posted on here - please let me set my stall out from the start I am not a fan of Kean and I want that to be made clear - he has proved over the last 20 months or so to be out of his depth as a football manager and tactician and this is entirely the reason that we are where we are now. However after reading the comments on here daily during these last dark months it seems its just a frustration vent and there are not any constructive comments on the match itself i.e the article which is the match report. I am currently working in Australia so I could not attend the game however I had to get a report of the match (including how our lads played) from a Leeds fan as these pages have just been used to blame Kean from everything from the Roswell cover up to the Kennedy assassination. We all know that we dont want Kean has a manager however can we please get back to the subjects at hand. I hear Rochina's goal was good - how did Rhodes link up seen as he only met people 24 hours ago etc is this not what we should talk about on these pages? We all know now that we dont want Kean but some of the posts border on ridiculous and petty. Please respond directly to me if you think I am wrong
But there were positives from teh first half, so I hope that they can build on that. I have no confidence Kean and Hendry will sort out the defence this season though.
Old rover
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9:41am Sun 2 Sep 12
jogalot wrote:Yeah we have played 4 games , scored 7 conceded 5 , won 2 drawn 2 , played two of the favourites to go up and are 2nd in league . Yes we still need to improve but try to be positives D!!!head
Old rover wrote:It's not Rhodes fault at all, not saying it was. And yes the team need time to get used to each other. Obviously. But the panic and desparation as soon as Leeds put some pressure on, shows that the same problems are still there despite a great first half. Hendry and Kean do not know what to do about it. Buying new players does not and will not alter the fact the Kean and Hendry do not know what they are doing! Can't you get that into your thick skull, you nob?
jogalot wrote:D!!!head , give Rhodes 1game , we are 2nd in league , just bought a young talent and u moan g
3-3. Kean out! Hendry out! No more half-time team talks from Kean! Great first half though, so that's a real positive. BUT Jordan Rhodes didn't have a shot the whole match! What does that say about the team? It is very very clear to me.
, get urself to turf moor
A Darener
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11:01am Sun 2 Sep 12
Ralph Jones
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Massimo Osti
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bluerob
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3:53pm Sun 2 Sep 12
Massimo Osti wrote:zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I doubt that any of the 'Kean Out' retards on hear actually made the trip to Leeds yesterday. You are boring and an embarressment!
zzzz
A Darener
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3:56pm Sun 2 Sep 12
Massimo Osti wrote:And you can't spell, so who is the retard?
I doubt that any of the 'Kean Out' retards on hear actually made the trip to Leeds yesterday. You are boring and an embarressment!
Captain Dreckley
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5:42pm Sun 2 Sep 12
Save our season. Kean out now
azza234
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8:33pm Sun 2 Sep 12
Mbotham81 wrote:yeah positives are we did play well in the first half only bad thing was the ref had a sh1t game esp when it came to us leeds first goal if it was another game wudnt not of stood leeds second goal any other game that wudnt of stood either and ppl on about n'zonzi ppl moaning about him being sold fact is he refused to play for the team just like samba did what u expect them to keep an unhappy player against his will? yeah he was a good player but im glad he has gone because unhappy players are onlygoing to drag the team down
jogalot wrote:I agree with what you are saying it doesn't seem he can react and re-arrange the side when in a winning position. What positives can we take out of the game - anyone who watched? Did any of our boys excel?
Mbotham81 wrote:You're right, we shouldn't expect too much from Rhodes when he's only just joined. HOWEVER! Rovers were collapsing under pressure in the second half and could not get the ball out of their own half. That has nothing to do with Rhodes, it's the existing squad and the way they have been coached. That is still where the problem lies, the problem has not changed.
This is the first time I have posted on here - please let me set my stall out from the start I am not a fan of Kean and I want that to be made clear - he has proved over the last 20 months or so to be out of his depth as a football manager and tactician and this is entirely the reason that we are where we are now. However after reading the comments on here daily during these last dark months it seems its just a frustration vent and there are not any constructive comments on the match itself i.e the article which is the match report. I am currently working in Australia so I could not attend the game however I had to get a report of the match (including how our lads played) from a Leeds fan as these pages have just been used to blame Kean from everything from the Roswell cover up to the Kennedy assassination. We all know that we dont want Kean has a manager however can we please get back to the subjects at hand. I hear Rochina's goal was good - how did Rhodes link up seen as he only met people 24 hours ago etc is this not what we should talk about on these pages? We all know now that we dont want Kean but some of the posts border on ridiculous and petty. Please respond directly to me if you think I am wrong
But there were positives from teh first half, so I hope that they can build on that. I have no confidence Kean and Hendry will sort out the defence this season though.
silverstan
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10:33pm Sun 2 Sep 12
wrigglers wrote:Well we don't like it, Kean is a clown & his tic tacs ( no **** up there ), were ****, mid table or lower when we get found out against better teams !!!
A Darener wrote:The manager whether we like it or not Is part of the team. The players that are still there WANT to be part of the managers plans, That is the reality of it
The fans do not boo the team. They boo the manager.
sambas girth
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11:23pm Sun 2 Sep 12
MatthewCA
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8:55am Mon 3 Sep 12
How warnock change the pace of the game in the second half and we where culeless in the midfield. Need to think how easy the leeds players reach in our box. It all shows the defence area is getting open and midfield is just looking on there passes.

jogalot says...
5:00pm Sat 1 Sep 12