Burnley v Rovers - FA Cup - Match Report

Looks like I'm first back from the Turd. We had seats in the back row of the Bob Lord right on the half way line. When we arrived two of the Burnley commentators were sat in our seats, so they had to move. Fantastic view - GAV we even had our own shelf to lean on. Surrounded by Burnley fans Tom and I decided to keep very quiet - though the lad in front of us kept sneaking pictures of the Rovers support!! smile.gif Taken lots of pics that I will upload later. View of the match? Well my stomach churned for 90 minutes, nerves not worry. Apart from the last 15 minutes and maybe the last 10 of the first half, I don't feel Burnley worried us at all. Brad had one good save to make and gathered the ball comfortably low down at the near post. Every Rover looked head and shoulders above the opposition, the pitch played a part in keeping Burnley in the tie as we found it difficult to play and create chances. MGP had a great game, Savage was everywhere, Emerton was clearly geed-up though he faded towards the end of the first half before coming back in the second. The defence looked solid, won most balls and at the end hacked away anything that looked dangerous. I didn't like the way Nissa went forward a lot in the last 10-15 minutes as it seemed to leave a gap that wasn't being covered properly. The midfield where prepared to battle and seemed to pick up a lot of the loose balls. Savage did leave his foot trailing an awful lot. The Dickov free kick wasn't a penalty. The last foul took place on the line or just inside but the referee made it clear he first allowed play to go on and then awarded the free kick on the spot of the original foul, which was outside the box. Good decision, I'm sorry to say. I felt Rovers, player for player, were far superior to Burnley and on the Ewood pitch, with a little more space, time and a decent surface we should create the chances to win this tie. On the day the draw was the fair result. Haven't seen the video yet, but I get the impression this was far better to watch live than on the telly. To the Burnley fans, Thank you. I think the number of pics I took, and the direction of them, made it obvious who we supported. There was no hassle, at no time did I feel worried. Cheers. Match report written by Paul

Burnley: Jensen, Duff, Cahill, Sinclair (Oster 45), McGreal (Roche 78), Camara, Hyde, Grant, Valois, Whittingham, Moore (Branch 86). Subs Not Used: Coyne, Pilkington. Booked: Hyde, Camara. Blackburn: Friedel, Neill, Todd, Nelsen, Johansson, Emerton, Tugay (Reid 64), Savage, Pedersen, Dickov (Johnson 73), Gallagher (Thompson 82). Subs Not Used: Enckelman, Mokoena. Booked: Todd, Pedersen, Savage. Att:: 21,468 Referee: M Dean (Wirral).

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