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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: VivaRovers on October 12, 2025, 09:16:02 pm

Title: Sad Capital
Post by: VivaRovers on October 12, 2025, 09:16:02 pm
Yesterday's loss means it's now eight and a half years since we won a league game in front of away fans in London.

Since beating Orient 4-1 away in March 2017 our record in the league in London has been...
Won 1 (3-1 at Charlton during the Covid season*)
Drawn 4
Lost 12

Add in cup games and our record in London since March 2017 is...
Won 3
Drawn 5
Lost 15

And one of those wins was the play-off semi-final that was ultimately a loss on penalties.


(*As I was doing commentary on that game, I'm currently the only Rovers fan to have seen us win in London this decade)
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: Barmby Rover on October 12, 2025, 09:27:11 pm
Does the geography of it matter that much? It doesn't to me, I just want the team to be performing better no matter who we play.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: VivaRovers on October 13, 2025, 12:23:08 am
Does the geography of it matter that much?

Well, no... of course not... just thought it was an interesting statistical quirk.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: roversdude on October 13, 2025, 08:09:27 am
Yeah me too Viva
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: BradwellRover on October 13, 2025, 09:01:21 am
It is quite a weird and interesting stat.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: big fat yorkshire pudding on October 13, 2025, 09:23:57 am
We are the new Newcastle and don't Leeds have something similar?

Love the only fan to have seen us win in London stat!
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: acacia94 on October 13, 2025, 10:24:22 am
Eh thats dismal stuff Viva.
That hot sizzling day in North East London when Leopold banged a couple in to add to Greggs opener seems a very, very long time ago...
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: scawsby steve on October 13, 2025, 06:05:38 pm
I've not watched Rovers all that much in London, Glen, but when I have, I'm a bloody jinx. Five times altogether, and never seen them win.

1969 Fulham; drew 1-1.

1975 Spurs; lost 7-2.

2017 Arsenal; lost 1-0.

2018 Charlton; lost 2-0.

2025 Leyton Orient; lost 4-0.

By the way, I remember your commentary on the win at Charlton during the Covid year. It was very good.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: Bessie Red on October 13, 2025, 09:17:01 pm
Only win in London that really meant something was on 27.04.13. I was there with my lad.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: TonySoprano on October 13, 2025, 09:30:25 pm
Only win in London that really meant something was on 27.04.13. I was there with my lad.

I remember a particularly good one in 2008
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: Filo on October 13, 2025, 09:33:07 pm
Thought this was a thread about another hedge fund for a moment
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: adamtherover on October 13, 2025, 09:59:33 pm
Wimbledon  6 times, orient twice, luton, spurs, Sutton twice, Oxford twicef, mk dons twice, 16 southern games, zero wins!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: drfchound on October 13, 2025, 11:21:39 pm
I was at the play off 3-2 win aet.
It was technically a victory apart from the penalty shootout.
Yeah, I know we should be only be talking about league games but I keep seeing cup matches being mentioned so I thought I could get away with it.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: VivaRovers on October 14, 2025, 10:01:50 am
I was at the play off 3-2 win aet.
It was technically a victory apart from the penalty shootout.
Yeah, I know we should be only be talking about league games but I keep seeing cup matches being mentioned so I thought I could get away with it.

It's mentioned in the opening post, hound.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: ss1953 on October 14, 2025, 12:35:05 pm
What about the one we were winning easily at Charlton till the rain wiped out the game.
Doesn't count in the official stats and then we lost when it was replayed.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: VivaRovers on October 14, 2025, 12:47:07 pm
What about the one we were winning easily at Charlton till the rain wiped out the game.
Doesn't count in the official stats and then we lost when it was replayed.

That was much earlier... in August 2013.
Title: Re: Sad Capital
Post by: roversdude on October 14, 2025, 01:54:07 pm
What about the one we were winning easily at Charlton till the rain wiped out the game.
Doesn't count in the official stats and then we lost when it was replayed.

Disgraceful that the result didn’t count but Keegan sending off did