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I agree everything you say.. on cantwell I agree he should look to play deeper. Hes got real quality on the ball, seems much more motivated and stuck in this year, and an engine. But not the pace or strength to really worry a back line. Would like him to move back into midfield so Ohashi, Mori, Hedges and Gudjonsen can play as the four forwards. That said thought TGH was good, and Tronstad impeccable, so no rush to do it.

Eh? It was hardly raining pre-kick off and the pitch was perfect at the start. You can’t call a game off on what might happen with the weather.

Not the best solution but definitely more fair than replaying the whole match. The best solution would be to just resume the match from where it was stopped. Pick whichever players you want as long as it's 11 vs 10.

We had these same conversations on here last season and since then we've had the driest summer for years and sold millions more worth of players. Nothing was done and we'll be having the same convo's again, it's barely turned autumn never mind mid winter and after the heat and drought nature will be looking to balance things out again as it always does.

I'm genuinely flabbergasted that people think Ohashi should start games when you have other options on the bench. He works hard, but he just gets bullied each and every week - you saw in 10 minutes how much more Gudjohnsen added to the attack. As for the pen - soft, but they've been given against us a few times this year so I'm not going to shed a tear.

By the way, we speculated how long the Carter/Wharton partnership would last free of injury. Answer----days not weeks!

The ref has had a mare today. Nothing new there. Made a rod for his own back allowing the game to start.

I agree but its not that linear... We thought we were going to be in the relegation conversation last year but finished seventh. I dont think anyone thought we were stronger 12 months ago after selling Szmodics and Wharton. If the question is are we stronger or weaker its within the range of possibility that we are as good, a real stretch that we are better but possible. We just have to wait and see. That said I still want Venkys out obviously, and to have an engaged owner come in, but separate from their lack of support the recruitment team and the manager could have worked miracles again.

For clarification: by non-natives I mean people not born within a few miles of Pendle Hill.

Probably staffed by non-natives 😉 Or just pandering to incomers. Probably call it a fish supper/dinner or some such nonsense as well. Nothing wrong with having chips for us tea. I seem to be becoming 'Victor Meldrew' on this topic 🤔 Having said all this, the whole 'John Bull' thing was a complete mystery to me!

The club should have spent the money by now on a better solution.

Gudjohnssen hasn't had is chance yet, on as sub last 20 minutes against Watford, and on as sub in atrocious conditions against Ipswich.

You’re never “ in control “ at 1-0, especially in those conditions. We were “ in control “ at 1-0 against Big Club but we still managed to lose the game.

I thought Ipswich were deeply average apart from the left winger who looked lively. He needs a “ quietener “ early in the game next time.

Giving us the win would be justified, we were in control of the game with 10 minutes left. We're you there, or did you watch it from your armchair.

Very familiar with dabs they even had them in Brinscall. Not sure on these John Bull things though, sounds like a lot of what gets talked on here 🫠

Yet half the chippy's across E Lancs sell Chip BARMS.

If it was Mancheter United or Liverpool you could, guaranteed the points would go to them.

i think afc fylde will be feeling something similar they were 4-0 up and match abandoned for same reason

TBF I bet Tomphil doesn't even know what a dab is.

Let's put this one to bed. In East Lancs a teacakes does NOT have currants in it. We are simple folk and if it has currants in it then it is a CURRANT teacake. WTF a barm cake is...... you'll have to ask someone from down south (Bolton, Wigan, Bury, etc.) My authority on such matters comes from being the grandson of a born and bred Rossendale baker.

I'm an old timer who's disappointed not to see us pick up are 1st home win of the season.

It’s a tough one for us considering all the other games went on and no issue it’feels why the fuck is it always us ‘ and with the pitch being water logged which potentially could have been prevented by our own club it feels even more bitter football gods work in their ways so let’s see what happens- it’s out of our hands now but good news is we were winning 1-0 against a team relegated from prem and expecting to go up and sammie didn’t score lets see how it unfolds

True ---how many goals are scored in the 96th minute or even later?

The point is we shouldn't have to sell our best players and hope that we can scour the globe and replace them at lower cost to give us a squad as good as we have! Huge gamble to stay where we are!! Our aim should be got improve year on year. We should keep our best players and scour the globe if necessary to make the squad even stronger. Creating a squad as good as we had shouldn't be seen as an achievement. It means we will never leave this league except via relegation.