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Pass the tinfoil hats out. He's clearly picked up a knock. The problem being our medical team is so poor that they're unable to diagnose it - or worse still they have diagnosed it and don't want to share it with the fans because it's a bad knee injury.

As we’re now fully off topic and you mentioned offside… Why can an attacking player be considered to be not interfering with play but a defensive one cannot?

Elliot Anderson is Scottish pass it on At least Adam Wharton has always been 100% faithful to England, not hedging his bets elsewhere!

Or Augustus Kargbo corner.

Absolutely something is up - could it even be the case of x amount of games played = % inc. to wage? hence he is being frozen out?

Get him in the Daniel Ayala wing

The worst aspect of VAR is offside. It's obviously not a "clear and obvious error" if an offside isn't given onfield but endless slow motion checks eventually conclude a player has a toe nail or an arm pit offside yet you'll get some former official or other triumphantly celebrating the decision to rule out a brilliant goal by declaring the player was "clearly" off. The offside rule wasn't designed or intended to survive such microscopic examination. At one time the attacker was meant to receive the benefit of the doubt. I could just about live with VAR if Arsene Wenger's suggestion that there should be clear daylight was adopted. However like you, on balance I dont like it and would scrap it although realistically that obviously isnt happening.

I said a while ago it'll be a Dolan style move by some flash agent to some warmer weather somewhere for him. Would not be surprised if it's on loan as well to get his wages off the books but something is definitely off with this. Val himself has alluded to it,,one day he's here and ok the next not.

The Vince Grella suite will need an extension.

I thought it was a penalty when it happened but I don’t think the ‘error’ in not awarding it was clear and obvious. I’m also not a fan of them using slow mo, freeze frames or closeups - for me that just proves the original decision can’t have been obviously wrong. Personally I’d scrap VAR as I think there’s more bad to it than good.

That was some game

I think he would look good in most teams that are in the top half of the Championship to be honest. He's one of those players which is going to be better with other players around him on his level/wavelength. Sometimes he tries things at Rovers then looks visibly frustrated that other players didn't see the run or the pass etc. A team like Boro or Coventry could come in for him, poach him off us for peanuts, easily pay him more than we would and even have him as a luxury squad player, like Ipswich did with the Travis loan and the Szmodics transfer. Our best players are squad players for the stronger Championship sides.

I don't know why but I can really see him in the MLS and shining.

One of the few things VAR can get involved in as a result of a clear and obvious error is a penalty. The referee, having seen the replay gave the penalty. A clear indication that he was wrong in the first Instance as he could easily have stuck with his decision of no foul.

I'm worried about Cantwell as well, has his head been turned? Has his agent sorted him something for January, meaning he won't want to scupper a move by aggravating any injuries etc? It was a few days, then a few weeks, now we're into November. Probably 6 weeks before he can bolt, along with Toth and Tronstad. Fingers crossed that I'm deluded and he plays and scores on Friday...

For fucks sake I'd forgotten Pears was in nets. Agree with @RevidgeBlue on Cantwell, I don't think he's injured.

😉 Regarding Baradji don't be so bloody impatient man! There's still 37 days until Christmas yet FFS! what on earth do you expect! As far as Cantwell is concerned gut reaction dictates we won't see him in a Rovers shirt again, there feels something extremely off about both situations.

Pele only scored against amateurs

As John Cleese said on Monty Python This is all getting very silly! Anderson better than Wharton Wharton better than Scholes Rice better than Lampard In Next week's episode "Bobby Charlton - was he all that?"

So, here it is, AFTER the Nivember International break. How far out is Baradji's return now and WTH is going on with Todd Cantwell? No 1st choice central defenders, this falls swuarely on Gestede.and Co's shoulders for not getting in sufficient cover. Can only see us getting bioted all over the park by this dirty lot, no protection for Ohashi, will he be sporting yet another head bandage at the end of this game. I do not think we have the intestinal fortitude for this one, Pears in goal, could be a disaster.

Schteeeve McClaren has now resigned as manager of Jamaica after earning the dubious distinction of failing to qualify automatically for the WC as a result of finishing behind the smallest Country ever to qualify (Population 156,000)

Looks like he did his ACL a couple of years back and had various hamstring problems, will fit in nicely with Wharton and Carter. Although looks to have been an ever present this season to be fair save for one game on the bench.

Sounds like our sort of signing, 30 years old, history of knee injures, and played just over 40 league games over the past 4 seasons, also out of contract at the end of the season

I agree we need to pick up points, but we've seen enough of Rovers over the last five years to know we are actually more likely to get points from the better resourced teams for reasons it is hard to work out. Id put it more generally that we need around 50 to stay up, but safer at 55. So half way point Id aim for 30 minimum. To get that we need 14 points over the next 10 games... Feels doable. Even if we manage only 10 we are still probably outside the bottom three. The JDT strategy of risking more in our style and going for wins and accepting losses over draws is the better bet imo. Hard-fought draws give the illusion of stability but actually quite corrosive in terms overall points per game.

29 Goals in 106 appearances for England.....