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I would expect media to put high pressure on the club to at least get rid of VI and also continuously highlight the long list of troubles regarding Venkys. I'm surprised that Elliot Jackson, a young journo early in his career, seems so alone in reporting on Rovers. Perhaps it's due to the high numbers of clubs around Lancashire?

Depends. With Pears in goal I would opt for a safer system. 5-5-5.

There cannot be many Rovers fans who have not missed a season since WW2, if any others, so GHD, I salute you. My journey has been rather shorter, in I think 69/70. But my grandfather, who took me to Ewood, could remember our FA Cup win in 1928. My great-grandfather on my mum's side was also a watching fan, so I guess my family support might stretch into the C19th. I have something to say, but I'd like to do a good job, worth of this thread. Best all.

Likes to use his physical package - that’s us fucked then.

Interesting when he signed for Bodo 6 months ago he saw himself “as a winger” but as soon as he signs for us, he’s the striker we’ve been dreaming of. I hope he does well but generally with incomings since the summer under Gestede and Ismael it feels like we’re getting pissed on and being told it’s raining.

I watched Arsenal, Newcastle and Villa and all 3 games were dreadful. Was also fleetingly watching Feyenoord v Sparta and it was another level of entertainment. Goals, vociferous fans and controversy. Never thought I'd say it but I'm bored shitless of football on these shores.

West Brom currently sinking like a stone...

Yes as suspected Oxford are really struggling. A poor appointment wont have helped either. Good news is its likely only 1 space to play for/avoid. Feel theres a few teams it could be and a poor appointment from West Brom means its no certainty it'll be us whatsoever. Portsmouth and Charlton also in the mix with small squads and Norwich aren't out of the woods either.

Premier League top scorers now (albeit mid-season) v. around turn of the century: 1. Erling Haaland 2. Igor Thiago 3. Antoine Semenyo 4. Dominic Calvert-Lewin 5. Bruno Guimaraes 6. Hugo Ekitike 7. Danny Welbeck 8. Jean-Philippe Mateta 9. Harry Wilson 10. Morgan Rogers 2001/02 1. Thierry Henry 2. Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink 3. Alan Shearer 4. Ruud Van Nistelrooy 5. Michael Owen 6. Ole Gunnar Solksjaer 7. Robbie Fowler 8. Eidur Gudjohnsen 9. Marian Pahars 10. Andy Cole Some major qualifications are needed for comparisons of this type - most importantly, we have the benefit of viewing the old era playing careers in entirety and the sample size of one season only - in another season Mo Salah and Alexander Isak would've been up there for the contemporaries. Moreover, for every Henry in those days, there was a Darren Peacock, Richard Dunne or Nigel Quashie. I do believe the overall technical standard is superior these days. Teams tend to play one striker these days, so inevitably, you'll have fewer No.9's on the modern list. All that said, clearly there has been some decline in the standard of forward. The same could be said at the second tier. Again, 2001/2002 1. Shaun Goater 2. Clinton Morrison 3. Dougie Freedman 4. Darren Huckerby 5. Stern John 6. Dean Sturridge 7. David Connolly 8. Peter Crouch 9. Steve Claridge 10. Marlon King. With all the qualifications borne in mind and despite the change in football styles today, I still can't quite explain what seems like a significant decline for the Premier League. For the Championship it is might be partly explained by the fact that more British players are moving abroad and five subs and an even bigger financial gap might be keeping more players on the fringes of Prem teams rather than dropping down.

Feels like Oxford are gone with Wednesday, Norwich are too good to go down and will pull away. So, us vs Portsmouth?

No rush. Takes a while to get up to speed with the sideways passing moves. Aim for giving him a start after the international break.

You know he's shit when even the bots won't come to his defense

Upwards???

I'm with you, I fancy our chances of staying up if we start playing 5-5-2. In fact, I don't think I do. Do we have enough players to play that?

Of course, no red flags there and at least a load got satisfaction in waving inflatables in his general direction.

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Has Henriksson actually had a shot in any of the games he's played upfront?

Thinking about the "Travis is ordinary and we won't miss him" posts that I saw everywhere when he left. Absolutely crying out for a hard working captain with a bit of needle. It's fine, I'm sure Tavares will become the next Fernandinho any time now.

Maybe they think the slower they ‘integrate’ him the longer it will take us to realise he’s shit too.

I struggle to believe that Jorgensen is less "ready" than Henriksson, when the latter looks utterly lost attempting to play up top.

What struck me about United’s win was that they were playing in a system not for a system. The players had freedom to express themselves within their system not be a slave to it. We are trying to recruit players with flair and ability, not systems architecture heads. When I hear people like Amorim or even Slot talk about the system then I smell trouble. Vi talks about players for a system. It means he can’t motivate players to express themselves within a simple 4-4-2, 5-5-2 They become more fearful about the system than their own ability to attack, or defend.

9 clean sheets in 38 League games under Ismael so we aren't even a side that looks capable of grinding out 0-0s

🤣the referee can`t grasp the rule that shoving someone in the back is a foul,he really should`nt be out there imo and those ***** in the video room are as much use as an artex canoe

I think yesterday was the first game he's played without it, since he came back.

I can't remember if it was yesterday, but his knee has been wrapped to high hell of recent. I'm increasingly of 4 at the back camp. Solves the left back issue, gives our best 3 midfielders a start and Jorgensen looks good on the break