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my predicted 11: Pears miller mcloughln pratt alebiousu hinckman montgomery hedges morishita yuki Gudjohnsen My predicted score: 1-1

End of the day you are up against it straight away if you only sell 9k STs. And it really comes to the fore for night games as small away followings, smaller number of walk ons and ST holders giving it a serve… of course, as always, sell more STs in the first place and you have that larger crowd in the tent to start with to build from. Alas the regime aren’t interested in that.

Carrick was criminally underrated and underused by England. He was the perfect player to have behind Gerrard and Lampard.

Hare and Hounds was still doing really well too considering the demographic change in Lammack.

Im happy he threw Pratt in. Made sense tbf, its a sink or swim opportunity and if he wouldn't get used now when will he ever!?. He did alright. I have to say it shut me up a bit the performance. I thought we would get beat 3/4-1. Some players starting to show signs they've got it at this level. Id say we still need another aerial winning CB through the door as we've only realistically got Pratt, Mcloughlin, miller and wharton. Sadly I've given up hope on carter. Id also look at RWB cover for alebiousu, its a shame Duru doesnt seem to be doing too much on loan (I dont think, unless im wrong?!), could of been a backup option when needed for alebiousu if he'd turned to something promising... I feel we have enough CMs to get by. We need another striker, because if Gudjohnsen gets injured im not sure who actually would score. I imagine pickering and gueye will be offloaded if we can find a cb and a striker.

We have sold c9k season tickets and always usually sell a couple of thousand match tickets yet 7-8k have been turning up recently. Night games always impacted yes but it's getting ridiculous now and excuses are way too easy. We know the issues but it isn't the teams fault and these 'silent protests' do more harm than good. End of the day a supporter - if he can - supports, so it's time to get back to that, win or lose. Otherwise it just plays right into the hands of the Venky cost cutters, ave gates down this season = cut the wage bill further. Gates of below 11/12k are a nonsense we are Blackburn Rovers not Wigan Athletic. Support the team not the regime.

Apologies for taking the thread off topic - the last word on beer from me in this thread but hopefully people will find some of it interesting. I always classed the Revidge run as starting at either the Knowles Arms at the bottom of Pleckgate Rd or the Hare and Hounds at Lammack Rd depending on which direction you were coming from. (There's still the Wilpshire Hotel, Rising Sun and Brownhill Arms left in the Brownhill area. The Bulls Head has been a Co-op for many years which I refused to go in for ages on principle. The landlord of the Rising Sun is a keen Rovers fan, the outside of the building has been painted blue and white, there's a room with Rovers memorabilia and last season he was doing cheap Japanese bottled beer if Ohashi scored and a disgusting blue cocktail of some sort called a "Cantwell". Not certain if he's still doing those) After that it's a completely barren wasteland now pub wise. Depending on how far you wanted to wander off a straight line, you had at one time The Knowles, The Royal Oak, The Sportsman's, Hole ith Wall, Hare and Hounds, Corporation, Dog Inn, Quarrymans, Gibraltar, (The Gib) Alexandra Hotel, (The Alex) Leamington, Fox and Grapes, West View and Woodlands. The Knowles is now a fully fledged restaurant (Ego) and you can just get a drink in there but the bar area is a fairly joyless experience. The Royal Oak on Pleckgate Rd is I think open but up for let and the last two standing the Hare and Hounds and the Alex went in the last couple of months or so. Sue the landlady at the Alex died and Robbo the guy who had the Hare and Hounds sold to the Issa's which I was very upset about in both instances.

At least Taylor-Hickman will be available. He’ll have to play the Tronstad role.

I’m not surprised, he’s a good player probably playing at his peak age wise. However I wouldn’t swap Alebiosu for him now.

I'd say outstanding is pushing it.

They have a shower in the lounge!? Must be for all the cold sweats they got when they saw how they'd ballsed the last transfer window.

I would have thought the way we are set now would be perfect for him. The sooner he’s back the better although Morishita seems to be warming to the role.

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I saw some comments on social media at the weekend from Boro fans suggesting that Brittain is really doing well for them.

He has picked up plenty of muscle injuries in the last few years. Its massive issue and I dont know how we can sort them

He is very important player for us. He has outstanding this season

Desperation or inspired?

calf muscle

Wasn't Wharton's injury happened during a game?. On Carter, what is the current issue?

In fairness, they strike me as the polar opposite in terms of how they are with injuries.

I dont see why Cantwell wouldnt fit into this current system. He was described as an "enigma" by ParsonBlue but I actually think hes far more hard working than I and seemingly others had portrayed him before he joined. I also find it strange to see a few speaking as if he is a spare part almost. It is crucial that we keep him, hes still a very important player.

Indeed, there is a zero percent chance that Rovers would keep playing a player who is more susceptible to injury because of a lack of thought with their summer transfer business. Look at how well they managed Carter & Wharton, we have nothing to fear

It's ok, the squad's better than last season apparently.

Kim Hellberg has been appointed the new Boro gaffer: https://www.mfc.co.uk/news/2025/november/24/kim-hellberg-appointed-boro-head-coach/