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'BOOMTOWN' 1992- 2010.

I will always stand by the fact towns/cities are heavily linked with how well the local football club is doing. If the club is doing well the town/city seems to do well, once the club starts on a downhill path so does the town.

Great come back by Zak Crawley after a disastrous pair in Perth, that takes some bottle. If he could add some consistency to his game at international level he’d be one of the best ever, his stroke play, timing and vision at times is exquisite.

Palace fans singing “Adam Wharton, he’s won more than you” to the dirty Dingles last night 👏

This is the sort of game we struggle, when we have most of the ball and the other side sit in. Were more set up to play an Ipswich at home where were more like the away side. A must win if we have any desire to stay up, but banana skin written all over it.

Strange. I read an article on this interview and it described him as being a present tense Blackburn Rovers scout

Anything happening?

Discounting Duru (away on loan and San Diego have an option to buy), Lucas Houghton is the best right back currently in the U21s. Wouldn't say he is particularly close, but sometimes, needs must. I think in the absence of Alebiosu they are more likely to either play TGH there, or move Miller to wing back and bring in Litherland/Atcheson at centre back. Discounting Tyjon, Higgins is probably the current big hope at striker, think he turns 17 either this month or next, so will be able to sign a pro deal then, but has struggled with fitness this season. Joseph is a possible shout and he does have a massive physical presence. Boggan always looks good for the U21s, but has struggled for game time during two separate spells in the 7th tier now Mbonzale also looks good as striker, has featured for our U18s a few times this year, but is still at school, so that is not happening in the immediate future, and that's assuming he isn't poached before he is eligible to sign scholarship terms (not sure if that is either this upcoming summer or next, he was playing U12s football 3 years ago)

Brook should be shot for that one. Played a wide ball from Starc, only the second ball since Starc came back on and caught in the slips. Just stupid.

Any right wing backs or strikers who look any good?

Or I suppose we could try and change the whole system at 60 mins when we need to bring one of the strikers and Hedges off. Pears Miller. McCloughlin. Pratt. Riberio Tronstad. TGH Alebiouso. Axel. De Neve Ohashi Dont hate it as I think wed be able to keep the press on. But changing the system a big call, especially if we are on top as typically we have been recently. Ludicrous to have to change everything because we only have two serviceable strikers.... That said if any one of Alebiouso, Hedges, Gudjonsen or Ohashi get injured we are going to need to use 4231 so we need to prepare for it.

Powell is a better option than Batty at left wing back these days.

How can Brighton Villa be such a boring game when it's 4-3 in injury time? Both teams playing as though they're winning 6-0. Premier League football is absolutely gash. If this is what was served up to me as a kid then there's no way I would have been so fanatical about it.

We need to have a really well thought out subs plan to keep the shape and pressing game all 90 mins. We need to spread out our resources to do that. My approach would be to start Pears Miller. McCloughlin. Pratt Alebiosu. Mori. Tronstad. Cantwell. Hedges Gudjohnson. Ohashi At 60 mins bring on Forshaw and TGH to top up energy in midfield. But how to keep the pressing up top and out wide I am pretty stumped on. At LWB maybe we could have a look at Jake Batty? Or accept we are going to play deeper and bring on Pickering/Riberio? Up front if we dont use Gueye the only other thing I can think of is putting Axel on and get him to batter people? Hes a big unit and very aggressive so maybe would work shoring up the press? Though must be evens to get himself sent off. We've got this 352 system that works well, but very light on players to sustain it, even when everyone is fit again.

Hmmm for me without Ohashis running and pressing we will really struggle. Baradji will do well to cover two thirds of the ground he does. I cant see the ball sticking at all with that lineup personally. Our system works because, imo, the way the front two (but really mostly Ohashi) press forcing us up the pitch. The setup you have there that Luton for example did so well with when they got promoted worked because the number 9 was a big physical unit (Carlton Morris) who could make the ball stick on his own. I cant see Gudjonsen doing that.

Must be right then 🙈

I'm not saying either of those things are false but the best way to avoid dropping two points by conceding a goal in injury time is to score more goals. Why don't we have the game under control? Nothing to do with the refs, however shit and biased they are.

Being charitable, I think his point is one or both of - refs are crap - refs are biased against him/Rovers, or biased towards certain other teams (not my view, just a what he seems to be implying)

Absolute must win, and I think it will be very tight. I think we'll do it, but wouldn't be surprised if we didn't. Rovers 1-0 Wednesday

Are the results of the survey available?

No strength in depth = wretched owners At least they've seen the back of theirs

Baradji in the starting 11.

Demographic change is a big part, there’s no getting away from it. The Venky destruction of the club came at the worst possible time as the 2010s saw a big chunk of the fanbase move further away from the town. Now that isn’t an issue in itself, many clubs have seen their original patch change and fans spread further out, I’m thinking West Ham, West Brom, Bradford, Leicester etc, those clubs are still pulling in the crowds despite the fanbase generally being more disparate. However, here the owners have deliberately dismantled the club *and* the fanbase has moved, it becomes harder and harder for fans living 20, 30, 40 miles away to make the effort when the regime doesn’t.

There will probably be more of them than, than the home supporters, and will be up for it, with Rovers home form, and Ismaels shite tactics, if we're winning change half the team.

nope, left last month (after 9 months in his role, so nearly lasted twice as long as John Park in his last spell), no official announcement and no reason given, but stated on his LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/piotr-sadowski-4184a8a0/?originalSubdomain=uk Obviously it would be ridiculous to have the same scouting team in situ for two consecutive windows 😉