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The two wing backs or whatever they are terrifying me. Otherwise as good a line up and bench as possible in the circumstances with 8 unavailable.

Surely it’s going to be a case of the field tilting with most of the attacking going through LWB and TGH tucks/stays at home. There is no way anyone with sense would have both of them playing high or expecting TGH to get up and down or De Neve to be able to defend

The Pululu rumour has picked up based on this morning's Google. Polish newspapers saying he's rejecting moves to the middle east and others actively naming us

Just seen the bench, bloody hell - two green centre halves, two left backs and a very green left wing back. I’d still have Pickering in for DeNeve. Forshaw just back after his latest injury, he can’t have more than 15 minutes in him. What’s going to happen on the 65 -70 minutes mark when we need to sub players I shudder to think.

Lots of talk about the red card in the abandonded Ipswich game and then the potential one in the rearranged one. We are starting with 9 today and yet the Jorgensen deal has apparently removed any urgency in the market.

I think it was @47er that said that to me a while back now, it really stopped and made me think to be honest. Keep your head up pal, these rats won't be here forever, I get the feeling we are on the brink of change, fingers crossed.

Hopefully Jorgensen has a few in him

Given the current fit players who would you play at either right wing back in the 3 at the back or at right back in a back 4 ?

Many thanks for the kind words and you can be sure I'll be staying positive. It's still sinking in at the moment but I've not given up hope that I can outlive Venkys owning Rovers 😁

There is a time for a manager to hold their hands up and say "we don't have the players for this formation" and to make a change. Some managers are too stubborn or incompetent to do so.

Even if thats the case overall i am not really sure Riberio or Pickering are better choices in the lwb role as they cant do it either.

Looks like we are getting trounced today. Atleast the owners are paying the bills though hey guys 😫

Think it's their way of justifying Corry Evans inclusion in the legends game, giving him such a prestiged number

This manager is demented. TGH at RWB?

Well the new lad is on there... Hope he has a goal in him. Wing backs look really really poor, and in the system we have they are the most important players. De neve has the engine but no defensive awareness, and TGH I am not really sure has the lungs for it. Feels like we could get absolutely battered. But then again felt that way a few times and we've done okay so hoping to be surprised again.

His wage & appearance fee coupled with the lack of any bonuses is a lot cheaper than Pickering's appearance fee.

Jorgenson is number 29, am I being too optimistic hoping that leaving 9 free means we may still want a striker in?

That’s an horrendous starting lineup

That bench is horrifying. Not a single goal in them.

Over half way through January and De Neve is still starting games, someone has got things very wrong here

Guess we're not going to try to score

Crikey. That line-up is something else. De Neve and Henriksson both start, TGH at RWB. I didn't expect anything today but that seals it. Ipswich to win at a canter.

Line up is out and I was correct. Horrible line up. Gardner Hickman wing back. Thought it was going to be atcheson.

I had no idea the other Messageboard existed! It's a shame that posters over there don't feel comfortable posting their different views over here. I think we need to ensure that we are respectful of other views. I wonder whether sometimes people mistake someone disagreeing with them in a measured polite way as being offensive because they don't like being questioned, but personal insults etc are not really acceptable. I am concerned at how divided the fanbase is as this greatly reduces the impact of any protests and I obviously feel we need to do everything we can to rid ourselves of these horrendous owners. I do understand the opposing view and respect it though. I can see where they are coming from that they pay the bills etc but I just feel we are eroding as a club under their neglectful (albeit they do the bare minimum) ownership and I cannot see this trend being reversed whilst they are in charge. You only have to attend Ewood and witness the general malaise of the fans and the progressive dereliction of the facilities to see this. I read a post over there about fans being 'entitled' who want the owners out....this might be the case for some, but personally I would take a relatively poor owner who is engaged and L2 football than the current footballing purgatory we find ourselves in. If wanting owners who care and the return of a passionate fanbase regardless of the league we are in is entitled then I'm guilty. The other fairly annoying comment I read was about members on this Messageboard being 'lefty liberals' and not allowing free speech. I wonder how welcomed my comments would be if I signed up and defended migrants in the 'migrant watch' thread. Free speech works both ways.

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