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fair point. Its does suit us and we a better team with 2 up front now. I still would like the option of going 4-2-3-1 sometimes but the 3-5-2 formation seems a better fit for how we want to play but also Ismael. I like playing 2 strikers and Cantwell in the same team but we need to bring another striker in January plus another in the striker to give us 4 strikers and plenty of options.

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Thanks for quality and well written reply @onlyonejackwalker Yes I know about the bender and McCullum has admitted the preparations weren't right but 4 warm up games seems excessive. 2 warm up games plus one in the middle of the series seems about right. Key has done interviews today with the media so we will what he says. People will be held accountable but we shouldn't be ripping everything up again cos we do it every time and nothing improved when we played down under last time result wise. Stokes should remain as Captain and Key as DoC but I would move McCullum on and keep him just as White Ball head coach. Can we not forget that we have brilliant wins under Stokes and McCullum including a number of good run chasers that the fans have been entertained and enjoyed. On a new head coach, I would look at these potential candidates like Justin Langer, Jonathon Trott, Gareth Batty, Darren Lehman are few options we should considered We need to full review in selection of this squad for the series, why Bashir wasn't picked for the last test, why no spare opener batsmen was taken, the pace bowlers picked and why no second spinner picked. Where is Paul Collingwood and who has been doing the fielding drills cos it appears we don't have specialist fielding coach which for me is massive mistake On Bethell at 3, not sure myself if that's his true position I would give him his chances in the next 2 games but I think Stokes might be better suited to that role. Bethell need to play in that role in county cricket and build his game. Not saying he not good enough but is it the right fit. For me, Pope and Duckett should be drop and go back to County cricket. I would stick with Crawley has an opener cos I ain't moving Brook from 5 at this stage but if he was to go at 5, where does Brook bat? I would look at Tom Haines or Ben McKinney to bat with Crawley. Crawley need to play the same way as the last inning now. If Stokes does move to 3, Then Jacks could back at 6 with Smith at 7. Look at the pace options, Is Archer going to want to continue to play test cricket? Wood is 35 and injured prone. So where is the future of the pace attack, Sonny Baker is supposedly a very fast bower so maybe it time to bring him through now to replace Wood. Atkinson should be our line and length bowler similar to Glenn McGrath type. Then we have pace bowlers like Sam Cook or Dillon Pennington or Matty Potts, Josh Tongue, Carse, Matthew Fisher, Nathan Gilchrist. Is Bashir our best spinner in the country? should Dawson have gone on Tour? Is Sussex's spinner Jack Carson the best in the county game. Plenty of questions to answer after this series has finished

I bet Jordan Henderson is still in the squad ahead of Adam Wharton for the 2038 Death Star World Cup.

As always… Masher gonna’ Masher.

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A Storm in Heaven is still the best thing they ever did for me..

Millwall we're decimated in midfield with injuries, but its the best I've seen Rovers play at Ewood this season. If we give the same performance against boro, there's no reason we can't come away with something. 1-2 Rovers.

I think the misguided notion (for all but the very top teams) is that with more players back, there is more opportunity/options to play out from the back. As the whole game seems to be getting a bit more direct again, we may have started to see the end of this (for this cycle anyway)

Merry Christmas to all at the BRFC forum.

Yeah they are definitely tuning into games like Oxford at 2am Pune time 😒

All I know is that Pickering will be emptying his pockets and Callum Brittain will fall out.

I can think of more games that Gueye has caused problems for us than he has for the other side.

The venky logos look perfect completely covered in shit. Sums them up to a tee.

Even some of the Venkys logos around the pitch look worn or at the very least in need of a clean. Perhaps they don't watch, despite what is claimed.

Poor initial touch (off a difficult ball tbf), but he more than made up for it with his subsequent effort. So many players would put 80% in to getting that ball back. He put 110% in and forced the mistake. The difference between making it appear like you want the ball, and really really wanting it. I loved that aspect of his play here as well. Cross was mint as you say.

I'm sure there'll be some sort of mix up with the paperwork or he wants to move somewhere closer to his second cousin twice removed or some other bullshit.

That cross was perfect. The most dangerous ball you can play whipped right across the six yard box, just slightly too far for the keeper to commit to coming out.

And if you have someone up the pitch you can make the clearance much quicker as you can pretty much just hoof it. None of this fannying about waiting for the play to break

Best band of the 90s.

Thanks team! What a forum. Absolutely love coming on here. Find it mental if a Rovers fan doesn't use this forum!

They hate playing us up there. But i cant see it this time round. They will score. We won't. 2-0.

Fucking dynamite. Seriously well done. A quite brilliant achievement! Happy Christmas to you all.

The fans form part of my thinking as well. As usual, the best sporting fans in the world. Who on earth gave those players permission to go on the raz mid series? They had only played 6 / 7 days at that point. Badly i might add. Yup. Mcullum and Stokes. The ones you wish to keep. Mcullums record. 44 tests - 25 wins - 17 defeats - 2 draws. Won 10 out of the first 11. Won 15, lost 16, drawn 2 of the last 33. Decent improvenent against the average teams. Little improvement against India and Australia. Bashing up Afganistan, Bangladesh, the West Indies and Outer Mongolia. All English fans want positive, aggressive cricket. I would rather lose trying to win anyday. But these players have no filter. Carte blanche to do as they please. No one ever gets dropped. Once they get these central contracts we are stuck with them for two years. I believe our players were undercooked and not prepared and are better than they have shown to date. And that is the fault of those in charge. The ones you wish to keep. Stop rewarding failure.

Why is a 5'9" player clearly not going to win headers?