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If we could only sign one improvement to our starting line up, what position and type of player would people like it to be?

Agree entirely we aren’t arsenal, no need to try to pass it around the box which is suicidal if you haven’t got the right players and concentration which of course we won’t have we are an average championship side at best currently, hoof the ball in to row z, re compose, move on to next phase in play - suits us well Pratt seemed to play with that sense of pragmatism too, hope he kicks on for us and he becomes a mainstay of our defence

Chelsea got Ballack who was also a similar type of player but again, it The idea of playing your best 11 players regardless of balance is a crazy one. England's team would be interesting going into the summer as it would mean Bellingham, Foden, Palmer, Eze, Saka and Kane all starting. We tried to fit a number of those in together under Carsley. The team was massively imbalanced and we lost to Greece.

Of course I’m not saying that anywhere close to the announced crowd will actually be in the ground, same everywhere for midweeks these days.

He didn't have treatment at the time and didn't go off. He was on his feet before the physio's had got near him. Had he been concussed the medical staff would have insisted at half time that he comes off and had we done that it would have been a concussion substitution. Only if that had happened would the protocol kick in.

Well it shouldn't be should it it's time to actually support the team again now.

Yeah and they would be playing off Drogba who would suit having them as two number 10s off him. Rooney would want to drop off and play the same game in the same areas as Lampard and Gerrard

Only 7,700 actually went to the game vs Swansea this season, depending on the weather can see it being less than that

Concussion protocol, depends if he actually was knocked out but EFL will have enquired after his comments on the post match interview

Just playing your best 11 players is not the best strategy, its been the sort of motto that has held England and other teams back over the years. Had Mourinho signed Gerrard to play with Lampard, they would have had Makelele behind them providing the balance. Beckham was very hard working so that role would have suited him. King could be changed to Sol Campbell.

D'oh...! Robinson Terry. Ferdinand. King Beckham. Scholes A Cole Lampard. Gerrard Rooney. Owen. Still super awkward with Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard all getting in each others way... And kind of assumes Scholes would nail the deeper role much earlier than he did in reality. Thats why today the likes of Rashford, Gordon, Madueke are so important as they look to stretch the play. Yeah maybe, but unless they played at club level enough together to figure it out I don't think it works. Not enough game time to figure it out at international level. God knows we tried over 8 years.

You would think/hope that if Pratt pushes on and makes a few more appearances and does ok, that clubs higher up the pyramid than Chorley will be looking to take our players on loan. At the same time, it is possible that those enquiries are coming in, but Rovers are being overly cautious about which level to send them to? Olson did well in tier 5 last season, cant get a sniff with a newly promoted team in tier 4 this year. On the face of it, trying him up another level made sense, but it hasn't worked out O'Riordan doing well in tier 3 this season, but couldn't get anywhere near at Bristol Rovers team fighting relegation last year Markanday last year dropped off a cliff once he was moved up from tier 4 to 3, similar to Olson, moving him up a level made sense at the time Both of Garrett's loans last year were badly chosen I can see based on those why they may prefer to play it safe and send players to tier 6 Chorley, rather than have them struggle to get on the bench at tier 4 Oldham. However, after Olson's success in tier 5 last year, I would be surprised if we didn't field a few enquiries from that level for other players (such as Pratt) during the summer

I'd imagine Miller won't be due back in till tomorrow, so should have fully recovered from the travel tiredness. If he was going to sit any game out it would have been Friday I'd have thought.

This is what I expect based on no money or ambition.... Centre Backs x2 - ORiordan and a new signing to replace Hyam RWB x 1 - Maybe a loan or is Miller back in the mix as backup after CB signings? LB x1 - Pickering sold CM x 2 - Tronstad sold and we make Baradj and TGH permanent Forwards x1 - Cantwell sold, Big Mak sold and we bring in 1 new signing. Even that is probably being ambitious for the shower in the directors lounge.

I've been watching Palace more since AW joined and outside of him, Eze is my favourite prem player this season. Full of skill, strength and awareness. Plus he's got a cool name and looks like the Predator. 😁

And play who in his place ?

Ah, yep, so he did. Looks like he was injured or not in the plans during his second spell at Leeds. I Loved Scott Sellars for Rovers, probably my first 'favourite' player.

I think until he starts winning some home games he is still a dud in my eyes. I don't go to away games so what I have seen at Ewood has been largely abysmal to date (this season and last). I also think he talks complete bollocks about the playing staff and covers up for the club when they do things like sell Hyam at the 11th hour with no replacement. He has a lot more credit in the bank now we have a few away wins though and the formation change to 3 at the back is making us look a much better team. If he wins a few of these upcoming home games I could upgrade from dud to steady. He is way off being anything like good or great in my opinion.

Yep, Brad Friedel's initial time at Liverpool want great Bergkamp & Henry also both took a little time to adjust at Arsenal (both took about a quarter of a season to register their first goals)

B.R.F.C. underneath the Rose?

Closer to home, Andre Ooijer and Michel Salgado were top internationals who took time to get up to speed here. Both came good in the end

Ismael doesn't seem to do logic at times. Pickering would have been my choice for the Derby game for sure but he seems to be completely our of favour as does Ribeiro.

Pratt was playing in grassroots football up until 2019 which possibly accounts for him being a bit of a throwback compared to Litherland & Atcheson who both grew up in the academy system

Logically that should have swung things Pickering's way shouldn't it?