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  1. Hard to disagree on the drop off. Yet what team aside from maybe France (excluding Mbappe) could you say that for? Last night was essentially it for Southgate. His next games are tournament warm-ups. He will already know 80%+ of his squad, now he has to wait and hope that all the players he wants stay fit. 9 of his 11 is set; Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire (yes, he'll play if fit), Rice, Bellingham, Saka, Foden, Kane. He needs to decide on a midfield partner for Rice, and a left back. Of Southgate's usuals Grealish, Shaw, Trippier, Alexander-Arnold, Pope, and James are injured. Potential new boy Colwill is too. I assume if they are all fit come end of May they'll be in the squad. Toney, Rashford, Watkins will be in the squad as will Chilwell and Gallagher. Phillips, Sterling, and probably Henderson are gone.
  2. I don't think that he had any money. After his Rovers foray he was interested in a second tier US club, Rochester Rhinos. That went nowhere, Rochester ended up going bust and are now rebranding.
  3. Evey England manager besides Alf Ramsey won nothing. Using that as a stick to beat Southgate with is a bit harsh. England are not a top table football nation, as much as I want them to be. Yet thanks to Southgate's efforts whilst aiding England youth development the national talent pool is getting better. As for yesterday's game. It wasn't the best. Gallagher and Chilwell were poor. Watkins anonymous. Bellingham got kicked off his game, especially by Paqueta. Maguire will play at the Euros, but he needs significant game time week in week out until the tournament to get sharp.
  4. I think Gallagher's greatest attribute is his defensive heading ability from corners. He can't head in the opposition box but does a good job in his own. As for Saturday, a draw was fair. A pretty even game. Rovers had a couple of chances in the second half that on another day may have gone in, yet so could the Boro one that hit the bar and the fresh air kick off the rebound. Still no wins for Eustace. I had Rovers picking up 4 points from the last 3 games, they got 3. Ipswich next who manhandled Sheff Wed.
  5. It is going to be one interesting run in. Usually one team romps away with top spot, this season it's a 2 possibly 3 horse race between Leicester, Leeds, and Ipswich for 1st. Southampton look safe for a play off spot behind the top 3 which leaves West Brom, Coventry, Hull, PNE, and Norwich fighting for the 2 playoff spots. Relegation, unfortunately with Rovers very much in play, is even tighter. Rotherham are gone. Sheff Wednesday have won 5 of 6 but are still second from bottom on 38 points. Yet Watford in 12th are only 6 points better off. Sunderland in 10th have lost 5 in a row and conceivably could be dragged into a relegation fight, albeit slight. Let's hope for results to go Rovers way tonight.
  6. I said the other week that there is something wrong at Sheffield Utd. Last night was another example. 5 down before halftime is disgraceful. Neither the manager or players are performing. Selling their 2 best players and losing a couple of good loan players hasn't helped, but from the outside it looks like the whole lot of them have given up. Is their owner trying to sell up? Both Sheff Utd and Burnley utilised the loan market in the Championship and deployed completely different strategies once promoted. Luton had no loans and only brought in a couple of new players and are in trouble but faring better than the other two.
  7. Someone posted a topic like this around the same time last season when there was genuine hope of a playoff spot. Fast forward 12 months and Rovers have 11 games left to pick up enough points to stay up. Here are my predictions; Millwall (H) - draw Plymouth (H) - win Boro (A) - loss Ipswich (H) - draw Sunderland (A) - loss Southampton (H) - loss Bristol City (A) - loss Leeds (A) - loss Sheff Wed (H) - draw Coventry (H) - win Leicester (A) - loss I have 9 more points. Will that be enough?
  8. The whole team was. Ten Hag set them up to play on the counter and they couldn't even muster that bar a few early forays. I know City are streets ahead but Man U weren't trying to play. They'd get the ball to the halfway line then concede possession. Their subs were pitiful. Amrabat, Antony, and two youngsters. Amrabat cost them a goal. Antony did nothing but pass it backwards twice. He has to be up there as one of the worst Premier League signings. £80m+ for no output. Ratcliffe's PR team keep pumping out grandiose statements about getting back to the top. It will cost an inordinate amount of time and money to do that. His first action should be to bin Ten Hag, but that would be cruel to those like me who enjoy watching Man U's ineptitude.
  9. You cannot compare the physical demands on professional footballers to any uni or Clitheroe level players. There is a reason why football clubs now have teams of performance analysts. Clubs need to eek out as much from players as possible. Anyway, all signs point to a loss today. I hope not though.
  10. Watching from afar it reminded me of the Villa and Liverpool cup ties from the late 80's early 90's. Underdogs v. big boys. It was good as a one off but Rovers should not be in that position - thank you Venkys. It was a shame Rovers lost, but as soon as Hyam stepped up I knew he'd miss.
  11. Read the book Dirty Northern Bastards by Tim Marshall. It's been around for a few years so some of it is outdated now, but it is available in the USA. It gives a decent insight into some of the songs/rivalries/atmosphere at football stadiums in the UK. The USA has none of what is written about. Rovers do get a mention as well.
  12. This game will be the first I can watch since the JDT to Eustace change. I'd have rather had a league game as I would be able to compare apples to apples but the potential of a cup upset is always appealing. On paper they are too good. Anthony Gordon could run Rovers ragged.
  13. Sheffield Utd are in a bad spot. In the last few weeks Wilder has been charged by the FA for spitting his dummy out after a defeat and slagging a ref for apparently eating a sandwich in front of him. Holgate got sent off after 10 minutes last week for a knee-high scissor kick, and now this. Something isn't right at the club. There does not seem to be discipline within the camp to mount a fight to give themselves a chance.
  14. I'm sure that Kean told someone along the way that if it wasn't for injuries he'd have won one too.
  15. It's looking like a 3 horse race for the title. Fresh off easily beating Liverpool Arsenal hammered the Hammers yesterday 6-0. Liverpool were unconvincing but still put 3 past Burnley. City were labouring against Everton but De Bruyne came on and the tide turned. 2 goals from Haaland won it. Arsenal puzzle me. They don't strike me as having many good players but are up there.
  16. JDT is the best manger Rovers have had in a long time. He had Rovers a whisker away from a playoff spot last year, cruelly denied by any number of cock ups late in the season (PNE own goal etc.). Instead of him getting reinforcements over the summer Venkys cut him off at the knees. It was only going to end one way after that. However, 1 win in 11 isn't good. His style of play isn't suited to grinding out points. On current form Rovers need 3 goals to win each game. A bit of pragmatic football over the next 2 months should hopefully keep Rovers safe, then onto the next melodrama over the summer. I wish him well. He was a known name who surprised me when he arrived and then tried to put his imprint on BRFC.
  17. Am I right in saying that JDT has gone but no official statement from the club has been issued confirming it. Am I also right in saying that John Eustace is coming in but no official statement from the club has been issued confirming it.
  18. Loads of snow. A pitch looking like the surface of Mars. David Mail's attempted headed clearance (start at 0.20). Brilliant.
  19. I was going to post then saw yours. Surely the EFL have pdf pro or docusign capabilities. Edit: I saw KentExile's link. It is digital.
  20. I could well be proven wrong. It's Kansas City v. San Francisco in the Superbowl. Both teams benefitted from opposition errors to win their games, rather than their own good play. The Superbowl is always a good day out, I'm looking forward to it as usual.
  21. I too am happy to have them back. Jon Champion and Stuart Robson were commentating for ESPN. They were both raving about Gallagher. Dolan looked bright - but he could spend the next game running down blind alleys such is his inconsistency. It turned into a very easy win. You can only beat what's in front of you and Rovers did exactly that. I'd have taken Szmodics off as soon as the 4th went in.
  22. That was the biggest highlight of his career. He wasn't expensive, only £1.5m, but still an odd signing. His Wikipedia shows an unremarkable career; Graham Fenton - Wikipedia I had forgotten that David Batty scored for them that day.
  23. Graham Fenton was another who came in and didn't do anything.
  24. Sickening? I think that you need to lighten up a bit. One of the world's biggest football club's manager decides to leave without any notice. It's a big story. If JDT leaves we'll get nary a shrug in the national media, but it's not bias, it's reality. Rovers aren't international news. I think Klopp is great. The Premier League will miss him. There are lots of unhappy Scousers around today, and lots of Man U fans hoping for a Moyes style descent into mediocrity. I'll echo others that Alonso ticks the replacement boxes; ex player (helps apparently), seemingly very impressive. Would he go to Liverpool then Real?
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