He's at school in Altrincham, so I assume he was born around there. If he had been born in Ireland and moved over when he joined Rovers he would hardly have moved there.

I know Abbey, it’s terrible isn’t it. We only had 3 Academy players start the game today and another 3 end it.

Excellent news Mercer, having picked up my West Brom tickets today.

8,311.

? He’s only played 3 league games since coming back.

If only. I think you mean Ethan Walker.

Appropriate reference to The Future there Leonard.

As Mike correctly says the Black Horse is in Gregson Lane, not Hoghton.

Joint 4th place on that chart - Leo Wahlstedt.

Unless having an in house TV option is different in Sky's eyes to iFollow?

I have this vague recollection about some non Saturday afternoon games not being available on the red button, like around Christmas and Easter? I just found this on the Sky website: - Please note: We can only show rescheduled, displaced midweek games or games taking place away from Saturday at 3pm that are not part of a regular midweek round on the Red Button where respective clubs stream them on their iFollow app. Anyway I'm going with my son. It's my birthday today and I don't think I've ever seen them win on this day. Not hopeful of a change in luck tonight but who knows?

Good to hear that you’re better, but perhaps better wait until Monday to go to Ewood.

Simon - how do you expect the FF to have had a reaction to this given it has been announced since our last meeting? We are making representations direct to management outside the meeting structure though.

Sunderland did OK as well, winning 5-0. I think I’d remember that it was only 2-0 going into injury time and that was us playing with 10 men for 45 minutes. That is not to praise Rovers, but to caution against suggesting that Southampton are some all conquering machine. I would have them as maybe play-off contenders but not much chance of automatic promotion.

I don't think I have ever received anything from PNE and I live in PR1 and have done since 1985. And I'm pretty sure I'm on their database given I have bought the odd ticket direct from them.

I think we were still playing at Stoke at 5.05pm.

They have drawn their last 2 away games. They are unbeaten since 23rd September after a bad start but 5 of those 13 games have been draws and Rotherham managed a draw there so it's not an impossible task. Another new ground for me on Saturday.

Yes they do, exactly the same as all other professional clubs do. ST holders have paid for tickets so are counted, standard accounting practice. Years ago I remember John Williams telling the Fans Forum that on average 10% of ST holders don’t turn up for any given home game. It’s obviously more for a midweek game on a cold night just before Christmas for a game against a team neither at the top of the table or a local derby than for a standard 3pm Saturday game.

My post was meant to be largely tongue in cheek. Obviously the table will change plenty as the season progresses. But it is a theme this season that we have mostly beaten lower placed teams and struggled against the teams above us. This is in reverse to what we often used to do in previous seasons - perform well against the top teams only to lose to the bottom ones. Our home form is in direct contrast to our away form and again is the other way round from recently. Only Millwall have lost the 6 home games that we have but only the top two have won more away games than us.

Start playing poorer teams? As of now we have 13 home games left and 10 are against teams below us and one of those other 3 is only above on goal difference.

The circumstances were different. Barnsley fielded an ineligible player. Forest Green had all the clearances to play the player but there was some admin cock up meaning not everyone was informed.

You can’t seriously think that a player like Adam with his agent only gets information about PL wages from his mates in an England junior team?

I feel a lot more comfortable now...

Swansea have sacked Michael Duff after 6 months - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67618235

The game is not on Sky. They chose Sunderland v West Brom. The early kick-off is on Police advice.