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Good news that he's avoided injury.

You mean at Ewood versus Preston. How are they doing?

When we go to The Hawthorns he should do well.

Can't we go over the deadline for loans?

I'm looking forward to watching Bournemouth v QPR in the play-off final.

We could have had Joe Nuttall back but he's gone from Blackpool to Scunthorpe.

Which pub? I'm just curious.

Punch the goalkeeper in his bollocks. Oh, wait a minute........................

I heard we had never won a league game at Kenilworth Road. I think Andy Bayse and Kevin Gallacher said it.

Oldham were founder members of the Premier League. They were one of the clubs wanting to make it a closed shop with no relegation. 🤣🤣

Many horses yet. This is the Grand National you know. It's still January. But, things are looking well.......for now.

Let's see how incompetent Keith Stroud is tonight at the Hawthorns. I'm keeping this thread on track.☺️

Isn't our last game Bournemouth at home? That could be a decider as to who gets 2nd place.

Because he's knackered.

Khadra struggling

Davenport forJohnson and Zeefuik for Edun?

Gallagher needs to start up front middle. Ayala hasn't got the stamina to run around like Gally. I'm worried about left wing back. Edun struggles in that position. He is a midfielder. Can JRC play that role (as a sub later on obviously)? Kaminski; Lenihan, Van Hecke, Wharton; Nyambe, Travis, Rothwell, Edun; Buckley; Gallagher, Khadra. Subs; Davenport, Zeefuik, Ayala, Butterworth, JRC, Chapman and a keeper.

I remember leaving the Blackburn End through the large exit to Nuttall Street and the crowd was so thick and crushed I was lifted off my feet and carried for about two metres. My feet didn't touch the ground. It was a weird feeling. I was lucky to be there, too. My dad didn't always take me to Ewood but I was there for the 9-0, the 8-3 win v Bristol R when Briggs got his 7 and the 6-0 revenge win v Lincoln C. I missed out on the 7-1 win over Spurs in Sept 1963 being in the process of travelling back by train from a holiday in Tarragona, Spain at the time.

I glanced quickly through the wiki link but couldn't find anything about that. It's used to treat bubbles in the blood in deep sea divers plus lots of other medical conditions.

Regarding this hyperbaric thing, I cannot understand how being put under greater atmospheric pressure and greater oxygen levels can help someone who will be sprinting around in a rarified atmosphere containing less oxygen. Seems topsy turvy to me.

Lord Baltimore won't know what you are on about. But I like it.😊

Dack is a great goal scorer but he cannot supply the regular brilliant passes that Buckley does. Nor can he nick the ball away from the opposition like JB does. Two different types of player. Edit. Oh I see what you mean. Playing in the hole is Dack's position and JB is currently being played out of position.

What worries me is the "relative form" in the form league tables. In the bottom 8 clubs from Swansea down, only 3 are in the plus side Hull +0.46 Cardiff +0.08 Derby. +0.4 So don't take too much notice of their league position. We struggled at Cardiff. We may struggle more at Hull. In comparison Rovers are +0.87

The way we are bringing youngsters through is quite amazing. I'm over the moon about it. Someone earlier mentioned Jack's legacy. Is this all under Mowbray's watch? Is it he to whom we must give credit? If so I must admit that I'm almost ready to quit the "Mowbray Out" brigade.

When people enthuse about the play-offs I always think 3 of the teams who make it to the play-offs will be playing championship football again next season. We have to go for automatic.