Fantastic video. A tremendous amount of credit to everyone involved in it. Very touching.

Talking about cricket, about the test side, about the first class county game, the one the one day game and the general direction of cricket in this country…. I was at the members forum at Old Trafford last night. The agenda was limited to the latest county wide updates on the hundred competition. Bear with me, there’s a lot to take in and I might not have got this 100% correct. Manchester Originals and the other seven Hundred teams are currently owned by the ECB. They are nothing to do with the counties apart from some of them lease out their grounds to those teams. The proposal is that the ECB will give a substantial allocation of shares in Manchester Originals to LCCC. I assume the same applies to everyone else. LCCC will receive an amount of shares worth well into the tens of millions. Being a part owner of M.O. will also allow them to look for and obtain sponsorship wort somewhere in the millions. Where does the money come from? Sky Tv. It should be known that Sky see no value in the county game. As far as the county game goes, the county championship loses money. Mark Chilton told the meeting that it’s so very difficult to get players to sign first class contracts because the players don’t make enough money from it. The players want to be playing franchise cricket, especially in the IPL. He’s hoping that some of the money that could come into LCCC from the obtaining of shares in M.O. will go into the county game. Who knows? The other side of cricket that excites the LCCC board is the women’s game. It’s growing so quickly and holds so much potential to become a money spinner. The current contract for the hundred ends in 2028. Lancashire could soon become a very profitable business. The counties that don’t host the hundred presently receive £1.3m per year as their share of the Sky hundred contract. Lancs will be way above that figure. Be in no doubt of where the game is heading.

He looked good here Philipl. Not everyone could see that.

@Miller11 mentioned the Crewe model. It just sickens me really. (Not Miller). Bringing through talented kids is brilliant. Having an Academy as good as the one at Brockhall is such a bonus. Surely though, you use the youngsters to supplement and improve the first team. That’s how to progress, that’s what we should be aiming for. I always believed that was what the Academy was set up to do. Under this current ownership and this current management these kids are simply there to bring in revenue - to help pay for the day to day running. Just as Crewe do, or did. I know it’s not easy to hold onto talented youngsters, but at least try. A superb Academy at a club seemingly with no idea how to use it. we seem to exist around loaning or selling kids.

I’d take Big Sam and top half Premier League football every day ahead of this sh1t.

I’m watching him Gav. My heart sinks. Talk about mixed emotions. Brilliant to see his talent on show in the PL, but livid that Venkys sold him at the first opportunity - and without a replacement at that. I’ve never accused any rovers chairman of that before. Does anyone think Venkys will have any emotions about selling such a young local talent so soon? I don’t think they will , not for one second. I’m not sure Waggott or Broughton even gave him or the fans a second thought. Theres no heart and no soul in this club. It’s an empty shell. I’ve never said that before either.

I don’t think there are any red button games this week.

I think we all know there’s only one winner here.

That doesn’t do Eustace any favours. Not all fans are stupid.

North end are dour but well organised and don’t make many mistakes. They don’t get caught on the break and are difficult to beat. No flair whatsoever. exactly the opposite to us.( although we might have lost the flair we had). Opposite to us yes. Four yes. Exactly where Eustace will try to take us. I doubt he can. Another easy win over Rovers. Rovers should be ashamed of their recent record against PNE.

You’ll all love this

They could have scored 6 Chaddy.

We’ve voluntarily moved on from trying to pass the ball to each other, excellent movement around the park and trying to play football the way it’s meant to be played. It was going downhill for sure but that’s because the squad became weaker and weaker. We’ve moved on to that long ball, hoofing it crap that we saw last night. Any more of that and the fans will be right on Eustaces back. There’ll be shouts at the players of “can’t you just do the basics like pass it to a teammate”. “F’ing pub football” etc, etc. Seen it all before. why anyone would want to move back from passing football to “get it up front quickly” “more direct” football beats me. This is inevitably where that kind of football gets you.

4–1 last game? I wouldn’t like to bet against the same score line without the 1.

From what I’ve seen tonight Eustace has a lot to work on and nothing to work with. I’ve also seen enough to see that this squad isn’t capable of playing to the “get it up front quicker” - “more direct football “ game that so many fans seem to want.

Could have been 5 or 6 if we’re honest

I would say the basics are passing the ball, retaining possession, creating chances and denying chances.

Wish we had a team that could do the basics - like passing the ball.

Just pisses me off that Venkys couldn’t wait to sell him.

All the best teams in England and probably the world, play that way Tyrone.

Impossible to judge that. Any new manager can get a new manager bounce that might last only a short time. Comparing the two managers over a longer time will also be impossible because you have to take into account many other factors in that case.

Yep. He undoubtedly had rovers playing the best football since our Premier League days. The best league position since the PL days. He had players sold from beneath him and suffered a load of injuries to key players. The squad he had at his disposal the last few months just wasn’t equipped to win enough games. He’d been telling the fans and the club that he needed a striker for a long time. He’d been telling them he needed experience and numbers for quite a while. The club failed him IMO. When they were asked for support they were too incompetent to provide it. and the owners and management do what exactly? What responsibility have they accepted? Answer…. None.

Someone appointed with the task of getting us out of this league in any way he could.

Another “head coach” appointed with rovers including this in their news article.. “Guiding the Blues to their highest points total since 2016 in his first season in charge, whilst developing a raft of exciting young players,” It sounds to me that we carry on as we were. Nothing will change. I didn’t read anything at all impressive in that rovers intro to Eustace, but like everyone else I wish him luck.

They’ve just heard big Sam wants it?