A very sad article, but a very touching article as well.

Don’t know but it makes no difference to my views.

Quite a lot I think. Im not sure Watford didn’t fancy it, more that they weren’t prepared for it.

I have no problems whatsoever with tough guys on a football pitch, but I have with players just being petulant and asking for trouble. He really doesn’t need to be like that. Just a reflection on an otherwise excellent performance from him and the team.

Travis scares the hell out of me. Seemingly every game, he gets himself in needless situations where he’s risking a sending off. Unless he can control that it’s going to happen - and that will cost us all. Mainly his team mates.

Brilliant performance. Outran Watford all night with a fair amount of skill as well.

Nobody mentioned this?

Wow. Big blow to England.

Don’t forget that when the the interviewer said “you made it look easy at times - was it”? He said “it was really”. 🙂

I’m not going off their results Booth. I’m going off what I’ve seen of them,. They look a class side to me. Of course it could change.

Burnley look a good side to me already Longsiders. Too good for this league for sure. You’ll get one of the automatic spots.

I agree completely that the idea of building a squad over a few years is beyond ridiculous. I’ve been saying that for years myself. Ill give GB and JDT a lot of leeway on this window - and the January window as well (because not much happens then anyway) simply because they were left in an almost impossible position due to the situation Venkys left the club in at the end of last season. This season is about JDT trying to implement his ways into the squad and into the club. Next season will be the season where I hope/expect? to see real progress.

Seeing that we’re in the transfer window, would any of you guys who like me saw this team, like to put a number on the value of these players at todays prices? Fred Else John Bray Keith Newton Ronnie Clayton Mike England Mick McGrath Mike Ferguson Andy McEvoy Fred Pickering Bryan Douglas Mike Harrison. Individual Transfer values? It’s a lot of money isn’t it!

His exchange of passes on the edge of their box - with the backheel thrown in was right from the top drawer.

The headline to the topic says so. That’s official then.

Rich Sharpe hasn’t tweeted that or anything near it.

Blimey, buying himself time already.

I’ve been watching rovers for almost 60 years. I’ve seen a lot of kids coming through the ranks and breaking into the first team. I also don’t go overboard about players. I’ve always looked for weaknesses in a player, things that just might stop them getting as far as they might. I can’t think of anyone who’s impressed me more than Adam Wharton did last night. He covers the ground with ease just like Phil Jones did. He has an excellent touch. He’s supremely at ease on the ball. He knows when to play it short when necessary, when to go forwards. He has an upright stance whereby he has his head up which allows him to see everything around him. It gives him vision. I’ve seen a lot of youngsters come onto debut and thought we could have a gem here. With Adam I just think “we HAVE a gem here. I really don’t get the feeling that he’ll fade or “might” just make a top player. If I were a scout at any of the top clubs he would be my number one target. I would pay whatever it takes to get him.

That could be me you’re talking about.

Ah, Sunderland. Just Sunderland where they played him on the wing - while ignoring his form in the Premier League elsewhere, doesn’t make him a busted flush as we saw at Ewood.

Danny Graham a poor record?

They’re all the same.

Then other clubs come in for him and he decides he doesn’t want to come here?

For all I’ve said about Hirst, some of his goals in that video are pretty cool. 😀