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It’s the mental health side of all this Chaddy. Stokes is a man who’s just taken time out from the game because - I guess - he found the workrate or stresses too much. Coming back and immediately taking on a job where expectation, stress and focus of every media outlet will higher than ever before doesn’t make any sense to me. The most important thing is his health, not the England captaincy. This is captaincy of a struggling side with a dearth of test talent as well. He should have refused it IMO, but I wish him all the luck in the world.

He might be proud, but I would want more from the next manager in less than 5 years. Mere championship existence interspersed with record winless runs and frequently being reminded that we can’t expect to compete with most of the teams in this league, doesn’t do anything for me.

I’m not sure that he’s done well during his time here. I wouldn’t have settled for what we’ve seen for the last 5 years. 5years is a long time in football and for a manager getting that long I would have expected far better than that. Wasted years in my opinion. Would anyone settle for another 5 years of the same?

Full member. My mate retired last year and we always said we would spend some time at OT. Went last Thursday and thoroughly enjoyed it. c£160 - not too bad we didn’t think. Parking behind pavilion £4:50 as well which was a lot cheaper than I expected.

I got told last night that he was retiring at the end of the season and that Duncan Ferguson was on the shortlist. Take that as being a rumour from someone apparently with links to rovers.

It’s my first season as a member O2G’s. Sod’s law, I can’t make the York’s game😏

Fantastic performance aided hugely by PNE allowing us acres to run into behind their back four. Did their manager not do his homework? Very happy tonight.

5 would sound good

Is anybody confident because I’m not.

I expect rovers to come out second half thinking the games won. It isn’t if we don’t keep pressing them up front.

If any Northenders niggle you, just remind them that nobody under the age of 62 has ever seen them in the top division. Apart from that, don’t remind them that Rovers were 19 points ahead of PNE earlier in the season - and now, a team having a poor season themselves, will only be 2 points behind us if they beat us. How crap is that?

I remember them being relegated.

Blimey. Man Utd players don’t even walk fast.

I think it’s much more basic Arbitro. We started the season using the long ball over the top for Brereton to use his strength and pace. Teams eventually saw that if they just defended deeper, we had nothing else to offer. That’s basically what every team has been doing for months now and we just don’t have any players capable of breaking teams down. Its a serious situation because it needs a complete rebuild of the entire squad. I doubt any manager could get the current squad suddenly tearing defences apart.

Bingo. Thanks Herbie, I feel much better now 🙂

Well put it back again. God, it’s depressing enough.

I guess that depends what you’re wanting from your manager when you give him 5 years in charge. I would want more than that otherwise what’s the point in having a football club in the first place?

You’re getting confused with North End.

Okay JBN. Okay?

It’s being built just over a mile from central Leyland. If you come out of Leyland along Stanifield lane to the biggish roundabout where you would ge left towards the tip and entrance to the Leyland asslebly plant, it’s just off that roundabout. I think it’s good that Lancs are looking to branch out into other areas of Lancs, but to be honest I expect very few senior mens games to be played there, although Lancs do say they will play some senior games there. For starters I don’t think there are currently any plans to build stands there, although that could change. They will build “natural sloping areas” for viewing.

Planning permission expected in 3 months time, completion of work 2024

I don’t know if this has been mentioned, but Lancashire are building a “second home” in Leyland. It will be a new all year round development which will host a number of mens and womens matches every year. comprising two pitches it will be a fully equipped training facility and will become a centre of excellence for womens cricket. Its all part of Lancs plans to expand into communities and encouraging youngsters to take up the game. Work will start this year and finished by 2024.

Their concern- as is my concern - is that top batsmen could destroy him. Like you say, he does get some action on the ball and the only way to find out if he’s up to it is play him. If they do play then give him a few games. Give him a proper chance,