Thought the same. Hopefully he gets brought on upfront at half time. Best we can hope for now.

Is that a strength? only slagging

I think Bennet still is! Ya, it's interesting alright. A bit worrying. Even if Mulgrew was there in place of Rodwell, it would be the same situation.

Rodwell starts at centre half, Williams and Mulgrew out. Reed in the middle, which is good. Palmer starts too. I would liked to have seen Brereton and Rothwell start, but still a strong line up. I think Rodwells ball playing ability from center half may prove useful today

I'd take my hat off and do a tap dance til I got the £3

Ah I dunno man. I see people saying they can't afford this or that, then they go off and buy coffees out every day or get taxis everywhere. Don't get me started on the ciggies and booze. I think 179 is a very good price. It would cost me around that much to go to one game, day return after I pay for flights to Liverpool or Manchester, train to Blackburn, match ticket and then food and drink.

Bighoof indeed lol Ah I think we are going to try and play today. Show what we can do. Show how far we have come. That will be met with resolute defending more than likely and after half time it will be Graham and Brereton up top with clear instructions to "get it into the box son" Early goal crucial here. If we score in the first 20 min, it could be a straight forward afternoon. Knowing Rovers though...

Very valid points. If Smallwood was rapid, he would be doing the dirty work for a team in the premier league. He busts a gut every single game. Imagine he was faster, what a nightmare to play against. Little terrier constantly snapping at heels. Ya, I am surprised there is talk of Raya being rushed back in a mask. I don't see the issue with Leutwiler playing Saturday and Raya getting an extra couple of weeks recovery. I would understand if it was the play off final or something

Ok, I stand corrected. I didn't realise we had been chopping and changing so much recently. I suppose there have been injuries and he does generally keep the spine of the team consistent. Remember Leicester winning the league not so long ago, it seemed they had the same 11 every week. A lot to be said for it. If we went on a winning run, I assume Tony would keep things consistent

I wish I had the time

It's really only those two positions. He sticks with other players to a fault at times. We have a big squad and he needs to keep players happy and involved. I think he is managing the squad well all things considered

Hopefully it all clicks Saturday and we have a nice little comprehensive, non stressful win to send us into the international break

Ya, it sounds like lads that were out injured are after coming back managing the knocks they had. This break could be good, but all 4 of the injury concerns are potentially going to be involved with their countries. Not ideal

I gave Graham a pass as on his day he can be Ya a comically over the top assessment from their manager. He must be telling the players Dack in contention for the Balon D'or

I read somewhere , possibly the LT that it is Lenihan, Evans and Williams.

“They're a really good team, they're really organised and their two up top (Danny Graham and Adam Armstrong) are probably the most in-form strikers in the division at the moment Has he actually watched us?? Armstrong is doing ok, but I wouldn't say he is one of the most in form strikers in the division, or playing as a striker for that matter! And we accuse Mowbary of bigging up the opposition

Ya, you see I didn't play the original. I was watching a show the other night on IGN and they made the interesting point that Grand theft auto does exactly what it says on the tin, and likewise so does Red dead redemption. That the pacing is deliberate to add realism and the sense of seeking redemption. If it was similar to the original in that regards, i get why fans knew what to expect whereas those who only played GTA were like "what is this??" I will definitely try it at some point. Absolutely loved GTA 5. Masterpiece.

Sounds fair enough. We can't jeopardize our season because McLeish, O'Neill and O'Neill want to drag lads carrying knocks over for friendlies. I know , I know, you need to talk the players out of it too and that is probably the trickiest part.

We don't. The last time there were wholesale changes was the Bolton game. Mowbray definitely can't be accused of chopping and changing. If anything he is too far the other way

Agree. I think it would be a good game to give run outs to the guys you mention

It looks incredible in review videos. What do you make of it? My mates are split, some love it, some find it numbingly slow. I'm after starting Uncharted 4, so will need to finish that before jumping in.

Ah, I see. I thought he joined you last January. He was some player in league of Ireland. A draw wouldn't massively surprise me, it's typical of the type of game we make hard work of. Although I think we will win. Our record against you is decent and we are definitely better than last year. I will go 2-0

He would fit in well there alright Could be an agent making it up. If your client is linked to Spurs, I think that is a good thing for you...and your client

Ya, I don't think their interest, if any, is enough that it will actually lead to a bid. I would be far more worried about a team near the relegation places in the Premier league bidding for him come January

It would be surreal.