80 goals from central midfield.

ToMo's ripping up the rule book.

Good Evans!

who's on the wings?

Tinker Tony in full effect. Let's hope he's got it spot on and we get the win.

Sorry didn't see this before I posted mine. Looks like it mate. Maybe swap Nyambe for Williams. Can't see how else the players fit.

Summat like this:- Raya Nyambe Ward Mulgrew Caddis Smallwood Evans Williams Feeney Bennett Samuel

League Cup I think. The Checkatrade is the lower league thing.

Smells like 3-4-2-1

Context is everything. We've just had to endure Coyle, and earlier Kean. Mowbray is a breath of fresh air in comparison, he's generally regarded as a man of integrity, has a passion for the game and wants to do right by the club. For those reasons I think a lot of Rovers fans, understandably, want him to do well.

Who thought he was the messiah?

Actually, he kind of did when he talks about finding 'a way of working behind the ball'.

If Plan A doesn't work enough to get you the results you need then you've got the wrong Plan A. Good teams rarely change formations because the way they play to start with works. Nothing wrong with changing it occasionally but Mowbray is implying he needs all these different systems and formations to achieve promotion. I think we can all agree that's nonsense. He appears too clever by half, a man who could talk for hours about different formations and strategies but when it comes down to it can't translate that to points on the pitch. It's just my opinion based on the team he picked for Southend, and some odd performances last season. I may very well be talking out of my 'arris.

From the same article:- ^^^^ 'Mowbray believes having a number of systems available is essential if Rovers are to challenge for immediate promotion back to the Championship' Is this really how teams get promoted? Chopping an changing formations. Is this how Bolton, Millwall & Sheff Utd got promoted? Mowbray is a worry.

'If we have three strikers that are our three best players then we have to get them on the pitch and find a way of working behind the ball' http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/sport/15424179._We_will_try_and_find_the_right_balance____Tony_Mowbray_keeping_his_formation_options_open_as_Rovers_head_to_Morecambe/ I misremembered at bit, but it's the same gist.

Good question. Maybe he thought it would work out like Sam Gally did at Brentford. Maybe he thinks it's effective to play a striker out wide. I hope not. In an interview not so long ago Mowbray said something to the effect that the most important thing is to get your best players on the pitch regardless of formations. I would have thought it was most important to get your best team on the pitch.

That was the 70's getting to Adlington for the first time.

One of the great kits. They came to Ewood and were conquered.

.After studying Coventry obsessively for the last 48 hours without sleep, Tony has found a small weakness somewhere and has decided to exploit it to the full. In a brand new formation that El Mowbs is convinced will revolutionise world football, the 'WTF' system is already said to have most followers of the beautiful game perplexed. Raya . Ward Doyle Caddis Williams Chapman Bennett Graham Conway Samuel Dack

I'm glad he scored somewhere on Saturday. He's earned his money this week.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2017/august/mulgrew-we-have-to-learn-from-it-and-move-on/ Last para ^ £12

Twas ever thus. Terrible footballer, runs like he's crapped himself, but terrific finisher and movement in the box. At least that's how he was at Rovers. You happy with your new manager?

not around the avatar? Good win for you. Now kindly feck off.

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