Just to say that I was in the 'put the kids out' camp for this game, but delighted with the performance. Great to see the whole squad contributing - I thought Ayari, Garrett, Koumetio etc coming on would mean we'd roll over for the last 20 minutes but they were excellent. If we play with that much heart and determination for the remaining 12 games then I've no doubts we'll get to 50 sooner rather than later. Also not worried about the 'tougher' games of those 12 anymore - we've shown we can compete and put bodies on the line for a result. Massive credit to Eustace and the squad for stepping up last night. They should all take massive confidence from it.

I'd be writing off the Newcastle game right now. It's a fixture we could do without based on league position, squad depth and number of games coming up. Getting through (however unlikely) would be just another game for a stretched squad. Call Eddie Howe and tell him we're putting the kids out and they can do the same. We've got 14 games left and I reckon 51 points needed to stay up (3 wins/5 draws/6 losses or 4 wins/2 draws/8 losses). That would leave QPR needing 5 wins/4 draws and Sheffield Wednesday needing 6 wins/4 draws from their 13 remaining games.

Fleck signing after McGuire is pretty straightforward. He could be signed anytime before the last Thursday in March (the deadline for unregistered players) so long as Sheffield United released him from his contract before 11pm - which they did. Most likely story is Silvester logs on to the portal after 11pm to add details of the Fleck signing as a free, inputs the detail and gets the confirmation then goes back and wonders why McGuire says 'Pending' or 'Not submitted' and thinks 'OH BOLLOCKS'.

I understand the system is meant to indicate that something has been submitted. I've also worked with similar ropey I.T systems, but there's no excuse really. I suspect Rovers argument is that by uploading the documents and clicking 'Save', the documents were 'sent' to the League (i.e they were uploaded onto the League's servers before the 11pm deadline) but just weren't accessible in the system's front end to the League. That is something that EFL developers should be able to confirm in the database very easily. However, there's some assumptions there on my part about the technical set up of the system. After last year, the final step of the process should either be to print a copy / take a screenshot of any confirmation from the system then ring the league and confirm they have received the paperwork. I like Gregg, but it's a big oversight on his part if that wasn't added to the process. I don't see how his position is tenable after what he said last year and the same for Ian Silvester. They should both walk - I think Gregg does, but Silvester doesn't bother.