That’s why I quoted reputable merchants 😅

But but but it was hit and hope, doncha know?

Maybe we should trial stopping any European qualifying teams from competing in the league cup? Gives that Euro chance to any team.

Completely agree with @Hasta above. Teams that whinge about the number of games are free to pull out of the competitions if they want. In fact, I’d like someone with guts in the FA or PL or even EFL to publicly say exactly that.

YES! Amoroso with a free kick and THE MAN that single-handedly saved us from relegation only to achieve nothing else (Stead).

I honestly think merch is one area where ‘outsourcing’ would actually work. FootballTown, TerraceStore and the BRFCS merch are all infinitely better than anything (kits aside) in the club shop.

The one bad injury argument is nonsense imo. One bad injury away from what? Working a normal job like the rest of us?

I seem to recall both goals came in a relegation-rescue game?

Don’t Celtic (and indeed John Park) have history with Japanese players? I’m sure they had a whizz called Nakamura playing for them in the Barclays years.

And he actually said Yushi Ohaki when announcing the X1…

I’m glad his teammates had the nous (or were they just in awe of the goal?) to let him have his own moment in front of the BBE after crowding him for his first goal.

Beautiful hair

I don’t think we’ve had two goals of such quality since Pedersen and Tugay vs Fulham?

I think Bristol ordered Yuki off Wish.com

Enjoyed that half tbh. For a manager with a reputation of playing quite basic, no-nonsense footy, we’re playing some entertaining stuff imo. Not quite the slick stuff of JDT’s best matches, but has hallmarks of Hughesy/Souey footy. I should emphasise ‘for this level’. I’m falling in love with Beck too.

Might be playing Baker off Ohashi, hoping to use his long shot?

It’s bonkers. Anyone who’s had a genuine sporting injury (whether minor or serious) knows that you hit the deck if you need to and don’t fucking move until you’re being treated.

Could’ve waited a year and had Pep.

It’s a fix! 😉

😬

Is this up your street @Leonard Venkhater?

We need someone to do a documentary about our title win, from the moment Jack bought the club. I’m imagining it done in the style of ‘I Believe in Miracles’ by Jonny Owen. Narrated entirely by footage, and interviews with the major players from the time, interspersed with late 80s/early 90s music.

What a prophetic time for that DVD to be released, summer 2010. Little did we know that 10 Years at the Top would tumble within months. God I hate Venkys. https://youtu.be/t6mZuBOjUJM?si=9eanMn_KbjZuGE4V

My tutor has three! British, Irish, South African! Dad’s Irish, Mum’s Scottish, born in Johannesburg!

Christ, we’ll be saying that anyone who doesn’t belt out the lyrics to that dreadful version of Wild Rover at Ewood isn’t a true Rovers fan and is some sort of traitor or Dingle next. And it’s always the ‘freeze peach’ weirdos who DEMAND that dreadful dirge be sung. If they were that patriotic they’d know we have ‘freedom of expression’ here, and they’d would probably feel more at home serving a Reich. Change the anthem to something WORTH belting out, like the other home nations do. The best anthems I’ve witnessed are Flower of Scotland or Loch Lomond at Hampden Park, and Bread of Heaven at the Millennium Stadium (both attended as an England fan). (I refuse to attend Wembley without first seeing Rovers play there).