Interesting. But why the spike on the top graph at the start of April? It was discussion on commercial revenue within football that got me thinking about knock on effects and eventually this site.

Hi, Just wondering what the traffic would currently be like on BRFCS compared to normal? Also is there more activity on ICBINF than the main board for the first time ever?

A few pieces of news from this season that act as a follow up to season 2, for those who don't normally give a damn about other clubs so may be unaware (like me) Charlie quit in December 2019 Charlie-methven-hits-back-stewart-donald-financial-claims-after-sunderland-til-i-die-revelations

I'm guessing the Palace 89 play off game would be it. To see that team in the 80's finally pit themselves against the top division would have been some achievement, and to have it snatched in such a cruel and controversial way was gut wrenching.

Just finished it and had the same opinions as most on Stewart and Charlie. In hindsight, they'd have been better letting Maja's contract expire. I felt the players and manager were more wary and less open than in season 1. Jutst looked at Griggs record for them and its awful - 5 goals including that penalty in 14 months.

Don't know, but one way to break the unity of your team is to start swinging punches at your team mate live on national tv.

Is there not a logic that says if premier league players take 30% or bigger salary cut, the government will lose out in lost tax and lost NI. If Liverpool furlough their non-playing staff, but continue to pay tax on their players full salary, is that not better for the government financially? Ive no idea, just asking. Regardless clubs like Liverpool should pay the whole lot, certainly for the short term.

Was anyone else at Old Trafford when Super Dario scored for us ??

I forgive Yorke being on the decline just for scoring that equaliser at Bolton in injury time. In my 30 years of watching football, that would still be in my list of most celebrated goals. Its a goal that is difficult to find online.

Both arrived with big expectations and were a let down. Wouldn't be pushing a current worst XI though.

I don't think Matty Holmes was a bad player. He just wasn't the signing you needed or expected when you had just been crowned champions of England and were playing in the Champions League. Just had a look on wikipedia at what happened to his career and he had a career ending injury soon after he left us to go to Charlton.

Newell was excellent in his first 2 seasons. The slump which saw us nearly miss out on the play offs coincided with him being injured, and he came back just at the end of the season which saw an upturn in fortunes to scrape into 6th. The first season in the Premier league he was also excellent. However he had an injury during 93/94 and he never looked as good. I remember him scoring a last minute winner at Sheffield Weds in early 1994, and he had been woeful all game. I was suprised to see he made over 30 appearance in 95/96 , as he hardly played the year before. By then he was in his thirties and on the wane. His record for numerous clubs after Rovers wasn't great. However he was a massively influential in those first two years. A proper player.

Yep. I paused it and then immediately starting watching the Gary Neville Soccerbox's that are on. The Alan Shearer one focuses on the 2-0 win at Ewood over Man Utd when he scored twice and at least half of the program is on his Rovers career.

What was interesting was watching Dack set the team up at the start. Evans in for Travis. Mulgrew on the bench. No Brereton in the squad. Based on FIFA's players ability or personal preference ?

Dack for Rovers and Thibaud Verlinden for Stoke. It would be good if it was only a professional player for each team. But I think some clubs have esports professionals representing them.

I did. I found one twitter loon saying it and nothing else.

For anyone that is not aware, Sky are allowing people to "pause" their sports packages with no penalties. It's difficult to get through on the phones but they are hopeful you will be able to pause it online by the weekend. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/03/sky-sports-to-let-customers--pause--their-accounts-amid-coronavi/

Link?

Stupidity.

Benno doing his best to put a dent in that goal difference.

I'm fairly sure there's a league two player in there somewhere with Brereton. #bekind

He's not even on the bench. We have no central defensive cover. He's been frozen out at the detriment of picking our strongest matchday squad.

Exactly. We might stumble on a balanced formation with a bit of luck.

I'd get Rothwell, Bennett, Brereton and Gallagher off at half time.

Yep. They basically passed it around Travis then for that goal with no-one else in the picture in midfield.