No way I want that much time wasted microanalysing a fairly subjective incident. I could completely understand it if the defender had really barged the player, but the attacker ran into him. It had taken long enough to establish Watkins hadn't touched the ball. Farce to then go back and get not one, but two, ref opinions on basically a non incident miles from the active ball.

By a couple, comfortably too. I'm not concerned about confidence after that. We were a cut above them. The lad in the sticks has let everyone else down. He knows it. Not going to bash him, he'll do that to himself. Just hope Thomas stays injury free in goal for rest of the season....otherwise 😱😱

Stretchered off the Sunderland Wycombe game after a nasty collision with his own keeper. Hope he's ok. It's a worry with the head injuries he's already had with us.

West Ham are pretty desperate for someone like him. Fits them perfect tbh as he's probably at a level that would accept playing second fiddle to Antonio. Coming on with 30 mins left etc and covering his regular injury spells. That is quite the look. "Homage to Brian Harvey". He's even chucked in a blue steel. Man's playing 4D fashion. I say sign him up for off field entertainment alone. Him and Dack can trade grooming tips.

Congrats to all the Bb family. And bonus, you can buy a joint Xmas/ birthday present every year so you've just saved a fortune. 😀

Chelsea fan's not going to be happy with this.

Exactly the same on Talksport with Jim White and Simon Jordan today. Saying only 6 months left. Tbf Jordan said he still wouldn't sell and would risk losing him for free in summer. He conceded 15 mill upwards he'd cash in. Anything less keep him, and gamble that he'll get Rovers to the Prem.

Lot of manpower and money to sort though. Just change the rules for rest of season. Double squads to 50, include all the u23's etc. If you don't field a team it's a 3-0 loss. Same rule for everyone. People scream it's unfair if a club has a covid outbreak, but it's also the same for injuries. It's unfair on us to lose Dack for 2 years, Liverpool Van Dyke a year etc But you've just got to play the cards your dealt sometimes. The top 2 divisions could definitely cope with that format. League 1 and 2 I'm not so sure.

Two of their best players in Wilson and ASM pick up knocks and surprise surprise, they have a covid outbreak. "Can we please postpone the game till we've spent 100 odd million on new signings guv?" This is getting ridiculous now, teams are clearly abusing the system. They either need to do a complete circuit breaker stop to all football or put some hard rules in place to stop clubs manipulating things in their favour (which every club will do given the chance).

Well this is a novel way for football to ruin my Boxing Day. Here was me thinking a teamsheet including Keith Andrews and Jason Roberts had been the peak.

MOTM awards aren't given out at HT. That player might score two own goals and get sent off in 2nd half. (Highly likely if it's Shane Duffy). When the final whistle goes, if Tony's season performance has been excellent I'll give him the deserved praise and take back/swallow my previous criticism. I really hope he has me eating words come May. So far, so good. Let's hope it continues.

Do you think you're gonna find many fans that don't back a manager in 3rd position? Not likely is it, but I have a feeling that's not the aim. P.S. You had to scroll so far because no one had yet come to the thread to congratulate Mowbray on the great job he's currently doing (although many had in the match thread). Oddly, your post reigniting the thread didn't do that either. 🤔

Just heard on radio today that Nike has bought an NFT company because they are planning on expanding to Zuckerberg's crazy metaverse. So, let me get this straight, the kids are going to be asking for money to buy trainers that are never going on their feet because they don't exist. 🤦‍♂️ My child spends money on that crap I swear to God they're walking to the shop on bare feet.

You haven't met my loved ones! 😆

Benfica probably biggest winner and Liverpool biggest loser. Shambles.

Can I have 15m in January please and loan him back to us till end of season. Yeah, I know that won't work for the desperate teams, but there's plenty teams out there on nothing seasons that could sensibly do that to build for next year. Everton, Leicester, Crystal Palace, Villa etc. And that's still a good deal for them with his age, following in Chile, shirt sales etc. Tell his agent, that's the deal, go and find the club that fits the bill best, he then knows he's sorted Premier football for himself next season, and he can have a last 6 month crack trying to get us up there with him. Everyone's a winner. If Carlsberg did transfer deals.

Really open, honest, and sensible response that. Can't argue with any of it. His demeanor seemed different than usual. Maybe because the pressure is off a bit with the team high up the league he's not on the defensive all the time. It felt like he was including the fans for once rather than talking down to them.

😂😂 Exactly what happened. Because we can bash them around a bit in One Day and 20/20, we arrogantly thought we'd show them how good we are at batting. Take the bull by the horns. The bull then gored us up the backside. 🙄 Awful decision.

No problem, noted. It was just an expression of surprise. But if u don't like it, I won't do it to you.

We must have played Stoke every match for his first 18 months at Rovers then. 🤔

Really?! They spawned a goal that was offside, had 2 hand balls, and a foul on a player. Literally 4 offences. Unreal. And Ched Evan's is a total bellend, but we knew that already. I wanted to see Mitrovic score a winner in the 94th min, and do a lap of Deepdale screaming in the home fans faces. 🤷‍♂️

Well picked. Good management that from TM too. No messing, straight off, on a yellow, and arguably the best player at the club. I knock him often enough, but impressed by the swift action there. 👏

See you in the New Year Daniel. Xmas wishes to you and the family. 🎅

Shearer would have been proud of that.

Wish this commentator would quit emphasising how bad Peterborough have been away this season! 🤬🤬 Every new damning stat just makes me think one thing.