Counts for sod all but our opponents were impressed by us: Blackburn certainly the best team we've played this season .. I thought Blackburn were good and deserved a draw. Blackburn will definitely be in the playoff picture come the end of the season .. I'd be surprised if Blackburn aren't among the playoff mix come the end of the season.. Played off the park. How the **** did we win that game ? I was impressed with the ball retention and passing of Blackburn. However, was very impressed with how comfortable Blackburn looked in possession. Armstrong was a menace all night and Holtby was very good for them. I do really hope that Blackburn are around the playoffs though a very exciting team to watch. Thought Blackburn were the better team in gameplay For the record there's plenty negative comments on there too - (mainly about how, despite the posession, we're fairly toothless up front, and how weak and vulnerable our defence is) - but I needed cheering up so went with glass half full instead.

Probably Tony. He'll need time to bed in and learn our system.

Nice run by Brereton. He's growing on confidence. I still have hope for him. I've thrown in the towel on SG.

When did the laws change so u could stand on top of every free kick to stop it being played early. Used to be a yellow card not so long ago. Did I miss a meeting?

21st October 2014: My wife was rushed into hospital for an emergency C-section due to a potentially dangerous placental abrasion. After a crazy few hours, I was dumped in a room with a newborn baby girl in my arms while the medics stitched her up. Dazed and confused, I sat there wondering how I was gonna look after this wrinkly alien, and then a thought popped in my head - We're playing tonight! Cradling the alien in one arm like a rugby ball, I shifted in my seat and fished into my pocket for my phone. It's HT, 0-0 against Birmingham. A midwife came in to check on things, scowled at me pissing about on my phone, and promptly left in silent disapproval. Within minutes, everything started going our way. Ben Marshall scored, Brum had a player sent off, and we went on to win the game 1-0 (by which time my wife had been wheeled in like a drugged up zombie from the epidural). I looked down at my newborn and thought - You're a good luck charm you! Bear in mind we'd kept 2 clean sheets in 14 before that day. And it was 9 matches following before we kept another. Since then we've had 2 more matches on 21st October, 0-0 Derby 2015, 3-0 Portsmouth 2017. So the overall record for my good luck charm reads played 3 matches, Rovers 4 goals, opponents 0. Which is fairly impressive considering the teams defensive abilities over that period. If the run continues, hopefully we win tomorrow, and we win to nil. The last time we beat Watford away? Which was to nil too (0-1). Feb 2001, the season we got promoted to the Premier League. Summary: Win tomorrow and I will be hopeful of us getting promoted. Win to nil tomorrow and I will be 100% convinced we're getting promoted. Lose tomorrow and my daughter is immediately getting booted out the house as she will no longer be of any use to me........

It's really beginning to put me off the sport. Last 10 years or so seems to have got worse and worse. You've got sports like rugby union, cricket, rugby league and football (yeah I know) trying to use technology to make the games as fair as possible. Then you have public, live streamed fraud occurring on boxing. Awful.

Rope a dope.

Ah, was wondering that. I've just looked at total list. Christ, do I have to go back even further?! Nah, can't be arsed. But you can have some ??? for being so accurate on 14 yr old transfers.

I reckon on paper, factoring in the potential improvement, this could be our best window since 2006/7 when we signed: Benni McCarthy, Chris Samba, Stephen Warnock, Khizanishvili, David Dunn (back), and Andre Ooijer. Basically, last time I was this excited, Dolan and Elliot were still watching Teletubbies.

The Leeds stats are insane this season. Top the Prem charts in just about everything- tackling, pressing, ball recovery etc. Gotta be the hardest working team in the Country at the moment. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/12867725/leeds-top-tacklers-premier-league-records/amp/

It's some decline. Warp speed. He was the new messiah about 12 months ago.

Can I ask why? What area/s do you think they're far better than us? Defence, scoring goals, midfield, manager, experience?

18 posts hidden in the last 2 pages!! If you feel your post was collateral damage, unlucky and apologies. As this window draws to a close can I please request that we all discuss the merits like adults, rather than bickering like children. If you choose the latter, don't be surprised if your post goes AWOL.

I look at it like not necessarily World class attributes, but who has been on the pitch for Rovers whilst they were performing at a World class level, even if for a short period. For example, for at least 1 season, I'd argue Benni Mac, Bentley, Bellamy, and Roque were all performing at that level. If u picked them up and dropped them in any club in World, at that moment, I reckon they're on the teamsheet every week. (Including Barca, Juve etc) Certainly doesn't make them anywhere near World class level in general though. It's been a long time since we've seen anything like that on the pitch for us. But, almost 10 years in the Championship, I wouldn't expect to see it. We need to get back to the Prem to have a chance of seeing that kind of quality again in reality. Jordan Rhodes probably the player that's got me most excited in this Champ era. Just cos it was so much fun having someone in the team you knew would be banging in goals week after week.

Disappointed but not unhappy. Really enjoyed start of season so far. Carry on like this and it's gonna be a good year. Couple of signings it could be a great year. ??

Lemon drizzle?........ ??

Danny Ings hat trick........ ????

Del tapped his head, then his chest, which makes me think he's guilty. Make your mind up! He was one step away from doing a full head, shoulders, knees and toes.

First thing that stood out to me. Let's hope we don't need a goal come the last 15 mins.

Well I attributed yesterday's comment to Friday night drinking. Not sure Saturday morning hair of the dog is a good look. ?

Tbh since lockdown I've liked what I've seen of BB. I'm still holding out hope. And SG seems to have got some confidence back, reckon he'll chip in with a few goals this season. But neither are anywhere near consistent, and both have anonymous games. And to go up from this league you definitely need one of the following: 1. A strikeforce regularly performing over course of season 2. A solid, dependable defensive line Unless the new signings prove to be Worldies I can't see how we can nail either one of them.

For that to happen one or both of Brereton and Gallagher would have to come good in a big way. Which of them do you reckon is firing us to glory? ?

Archer did over before I think, and Woakes had done his 10. Was Rashid or Curran. Morgan made wrong choice. Curran a good death bowler. And as Gumboots said Rashid wasn't even bowling well.

Am I the only person didn't know he was at Salford City? Just glanced up to see him blast one over the bar on Sky. He's only 29. Should be peaking. Had to go his Wiki to check age, and the picture on there is of him behind someone. How anonymous do you have to be that your own personal information page doesn't have you in the foreground.