By Google stats, if I cherry pick my own matches, our shots on target figures are: Charlton = 2 Fulham = 0 Cardiff = 2 Luton = 2 QPR = 2 Brum = 1 Total = 9 That's a shot at goal once an hour. 12 million spent in last few years on strikers. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/17858209.tony-mowbray-confident-goals-will-soon-flow-rovers/ TM 24th Aug: "I'm not overly concerned.........it will be okay as long as we are having those efforts..........I am sure they will all score goals- it's still early in the season..........I will not be overly concerned whatever way it goes." 2 months later it's fairly obvious which "way" it's going Tone. You be sure to give us all a nod when the right time to be concerned pops up.

Gallagher's movement is that bad it genuinely looks like he is the one marking the defender.

Didn't though really, did he. Those extra 2 letters on the end make a hell of a difference for me. Found some random on the internet that I think explains the context quite well: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/44469/usage-of-cowardly-and-coward "As to meaning differences (I've been dealing with usage), you would use cowardly if you weren't necessarily name-calling or venting; the term sounds more objective. You could quietly use it, without strong feelings. Coward, on the other hand, always connotes strong feelings. If you use coward as an adjective, I'm more likely to think you are name-calling or venting." Although, I am going to take a punt and guess that guy had no in-depth knowledge of Tony Mowbray's footballing style and tactics.

Jesus Christ! How much of the pitch is Nyambe expected to cover?! The boy's gonna be pretty tired.

Great bit of refereeing. Not just because the decision went for us, but because it was correct. Could see from 1st replay it was forward. What the hell was the video ref looking at? Maybe he had some money riding on the spread betting.

We haven't beat Huddersfield in the last 6 attempts. (1 loss, 5 draws) With our injury problems and their new manager bounce, I see no reason that trend is going to be bucked this weekend. 3 of the last 4 matches between us ended 1-1. @Mercer 5-1 odds that score for your bottles of red. Stick it in a treble with England and New Zealand in the early rugby games, and your Sat night is paid for before the 3pm matches even kick off. ?

Charlie getting taken apart a little bit for Scotland. The big Russian striker bullying him. No wonder Scotland are struggling if a 33 year old with a good set piece in him is the best they have at the back. Lost 4 on the bounce for first time in 15 years commentator just said.

Really hope they can somehow get the Scotland Japan game played. Would be a real shame if a team was sent home without getting a chance to fight for it on the pitch. And it's also a cracking contest I want to view over the weekend with all decent football off.

After watching the awful Blackpool game on TV tonight, had a quick look on one of their messageboards to get a feel for the reaction. Eerie how familiar the thread was. I felt right at home: "Every game is like groundhog day. Get into our shape and let the opposition have the ball. Then try and sneak a goal. Borefest." "There's no urgency from us and we lack any composure when we're in the attacking third." "All I can see is a team that are indoctrinated with the 'we must not lose' philosophy - as opposed to 'we can win'." "Should be getting much more out of this group of players. Sort it out Grayson." "This is a typical Grayson masterpiece - from 10 years ago. Opposition managers have seen it, beaten it time and time again. Grayson is a tactical dinosaur...." "It was in his pre-match interview. He said Bolton drew with Oxford, Sunderland, and lost unluckily to Portsmouth. He was validating a draw before the game even started. Mentality of a manager who's stood still while the game moved on." Must be something about old school managers running North West clubs.

Was a good meter offside.....unfortunately.

I had history with them before that over the Rhodes transfer. They were slagging both him and our club off, and I genuinely didn't get it. He'd acted professionally through it all, they were getting paid handsomely- record fee for them wasn't it - and they were acting like a bunch of spoilt brats. I likened it to Roque going to City. We weren't happy about it obviously , but none of us spat our dummies. We realised the fee was huge and it was a great opportunity for him. Anyway, for that, the relegation, and their general conduct over a good few years, I'm going to celebrate hard if they double drop.

What?! Do you not remember them relegating us pretty much singlehandedly? They lost to crappy Bristol 4-0, and then put out such a woeful youth team that Arry's Brum beat them with 10 men. Sod them. I've been waiting for this revenge a good few years now. Can't wait to see them relegated to League 1, never to return. Yes, I'm still very bitter!!

The start of your post just made me hear this. ?

Being reported the Thomas Cook collapse could be a big problem for Wolves. Their owners were the biggest single shareholders at 18%. Estimated to be worth 1 billion at one point. The money they have already invested to get to the Prem and stay there, coupled with a 1 billion loss, then the potential of relegation looming. That could turn into a total disaster. Talk about quick changes of fortunes in football. From their awesome season last year, qualification for Europe etc, playing great stuff on the pitch - they could be back in the Champ and bankrupt in 8 months.

I think you've made your point. Repeating it over and over is just going to irritate people. Besides that, it happened 7 weeks ago so you're kind of going over old ground here.

How very dare you!!

Hey Joe. You appear to have responded to most posts in the thread except this one, that poses some pertinent questions. I think if you were a bit more open and gave answers to these you may find people a bit more accommodating.

Easy - Defenders shielding the ball out. If you don't have possession of the ball and you block another player, it's obstruction. If it's done in the box it should be a penalty. The authorities could stamp it out in a matter of weeks if they wanted. They bleat on about wanting a more attacking game with more goals. And yet it's continued to be allowed for some reason. I mean it's hardly an entertaining spectacle that enhances the spectator experience is it? 2 grown men having a play wrestle over a slowly moving ball. Boils my blood.

Fair play to you. You called it pretty much as it panned out. Luke showed me far more than I thought he had in the locker. And was more durable than I expected. Shambles of a night with all the reffing decisions, but entertaining enough.

Always disappointing to lose. But 3-2 ain't a disaster. Gotta remember we were away to a team that will be top end of table come end of the season. Some winnable games coming up. Our push up the table might hinge on what kind of shape Corry Evans comes back from international duty in.

This is the match thread gents. If you want to have a go at each other, use the DM facility please.

Wow! History made right there. In the Royal Oak beside Headingley. Looking for Aussies coming in crying in their pints. Haven't spotted any yet. If I do, I'll be sure to send England's best. ?

Did you watch the Sky Sports special Sat night - Joshua The Untold Truth? He doesn't seem right. Can't put my finger on it but something's amiss. Seems disillusioned and confused. Be interesting to see where his story goes from here.

Yeah, suppose it depends which version of Kovalev this is. Is he over the hill and on the way down? Anyway, great that I can watch a good bout for free, sick to death of this payperview crap. I'm one of those that just doesn't rate Campbell I'm afraid. But just like the Mowbray discussion, I really hope I'm wrong. Seems like a real good lad, and would be amazing if he could get a positive result of some sort.

To be fair to you, I've had a look at the stats and it's not as bad as I thought. Think I'm maybe going off the Prem stats of 1pt per game. God knows why as it's an eternity since we were there. In the last 3 Champ seasons 6pts after 6 games would have us 17th, 18th, and 16th. So, yeah, I suppose that's not panic stations in terms of relegation. But it would also mean we were 2 pts, 2 pts, and 3 pts off the relegation spots. I certainly wouldn't be happy being potentially one loss off being in the bottom 3. But, I guess it could be argued with the fixture list at the start of our campaign, that would be a false position.