Well, I'm already starting to think I was wrong about Hill. Looks a quality signing and the sort of leader we've been lacking. Even when all our centre backs are available - I'd have him in the team.

We should attempt to confuse their keeper by having a shot every now and again.

Him coming into the side last season coincided with them having a good run. They won 7 of the 14 he started. It was the second half of the season when he came into the team. They won 5 of the 28 he didn't.

Not sure if you're joking? He was tremendous for them last season - one of their best players in their good run.

5-1 up inside 24 minutes. I remember thinking we were going to score 10 the way we were playing. Playing with proper wingers and two strikers.

Spoke to a Burnley fan this morning who has been to their last three away games. He reckons they've been totally figured out and the players are scared of the ball now. Think Kompany just stands there looking clueless and doesn't know how to change things.

Duff was obviously the better player of the two - but I used to love watching Gillespie when he was on it. Very few players get you on the edge of your seat these days like him on his day.

I'd have to check the numbers but suspect it would be more than 200 times ours.

Szmodics isn't playing.

Hodgson's win percentage up to Christmas Day in the 97/98 season was 54.5%. From then until he was sacked it dropped to 26.8%. The table at Christmas Day 1997:

Completely agree. For instance - Hughes inherited a bit of a shambles. Parkes was generally coming in to take over a bad situation. I still find it interesting to see how the win percentages compare though.

It's an Alan Partridge reference.

It would be a Gamble

I've gone a step further and put together every Rovers' manager of all time that has managed at least 10 games for the club. Venky's appointments highlighted in yellow. The fact that they've managed to appoint 3 of the worst 6 (statistically when looking at win percentages) the club have ever had - suggests JDT was a fluke. All figures taken from Wiki.

So similar to the Venkys....only they are actually providing transfer funds.

For all the stick the Glazers get - United have a net transfer spend of more than a billion pounds over the last decade.

I know these numbers don't necessarily tell the full picture, but here they are anyway: Mowbray's figures are boosted by a year in League One. JDT is easily number one. With the players at his disposal - you'd argue that Bowyer should have done better.

And who can forget the comparisons of Mauro Formica to Gabriel Batistuta. Both Argentinian, both had long hair and both had legs. That's about where the comparison ended.

I'm currently boycotting games, so wondered if your wife was busy at weekends? 😂

Well stocked at right-back, but he insists on playing a right back at left-back when Shaw is out. I like Trippier, but would much prefer a left footer playing there. Considering our strength is definitely going forward - we should play more on the front foot - something Gareth doesn't seem keen on. I'm assuming Phillips will go somewhere in January and get some regular football. No way him or Maguire should be starting if they can't get in their club sides.

Toni Kroos was excellent. I went to the Champions League semi final at the Etihad last year - City's midfield ran rings around Kroos and Modric. It was sad to watch two top tier players look so washed up. No idea why they'd want to bring him in based on that game.

Definitely right to apologise for that 😂

You've got to be careful not to make the offer more appealing than the full season ticket though - or you risk pissing off full season ticket holders and further damaging sales next season (as they'll get the pricing wrong again).