I'm in. I'm already wearing winter hiking socks as it's so damned cold here.

6-0 to Preston? A license to print money.

Poor once again. Visuals are ahead of the commentary which is really noticable and irritating.

How many fans do you think we would have taken today had it not been for the ticket restrictions? I suspect we could have made this almost a home game.

I'll say it again The Championship is the best league ever. Just watched Rotherham v Sheff Utd. There are almost no easy games in this league . . .Every draw is good for us - that's the way I'm still thinking at the moment (apart from Rovers drawing of course ☺️).

Dack has been poor when he's played in that position. Any scout that had been to see our last match would have had Armstrong's name down in his pad and not Dack. Though of course his early season form still had the 'pundits' purring (those that obviously don't watch the matches) over recent weeks - as it's the goals that count. Please no false no.9 - surely Mowbray can see it hasn't worked?

So, for all of you glory hunters, arf arf, that were supporting PNE whilst they were in a higher division than us. Where is a good place to sit in Dump Dale?

If I didn't I'd be sitting next to you in the CNN studio.

So, I'm back in East Lancs in time for the game for the first time in ages (it seemed to be International week every other time). BUT as Preston are essentially a classic 3rd/4th division club - with ground to boot - they can't accommodate our vast army of away followers. I have the iFollow subscription for 'ex-pats', but that won't work in the UK. Any ideas of a free VPN (the one I was using stopped it's free service the other day) which will allow me to at least stream the game? Failing that who's got a spare ticket up for grabs? ?

You sound like you work for CNN.

Unusually for a Saturday, BOTH Man Ure and Liverpool are playing at 3pm. Will there even be any Plastic PNE fans at Dump Dale?

Normally Switzerland 0-2 Belgium and Germany 2-0 Netherlands would have been time to turn over latest scores. I'm glad I stuck with both games. . .?

I'm not old enough to remember those ?

Another one for the #fakenews media? With the vast majority of people having phones and social media etc. these days. One can almost presume that if someone is really 'missing' that they are probably not of this world any more.

2 pretty decent test matches where England have looked 'on the rocks' at times and have come back well. One wonders when England inevitably pick just 1 spinner for future tests, who will that be? Presuming there are no injuries - Rashid would definitely be out first. So currently it would be between Leach and Ali. Leach has bowled better in Sri Lanka. Ali is generally expensive by test match standards. Ali has also failed with the bat - so unless he finds form I don't think he can 'play as a batsmen that can bowl'.

I do hope all those rich African countries etc. are going to have national appeals to help the poor folk of California.

Has there been a more intense non major tournament game at home ever? I can't remember one. How about you guys?

Harry Kane MOTM though. ?That's a (potentially) winning goal fan pick.

See. This isn't a friendly. Proper game. I've been sold, this tournament is a good idea. This would have petered out to a 1-1 take the draw otherwise.

Cup tie stuff.

There's has certainly been that air of inevitability about it the 2nd half. Being 'found out at this level' (regarding missing chances) and seeing Ali on etc.

Oh for a Shearer, we'd be 3-up. I must admit that watching Kane, there are a lot of times when you can see why Leyton Orient didn't want him. He's clearly out of form and may even have his World Cup semi-final game losing miss on his mind. Bring back Rooney! LOL!

Wow. It almost feels like a proper tournament game today. Something to banish the lingering memory of that God-Damned awful testimonial game earlier in the week. Win and England go to the semi-finals next year. Lose or score draw and we get relegated to the 2nd tier.

It's fair to say that the 'important' England game that evening was played in Croatia.

Trying to get money out of people? Hmmmm.