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Clubs dead. Lock the gates.

Dack did it with much less frequency and when he did it was still higher up and more direct. Cantwell needs to use some sense though, we don’t need him in there. It’s adding more bodies in an already body heavy area. If Dack dropped in we still had height and width ahead of him to create space. I think Cantwell is technically a very good player (not as good as he thinks he is but above what we have nonetheless) but my general feeling is he’s behaved like a showpony in this 18 months here. With more tactical discipline he’s contribute more

This is where I’d disagree, Cantwell has a terrible habit of coming into areas where he does no damage whilst simultaneously taking a body away from an area of the pitch we’re already light in. He drove rangers fans mad with his tendency to drop onto the toes of defenders, take a load of touches and then play it wide or like last night moan nobody is moving. There is likely to be little available forward options when playing a 5 back with a CDM and a 10 on their toes. 7 players in your own half, not exactly an opposition nightmare is it

I thought we were ponderous across the middle of the pitch, the ball moved so slowly after 15 mins in both halves. Everything was side to side with no pace allowing Wednesday to retain their shape with ease. Very little bravery in trying to play through the middle of the pitch and I know I bang in about it but someone needs to grab hold of Cantwell and ban him from receiving the ball in our half. When you’re effectively playing with a back 5 and a CDM we don’t need another player in there. We’re crying out for him further up the pitch.

Raising all of £3.68

There have been lots done in Morecambe, these have been done by Deco Publique who organise the Festival of Making and are based in the Making Rooms by the Museum. I‘m sure they’d have lots of information on the planning side of things

They’re what I’d guessed at

The most startling thing is in the stats they had 2 clear cut chances to our 1. Appalling

The vast majority of the flicks come in areas that don’t hurt opponents too. He’s often seen skipping by players on the edge of our defensive 3rd where we often have 4 v 2 overload. Rarely do we see him do it in the final 3rd

That’s fate well and truly tempted

Whilst I do think his goal return is better this season I stand by my comments on him from last season. Spends far too much time on the toes of our defence, playing nice looking passes into safe areas where teams are happy for him to play. He causes very little damage in and around the opponents area, which for a 10/CAM/AM is criminal

This is dire, like watching two homeless men fight over a fag end.

Claude Makelele arguably the best DM ever, not sure he was great at defending corners. Wharton shouldn’t be marking DCL, strange decision if it was pre-agreed

Most of the kickings Millar got were a result of his awful first touch!

I’m not sure the ref was any better or worse than most, difference is we’ve not shot ourself in the foot today with our defending! Helps when Tavares is nowhere near the pitch

Good to hear the commentators mentioning it on Sky, however being a red button game it will get very little exposure in the grand scheme of things. Need it when we’re the featured game

That Thomas Freddie bloke and others that have gone before and no doubt will comW in the future all do so in the hope to gain favour with execs at rovers. Hoping that they become an exec/fan representative. The idea of being a a somebody in football is massive to many people, especially the linkedin wankers of the world. There is nobody as quick to judge as someone who wishes to feather their own nest

I once remember Tom Finn proudly boasting of Rovers having the highest number of in area season ticket holders (percentage wise) of any PL/EFL/SPL/SFL club in the UK. Which I believe is a more pertinent reflection of attendances since 92 and post takeover era.

Darragh MaxAnthony doesn’t usually get transfers wrong, when we upped the price and he didn’t flinch then people should have taken more notice

I said at the start of the season I thought we’d be relegated in our 150th season, such is the way football works and our continual downgrading. I am now almost certain it will happen

Bolton, Wigan and maybe Blackpool away at least next season

I agree it definitely looks like the personnel to play 4-3-3 not the usual 3-4-2-1

As bizarre lineups go that’s up there. A defensively suspect LWB at LCB, the worst DM in recent history playing when we have others available who can fulfil that role with much more quality. Baffling. The midfield 3 of Cantwell, Tavares and Morishita is unbelievably lightweight. I like Morishita and Cantwell has been much better when he’s played but from a defensive point of view a decent opposition midfielder would be licking their lips.

We could play with two 10's in a 3-4-2-1. Cantwell and Mori coming in as the 10's with One of De Neve or Ribeiro giving the width in the 4 alongside whatever combination of TGH, Tronstad, Baradji and Forshaw is fit. The lone striker a tough one as Andri scores but Yuki presses

Pity it won’t happen as I can see Cantwell and Tronstad going in jan