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Henchoz was absolutely class. Was gutted when he left for Liverpool.

I reckon this would be an exciting side to watch... Too many to choose from: Sutton, Santa Cruz, Sherwood, Batty, Dunny, Henchoz, Emerton, Friedel, Flowers, Samba I could easily have slotted in, just gone for the ones I've found most entertaining to watch Raya Le Saux Berg Hendry Emerton Duff Tugay Rothwell Bellamy Shearer Mccarthy

Bit harsh that! I thought their board was fairly balanced, some objective and balanced posts. Quite enjoyed having a scan.

I'm similar, followed his progress through the academy and tbh given the amount of injuries he was getting didn't think he'd get a crack at the first team. When he did I was quite excited, felt a bit underwhelmed but I did feel he was being played out of position and right back. Got injured came back and was just awful. Thought that'd be that. Absolutely over the moon with him. Well done Joe. Amazing what a consistent run of games can do for someone. He'd be one of my first names on the teamsheet now. What he lacks in pace he makes up for in guile, skill, intelligence and aggression. Like you said, he has a bit of a nasty streak, he's aggressive and comes across as winner. Need more with this attitude. Exemplifies the clubs moto 'Arte lebore' .. I won't relax until they've sorted his contract out though. Jooooooooe Raaaankin Coooosteeeeelloooooooooooo!

This should have been sorted ages ago. He's a massive player for us now he's had a run of games. What he lacks in pace in he makes up for in skill, guile and aggression. Love him. He's the sort of player you need to be successful. Get him tied down to a 4 year contract with an option. Quality player. Providing he can steer clear of injuries he's got a bright future ahead of him.

Be nice if we could follow you back up to the Premiership to carry on rivalry. Hopefully your boys are already on the beach.

I thought we played well, just lacked a cutting edge. We'll beat Coventry and Preston. The teams around us have it all to do.

How good is Carter, what an absolute gem!!

Wasn't that impressed, needs a bit more urgency in my opinion.

If we don't get him tied down soon he'll be off.. imperious today. He was everywhere. If JRC wasn't playing we draw that. Come on Rovers...

I'm alarmed Carter and JRC's contracts have been allowed to get to where they have given how many players we've lost for nothing in recent years. Good to know we've learnt from our mistakes.

B'ham (A) = D Norwich (H) = D H'field (A) = L Hull (H) = W Coventry (H) = W Nobbers (A) = L Dingles (H) = L Luton (H) = W Millwall (A) = L 71 Points Think we're a bit soft mentally, unless we bounce back strongly on Saturday I fear it could fizzle out for us.

I was placing Pears in the Jason Steele category of keepers up until his stint this season. He's been tremendous. Absolutely deserves the no1 jersey until he loses it. What a turn around. Well done, lad. Credit to yourself.

We should have been out of sight in this one- Gallagher's finishing tonight was really poor. Tommason needs to do some 1-2-1 work with him. It's very positive he's finding himself in the right position though. Drives me mad when a ball gets whipped into the box and he's not there because he'd fucked from pressing.. Sorba, Carter and Travis all had good games I thought. Brereton looked fairly sharp, a massive improvement on his recent turgid performances.. Really happy with how we're looking at the back. With nine games to go I think we need to win 5 of them, if we do that'll put pressure on WBA, Watford and Norwich to win 7 of their last 9 which, whilst not impossible- I do think they have much better squads than us and could absolutely do that seems unlikely. We also have it in us to not win any of the last 9.. I think now, given we've been top 6 all season it'd be really disappointing to not secure a place in the playoffs. Jon Dahl has done a tremendous job with a massive handicap.

Buzzing to read this, sorry about the circumstance around Bury FC. I had a bit of a soft-sport for them due to playing Premier Manager on the Mega Drive when I was about 14, Lucketti was brilliant on it and I'd always sign him, Mark Sale, Carlo Corrazzin and John Filan.. Digressing big time, always shit to see such a great club go under but equally it's great you've found another club. I hope you're made to feel welcome, enjoy the ride.

Could be wrong but isn't JRC's contract running down? ..

That middle comment 😅

Great to see Sunderland collapsing. Pears is like a different player- his positioning and handling is top notch. Sorba is a bloody great player, really nippy and works his socks of defensively. Carter is looking increasingly good- Wharton is going to be sweating over his place in the side. Pickering was top notch today, he looked really sharp and pacey. Costello- love his aggression, feisty little fucker! Bucko- Great game- not his biggest fan but he looked tenacious today- sharp, aggressive and looking forwards. Travis- Superb, biggest shit-house in the world but I love him. Dolan- had a funny game today, I'd say until mid-way through the second half he was a constant threat- also made quite a few misplaced passes. Szmodic- running out of superlatives, come back a different player- again, he's tenacious, fiery aggressive little sod! Gallagher- class. If he has someone running beyond him today they'd have had a field day. Really positive stuff.

Jack Vale was really poor- Tomasson must see something in him ... Thought Morton was quite poor too.. Costello going off knocked us I thought which shows just how far the lads come- quality player!!

Vale is incredibly lazy.. Surely Leonard's a better option!!!

Morton should have been subbed about 25 minutes ago- he's a liability.

I think given the right service he'd be alright. Our current problems stem from a lack of chances created imo. I think there's more pressing areas to address.

I think defensively we're sound- If Ayala leaves I'd bring in another body- a nippy centre half would be cool. I'd not get a left back, would like to see Jake Batty stake a claim for that position. I think we're woefully short in midfield I'd bring in: Box to Box Midfielder: O'Brien mould Dynamic Ball carrier: Rothwell mould Two rapid wingers: Khadra and Sorba would be nice We're going to need competition for Gallagher with Breo leaving- loan someone in that has something about themself.. Gk: Kaminski DL: Pickering/Batty DR: Brittain/Costello/Carter DC: Hyam/Wharton DC: Carter/Ayala(?)/Phillips ML: Sorba MR Khadra MC: O'Brien MC: Buckley/Wharton MC: Rothwell ST: Gallagher That'd be getting your promoted in my opinion.

Costello, wow, what a player. Would love to see him in that centre mid. Get him tied down to a new contract now.

Wharton is not in the same league at the moment as O'Brien. He's a top class midfielder. I don't buy these stats people present. They did the same with Rothwell, his driving runs created space all over the pitch. He could break through the lines and make things happen. But people would simply say he doesn't score or assist enough. Only considering direct goal involvements is a very naïve way of interpreting a players performance. I really like A.Wharton, but he's lightweight and doesn't work that hard- he's a long way to go. I remember similar hyper around Buckley and to a lesser extent our England U21 captain Jason Lowe. O'Brien would be a transformative signing for us. Wharton, the way how he carries himself- quite a languid, lazy looking style reminds me a lot of Buckley. We've had a few decent results but at the end of the day cream rises to the top. I stand by my previous posts, out current centre mids are lightweight, small, struggle to carry the ball forward and are all much-of-a-muchness. Desperately need some quality in there. If by some miracle this loan goes through I think we'll make play-offs.