Rain due to stop from 1830 tonight until around 0300 should be a nice window to dry out a touch an then off and on during the day, wet during the game however. Ball will almost definitely hold up, similar to the Preston game at Ewood about 2 years ago.

What do you think...

JRC second half, abundance of energy as they start to tire.

1-0 win is better than nothing at all. combat them early on make them realise Ewood isn't a place for turning us over. Mowbray won't have a clue how to handle us if we slightly tweak our play style.

Team i would like to see start on Wednesday. Pears Brittain Hyam Carter Pickering Tronstad Garrett Wharton Hedges Szmodics Telalovic Extra man in midfield to stifle any play Sunderland have a decent midfield so need to combat that as a matter of priority.

You know as well as I, the Walker family were desperate for cash so they could slip into the sunset,

Give it 2 weeks and this will not be a topic. As much as we all wish for the Venky's to sell up it's not in our best interests as crazy as that sounds. The money involved etc. is just not feasible unless someone with a seriously large budget comes in circa. £500m of spending money. The debt alone owed to the Venky's would chew up half if not more of that budget, it's so far away from a fan owned club that we all dream of. Dig deep, support the manager and players on the pitch and just hope to god miracles happen on the grass because they certainly won't be happening in the board room.

Abysmal in every aspect

We have absolutely no midfield, Travis needs to sit on the D of the centre circle otherwise we are really going to get caught out

How are we so leggy

Sammie needs to take a touch, twice he's been in a good position and his first time shot has let him down

Said on the match thread earlier in the week, Hedges can be our new BBD

Sammie should've buried it.

Off the pace slightly here

Pears Brittain Carter Hyam Pickering JRC Trav A. Wharton Szmodics Dolan Ennis 3-1 Rovers Ennis 2 JRC 1 Their goal a defensive blunder trying too hard to play out from the back.

I mean we are desperate, surely you could read into us relying on a team not progressing into Europe to have a chance of bidding for a player, screams desperation.

This is the first time I've ever seen the Pre match thread just not give any predictions at all. One day of BRFCS not spiraling into meltdown every post i beg.

Hedges is the closest thing we have to Diaz, Tall and relatively fast winger. If he learns to put himself about a bit and sharpens up on his final third there's no reason he can't score 10+ and assist 8+.

Why are we so scared of getting the ball in the box

They've made us look daft

No real pace in this side is there?

Absolutely dreadful. Disgustingly poor.

We've a real potential to be run ragged here.

Nothing like going to the New York stadium and arseing around at the back. Dolan looks larger this season doesn't he.

20 Wins 7 draws 19 losses Finish 9th 4 points behind 6th and we've let 5 1-0 leads sleep in the last 8 minutes of the game.