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When we equalised a handful - maybe half a dozen - did 'You can shove your fucking boycott up your arse' then the same with 'coalition'. When we went 3-1 down there was a few rounds from a lot of people of 'Sacked in the morning', more hope than expectation of course. A flurry of brief boos at FT and that was it. Most of the noise from our lot was shouting various combinations of swear words throughout tbh. This the one where TGH placed it exactly on the forehead of the Swansea player who had no-one within about ten yards of him? Cracking bit of skill... Aye, as I was leaving a steward asked me if I was for the supporters' coaches. Only then did it occur to me some poor souls still had about five hours left before they even got home. Insane dedication that 90% of those they flock to see are utterly unworthy of. Yes, came over at the end of the game after everyone else had gone inside and took a good long while to applaud us and wave. Not the actions of a man who'll be doing that again you'd have to say.

Indeed. A change of topic entirely but the US President Harry Truman used to have a sign on his desk reading 'The buck stops here'. That would be like garlic to a vampire down at Brockhall.

Lightened up a bit now. I think it is best I remain in the pub until I am sure it has passed mind 🥳 Noticed that the Jack Swan fanzine is free and they had piles left at the railway station when I arrived. A nice surprise!

Raining all day and a Yellow warning for wind in south west Wales tomorrow. I'm having visions of the miserable midweek display at Ashton Gate in the pissing rain a couple of years ago 🙃 Again I was only there as I'd never been!

Going to this as I have never been to the Liberty. Still tempted to find a good pub and just stay in there in lieu.

Made his Hearts debut eight months after we won the League Cup!

If Ewood is award-winning these days god only knows what finished second, third, etc.

No that's helpful thanks, wasn't so much me expexting a Rovers farce as it just being a bit close to the wire, especially when it usually goes through the various tiers of sale based on points too - not that it will be a sell out!

Anyone know when Swansea tickets go on sale? Just a couple of weeks away now and not a word on the website. Unless they also went off sale before Christmas...

Oh absolutely, much the same as Birmingham City going down a couple of years back. However, again as per Blues, it will be very funny whilst it lasts. We must cherish such moments. Mind you, I appreciate that if you are down in Kent you will have it worse in the West Ham stakes. For similar reasons, I am desperate for Villa's form to drop off as the season progresses!

I was at Altrincham v. Morecambe today. Not a peep of any bother with the pitch from either team on their social media accounts, nor at the ground when I arrive. Got there about 1430, players warming up on pitch, players disappear inside, PA announces at about 1450 that the game is off due to concerns about the pitch from both managers. How I adore this time of year.

West Ham are horrid, a thoroughly dislikeable club. This feels like a once in a decade chance to flush them down to a diddy league in their nice big, soulless council house. Cry about Moyes winning you a European trophy in a manner not to your suiting whilst you grind out a 0-0 away at Derby, fuckers.

JRC with the equaliser for Charlton at home to Frank Lampard's Coventry City.

Back in my day that operational constraint was called 'Being run by useless gobshites who don't know their arse from their elbow'.

Typical Rovers approach: ascertain the bare minimum they can get away with, shave a bit more off and crack on with the resultant husk. Surprised at not being open at all before Tuesday... we must be the only business not doing a post-Christmas sale. Could have had one big messy one-off sale and tickets job at Roverstore today... kids with Christmas money, little to no other local matches on, etc., etc. Ho hum. It must be those pesky fans not cementing their plans a week out in the busiest and most expensive time of year that are to blame.

Stig Inge Bjornebye has temporarily joined the upstairs staff at Rangers. Not heard that name in a while!

Bet the lads and lasses in Adelaide and La Paz can't wait to settle down to watch Hull and Rovers slog it out. The magic of the Cup... Can anyone remember / does anyone know if the FA Cup ties are officially audio broadcast by Rovers? Don't have TNT and not in Lancs...

Dicked by the title competitors, gubbed in Europe, lose a cup final. Proper start. Delighted for St Mirren. Finally a positive to living in Paisley.

It would be tremendously funny if Edwards is shown the door before or once Wolves go down.

Back before these bastards darkened our door we had guaranteed annual trips to Old Trafford, Anfield, Goodison, White Hart Lane, the Emirates and Eastlands.

I did have a look at going today but they play out in the back of beyond near Emley Moor and I don't drive so that put paid to that. Hopefully get to see them at Stockport in January.

Given what allegedly happened in summer, so was he.

Just the 3-2 loss away at Huddersfield Town Women today. 59 in attendance apparently.

Might as well hand them out like the national team ones at this point.

Way back when I would stop and see my grandad on the way home from school as he wrote the draw down as it happened (live from Soho of course!) and he would give me the list to mull over as I walked back. Wonderful memories. I remember posting on here a few days before our fateful QF at Bramall Lane a couple of years ago that I was literally bouncing around with excitement. It may be old and weary these days but my god when it sparkles it is utter magic.