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Kargbo has to start ahead of ACD. Not a fan of so few changes, need to rest the key players, with the injuries we have.

Why are we not making changes here? Bench has loads of options and we’re visibly tiring.

I mean, waving to your family in the stand can’t be too inflammatory and at his age, he’s got to get close to be able to see them clearly.

Incredible finish, worth the 9-year wait. Not a patch on the celebration.

Can’t let the Plymouth time wasting disrupt the positive start

Think ACD has a better shot at growing into the game from the start, but Travis will be knackered come half time, doing Forshaw’s running for him.

Spending time with this - I’d be happy with Gary O’Neil, I think. It’s been said before but I think his latter stage Wolves was the rug being pulled from under him in a way even Venky’s would raise their eyebrows at, perhaps. Gerrard - I get why people are against it. The Saudi move is a big factor against, for me. As Devil’s Advocate for a moment: he reminds me - in terms of profile, mainly - of two managers that are well-regarded by Rovers fans: Hughes and Souness. Both may have had him on toast to an extent, but he is very similar in terms of competitiveness, grit, etc. it’s a different club, different time, true. But these players would be impressionable in his presence and if he could harness his prestige, lean on the staff that know the players for the rest of the season, I don’t think it’s the worst option out there at all. I would be open to it, at least.

I’m in Dublin currently and looking to catch the Shelbourne match tomorrow evening, schedule permitting. Will be interesting to see how Duffer looks as a manager. Highly doubt he’ll be the chosen candidate, but as a “what if” thought experiment, should prove entertaining

Bit of Chris Rea on the radio for the 3h drive back to ‘Boro. ✅

Should lose our manager every week, to be fair.

We live in hope

Fucking FORSHAW?!

Mowbray already prepping his first “it’s not the 90s anymore” speech in the wake of a defeat where West Brom have looked toothless against a managerless side

Three glasses of wine in and I do think that - despite everything I’ve said over the past few days - while Waggott, Pasha and Venky’s can die for all I care, John Eustace can also go f**k himself as well.

And another one

I don’t think I want different strikers than Yuki and Gueye, actually. I will tomorrow, but I don’t currently.

Lowe is Pasha’s eyes and ears at Brockhall

Warren Lucy pissed me off a fair bit being a dickhead with Carter on co-comms a few weeks ago. Can’t view this as anything more than sucking up to his paymasters. Pretty shitty move, really. Read the room amongst the fanbase or don’t say anything at all.

‘Kinell, John’s been eating good down in whatever Derbyshire hotel they’ve pitched him up in.

I like Gary O’Neil, to be honest. Reckon he’s got something about him, but same as Rob Edwards - probably needs a little longer out of the game and refreshing himself. Ryan Lowe is a big no from me. Ian Evatt - honestly wouldn’t hate it, but I don’t know if the dressing room would agree.

Convinced this guy is a WUM, but have remembered that the correlation between talent and money is rarely proportional.

‘Kinell, I forgot all about that. Born to grift. Can keep a good grifter down.

A fair point and the problem with divorces is that they’re often very messy. Of course he’s acted in his own interests, but again, each manager could’ve been kept onside with the investment that they, the players and the fans have rightly expected in the last two seasons. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Rovers supporter, so I hope we give them a proper hiding at Pride Park and that they go down and stay down, because I’m very petty. I just don’t think he comes close to shouldering even 20% of the blame here.

I’m one of the critical voices, Mike and while I still believe this could have come sooner, that doesn’t diminish how positively I view the stance the Trust is now taking. Many, many fans will support this stance and your future efforts. There are resources in the fanbase for you to lean on and I’ll be encouraging people to join or (in my case) rejoin the Trust in light of this. ”The best time to plant a tree was 15 years ago. The second best time is today.”

@LeftWinger has set out a cracker of a narrative and maybe we could be tempting the fate of a full-circle resolution doing so. Bit of black magic at play. Another narrative might be some form of Retro Rovers Avengers: David Dunn, Damien Duff, Morten Gamst Peterson, Ryan Nelsen, Tugay, Salgado, Matt Jansen. Set each to a task of coaching each positional unit. Very likely a catastrophe, but a hell of a watch, probably. If we were a normal club, I’d be all over Des Buckingham and his preferred coaching staff, but I think the scale of the job managing upwards is far too big for him. Needs more time managing in different circumstances, probably. Too much nous in the CEO/COO. I think Rob Edwards needs a stretch out of the game. Managing Luton through the things they’ve had to deal with looked exhausting. Their squad and he looked broken when they were at Ewood. Reckon he’ll make a good manager eventually. Allardyce - not anymore, for me. Looks happy in retirement. Who then? Ideally someone with nous, little to lose when it comes to paying short shrift to the nonsense, can spot a player and get the best out of them, has experience in the playoffs and promotions and doesn’t mind coming into a club in February. Basically, Neil Warnock ten years ago.