Is that still to be decided?

I'm reminded of Macbeth and his 'vaulting ambition'😉

That's the bloody spirit. Gerrintoem!!!!

I'd hope wives/girlfriends/partners of the menfolk of Blackburn do the right thing and buy their loved ones a ticket, give them a hefty beer allowance, and then send them off with a peck on the cheek and a free pass for a jolly good piss-up with their mates in Sheffield. Anything else would be tyranny.

Is this curmudgeon's corner or a match thread for one of the biggest games of the season. COME ON YOU BLUUUUEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huge game, win it and we're 6 points behind them with 11 games to go (12 for them). The 2nd automatic spot is still very much up for grabs. They look a very good side to be fair so it won't be easy. On the plus side that Anal Ahemaroidzic (I'm that mature) who turned us down last summer is suspended. Fill yer boots Jack Vale! Their manager is serving a touchline ban too. I'm assuming they've sold out the lower tier of the DE, so should be a decent crowd despite the KO time. Rovers 1 Blades 0 16,362.

JDT has said he's after a striker that 'runs in behind'. AA was brilliant at that with the timing of his runs. I think he'd be a great signing.

He was backed last summer. And this Winter. We know the rest.

It could just be a coincidence.

It's like an episode of Kavanagh QC.

I do wonder who is ultimately responsible for this fiasco. The excuses are on a 'dog ate my homework' level: The one about there being a match on in B'ham as a reason for the medical in Blackburn being late is truly embarrassing. The one about the Sec Team being in the wrong place is laughable. And then they all had a nap for an hour or two and forgot to send in LOB's signed contract. I feel a bit of sympathy for GB as I thought his interview a few weeks ago was a bit 'I take full responsibility but it wasn't me who fucked up'.

Absolutely the key point here. Below in bold is the Appeal's take, which is backed up by the timeline above : Delays caused by communicating with EFL regarding the Option Deed which BRFC argue delayed their preparation by circa 30 minutes in respect to the Loan Transfer. The Option Deed was sent to the EFL for approval. The EFL considered it in a timely manner. The Club had failed to submit the playing contract, which was to form part of the Deed, so this was requested. On receipt this was reviewed and the EFL requested two amendments. One of the amendments was accepted by BRFC and the other was confirmed as not relevant after further clarification. The Club presented a transaction for approval and having regard to the obligations of the EFL to act fairly across all Clubs the response of the EFL Executive was considered timely and appropriate. The Board concluded that the matter was dealt with and resolved over 1 hour before the transfer deadline. So Rovers/EFL agreed to the relegation/promotion clauses a full hour before the deadline. Nixon's exclusive was that Rovers were arguing that one of the clauses (relegation) wasn't relevant. But that was sorted out an hour before deadline. Somebody at the club had obviously fed him that as a legit excuse. Like you say, nothing happened for over an hour. What were they doing?

Yes, I think you're right. I read it wrong. It was Waggott and Co who were at the match.

He didn't have one. He grudgingly said 'well done Blackburn' as all his studio pundit chums laughed at him. Smug wankers.

Ha. Like an antenna! Freaks!! 'Cross my hairy palm with silver'

'The Secretarial Team' need to resign pronto. They have potentially cost the club £150m, or whatever promotion is worth.

EDIT: Read this wrong. The Secretarial Team were at Ewood., not St Andrews.

LO’B’s signed Loan Agreement was late in being received and uploaded to iFAS (at 23:29) as the player was at the BRFC training ground (whereas the Club Secretarial Team were at the stadium). APPEAL response: The Club should have considered where their Club Secretarial Team were best situated on deadline day. This isn’t a reason for any discretion to be applied in this case. Fucking amateurs!

Swag will be delighted that there's lot of Tv money available and we get 45% of the gate receipts.

Nostradingle

Not a bad draw at all. We'd have probably lost lost to the likes of Citeh, United, Fulham and Brighton. All of those are very good Prem teams. Sheff Utd away gives us a decent chance of reaching Wemberlee. They're a good side but not unbeatable.

Dingle Brent

what a win for Grimsby!

Rumours of illness in their camp according to the pre-match chat in the BBC studio

😁I knew they had a micro-brewery, but a cheese room?! Agreed though, if it's a tough fixture anyway I'd like to go to their ground.