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There was a rail strike that day which no doubt impacted it. A coach was preferable to a taxi or driving.

I don't think there's any need for that. I personally enjoy your contributions and hearing a pretty fair viewpoint of events over the m65. I'd have enjoyed hearing them last season even more so, but that doesn't mean I don't think there's a place for them here. For instance, was good to hear a bit of context regarding the Cardiff game.

For anyone going next week, what are your travel plans? Weighing up getting the train but can't be bothered with any aggro and equally dont want to be treated like a criminal by the police all afternoon.

Also visited his grave a couple of months ago and left a scarf. The area itself is wonderful in St Brelades and it was an honour to pay respect to the greatest supporter this club will ever have.

I'm not sure how you've gone from predicting a 3-1 win pre-game to having us as likely to be relegated and looking totally negative on the back of a pretty good draw (on paper).

Not too sure, his attempt at Preston the season before last suggests he likes one - this one was slightly more successful 😂

Delighted with Gueye so far, he might miss some but he's getting chances in areas Gally never did. No hiding behind defenders, he seems like the type who will constantly make himself available. Gally's main forte was defending from the front, Gueye seems to do that too - perhaps less effective at pressing but great aerially. He's the type of player we have craved, gives us more variety. Seems pretty popular with his team mates too, and I noticed in highlights he is a vocal player.

Impossible to say, but they likely haven't scouted him or aren't aware of him. We got Tronstad for a snip and could have easily said 'why didn't X team sign him?' - thankfully they didn't! He might be better, might be worse, but it's probably worth a gamble as Gally has shown he isn't going to be the number 9 we all want.

On the subject of tickets/memberships, I have given up on any idea on getting Burnley tickets. Sadly I didn't have a ST last year living in Cardiff and prioritised aways. Got one this year (although moved to NI), even got a women's ticket to show a bit of support but also for the points - a day later they announce that the women's ticket will actually be worth 60 and not 110. It's probably a fair amount but still 😂 So I'm stuck on 241 points, so I have a good 3.5k above me if they use those categories for priorities, not counting all the people in my category who will scramble for tickets in the unlikely event it gets to us. I know it's daft to go through all this for one game but what can I say, I'm a sad act 😂 gutted I'll likely miss out. My Burnley friend seems to think we'll only get 1,500 too, but that could be wishful thinking and probably just forum whispers, although who knows if they'll do it to spite us after we reduced theirs.

I thought as much, just a bit worried about mine as it was combined with me choosing the wrong membership and needing them to reallocate. So they effectively cancelled my initial membership (-25), added a new one (+25) but I'd not received any points originally. Only worrying due to Stockport/Burnley being relatively early on.

A boring question, but has anyone who purchased a membership got their points allocated yet? I chose the wrong option, rang to change it but ended up with 0 points (awarded and deducted 25). Kind of defeats the object - they said they'd sort it soon but wasn't sure if it was a widespread issue or due to me selecting wrong option.

The Blackburn End looks sparser than ever. Even no1 is pretty empty compared to usual. Suggests perhaps more in the Jack Walker? 18 daily sales in phase 2 is a complete failure. The cynic tells me we needed the cash flow early to keep going, explaining the inexplicable price hikes and lack of time/paydays to really see the benefits of a price reduction.

The Fulham and Bournemouth fans are very vocal on social media about their disdain for him - not seen many (we have a few mind) managers more vocally disliked, especially after being gone a short while. Their squad should be good enough to go back up but who knows? No idea if they'll sell anyone or if anyone or much merit left already. My gut feeling is it'll be Leeds and West Brom in the top 2 with Boro, Luton and Burnley not far behind.

Don't think the Dunn equaliser was either. The two above definitely weren't. I'll be shocked if it isn't on sky this year though given the huge increase in televised games and Burnley being a relegated side.

Whilst it's still a pathetic amount, the tweet below suggests the budget was £100k before and is unchanged. It doesn't change the fact it's a woeful amount, but if it has always been £100k it would suggest a lack of interest in funding women's football from the club rather than this decision (ignoring the others) being due to cash flow issues.

My dingle friend tells me the natives are imploring their overlords to cut our allocation this year in response to the 2023 game. Not sure there's much more reduction to be had tbh, but will be interesting to see! At Ewood, I'd personally give them 10% or a reciprocal percentage than what we get at Turf Moor. But can't say I'm particularly arsed now, I'd take 7,000 visitors and a 1-0 win 😂

The issue is this year any late renewers are rewarded by a £80 price hike, so can't see loads doing it. Just giving people June payday could have got more through the gates.

Coincided perfectly with me moving away from Cardiff after living there for 13 years - cheers lads!

For the 'there shouldn't be any under 23 tickets' brigade, where do you think an appropriate cut off point is? 21? 18? No cut off and everyone pays the same? Urging people to 'graft' is one thing, but I personally have no qualms with a discount for an age group that is typically far less well off than other age groups. Obviously there are exceptions, but if someone has spent 5 years training to be a doctor (obviously little time for a part time job!) I am happy for them to pay less. Likewise there are students and apprentices who will only just be getting a half decent wage if they're lucky. Sadly the economic climate is very different than what it has been in the past. The 18-23 age range are probably very vulnerable to dropping off from the football (moving away etc) so I see no commercial sense in further alienating people them and cutting off our nose even further to spite our face!

Must admit I bought a ST after a year off last year. Moving to NI has brought along an even stronger Rovers patriotism, even though I won't go much. Suppose I can share with my brother. Added to wanting tickets for the dingles away, I made the silly decision to renew. Moving away really does make the love burn a bit brighter!

I agree with Chaddy. Next week is payday and the fixtures are announced. Why not try and get a few more buying them then rather than hiking it by £80. I personally am on the fence - a big part of my decision is seeing if Burnley away clashes with my wedding. But by the time I find out there will be a huge price hike. So whilst this is a very selfish reason, I genuinely believe you'll get some starting to regain the 'bug' when they see the fixtures and local derby dates (not that they are typically kind to us).

Early bird is a joke, and was typically implemented when season tickets went on sale well before the end of the season. I wish someone would see sense and not bother with early bird and instead retain consistent pricing. People have had one payday to get the money together. I know that I personally start getting the bug more as the season nears closer, transfers happen (maybe not in our case) and the fixture list is out, yet we've put a big blocker on any fence sitters by ramping up prices as the season edges closer. Having the early bird window shut a few days before most people are paid is also brainless - yes they might squeeze a bit of extra cash from some, but they run the risk of alienating others. If someone is wavering, that price increase or the feeling of 'ah I could have got it cheaper' could be enough to dissuade them. The window for purchasing at a decent enough price is small enough, especially given it's during the 'football fatigue' period, where I personally tried to forget about football after a largely miserable campaign. The Euros may focus minds again but also most people will be focusing on England rather than thinking about the dross we will likely serve up next season.

Fair enough!

Gallagher is the king of hiding behind the defender. Even under JDT chances rarely fell to him and throughout various managers he doesn't miss *that* many chances (obviously had a few horror shows ie Reading away). It's either a lack of anticipation, fear of missing or both, but for a big lad he is very rarely in the right place at the right time. When in the first team Leonard missed a few but he made the runs and presented himself in attacking positions - Gally doesn't do that.

I'd drop Dom Hyam 100%. Or do you think we simply have to play 5 defenders? We didn't at Boro and played well. Id be comfortable playing 4 at the back vs Wednesday, especially if it adds a bit more steel in midfield - we completely lost the battle in there. And ah, 3 shots on target! Ignore me, I forgot what a barnstorming display it was - Wednesday were clearly lucky not to ship a hatful! Quick question Chaddy - at 3-1 down, would you have sacrificed a defender for a more attacking player or were you happy with our attacking play and continued with 5 in defence? And if so, would you have waited until an injury in the 75th minute to make said change?