Weather is fine in stoke

This is complete football manager talk but given theyve lost their star centre back, midfield is relatively lightweight in the saints lad and naff with pearson and their forward line is on paper strong I'd be packing midfield and cutting off supply Wild card for me. Szmodocs for gally, jrc into midfield and Britain right back. Play in their half and dominate the ball

Not the time really to be getting onto Mowbray but 12 months ago (with arguably a better more experienced team on paper) we'd have dwindled into a 2 nil loss and been told were young lads not up to it. What a turnaround

Sorba grafting like he's a youth academy lad from Darwen not a 6 month no option loanee - great

I am claiming that as foresight

Hoping their lack of outright attacking wingers means fullbacks can get more time. Also hope Sammie Dolan Gallagher et al can keep a back 3 busy

On our day I've seen us play as well as anyone Similarly to above too I thought Sheffield turned us over easily away No Mowbray death spiral to speak of I make that a positive, a negative, a positive. 1-0 Rovers

Quick browse or the Leicester forum after we've turned them at home and they seem to be sold on Pears Rankin Costello and Travis and have us as better team (till the 70th minute) Didn't have myself typing those words in that order this time last year

I go on about this but want to see Vale run his socks off here

Dont think Buckley was especially good or especially poor. Think his game will only be benefited by being surrounded by lads who put a shift in (Sammie Travis Dolan gally etc) Hopefully can do so and carry us to Wembley

For me if we are having Costello cut in side which I do think works with the back 4/back 3 shift then surely we play him left back (cutting onto his right - despite the defensive risk) and have Britain at right back to utilize his drive down the wing and crossing ability. May be an issue in that Britain and Thomas play a similar game (both want to beat a man on the outside and play a ball in) however

Fear we've worked out socks of all evening and then subbed on two lads without much graft in them (Vale and Morton) Hope I'm wrong and we get 10 more minutes of good running out of them

can you pick 6 numbers say between 1 and 50

Realize it won't work like this but you'd think the legs of Gally Dolan Travis and szmodocs should run Blackpool ragged and give Buckley ample time to pick them apart.

Realize Dolan isn't a striker nor is he the finished article but his first instinct being to play forward whether it's turn his man, play a ball or run at someone made him a standout for me today. Arguably better pressing today too from him than either of our centre mids

The Vale to Dolan change shows how far a bit of graft and trying hard can get you. Also says a lot about what spells at the lower level and probably a bit of experience outside a comfort zone gets you too

Centre mid and a goal scoring striker and we get 2 or 3 there. Is Leonard (think that's his name) an 'actual' striker as I don't think much of Vale. Feel sorry for JDT and some of the comments. Understand he's got the tactical understudy etc but turning around and looking at that bench who makes an impact? Dolan and hedges at best

This has Thomas injury and a Wigan late winner all over it

Dack being able to add this running to his game after his injuries does make me feel slightly sorry for him and what could have been (for him)

Apparently the teams got there at 16:10 and there's no issues so we've not bothered checking and left Now we've a meeting we've missed and can't go ahead with

Off to atletico madrid

Souttar off from stoke for 15-20m

Semenyo from Bristol going for 10 million and BBD on a free - not right

According to fotmob yes can play across the front 4 I've not seen him kick a ball in all fairness just work gossip

Aaron Collins a name I've seen too