Looking in my Jackman’s it could only have been versus Rotherham on 25th March in front of nearly 26k. It’s the only goal Crossan scored at Ewood in 1952!

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Not a name I’m familiar with but I’m sure some of you will remember him.

And yet he did both in the cup against Newcastle last season when he was the best player on the pitch. It’s not ability holding him back. It’s thinking he’s that good that he can just stroll round the centre of the park popping off 10 yard passes like he’s playing in a charity match. Like Matty says, he’ll wake up one day and wonder why he’s in his prime and playing for Fleetwood.

JDT was brought in to achieve promotion. That was the project. Part of that project was to win enough games to gain promotion. All this nonsense about the club not wanting promotion is just that, nonsense. Unfortunately we have shit owners who haven’t got a clue how to go about it, and shit administrators who can’t even finalise transfers. We were probably the O’Brien transfer away from getting in the play offs in JDTs first season. It all went to shit in his 2nd when Venkys shit ownership reared its ugly head again in the form of the funding issue. At least we now have a manager who appears to know what he’s doing, and a recruitment team who seem adept at picking up quality players on the cheap. I’m hopeful for this season. The top 6 is always up for grabs in a competitive league. If we are there or thereabouts in January it’s hoped Eustace is properly supported and the fuckwits above him don’t sabotage his plans.

You said he should be replaced by more suitable ‘wide players’ thereby confirming my suspicion that you thought he was being asked to play like a wide player. I’m sorry you found it patronising that you hadn’t grasped what Eustace was asking Baker to do. I’m glad we’re finally on the same page. It’s been quite a journey. 😉

After the 2nd half of last season when only Sammie was capable of putting the ball in the net, I would never have thought we’d be joint top scorers in the league after 5 games.

You’ve still misunderstood Baker’s role. He isn’t playing as a traditional wide player.

City are actually really dull to watch. Pass, pass, pass, pass, and then the goal machine does his thing. Really efficient, but absolutely no individuality allowed and very little flair. The Prem is getting increasingly bland as nearly every team plays the same way.

I’ve watched AW a few times on MOTD this season and 3 or 4 times I’ve seen him go to ground and miss the tackle in the middle of the park. Each time the opposition have scored a few seconds later. Every time its his lack of strength/pace that lets him down. He’s obviously a fantastic footballer with the ball at his feet but he’ll need to improve the defensive side of his game if he’s going to reach the very top.

The newfound mental fortitude you speak of shows the value of having experienced campaigners in your team. Eustace won that battle in the summer. A lot on here were hoodwinked in the summer with talk of ‘sell on value’ and getting upset if we were linked with anyone over the age of 24. Having a young team means fuck all if you go to pieces under pressure, as JDT found out last season. There was a reason he kept calling for experienced signings. Credit to Eustace for sticking to his guns. The people above will hopefully wind their necks in from now on.

Gueye joint top of the Championship assists chart with 3 (Brittain is joint 2nd with 2) Yuki joint top of the scoring chart with 4. He’s averaging a goal every 64 minutes, which is better than anyone else.

It’s noticeable from that clip just how quick Yuki is over a short distance. When he cut inside on to his left just before the shot he left the defender for dead.

Lots of re-writing of history going on as regards JRC. Best RB In the Championship? Come on now! JRC is slow and can’t defend. But he suited how JDT wanted his full back to play i.e. he was good enough technically to drop into midfield in that way (JDT in-joke) that Pep popularised. Eustace does it slightly differently in that he likes his wide midfielder to drop into central areas and the full back to bomb on down the wing (see Brittain/JRC for most matches this season and then yesterday Baker/Beck) I see people slagging Baker saying he isn’t a winger. He isn’t but again that isn’t the role he’s being asked to play. He’s there to drag people centrally, make the extra man in midfield, and leave the flank open for Beck. JRC does the same job on the other side when Brittain is playing. I think JRC is a really good footballer but he isn’t suited to either full back role under Eustace. He can’t fly down the wing and play the Brittain/Beck role and he isn’t a good enough defender to play the Pickering/Carter role. JRC was excellent under JDT as a No8 until he got injured.

I didn’t mention ‘overplaying’

Injured

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Bolton getting battered 4-0 at home to Hfield in front of 23k

Yeah cuz, we good. No beef.

If there’s a better team in world football at the moment I’d like to see them.

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