Tyrone Shoelaces

As soon as I saw it was Travis on the ball I knew where the shot was going. Fair play to the guy for getting up in support right at the death. He must have been knackered. So much for getting rid of him ! He’s indispensable at the moment.

Or Sammi. That was Sammi’s strength, he made his mind up quickly and kept whatever he was doing simple.

I give everybody a chance when they come in, apart from Coyle, he was obviously a walking disaster. Eustace had done pretty well at Big Club so I reckoned he must have something about him. He immediately put right what JDT never could, the constant leaking of goals, apart from the aberration at Bristol. As you say the two life saving away performances at Leeds and Leicester told me the players were playing for him. This season we’re back to being the resilient Blackburn Rovers team that we expect from teams wearing the Blue and White. We aren’t brilliant but we are a hard working team that are giving 100% , that’s all I ever ask for.

That’s what I thought. He always wants that extra touch. It needs coaching out of him.

How many goals would prime Shearer score in this City team in this current Premier League ?

Just watching the Dolan - Travis move right at the death that ended up with Travis banging it over the bar. Does anybody else think Dolan took a touch too many ? Could he have passed it sooner ?

Then he failed to book the guy who rugby tackled Big Mak to the ground.

It wasn’t a “ block “, it was two players coming together in pursuit of the ball. It used to happen all the time without free kicks being given either way. Now if you have a coming together in the penalty area in particular it’s either a penalty or a free kick. Very rarely is it “ play on “.

Sums up what makes Wharton stand out as a player. Not many of them about.

Blackburn ? Don’t you mean Rovers, no Rovers fan uses Blackburn.

I like his style.

That’s what impressed me with Phillips, he always looked to have plenty of time. Nicely unhurried. He could go far.

Maybe his eyes are only painted on.

That can happen when the linesman is almost right on top of the play. He’s got to watch the ball and the passer and then instantly move his head to spot the runners to his right. By time he’s focussed the striker could have run off side. A linesman on the other side of the pitch would have a better view.

Give it a couple of weeks and you’ll see a player in the Prem do what Guyere did today and nothing will happen. The ref has ticked that box now. It’s like when we signed Oojer. They brought out a rule to stamp out the holding on at corners in the box. Oojer does it and gets a red card. Two weeks later it’s all forgotten, and just look at the holding in the box these days.

It should be for all the stupid stuff, kicking the ball away, time wasting etc

That might work against a poor Eire team but he’ll get hammered with that sort of line up against a good team. Nobody to play the ball winning Rice role apart from Rice. and if he gets injured nobody at all. Of course if he’d have picked Wharton he would have had back up.

Was that the game were he took out two Burnley players with one tackle ? Worthy of a “ What happens next “ on TV.

He ruined a game that was boiling up to be an end to end classic. Once the card came out it was backs to the wall and park the bus. How many times have you seen that happen in a game ? Should be 10 minutes in the sin bin, like in rugby.

That’s one of the hardest shots in the book to pull off. It’s coming across your body from left to right but you need to get it further to the right. Also you can’t give it too much in case it goes over the bar. A perfect combination of slice, power, and placement.

I thought that when I saw his video, him and LeSaux. Coming out on top in that game today will be worth a dozen games in Scotland.

Is “ didn’t do well “ a new euphemism for “ being shit “ ?

It certainly looked like it. I’m still waiting for his apology.

Perfect day for a game of football. If we can’t put in a performance today it’ll be a poor do.

I’m thinking just for this particular game. JRC has played at left back before. Failing that Brittain could play there and JRC at right back.