Could have been the new Johnny Price. He did ok after leaving Ewood, wasn’t he on the verge of a big move when he broke his leg ?

They put two of our players out for weeks last time we were down there. Two really bad fouls that they got away with. Let’s hope we get a ref who’s eyes aren’t painted on.

Their keeper didn’t exactly cover himself in glory for the first goal. If that had have been Kaminski letting that one in I wouldn’t have been too happy.

Especially with Dyche out of work, WBA would be the perfect fit.

We need not to take a backward step down there. It’s going to be ale house football, we need to be ready for it. I hope somebodies told JDT what to expect.

Stewart has got a medium term injury, couple of months out apparently.

It’s a hard one to call when it’s only 1-0. I used to say “ You never get tired as long as you’re winning “. Take somebody off and you lose your shape, concede an equaliser, and it’s “ Why did we make the subs “. We won 2-0, so he got it right.

I think the bloke at Bolton is one to watch for the future.

I agree about the kit. We haven’t had a good one for years in my opinion.

I no longer bother wether a “ goal “ is offside or not, at either end. They’ve made such a mess of the laws of the game that I just take whatever decision the officials give.

You can usually afford to have one in the team, especially when he’s playing in the opposing half most of the time. It’s when defenders start running into traffic with the ball you have problems.

You pass the ball forward and it gets cut out, you are still between the opposition and our goal. Run forward with the ball and you get robbed, you’re no longer between the opposition and the goal. Having said that players that can carry the ball from the half way line to the opposing penalty area are murder for defenders to deal with. As we saw from time to time with Rothwell.

Luton will be a good test this weekend. They beat us up last season. We’ve got a bit more steel in this team I hope.

We started out at a high tempo for a change and we scored first. We usually do ok when that happens.

Strange results tonight, so far only Rovers have won at home.

Well I didn’t see that coming. Made my night and probably tomorrow as well !

That’s the Chicken Chokers influence.

Montgomery Burns heh ?

What would happen if you came out with a statement like that in an everyday job ? You’d be looking for a another job at this moment.

He marked my card with the fiasco at the end of the promotion season when he basically let Wigan win the title. What manager in their right mind would do that ? Follow that up with all the statements that the promoted players were good enough and we only needed a few squad players ! That was enough for me. Jack would have fired him on the spot.

That’s the worrying thing. The longer that run goes on the more it gets entrenched.

There’s more chance of you signing a contract with Rovers than Brererton signing on again.

They were brilliant. It makes a difference when you’re playing at 30 and not 70.

I remember a game, at Fulham I think, when he gave a master class in how to play centre forward. Another one who fell foul of Souey when he was on his way to losing the plot.

Hornets v Oldham for me today. El Classico. Last time I was at Whitehaven for the rugby Mrs Shoelaces was wearing a brand new Panama hat for the first time. I’d bought it her for her birthday. As we were walking by the harbour wall a big gust of wind came along and blew the hat into the harbour ! Gone forever ! She wasn’t best pleased.