Tyrone Shoelaces

Sorry, you're wrong there. The lad can play in the last third. Corry's never been there.

He'd be an improvement over what we've got at the moment, that's for sure. My issue is - has he been found out at Sheff Utd and that's his only way of playing ? I'm impressed by the way he's kept them plugging away although they were dead and buried by Xmas and their squad is pretty poor.

Yes, a nice ball to the left back - who should have been a couple of yards wider out if I'm being picky. He made it easier for Buckley but harder for himself. I like players who can spread the play effectively though. The ref got in a decent position and then allowed himself to be unsighted by other players. You can't give what you don't see. Although some refs would have done !

Much as I'd like to play the same team - Sat, Millwall - Tue, Swansea - Fri, Brentford means that changes are inevitable. The only good thing is there isn't any travelling involved.

Come on matey, the ball to Gallagher was worth the £10 fee alone. Speed of thought and a lovely touch. If that had been a certain midfield player not far from here ?

The run for the Dack " trip " was a great piece of play. It deserved a goal.

And we scored first with a lucky deflection. . That makes a big difference. Lucky goals are better than ordinary goals in one respect, you start to think " This is going to be our day for once ".

I'll remember him as the guy who wasted 3 seasons and £12 million in the process if he goes in Summer.

Having a target man who is prepared to turn a bad pass into a good pass with pure willingness to chase balls down is a massive asset in every team. That's one of the things that made Bellamy and Speedie such difficult opponents. Size isn't everything in a striker. I don't think Armstrong is as keen to chase lost causes as Dolan is. Dolan's got a trick or two on the ball, Armstrong is just pure pace.

I like the lad but he was playing in the first half wasn't he ?

If they'd have played a bit more instead of just watching they wouldn't be taken in so easily.

Two draws would do me in our next two games, keep the little bit of momentum going.

I think it's vital that we pick up some points out of the next four games. If we were to lose all those we would be in a run of 1 win and 10 losses in 11 games. Confidence would be on the floor by then so even beating the weaker teams would be a big ask. Getting something from Swansea on Tuesday would be a good start.

If he is going it's handy having two teams chasing him. The fee may go up. I wonder if he really was injured yesterday or just " his head wasn't in the right place ". For me although he's a better bet than Rhodes was because of his pace I still don't think he'll make the step up. If you're playing with one up front he's not the answer and that's how Brighton play at the moment. As a wide player he's average championship level.

He's on loan as far as I know.

You made a strange choice if you're trying to understand football. Any team that Mowbray organises is not going to be much of an example to go by.

I wouldn't say limited, he's just a bit one dimensional at the moment.

There was no pressure on the cross that Smith headed wide. Whoever was playing right back just waved a foot at it, that's not good enough. That left our centre halves at a disadvantage to Smith. I'd have backed him to put the header away.

Armstrong's an individualist. That makes it hard to fit him into a formation if you're relying on him to make the play as well as score goals. If he was that good he wouldn't be at Rovers now. We need a front man who can lead the line. I'd have paired him with another striker/target man and gone 4-4-2 years ago, just like Dyche did.

Not for me, any Rovers win makes my day big time. just like any loss ruins it. I'm a really bad loser. Mowbray made some big decisions today and they came off for once. As I said to my lad when he texted me the team _ " Bloody Hell ! One thing though, Millwall won't be expecting that line up anymore than we were. Whatever plans they've made must be out of the window at 2-00 pm ".

That was a big win for Burton, Peterborough are up near the top. Chapman couldn't work his magic for Shrews today. Magloire going well up in Jockland. My adopted home town team are bottom of their league.

I'm not sure Armstrong is the sort of striker that looks to bring other players in to the game regularly. That's part of the problem.

The difference was in 1970 and 1970 we had a real chance of winning the cup. The Iceland defeat just showed we weren't anywhere near good enough.

England 1 v Poland 1 actually Jim but it felt like a loss.

She phoned me after todays game. She's 90 with a bad knee and she'd be at Ewood on Tuesday if she could. She said " Double or quits on Tuesday night ? " So I took the bet - 3 points for Rovers then.