Maybe our coach pointed it out to him as well.

That’s the thing we’re coming out on the right side of crunch matches.

I was thinking of going as well Jim.

It was just two players coming together on the the Dolan “ goal “. I don’t think either player was properly aware of the other, so you had a collision. Play on for me. Nobody was catching Dolan anyway.

Here’s me thinking Phillipl was really good with numbers !

Shearer in his prime could score from anywhere in the last third. He scored some real thunderbolts in his time. He was jaw droppingly good.

They have some decent players but that didn’t look to me like a “ Premier League Team “ in the making like you could have argued the team we last played was. Lots of good players but no outstanding prospects that look like they could step up anymore. Lots of pretty average championship level players now. The lad who fouled Big Mak is supposed to be a class defender but class defenders don’t end up having to rugby tackle the guy they’re supposed to be marking to stop them ! Just one example.

If you watch the video of him you could see he’s the sort of player that likes to really get involved. Bags of pace and he’ll be brave on the ball. I was wondering about his temperament in a massive game. He came through with flying colours against what could have been a tricky opponent. I smiled at Eustace saying when he told the lad he was playing on Friday the lad went a bit pale. !

He took his “ goal “ really well though. A nice finish.

I agree, Trav did his level best but I could see where that shot would end up.

Yeah, Racing Club v Celtic comes to mind, or Chile v Italy 1962. It’s another game now.

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.