Had hoped Luton would rest a few players today. No real surprises with our line up.

Joao Pedro has just been sold to Brighton for £30million. He's talented but is he really that good? We can all see what Whartons trajectory will be. £30 - £40million is the lowest amount that we should even begin talking to other clubs. You see Real Madrid doing it all the time with Brazilian clubs. They'll buy their young stars for anywhere between £30 to £70 million. We're not little old Blackburn Rovers who should be grateful for any offers. We've got a potential superstar in our ranks. Other clubs can absolutely do one if they think they can come in and low ball us. Even if Wharton doesn't fulfill his potential he's clearly a Premier League standard player. The going rate for any player at that level isn't far off £20million anyway so that amount of money is fairly risk free for a Premier League club. Just because it's a lot of money to us, doesn't mean we should all of a sudden start accepting well below market value. I don't care if we could rebuild our squad for £20million. We could rebuild far better for £40million. If nobody wants to pay that, then that's fine. When he shoots us to the Premier League they'll have to cough up £80million once he shows the world what we all know he is capable of.

By Tom Lockyer. Good defender, total thug. If Luton go up he's the type of player who will really struggle. No way he'll be able to get away with his thuggery in the Prem.

Mowbray is a dinosaur. He's got a very good squad at Sunderland. If things are going well, Mowbray is quite good at riding the wave because he gives the players so much responsibility. He let's them go out there and do their thing and allows them to run the dressing room. When things are not going well Tony is a bloody nightmare. At the time where the players really need a manager he goes missing, insular, stubborn, blaming everyone but himself. These are observations but the results back this up. He's horrendous at turning things around when things go south. Given the quality of Sunderlands squad its no surprise to see them in the mix. But Tony was an average manager when he was here and that's not changed overnight.

Correction. We never actually do things, let alone do them the hard way 😂

In my opinion the release of ChatGPT and the effective race it's triggered for all companies to dominate the world of AI is the biggest invention / product since the Internet. Its going to completely change the world, for everyone. In my line of work and small bubble it's all anyone is talking about, so posting in here to hear a cross section of opinions - Have people heard of ChatGPT? - Are you using it and if so what for / how regularly? - Does it worry you, excite you, or both? Personally I'm using it daily. I have to create a lot of learning / training in my line of work and can do it two or three times quicker with the use of ChatGPT. For anyone not aware of what it is here is a quick screenshot. I've only asked it to explain what it is / does in basic language.

I'm not sure this game really matters too much. It'd take quite a set of results for us to make the playoffs with anything less than 6 points, 3 of which would need to be against Millwall

I love Dacky and really want him to stay, but I'm sure the club will be offering him a new contract on reduced wages rather than triggering the one year option. If my head is ruling over heart, that is the right thing to do.

Me too. Everyone was up in arms around the Coventry equaliser due to the handball. But they had multiple corners towards the end of the game with half their team in our 6 yard box trying to wrestle Pears and our defenders pretty much behind the goal line. The ref chatted to them on 2 or 3 separate occasions but didn't actually blow his whistle once.

I don't think they will be on the beach as such. I'm sure they'll be giving 100%. It makes sense though, that now the automatics are no longer possible, that extra 5% may no longer be there. But I do not think they'll turn up and just roll over. April has also been a tough month for every team with so many games. I'm hoping they have a couple of players who may have been carrying niggles or are fatigued and subsequently get rested. It would be encouraging to see Morris and Lockyer not in the starting line up.

By this do you mean a 15 point deduction, only for it to be rescinded a few months later, making a mockery of the league. What I find incredible is seeing some of the worldwide bans from football upheld, yet the point deduction rescinded. Surely its either one or the other. Its like they've been found guilty but decided to only punish the individuals rather than the club, but they were acting in what they saw as the clubs best interest, bringing them an advantage. They weren't doing it for their own personal gain. Every time the Italian league seems to be improving the authorities over there somehow seem to totally mess it all up.

Hypothetically, if Rovers and Millwall both win the next game and one of Sunderland or Coventry drop points, our final game against Millwall could see a draw resulting us both dropping out of the playoffs on the final day. A good old fashioned, next goal wins. Considering we're crap at scoring goals, that would be a pretty worrying scenario but a rollercoaster final day nonetheless. West Brom losing tonight gives me a glimmer of hope. If they'd gone above us too, I'd have put our chances as next to zero. That coupled with Luton now having pretty much nothing to play for means there is still a chance. I do think that promotion would take a minor miracle though. Even if we somehow make the top 6, our lack of firepower will surely see us falter in the playoffs.

Let this sink in. Brereton has scored 3 league goals since the world cup. And one of those was the free kick against West Brom, where the goalie showed the wrist strength of a Jacobs cream cracker and palmed it into the net. I'll have good memories of him, wish him the best and to an extent will follow his career with interest. He had a real fairy tale season, but unfortunately, I think been found out.

Project talk at clubs without parachute payments is appropriate. However, it's also important to recognise the time to strike, otherwise your best players are poached and you end up constantly having to rebuild. This summer is that time. No doubt. We have two good goalkeepers, quality centre backs, 2 good full backs in Pickering and Brittain, with an excellent one in JRC. Our centre midfield is strong but does need one quality addition and we have the jewel of not only our club, but the whole league in Adam Wharton. This summer we need new attackers. A quality forward to lead the line and new wingers. It's vital we get this right. GB talked of Tyler Morton as a stop gap, until certain players matured so as not to block their development long term. This summer our loans can't be stop gap players, we need a couple who will be some of the first names on the team sheet, to supplement a couple of quality permanent transfers. For me the January debacle surrounding O'brien doesn't sit at GB's door. But JDT said it perfectly when questioned about O'brien. He said "he's not a striker is he". Broughton did fail in supplying JDT what he clearly needed in that sense. Broughton absolutely has to deliver this summer. If he doesn't then I'm sure JDT will leave in the near future which would be very bad for the club. Looking at our performances this year and the lack of depth in the squad, I think he's shown himself to be an excellent manager. Come on GB. Time to show us your worth and strike whilst the irons hot.

Game on game Wharton is getting better. He was by far the best player on the pitch tonight though he did fade in the last 20 minutes. Could you imagine if next season we sign a quality midfield partner for him. I know we'd have been less likely to see minutes from Wharton this season, but a midfield pairing of Wharton and O'brien would be untouchable. Not only because of his potential and because he's a Rovers fan, we cannot sell. Simply because its not just potential, he is head and shoulders above everyone else right now, to the point whereby he has the ability to fire us to promotion next year. X factor players do not come along in this division very often, so it makes this summer even more important. Give him a proper supporting cast and he'll take us up. An entire new front 3 is required. I'd also like to see a quality centre midfielder to pair him with. Buckley and Travis can step in as squad players or if we want 3 in midfield. Wharton, an O'brien type player, and some genuine attacking options and we'll be knocking on the door for top two. I'm sure he's a future England International, the jewel in our crown and our ticket out of this blasted league.

We were by far the better team on the night. Everyone else has said it but January screwed us over. No quality up top, no cutting edge and done by a world class goal out of nothing. The ref could have easily sent Cork off and how the lino didn't see that handball at the end by Barnes.

Perfect comparison. He just oozes quality. Considering this is against Burnley and not Blackpool, it's by far his best performance. I can't belive just how good he is.

No Mola please 😂

There was an interview with Wharton the other day and part of it mentioned him playing in a deeper role. At one point he laughed about enjoying it because it meant he didn't have to run as much as its not one of the main pressing roles in the team. Hopefully it means his stamina will be up to it tonight, though personally I'd love to see him a little higher up the pitch as he's by far our most creative player.

I'd keep Szmodics up top centrally and bring Garrett in for Morton. I'd definitely have Leonard on the bench though with the intention of him playing a good amount of the second half. Only other option I see is playing a 4231 with Szmodics up top and Dack in the number 10 position. However I'd be pained to see us move away from 433 against Burnley. I think they will dominate the midfield if we've only got 2 players in there.

I agree if the bids were touching at that 25 million mark it would really force the club to begin considering the offers. I'd still be pained to see us accept. Personally though, given the amount of first team action he's seen thus far, I don't think it's realistic that clubs will offer that amount. I think they will try some cheeky bids of around 8 million which would represent a relatively low risk gamble for Premier League teams.

Can ask for you to add a bit of meat to the bones Chaddy. What kind of money would it take for you to think we should contemplate selling Wharton?

Next year he can help fire us to promotion. Do that and perform well in the prem and he's fetching 50 million. No part of selling him at this stage in his career makes sense.

Fully agree with this. You can say it was a slip and unlucky but it's only because he's too tight and trying to get to the ball first. It's basic defending. If a player has their back to goal, especially in that position on the pitch its pretty safe. Just press him back down the field. By trying to steal the ball you've got to get around the man and are risking being rolled. It's utterly incompetent defending. Hedges brain fart moment shouldn't have cost us. It was stupid but it didn't leave the team out of position. Wharton did. It's hard to articulate just how much he's regressed this season. He's become an absolute liability. One of the worst players in our squad.

We didn't deserve that. Preston didn't deserve that. There's always a slice of luck in football and luck has deserted us recently. But if you want the clearest example of you make your own luck, that football can ever offer, step forward Ryan Hedges.