only2garners

From what I've seen in the last week we have played three times and won once, drawn once and lost once. The team performances have been an inverse of the result with last Saturday being the worst and today the best. Disclaimer - I wasn't at the game today and missed the first 20 minutes or so on TV.

I saw the first few minutes of PNE v Norwich and much the same there. North End 2-0 up and the goalie gave a penalty away and then let a Holmes shot straight through him.

I’m not sure if this has been picked up elsewhere but Wales play Montenegro on Monday night. Both Owen Beck and Osmajic are in their respective squads and Osmajic is not banned as it’s an International. I’ve no idea whether either is likely to actually play.

Osmajic is starting for North End against Watford tonight.

The game before last Dolan was my man of the match.

Presumably if he has until Monday to respond he will be able to play on Saturday? Should be interesting if he does, away at Millwall.

The lad has spent barely 30 minutes on the pitch in the first team, half of it when we were coasting 3-0 up. No fan should have any serious opinion on him one way or the other yet.

The issue on this is a technical one I believe in that ST holders can get the discount online but not in the shop.

I give up. If I could be arsed I could look back at countless times when Pears (or other goalkeepers) have been blamed for poor saves and particularly punches that we have got away with because they were not finished off. Suggesting any save is automatically good if there is no goal is frankly beyond parody.

Or, right now, typing from holidays present, in Mallorca. Although I did the minutes at home.

That’s the whole point, it wasn’t a good save, he just got away with an airy push into the danger zone. .

I’m just imagining what you and others would have said if it had been Pears who had made that save and a North End player had hit our post.

That will be down to some old bloke with fat fingers writing the minutes I.e. me.

The one save he made was poor, presenting the ball to Dolan when he hit the post. On another day that’s 1-0 down.

How are Northern going to put on extra trains when they are currently cancelling large numbers of trains on Sundays because of a shortage of staff?

The 152 bus at 9.05 or 10.05 will get you to Preston Bus station, a lot nearer Deepdale than the train station.

Bauer was never going to start anyway before his new injury on Tuesday. He managed 2 sub appearances in August last season before getting injured and Tuesday was his first this season.

If that happened we would be starting the Preston game in 8th, even conceivably in 9th. It would be pretty remarkable if that happened though.

Great nephew to be precise.

Expected early November.

We're going to see London Grammar at the AO Arena and Paul Heaton at the Liverpool Arena in the next couple of months - both £35 plus booking fee.

Our last 9 meetings at Ewood Park have been won 3, drawn 3 and lost 2. At Ashton Gate it's won 3, drawn 2 and lost 4. Make of that what you will.

It's hard to imagine they are making very much. The charge is £1.50 and a second class stamp is 85p. Maybe the club can get them cheaper on contract but coupled with envelopes and labour there can't be much profit.

We have this issue on Monday's Fans Forum meeting as I've heard of similar problems from people trying to buy for the Blackpool game. I just tried to buy a ticket for tomorrow and I got to the checkout stage with no problems in about 30 seconds. I would suggest trying again with a different browser - that often sorts issues like this on other websites.

A good few years ago I was hosting a guy from Mali who was here doing some talks on Fairtrade and was also a big football fan. Lynsey sorted me out with a meeting with Morten Gamst Pedersen by the dugout. (I also sadly had to take him to Old Trafford for a tour!).