He's 51, but I agree with you. You'd still be playing with 10, mind.

His agent had better double check the contract he's signed with Villerreal is binding because I'm sure they will be. He's been poor in 2023 and was awful tonight against Hull. We've no reason to play him again this season.

After two howlers last match? Have a word, JDT.

I hope the players are more up for this than I am. I can't be bothered with a 7.45pm kick off on a Saturday.

Looking more and more likely the stigma of being the only club to win the PL and get relegated is about to be removed.

We had the opportunity to put ourselves 7 points clear of the chasing pack with a win at Birmingham...

I don't recognise Greater Manchester considering Lancashire County Cricket Club's ground is located in Manchester.

It's simply not happening - we fucked up the January transfer window by not bringing in a goal scorer, it's been a slow slide down the league since. Just enjoy the progress we've made and hope JDT stays and is backed in the summer.

Lancashire derby, relegation decider (for Wigan at least). Neither team is busting a gut to win this and it's very scrappy. Bowler subbed off after an hour looking disinterested.

This Blackpool - Wigan game is terrible.

I don't love JDT, but yes I despise any manager that runs down the club he's at in the media. Especially one as tactically inept as Mowbray.

They hit us on the break twice. We, once again, squandered a hatful of chances - the difference at most levels of football is how clinical you are in front of goal. We run Gallagher out there as the tip of our spear...

Mostly dog shit?

Oh we're not advancing in the Playoffs - I'd just like to get there for once.

It is - that's the worry. Unless Leonard starts banging them in, there simply aren't enough goals in this team to decide our own fate (in a positive manner at least).

It's Morton's first loan, they won't have asked for much. Archer is a proven commodity at this point.

Doubtful - they were last-minute deals and will be for peanuts. Archer won't have been cheap - he's already scored 15+ goals in the Championship as a 20 year old.

We must have been watching different games.

We needed a striker in January, everyone knows that - they tried to get two and failed on both. I'd love to know what kind of loan fees they're paying for Archer / Ramsey et al. I'd dead set against pumping your side full of loanees unless they're definitely going to take you over the top to the PL. It's like paying rent instead of a mortgage.

Ah, you've got to love instant karma.

Ramsey scores a tap in and runs across to the Norwich fans (he was on loan at Norwich earlier in the season) to taunt them. What a prick.

You have to change the keeper - two goalkeeping errors last match and we're generally leaking goals now.

Is this game not being broadcast anywhere?

Broughton said they'd 'done right' by Rochdale, so I assume money has changed hands.

I really, really like JDT and hope to god he stays and is backed in the summer - but I have no confidence we'll get the result we need from that fixture list. That's about as tough as it comes.