My dad grew up a Man City fan (as he grew up in Manchester). I converted him to Rovers when I was a kid when the family moved here. I apologise at every home match.

Why waste your breath? The Venkys aren't going to be pressured into selling.

"Erm, here's our new signing, some kid from Rochdale".

You can get buggered if you think I'm taking on the CEO job for a third of what Waggot has been paid for the last few years.

He doesn't have to come here permanently if we don't get promoted.

Chelsea LITERALLY just messed up the Ziyech transfer. They can hardly be considered an inexperienced club in the transfer market considering they've spent about £600m this January.

Giles is a LWB / FB who looked like a fish out of water playing IF on the right. Mowbray got him and thought "Mahrez". Much like he got Rothwell and thought "Benzema".

Which fans are they duping? Ewood Park is more than half empty these days.

Think that Ronaldo lad is sick of the Middle East yet? He wouldn't even have to move house.

So I wouldn't call them 'highlights' as such, as apparently our only attack of the game was their OG, but:

No, fans have become "too relaxed" about the Venkys because they're cockroaches and won't die. They're determined not to sell the club and they have enough money / influence / power for their wishes to be adhered to, regardless of what thousands of lancastrians think.

Give over. There's this baffling notion of that season ticket holders are easily led sheep - it's a narrative is that needs to die.

He'll be looking for a new job now no doubt.

Honestly they play silly buggers on Deadline Day by leaving it to the last second - it only takes one minor administrative error and you have no time to correct it. Chelsea have sent the wrong documents to PSG for Ziyech so he can't be loaned there this window - I'd say they're pretty experienced at transfers!

None of this should surprise anyone. I think we were knocked for 6 when Undav decided to stay at Brighton and that other lad was retained by his French club. The most disappointing thing is that we don't seem to have a tap into the Scandinavian market, which is what you'd think the manager and the DoF would bring by default considering their previous jobs. I was expecting at least one shrewd signing from there in the past 2 windows.

Everyone is of course assuming the mistake was on our end...

The lad that hasn't scored for 11 matches?

It was over when that French lad pulled out yesterday. That and the Brighton lad sticking down South - we were always scrambling at that point.

There's basically a media blackout with this game - can't find highlights anywhere.

And I've watched him ghost past Championship players in the cup games. I can see why JDT is reluctant to play him - he's tiny and doesn't track back - but he has something going forward. Ah well, let's hope it's a good loan deal for him and re-assess in the summer.

I mean has Markanday played any league minutes this year? Thomas doesn't replace him in that sense - maybe just on the wage bill.

Don't you get £170m in broadcast revenue from the PL? They're gambling their future, much like Leeds did.

I was out playing football, but I hear there was another assist for the much maligned Szmodics?

We already play 4-2-3-1 and have done for a good portion of the season. It's JDTs preferred formation.

Adopt?