Wow, I sure don't give a shit about that! Better over the professional minutes than Morton, has been all season, that's all I care about. Honestly I don't give a monkey's if when he trains he just runs around helicoptering his nob proclaiming himself to be the reincarnation of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Probably be introduced soon, too late to help us. That's how things usually go. Champions League qualification not just being the champions came in too late to help us (we'd have had two further qualifications under current rules), FFP came in nearly as soon as it could screw us, reduced protection for lower league clubs against their youngsters being poached came in at the worst time for us, Sky money always seems to improve hugely after we go down, etc etc etc etc.

I don't know why you do. The way things are going, we could win both games and still not go up. There are four teams that, if two of them do the same and win their remaining games, would go up ahead of us. Knowing our luck, that would happen even if we won our last two. I have this horrible feeling looking at the form guide that Tony Smug Cunt Mowbray's Sunderland side, who are barely back up from League One, will make the playoffs in his first season there after he fannied around for years here barely threatening them. FUCK FOOTBALL, I'm SICK of it!

Well, robbed again. Outplayed them, world class goal from their lad out of nowhere with the only shot they hit on target all game, robbed of a stonewall penalty at the death (handball just doesn't seem to apply when we play), scum win the title on our turf as a result of robbery, nothing else to say but that I'm off and on the voddies. Fuck this.

Not sure why Dolan is being blamed, don't think Hyam gave a shout there. Lad's eyes aren't in the back of his head.

His third start in 6 days, against the best side in the league, will be a real test of his stamina that some posters have claimed isn't up to standard yet. He hasn't played a lot of games at this level to build his match fitness up either. I'll not be surprised if he starts looking leggy around 60 minutes, especially with the effort he's likely to put in against this lot. Hopefully that's enough!

No, but he could have just brushed over the topic and moved on quickly. He was for sure the best player, you can't expect more, he's been excellent for Rovers...these kind of comments make me question the man's judgement. And nevermind just before the World Cup, or eventually dropping him for Buckley, he should have been dropped well before the WC for Wharton.

Nope, we're in real trouble now. Spurs and West Ham playing each other, plus one more game each. I'd say we need Spurs to lose that one, and lose to Manure (only a place above us) who in their last 5 have drawn 1 and lost 4. West Ham's extra game is bottom placed Leicester. Even if Spurs draw both games, they'll finish above us on GD if we lose to Palace. Our only saving grace might be Palace's form seems to have wobbled a bit and they're our last game. They've drawn one and lost one 5-0 in their last two, and we would probably have beaten them recently but Eastham got sent off. However they're also third in the league so are clearly one of the better sides. It's away. Think we're going down, personally.

Take it and put it in the bin maybe. In fairness, I wouldn't entirely disagree with the rest of your post I left out, but I'd be terrified of us signing him under JDT who seems to want to play him as much as possible. Maybe that was just a clause but I don't want to find out by bringing him here again. Also, with Wharton and Buckley already here I don't see any need for him.

He was a Roman soldier of Greek heritage born in Cappadocia (which is modern day Turkey). That's a whole lot of things that aren't English. I'm also not religious so I don't give a monkeys about celebrating saint's days. Before anyone asks tryna be clever, for me Easter is about chocolate eggs, and Christmas is about spending time with family and sharing gifts, booze, food and company. If St George's Day became a big thing and there were fun things for me to do during it, I could go along with that, but I'm also not arsed if it's not celebrated at all. Never actually been out on St Patrick's Day, just coincidence, but I'd take the excuse for a good time if I was out, whilst caring barely a jot that it's very much an Irish national celebration. They're all just days about dead people. Symbolism is overrated. Side note, as history isn't overrated, I believe England did have English patron saints before George: Edmund the Martyr and Edward the Confessor, who had also both been Kings. Edward being a particularly famous one you may recall from school (died 1066 if that helps). Anyway! Shouldn't this be in the non-football forum?

Morton out for the season. I know I've been crying out for Wharton to play more games, and this will now force the issue, but I can't say this is how I wanted it to happen. My concern is it's now basically just Wharton, because Buckley is out, that can play this playmaking role in CM. If he gets injured tomorrow for example, we're buggered. It also means he can't really be brought off when tiring, meaning he could build fatigue quickly and not play at the standard he can earlier in games too. Fortunately there are only three games left, potentially six if we scrape the playoffs. Probably can't play the sort of midfield 3 we've played lately that's looked alright either. It'll probably have to be two spoilers and Adam, if we do. You could maybe bring Szmodics back there, but he looked dangerous against Preston playing further up.

It was a perfectly fair market rate at the time.

I'm not sure any player who says they're a Rovers fan is a true Rover. Seems to mean something different to most players. But Jones certainly claimed to be, Wharton claims to be - how can you spot the difference at this stage?

Like it did for Phil Jones?

Time to get as wasted as this opportunity, lads

For once, I'm going to be taking your advice. I don't remember the last time a game of football hurt me this much, and I'm probably going to feel awfully similar on Tuesday.

Think he was trying to replicate JRC's goal, expecting the keeper to go down so he could lift it over him. But it was pitiful. At least hit it hard even if you're looking to send it over him. He wasn't close enough to him for the soft lob.

Your mate had a good game tbf, was a pain for us. I kinda wish we'd bought him just so he hadn't got in the way today, as we really needed this.

I don't think I can do this anymore. That was unimaginably cruel

And moments after I posted this he proved me right!!

Only badly timed passing/running from other players stopped him putting us one up in the first half. He finished it ruthlessly and he looks like he'll do the same again if we let him. Pushed for the handball, can't blame him for not scoring it.

For who? Szmodics has been excellent

Looked to me when they zoomed in on him after that he was trying to argue that we weren't going anywhere with it. I can't lip read, just his expression seemed incredulous that we wanted the advantage.

I like JRC and his efforts haven't been bad, but it's a worry that someone with one league goal in his career is taking so many of our shots.

Yes handball, because he was pushed in the back...