We have had plenty of sniffs, especially against Millwall. We are just turning our nose up at them.

Good touch and turn onto the shot there from JRC tbf.

Nope. Not what happened. 0-0 entirely likely though.

What's that black tape on Khadra's leg? Some sort of support?

Weird comment either way, nobody has been played off the park.

Rovers website seems to be unable to distinguish between Nyambe and JRC, as it has the former down as starting. It must think he played last time out too, as it claims Khadra for Giles is the only change from Millwall.

“Dack and Buckley, we’ll think about tinkering with formations and playing with two No.10s and giving teams with their positional play and not standing up against big centre halves and getting marked.” FFS Mowbray

FYI, I didn't read a single thing you wrote after you chose to make your opening line one that accused me of being one eyed for accurately completing the set of conditions which result in players not signing contracts. I didn't deny the other two conditions you posted are factors too. By denying the club haven't offered terms the players and their agent will accept, you are the one being one eyed. Argue if you want, I won't be engaging in it any further.

We won't if the finishing is the same too.

And the club not satisfying their demands.

The last couple of Mowbray headlines in the LT: No January transfer window regrets for Rovers boss Mowbray 'The right position' - Mowbray on Ryan Giles' right wing role I fucking give up.

Why is it that just the title of this thread fills me with dread?

Markanday only made one appearance. We have no idea if he would have made a difference or not.

If you can barely move, you can have whatever brain you like, you're not likely to put it in. Dunno about you, but I've played when I'm shattered and my touch, shot, pass all desert me because my body isn't doing what I want it to anymore. He'll be playing Saturday I'm sure. Regardless of how tonight went, I'm glad we didn't risk him.

Not learnt from our one dominant half one wanky half pattern then.

I'm glad JRC is dangerous in and around the box like we keep being told...

Bookies I looked at had us as strong favourites. About 2.75 I think it was, whilst Millwall were at 4. That was a few hours ago.

It isn't for sure. It's a nice thought, but it's no more than speculation. Fully fit and ready Dack, I'd agree. Puffing out his arse with achey muscles? I'd much rather not take the risk that it doesn't work or triggers his injury against rough house defenders, for the sake of 10 minutes in which he is unlikely to do anything. It'd definitely be a Saturday return for him, for me. Maybe even a starting role by then, but probably prefer to see how he does for the last 30.

I'm (moderately) sure he could manage it. I'm not sure he will be very good at it. He won't be physically very sharp after 90 mins the day before, especially at this stage of his recovery.

I see no sense in doing that a day after he played 90 minutes. After his long layoff, he will be knackered after that. On Saturday though, he needs to be coming into the frame.

They play games so far apart at international level, especially competitive ones, that the injury risk for them is a minimal factor. They don't even have any more fixtures scheduled in yet, so I'm assuming the next time he might be needed is the World Cup.

Yep, they are really starting to piss me off now. He's going to be half fit at best, he isn't going to be much use against Brazil and Uruguay. Coventry and Blackpool, with an extra week to train up, is a different story. But he could easily break down before then, in a high intensity game with travel thrown in. They honestly piss and moan every time he is missing for a game, but we've missed him for a bunch now. This season could decide the whole forward trajectory of this club. World Cups come and go. He is also a better player relative to our players than he is relative to theirs, ie we need him more to function. Fuck off Chile!!

Wouldn't be up to us, would it?

Dack isn't either. Nor does he look good at it when he plays there. We actually don't have a 'real' false 9 at the club. Let's play one anyway though eh?