Has Pears left too?

I posted this a week or so ago on another thread, Waggotts latest interview was pretty frank and honest for me, supporting the point above from a former member of this Parish. Here we have a lower league CEO with one hand tied behind his back, working for a Championship club with abysmal owners, nothing more than that really.

Football seasons back, it’s hammering down in West Yorkshire! But as we all know, the sun always shines on Ewood Park. John Bull for dinner, few pints and 1-1 draw against promotion candidates West Brom. Oh I do like to be beside the seaside oh I do like to be beside the sea oh I do like to walk along the prom prom prom, where the brass band plays, **** off West Brom.

One club receives £44m this season from parachute payments, one club receives £7m. Come on Wednesday, the odds are stacked firmly against you.

70’s Chic!

Tripe.

I was on the East Coast last weekend and the weather was glorious, people in the sea, on the beach, I was really hopeful for the game. But yesterday it was torrential here in West Yorkshire, never stopped raining for 12hrs, I'm not surprised the game was called off.

If anyone is missing cricket, I'd advise you to read the first 20 pages of this thread, Ashes 2013 - Its bloody hilarious and predictable, some habits die hard it seems!

We are all fools Matty, for thinking they could ever turn the corner, its never going to happen. Football and its fans are like no other industry, treat them like dirt, take them for granted and still they come back for more. Its in the blood sadly and right now we are in a bad marriage with no way out, but eventually we will turn the corner and this lot will leave, I just hope I'm alive to see it.

It’s 176 days until the next England men’s test match, how will we cope?

Thats a hell of a side Jim and all credit to you for posting it to be shot at! Some of those greats I've never seen, but no Joe Root in the side? An honourable mention, but he doesn't make the batting lineup? Anderson? I'd be interested why Root or Anderson don't get in, maybe even Swann for the spin option. But still a tremendous side.

If it gets rid of Venkys I'd take that now.

Look the other way Matt

It really is no surprise any long SG, people forgive and forget with a few wins and a bit of optimism, then Venkys pop the heads above the parapet and its back to square one. Lambert was brought in and promised money to rebuild - He was lied to and walked. Warnock was lined up before Coyle, owners went for Coyle.....the cheap option and Warnock took Cardiff up on a shoestring. Mowbray was given funds, but when push came to shove the owners pulled rank, stopped him selling to buy and the rest is history. Last seasons managerial debacle - Plenty of decent names came forward, plenty of names pulled out due to lack of funds and no ambition. JDT has been s**t on twice from a great height in his first year as manager, I'm surprised he's still here to be honest. Allowing players to walk for free when we're skint is unforgivable. That is just off the top on my head....... This doesn't get any better until Venkys sod off.

In all the euphoria and back slapping after the game yesterday, it never dawned on me until this morning that England took 7 wickets after the rain delay yesterday, 7 wickets! What time did they come back on? 4.30pm'ish? That is some going that against the best side in the world.

I've not lived locally for many years now, but the Nabs Head was a staple for us, run by Michael, a Rovers fans, who used to manage The Royal Oak at Riley Green before branching out himself. No idea what has happened to the pub, we were thinking about dropping in last season after the Norwich game but it never happened due to a crash on M6.

Great scenes - Shout out for Moeen too, who came out of retirement to serve his country and he’s been brilliant.

Agnew definitely said Woakes wasn’t risked due to a niggle.

This has to be one of the best Ashes series ever, it’s had everything. Any chance we can play another 5 tests to decide the winner?

Just watched that Bairstow catch again, unbelievable reaction time to take that.

He had a niggle apparently, that was the reason for his omission.

Two very good captains no doubt about that Jim. Just on Stokes, he took over an England side that had won 1 game in 17 and with virtually the same players, that side was 10 wins in 11 and not now 11 wins in 17, some record that. The Times cricket journalist, Mike Atherton, calls this transformation astonishing, never witnessed before in English cricket.

I'm saying nothing.......OjF 👍

Mike Atherton in the press over night talking about Ben Stokes going down as one of Englands best captains, given time. Praise indeed from a former England captain who knows his onions. Rain falling in London right now, but it looks like we may get some play today 🤞

Manchester City are the finished article right now, they need very little tinkering, Pep provides the philosophy, the tactics and style play, the finished article. English cricket is very much a work in progress, we have Crawley, Brook, Ducket, Pope and Archer, with Stokes, Key and Brendon providing the philosophy, tactics and style of play. Plenty of places up for grabs, a work in progress.