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They’re more than good enough.

Soccerlord.se

I’d snap your hands off at 5m. Much like I’d have sold him in summer. We aren’t threatening the top of the table and aren’t at risk at the bottom. If we sell him, at worst we are questioning why we haven’t seen the Brereton money reinvested. If we keep him, we’re accepting we have no money to replace him.

We were the better side for 70 minutes tonight, that’s what makes it hard to take. This team (and manager) are capable of winning a major tournament.

This is arguably the most frustrating bit about it for me.

We’re giving Sparks free rein this evening on the old Whiteman debate. He deserves his moment of glory.

Come on Dacky, show him what you can do.

Your empathy-less, Chaddy. Either that or just can’t compute anything other than your own opinion. Are you familiar with Hanlon’s Razor? If not, Google it. And perhaps more concerning, don’t seem to have any idea about the struggles the people around you are suffering with. It doesn’t matter what you did. This is about other people. Families who will have saved for weeks, months, to afford to buy their loved ones a Rovers kit and can’t get one from the shop. They’ll spin it, supply issues, logistics, manufacturing. You can buy it direct from Macron. But as far as I’m concerned it’s the basics and they can’t get it right. I feel really sorry for fans with little money who will spend precious pounds going to the club shop to find out unless you’re an XS or XXL there’s no kits in stock. In any other business if you run out of product at Christmas you are sacked. It’s a key trading time which year on year is either ignored or disregarded by the management of this club.

One of the most ignorant things I’ve read on here in a long long time.

No result here will make me forget the shite performance shown in our last game. I’d like to see passion, desire and commitment more than anything else.

For a team with a Chilean megastar up front, this is truly embarrassing and sums up the complete lack of ambition from the team at Ewood. Too busy looking into NFTs and crypto to realise there’s people trying to buy their basic product that are being restricted. They’ve got disdain for the fans and I feel much the same towards them.

I still believe…

He’s yet to make many cock ups for England and I watch us a lot. Admittedly players running at him is quite terrifying but as yet, no complaints.

Mendy is better than Pickford. Koudibaly is better than Maguire. Mane, if fit, is better than Sterling, Saka and Grealish.

No, I didn’t. I’m sure DeStafano was unbelievable in his time, you don’t become a Real Madrid legend without being elite. But much like drag racing a 1964 Ferrari against a 2022 Ferrari, the sport has moved on to such a point they just couldn’t compete. The standard here: is poor. CAVEAT before @Herbie6590 sees and tells me off, if a DeStafano was cloned and was reborn now, went through the footballing system exactly as he did in the 1950s and learnt the “modern” way to play football with the latest tech I am sure he would excel… but that isn’t the point I’m making! To be clear I am saying if DeStafano was picked up in 1964 and placed in the Real Madrid team now in some Back to the Future style experiment, he wouldn’t get a game.

Agreed, Ronaldo between Barcelona and Inter was/is the greatest striker of all time. Haaland likely to take that mantle next…

At risk of causing a riot there’s absolutely no way DeStafano was a better footballer than De Bruyne. The difference between football in the 60s and now is like comparing apples and pears.

Thought Adam Wharton looked bored and disinterested. Which only adds further fuel to my suspicion every single first team game he doesn’t play is seriously hampering his progress.

Sets a low target. Hits the low target. Emails the owners to let them know he's hit the targets and they need to pay X to make up the difference. Packs the laptop away. Home for 3pm. Its CEO'ing the Swag way.

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Great team goal, that. A fine example of what happens when you can play out from the back. Pulled the Welsh closer to our goal, tired them out, countered into the space as soon as they had over committed. If you’ve got the players that can do it, it’s quite something.

I’d love to go to Boca vs. River Plate. I’d also love Ajax vs. Feyenoord. Feyenoord away was a brilliant atmosphere, their derby must be incredible. I was lucky enough to watch a family member play in an Old Firm Derby. If you ever get the chance, you must go. I’ve never felt atmosphere like that before. Rovers vs. Burnley is one thing, but that’s a different level.

Celtic vs. Rangers (and in reverse) is a phenomenal game of football, especially now Rangers have caught up again. It’s like being in an earthquake.

Ward (Leicester) Williams (Forest) Mepham (Bournemouth) Rondon (Rennes) Davies (Spurs) Allen (Nice) Ampadu (Spezia) Ramsey (Nice) James (Fulham) Moore (Bournemouth) 10/11 players are all playing in the top leagues of the world - England, France or Italy. The other player is Gareth Bale. There’s your moment of brilliance from Rashford. We will score a few now. EDIT: there’s your second from Foden. Could be 4-0 this.

They’ll take this right to the 80th minute - maybe even longer - before they open up and go for it. Iran aren’t beating the USA but for a miracle. Wales are playing to say they’ve beaten England.