You have proven my point. I don't agree with that analysis of what happened. I thought we were the better side apart from some calamitous defending... I might be right, you might be right. How about we look at some unbiased stats to help us determine what the really happened, so we can build for the next game? That's the point. They provide an opinion to help you that has no preconceptions, isn't impacted by mood, fatigue etc. etc.

Stats help you look forwards/predict and are an unbiased representation of what happened. A football result is never the whole story and, as much as we try not to be, every human is inherently biased. Data is everywhere and, like it or not, now powers the world. And the last industries/businesses to embrace it will be (/ have already been) left behind. Football is no different.

Didn't realise we'd resigned Jason Lowe, Tommie Hoban and Gordon Greer. Or if you're stretching the definition of 4 seasons... Paul Caddis, Elliot Ward and have brought Charlie Mulgrew in from the cold.

What's one of the major problems with football in this country? All the money gets concentrated to a small number of clubs. What's the solution? Concentrate the power as well. Any chairman, outside of the nine clubs in question, that is in favour of these proposals is a moron.

Over 120 goals conceded in our 2 nearly years. 4 keepers sharing the games (including a past it Robbo, Raya who was just a kid, Eastwood and Jake Kean) and massively unsettled defence. We must have played over 10 different CB partnerships in those 2 years. Between Duffy, Kilgallon, Hanley, Spurr, Baptiste, Keane and Dann. That's before you even mention the plethora of different fullbacks we played as well. And thinking about it, I couldn't even hazard a guess at what our first choice back 4 was either year. Or even CB pairing. Or keeper. It was all over the place back there.

Joao went off with a dislocated shoulder at the weekend. Could be a couple of months out. [EDIT] And Swift is out until Christmas I think.

Ridiculous prediction... Armstrong will obviously score. 7-0.

As of last season, it seems it's a bang average championship CEO wage... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8262315/Physios-191-000-kit-men-56-000-Crazy-wages-dont-add-EFL-clubs-brink.html well, just shy of 5k over... £295,179. Providing you believe the Nazi Digest anyway.

All that tells us is that you own Finance for Dummies.

I agree with all that. The leader thing just jumped out at me because we've been short a proper captain and someone who marshals the defence for years. It SHOULD be Lenihan's job, I just don't think he's very good at it.

Lenihan isn't a leader. It's a major frustration. Where is the rallying when we concede, the congratulations when the keeper makes a save or one of the defence puts in a block, the pressurising of the ref or getting in the opposition's face when they dive or put in a bad tackle on one of our players? For all his faults, Bennett is a better "leader".

Kaminski he is magic. He wears a magic hat... And when he saw the canteen food he said Not touching that! Not touching that Not touching that

That is the best post I have ever read.

FFS he has the knife and fork in the wrong hands too. I'm losing my shit over here.

If I'm not mistaken, it's also upside down. Get Walton back.

What kind of mentalist eats a bagel with a knife and fork?

Bell justifiably gets a lot of stick. But he had a decent half there against a good winger.

It's from the Daily Star Sunday. Didn't buy it, just Googled it (yes that did need clarifying)... https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-star-sunday/20200830/282587380365654

https://www.rovers.co.uk/matches/fixtures-results/first-team/202021/august/blackburn-rovers-vs-doncaster-rovers-on-05-sep-20//

But we offered one of them a new deal. Unless he also predicted that Downing would turn it down...

Not trying to be an ass, but their contracts had expired. It's not exactly privileged info.

Both got less than Phil Neville.

I have those stats as slightly different. Probably just down to the way the minutes on the pitch are collected, but I have it as slightly under 2 points per game and a 98 ish mins per goal against. Either way that's automatic promotion standard. Mentioned this pairing (along with Bell and Bennett as the full backs) in the transfer window thread about a month ago as being by far and away our best defensive setup last year. Also the fact that we were good defensively at home last year (I think we were 5th best at home off the top of my head). Our biggest problems that needed addressing were our defence away from home and our goal scoring record - particularly at home. I think the success of the window will be determined by how our front players gel in the coming weeks and months - given goals get you out of this league and the money we've spent to get them. Let's not forget that of the front 4 yesterday, only Dack and Armstrong had started more than 3 competitive games together.

Succession planing is about promoting from within. Or more specifically, hiring people for the future, developing them and promoting them when the time comes that a higher up moves on. Your point makes no sense. No idea if it's a good appointment or not and I'd guess everyone else on here is in the same position if they're honest about it.

To be fair the "evidence" shows we conceded less goals per game and won more points per game with Bennett at right back than Nyambe. I'd still pick Nyambe mind.