Can’t remember our last tonking though Paul, can you? I’d genuinely have to google it.

Again, you missed the subtlety that I had actually moved the discussion on. Possibly because of the way your mind works or because you couldn’t wait to get another dig in. And it wasn’t even that subtle. My post was nothing to do with the photo but what that photo might have meant for sorry young Bradley if the judge had been made aware of it. His character is very important in those circumstances and Mowbray has stuck his neck out for him. Hope that loyalty is repaid when the time comes for it to be tested.

But you are agreeing with me on this one just not in the details. The only bit missing is that you think Mowbray can stop it influencing the squad. I say... we got hammered last weekend. Possibly a total coincidence.

I wish it was possible to have a normal conversation with you, Chris. Sadly, your are devoid of any depth of comprehension. Enjoy your day.

I’m glad nobody showed the judge the photo from Saturday. He didn’t look like someone who had a court hearing and potential custodial sentence hanging over him. Might have made his contrition look a little hollow.

Sorry pal. If you weren’t joking you’ve lost me. If you are still joking that’s some pretty subtle comedy.

Still no clue where this garden thing has come from!

If that isn’t a wake up call nothing will be. Fine line between confidence and arrogance. His off-the-field track record so far ain’t that great.

Gardening, surely? Any proof of this, btw?

And again. Travis is apparently desperate to play and is not given the benefit of the doubt. Despite zero evidence of anything. Interesting.

Interesting that you think one needs dealing with and the other is something and nothing. I guess one player is integral to the first team and the other isn’t. I suppose it was ever thus.

Excellent OP

By the end of the season we’ve surely expect Brereton to replace Graham as the starting number 9. Palmer needs to concentrate on his footwork. He looks really clumsy with the ball at his feet and it kind of gets caught under him when he sets off running. Invariably he loses momentum and has to play a short ball. Arma needs game time to get back to what we know he is capable of. Going forward we have lots of options. At the back we seem to have very little to change things if it isn’t working. I’m dreading an injury at rb or cb.

Cheers. Last point is spot on but, sadly, lost on many.

Could you expand on what you mean with this?

Artists yes. Circus acts no. Rothwell is far more creative in terms of his passing ability. Palmer seems to have quick feet but not quite quick enough for what he wants to do with the ball and it regularly gets caught under his feet before having to play a backwards ball. Armstrong and Dack are artists in that sense. Then you have a number 9 (Graham/Bretherton/Nuttall) so that’s 3 out of 6 midfield players. We then need those worker bees: 3 of Bennett, Evans, Travis, Smallwood and Reed(?). I don’t see how you can half Dack and Palmer, and Dack is the better player.

15 minutes listening to Juggling Jeff? Sounds like a lifetime. But yeah, contenders was probably a bit strong.

I think useless is a bit strong but I do feel he is a luxury we will soon find that we can’t afford. Good with tricks and then wasteful. He may become a good PL player with the right players around him and if he bulks up a bit but for Rovers he’s looking like the next Rochina.

Nice one Jeffrey. Or it might have been if you weren’t about fifth or sixth in the list of 2016 Edinburgh fringe contenders.

Certainly not for the better.

You do wonder when on earth we became a one man team. Our reliance on Dack is a concern.

What does Rothwell have to do? What has Reed done to deserve to start?

Au contraire mon ami. You will notice that I very rarely get personal except in response. A criticism I will accept is putting people in groups - not sure why that upsets people though.