dingles staying down 4ever

Struggling to see us getting anymore than a point tomorrow to be honest. I can understand the call for dropping Rothwell as he has been ineffective in end product but he does gives the opponents defenders more to think about with Downing coming forward from full back. With Bell or Bennett at full back I'd wager that our opponents would rather defend against that then stop Rothwell and prevent Downing coming on the overlap. Coming from full back allows Downing more time to put in a telling cross, a lot like Le Saux used to do.

Didn’t David Dunn always pull a hamstring about now?

There were pro and cons for keeping Dack on. I’m usually critical of Mowbray but not in this case.

Up until this season, I've thought that Armstong's best position is playing off a big man down the middle in a 4-4-2 formation but I've changed my mind. He constantly keeps getting caught off side down the middle.

Don't think the prod is correct. Suspect he picked a team because his preferred team selection because the crowd were turning and it won well so couldn't change. I think that he'll be tempted to revert to plan A on Saturday to put him back in his comfort zone.

Evans is a barometer. He looks well when his partner plays well but he looks poor when his partner is poor. He is an ideal midefield partner but is not the leader who'll drive the team by himself.

I'm probably doing Mowbray an injustice but when players are doing well he swaps and changes them when a result goes against. I didn't watch last night but listening to Radio Lancs last night, every time Travis' name was mentioned it was usually followed by a Swansea player as he had given the ball away. Evans was subbed even though Travis sounded knackered. From previous games, its looks like Holtby cant play as the middle two but his best performances have been further forward. To me, and I'll be called for this, Travis has been poor for the last two games and stays in the team whilst when he has played well he gets dropped. Sometimes I dont get what Mowbray sees, So I suspect the player who is playing well IMO, Evans, will be dropped whilst the player requiring a rest will be persisted with and a player will be added out of position.

Rovers ability to pass accurately has been an issue all season. Before people start giving me stats that would suggest we are OK, it is not just about finding a man. The number of times on Saturday we found a man but the ball was played behind the player was quite worrying. It breaks up attacking play. I agree that players look jaded is also worrying but its a point several of us on here have made over Rovers general fitness previous. Dack's suspension gives Mowbray the opportunity of playing Holtby in his natural position but I suspect he'll drop Evans and play Travis and Holtby as his defensive midfeild pairing. Rothwell will be dropped which will see Bell return and Downing move to left midfeild. I suspect Bennett will also return so Nyambe will return to the bench.

Lambert had Evans playing like this so he is not the only manager to get a tune out of Evans. So why has it taken nearly three seasons to get Mowbray to play him right?

It's all about opinions and discussion. If we all had the same this would be very boring. BTW no such thing as Xmas, it is Christmas!!

Sorry, you're right. We also will bring Smallwood back iinto centre midfield as he too was part of the promotion squad. Williams started at left back that season but Bell was signed to replace him. Enough said.

If Big Sam struggled to get a consistent tune out of Rooney at Everton, after his successes of using old players then I wonder how committed Rooney is these days.

I was beginning to feel confident about this match...........now it all gone!

All clubs have scrotes, simple as. £10 a game works if there is entertainment on the pitch. If people spennd £10 and it is a crap match they don't come back. For too many years, there has been too many crap games so why should people pay to be bored? The simple solutionis if Rovers were winning and playing well then people will come. You only have to look at this website when diehard fans struggle to watch

According to Premier League website, he has reffed 9 games this season in the premier league. https://www.premierleague.com/referees/index

Just watched the goal and I have to say Gallagher's movement in the box was great. It is something that I've been very critical of him and lets hope his confidence rises and he does this more often. Will be delighted if he proves me wrong.

Those saying Cairney can I just ask is that at the expense of Dack because I can't see how both would play? I'd have Mitrovic definitely along with Raya. Struggling to come up with a definite third. Surprised that not everyone has gone for a keeper as Walton is so criticised on here.

One goal does not make a striker yet.....look earlier in the thread. If you cant comment without swearing then so be it

Take it all back Ossy Dave, SG is a footballing genius!!!!!! COYB

People said that about us, the season we went down. Sometimes these things happen

No way.....Josh King always had ability, he hadn't a manager who knew how to play him

What into ?........a footballer? He's onto a loser then?

Yes, you have a point but to defend the players who provide the service, SG has to find space in the box for them to find him. It maybe a confidence thing with him but he is easily bullied by defenders. Watch DG he tries to find space, create space for Dack or at least make the defender's life hard. Neither SG and BB do this so are never going to get many chances or create chances for others. They usually hold their position next to the Central Defender and hide

I'd be amazed if Burnley finish lower in their league than we do in ours. One of their strengths is that every player knows what is required. Yes they do get beaten at times but less than Mowbray's lets change the team because the opposition's full back once made an overlapping run technique has. As I've said before lets give the opposition something to worry about by plaing to our strengths......Lets be positive not negative by changing our tactics to nulify the opposition

It is a fair point you make and it was one that I've made several times over the last couple of seasons. Evans when he plays well runs out of steam after 60 minutes. I was saying before Big bad Ben came one that I'd swap Evans for Johnson to see out the game.