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Fair enough but our promotion chances would be much reduced. Unless we managed to sign a replacement of equal ability, of course,---which seems unlikely to me.

Hard to imagine we would not be seriously weakened if he left.

Good interview with both of them on that "tackle" In the book "No,Nay Never."

Brereton is 100% entitled to refuse to go anywhere remember and see out his contract unless an offer comes along that satisfies him. Perhaps he wouldn't fancy a relegation battle with Leeds or Everton. Perhaps he'd prefer Spain. That may well be his position,I wouldn't be surprised.

It was a lot for him for sure but he wasn't in the last 6 months of his contract was he?

MASSACRE!!!

5 boundaries from Butler in his first 7 deliveries!

Couldn't believe the aplomb with which these kids took their penalties. They seemed to have no nerves at all. We've seen lousy penalties from Rovers players over the years. Last night 10 outfield players made it look Easy! Astonishing! Very well drilled I'd guess. Only the very last one of ours was a little bit close.

Whatever happens now, well done Rovers. Very proud.

They're like any other fans.

IF Kaminski got injured in this game, we would go into melt-down on here!

I'm guessing maybe a fair proportion of those 2000 are London-based Rovers supporters? Hats off to anyone who travels down for a game that really is totally over-shadowed by the coming fixture at t'Turd. Great effort as you say.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that most of us believe he should have had more chances and think he still has something to offer. But the boss doesn't and there's nothing we can do about it.

I don't remember people thinking we were going to be relegated? We only signed 2 first team players but we took the League by storm---top in early weeks. Admittedly one was Shearer! Imagine how many signings we'd need if we were promoted now!

Its a pointless discussion this one if JDT doesn't rate him, as seems to be the case. I don't understand why he and his partner have any affiliation with the NW though, I'd assume they would settle darn sarf.

I would have given him more chances but I'm not the coach. JDT doesn't fancy him for one reason or another and we have to live with that. Surely he'll have Uncle Tony to put an arm round him in January and we'll get some cash. Probably not much but his wages will help.

Assuming Diaz isn't going of course. If he did Armstrong could replace him. Different type of player I know but Diaz is a real one-off anyway.

Fair enough. Its a results game though---you agree? That game against Spurs at Ewood when we didn't play all day and won 2-1 in the last few minutes with 2 Neanderthal goals from Samba remains one of my most joyful memories!! I laugh just thinking about it.

Except under Allardyce?

It would be a nightmare if we lost players to injury on the eve of the big derby so I'm guessing we'll play a second 11. Could be a really embarrassing scoreline though. 😢

He'd sack half the team--we'd start with 6 men!

5 years would be a fair sentence though?

Your distaste for Big Sam is well scripted but he would have kept us in the Premier League for years and we would eventually have had a team more attractive to watch---home and away. Did you criticise Souness so much when he was on the point of taking us down? We had nothing going for us then. Anyway, as has been pointed out, both were running a Premier League team, a far different situation. Back to JDT----we are way better higher in the League than I expected us to be and clearly the manager has talent and should be given time to develop his team. That doesn't and shouldn't prevent criticism of some pretty obvious defects. We were at home, we are 2nd in the League, we were playing the bottom club, not the top one! Pulling up the drawbridge and settling for 1-0 so early seems inappropriate and potentially very risky. It worked this time, we can't rely on it.

Its good to win but if we continue this way we're going to lose a lot of points late-on I suspect.

Er-no! They didn't! 4-3-3