Even if that's true it couldn't stop them selling seats to Burnley fans in the Darwen End upper! Sticks out like a sore thumb.

Unlikely that he'll be able to improve significantly at the age of 27! you never know I suppose but we can't rely on it. It seems likely that his role will be as an impact sub and I'm accepting that he does make an impact of sorts when he comes on---chaos agent and all that! At the end of the season strikers are judged on how many goals they've scored not how many assists(intentional or otherwise!)

Yeah I'm not talking about flying down the wing, I'm thinking of driving through the middle (with the ball) and Dolan does that very well. I predict we will lose him for pennies and spend a lot more money trying to replace him. For all his failings he is one of our players who makes things happen.

Watch it again.

His work for that first goal was absolutely top drawer. We mustn't lose him, especially for next to nothing. He has that pace and ability to drive at the opposition from deep positions.

Same applies for City! Beautiful to see.

There's only 4 days left! (Sorry!)

After every game Eustace is careful to emphasise our lack of finishing and the dire need for a striker. I hope someone ifs listening.

Indeed I am! I think I've said what wanted to. Several factors came into play to create this demand and they were obvious to me! Even now they can't simply make every seat available though the demand is clear.

We agree!

ie it was a special occasion as is this game. The tenner shows the interest and affection is still there but the prices are too high. I'm not suggesting we should have charged a tenner for this game by the way Still say that the demand for tickets for this game was entirely predictable, the admin is out of touch.

But we did have 27000 against Oxford in League One.

That's only true for a normal club.

We won't agree, you've ignored the evidence I gave. Leave it there.

See 2nd post on this subject above from me. You'd have to be deaf, blind and dumb not to expect this game to be so keenly anticipated.

Don't agree. We had our best result for years against Burnley and were robbed of victory by a terrible off-side decision and we can ten men for a long period. Additionally we've just won 6 in a row! Plus its the New Year period when fans come back home from all over the place and want to recreate their childhood memories. The appetite for this game is immense and I think it was absolutely forecastable (if that word exists!). Anyway the Club should be creating a positive message about this game form the off not reluctantly opening up yet another area as the demand becomes apparent even to them.

You can foresee it without writing about it. I personally thought that performance at the Turd gave us an appetite for the return. A good chance of winning after all these years. But you keep on defending the club's actions whatever they do, you're well known for it.

I would have given Burnley fans 7000 tickets on a promise they would reciprocate when we played at the Turd. Win-Win. I agree with Josh, we have a hopeless admin who couldn't foresee the demand (although we could) and can't adapt their rigid thinking to cope with it. Pitiful, simpler to sell another player instead if we need money.

And this is where the inadequacy of the squad overall comes into play and rivals pull ahead. Not possible to go 46 games without losing much of your squad along the way. This is why we start to drop in form Christmas onwards.

I prefer to solve a Sudoku.

Looks more like 42!

So what does he do well then? He scored a fantastic goal at QPR (was it?) once. I can't remember much else and he's been here a while.

Its simple---he's gone but we can't let go. That's the impression he made on us. Because he is such a beautiful football player, so unaffected and clearly loved the Club. So we loved him and we still do.

I just read the LT article and I agree it doesn't sound promising. He's clearly bemoaning the loss of John Park and annoyed there's been no replacement and does't seem to know what's going on. Only at Ewood you'd think.

Beck is a key figure for us now. Will go on to great things I imagine. We should be desperate to keep him for what we hope is our promotion drive.