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And players like Ash Philips disappear without trace... How's he doing at Stoke by the way?

Yes---gone awfully quiet. Do they expect us to forget? That was a criminal act and the fact it took place on a football field is not a mitigating factor.

The answer is good widemen and we've lacked them for years.

Then its the bargain of the century!

better than a wife striker!

Ha---good one! You're too bright for me!

You would, I wouldn't. What abut the first half then---doesn't count?

Then Flashcore is an idiot.

Surely Baker? One good shot but otherwise invisible. Hedges no better on reflection.

Definitely Baker (what does he bring to the team?) and Hedges who's had enough chances and just isn't good enough. A crap Mowbray signing. At least Dolan was good at bringing the ball out of defence quickly although he doesn't seem to know where and when to release it. But I think he's played quite well so far this season. His effort and pressure is immense. Weiiman isn't quick enough to do that job and Cantwell isn't fit yet but I'd expect Duberry to give us something there.

Pears was our man of the match. made some terrific saves and no mistakes. Don't know what's come over him! Terrible game between 2 teams you'd think were near the bottom of League 1. It was a slog fest. Big mistake not to start with Gueye. We created almost nothing all day. By contrast Pears had to be outstanding. That was the disappointing thing almost total lack of creativity. The Ref was rubbish as seems to be the case in this league virtually every week. Occasion too big for him.

Glad we've brought Gueye on. Its that sort of game.

As I posted last season, drive to Walton Le Dale Centre, leave your car on its massive free car park, get the shuttle bus to Preston bus station 10 minutes away, Easy!

Obsession with cameras and snapping everything---held to be a Japanese trait.

The original "I really think so" will do?

Because Gueye wasn't available for that?

I don't give stuff about Preston, I just want 3 points.

We have had the worst luck possible at Deepdale in recent years. It's as if we are cursed. So I won't be optimistic about this until we've actually done it.

Yeah, forgot that!

Both Ohashi and Guaye started against Derby and that didn't go too badly? I also think Guaye was doing a great job roughing up Burnley defenders till he was sent off. We have missed that side of the game so much.

I'd go with that side.

Nobody thinking Gueye will start? It seems exactly the sort of game where we need him to me.

I wouldn't swap him for Gueye.

I remember an earlier game at Ewood which Preston won. Tom Finney gave Matt Woods the hardest game he ever had. He was a genius that day.