Dolan is still just a squad player.

We have a ready made replacement in Markanday.

So the maintenance elves must have been on overtime, or were the club telling porkies at the last fans meeting.

It would mean changing our system, but I agree.

Perhaps the defenders are at fault for letting them come inside ? I was always , a show them to the touchline, then knock them into the stand , kind of full-back.

To cover for missing players.

More likely Bullshit.

If after asking why the areas were not available, the reply is because of needed maintenance. The question should be followed up with, what maintenance exactly. Then the question should be asked, if maintenance had not been carried out, was this due to the club not planning for the upper tier to be opened again in the foreseeable future ?

I thought he was just a naughty little boy !

And me in my ignorance though it was a celebration of Jesus's birth .

We could always play without a left winger, and have three in central midfield.

Strangers in the night, Or just chancers,

I don't see it as requiring a " Burdon of Proof ", it is my opinion. The same as it is your opinion that Markanday is not a championship level player.

I would hope for four points from the next two games. I would settle for three, as long as we gained them against Sunderland.

Only time will tell

Whatever you call the position, Markanday isn't the player to play there. To use what abilities he has to the most effect, he needs to be central. I am not saying that he will make it there, in the championship, but it is his best chance. Let's see how the next two windows go, he might get the chance.

Watching Markanday play for the U23's he was always at his most dangerous when he moved inside. He has a natural powerful shot. He possesses none of the abilities required of a decent winger.. Which games have you seen Markanday play that lead you to think that central is not his best position.

I would say Markanday has proven he is not good enough as a winger, for the championship. Play him through the middle and he might have a chance. Markanday's problem is that we already have ( I suspect ), high paid cover for that position.

because the collers were halved, were we playing in eights, not halves ?

Just a shame we aren't one of them.

Were Blackburn Rovers, were on our way back

I would say more like seven, not many teams would leave three on three at the back.

I don't think the rovers give E-tickets for away games

What is a Tifo ?

I won a bottle of champagne in the full time draw a few years ago.