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I would offer Ayala a player/coach contract.

Is that Doctor Who ? Aye Aye captain

Because of the FA cup sixth round, the date hasn't been finalised yet.

If we don't know about it. How can it clearly have gone on ?

We have created far more chances for the opposition than for ourselves, by playing around at the back. Luckily most of them have been missed.

Neither are up front players, we are not short up-front because of injuries. We are short up front because Gally is playing shit, Hirst wasn't good enough, and at the moment neither are Vale or Leonard. I still think that playing two central forwards, Gally and Dolan, is the way we should go. If we stay with the present system, Smodics will replace Dack, and Dolan will replaced Diaz

I think we have been reasonably lucky, in that for the most, we have had cover for the injuries. We are in the strange situation, of our team becoming stronger when injured players are replaced .

Unless we are that good team flying at the end of the season.

No trains from Preston that day.

That still doesn't take away from a piss-poor performance against Wigan

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All the players facing our goal. Is that a Freudian slip ?

Quite physical, has that needed ability to find the right spot to be in, when the ball breaks loose in the box. He seems to be quite calm on the ball, and is willing to take a shot. He is not rapid, but has good stamina. In my opinion I would say that the jury is still out, on whether he will make the step-up to championship football.

That could apply to a few Rovers players.

Dolan is deceptively slow.

I don't understand what you mean.

He doesn't say that. It is your interpretation of his post

Nobody is saying that being short makes you a bad keeper, but in my opinion it is a dis-advantage.

5 defenders in the box watching as a player shoots from the edge of the box. Pike is not showing any captancy qualities. He should be telling everyone in the defence what is required. Pikes attitude may be a reason he isn't progressing.

Haddow sent-off for a second yellow. His first yellow was very harsh, to say the least.

Eastham is another good shot stopper, with great distribution. It's a shame he is a little short, and can be suspect under highballs into the box.

Dowling in goal doesn't look too clever.

Brighton 3-1, a poor scrappy goal.

Lancs FA charge a fiver for entrance at Leyland, season ticket holders get in for free.

That is not a very high bar.