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Yes, I make judgements on what I actually see. Played wide he is almost as ineffective as Hirst. Spurs let him go for a knockdown fee.

Fair enough we have to pay Hirsts wage, that does not mean we have to play him. Everyone makes mistakes and I can forgive whoever signed him, for that. They should just bite the bullet, admit the mistake, and say to Hirst you have five months to save your career, starting in the U21s.

I was always taught the best relief of football tension was to play better. The worst was tetchy retaliation. Don't give the officials an excuse to make a shit decission. They can do that themselves.

Oh and more goals and more men on the pitch.

He hasn't shown what you have seen, for the U21s.

That is were our use of Markanday has to be called into question. He does not have the qualities needed to play the position, the Rovers have asked him to play. I will say again - The only thing I have seen from Markanday is a good shot when he has drifted into a central position. I have never seen him show any ability to beat a defender, what are the skills that you mention ?

Optimism for me, is that Hirst isn't in the squad.

I can't be arsed going.

Markanday has shown nothing as a wide attacking player. He lacks the ability to beat a man with, skill, pace, or physicallity. What he has shown, is that if he is played centrally he has a good shot on him. Hirst hasn't even shown that he is a footballer.

Markanday is never a winger, or even a wide forward. For me his position would be in the middle with either Diaz or Gallagher. The future could well be a forward two of Gally and Markanday.

as long as we get off, the play shit wagon.

On your last point. We have got neither

The only problem with staying calm and not panicking, is the fact we are playing shit.

Let's hope we are one of the 4 or 5.

A change of system, no passing about at the back, 3 central midfield players, Adam Wharton plays every game, until he asks not to because he is knackered. Forwards play through the middle, not on the wings. All this could be done with the players we already have. It might not get us into the play-offs, but I suggest that if we stay as we are , we will just about make mid-table. That is not good enough for my money.

To be fair, Hirst does not find it hard to run around like a headless chicken, it is one of the few things he is pretty good at it.

I don't think many people want to get rid of JDT. What I think most people want, is for JDT to get the best out of the players he has got. At the moment he is not doing that. For me being, ONE of the best teams who don't get parachute payments, is not a high enough target. For me to start buying tickets regularly again, we will need to finish in the play-offs. If we don't finish in the play-offs I won't be buying a season ticket next season.

So do you think that given our current form, we will keep our league position ?

Have you seen us play recently ?

I am managing my expectations. I am also now managing the money that I spend on the Rovers.

The thing that has gotten to me, is the amount of times that JDT says after a game, we must learn from our poor performance, but nothing seems to happen. I have had enough.

I have never said Burns is good enough for the championship. What I have said is that I think Burns and Vale, are better at this moment than Hirst or Markanday. I don't know what is Markandays best position. But his only attribute that I have seen is his shot. That is used to it's best advantage, as a central striker.

Vale and Burns.

Vale and Burns are better than Hirst or Markanday, in my opinion. Gallagher might be better in a diferrent system.

And those are the good points.