Do Bury play with 3 at the back? Perhaps he is being loaned out to get used to the system, ready for the big push next season.

It's not to do with who he has played for, but that if no one is interested in a player, say that three clubs are.

You are quite correct in that I think that the main priority for a full back is defence. for a full back to be able to support the attack in my opinion would take a player above our financial situation. I do not get your statement of Mulgrew being the ultimate square peg in a round hole. He is a left footed defender who has previously played in the position, successfully. He has the passing range to get the ball to our midfield or forwards, he can time a tackle, has good positional sense and can read the game.

In a properly organised defence you do not run that much more at full-back than at center-back, a full back does not have to bomb forward. He has to get the ball to someone forward of him that can bomb forwards. You also propose to do nothing about the problem and just let Bell, do for now. I would suggest that we now find ourselves in a position, in the league, where we could take risks in games, trying to come up with an answer to the problem. Rather than make do for now with no plan for the future/present.

I just cannot see it being any worse than what I have been watching at left back all season. Lets hope the answer can be found.

So what would be your answer to our problem at left back ? Also I cannot see how playing in a different defensive position would be effected by a previous injury record. If you are likely to have a recurrence of an injury it does not matter which position you happen to be playing.

I don't get your claim that trying Mulgrew at left back is ludicrous. If we didn't have a problem at left-back, then it would be ludicrous, but we do. So something new needs to be done if we continue to play 4 at the back.

Even with pace Bell does not stop his opponent from getting crosses in. In my opinion the most important asset for a full back is to be able to defend. Bells positional sense is appalling he makes it easy for any opposition player to pass the ball to the man, who he is meant to be marking.

Personally I think Mulgrew would do better at left back than Williams or Bell. Whatever shape his peg is.

Have we got a library ?

If we beat Hull it wont matter what has been done, If we lose whatever has been done will be questioned.

Rothwell or Rodwell ?

During our good season we got loads of plaudits for our away backing of the team due to our singing of songs about the Rovers. Now we seem to be reverting back to anti-burnley songs.

You are entitled to your opinion on something that MAY happen, but the fact is we are regularly getting exposed at left back with the players we are playing there at present. The central pairing are starting to look reasonable without Mulgrew. To me the left back position needs to be sorted, putting Mulgrew there may solve that problem and also still give us the weapon of his freekicks. And a big point is, it wouldn't cost anything.

As an attacking full-back I would have to agree, but as a defensive full-back (which is the main object of the position) He can head a ball, tackle, read the game, pass forwards, better than any other option I have seen. We should not be in the business of prolonging players careers, but in getting the best for the Rovers out of players.

My line up would be :- Raya Nyambe Lenihan Rodwell Mulgrew Travis Reed Rothwell Dack Armstrong Graham

1, 2, 3, 4,?

I would say Bell is playing because he is least worse

They should have been providing this service since September when the trains have been effected by industrial action every Saturday.

For Me :- Raya Nyambe Lenihan RodwellMulgrew Travis Reed Rothwell Dack Armstrong Graham

Remember Beamo.

neither have we.

Can Brereton play at center-half ?

But he was still on when the other two where scored

I thought tonight we showed bags of effort but very little quality. I think Bell shows he is a poor player, because he gets involved but doesn't produce anything. Brereton on the other hand I cannot judge if I think he is a poor player because he just doesn't get involved in the game at all.