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Dion De Neve and one of the characters in the new series of Brassic.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13458316/vitor-pereira-sacked-wolves-dismiss-portuguese-boss-after-winless-premier-league-start-and-carabao-cup-defeat Wolves have sacked their manager 45 days after giving him a new three year deal. Surely the people who gave him the deal are culpable too. They will need and Allardyce type appointment now but that type of manager are a bit thin on the ground.

I hadn't seen his earlier post where he said he did. So I accept he did it that's what he posted.

Just enjoy the win then.

It's not about cheerleading at all. As this is the Leicester thread the focus should be on that and how the game was. I do get the impression that some are reluctant to praise anything because of their general criticism of the club. I agree there are many, many things wrong at our club but if praise can't be given to the players and staff after a really good win then in my opinion there is an agenda.

Bloody hell mate just enjoy the fact we have had a really good win, a win very few of us expected. The performance was of a high standard yet within a few hours you are decimating the squad. Football can be enjoyed sometimes you know.

The last two visits to Leicester ended with unbridled joy having played the best football for years in an FA Cup win and also staying up in the last game of the season. Whilst today wasn't at those levels it ran them close. Today was a proper team performance when every player played a significant part and contributed to the win against a team who, on paper are the best in the Championship. We were at it from the first whistle playing at the highest level of intensity of the season and for me this was key. The press was excellent not just from the front players but the midfield too. We passed the ball as well as we have for a while and defended as if our lives depended on it. In general the decision making of the players was good too. The movement of Ohashi and Gudjohnsen really troubled Leicester as they popped up in positions across the width of the pitch. The midfield snapped into challenges and didn't allow Leicester to get their passing game going. The cornerstone of the win though was, for me the rock solid defence who yielded very little in open play (although Vestergaard did have a couple of free headers from their first two corners). And behind them was Toth who has excelled since he was given his chance. Although I was a long way from the save he made in the second half it looked world class. Ismael and his staff got it right today too and they deserves credit for the win too. The travelling fans once again deserve praise too. The new song for Kristi Montgomery really got going and I'm sure helped the players get the win over the line.

Thanks Ian.

Not bad given our current form, early kick off and live on Sky.

Following on from beating City last week the under 21's were again impressive in beating United 4-0. Although United were reduced to ten men towards the end of the second half I firmly believe Rovers would still have won comfortably had United had a full compliment. Three up at half-time was terrific but I had a quick look at the stats and United had 79% possession which, as stats often are so misleading. I thought it was a big part of the Rovers game plan to let United have plenty of the ball in non threatening areas which worked to a tee. That, coupled with an intelligent press was a fundamental part of Rovers tactics. The goals in the first half were all team efforts with several players involved in each build up and the team effort was once again really good. The second half was a bit of a damp squib as Rovers once again allowed United to have plenty of the ball but we still created the best chances. In truth Michalski didn't have a shot to save such was our overall dominance. On the night I thought Frank Vare was our best player. He reminds me of Adam Wharton in many aspects and if he turns our to be half as good as will still have a player on our hands. Darragh Tuffy and his staff also deserve praise (as they did last week) for a really well executed game plan.

The irony is that if they get promoted they won't be able to charge as much. Many genuine fans have a tipping point and this would take them closer to it.

Unofficial team sheets for games at Leyland (not Brockhall) have the full players names including middle names. On Saturday against City they couldn't fit a couple of players names on the sheet. I noticed Josephs name was different but never really gave it a second thought. It's a pure guess but because it's an under 21 game would the official team sheet (which will be forwarded to the Premier League) have to include the players full name so checks can be made to verify their age in case there are any issues. The admin team at Leyland perhaps copy this as they won't know the players. The unofficial Team sheets from Leyland actually include the referee observers name which I've never seen before but it adds a bit of credence to my theory about the Leyland admin

They are lazy, throwaway comments from supporters who haven't done any research.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgm6843m60o Oohs gunna bi uz tho?

I thought Wolves were atrocious and that lot weren't much better. Bizarrely Wolves gave Vitor Pereira a new three year deal in September. That will come back and bite them hard I reckon

Wolves have been shockingly poor but have come back from two down to level. Hopefully that momentum is maintained and they crush the unwashed ones in the second half.

Supporters will be able to drink alcohol in their seats for the Legends match. Has anyone seen this announced by the club yet? https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/blackburn-rovers-ewood-park-alcohol-32730810

I've had dead legs and at the time it doesn't really affect you. The day after was when soreness and stiffness appeared.

It could but why was he allowed to train and play after reporting discomfort over two weeks ago. The timeline indicates he only had the scan at the back end of last week.

We do. This is exactly why so many of us were critical of the timing of the Hyam sale and not giving us time to bring anyone in. There seems to be a great reluctance too from Ismael to at least have one of the young centre halves on the bench as cover. We have four senior players who can play there but two are injury prone and one has played more as a right back.

Having read that he reported back from international duty with a 'dead leg' and, following a scan will be out for three months something doesn't sit right with me. Since coming back from his international duty he has made two substitute appearances and presumably trained. Of course he might have aggravated an injury but why wasn't the scan done when he returned and presumably reported some discomfort rather than training or playing.

When Alebiosu is bombing on (in or out of possession) Miller shifts over to cover, likewise McLoughlin on the left. In a four this might not happen and render our attacking full backs less effective. There will be times to change formations in game depending on the circumstances and I like this flexibility. Gudjohnsen improved massively in the second half from his recent form. I have thought at times he looked last and one paced but latterly in today's game he really out it in and hopefully his goal improves his confidence as I thought this was waning.

It is which is why, along with De Neve Ribeiro can't get near the team at the moment.

I agree. Tronstad was really off today and bringing Montgomery on certainly got us on a different trajectory going forward but he also got in several telling challenges in our final third. TGH arguably had his best game for us today.

It was really strange to hear supporters booing and singing 'you don't know what you're doing' to a manager when your team are one up. They might have had a point after Still took off their best player and replaced him with a centre half who went to play in midfield. I think there might be two managerial vacancies in the Championship this week. Russell Martin anyone? 😂😂