The game is a sell out. I refereed a match there against Wolves and both were going for promotion with a capacity crowd. I can say truthfully it was the most intimidating atmosphere I have come across in this country. It will be a great experience for some of our youngsters and hopefully we don't melt in the face of it.

My understanding is that there are two or three of the dedicated Sky Sports channels to be used for Championship games on Monday. My guess is that West Brom and Sunderland would be covered too and potentially Huddersfield v Reading although that could be dependent on Thursdays result.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2023/may/02/decider-at-the-den-selected-by-sky/ Live on Sky but thankfully the kick off time is cast in stone otherwise we'd be looking at stupid o'clock again. The odds are stacked against us but all we can do is go there and win and hope (for a change) the footballing Gods look favourably down on us. I've learned over the decades to never say never where Rovers are concerned and in many respects there is more pressure on Millwall to win and they will be nervously looking at the other scores too.

Hugely frustrated once again. Anybody with half a football brain knows the problem we have had all season and nothing, absolutely nothing done about it. I couldn't give a flying fart about being let down, players changing their minds, in the building and all the other crap we have been fed. The manager, squad and fans have been let down by our new all singing, all dancing recruitment team headed up by Saint Gregg, the master bullshitter. We can analyse many aspects of recent games and they haven't been perfect but all roads lead back to not being able to score goals.That is what has cost us more than any other single thing. The more learned amongst us predicted this dearth of goals would come back to haunt us and it has.

He won't have that safety next tonight so he will have to make the big calls for himself. I just hope he gets them big decisions right because in recent weeks they have gone against us.

He is a Select Group One referee and predominantly operates on the Premier League and as a VAR as well as being on the International list. My only fear about referees 'dropping down' a league or two is that some think they are too good to do this and take this attitude into the game. We shall see.

Just pull the trigger when you can Trav. This is the result.

This is a symptom of the club and typifies owners who just aren't bothered. Waggott hit his target on season tickets this season and was almost boastful about it (that's how it came across in the FF minutes) and probably received some kind of bonus for that. His target should be the number of season tickets sold and given a budget to reach that. For example if he has a target of £3m align that to selling 12000 tickets so effectively reduce the prices by 25%. That would mean he has to do something radical to reach his objective but it also means getting off his backside and actually doing something. The lack of accountability amongst most of the senior people at our club is alarming but the real problem is the errant owners who allow these character prosper at the clubs expense.

Just watching Cardiff v Huddersfield and the home team are the epitome of players being on the beach. I saw them beat Rotherham on Thursday playing with some intensity, today they haven't got out of second gear.

Punctured hopefully - it's sink or swim time. 😄😄

As long as there are no rubber dinghy's on board.

I have said for weeks now that I would be happy if we were going to Millwall with something to play for but if it's in our own hands even better. For me winning tomorrow is imperative.

I saw Stanley yesterday in a real crunch game where a win would have given them a fighting chance but sadly for them Cambridge were the better team and won 2-1. As a result they are almost certainty relegated to League Two. In truth they have punched above their weight for some time now and lots of injuries and suspensions have been part of their downfall this season. And another local team in Rochdale were relegated to the National Conference.

And factor in two very good cup runs, going further on the League and FA Cups than we have for years. Your last sentence is my worry too.

I've been pondering over the last few days and the hope I have is that the Championship is the most unpredictable league and nothing surprises me. I watched Blackpool last night in the vain hope they could get something against Millwall and perhaps they should have done so that gives me something to cling on to. The forces are have conspired as our own results, decisions and bad luck have taken it from our own hands but I never say never. As ever with Rovers we never seem to do things the easy way.

I had him above Jack Vale and Harry Leonard but he has never been give sniff with the first team. He isn't dissimilar to Adam Armstrong in physique and has similar attributes.

There is a huge game at Accrington tomorrow when Cambridge are the visitors. A win for Stanley and other results going for them would take them out of the bottom four and out survival back in their own hands. They are advertising it as their World Cup final and have opened the Coppice End for Accrington fans £5.

Really happy with the win and that it ensures our status. Hopefully Sam Burns gets fixed up soon and goes on to have a great career.

https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/information/whats-on-palace-tv-next-and-how-to-subscribe/ It's listed here but it looks like you need to subscribe.

I did our renewals in person mainly due to the extremely unfriendly system which simply won't allow me to link season tickets. I wasn't charged an admin fee. They keep finding ways to piss people off.

One of the ways to stop the other teams momentum is for a player to go down injured, particularly with a head injury as this almost guarantees the game being stopped. Then amazingly after some magic hands are laid on them they are fit again. The authorities see fit to have them leave the field only to immediately return as soon as play restarts - some deterrent. I spoke to an ex colleague still involved in a senior role in refereeing and he said one of the fears with head injuries is litigation in as much as a player being denied treatment could have a serious injury and consequences. My suggestion was that any player leaving the field for any injury cannot return for a specified time. Certainly something has to be done about the amount of time lost during a game and then not added on.

As you say it's about opinions. I don't think either are particularly strong in the air and they don't command their penalty areas like I think keepers should. However they both have really good reflexes and are decent shot stoppers. My main point is that Pears hasn't really done anything to justify being dropped in my view.

I don't see a lot between them. I think they have similar strengths and weaknesses and pre injury Kaminski was responsible for the concession of a few soft goals. I had reservations about Pears primarily from his last stint in the first team but in my view has grabbed his chance with both hands. If I was the manager I wouldn't be able to justify leaving him out. I don't see it as too dissimilar to when JRC got back in when Brittain was injured. He took his chance and made if difficult for the manager to drop him. It's the nice kind of problem managers purport to have.

And yours is provable is it. Of course only one keeper didn't stop it as we can only play one at a time (sorry I slipped into your posting style there). Tell me how Kaminski is better without just saying 'it's my opinion'.