The most important thing today is hearing Sweet Caroline around 4.50. Anything else is a bonus for me.

To replace three of our best players won't come cheap and we will be letting them walk out of the door for next to nothing. And if we are to bring oven ready Championship players in they will more than likely want as a minimum an average Championship wage. I don't know what the out of contract players demands are - we have only got one side of the story but I'm certain in my mind that we will be a lot weaker if sub standard, cheap replacements are brought in. We have ten loan and out of contract players who will be leaving in June as it stands. How on earth can there be stability when this is happening.

I was talking to my friend whose son is the Forest manager and he sees all their games. We both agreed that had we had Davies in our team we would still be second. Mowbrays stubbornness is going to cost us. Even somebody like Cole Stockton from Morecambe would have done a job. He has 20+ goals in a struggling team in a league below us.

This is another of Mowbrays weaknesses. He tries something, it doesn't work, he persists with it often to the detriment of the team. But most annoying is how he tries to justify it in the media.

Anybody who has had the misery to see Ward in action will know that his random decision making, inability to read the game and general inconsistency mean that anything could happen tomorrow. Hopefully Mowbray has briefed the players about who the referee is and to try and keep dissent to a minimum.

For anybody still interested I emailed Waggott again yesterday for an update after he told me on January 21st that the club's complaint was with the EFL Legal Department. He said he would keep me informed but I heard nothing. The reply I got (not from him) was: Please be informed that I have forwarded your email to Steve. He his currently chasing the EFL’s response. Frankly I don't believe for one second he is currently chasing the EFL but I am determined to get a response from him.

We all year things but the truth is nobody knows. We have errant, disinterested owners who still rely on self serving advisors. In my view the biggest indicator is Mowbray going to India. They don't have the bollocks to sack him face to face so why is he going?

I remember the rather apt name Fussey but I can't actually place him. I have heard the story about the shenanigans at Bolton.

Lots of the more reasoned fans have been saying for a while now that this was our best chance of going up and if we didn't there will be a huge turnover in personnel as another rebuild will be required. Instead we signed stocking fillers who padded out the squad but contribute very little on the field. You reap what you sow.

It's so frustrating to create so many good chances and not score particularly with our defence once again being excellent and keeping another clean sheet. Some of our play was good and when we upped the intensity Millwall struggled to match us we got on the front foot. But it's another game we haven't won and it's clear to us all why we aren't winning and with the current striking personnel I don't honestly see us winning many games over the next few weeks.

I do Jack. When I was coming through I looked up to the likes of Neil Midgeley, Joe Worrall and many others. They could all referee whilst imparting their character on the players and generally got a favourable response. Now there is a robotic feel about some and lots of them don't appear to have much empathy with the game.

Graham Hawkins for me. An old school, hard as nails leader who could play a bit too.

I think your second sentence is absolutely correct. With the advent of full time officials it's difficult to get rid of them and with a small pool of referees they are pretty much guaranteed plenty of matches. When I was on as essentially a self employed person and if you finished well down the merit list on consecutive seasons you got a letter advising you that your services were no longer required. This kept you on your toes trust me. Now as full time employees they are protected more and I understand there is an agreement that if they get kicked off they are entitled to a lump sum which was two years salary (that might have since changed). In truth they are in a real comfort zone and they can carry on for as long as they can pass a fitness test with no mandatory retirement age.

Tonight's referee is Dean Whitestone. I was looking ahead to see who Saturday's appointed referee is and it is Gavin Ward, in my view, the worst on the list. He is that bad that when any referee is not doing well we say "he's 'avin a Gavin". Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

They have made a right mess of the players whose names don't correspond with the pictures. 😁😁😁

Although strictly speaking it's not the Summer window any foreign player, manager or coach in Russia can effectively suspend their contracts and sign for other teams until the end of June this year. Hopefully Mowbray is aware and is looking as we speak. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60652298

RIP Gordon Lee. He dragged us from a nondescript club to become Third Division champions on a shoestring. I'll never forget Plymouth at home or Port Vale away, they are up there with any Rovers game I have ever seen. He gave us some pride and identity and we are so grateful for that. Thanks for the memories Gordon.

They are in the Premier Division of the North West Counties League.

It was. Speaking of Macclesfield they had just over four thousand on their game on Saturday and need two victories to become champions. Their game on against Congleton on March 26th has been switched to Gresty Road presumably to accommodate a big crowd although there was some trouble when the played at Moss Rose. Macclesfield have Neil Danns playing for them.

What's the news with the injury to Mee? Clearly I don't see as much of him as you but he does appear to have a huge influence and seems to stabilise the team more than any other outfield player.

The real worry if this is correct is that nobody at Ewood would have even considered this. There are far to many 'fly by the seat of their pants' types down there now who simply don't see the bigger picture. I have said many times before that a few of the posters who I know on here could do a far better job than the current incumbents down there for a lot less money.

The clubs agree a date and the EFL simply ratify it.

The other week Bournemouth against Forest was off because (suspiciously) there was structural damage. This will now be played on May 3rd when the promotion and playoff picture will be clearer. If we had done that then there is a really good chance Brereton would be fit and players free of potential suspensions. I'm convinced it was rearranged so quickly so Rovers could get the 'London Double Decker' out of the way in successive games as was the original offer. Can you imagine Waggotts view on refunding money given his stance on refunds for the BCD games?

But according to Waggott we are having to trim the wage bill and all overheads to deal with any potential P&S implications. I personally don't believe the owners were willing to spend decent money which, given our position could have given us a great opportunity, an opportunity that we probably won't see again.

How are we to interpret the comment about close to a European striker? Did he agree terms, have a medical, travel to England or did we just make an enquiry? Ultimately we fell short in terms of our signings and that failure is costing us massively now and will probably cost us even more come the end of the season.