Rovers have sold all 2240 tickets for Accrington on Saturday. In the shop this afternoon I heard staff telling somebody who wanted some to buy them from Accrington.

I predicted it will all be last minute signings and deals which has pretty much been the story under the errant ones. The real worry for me is that we will be seven games into the new season by then, seven games which could shape our season.

Not true. Jim Devine was the name of the linesman in question and he is from Middlesbrough. He went on for several years after the West Ham game. The other linesman was Dave Richardson from Halifax.

You have been warned Tyrone

There was a pilot episode where they went to Middlesbrough but this is the series.

For anybody that's interested Boys from the Blackstuff is being shown on BBC4 tomorrow (Wednesday) at 22.05.

For anybody who collects badges Accrington will have a commemorative one for sale on Saturday.

So it looks like we are in the market for players of the ilk of Pickering, Edun and Hedges, freebies and loans. The early optimism of a really good appointment in Tomasson is slowly being tarnished by the errant ones already.

Workington had a programme for yesterday's match.

I saw it Gav and really enjoyed it. As with Bohemian Rhapsody I was mightily impressed how they get the actors to really look like the characters they are playing.

They used to have a slot called Rhythm of the Blues where a player would have some of his favourite songs played whilst doing a bit of an introduction to each one. The excellent Wendy did the interviewing. I always think of Martin Taylor when I hear Just Looking by the Stereophonics 😃😃

I watched When They See Us again this week and I would recommend it to anyone who has a few hours spare. I also watched an Oprah Winfrey special which featured the actors, actresses and producer but the most interesting part was the they brought out the five men who were incarcerated and then pardoned when someone came forward and admitted the heinous crime. Listening to what they had to say was fascinating.

I quite like the speculation and gossip. It's quite easy to process and disseminate depending on who the poster is although things are worryingly quiet at the moment.

Ewood Park in 1986.

Our goalkeeping coach has three hands - no wonder they don't want to get shut of him 😂😂😂

Whilst I agree with your main point about wasting money I don't hold Mowbray completely accountable, complicit yes but not entirelyresponsible. These contracts and other types of spend have to be approved by the owners and ignorance might be used in mitigation but they have an advisor on the ground. For example, whatever you think about the Rothwell sale in January who told them to block the move? Certainly not Mowbray because he saw the merits in selling him and reinvesting. I would contend they didn't even know who Rothwell was. It all goes back to the dysfunctional, amateurish way they choose to operate with a ridiculous chain of command rendering highly paid people worthless in the big decision making process.

Although not an obvious fit in this thread this deserves a mention. Once again fantastic work from the club and those involved.

I will - thanks.

No they played Longridge Town at the weekend. There was mention tonight though of it being the original Lancashire derby 😃😃.

I personally don't think it's awkward Simon. It was Waggott using the figure as a target that got me thinking about another way of viewing sales. And I would bet my bottom dollar that the errant ones are more interested in that than the number of actual sales.

I was told when renewing in person (I couldn't get the bloody portal thingy to work) that new cards would be sent out to every season ticket holders either current or new.

As a players contract runs down their position is strengthened without doubt. Using Armstrong as the yardstick the offer to Brereton should be the best ever contract we have offered a player. I know that I was amazed when I was told how little one of our first team was offered in a recent deal. The wages went up after so many appearances and the bonuses were commensurate with the increase but on signing the deal the wages were a relative pittance.

It's about protecting our assets sometimes and clearly age and usually experience come into play. It's good that the likes of Travis and Kaminski have signed but ultimately three players walking away and potentially Brereton too effectively could cost the club £25m. Whilst Stoke would like Allen to sign a deal if that was Ayala for us I wouldn't be too concerned given he has very little financial value to us. Last summer when Armstrong left Waggott alluded to the club offering him the best contract they have ever done. Was it breaking the newly found pay structure?

I was in the Roverstore yesterday and had it confirmed to me that the kids and junior replica kits and training gear will NOT carry the Totally Wicked logo.

I have checked all the local news outlets and there is no mention of any negotiations with Brereton and his representatives about a new deal. Every one reports on the twelve month trigger but nothing about a new deal. I'm not saying they haven't but normally the club would make mention of it especially as the extension was so newsworthy. It was only in early May when it was announced about his extension leaving me to believe it wasn't confirmed to his representatives until shortly before that.