I was about to post similar when I saw yours. I think it's vital we shift out the players who clearly don't feature in Mowbrays plans or simply aren't good enough. These include Smallwood, Leutwiler, Bell, Samuel and Gladwin. Even some of the youngsters should go. I honestly can't ever see the likes of Rankin-Costello, Butterworth, Mols or Fisher getting close to playing for the first team so for the sake of their careers should be moved on. It's a big window for Mowbray. I just hope we are not discussing a lack of transfer activity on January 31st.

The Huddersfield information is on the official website.

I think you are right. Each time I go in to but away tickets I have a quick browse but find the leisure wear of poor quality and lacking imagination. I actually bought some things on Sunday as I had a voucher but aside from a training top I bought sweets and season ticket wallets pretty much just to use the value of the voucher. I also find it ridiculously expensive. The shop was especially open on Sunday for Black Friday sales but at 11.30 I was the only customer in there.

As we have won three games in seven days they have lost three in nine days. Prior to that two wins.

I noticed it when they were in the tunnel. If he couldn't get something as basic as that right what chance of a big penalty call being right. It was really good to hear that loud bang over Weepdale last night as their bubble burst.

Whilst it's not a great draw it certainly is winnable and Birmingham are always reasonably priced tickets.

And he then proceeded to headbut the grille in the confessional box. I liked the scene in the pub with the redundancy party with Shake Hands. As you say Andy absolute classic with the brilliant Alan Bleasdale combining black humour with some serious social commentary and issues.

Good shout mate. Oz?

More Boys From the Blackstuff I reckon so he can identify with the working classes ??. He could do a good Yozzer but with a smoggie accent.

I think he's having a dig at Sky rather than the performance.

Gallagher was good when he came on. The goal aside he was full of running and on two or three occasions he chased down long, pressure relieving balls and, despite being behind the defender got there first and held the ball up. It helped the rest of the team up the pitch. His movement for the goal was very good. He feigned to go one way, checked and went another way. Bennett read his movement too. He did this from a central position, not stuck on the touchline.

Great win, decent performance. After much conjecture Mowbray went with the same team and I think that was really important as we looked comfortable in the first half. I also thought the changes he made kept us fluid and balanced. When Stoke equalised I would have shaken hands on a point then as they looked to be in the ascendancy but our winner was a joy to behold with Dack, Bennett and Gallagher all doing really well. Well done once again to Mowbray and the players. Just to temper my elation I have to think back to the two or three winning runs we went on last season which were precursors to awful runs.

One minor incident summed him up last night. Late in the second half when we were under the cosh the ball was knocked wide about head height and a Brentford player behind him on the touchline. Most of our players would have headed it out and given possession to Brentford with a throw in. Downing went to head it, feigned and the ball went out for our throw. His experience shone through but that incident epitomised his game. We must have took a minute to retrieve the ball and get the ball back into play. I'd be happy for him to become our first choice left back.

Tomorrow sees is play that lot in the under 23 PL Cup at Ewood. As it's against that lot I thought it deserved a thread of it's own. Beating them in any game is important to me. Hopefully we will give them a good stuffing and send them back to their cobbles sulking. I got my tickets on Monday and was told they have 500 and will be in the Darwen End over by the Riverside. Anybody else going?

In the interests of fairness it's only right that Mowbray deserves some real credit for tonights win. I was certain that we would press high up to stop Brentford playing out from the back but we let them and pressed in midfield. They didn't really get their passing game going which really hurt them. We were good all over the pitch and the tempo was much better than of late with some (at last) balance to the team. Rothwell showed what he has been promising for ages and it's a while since we had a player running (and beating) opponents using sheer pace. He simply has to start on Saturday. Happy with six points out of six but my feet are firmly planted on the ground.

Too many mistakes was what I said.

I didn't have a problem with Raya being sold as he had too many mistakes in him. However if we are to improve we simply have to buy players who are better than the outgoing players or current ones. Quite simply we haven't with this one.

I thought he was decent at Reading otherwise I agree.

As I said earlier that is another debate. My point about players more deserving of Chapman was the pertinent one.

I too was skulking back to my car with my young nephew. We were behind an elderly couple, clearly United fans, when I heard the man say "I'm really disappointed not to keep a clean sheet today". He was bloody serious too. My ABU feelings intensified there and then. On the way home I rang 5live or Talk Sport and suggested that all the Rovers fans be reimbursed by the players or club. Dion Dublin said if he was our captain he would be organising that right now but the no mark presenter thought it was a ridiculous suggestion.

If someone gets a chance then it really has to be somebody deserving of it. Whether anybody does get an opportunity is a different debate.

Surely you have to earn the right to play. Not playing him due to his poor attitude and performances is one of the few things I agree with Mowbray about.

I saw him against Accrington in the Lancs Senior Cup and on the evidence of that he shouldn't have got near the first team. I also saw him in a League Cup match this season against Oldham (I think) and he didn't do anything to justify him playing in the league. I speak to people who watch the under 23's regularly and nearly all of them question his attitude and commitment (as Mowbray did). I don't think he should be ahead of the likes if Butterworth or Rankin-Costello who have pretty much played consistently well. I think quite a few are calling for him to play based on a few appearances in his first spell.

But surely that chance has to earned. If he gets picked ahead of others who have been far better in attitude and performance what message does that send out. We can't afford any more passengers in the first team let alone one with a seemingly bad attitude.

I too believe he is a principled guy and resigning is the way he will leave. I do think though that he will seek assurances for his staff either financially or through security of employment.