This coming Saturday Watford play Norwich in a league match at Vicarage Road. Incredibly it's a 7.45 kick off. And if you hadn't already guessed it's live on Sky.

I wonder if Sky had some influence here. It wasn't originally selected for live viewing but now it is on what would have been a blank week for Sky.

Another John Cooper Clark take on that lot. Apologies I didn't know it wouldn't play but it's worth watching on YouTube.

This myth about Birmingham needs putting to bed for once and all because it keeps getting regurgitated. He didn't get booed at all. There were cheers from an absolute minority of Rovers fans and the camera cut to him when he had his head in his hands disappointed with his performance. No tears just frustration. As well as being there to see it myself it was confirmed to me by somebody in the Technical Area that there were no tears

A really interesting fact from yesterday was that there were no offsides in the game. I'm not totally sure what to read into that but certainly both teams defended deeper than we normally see with the high line defence that seems to be in vogue currently.

The height of one of the goals at Wigan yesterday was two inches too short. https://news.sky.com/story/championship-football-match-delayed-over-claim-goals-were-two-different-sizes-12716348

I met up with the referee from that match in Cardiff on Tuesday as he is a close friend. I also met him immediately after that City match at the Redhouse where he was stopping. I said similar to what everyone was saying that it was a harsh penalty. He told me that Ian Pearce had got hold of Quinn's shorts and impeded him. When I saw it back he was right. As an aside he told me a Rovers fan had chased him as he pulled away from Ewood and when he described him I recognised immediately who it was. Some years later I gave them each others phone numbers and they often chatted. My friend did some work for Cardiff City and when we played there a few years ago I arranged for them to meet up which they did. The Rovers fan was given a ground tour, photographs were taken and the story covered by the Lancashire Telegraph. My friend said the parting words were "It was never a bloody penalty though". https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/10334193.referee-reunited-angry-blackburn-rovers-fan-18-years/

I thought he worked extremely hard and perhaps second only to Hedges in distance covered. A lot of his running was of the selfless type as he tracked back and ran the channels without always seeing the ball. From what I have read and seen it was the type of energetic performance Tomasson expects from his front men.

Surely Ayala has to be rested for this and maybe with Carter getting a full match yesterday for the under 21's that is Tomasson's intention. I personally like the three at the back although Wigan have been playing a four at the back and flooding midfield whilst playing a lone striker.

We've also seen some very good football too. It's that middle ground we have been missing were we need to grind out a few draws from adequate performances. Somebody described us, from a footballing perspective as bi polar. I think that is a great description.

The law changed a few years ago and is now referred to as the double jeopardy rule. If the challenge is cynical and prevents an obvious goalscoring opportunity it is a penalty and red card. As an example a mistimed challenge or genuine attempt to play the ball would only be a yellow card and penalty. In my view the referee got it right yesterday.

The word he used was 'forfeited'. I wrote to the FA and Football League and was told the words were taken out of context. I wrote back and simply asked how. No reply to that.

Our Jekyll and Hyde season carried on today as we put the last three games to bed with a good performance in which the collective excelled rather than individuals. The marked difference today for me was the speed in which we passed the ball, the movement and intensity. I was surprised actually that Rotherham allowed us to play rather than smothering us in midfield and we took advantage of this and played forward more today than we have in the last three games combined. I thought the score reflected the game as we were better all over the pitch. The real challenge is stringing together similar performances and results over the next month. Sat in front of us today were several Rovers supporting Dubliners who really enjoyed the game and the result after flying in today. If any of you post on here and read this I hope you enjoyed Blackburn and it's nightlife. I know you certainty enjoyed the game 😁😁.

But the fans see the end product on match days and can make a reasoned judgement on that and he deserves to be in ahead of the players who haven't performed in the last few games.

He isn't. As of 10.30 am Rotherham had sold 767 tickets with sales at Ewood up until kick off.

I think that would be the consensus of fans saying the same. Sadly the man who counts doesn't see it that way.

I've been told that Dack isn't with the under 21's but Buckley is. Carter, Edun and Leonard are too.

The World Cup group qualifying match between Austria and West Germany was embarrassing. At that time final group games were staggered and they both went into the match knowing that a low scoring win for the Germans would see both go through. They manufactured and connived a 1-0 German win by just passing the ball around in their own half with absolutely no pressure on them. It caused quite a stir and caused FIFA to change the rules so final group games kicked off simultaneously.

Criticism goes with the territory as do the plaudits he got earlier on in the season. If fans can see something they clearly believe to be wrong and it keeps reoccurring then should we sit back and say nothing? It's a message board where opinions are given both for and against and I haven't read one post where anybody has said he shouldn't be given time but in the here and now the football and the way we are playing is tedious and repetitive. What's wrong with saying that?

Sorry I was aware it was engineering works rather than a strike but my point still stands about the police wanting as few as possible Rovers fans outside the Turf Moor vicinity.

In a way the train strike has helped the police who were undoubtedly worried about the prospect of Rovers fans arriving in Burnley and walking through swathes of Dingles. As it is I think that the vast majority of Rovers fans will be taking up the club travel option simply because it offers the safest passage in and out. The game at Ewood in March will be far riskier if we give them the full allocation for the Darwen End and they travel independently. Waggott really has to consider this carefully and put the well being of the club and supporters first. In truth I'll be amazed if he cuts their allocation on the grounds of safety rather than that seeing the Dingles as a cash cow.

Tomassons quote from August 12th. He wants Rovers performing on the front foot, attacking and pressing. “We need to play a game that people enjoy,” Tomasson says. “We should never play ‘the Dutch disease’, which I call it, where they just play it around, around, around. We want to play a possession game which is speedy towards goal, an intense game with and without the ball.” Hopefully he remembers this on Saturday and we stop taking the unnecessary risks and play the ball quicker rather than the walking football pace we have seen recently.

Our lack of a decent press allowed Cardiff time on the ball to pick a pass and play through the lines. I lost count of the times they did it last night and got themselves on the front foot.

Saturday's starting team only had two Tomassons signings in it and one of them is on loan. Last night only three of the starters were his signings.

It's almost like Tomasson hasn't to be criticised because he needs time in the view of some. In all honesty I don't really care for the journey he speaks whether it be three months or three years. I, along with many judge him on what I see every game good, bad or indifferent. The next game is always the most important and by trying to absolve him of blame by using excuses like he needs time, another two windows etc is papering over the clear cracks. I am bothered about the here and now and we, with one exception have been poor recently. And if supporters feel Tomasson is culpable then he should be called out. If he can't see the problem from last night he is a part of the problem.