And when we do recover can this manager actually be trusted with any sort of kitty ever again in light of how badly the last 12 million was invested. It’ll be alreet. Dave Sharon and the other 2 HSH ex SEM cronies will come to the rescue with a couple of freebies. Soothing Teesside tones, scotch corner service station with a pack of choccy biccies in a brown envelope should be enough to woo the rovers hierarchy.

Then once we’re in a position to get said better value Tonebola will sit them down and explain they’re not guaranteed to ever start until they buy into his philosophy. Usually takes 6 months to a year.

I said last season in years to come once we look back at Breretons career in terms of money spent he’ll be judged as the worst signing the club has ever made surpassing Davis/grabby. (Much to the merriment of some). I’ve seen nothing that has changed my mind. His only hope is he gets a loan move and plays under a manager better equipped to man manage him and coaches able to bring the best out of him then comes back a better player.

At least they’ll be giving it a right good go. Plus they need to remember he’s a nice guy. Although I see they’re in the play offs so he’s got them in a better position than he did with us.

Waggott was in Ribchester yesterday although not sure what he actually does.

Zak Crawley has the lowest ever high score in a team innings of 400 or more. Wood is batting like Archer allegedly can do. Not sure I’d play Archer if everyone is fit.

I think his glove work is significantly poorer than others. In port Elizabeth ball just kept going through him. He’s a great idea in theory in that if we’ve got a score on the board he can come in and take the game away from the opposition. But in reality that never happens mainly because we haven’t got a score but even when we do he pushes and prods. Just don’t see the point of him in red ball cricket.

That is another stupid review by root totally wasted 2 reviews one on his own bloody bowling. Neither close to being out. Also I’d drop butler for foakes next series. He’s not contributing with the bat and his glove work is abysmal. So while Foakes might not score runs that’s only equal to buttler but at least he can keep.

They said it was 1964 on quest so looked up the game. That was 5-1. Stonehouse, brotherton x2, bell, randell. This Mike Jackman book getting a work out this morning

Action packed that. 9 goals, the best of which was probably Carbone who then got himself sent off, Filan broke his arm One of my favourite games behind the derby play off game and league cup win. 1st vs 2nd, 7-1, Job done. Sutton was in their defence if memory serves.

Apparently it was our biggest away win since 1964 (5-0 vs Bolton-Pickering x2, Ferguson, mcevoy, Harrison).

My mate uses an app think it’s called train pal its quite good for cheap tickets. If going from Preston to London it’ll automatically work out the cheapest route. Sometimes it’s just normal price and other times it’ll suggest a stop. But, for eg, if it's cheaper to book from Preston to Milton Keynes as one ticket then Milton Keynes to London as another without getting off the train end up with a cheaper ticket on the direct train.

That’s about the 3rd time we’ve scored a freak goal like that this season. Pne and charlton this season I think.

Yeah. We also beat the dingles 5-0 season before. Could be the last 5-0er

There it is.

If we can come through Tony’s enigmatic half time team talk unscathed then 3-0 vs 10 men shouldn’t need to score many more to see this out.

Stokes put 3 down. Usually he catches pigeons.

Sheff wed 33/1 to do just that.

1-0 up and vs 10 men. Would be classic Rovers to lose from here.

I wonder if an English spinner has ever taken out the top 5 before in a test. Heard before Bess is the first spinner to dismiss top 3 for England since Kevin Pietersen. Bizarrely

Fair play to Charlton. Very good uncomplicated deal. Something that would be totally lost on our hierarchy. Unfortunately with the weekly crap Tonebola is serving up I suspect we’ll get nowhere near selling out that allocation.

He’s a liability. Legs have gone. Play far too deep with him in the side. Shouldn’t be near our starting xi in any system. Can’t understand why he’d want to come back or why we’d want him back. Strange do

2 crap sides. Our season went off on a stretcher vs Wigan. Yawn. On to the summer and a plethora of excuses as to why we can’t strengthen the defence.

They are well drilled but really poor. We don’t look drilled at all and very poor.

Amazing win. I’d given that up after day one then going into the last session 5 more wickets seemed a tough ask. Our first win in Cape Town since 1957 and only the second team to beat them at Newlands since they were allowed back in 91. Hand down best cricket venue I’ve been to. Would highly recommend it. Love coming back here.