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Some s****houses in that Wrexham team ..... not least Moore, O'Brien, McClean And with Hyam there too the immutable law of the ex will come into play Our team will not be able to stand up to that lot Wrexham 4 Rovers 0

Probably not. We've been written off in their eyes, consigned to the metaphorical bottom drawer to be forgotten about in the hope that one day we might come good. I can't any catalyst for them selling - at least not financial. In the grand scheme of their multi billions, we're a little blip on the balance sheet

Why should an empty stadium bother them, or for the matter declining income? Their solution as always is to sell another asset. The fans mean nothing to the owners - as we know.

Preston away, QPR home; the highs and lows of football. It’s a funny old game, except it isn’t when you have to sit through putrid games like last night. QPR were everything we weren’t : well coached, skilful players, playing to a plan: it was obvious they were going to win from the 1st ten minutes. They should have been 2 up at half time. Chair was a delight to watch. Most glaring of all was the sheer lack of ability in that Rovers team. They looked like a bunch of squad players making up the numbers- which is most cases they are. Apart from the young left back, who should have a good career in the lower divisions but isn’t championship quality, not one player had a good game. Made a special effort to get to Ewood last night after a 300 mile round trip of the country. I won’t do that again in a hurry. Awful. And the worst of it, there were some boos but most fans shrugged their shoulders and left. Apathy reigns at a depressing and depressed Ewood

Made a special effort to attend, ff knows why Absolutely abysmal. Such a poor team, all of them squad fillers, not one you’d have as first choice Barely 10000 there or so it looked, and like a morgue, just sullen resignation

Barely 10,000 here

Love the Bonny Inn. Still try to pop in there from time to time. Of the two pubs at Ramsgreave you'd have expected the Risjng Sun, which always looked down at heel, to have been the one to shut. Such as shame the Bull's Head has gone - it was a great pub in its day. Knew the family that ran the Knowles Arms in the 1960s Back to the Championship...

The smell hanging over the town centre from the Thwaites brewery 🤢 Duttons were taken over by Whitbread and Lion Ales the first to close IIRC

Boycott writing in the Sunday papers today said the way England play is "brainless" and he "can't take the team seriously anymore" “They never learn, because they never listen to anyone outside their own bubble, because they truly believe their own publicity." “A 40-run lead on a fast, bouncy, low-scoring pitch was huge and, with Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope together at one stage, England were in charge at effectively 100 for one. But as exciting as this England team can be, they are always only a blink of an eye away from self-destruction. “Chasing balls away from your body on fast, bouncy pitches is fraught with danger. It’s like Russian roulette. Save those shots for low, slow surfaces where the odds are in a batsman’s favour. “When the Aussies get stuck for a wicket all they have to do is go fishing. Dangle the bait and wait for a bite. Our lot can’t resist." Who would argue with that?

This nice little run is very welcome but the big test of this very thin squad is ahead - the games come thick and fast, and injuries and tiredness will take their toll. We desperately need experienced cover in defence for the missing Wharton and Carter and in other parts of the team too. Will those players be coming to the club to help the manager and keep the momentum going? Very unlikely.

India series and the 2023 Ashes series were drawn 2-2 and England should have won both. To be fair, England played some proper cricket this summer, dug in when necessary but they've reverted to Bazball type in this Test. We won't win the next one either if they play the same way

To lose in 2 days like that requires a special kind of uselessness. McCullum and Stokes have questions to answer about the approach to that game in view of England's poor preparation for the series and the players need to look at themselves and rein in the Bazball nonsense and play proper Test cricket, which means patience and playing each ball on its merits.

Pathetic and as predicted. You can get away with batting like amateurs in one innings but not a second time. Horrible losing to them in any circumstances but this is a humiliation.

Watching the highlights Pears pulled off some very good saves in the first half that kept us in the game, though Preston should have scored. Gyuere (sp?) tried to put too much on his header when all he needed to do was glance it. All in all we have to be pleased with that result and we must have one of the best away records in the league. If only we could fix the home form and send the Ewood fans home happy for once

Can we play all our games away from home? Great win, unexpected. The league seems very open, not many outstanding teams; still think we’ll end up in the bottom half and the long season will take its toll on a thin squad

Is there any point in scheduling 5-day Tests any more? This could be over in 2 days Not Test cricket as we know and like to remember it but if England do somehow manage to win we'll take it

Let’s see how England bowl but that’s a pathetic start to the series.

Dear me, Rev It's Nottingham Forest and Notts County

He isn’t, he really isn’t

To be honest, I wouldn't say he was anonymous last night but many fans who aren't really aware of him and don't know his qualities like we do would have wondered why he was picked

I thought Wharton was quietly efficient without pulling up any trees. Did he do enough to start in front of a number of midfield players ahead of him in the pecking order - no, he didn't.

He’s like Wharton and Carter, an injury waiting to happen. England can only hope it’s a minor setback

To add to England's brilliant build-up, the walking piece of fragile glass that is Mark Wood is injured again

Looked a great prospect with us but seems to have lost his way. Hope he gets over his problems and has a good career.

Wharton seems to be made of glass and never appears to be far away from the next injury. You cannot build a team or depend on players who are so injury prone. Carter the same. Rovers should look for a replacement pronto, or bring O'Riordan back as soon as possible and see if he's up to the job