jim mk2

A whole host of managers who have picked him nearly always as first choice would suggest he isn't a "terrible footballer" but a good solid pro at second division level.

Lowe was man of the match v Leeds the other week. And he could still have done a good job for us this season, either at right back or in midfield. Are his replacements in those positions really any better? Or another note, I hope that's the last of Redknapp. He's never liked Rovers and compounded it by inspiring Birmingham to stay up last season at our expense. I hope they go down this time.

Barnsley might have hit the jackpot - an Chinese-American consortium is in talks to buy the club. Interesting thing is the consortium is led to Bllly Beane of US baseball's "Moneyball" fame.

It was a quote from people who had seen him play for Rotherham

Bairstow needs a rocket from the England management for that shot - totally unnecessary in the context of the game. An England lead of 220-250 might be enough.

An accountant at Ewood has deemed RR another unnecessary cost and dispensable and its closure marks another step down and decline in the club's status. The way it was announced too was shoddy and in keeping with all the other PR disasters over the past 7 years. Rovers' management failure is just another example of why we are incapable of running anything of worth in this country and much of infracstutcure / industry is in foreign hands

Who are Doncaster United?

This worries me. A passing game rarely wins promotion out of the lower divisions. We need a strong, physical team in which every player knows his job and plays to a fixed formation every week, usually a 4-4-2. Mowbray likes to tinker with his teams too much, which serves only to confuse players. A"passing" team can also be bullied and harried out of possession when the going gets tough - do we have the players who can do that too ?

Football's elite players and clubs get richer and richer while the 99.99 per cent paddle furiously to stand still. Sounds like the UK economy..................

You need to do some background reading https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/22/flat-taxes-taxpayers-alliance

I know what is legal or not thank you. No one should ave any sympathy for Ferguson; he tried to avoid paying his dues and got caught out. Flat taxes favour the wealthiest and hit the poorest hardest; presumably you think that's a good thing

And there's the rub..... it's entirely wrong that Ferguson's behaviour is legal. Tax evasion is a problem in this country, but tax avoidance is a huge issue too. When the govt is short of money (unless it's handing over £1bn bribes to the DUP) there are far too many ways for people with clever advisers to avoid paying tax. A vote for Jeremy is a vote to end these tax abuses.

Poor man's Jason Lowe by all accounts.

I feel sorry for them.

Waste of money in my book. £1,800 is a big chunk from your family finances and would be better spent on education, kids activities such as actually playing sport, and travel, which broadens the mind. Anything's better than lounging around watching TV and lining Rupert Murdoch's pockets.

You're on £25k a year (according to you) yet have enough spare cash to waste £1,800 on Sky?

It's unlikely there will be a promotion - wake up man !

Mowbray's a workaday lower league boss, not Mourninho. But it would be a blow if he went; we need stability right now.

They've made some stupid decisions these past 7 years and rejecting Warnock is right up there with the worst of them

We drew too many unfortunately. I don't think Mowbray's a wonderful manager but he seems a solid, likeable type with integrity and I hope he stays

The internet needs stringent regulation. The free-for-all cannot continue, and has led to major security risks around the world. Google and ISPs need reining in, and held to account over the content they allow to be displayed. Employing journalists would be a start, and help to compensate for the thousands of jobs they have destroyed in the newspaper industry. Brussels, as always, will play a big role in increasing regulation, one reason why the EU is force for good.

Some way or other I would imagine this service will become available for domestic users. Unwelcome development in my view. Football is nothing without spectators and this will be just another excuse for fans not attending matches.

I watched Ian Callan play for Ramsbottom circa 1982. Michael Holding, batting No 5, carted him all over the place. Now Holding was quick!

Not trying to prove anything. Just a discourse with a fellow poster. I was on the pitch in the 1970s when the club was being badly run. I'm too old now. What have you done ?

Wasn't though was it ? This place was crammed with people believing the Raos' rhetoric and thinking we were going to sign the world's best players and competing in the Champions League. A few of us knew it didn't look or feel right but were shouted down.