If we go up, Pickering and JRC will get absolutely mauled off premier league opposition. Nyambe far less so.

I’m a fan of JRC, but think he’d be far better employed further forward. Interesting how Nyambe is often considered a sick note, and while hamstring injuries seem to be an issue at times, he’s clearly more robust than JRC. Pickering has also managed less games this season than Ryan, and could be out for another spell due to hamstring issues. We do ask a lot of our fullbacks/wing backs.

People wanting to spend money on 2 full/wing backs pushing 30, who will be earning substantially more than Nyambe is currently being offered. Strangely, Nyambe is the one current player who Chaddy refuses to steadfastly defend, quite the opposite, he’s never liked him. Poor way to treat a lad who has been with us since he was a kid and clocked up nearly 200 appearances for the club. Besides, if we get promoted, which we actually look capable of for the first time in a decade with Nyambe an integral part of the team, I think we will be bloody grateful of fullbacks who are primarily defensive minded.

So it appears you’re doubling down on your original claim that too many goals come from Nyambe’s side… you’re also blaming him for goals that come down the left side too judging by your inclusion of Fulham’s first. Weird agenda.

Yes it is. Why would I, or anyone with an ounce of sense trawl back over 2 years of goals conceded, particularly when we have only conceded one fluke goal in the last 10 hours or so of football? I’m not doing it to disprove your weird agenda, and I expect you know that, so you can continue claiming rubbish as fact.

Bollocks.

Tarkowski, Mee, Pope and Cornet would be good options for them this window!!

Just didn’t happen for us going forward today. I thought we defended impeccably throughout, but the final ball was lacking from everyone. Just one better decision, once, and we win the game. Thought the pitch nullified Buckley, and Rothwell to a lesser extent. Travis was quietly brilliant today though. Deliveries from set pieces were poor. Brereton operated very wide and dropped deep too often. You have to give Huddersfield credit for the way they defended… not many teams can figure out how to shut us out. Depressingly predictable some of the usual suspects are hammering Nyambe. A poor ball that was neither cross nor shot, and one bit of hesitation were his blips. Again people talking about how he should be crossing… who to exactly? Made several good runs where the pass needed to be quicker, or the decision better. However, I think they key point people need to realise is that if we’d had a “better attacking right wing back” or JRC playing instead, they would’ve scored that breakaway in the second half that Nyambe single handed lay turned into a nothing situation. No need for a post-mortem. Sometimes you just have those days when nothing really comes off. Major positive to take is once again how solid we looked. One fluke goal conceded in seven games, second in the league… there really isn’t much to be complaining about on the pitch. Best time being a Rovers fan in over a decade.

It’s definitely not as cut and dried as it was a couple of months ago. I expect the position of both the players and clubs has changed a bit considering how things are panning out… as ever agents have their own single agenda. Keeping the squad together seems a sensible gamble for the club, and staying now offers the players as decent a chance of prem football (and salary) next year than any move they are likely to get.

None of the so called “contract rebels” look like they want out. The way Nyambe and Lenihan celebrated with each other immediately after the final whistle last night suggests they are going nowhere.

Got a couple of quid on this at 50-1

I’m expecting us to continue to be solid defensively and hoping we are ruthless in attack. Take out the annoyance over the Hill debacle on this lot, get the bit between our teeth and it’s 3 more points and a significant improvement on our goal difference. I think we will better the Birmingham score with Diaz surpassing the 20 mark.

The EFL need to look at the current rules as the situation has become farcical. Have Hull really got 14 or 17 or however many positive cases, or are they unable to use certain players due to them being unvaccinated and in close contact, like us with Dack/Eastham last week? If the players haven’t had the vaccine, they should be taken out of any calculations.

The only nagging doubt is that Boxing Day fixtures often throw out a few freak results. Still confident though. 3-1 win.

The sooner this fad of kids begging for shirts dies out the better.

I’d be amazed if we weren’t back in for Maja. I fully expect it to be a loan with an option to buy.

Ah! The proven pathological liar and the religious nutcase! We can definitely take them at their word and expect them to act in the interests of others before themselves! Your going to find yourself in a right dilemma soon!

A few years ago Hull scrapped all concessionary tickets. Kids, seniors, adults all paid the same. The thinking behind it being that a seat is a seat regardless of who sits in it. Maybe a hangover from that. Lets hope Paul Fielder doesn’t want to introduce this crackpot anti fan scheme here! Blessing that the game is on sky - I don’t think it’s any coincidence that the only Prem game that went ahead on Saturday was the one selected for live broadcast. Suits me, as I think we will continue our march back to the Premier League with another three points!

That’s funny, because Steve Waggott told me the following: ”It’s not all about the money with Ryan. There are other factors - his academy in Namibia is very important to him.” This was a few weeks ago, and things may have changed, but it doesn’t support the narrative he is either greedy or unrealistic. Besides that, people need to stop thinking of “wage structure” in such simple terms - it’s not just a one size fits all wage cap. One of the issues that has long been reported is that academy graduates get a raw deal compared to players we sign from elsewhere. Their wages are bound by a fairly rigid structure; each contract they sign is capped at an increasing amount. Nyambe has only played about 40 games less than Lenihan, but is 3 and a half years younger. Same age as Trav, but 60% more career appearances. He’s also younger than Harry Chapman, and has been paid less than Chapman over the course of their contracts. So Nyambe is likely hitting his fourth pro contract, and is currently in the same pay bracket as Wharton, who is a couple of months older. Our famed structure brackets Nyambe as an academy graduate rather than a full international with 170 first team appearances to his name. It’s not about breaking the structure, but being pragmatic with its application.

It WAS at 200%. The recent trimming of the squad and the increase in revenue means that figure will be an anomaly. Still way off anything approaching sustainable though. The irony of course is that the only chance we have of becoming solvent any time soon is promotion.

Possibly. Reading between the lines I’m guessing he isn’t jabbed. Happy to be corrected though, because you are absolutely right, they are the ones who deserve scorn!

Wow! What a day! Had a few quid on a 4-0 win, so I was always confident, but I bloody loved that performance! No way are Lenihan and Nyambe off in January. Their commitment, performance levels and body language today tells me they want to be here. Tough to single out anyone, but it was a true captains performance today from DL, absolute colossus! Bit pissed off with Dolan… he’s the one missing out though, and only has himself to blame. Going up!

Dolan would be mine too. Although I can see the merits in using Gallagher for his physical presence and defending set pieces.

Sounds like a game for Van Hecke… which is something I never thought I’d say after Fulham!