superniko

George Nunn as a few others said is the only non-partridge reference that looks like a possibility. Blue (Chelsea or Rovers) Nun (Nunn) Also plays a similar position to Khadra apparently, and fits all the loan talk. Admittedly I’ve not a clue if he’s any good but it certainly doesn’t excite me.

Wish we had something different to Sweet Caroline though 😂 Superb 3 points and someone said it pre-match about this match showing us what kind of minerals the lads have. Thought they put a great shift in, right when it was needed. Gallagher had a great game and a bonus sticking one in the net. He’s much better in the air when defending rather an attacking. We missed Travis so much against Hull. I absolutely love the back 3. So much effort and desire from all of them. Darragh turning into a proper leader! Mad to think Ayala can’t get a game, no better compliment to them all than that. Nyambe solid, not really a sniff down that side from them. Good cameo from Zeefuik, looks fast and strong, albeit we didn’t see him defend much. That being said, we could easily have conceded at the end and we sat too deep. No depth on the bench, and the difference between bringing on Dolan and Butterworth is pretty big in those situations.

Agree completely. I said he was poor first half but fairs fair he’s looked better since the stoppage in play.

Move your legs?

Agree with others - get Ayala on. Steady head needed.

Get in there lads!!!!

Boro doing a proper warm up routine while our lot are preparing like a shite U12s side.

How is Mowbray watching this and not thinking Johnson and Edun need changing? Difference in managerial ability that Wilder is getting every attack down that side.

Edun skinned from a standstill and it should have been a penalty for Boro.

Well we’ve done everything bar putting the ball in the net. Buckley is having an excellent first 30, we’re getting a lot of space in behind their midfield. Edun is the worry for me. He cannot defend at all.

Good early shithousing from Travis

Feels like a massive game for us. Win and we're looking ahead to the Top 2 again. Lose and momentum is gone, and we'll have QPR 2 points behind with 2 games in hand. Just hope Tony doesn't tinker with it too much. Go back to the successful formation. Nyambe back in and a holding midfielder (ideally Travis).

Cannot believe how many teams I'm seeing with Gallagher in them above. Did none of you watch us on Wednesday?

Do we have any idea when he might be back in a squad? Yesterday felt like a game where we missed his energy and creativity.

If you think the 6 are bad then don’t look at 7, 8 and 9 (Sheff Utd (A), QPR (H) and Fulham (A))

The curse of the sponsor. Bring back recoverite!!!

The bad news is we have 2 more games with Gally starting coming up

Johnson touched the ball yet?

Johnson over Davenport hahaha he’s trolling us now

The bloody referees. He shouldn’t be allowed another Championship match all season. They never get punished for their incompetence

He’s in the stand watching. Easy team talk for him: “Get at their wing backs”

I’ll be amazed if he makes any changes at HT, or before 55 mins even.

Exactly this. He does everything that Gallagher should, be surprised if he’s even on half the wage too

First 25 mins was as bad as I can remember. JRCs first game back but he looks well off the pace. Never the less, a blatant penalty turned down and a sitter off the line. We just need to up the tempo. They have bloody Smallwood in midfield for god sake. We’re missing Travis in there. We have a huge gap between midfield and defence. Championship refs are so so bad. Its week after week now across the league. Shambolic

Link to the 538 final table prediction here: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/soccer-predictions/championship/ It would certainly make that Rovers v Bournemouth penultimate match of the season a real treat. £10 a ticket and chuck their fans in the upper tier of the Darwen! 79 feels like a realistic total, but it's only achieved automatics twice since this division became 'The Championship'.