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Having said that....Sparks will be donning the lilywhite soon...

Well - Preston have just signed Ched Evans. That club is a bit of a mess, yet they sit level on points with us and an extra win to their name.

I'd go pretty similar to this except Thompson for Bell and Butterworth for Brereton. Would also rest Lenihan but not sure who is available to replace him?

Whoever we get, let’s do it quick so they’re ready to start from the 16th Jan

Absolutely brilliant to see Dacky slot that. Superb finish.

He was ref when we played Luton and waived away the two penalties at the end. One on Arma and one on Brereton I think.

Not sure if this is in jest or not, but there are 6 teams between ourselves and Reading 😂 we’re still in the bottom half with this win.

Peacock and Dailly 😂 yeah that was pretty bad. Our top scorer scored 5 that season! Wasn’t good at the back or up top.

I thought it was a typo from a previous game. Has Travis played for the u23s or anything? Not even had a run from the bench. Really hope he is 100% here as the FA cup seems more logical. Back 4 of Douglas, Johnson, Lenihan and Bell. Gallagher back in the first 11. I just give up.

Oh, if he’s at the mighty Braga then we may as well give up now then. Let’s just aim for another L1 manager with that mentality Whos to say Pearson, Bilic or Jokankvic wouldn’t be interested either? We’re attractive for managers, the squad is top6 quality, the academy is top level, and you get freedom away from the owners. Personally I’d go out for Wagner, he had a bad year at Schalke but took Huddersfield up and kept them up. I think he’d be interested if he was willing to come back to the UK. We’re not far down the road from Huddersfield, better academy and a squad he can work with. Thinking outside the box, De Zerbi, Seoane, Julian Stephen, Diego Martinez. No doubt they’ll be touted by clubs higher up the pyramid but you’ve got to try. Look at Barnsley trying someone new in Ismael. Won 10 of his first 15 there Its all dreamland anyway, he’s staying for the foreseeable.

I don’t understand how passing sideways slightly more than at previous clubs is meant to be bad for a 30 year olds body, or ‘an extra workload’

Mowbray trending on my Twitter. Albeit 19th. A lot calling for him to go now.

Could Damien Johnson be any worse for 6 months? What frustrates the hell out of me is this fantasy that we can’t do better than Mowbray. He came to us as L1 fodder. He’s taken us as far as he can, and spent money without selling a name in the time! No previous managers had that luxury. We’ve a team which people looking from the outside think is good (for the Championship). Managers will WANT to come to us. Too much fear over Appleton, Berg, Kean and what Venkys will do. I was excited at the start of the season, thought top 6 was a realistic chance, injuries haven’t helped but it isn’t enough of an excuse. He has failed to address the defence, you could say we’re unlucky with injuries but Williams looked like he was on his way out and nobody expected Wharton to feature. The irony is that Nyambe was probably our best CB option on the pitch but got subbed to put Buckley in at RB. What the hell is that about, I can’t even visualise what it’s meant to achieve. Ironic that Saar scores both goals. Free transfer this summer wasn’t he? He had his favourites in the past and it took injuries / years of shite for him to change it (Bennett and Smallwood come to mind). It feels the same now with Johnson, we’ve played loads of games through December and I think he’s started every time, he has barely left the centre circle this month. Not fit enough for that challenge. Tony has helped stabilise us, I left some games feeling like we were brilliant (L1 level clubs and PNE) but it’s now 5 points from the last 21 available. Worse than the results though is the regression in our style of play. We no longer press high which is what defined the 433 formation. 2 months ago I went into games expecting us to win, and entertain. I tuned into this expecting nothing, I guess that’s where we are now.

Gally through the middle. Finishes one flagged offside and puts that tap-in in. He just isn’t a bloody winger.

Defenders are coming.....Johnson and Buckley being two of them. Ayala actually looked like he went to sit on the bench at first. Pulled a muscle -1 degree what are you doing? Get some treatment.

Oh god he’s going with Buckley right back again? Does he want potting?

So many issues with this team but Lenihan and Johnson are the 2 clear ones screaming out. Darragh is a walking red card every time he plays, and as someone mentioned above Johnson doesn’t have the legs for 3 in midfield. It’s affects the other midfielders around him.

Why on earth was Johnson marking Sarr. Do they work on set pieces? It’s comically bad.

Plenty of space on the pitch, which would suit Dack, be nice to see 45 mins from him. Maybe it’s a stretch though. Gutted for Trybull, from what I saw against Stoke/Brentford (before being pulled by Mowbray), he’s far superior to Johnson, more tempo and pressure on the opposition. Rothwell had a good half and Nyambe solid too. Bell isn’t playing like Carlos but still an improvement on Douglas.

We just need to give Armstrong 4 more chances and we’ll take the lead.

Was this mentioned anywhere prior to purchase? Such a shocking offering. Can you even get Huddersfield comms? EDIT: Just checked and you can get Home commentary so I guess that’ll have to do.

Well I’m glad for those changes. Johnson seems pretty undroppable though. Hope it’s Trybull holding and Johnson pushing on.

This is the first match I'm debating whether to pay or not. I think I will wait and see the starting 11 and make a judgement then. If Gallagher is plonked on the wing again / he continues with Douglas then I think I'll give it a miss. Will it be the end of the Mowbray 'death spiral'? I'm not holding my breath. The away match to Huddersfield at the same time last season was in the middle of a poor run (3 points from 6 matches). Good away day, shocking performance, and the last time I was at a game with my Dad and Brother.

This is 100% our best front 6. It’s just knowing the format it works best. I tend to agree, if it’s 433 that we’d be a little exposed with Dack in there. However I’d worry we’d lose the burst from Rothwell like we saw today if he’s deeper like this. Either way, these are the 6 I want to see when fully fit in the new year, and Johnson/Trybull for Travis until he’s back.

We create plenty of chances, as shown by the amount of shots he actually requires to put the ball in the net. (12 non-penalty goals now from 90 shots - 7.5 shots per goal) see below for team shots in the league. We create plenty, he just isn’t much better than a championship striker. I do agree with other posts though, he isn’t the issue here or today. Far more pressing areas which Mowbray is getting wrong (although I’m usually first to call out Armstrong)