Yep it's crazy. Imagine if you struggled for mid-week matches (luckily for fans there is only 1 home one in the new year), and / or had a holiday planned / went away to see family maybe at Easter. That's all it takes for it to no longer be worthwhile, considering there is no other benefit to holding the half season ticket (away tickets prio will be no issue) No derbys, no rivals, the highlight is probably an Easter home match vs Ipswich, and the half ST is still a similar price to a full ST at PNE / Bolton / Huddersfield

£209 for a half season ticket - what was the price of the FULL season ticket at Bolton, PNE, Huddersfield etc. again? The operation down there is so useless, what’s even the point of selling them. (obviously hands are almost tied because of what they charged fans at the start of season) £209 for 11 games, no derby matches ie PNE, not even Leeds / Leicester / Boro which would be the expected expensive tickets and better sides Thats £19 a ticket, you’d have to go to at least 9 of the 11 for it to actually pay for itself. Rotherham, Huddersfield, QPR, Stoke, Norwich, Millwall, Plymouth, Ipswich, Southampton, Wednesday, Coventry. Max 3 more Cat A games he could squeeze out of them (Ipswich, Wednesday, Cov)

Yeah - certainly missed Gallagher, Hedges, JRC etc. it shows when we’re relying on Markanday to come on and change games!

Unfortunately like so many games this season. There must be an underlying factor (disclaimer it’s because we’re soft as shite and have no leaders playing behind Szmodics)

Textbook Blackburn Rovers sadly. Soft as shite

Sigurdsson absolutely pathetic. Needs hooking

“Is it going to be one of those nights for Preston?” - from the commentator after PNE hit the post with their 1st shot 2nd half We've hit the bar twice and battered them you clown

Fans are sounding amazing! Go on lads and lasses!

Bloody class from Moran on the assist, just like Norwich. What was I on about earlier 😂

As big a load of nonsense as you’ll ever see. 20% chance still on the exchange with plenty there to stake

Then almost scores a screamer!

Moran’s 1st touch is horrendously bad. His 2nd touch is often a tackle.

Be amazed if we keep JDT for much longer. If Venkys gave him a budget we’d be a serious team.

Not too worried about the back 5 as PNE will hardly touch the ball. 3-0 Rovers.

JRC will no doubt be a big miss for the next few months, and hopefully Scottie Wharton does better than his cameo in this fixture last season! Wahlstedt Brittain - Hill - Wharton - Pickering Tronstad - Travis Wharton Moran Leonard Szmodics I'd be fairly happy with that allowing Wharton more freedom in midfield (I think we're better with 3 in there). Szmodics the only cert in the front 3. Dolan playing well in recent matches, and Sigurdsson should have the highest bar out of all so wouldn't mind if that varied a bit.

Ahh I didn't realise they were just covers (although I guess that makes sense given how quick it was rather than painting it). Have we not had fans up there since they were installed then? Like you say that gives them a good opportunity to do it properly (albeit Leeds will be back up there in 1 month anyway)

If PNE get the upper tier can we ask their fans to rip out some of our seats so we can reorder the RoVeRs lettering to be centralised and aligned, and not look like it was done by primary school kids?

*logs into booking.com*

If we do win here (big if IMO), then we’ll know 3 points vs PNE takes us into the top 6, even if it’s just for Friday night.

All very true and I agree completely, but if they were really strong, fast or powerful (like these Prem lads), then they’d be £10m+ players. In reality they’re a bunch of academy lads and some back change signings that Venkys pitied us with.

Hill was impressive again, I feel like he should be starting CB for us, perhaps alongside Hyam when fully fit and Brittain back to RB. Wharton first name on the team sheet in central midfield with the support of Tronstad and one other (JRC?), allowing him more freedom Leonard, Szmodics and Sigurdsson upfront, if the latter can find some form again.

That’s it isn’t it. When he had a little bit of criticism it was when we were getting overrun. He’s so far clear as our best ‘footballer’ so we should be building a midfield around him and let him do the creating.

A bloody good premier league audition from Adam Wharton

Haha that’s fair. I know the feeling now I’m living over there!

We’re playing half a billion worth of 11. Take a breath and just try to enjoy it a bit like the fans in the away end are.