He said we would have beaten them 4 times over. Think that translates to batter them myself

If you say so mate. Those two Pears cost us today worse than anything Kaminski did last night. We’re sticking with the wrong man - every stat said that last season when they played similar matches for us (Kaminski with a worse defence in front of him too), and it cost us a playoff place in the end, which I hold against JDT

Take the blue specs off mate come on. We didn’t batter them at all. 3 conceded to their 1.13 xG - another Pears masterclass.

Still 1-0 with Kaminski in net, and I’d imagine with the Swedish lad too. Obviously we still wouldn’t be able to stick the ball in the other net anyway

Some fans have their head so far in the sand it’s baffling though. We sign a 4th div German striker who plays in parks against part timers and everyone is screaming “Egg delivers again” We offer Pears a new contract and sell Kaminski for money we can’t reinvest and it’s “but he’s so good with the ball at his feet” (I expect Chaddy to u-turn on this a day after JDT himself finally does) We sign 7 and people think it’s good as it’s so many players but we’ve let more go - who were for the most part better quality too (Diaz, Dack, Morton, Thomas, Ayala, Buckley, Mola, Kaminski) Generate £5m for Venkys to stuff somewhere, save money on wages, and Gallagher is now 50% of any transfer fees we’ve paid in this squad and I wouldn’t want to watch him at Victory Park

Regardless of strikers, we’re still starting a goal keeper that does not belong in this league. That is on JDT I’m afraid. He did it last season and it cost us points that ultimately meant we missed the playoffs and he’s persisted with it this season

Looking forward to seeing how this one wasn’t Pears’ fault. He’s useless and costs us points game after game after game after game. Has to be the last we see of him in the league.

Infuriating isn’t it. We’ve gone from not creating much but Armstrong, Diaz and Dack being clinical to creating absolutely loads and nobody capable of sticking it in the net

Shocking stuff from Leonard. I can’t believe the #9 options we’ve actually given JDT this season. Criminal from the clowns running the show.

Personally think we look so much better when we’re 433. So often overrun, especially as those two aren’t particularly athletic at all for this level.

Feels like he doesn’t have a clue with his positioning (like that goal a few weeks ago). Some bread and butter stuff round the post then the latest one was a yard wide

Jesus I hope this 4th Div German striker is good because Gallagher is looking his usual 5th division level.

So now the transfer window has drawn to a close, what do people think our strongest 11 is? It’ll be impossible to know with much certainty right now with so many players we’ve never seen play GK: Wahlstedt / Pears Full Backs: Rankin-Costello / Brittain / Pickering Centre Backs: Hyam / Carter / Wharton / Hill Centre Midfield: Travis / Tronstad / Wharton / Garret Front 3/4: Szmodics / Sigurdsson / Ennis / Gallagher / Leonard / Telalovic / Hedges / Dolan / Moran / Markanday I’m hoping to see the below but a lot depends on how good these new lads actually are, and whether we will ever push JRC forward with little full back depth, as I prefer 3 in the middle: Wahlstedt Brittain - Carter - Hyam - Pickering JRC - Travis - Wharton Moran - Szmodics - Sigurdsson If JRC remains right back then: Wahlstedt JRC - Carter - Hyam - Pickering Travis - Wharton Moran - Szmodics - Sigurdsson Any ST

Is this being broadcast on any channels abroad?

Yeah, it was asked before the match. Selection decision apparently, no injury/fitness concerns. Interesting where that develops.

Oh I feel like singing the blues, when Rovers win, and Burnley lose….

He has a right foot after all 😂

Fucking beauty Hedgey! I take it all back!

Our wingers are a real weak point at the moment. Some good build up play then horrendous end product from Dolan/Hedges. Some positive build up though. If only they would back JDT. Pears been solid too

So it’s…Blackburn 1-0 with a Szmodics goal assisted by Wharton and yellow cards for Travis and Porteous…..good luck!!

It’s not two games, it’s multiple games at the end of last season where he cost us points too. Far far far from a goalkeeper a promotion ambitious club would start. He was poor for goals against Huddersfield, Coventry and Millwall off the top of my head.

The hands over the ears (or eyes) Pears support in here from certain posters is baffling. People were actually claiming he should start ahead of Kaminski! League 1 at best, similar to half of yesterdays starting 11. Feel for JDT - but he himself needs to change it up a bit soon (Pears to bench, JRC to midfield, Dolan to bench)

Reality is that we have probably 5 players capable of a promotion push and that isn’t good enough in a league this competitive. If we didn’t have such a superb academy we’d be a league one outfit again now, and every year we’re statistically more likely to be relegated than promoted. Thanks to the way we’re run from India all the way to Brent. Crazy how people defend Venkys and even defend Waggott, some of the stuff on this board after his interview was sickening. Him bragging about spending Eduns fee on a new bus and our lot lapping it up (yes the buck stops with Venkys). Hedges, Dolan, Markanday supporting a teenage number 9, are we having a laugh.

Regular in the prem now. Fair fucks to him. Another shambles from Venkys, Mowbray et all! Venkys Out

Too busy trying to show everyone his quad for some weird reason