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

The odds actually suggest you won’t be relegated, (so not fair, no - it would be an underachievement). But whatever you say.

Much better 😌

Absolute Yank love in too. Just getting on random ‘Merican celebrities / retired sports star ‘investors’. The game has truely gone. Sky got the memo to keep pushing the message that all this foreign money investment is great anyway.

Making me sick all this shite on Sky Sports

Have we upgraded our catering this year? Food in the image looks a step above recent years. (unless it was purchased outside somewhere and brought in)