superniko

I thought this myself - but just noticed Sheffield United and QPR both have their games in hand whilst we play West Ham….unfortunately I think it’s more likely we’ll be clinging onto the playoffs instead!

Those crying for 442…who would you play as the two wingers? I assume Hedges as one, who as the other? Or are we setting up like 00s England with a Scholes on the wing to weirdly accommodate 442 I think I saw one line up with Morton and Wharton on the wings. Beggars belief

@BigBar looks like the train strikes have been suspended on Saturday now so you should be okay now with a change in Preston/Bolton. Not sure when apps will update with times though

Saturday is a strike day - judging by trainline there are no trains running. If that's the case then either: 1) Taxi 2) Get into Manchester City Centre (Tram or maybe a train will run there) then get a Bus from Manchester to Blackburn. The Witchway bus runs around there. Might have to find your way from Rawtenstall though.

We’re lighter on loans than previous seasons and have space there (before even returning Hirst). Similar to what Forest did with Davis last year in January.

Only a moron would say otherwise

Jesus! Lottery numbers please

First half was actually worse so you got lucky there!

Shocker, up there with Wigan, Sheffield Utd and Reading performances. I don’t want to see Hirst in the shirt again, he isn’t our player and he isn’t Championship standard. Start your full backs on the correct side Make your changes in time when they can actually affect the game 0/10 from JDT - he’s ridden his luck a lot in games we’ve been battered but this is fully on him, wrong selection and too late to correct it (which he didn’t with original subs)

Ref was right in front of it as well. Poor decision, their players didn’t even expect it

Lunged a bit but didn’t look like a red to me

30 seconds and he’s got in a position that Hirst/Vale never would

Far too late these subs

Crazy isn’t it, Brittain is a better attacking outlet

Add Szmodics to the Vale/Hirst list of “How do they get in ahead of Dack?”

What the bollocks was Szmodics doing on that perfect Diaz pass

I don’t know how anyone can defend Vale and Hirst getting on the pitch ahead of Dack (bar Chaddy obviously)

Travis as wing back - has he been in the Coventry half yet?

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I know Brittain missed our best chance but he’s been our best player for me. A very good outlet for us. Would rather him on the right and Pickering on the left though

We deserve that. We’ve looked shocking

No idea how they didn’t score there. We look a bit all over the show (said that so many times this season despite being 2nd). Defence giving it away a lot passing it about and Szmodics a few times with risky cross fields passes. Dack on for Vale and Pickering for Morton and switch full backs around with Travis in the middle

Don’t mind Vale starting if Gally is injured…Good to see JDT going with him over Hirst. However, scratching my head at Travis RWB though (assuming he’s there), when we have Pickering and Carter on the bench. Feels like we’re just shoehorning the captain in as he’s captain.

Tonight feels massive to me! A win going into bottom of the league at home on Saturday could really put us in a position we could only dream of heading to Turf Moor. Burnley play Sheffield United away too next Saturday so it really could be 1st v 2nd and a match to see who goes into the WC break top of the league. Coventry aren't prolific, only Cardiff and PNE have scored fewer this season, and they're yet to score more than 2 in a match this season. That alongside our much improved defence (ironically thanks to Coventry for Hyam) I think we have a real chance. I'll go for a 1-1 draw, but i'll start to believe if we win! -------------- Kaminski -------------- ------ Hyam - Ayala - Wharton ------ Brittain --------------------- Pickering ----- Morton - Dack - Wharton ----- --------- Gallagher Brereton --------- JDT won't drop Travis though so i'd expect Travis for Wharton and Szmodics for Dack to be the team he picks

A lot of blue tinted glasses and no sense of perspective I'd imagine (as you'd expect on a Rovers forum). You're comfortably the best team in the league unfortunately, followed by Sheffield United, then a bit of a gulf to the rest.