I wouldn't be suprised to see Hedges, Dolan, Cantwell and Ohashi starting, Pickering, JRC, ACD and Gueye rested. Totally different playing away and hes found a recent way to win. Equally, im happy to trust the manager and I'm loving the selection headaches a winning team and rotating squad brings. If we haven't a clue who will start, what chance Millwall? Millwall 0 - Rovers 1. Anything else just wouldn't be festive.

In 2024 we won 9 and lost 8. Our fourth heaviest loss in history in the last test in New Zealand. This shit or bust strategy is a tad one dimensional for me. Re Crawley. Against New Zealand, Crawley has played 11 matches, 21 innings, high score of 43, runs 219 with an average of 10.42. How is that going under the radar from selectors? In my opinion he is being badly handled. This is a talented shotmaker, but a bit brain dead with little cricketing intelligence, who obviously should be batting at 5 or 6. If he's going to open he should seek advice from Gooch. Play a lot straighter, especially when driving, miss nothing on the leg side and only hook, pull and cut when well set. All this caught at cover, mid off and mid wicket crap needs to stop immediately. If he fails at 5 or 6 ditch him. But having given him 53 tests we are almost forced into trying to rescue him. Ironically, he may get a game against Australia averaging 43.06. But that's because he made 189 in one innings. In the other 14 he's at 32, similar to.his 53 match test record. The openers set the scene and its depressing seeing Root walking out at 4 in the first ten overs. Might as well make him open. At least he'll be able to prepare mentally and avoid rushing to pad up.

Its not a fluke we are in the play offs. It's hard to process, but maybe we are better than we think. At some stage we need to start believing in those that have got us this far. Our keeper especially as he stands alone. To cover for injuries, loss of form and suspensions we actually need another centre half, another central midfielder, another winger, another no 10 and another striker, Which isn't going to happen. Many fans therefore will be flapping. Which illustrates my point. In reality, we dont need just another striker. We need a striker scoring 10 to 12 goals between now and the end of May. But that costs about 10 million and 50k a week.

I wish fans would stop flapping about the January window. We've not needed a star striker to win six on the bounce. Everyone panicked when Travis was suspended. Fans were worried last week when Cantwell was out. JRC was apparently a major worry with Brittain missing. Pickering coming in was supposedly disastrous. We will never get in the play-offs with Hedges and Dolan. As to butterfingers in goal, has anyone noticed he's hasn't conceded for seven and a half hours? I'd take Sammie on loan or similar. Or another Beck on loan. Failing that if it aint broke don't fix it. Im not saying we cant improve. But January is a notorously difficult window to recruit well. I'd rather struggle a tad than upset harmony and team spirit which is priceless when compared to an average back up center half.

It's a massive step up and I dont think he's ready for that. But he's a very tidy player with a brilliant attitude and a massive fan favourite already.

So many positives from today. Almost too many to mention. The win. Keeping another clean sheet. Scoring more than one. Cantwell getting a rest. The two strikers starting together. ACD getting a start and a goal. Becks first goal. Gueye improving. JRCs involvement. Selection bravery. Competition for places. Enhanced squad confidence and unity. Our brilliant defending, centre halves and central midfielders yet again. Growing fluidity. Amazing team spirt and work ethic. Game management. Protecting our goal. Today feels really significant to me. There was nothing flukey about this victory. Hats off to the players and credit to the management instilling such belief.

6 wins on the bounce. 5 clean sheets on the trot. Clucking dynamite.

I was a bit worried when I saw the team changes but every credit to them all so far. Looks like we will have some competition for places.

Yes very pleasing. I'm much happier when PNE struggle. Very interesting line up. Let's hope it all gels. Come on Rovers.

Eustace has repeatedly said he wants Ewood to become a fortress. I imagine the players are listening. He's now hoping for increased attendances as well. After four brilliant away results I'm sincerely hoping we can win our next couple of home games and keep the momentum going. I'm going for another exhilarating 1-0 win. We've had a penalty, offside goal, genuine own goal and dubious own goal in the last four games. I'm predicting a last minute winner, Ohashi with a tap in.

Chuffed for the big fella. Chuffed for our keeper. Chuffed for our defence. Chuffed for our captain. Chuffed for vice captain. Chuffed for our manager. Chuffed for everyone on here. Incredibly proud of the team again tonight. It's so difficult winning away in pro-football. Bravo.

Shame to see such a big club struggling so badly for so long. Pathetic mis-management that we can easiily relate to. Tricky looking midweek fixture. History suggests we will struggle, but that history doesn't belong to this manager. Rovers with another convincing 1-0 victory. We are better than we think and our team spirit is on another level.

Keeping his opponents guessing Silas. It's tactically brilliant.

Mmmm i didn't miss anything. If you need validating you are of course correct. Your words typed on here affect nobody. Should however you try and understand the nuance and subtlety of the comment made it was to highlight its a bit churlish to heavily criticise an individual after a brilliant team performance. Pretty straight forward really. Today was about crediting all involved. We all know Gueye is a tad limited, but the fact is in his own small way he is contributing to recent results. Whether you like it or not.

I'm not arguing. Gueye is completely out of his depth using normal footballing paramaters. But as a fluffer he's doing a great job. Meanwhile Sherwood, Atkins and Wicox weren't good enough. Or Newell. Neither was Branagan or Miller or Mail or big Chris Thompson. Its always been that way.