Funny you should use the school teacher analogy - I was watching the game with my daughter's boyfriend (city fan for his sins) & when Parker was trying to square up to JE, he said "It looks like the maths teacher trying to argue with the PE teacher - only one winner there!" 🤣

TBH I'm pretty sure that all of our defenders are 6s & 7s! 😆

Will we now go back in for Ryo with Dembele going to Oxford or does the new keeper screw that up with these ESC places?

Doesn't matter as there's no f*cking shirts left to print on anyway!!

Well, the club shop are really outdoing themselves this season - no 3rd shirts left after about 2 days of being on sale & now the home shirts are out of stock in all but small 3 weeks into the season!!

First two home cup games (should we get them) included in your ST. That way you can't upset the opposition with pricing as they have no say in it! Sorry, it's far too simple an idea I know. I'll get back to thinking inside the box!

Confirmed now. Don't think a lot of my Nobber supporting mates will be overly happy! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clywl49x41yo

Probably will tbh. I'd only end up spending more in the pub if I didn't! 😅

Finally! £15 for adults. Riverside is shut but BBE is open. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/august/20/ticket-news--rovers-v-blackpool/

I said similar to my daughter yesterday when she asked if we were going: "If it's a tenner then yeah it's a no brainer. £30 and they can fuck right off!" 😆

You're gonna need to learn how to spell his name!

Not gonna lie - I welled up a bit watching that. Best of luck Sammie. Pity your Prem dream wasn't achieved with us - but we all know why!

Isn't JDT's lad still with our academy as well? Obviously young so time will tell if he makes it or not.

Wasn't sure where to put this, but as we're obviously after a new keeper, here seems as good a place as any. Just read an interview on the Sky website with David Raya, he doesn't really say much about his time with us, but I thought this was quite telling: Why? Why Dave? Why weren't you coming for crosses? Is this our famed goalkeeping coach at work? Wouldn't surprise me, nearly all of our keepers of late are/were shit at coming for crosses!

I watched the highlights back earlier & I think the biggest issue (apart from how quickly it rebounded to him), was that it would've been more suited to a left footed finish. He tries to adjust himself to take it on his right but doesn't have the time to. Maybe a swing & hope for the best with his weaker foot might've been a better option.

Tracey's Nail Bar PLAYER of the match is....

Hmm Fabrizio Romano v Alan Nixon 🤔

They actually did the N05 steps up from the concourse last season so you never know! (Don't hold your breath though)

Not sure if I'd say worse, but definitely equally as bad! https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/13104167/blackburn-goalkeeper-aynsley-pears-gifts-ipswichs-conor-chaplin-the-opener

Oh most definitely. They seem to know when you need cheering up & when you just want to be left alone. With regard to emergency vets, all I can say is thank god for pet insurance!!

Not wanting to de-rail the thread as we get ourselves excited at the prospect of signing a new keeper, however, as I had a few nice messages & likes, I just thought I'd post to let everyone know that we picked the dog up from the vets yesterday & she seems absolutely fine now. We think she may have had a reaction to either being stung/bitten or eaten something in the garden which she shouldn't have. Thanks once again for the previous likes & replies.

🤣. That made me laugh far more than it should've done. Have had to take the dog to the vets today & leave her there as she's not well so that cheered me up a bit. Thanks.

Just looked it up & Donnarumma's out of contract and only has a transfer value of £300k! We should be all over that! (Ok, it's not THAT Donnarumma, it's his older, shitter, brother, but I'm sure if you post on FB without his first name, you'll get a few bites! 😂)

Perhaps it's me misunderstanding things, but I thought we were talking about Big Mak in relation to being unable to speak English - his first interview would seem to confirm this. But yeah, Yuki seems to know enough to get by. Loved the "Mr Shearer is a Legend"!

Their clothes are quite good quality tbf! 🤔