Excellent, thanks for that. Think I'll choose to be "living" in Ukraine for this match on Rovers TV. 😉 🇺🇦

I can see 0-0 or 1-1. A dull affair unfortunately. I was encouraged by Szmodics in the last game. The likes of him and Dolan are going to have to hit some real form if we are to stay in contention.

John Motson was at Hillsborough on that dreadful day, expecting to commentate on a game of football. Instead he was forced to react to the unfolding tragedy and he did so beautifully and touchingly. He was a great talent and a giant in his field.

Pears Brittain Carter Hyam Pickering Travis JRC Thomas Dack Dolan Diaz

Yes

Our powderpuff midfield is causing too much stress on our back line. We need some resilience in there. its only a matter of time in the 2nd half until we concede unless we add some bite in the middle

Dack channelled his inner Jimmy Greaves with that finish

That'll be the subs bench the way things are going.

Worked hard, bit of pace, got stuck in, nothing sensational but quite lively

Do you mean "should have used the correct tense"?

I'm finding Neil Macdonald's co-commentary interesting on Radio Lancs. Just seems to give a more nuanced and thoughtful insight than the usual assortment of monosyllabic former players.

I've watched JRC for many years. In my opinion he operates best on the right hand side of midfield. I believe he would offer more of an attacking threat from that position than the overrated Hedges.

It was a little joke I made about a cup match many years ago

Probably wise to avoid you next time it's cold then! 😄

I'm glad you didn't call him Shirley 😁

He always reminds me of Faz for some reason.

Really good sign that the manger is prepared to drop the captain. Too many have worn blinkers in recent years, resulting in far too many appearances for the likes of Lowe and Bennett (and Travis for that matter). credit where credit's due.

Bonnet de douche Rodney. what a 24 carat plonker you really are!

I wonder if the Wharton brothers have been a little too excitable in training this week?

I think we are a work in progress. Good enough to be competitive. The important thing for me is to create as much space between us and 7th place as a crack at the play offs would be our biggest success for about 20 years.

Yes, but will he get the clap from Sweaty Gussets?

Interesting! It was clear from watching yesterday that Szmodics had won tackle after tackle. At 2-1 up, away from home I felt that introducing him rather than Dack was the correct decision. He harrassed Boro and broke up their consistency. He can both score and assist and looks to have a bit of pace. I wouldn't go so far as to class him as a top end Championship player but he is useful in the Dolan impact sub role and I believe he will prove to be better and more effective than Hedges over time.

Szmodics won more tackles in 15 minutes than Pickering did all game.

2 midfielders on a yellow but Wharton subbed.

Travis needs subbing before he gets sent off