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I asked my dad at weekend if he was joining the boycott and he just looked at me weird and asked what I was on about. Granted he's in his 70's now but still pretty active on socials, still oblivious. You'd think in theory it would be easier to sort for us given the small fan base than for example Sheff Weds who had great success with it despite a much bigger fan base. Did they do anything differently? Not a criticism in any way of those trying, I salute the efforts. Just feels like it's so hard work to get anything like this off the ground at Ewood.

It's colder in Shanghai than here next week and snow forecast.....

Why would you make something like this up? Truly odd behaviour from a serial bullshitter.

Sorry but VI has to go for me. He’s been dealt a dreadful hand with players available, but despite that you simply have to be getting shots on target in games as an absolute minimum! Hull were dreadful too despite being pretty much full strength. Defensively looked ok, Cashin looks decent. After that it’s hard to pick positives. What the actual fuck are they doing in training? Also what’s this set piece coach doing? After Preston away it was almost as it we had a new Arsenal like cheat code, today we had De Neve hitting corners for throw ins to hull. If you didn’t laugh you’d cry. How the hell is De Neve earning more than most people on here? Make it make fucking sense! I genuinely think I’d do a better job at 44.

Good job we're not at home today that weather is grim as anything (although local Sunday league games are on) 🥲

Think I'll wait till the lineups are out before I decide whether or not to watch. A few debutants from the academy might make it a bit more interesting, otherwise I'm not sure I'll bother. I do want to go through purely in hope of a decent tie next round to add a bit of interest to the season.

Alebiosu is a very good championship player and has done a great job for us. I don’t want to be overly negative about him , but he’s very 1 dimensional in terms of his attacking play. Some of his crossing is dreadful, he must ‘cross’ into the crowd at least once a game. Defensively good, quick and strong albeit against a much lower quality player in the championship. Every chance he can improve under better coaches etc but he’s miles off a premier league starter IMO.

Cashin seems a decent enough signing on paper, bit odd all the negative comments from brum fans considering his pretty limited game time. Only played 90 mins twice and one of those out of position at left back. Agree on comments centre half wasn't top priority but we definitely needed one in at some point in the window and no harm giving him a run out at weekend, should be relatively match fit.

Can we play Harvey Higgins as well as Joseph? He was being bigged up not long ago with top teams sniffing round. Big lad so should physically be up to it 🤔

Playing 5/3 at the back isn't quite so bad when you have Alebiosu, the minute he departed it was never gonna work, now Hedges is goosed its completely pointless with the availability issues. We're still trying to play down the flanks thinking we have 2 premium wing backs going to create things,it's absolute insanity.

Charlton were utterly dreadful, they struggles to string 3 passes together, yet we scraped a draw against them 😳 The standard throughout was lower end league 1 standard and wouldn't be surprised if we both end up there. The options off the bench were so so dire today. Plus points? The obvious 2 goals for Baradji and Tom played pretty well too. Hells bells I dread to see the team we field in the cup next week.

Their away form is 19th worst in the league, that's why. Bookies use AI and look at trend too, they haven't won in 8 away from home, we've won 3 of the last 4 at home H2H against them. They've failed to score in 3 of the last 4 against us. Collectively things like that make us favourites. That being said, no disrespect to Charlton but being evens at home to beat them is a real indication how far we've fallen, there was a time we'd be like 2/5 😵

Monday will be one of the most depressing days in a long while for many, I’ve worked a fair bit in between Xmas and NY though so I’m sound on that count. Rovers have the potential to tip folk over the edge tomorrow, in 2 minds wether to watch. I’m pretty positive in life though so will take the standpoint it can’t get any worse than the last game (insert Mick McCarthy GIF). 2 nil home win, somehow.

The injuries we keep picking up are 100% linked to fatiguing in the players, they’re being pushed too much especially in a busy festive period. When your muscles aren’t recovering properly you’re prone to injury a lot more. Whilst you can sympathise with VI to an extent due to him having a bunch of duds to pick from, he is clueless at managing game time and his substitutions are often questionable, particularly the timing of them.

It's not that long ago we should have beat them, couple of key differences though...we had Gudjohnsen, Alebiosu and Morishita in the team that day. Worth noting their away form isn't great though, last away win way back in September. If I was a betting man, which I am, I'd be backing the draw. They've drawn 5 of their last 6 away from home. We've drawn 2 of the last 3 at home, 5 out the last 7 home and away. 2 out the past 3 H2H also draws. Just hope it's not another 0-0 draw though, a goal would be nice. I think we'll get one too, Hedges is due a goal. 1-1. Another draw isn't really much use in the grand scheme of things mind. On a rather negative note I remember us drawing too many the last time we went down to league one, 4 in a row in one spell. It's all a bit too familiar folks.....erm on that note - Happy New Year fellow blues.