bigbrandjohn

Indeed. It turned out alright for those two although the Guardian did a take the piss piece on Wilcox today. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/06/ruben-amorim-manchester-united-jason-wilcox?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

So obvious that JDT dropped him as he wasn’t working hard enough. One is in the England team and the other is unemployed.

Good to see that Celtic binned their football director and manager. Hope we don’t forget that. They are both culpable.

That point works equally well when you are pushing for promotion or relegation. We have done both in recent seasons.

Funny old world. Our old winger pulling the strings at United and our pointy midfielder pulling up trees at Brentford. Who would have thought it?

Wrexham take maximum points from us and Rovers reserves away. More than just money. Very shrewd buying. Bringing in players before they need them.

Probably not until we have scored a goal. Thats the way it goes.

There used to be a time when teams like Rochdale would alert us to their best or we would have scouts checking them out. Wolves have got an amazing talent in Mane. A teenager who has played three games for them and playing like he is a seasoned pro. if we are going to blood our kids, we need to encourage them to try different things rather than stifle them with fear and safety first. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/clyn2kpnvj8o

In other news Dolan almost struck early for Espanyol against Barcelona in the local derby. I bet he misses Rovers v Preston 🤔 Sad to see Harvey Elliott kicking his heels with Villa because of a dodgy loan deal. We could so do with him now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cr4kx9l7zd5o

It's another setback in terms of the result. I can't complain about the boys, they tried to go again, it was just a lack of energy today. "We lost the game in the first half. We conceded the first goal, we can avoid it. The second goal is a great shot. "We tried to find some energy for the second half and it was much better. We lost two players again today, and it's clear we've touched the limit with the squad” Bland platitudes. I wouldn't run through a paper mache door for that dour bore.

Toth has to be a cast iron cert for a return after Pears let that one in on his near side.

Definitely the colour of surrender. Bland, uninspiring and irrelevant. Good choice.

They target long balls well, they close well and they finish well. Apart from that, not much going for them. 😉

I heard a good podcast interview between Jurgen Klopp and Steven Bartlett. Jurgen explained the importance of motivating players individually and if they are not cutting it in training there is usually a reason that needs to managed individually. There are rules for everyone and then individual motivation depending on personal situations I may be wrong but I don’t get the feeling that Ishmael is a touchy feely type of motivator. More of a my way or the highway. Aka route nationale

This has the potential for more banana skins than the chimp enclosure at Whipsnade zoo. Passionately large home crowd, and kids keen to prove themselves. 🤔