According to Mowbray Brereton will be on the bench but Chapman won’t be involved. Unless he’s playing games it seems odd to confirm pretty much who will be up top and give PNE more time to prepare

I love the fact that the lad on the last page tried to make a point but totally contradicted himself. He pointed out that they have been bringing lots of fans here which in his mind confirms that it’s our cup final! Anyway on the game I think Brereton and Nuttall should be rewarded for their goals in the under 23’s but it would mean dropping Dack / Graham which never seems a good idea despite form.

Sounds like Bolton will Weasel out of it yet again. Apparently two bidders are fighting for ownership of them and the EFL are going to help out by rushing through the sale I’d rather they not go extinct but really hope they get relegated

I seem to remember Davies having glandular fever or similar. Was often seen in clubs out by himself as well, think his head was all wrong when he got the move here

If Bolton had their game called off would that result in a points deduction similar to the famous Boro virus against us? It should be treat differently to a game being off for weather etc

May be clumsy but big and tough and not scared to head a ball

Watching the Sheffield Derby, Hector on loan from Chelsea at Wednesday is the exact player we’ve been missing at the back. We should be all over that in summer

Travis has played what 10 games? He was really good for the first few but beyond that not anything above and beyond. At this point it’s a difficult one through lack of options, imagine it will come down to Graham and Dack but for me Dack has really frustrated since November or so. At one point Nyambe was up there but being dropped set him back

He actually said it! ‘We will outline our demands to the players and what is expected from them. They are going to have to work very hard, stick together and have a right good go.’

So Anderson has hinted wages may not be paid at all until he sells. If I was the buyer Id be offering less by the day!

The Akpan / Bowyer dream team reunited!

He’s one of our best passers of the ball, this idea to convert him to a centre half when he’s potentially our best central midfielder is bonkers! Not quite Matteo on left wing but is just nonsense in my view

City for me, the Liverpool fans I know tend to be decent types but as a collective they are truly insufferable. The only comfort if they do win it is the likes of Carragher and Gerrard are no longer there to be part of it.

I’ve said for a long time that I don’t think Benny Ben Benningben is the right person to help Raya, and got shot down by Chaddy. Raya has great reflexes but it’s obvious he needs to refine the finer arts of goalkeeping and as good or nice as he may be I don’t see how a 28 year old who hasn’t lived it can help him. You need a keeper who’s been there and done it and bounced back after a howler.

Awaiting the ‘I would renew at any cost and don’t know why everybody else isn’t like me’ post But most likely I’ll be back, my boy turns 8 so there’ll be a decision on if we get him one and stay in the family stand as he just hasn’t got the bug yet.

Mowbrays loyalty and passion for decency potentially undid us along with some inopportune timing. We had our best run of the season and Travis and Nuttall did well enough to assure the manager that they could do a job rather than bring anybody in. With Travis that seems fair but Nuttall is now back to the fringe and would have been best for all if he went on loan and a striker brought in. The fact that money was there but Mowbray wasn’t keen to spend it was odd but I wonder if the fact that Brereton hasn’t been any sort of success yet has made him overly cautious about another expensive spree. A manager that spends more comes under closer scrutiny than one that can claim to have done it on a shoestring

In fairness he may learn that from the manager, often you see him on the sideline with his head in his hands

Abysmal result that What the hell is mowbray playing at making a midfield substitution in injury time when we are trailing by one?

3-1 Im blaming Tony now

That’s the ref being blamed then I imagine if we don’t get back in it

I’ve not seen it, but I’m blaming Raya

Sounds like three at the back now

Bonkers when in your presser you talk about long throws then totally fail at defending two in the opening minutes with one leading to a goal. Theyll play for throw ins now

Need some good feeling back A win and a Brereton goal please

I feel that doesn’t really answer the question of why it’s better kicking off earlier I May have to miss the first half so it’s not ideal