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Lessons learnt today

Lessons learnt today

Durutti

Durutti

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For me:

1) if BD has a contract at the club, just play him. Home and away, he is the best centre back at the club
2) Alvaro has moved from promising youngster to essential selection now. If he isn't burnt out, Brady is now second fiddle to him.
3) I've described Parrott as 'shit' a lot on here. I actually take it back. I think he's one of those young players finding his position. It's a number 10, definitely not a striker and in that role he is decent. We were a thousand times worse without him.
4) we still created plenty and have everything left to play for. Beat Swansea and see a few results go our way and Rovers is massive.

Anyway, onwards and upwards. Today is no disaster. COYW
 
BPIG - GBNF said:
Bambo is great but after his dogshit performance at Boro and the fact we’ve won 3 in a row there was absolutely no argument for him starting today.
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I wouldn't argue against it but it does feel like everyone is allowed a shit performance (Lindsay, I'm looking in your direction) but if Bambo does it he doesn't start for five games. As I said, he's the best centre back at the club. Even the Millwall commentary were swooning over him when he came on today.

My point is, from now on, he starts.
 
Kind of get the feeling Lowe is trying to be a bit clever again with selection after a decent run and is saving Alvaro for the home games and trying to keep him fresh.

He needs to be starting 1000% at Swansea.

Yet again Lowe is overcomplicating things. It's the business end of the season, play your best players if they're fit.
 
Lesson has actually gone backwards since being at the club. Delusions of thinking he is better than he is.
Woodburn - there’s more weight in a cereal pack of Sugar Puffs than him.
 
Durutti said:
For me:

1) if BD has a contract at the club, just play him. Home and away, he is the best centre back at the club
2) Alvaro has moved from promising youngster to essential selection now. If he isn't burnt out, Brady is now second fiddle to him.
3) I've described Parrott as 'shit' a lot on here. I actually take it back. I think he's one of those young players finding his position. It's a number 10, definitely not a striker and in that role he is decent. We were a thousand times worse without him.
4) we still created plenty and have everything left to play for. Beat Swansea and see a few results go our way and Rovers is massive.

Anyway, onwards and upwards. Today is no disaster. COYW
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Parrott is shit and spent most of the time diving. I’d give Delap a run
 
I absolutely love the guy, and thought he was excellent when he came on, but we havent really had a need for Bambo in the last few games. Blackpool, Reading with Carroll and QPR with Dykes/Martin were always just going to punt it long, which is Lindsay's bread and butter.

Should be coming straight back in to deal with Piroe against Swansea.

Also, not like we'll have much of the ball, so need our best ball playing defender on the pitch
 
Warton PNE said:
If you can sit and watch Liam Lindsay for 90 minutes on a weekly basis and think he’s good enough to play for a team in the Top 8 of the Championship then please could you let me know the number for your dealer?

Serious gear that.
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well, it is a fact that he is good enough. look at the table. ive not looked today, but are we top 8 still?
 
Lee Trundle said:
I absolutely love the guy, and thought he was excellent when he came on, but we havent really had a need for Bambo in the last few games. Blackpool, Reading with Carroll and QPR with Dykes/Martin were always just going to punt it long, which is Lindsay's bread and butter.

Should be coming straight back in to deal with Piroe against Swansea.

Also, not like we'll have much of the ball, so need our best ball playing defender on the pitch
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Piroe is a big danger for sure.

Keep him quiet and I think team matches up pretty well v them these days. They're a shadow of former top 6 regulars at this level.
 
Warton PNE said:
If you can sit and watch Liam Lindsay for 90 minutes on a weekly basis and think he’s good enough to play for a team in the Top 8 of the Championship then please could you let me know the number for your dealer?

Serious gear that.
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That’s interesting, I’ve seen most games and looking at the table, he’s actually playing for a top 8 side.

Never done drugs in my life either 🤔
 
twickerspne said:
Lesson has actually gone backwards since being at the club. Delusions of thinking he is better than he is.
Woodburn - there’s more weight in a cereal pack of Sugar Puffs than him.
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I said in the comments, Whiteman off for Ledson gives me a panic attack. It's like we are 10% worse off as a side when that switch is made. If Ledson ever left us he'd never get above league 1 level again.

Not criticising Lowe for the sub, keeping Whiteman away from a suspension is fine management from him but does serve to remind the dross squad at his disposal.
 
Lee Trundle said:
I absolutely love the guy, and thought he was excellent when he came on, but we havent really had a need for Bambo in the last few games. Blackpool, Reading with Carroll and QPR with Dykes/Martin were always just going to punt it long, which is Lindsay's bread and butter.

Should be coming straight back in to deal with Piroe against Swansea.

Also, not like we'll have much of the ball, so need our best ball playing defender on the pitch
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Well, I suppose you never have a need for a player if you win the match but for me, that's beside the point. Why wouldn't you play our best ball playing defender when he also happens to be the biggest, the quickest, the hardest working, etc...

I understand keeping a winning team works but really good managers take a winning team and pick a better one next game.

I'm not hammering Lowe today. I think he's done a great job to get in this position but ai will be pissed off if Bambo is benched against Swansea.
 
BPIG - GBNF said:
Bambo is great but after his dogshit performance at Boro and the fact we’ve won 3 in a row there was absolutely no argument for him starting today.
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and anyone who blames Lindsay for the 1st goal is either blind; biased or both...... 1 defender against 3 attackers and he was marking their tallest one....where was everyone else ?

presume he was to blame for not wining the header for the 2nd as well.... 🤣
 
OB1 said:
Lindsay and Brady are not good enough to be starting for a team chasing the playoffs

Ledson and Woodburn are not good enough to even be on the bench
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Warton PNE said:
If you can sit and watch Liam Lindsay for 90 minutes on a weekly basis and think he’s good enough to play for a team in the Top 8 of the Championship then please could you let me know the number for your dealer?

Serious gear that.
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I haven’t seen enough matches to be really qualified- but LL has played a central part of one of the best defences in the EFL. It feels really unlikely that his (sometimes glaring) negatives outweigh his (perhaps difficult to see) positive attributes.
 
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