Team: Aidan Stone, Jordan Cropper, James Clarke, Bobby Thomas, Scott Wilson, Anthony Glennon, Tunde Bayode, Cricky Conn-Clarke, Ali Koiki, Rob Harker, Dan Agyei.

Subs: George McMahon, Joel Senior, Ben Woods, Tinashe Chakwana, Lewis Richardson.

Joel Senior is a new one on me.

Where are the midfielders ?

I'm sure I read that Stone and Chakwana had been released. If so I can't understand why they are playing ahead of those that are staying

Petersa wrote:I'm sure I read that Stone and Chakwana had been released. If so I can't understand why they are playing ahead of those that are staying

Because they played in the games that got us there, id assume? If so its the decent thing to do

I remember Tom Cleverly being told he wasn’t being retained, he started a college course and carried on training until the end of the season, the next thing he knew he was playing in the FA cup final and got a contract.

Petersa wrote:I'm sure I read that Stone and Chakwana had been released. If so I can't understand why they are playing ahead of those that are staying

I'm guessing that although they've been told they will be released they are still on the books until June or July?

28 mins: Richardson on for Agyei.

Blow for us, he’s been a big threat and had a goal disallowed for offside. Got caught with two bad fouls as he tried to run through their defence.

Tight game but we’ve been the better side so far.

randomclaret2 wrote:Where are the midfielders ?

All four out injured

Petersa wrote:I'm sure I read that Stone and Chakwana had been released. If so I can't understand why they are playing ahead of those that are staying

Chakwana on the bench but Stone & Clarke are playing. Clarke is a defender but filling in for us in midfield.

Thats pretty bad luck...

Is Cropper from Rossendale?

No, from Derby area

basil6345789 wrote:Is Cropper from Rossendale?

Nottingham/Derby area, signed from Ilkeston.

How are we doing?
Playing well?

73 mins: Burnley 0 Blackburn 1

No surprise really, they’ve been much the better side since half time.

Well under the cosh this half and just conceeded.

Lasted longer than I was expecting. Thought this would be a trouncing tbh.

79 mins: Chakwana on for Conn-Clarke

SGr wrote:Lasted longer than I was expecting. Thought this would be a trouncing tbh.

Anything but. We were the better side in the first half.

86 mins: 0-2

Been like a different game this half. They’ve overpowered us.

ClaretTony wrote:Anything but. We were the better side in the first half.

A good sign of the progress made.

Final score 0-2

Dyche out!

Still a long way to go.Beaten by a lower Championship side

Woodleyclaret wrote:Still a long way to go.Beaten by a lower Championship side

or beaten by a long established Cat 1 set-up with running costs of over £3m a season when we have been Cat 2 for 2 seasons

I blame Jeff Hendrick, us not having the Death Penalty and obviously Brexit.

Is £3m a season too much for us ? Thats a genuine question by the way

Chester Perry wrote:or beaten by a long established Cat 1 set-up when we have been Cat 2 for 2 seasons

That’s spot on and they have had a really good season in Premier League 2. Who knows how this one might have gone had we had a couple of central midfielders fit and had we not seen Dan Agyei forced off in the first half.

Just got more difficult in the second half and in fairness they ultimately deserved to win it. But we played really well in the first half.

randomclaret2 wrote:Is £3m a season too much for us ? Thats a genuine question by the way

We are moving up at academy level. Only had two years at cat 2 level but we will push for cat 1 when we can.

randomclaret2 wrote:Is £3m a season too much for us ? Thats a genuine question by the way

£3m is cutting it fine and they only cut back to that this season - most in the business reckon it should be between £4 - £5m to do it properly and that realistically would be a 10 year commitment before it started producing on a seasonal basis

Sharon stone out

theroyaldyche wrote:Sharon stone out

Great leg swish though!