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O'Dowda to score today....you read it here first!!! COYRs.....see you h-t

Wiles-Richards first inclusion in a league MD18.

Choker for Kiddy….great run with purpose from Rice though.

Nige confirms Covid for Bents.

Wolves fan - huge Wolves fan.

Danny Simpson in travelling squad.

On Harry’s list…I’ve not seen enough / much of him…his stats were decent last season though.

This made me chuckle!

Infectious isn’t he? I like those top 10s he’s does with Lineker and Shearer. He gives Shearer some nice banter.

Referee: James Linnington Not the best ref, but not in my bottom three, although not far off.

I guess Villa’s argument was that they’d sell Grealish (and others?) at the end of the season had they not gone up and needed to find £x million. great post….??????

Played 541 last time out (Fulham away), but they’ve tended to go 442, especially at home. If Madine plays then we mustn’t let him peel onto Pring. If that happens I would suggest a quick change to 442, move Pring to LB and assign Klose to him with him and Kalas as a CB2. O’Dowda (or whoever plays LWB) will have a big test against Bowler, and I will be looking to see if we can impose on him, but as a minimum stopping him may go a long way to getting the points. Youd hope Martin and Semenyo can get some change out of Heck-Potato and Keogh…but Keogh usually plays well against us. Garbutt at LB has a lovely left foot, but also rash in the tackle. Can be got at.

I’d try downsy@bcfc.co.uk You will probably get a shout out pre-game or h-t as a minimum. Might even get to be the higher or lower entrant. He likes to be called Downsy, not Ian!!!

Really enjoyed watching that. Suspect 3 of my summer long-lost will be unrealistic now, as everyone will be in for them.

Congratulations on your impending centenary ???

Kirchner having a right pop on twitter tonight. This isn’t the only tweet.

Ian Walker

How did it go for his dad there? I’m not sure I’m ready for Johnson and Fry double-act…..eek! ?

Semenyo….by 7 days!

Would he be better to guarantee / underwrite this on Derby’s behalf? To me sounds like he thinks he being clever, knowing that Boro and WW won’t change who they are after compo from, I.e. it’s just posturing to make himself look good (again). If he did underwrite it, then surely the bidders can bid with full knowledge of the cost?

I can imagine at least 24 clubs would be against it….those in Lg2! Lot of Derby fans showing true colours again tonight @DerbyFan, re-starting their Mel Morris messiah stuff again, saying that he’s called their bluff. Like you say, I bet it’s not as simple as they suggest! Not sure Boro’s comms we’re very good either. Getting messier and messier by the day.

I thought Keith Hill might’ve got a “turn” out of Scunny but not looking that way. Good luck!

Hasn’t been announced. Some on here might have an inside track, unlike me.

My position on LJ is - he did good things and bad things. In terms of his LMA letter, it’s pretty decent, no bitterness etc, not sure you can use this against him. Im really interested where he ends up. Sunderland was a cracking job to get after City. Still think it was a bonkers sacking too.

The answer in the most basic of terms is because that’s the rules of belonging to / being a member of the EFL. They can follow the letter of the law, just that they’ll have to give up their EFL membership. I gave a crap analogy on twitter: Is it law that you have to wear trousers and a collar when you play at the golf club you become a member at? No, but it is the club rules. If you don’t wear the right clothes, you can’t play.