Been looking out of the window at work all day and despite enjoying the cooler temperatures the rain has been persisting down all day. I don't know about you but I get very nervous when conditions aren't perfect, we make enough handling errors even then. I am now revising my thoughts for tonight from a close victory, based on repeating last Sunday's form, to a reasonably heavy defeat on the basis of wet conditions.

Am I being too pessimistic?

No your not. I agree.

news.bbc.co.uk/weather/ The map on that suggests it will clear between 3 and 6pm.

news.bbc.co.uk/weather/ The map on that suggests it will clear between 3 and 6pm.

Fully agree we struggle to get the ball out wide as it is without making it ten times worse with the slippery conditions.

And we can hardly play the ''Grind a team down'' tactic seeing as theres more weight in Victoria Beckhams waste than our forward pack.

No need to panic the rain will clear. In fact its stopped looking out my window.

Well its a good job smiths not playin cause he's shít when its not sunny.

The rain is not the panic really, its the fact the ground will be wet and therefore so will the ball.

Well look on the bright side im sure with the rain this morning, the humidity and the players studs, latics new pitch will be ruined at the end of the night

can pee it down all day and all night for all i care as long as its dry and sunny in lincoln tomorrow

cant have the weather spoiling my day out

At the risk of sounding like Mr. Boring, we need to play the percentages for the first 20-25 mins of each half tonight.

No errors, nothing fancy and no stupid penalties. Get the basics right, especially in defence and they'll crack. Then we open up.

I honestly believe line speed will be the key tonight. We need to push up fast with the A, B and C defenders and work hard at marker. There needs to be somebody at Randall's throat every time he steps out of dummy half.

Anything else Mr Noble?

Since when did Paul Cullen start posting on these boards?

He is the danger man for sure. I rekon Lockers or Bailey will have him wrapped up all night.

I am not sure playing the percentages will do us much good if I am honest, I think we need an early score to settle down and then do that.