Sao is lucky that we don't have much else in the squad or I wouldn't have him in the 17, could say that about a few players/

For what it's worth....

Litten
Mcintosh
Scott
Sutcliffe
Martin
Hoy
Smith
Ese Ese
Brown
Ashworth
Sao
Staveley
Lane

Pele
Brown
Houghton
Ockunbor

I called for that spine 3 weeks ago with Houghton to loose man. Houghton’s knackered, Balmforth should be in the squad. TS is an idiot if he can’t see the obvious.

I said years ago that he was rubbish and that we shouldn't have extended his contract. Most on here defended him though.

He's a liability with his discipline and errors, he isn't an especially strong ball carrier, and whilst he does occasionally have a good game he's very inconsistent. He would be very high on my list of players that I'd like to see released.

Really dumb offloader as well that puts us under a lot of unnecessary pressure

Part of me hopes its not a close game, I think that would paper over the cracks for another week or two

Rovers 1/14 to win. Has a team ever been so favoured in a derby??

1/20 in some places

I think we will all be supposed if Rovers don't put 50 on us.

Don’t even fancy us with a 22 point start

I've been supporting FC a long time. But can't remember going into a derby at such long odds. Also going into a derby where I'm just not looking forward to it. Yea I will watch it . Funny thing is if by any miracle we score first I'll be screaming at the telly for us to get stuck in. I'm really down in the dumps at where we are. But come Friday it's just in my blood to hope for a good display. Not that I see that happening

1st week this season we’ve not recieved a ban! Calls for a celebration.

Ligi was set for a ban but Rovers appealed.

I aslo would go with Litten at full back and Hoy to six as we need some zip and running threat at half back
I would also play Okunbor on the wing,McIntosh to centre with Scott to the bench
Controversial i know but i would leave Houghton out completely and give Charles another run off the bench

Rovers always score first usually within the first 10 minutes