Hibs are at home to The Jumbos on Sunday lunchtime.

It looks like a mouthwatering clash for both the committed and the neutral. Hearts will be drooling at the mouth at the mere thought of closing the gap on Hibs, but they're famous for slobbering all over their kit and just making a soggy mess of things. Just in the interest of fairness, Neil Critchley has steadied the SS Tynecastle and the loan signing of Elton Kabangu has made a huge difference to the team.

Hibs have continued their impressive unbeaten run and a further 3 points would give them a great boost ahead of the final 4 fixtures before the split. They have a good problem in that they have too many goalscorers to play them all from the start, but the non-starters have a reputation for getting us over the line when needed.

Very interesting article on the BBC WBA website regarding what our new owners faced and still do.
However, much cause for optimism:

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/tea...ich-albion

Salford 2-1 Bradford
Tranmere 1-3 Port Vale
Wimbledon 2-0 Bromley
Cheltenham 1-2 Grimsby
Chesterfield 3-1 Crewe
Doncaster 1-1 Newport
Fleetwood 2-1 Notts C
Gillingham 1-0 Morecambe
Harrogate 1-1 Accrington
MK Dons 1- 2 Colchester
Walsall 3-0 Swindon

THE MATCH

FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY KO 8PM

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LAST MATCH



Despite playing OK, the not taking of chances and our flaws in the defensive department saw us go down 4-0 to Burnley. We had a few chances Armstrong should have scored but shot narrowly wide and Windass had a shot blocked, but Burnley took the lead when Edwards got some space in the box and finished from close range. Onto the 2nd half and we had a few chances again, and again Armstrong & Windass with the chances. Burnley then went and scored two more goals, both similar one from the left & one from the right both crosses with close range finishes. Burnley added a fourth with an excellent strike from just outside the box.

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

THE MATCH



Next up and Sunderland make the journey south. The Black Cats have been having a good season and are currently 4th in the table, but are 8 points off the autos, though they do look set to make the playoffs if they cant close the gap to the autos, with a 12 point gap to 7th. The are managed by Regis Le Bris who took over in June last year and has done a good job overall in his first season in charge. There leading scorer is Isidor who has 12 goals so far this season.

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

ALL TIME H2H

OWLS 50
SUND 52
DRAW 29

CURRENT FORM

OWLS  L L W L D W                                                                      

SUND L L W D W D            

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  

WILL FINNIE
Daniel Leach and Mark Stevens
Fourth Official: Oliver Langford

THE TEAM

Beadle
Palmer Bernard Iorfa Johnson
Bannan Ingelsson
Musaba Windass Gasama
Smith

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-1 Gassama

WEDNESDAYS FIRT GOAL TIME

26

ATTENDANCE

26542

BML LEAGUE

Imre 23
SCO 22
Maddix 21
Washington 20
Wereham 12

BMPL

Stateside 16
Owlkev 13
Southey 12
Pei 8

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Blackburn v Norwich
Luton v Portsmouth
Birmingham v Wycombe
Wrexham v Bolton
Salford v Bradford

HDHHD

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC

Nigel Adkins has left Tranmere Rovers by mutual agreement just 15 months after taking charge following a winless run of 10 League Two matches.

The decision to part ways comes in the wake of Tuesday's home defeat by fellow strugglers Accrington Stanley.

Adkins, 59, took the helm in November 2023 and lost 34 of his 72 games in charge, winning 23.

Tranmere sit 22nd of the 24 teams in League Two and are two points clear of the relegation zone.

"No-one can doubt his [Adkins'] commitment, effort or passion for Tranmere Rovers but this season has been hampered by a litany of injuries to, and suspensions of, key players which have all contributed to the current league position," chairman Mark Palios said.

"We both acknowledge our league position is disappointing and that football is a results business. As a consequence, we have sadly both come to the conclusion that a change of manager will give the team the best chance of making the most of the remaining 13 games."

Former Scunthorpe United, Southampton, Reading, Sheffield United, Hull City and Charlton Athletic boss Adkins steered Tranmere to mid-table safety last season, finishing 16th on 57 points.

But this time round they have struggled - having won just six times in 34 league games, leaving them in danger of returning to non-league football, as first happened to them in 2015 - ending a 94-year stay in the Football League.

Birkenhead-born Adkins, who began his playing career at Prenton Park, returned to his home-town club in July 2023 as technical director.

He then took over as interim first-team boss after Ian Dawes was sacked two months later before being installed on a more permanent basis when he signed a two-and-half-year contract in November 2023.

Just 19 days ago, Tranmere chairman Palios said in an open letter to fans that he believed sticking with Adkins was the right call, rather than "gambling" on a replacement before the Wirral club's hoped-for takeover.

But Rovers have failed to win in the five games since, losing at Salford City and Notts County, either side of home draws with Fleetwood and MK Dons, before Tuesday's 1-0 loss sealed his fate.

https://www.thefa.com/news/2025/feb/14/p...e---140225

The download for 13/2/2025 does describe some preconceived bias against some of our players or as PH would say they are taking the f**king piss

Blackburn Rovers have appointed Valerien Ismael as their new head coach on a deal until the end of the 2027-28 season.

The former Barnsley, West Brom and Watford boss replaces John Eustace, who left Rovers to take the Derby County job earlier this month.

Ismael, 49, led Barnsley to the Championship play-offs in his sole season at Oakwell and will look to do the same with Blackburn, who are sixth with 12 games to play.

"We were hugely impressed with Valerien throughout what was a rigorous recruitment process," chief executive Steve Waggott told the club website., external

"He knows the Championship extremely well and what it takes to finish in the play-offs.

"He has played and managed in some of the biggest environments across Europe, and has all the credentials to have a successful spell with us over the coming years."

Ismael's first game in charge will be at home to Norwich City - who are also challenging for a play-off spot - on Saturday.

Following a playing career that included a spell in the Premier League with Crystal Palace, he moved into management with Hannover 96's reserves in 2011 and has also worked in Greece, Austria and Turkey.

Blackburn have spent the majority of the season in the top six and caretaker David Lowe won both of his first two games in charge.

However, Saturday's 3-0 defeat at fellow managerless side Swansea left them just one point clear of seventh-placed Coventry.

Should they secure a play-off place this season it will be their highest league finish since being relegated from the Premier League in 2011-12.

Ismael has previously worked with Rovers midfielder Callum Brittain and forward Cauley Woodrow when he was Barnsley boss and striker Emmanuel Dennis at Watford last season.