[theo_luddite]

Strange one that with Kenny Jackett but I reckon a few promises might not have been delivered or were not showing any signs of being delivered there. Think they over performed to get promoted and though they pushed the boat out relatively speaking for some players and with Warnock as Manager last season to stay up as long as they have, the lack of a decent budget has eventually found them out. They must have made some of the right noises somewhere though to get Izzy on loan for the first half of the season.

At this moment in time, there's 16 clubs in with a shout of winning the cup and half of them are in the division above us. OK, it's only 4 more wins to win it (only 2 to get to Wembley semi), but they will mostly have to be against teams that are far better than us at this time. It's a lot more games to get to the Prima Donna League from where we are now, but there's at the most 10 teams of a similar performance level to us in with a shout. Even if we've got the smallest budget of the lot of them, that's where I'd lay my priority right now and that's where I'd be putting out the stronger of my sides. Rotherham might be mainly playing for pride, but as pro's they'll take any win bonus's that are offered up on a plate. A 1 goal win will give us 3 points, but really we should be looking to improve our goal difference at every opportunity. Other than the top 2, only L666s, Norwich and Fulham have a positive goal difference in double figures. Bristol City and Forest, neither of who will get near the play-off's this season, have both scored more than us. That said, i'd expect the side that played at Rochdale to beat Rotherham this season.