Al Wilkinson

Marketing Manager, fan of Blackburn Rovers & pies, half-decent runner.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@_ElliottJackson Time to revisit this ^^^

Henderson/Mainoo over Gibbs-White/Wharton, and no Hall/Alexander-Arnold always looked like madness.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@_ElliottJackson Wondering now what stage do Eng. have to get to for these selections not to cost TT his job? So many bold/stubborn decisions. If knocked out say in last 32 or even 16, would he keep enough trust/credibility with fans & players? FA will stand by him but might all become untenable.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@OptaJoe @Opta @OptaSTATS @AndyRobsonTips Anyone else see these?
Come on @OptaJoe do the right thing.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@OptaJoe @Opta @OptaSTATS Germany - Ivory Coast. Have you missed a SoT by Diallo seconds before the CIV goal? Clearly toe-pokes it goal bound from 2yds out.
And a SoT by Nmecha from outside the box too.
Both clearly on target. What's going on?

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@JoshBoswell Yep, that's our club 😂 But better than just a continuous series of fuck ups. A serious CEO and now this. Gotta take the little wins when we can.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@_ElliottJackson Really not a great look, again pushing blame on the fans & hiding behind injuries. What they should be doing is acknowledging the summer gamble hasn't paid off & that the discontent is due to hollowing out of the club behind the scenes & the erosion of trust, not just results

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@erickresendez5 @bettingvillage No - fue suspensión de un partido no más, que ya fue el de Charlton el sábado pasado

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@England A manager picking favourites and on reputation/hype instead of form/merit and this is the shambles you get.

[River Plate @RiverPlate]

🎥 El 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐨 de Franco Mastantuono para el grito de todo el Mâs Monumental 🏟️🤍❤️🤍

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@cpbrfc @SimonJohnFish Tragic that you had to add '(again)'. Makes me think again how lucky we were, after Coyle & going down, to have characters like TM & @Ebenno88 to build back rapport with fans & them + the likes of Mulgrew & DG giving leadership. Sadly, can't see where either comes from this time.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@_ElliottJackson Oxymoronic.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@SkyFootball @Rovers The fact he thinks frustration is at 'not going up' is mindblowing. No Rudy, the reason we're frustrated is what we've seen done to a town club that many families have followed for generations, a club that thrived on honesty, skill & hard work & is now barely recognisable

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@HLTCO OMFD indeed. That goalkeeping chicken wing at 25" is peak Latin American sports coverage.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@eurofootcom I imagine their short term objective is to explain how they've managed to spend £3.58m and not end up with a controlling stake in an 8th tier club that in last accounts had just over £200k in capital and reserves. Absolutely nuts.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@MikeyDelap Good to see the wider football community piling in and enjoying this as much as we are.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@liss_russ @_ElliottJackson Spot on. Dennis will be handful when fitter. Ribeiro bustling on the overlap gave Givet vibes (though remains to be seen how solid at the back). Kargbo running in behind is a dimension we've missed for ages and will create more space in the centre. All 3 made others look passive.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@BRFC1875_ If you look at injury record; Gueye, Dennis, Kargbo, Yuki, Weimann all ahead of him for the front 3; Dolan, ACD, Hedges all apparently preferred too, then it sort of makes sense. What doesn't at all is Forshaw waltzing in taking a squad place. Lack of squad balance has cost him.

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@_ElliottJackson Desperate times...

[Al Wilkinson @alwilkinson_]

@Rumbugger1 @_ElliottJackson Yes. Immediately after the game Eustace said he had to learn from his actions. The ref dealt with his actions properly on the pitch. Rovers didn't appeal. In contrast, PNE chose to actively endorse their player by selecting him. Not against rules, but shows awful judgement.