I'm still here, somehow, from the first game of the season but at least we seem to be playing better now.... even without our sold 3 best players.
As in my last crap MDT v Dull, nothing of any consequence happens in Bumley so I haven't got a lot to work with.... I was going to pad it out by slaughtering Lord Windywilly and his inaccurate weather forecasts, but I thought I'd give him a week off as he takes it so seriously and thinks he's some kind of celebrity oop north.
Bumley is famous for being a prominent mill town with a super shopping centre and natural landscapes.... and that's it! That's all they've got on their town website! I suppose I can't take the piiss out of them too much as I come from Luton.
Famous people from Bumley include:
Quality fast bowler Jimmy Anderson....
The Chuckle Brothers....
Harry Potter actor Sir Ian McKellan....
Dougie Bader....
And, wait for it, a fkn Britain's Got fkn Talent finalist from 2009!!
Bumley could have as many as 9 players out and will no doubt put 10 behind the ball and hope to nick a point from a set piece.... I hope Jaidon Anthony gets a good reception though after losing a family member and still making himself available for us even though he knew he'd only be on the bench. I thought he should have got far more games /minutes for us....
I'm going for a positive 2-1 victory with a Joseph brace....
If we DO win this game we can go top of the Championship, just one point behind the leaders....
To be fair to Farke's choice of tactics, we played much worse after the subs came on and the change of formation.