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Stearman may have been smart taking the yellow and not complaining. If it went to Hourihane, it would have been his 5th of the season and a suspension

My crystal ball shows me that our game will be brought forward to Friday night - live on Sky where it will only clash with South Korea v Portugal and Ghana v Uruguay, or Saturday lunchtime midday kick off where it won't clash with anything.
It's guaranteed that Sky will choose this game especially looking at the other League One fixtures - remember there are no Prem or Championship fixtures
Plus, aren't there rumours that our missed game away at Morecambe will be rescheduled for Tues 6th December in which case playing Sunday 4th won't happen

How's this ?
 

How's this ?
 

Game number 10 from 1985/86 was a resounding victory over Swansea which took us to 16 points after 10 games - still 1 point behind our current total.
One disappointment was the midweek home attendance of less than 10,000
( Game 10 1984/85 was a 3 - 1 home win over Plymouth which took us to 14 points )
 

Game number 10 from 1985/86 was a resounding victory over Swansea which took us to 16 points after 10 games - still 1 point behind our current total.
One disappointment was the midweek home attendance of less than 10,000
( Game 10 1984/85 was a 3 - 1 home win over Plymouth which took us to 14 points )
 

Game number 10 from 1985/86 was a resounding victory over Swansea which took us to 16 points after 10 games - still 1 point behind our current total.
One disappointment was the midweek home attendance of less than 10,000
( Game 10 1984/85 was a 3 - 1 home win over Plymouth which took us to 14 points )
 

I thought i'd show a comparison to our promotion season from this division in 1985/86 for a bit of fun. I'll try to do it game by game if there's any interest to read it.
Game number 9 was a 2 - 0 away win at Cardiff City & took us to 13 points - so we're ahead of that. Attendance was just 3,435 at Ninian Park
We'd just beaten Div 1 Leicester City 2 - 0 in the 1st leg of the Milk Cup
It appears that you could only name 1 substitute then as well which surprised me
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper Mark Wallington
Right back Charlie Palmer
Central defender Rob Hindmarch
Central Defender Ross Maclaren
Left back Steve Buckley
Midfielder Steve McClaren
Winger/Midfielder Gary Micklewhite
Midfielder Geraint Williams
Forward Trevor Christie
Forward Bobby Davison
Winger/Midfielder Jeff Chandler
Substitutions: Paul Blades for Steve McClaren
 

Game number 10 from 1985/86 was a resounding victory over Swansea which took us to 16 points after 10 games - still 1 point behind our current total.
One disappointment was the midweek home attendance of less than 10,000
( Game 10 1984/85 was a 3 - 1 home win over Plymouth which took us to 14 points )
 

Lets just get promoted and worry about the style and tactics when we're back in the Championship.
 

Lets just get promoted and worry about the style and tactics when we're back in the Championship.
 

Lets just get promoted and worry about the style and tactics when we're back in the Championship.
 

Lets just get promoted and worry about the style and tactics when we're back in the Championship.
 

And I'll beat it with Charlie Palmer as a milkman
 

Thinking pragmatically, which players do people think this will benefit? 
I know a lot of people have aired the idea that this would work against Max Bird, but I actually think the opposite. Warne used Barlaser as their defensive central midfielder and essentially made him a key component in their team. I also think Knight and Cashin are likely to benefit. I'd imagine Dobbin will likely move to a striker position, alongside Collins/McGoldrick. Osula fits the type of striker that Rotherham have been very successful at implementing and the rumour was that Warne wanted him at Rotherham this season. 
Based on how he's had Rotherham line up in games (home and away) in both the latter part of last season, and this. I would imagine we will be playing something like - ignoring Wildsmith in goal: 
Davies
Chester                                           Cashin
The back three usually has one deep lying centre back, in their case Richard Wood - in ours most likely Curtis Davies. The other two centre backs play quite wide and quite a distance in front of Davies. This was true in all the ones I've seen from last season and this. I think Stearman, Roberts, Rooney and perhaps even Forsyth are likely to play and cover here behind the three above. 
Bird
Barkhuizen        Knight          Hourihane      Mendez-Laing
The central midfield three pivot around a central point, in their case Barlaser - in our case most likely Bird. Barlaser usually touches the ball more than any other Rotherham player. The other two central midfielders usually touch the ball between the 6-11th placed players in the team. I believe these are essentially used to reduce space and create opportunities. They're likely to gamble more than most. Knight for his energy will almost certainly be a permanent fixture in the team. Smith will probably sit behind him to cover. The lack of a number 10 probably means Sibley will be vying with Hourihane for game time. The wide two positions usually have a one more attacking than the other, therefore you could potentially see Barkhuizen/Mendez-Laing on one side with Roberts/Forsyth on the other - this will no doubt alternate based on a number of factors. 
Collins         McGoldrick
The front two are probably the easiest to call, with Collins and McGoldrick the likely first choice at this point. Dobbin will get a lot of opportunities in this position, possibly even Sibley too. Paul Warne wanted Osula at Rotherham too, reportedly, so perhaps look out for him. He usually likes the physical aspect in strikers, i.e. Ladapo, Kieffer Moore...etc. Not usually the most technically gifted footballers but disruptive. I don't think he walks straight into the team but definitely see some opportunities for him. 
All in all, I'm confident the team we put together in the summer actually complements the system that Warne has implemented at Rotherham. I believe the biggest shift will be in the likes of Bird, who will need to improve but can actually take huge strides in his career mirroring Barlaser who most would've said was an inferior player. I also think the system opens the door to Rooney, who I believe will eventually win a place in the team and based on what I've seen will hold it down.
The only other thing I noted, to no surprise, was how compact his teams play together. You can definitely see a well drilled team purely by looking at the data and aggregate player positions over the course of the game. 

Having listened to the Rotherham people talk about Warne, he sounds like Nigel Clough.
If that's true, this all makes perfect sense. David Clowes wants stability and to build the club sustainably. The key to that is to get the right manager who will make decisions for the long term. 
I think Liam would also fall into that category, the difference is that Warne has a track record and Liam doesn't, so it's more likely that Warne will get the decisions right. I suspect that Clowes sees this appointment as a long term one.
Of course, nothing is ever guaranteed, but with this context, the decision appears logical.

And I'll beat it with Charlie Palmer as a milkman
 

For comparison with the first season in the 3rd division, games 8 and 9 brought back to back away defeats at Millwall & Bristol Rovers putting us on 11 points

A few significant changes that have happened to English football since 1985/86
1) The play-offs were first introduced to the English Football League in 1987 and have been staged at the conclusion of every season since.
2) The number of substitutes usable in a competitive match has increased from zero, meaning that teams were reduced if players' injuries could not allow them to play on, to one in 1958; to two out of a possible five in 1988. With the later increases in substitutions allowed, the number of potential substitute players increased to seven. The number of substitutes increased to two plus one (injured goalkeeper) in 1994, to three in 1995; and most recently temporarily increased to five substitutes in 2020 due to Covid and permanently to five in 2022/23.
3) Relegation from Div 4 of the Football League through re-election - No club was voted out in the eight seasons until 1986, after which the system was abandoned in favour of direct promotion between the Football League and the Football Conference
4) In 1992/93 the Premier League was introduced and since then, all common sense in the domestic English football world is disappearing bit by bit
 

He played against Ipswich Town the game after this in the Milk Cup, which obviously raised their interest, then the next league game against Plymouth he broke his arm and didn't play for us again until 2 games at Christmas before moving to Ipswich Town for £200k (i think) which was big money in those days and it was used to buy Gary Micklewhite & Trevor Christie
Here are Arthur Cox's programme notes
 

I thought i'd show a comparison to our promotion season from this division in 1985/86 for a bit of fun. I'll try to do it game by game if there's any interest to read it.
Game number 9 was a 2 - 0 away win at Cardiff City & took us to 13 points - so we're ahead of that. Attendance was just 3,435 at Ninian Park
We'd just beaten Div 1 Leicester City 2 - 0 in the 1st leg of the Milk Cup
It appears that you could only name 1 substitute then as well which surprised me
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper Mark Wallington
Right back Charlie Palmer
Central defender Rob Hindmarch
Central Defender Ross Maclaren
Left back Steve Buckley
Midfielder Steve McClaren
Winger/Midfielder Gary Micklewhite
Midfielder Geraint Williams
Forward Trevor Christie
Forward Bobby Davison
Winger/Midfielder Jeff Chandler
Substitutions: Paul Blades for Steve McClaren
 

I thought i'd show a comparison to our promotion season from this division in 1985/86 for a bit of fun. I'll try to do it game by game if there's any interest to read it.
Game number 9 was a 2 - 0 away win at Cardiff City & took us to 13 points - so we're ahead of that. Attendance was just 3,435 at Ninian Park
We'd just beaten Div 1 Leicester City 2 - 0 in the 1st leg of the Milk Cup
It appears that you could only name 1 substitute then as well which surprised me
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper Mark Wallington
Right back Charlie Palmer
Central defender Rob Hindmarch
Central Defender Ross Maclaren
Left back Steve Buckley
Midfielder Steve McClaren
Winger/Midfielder Gary Micklewhite
Midfielder Geraint Williams
Forward Trevor Christie
Forward Bobby Davison
Winger/Midfielder Jeff Chandler
Substitutions: Paul Blades for Steve McClaren
 

I thought i'd show a comparison to our promotion season from this division in 1985/86 for a bit of fun. I'll try to do it game by game if there's any interest to read it.
Game number 9 was a 2 - 0 away win at Cardiff City & took us to 13 points - so we're ahead of that. Attendance was just 3,435 at Ninian Park
We'd just beaten Div 1 Leicester City 2 - 0 in the 1st leg of the Milk Cup
It appears that you could only name 1 substitute then as well which surprised me
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper Mark Wallington
Right back Charlie Palmer
Central defender Rob Hindmarch
Central Defender Ross Maclaren
Left back Steve Buckley
Midfielder Steve McClaren
Winger/Midfielder Gary Micklewhite
Midfielder Geraint Williams
Forward Trevor Christie
Forward Bobby Davison
Winger/Midfielder Jeff Chandler
Substitutions: Paul Blades for Steve McClaren