Blackburning Up- Another Dog Day?

We know how you feel matey...

Let’s face it, the past 3 days have been a bit of a dog. One of those dogs that was wheezing a bit anyway, and then got hit by a bus, kicked in the nads, had puddle water splashed all over it and then been forced to watch ‘Come Fly With Me’ on loop. A stinker in the cup, a poor finish in the window, an impending sense of doom emanating from the faithful, and now Modders, if internet chatter is to be believed, is out for anything up to a month after a rumbling appendix needed surgical attention. Timing, as they say, is everything.

So thin on the ground are we that Harry has spoken of throwing Jonathan Woodgate, 14 months since his last Premier League start, in at the deep end tonight against the human shed of Chris Samba, while the rest of the available troops read like a list of a who’s who in the ‘out-of-form’ guide. On the positive side, our last visit to Ew-Pa saw us collect 3 points, with Peter Crouch grabbing 2 goals.

So what of our opponents? The new owners immediately set about steering the good ship Blackburn into sexier waters by tinning Sam Allardyce, much to the disgust of the media but not too many Blackburn fans it would appear, and promoting a footballing man from within. After a rocky start for Steve Kean, they are approaching something approximating to form, especially at home where they’ve won 5 out of the last 7. Talk of the chicken men bringing in Ronaldinho, Maradona and Jesus has died down, and the young Canadian lad Hoilett is the one that’s caught the eye and the back of the net in recent weeks, so our appointed DM and full backs will have to be razor sharp to keep this kid in check. He’s quite good. Only 2 defeats in 14 for us in our recent match ups, and even better, with Blackburn playing in blue and white at home, we’ll be spared another outing of the smurf-diarrhoea coloured away kit. Reason’s to be cheerful

We’re in need of some cheer tonight, no doubt about it. How Harry will turn these dog days around will be interesting to watch, but I have an awful feeling he’ll start Peter who will inevitably get beaten every time by Samba and Nelson. It’s got to be a JD and Pav cocktail with extra Lennon tonic from this Spursers point of view, the rest of the personnel pick themselves given availability. More in hope than expectation, let’s go for a 0-1. Back to basics and one of our forwards to soften the blow of missing out on deadline day with a beaut’ of a goal.