Today on the Rovers site.

Well we are favourites, just. The odds suggest the bookies don't really know which way this is going (or at least, after they've had betting in from fans they've weighted it so it could be seen as going any way).

That's exactly what I have heard.

Problem being the Bookies are rarely wrong.

Yes. According to the rumours he is the owners' eyes and ears on the training ground and in the dressing room.

The odds reflect weight of money. Rhubard and custard supporters are obviously feeling full of cash at the moment.

Taking cash for tickets in store, just got 3

I have heard before that he has been sacked and reinstated, on more than one occasion, so that's no surprise that and I believe we has the ear of the owners.

Let's hope so.

I'm too unlucky to risk betting on Rovers to win. When we balls it up I'd feel it was all my fault 😅 Those are generous odds for us to overcome a League One side at home though.

My heart broke a little when JDT left because I realised the football I'd seen under him was probably the best (at least in parts) that I've seen us play in a number of years. Pure joy. Jury's out on Ismael but you do have a point!

If he's better than Toth at 18 he's going to be the next Raya.

If you feel insulted by the odds, pile-on for a Rovers win.

That's from League One to the Championship though. I was talking about the increase in TV money for Championship clubs before the start of last season that you mention. Regarding the figure, I'll be honest, I plucked it from AI because I couldn't be bothered to look thoroughly. It's a little lower than I thought I remembered hearing (which was about 2 mill in my vague memory). But I do remember at the time of the announcement thinking it really wasn't all that much of an improvement all things considered. And if 40 million of sales barely touches the sides, neither will the TV deal sadly, under these clowns. Somehow we always seem to need to cost cut, no matter how much we have and no matter how much extra money appears.

If he's not better than Toth and Pears he's got problems.

Seemingly in the case of Lowe, he STILL hasn't!

There has been refill of ink at Ewood https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25384116.blackburn-rovers-nicolas-michalski-pens-new-long-term-deal/

Dunn tuns 17 before the end of August (if not already). Eze turns 17 in early September

Are we sure that Pasha isn't coaching them, as he got rid of other coaches, so is probably okay to show them how it is done. He is an expert after all, as we saw with his opinion on Adam Wharton and is nobody knew quote.

The Lowe thing surely needs a lot more investigation at the next Forum meeting (if one is ever held) There have been strong anecdotal rumours for years that Lowe has been sacked on more than one occasion and mysteriously reinstated. Now we finally appear to have concrete proof of this in the form of the LT article. VI clearly saying, no hard feelings but it's normal for people to want to bring in their own people etc. Yet somehow it appears he's STILL here. Surely successive managers can't be expected to operate properly if they can't bring in their own choice of staff. They need to be asked why they choose to undermine the manager in this way.

Im not sure that's the case, prior to the League Cup win at least I think they had a sort of gallows humour about their relative lack of success over the years. Same with Citeh fans, most of them aren't too big for their boots to remember they were playing York not that long ago. United fans on the other hand........

Could definitely see Dunn and Eze if they are turning 17 soon. Tyjon I still think that ship has sailed.

Yes the intricate 4 -2 -3 -1 system with players interchanging positions and running across the line that was apparently "clearly" identified during the pre season warm ups didn't seem to work!

Just they think they're bigger than they are

My main take from the opening weekend was that the 3 relegated sides are nowhere near as good as in recent years and certainly won't all be storming the League with 90 + points. And that we have major problems. Terrific summary by the way - well done - hope you keep it up!