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In a list of “who needs to pull their weight a bit more at Ewood Park”, I’ve got “the fans” at the bottom of the list. The way this season is playing out was predictable at the start of the season to anyone willing to take off blue and white tinted glasses. The plan of replacing the experienced leaders with low-cost, in experienced players from Europe simply will not work to anyone that knows this league. There will be a couple of Toth’s, but in the most part, we will end up with a team of Gueye’s, De Neve’s, Henriksson’s and Baradji’s

Oh I'd query that one Den! Can we agree on "got rid of"? In reality they paid some to leave!

In 2010 rovers were half way up the Premier League and gates averaged around 25000. Venkys came in, sacked the manager, sold the entire squad and announced that they could prosper in the PL with £5m/year cash input plus loans and Academy lads. 15 years later they’re asking “where are the fans”. I guess they really don’t know because they’re still pursuing the same strategy.

Lets be honest here i think the fans need to pull their weight a bit more BUT if there was 15k actually in Ewood last night would it have made a difference to his tactics and subs ? No it wouldn't and the warning signs were there in the Brum match at the beginning of the season. It's not even about winning it's how they always seem to contrive to find a way to lose, that's on him. We know the squad is piss weak and there isn't one game changer in it but constantly throwing needless useless subs on then shipping goals is a problem. There is simply no plan nor thought behind it other than save a few mins in a few legs. Home form and performances under him have been rotten and aside from the odd regular away showing many of them have as well. No getting away from it but no one gives a shit anymore it seems, on the terraces or upstairs. This is Suhail & Gestede United not Blackburn Rovers, they've created this crap and the sackings should begin there.

That stat alone should be a sackable offence.

Seems to be a bit of confusion on attendances and atmosphere here. So to throw my opinion in: The club has lost circa 13K fans due to Venky’s. This is a protest. Fans that used to go, won’t go, because of Venky’s. These fans, in the most part, were the most vocal fans in the stadium. Losing them has massively impacted the atmosphere. The above combined with ticket pricing and Ismael and Rudy’s Rovers being absolutely shite at home, means that so near to Christmas, in rubbish weather, any potential walk ins just say at home. We still get fantastic, vocal away ends because the fans that won’t go to home games go away.

Agreed but overriding all of that was the lethargy of the players. Gudjohnsen can score but his pressing is awful. I love Ohashi's attitude but last night even be wasn't at it. We simply allowed QPR too much time on the ball in the middle and defensive thirds and they simply played through us. From a home form perspective I don't know where we go from here because Ismael just doesn't seem to have any idea how to stem the bleeding.

Feel really flat this morning, I just don't enjoy going to Ewood anymore and wish I hadn't renewed my season ticket. Ismael has now manged 14 home games and lost 9 of them since he joined.

Really need to decouple my mood and mental wellbeing from this bloody club. After the highs of Friday they go out and do that. Woke up still upset about it. Second half much better in spells, but still pretty dire really. Different game if Andre nets his chances.

No structure to the team last night, played hoof ball for 20 minutes of it. Passing was dire, Wing play amd awareness was just awful.

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Season after season, Venkys & Pasha never fail to find a new level of stupidity.

Shite season to have a season ticket, this one. I've seen one win this season- which was Southampton. Granted, I don't go to the midweek ones and I'm missing the SWFC one, as I'm out in Manchester.

Still no attendance figure given for last night?

No. He said himself he had discussions with them; but that was months before he was appointed by us. Ismael never gets another gig at this level again after us because he isnt good enough.

Few good away performances and results have masked his season so far. Going into December with 4 home points from a possible 24 is completely unacceptable. Get rid.

Using Brandon Powell as back up to Hedges for the LWB role should be considered going forward. Send De Neve to Chorley.

Terrible game yesterday, especially in the first half when our passing seemed to go straight upwards, and we won none of the subsequent duels. I dare to predict that these three matches will determine whether we stay in the division or not:

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I'm reading various excuses for that dross last night but it really is down to the players on the pitch. If supporters are using the excuse of Ewood being a ghost town then they are exonerating the players for what I believe is a fundamental aspect of football - effort from the players which was in short supply last night. And if the manager or players use the atmosphere as an excuse they are weaker characters than I thought.

Absolutely spot on.

And Bolton and Potsmouth and Wrexham.....Bury still get same crowds they did in the football league, if not bigger too. Its not the end, its a fresh start. Clubs need to hit rock bottom to bounce back. We'll have nothing but apathy by the time we do due to the slow death we are having

The only positive in the qpr game was Pratt hopefully he continues in defence

Poor showing tonight. BigMac still can't win a free kick, two of em one has his shirt one has his arm and he gets called. What 8 first teamers out? To be expected somewhat.

Preston away, QPR home; the highs and lows of football. It’s a funny old game, except it isn’t when you have to sit through putrid games like last night. QPR were everything we weren’t : well coached, skilful players, playing to a plan: it was obvious they were going to win from the 1st ten minutes. They should have been 2 up at half time. Chair was a delight to watch. Most glaring of all was the sheer lack of ability in that Rovers team. They looked like a bunch of squad players making up the numbers- which is most cases they are. Apart from the young left back, who should have a good career in the lower divisions but isn’t championship quality, not one player had a good game. Made a special effort to get to Ewood last night after a 300 mile round trip of the country. I won’t do that again in a hurry. Awful. And the worst of it, there were some boos but most fans shrugged their shoulders and left. Apathy reigns at a depressing and depressed Ewood