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*legendary* 😏

Although not a Foward .. what about the young lad at Sunderland Rigg on loan - not getting any airtime in the Prem?

The same guy who couldn't keep us up last time we were in this position..... and with a better squad. Makes sense!

That's another massive potential loss of income in league 1 as not many will be pitching up with thousands of fans and dozens of coaches to fleece.

I personally really admire TM and even though it went stale towards the end and he should have gone sooner, I'll always be grateful for how he got us straight out of L1, that feat should never be underestimated. For those saying he took us down in the first place, I honestly believe if he had come in a fortnight earlier he would have kept us up. When he came in, we only lost 3 of our last 15 matches and we went down with a very high points total. He did a very good job, he didn't 'take us down' Having said all that, I'm not sure it's the answer this time. The squad is worse, the atmosphere is even more toxic and the boardroom is even weaker and more naive than it was back then. I would 100% get behind him and sing his name but I think it might be too much for him after the few years he has had.

Too much has been made of this travelling thing. Its been taken out of context as if he was managing here against his will. Also, every manager is managing for financial reasons. They all get paid. He actually does seem particularly obsessed with football. We shouldnt get him back, he has had his day and has had a serious illness. He would be a big upgrade on Ismael but he shouldnt be who we turned to. I think I would like it a bit just to see those with a really irrational and weird long lasting hatred of him reacting to it. But its not happening anyway. Ismael is safe.

Well, like it or not, the statement is one of fact, not speculation, which makes your petulance somewhat questionable. Methinks you might be deliberately seeking to undermine the point I was seeking to make, about wider awareness and scrutiny of the goings on at Ewood under the Venkashati yoke. Each to their own, I guess.

You would prefer Ismael?

Not a chance Duff puts up with it. More chance Dunn does. Mowbray hated travelling here when he was well, even for 6 months I can't see it. The only punt we can make for me is a random foreign manager. Val is a league one manager, and I can't see any of them risking a move. Ainsworth at Gillingham I believe. Before we start scratching that scab

If this happens I will be fucking fuming

Duff wouldn’t stand for any of the shit. No manager with aspirations will come here because the club has no aspirations.

Good. I like to credit the boycott for the impetus

Mowbray would not be my first choice but he's an improvement. For me, I'd give it to Duff. No shortage of passion and I'm dam sure he'd put a bit of the feel good factor back.

"After finishing seventh last season thanks to a late season surge under Ismaël" With all due respect, get fucked with this narrative. Shows a total lack of understanding of basic recent history, so didn't read any further.

Firmly in the NO to Mowbray camp: Couldn't save us last time and he should have (arguably in an even bigger mess now with worse players) 9 to 10 years on, recent serious illness and abilities in decline (failed miserably at WBA second time around) Him and Venus too old school - desire and hunger or a chance to further top-up their pension pots!? Neither trust nor like the guy - at the helm when Waggott's plan to carve up Brockhall came to light and always moaned about his distance away from home and family life only to later rock-up at Brum then WBA! Could be Bailey doing his pal a favour and getting his name out there. We need a change of manager/head coach but for me, Mowbray is not the man; IMO, mainly in it for himself and you need to look beneath that 'Uncle Tony' persona he likes to portray.

From their perspective then,this makes sense. They will hope it will build bridges of sorts. It won't, or at least it shouldn't, but some fans will lap it up. I'm not one.

I'd happily have TM back because, at the very least, he can't be worse than VI. However, I'm doubtful he'd keep us up, the make up of the squad is very different to anything he had with us where we may have had relatively decent seasons. Also he's spoken highly of Pasha and the Venkys, so it does little towards the removal of either.

Oh for god sake why do teams re-hash former managers? No to Mowbray! Use some imagination, other teams manage to find great managers from nowhere but we are looking in the old folks home 🙄🙄

Circus Ewood continues...

In theory it sounds plausible, but on closer inspection I am not so sure. We're a Championship club with the legacy of a Premiership structure. Although things have been starved on the playing front, we have a 31,000 seater stadium and Cat 1 Youth Academy. You have to factor in the structural costs of running the club, staffing levels, maintaining the ground (even if it is half-empty) and the less tangible cost of fan expectations. Even if a contingent of our supporters have been beaten down, the rest won't settle for following a League One side. It would take some SERIOUS restructuring for us to function at third-tier level. If the goal is cost-control, then League One is a terrible place for Rovers. Like I said before, this is pure neglect from disengaged, disinterested, and disgraceful owners.

We don't hate them enough

Bring Mowbray back until summer, for me! From my understanding, he was one of the few managers who actually had a real relationship with Mrs. Desai et al., whereas all the others have had to go through Suhail, meaning he might be able to talk some sense into them.

Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off Baby I saw her back in 1964. She was a young lads wet dream

He'd have to do a bit of backtracking on the whole 'that NE to NW commute each week is too much' thing. But I'd take TM back over VI every day of the week, certainly as a short term option. I'd still take Big Sam over both of them, however long he's been out of the game. We'd finish comfortably in the top half this season.

I wasn't enthused about Mowbray first time round and he didn't save us from relegation with a better side than we have now. The only consolation for me , if this story is true, is that the club is at last showing some concern. That's only a start though, I don't have faith that they can fix it.