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The apathy kind of sneaks up on you. It hit home to me the other day. We were planning some stuff and the Mrs said ‘but Rovers are at home?’ One, I hadn’t even checked the fixture list and two when I said ‘well, we’ll go that day anyway’, the fact we wouldn’t look to arrange it for other days had her shocked. Anybody that knows me would be amazed by that, Blackburn Rovers is part of my identity, like part of my family, certainly it’s how my actual family have always seen the club. I’ve prioritised it (or had it prioritised for me) since I was about six/seven years old. First it was knocking night games on the head, but I rationalised that in my head with ‘work, cold. Red button’. For 3pm’s? Well, I’d just rather be doing something else. A football club and your relationship to it is precious, something you can’t really quantify, the sense of pride, of belonging, that link to generations passed… and they’ve destroyed it.

I disagree - I thought Broughton was full "aligned" and on board with the plan to sell anything that wasn't nailed down. Thought he was more than happy to turn us into the Crewe Alexandra of the Championship right from his very first interview. Weird we've had no "forget to press send" moments or missed deadlines since he left as well. But as with one or two other well trodden subjects, I know not everyone agrees. 🙂

I don't think his movement is better at all. I think the only thing he has over Gudjohnsen (based on the Leonard of last season, absolutely he may be improving) is workrate.

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Difficult to assess that until they've both had an extended run at the same level. Personally Id say Leonard's movement is better than Gudjohnssen's but the latter is more clinical in front of goal. Although Leonard may be improving in that respect.

Does it not say to you that the rumours about Ryan Alebiosu being offered to other clubs is true? That's how it feels to me.

Feel this to be a watershed season for many Rovers fans.

Not getting at you but we always also generally target back up in various positions when many of the starting X1 aren't good enough to begin with. Again cheaper.

Definitely better for me, yes. As shown by him scoring similar goal numbers in a higher league.

What val says and what actually might happen could be two very different things

I think we do need a right wing back to cover Alebiosu. But Ismael said the other day that we arent getting one so file this under nonsense rumour.

I think you can add Gregg Broughton to that list of good faith also. Say what you would like about the success of his signings, you felt that during his time here the ambition was re-sale and re-invest and then promotion. Hence why Broughton did not last long, and the end of his time here coincided with JDT telling us that the project had changed Broughton and JDT aspired too much for this lot. It panicked them and since then Suhail has crushed any and all opposition to him within the management structure of Rovers

Cheap squad fillers in positions which aren't the priority. It's our modus operandi.

Yes should be back after next game.

We need a back up for Alebiosu for sure but unless this lad can play at LWB, he's not much use to us right now, as isn't Alebiosu back after the next game?

I want to be proud of Rovers again…

That line was more of a bite back to the narrative you see amongst some fans, that if you have any sort of grievance about where club is at the moment, then you need to forget about the Premier League days and that we are now at our level. I think winning means something different to different people. For Rovers - you're right - it's not the same as the clubs you've mentioned. But being a well run club, that shows care to its fans and does everything it can to remain competitive is our version of winning. And we should want that collectively as supporters. In my opinion it is a reasonable bare minimum expectation. We had that and there's not a sniff of it left. It saddens me that the disillusioned can see that but the supposed hardcore are happy to ride the decline as long as we win a match or two every now and then.

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I read that as five Mowbrays 😁😁

You realise they’re just saying things to get a reaction?

An agenda is at play for sure.

It's not going to be Norwich.

All of these are so sad to read but inevitable. This is a great forum and I respect all views but I never post. This feed has inspired me to do so however. Many people have rightly talked about a heart and soul being lost. My Rovers journey began on 24 March 1979 aged six against North End. My grandad had been desperate to take me to Rovers and eventually my mum relented. It was Duncan McKenzie’s debut but Rovers lost 1–0 in the middle of a truly shocking campaign that ended in relegation without a whimper. But there was heart and soul. The early 80s meant growing up in the Nuttall Street stand with my grandad. A pride in the modest ground with freshly painted 'reserved' on the seats. Garner’s five against Derby, countless near misses in the promotion race, gates barely above five thousand, unpaid bills everywhere. Still there was heart and soul. My grandad passed away in 1986 and I stood alone on the Riverside. I tried to persuade friends to come with me until a glorious day in March 1987 changed everything. Once again there was heart and soul. Then came Archibald and Ossie choosing Rovers as their temporary home in 1988. We were so proud. Heart and soul. The Blackburn End, the class of 89, Gayle, Garner, Sellars, a house music soundtrack to the season, joy belief and most importantly fun, until a June day next to a floodlight pylon brought heartbreak. We were not 'Glad all over' but even then there was a heart and soul. University life began with a disastrous 90–91 season and sit down protests outside Nuttall Street against Bill Fox and company. We did not realise how good we had it with locals who cared. Heart and soul. Jack Walker changed everything. Kenny Dalglish as our manager. Kenny Dalglish! We could hardly believe it. 4 incredible years. Heart and soul. Success could not last. Some who had only known glory drifted away. Many stayed. Relegation hurt but following a football club isn't all about winning titles. There was still heart and soul. The new millennium brought Souness, Tugay, the kids and a day to remember in Cardiff. By then I had moved South. The 9.30 from Euston on a Saturday morning was worth it. Win lose or draw the togetherness remained. Heart and soul. Hughes followed a similar path. European nights. Planes, trains, automobiles and boats to Feyenoord and back in fourteen hours. A MGP header away from becoming the first side to play at the new Wembley. Heart and soul. Big Sam came and went and something shifted. Children arrived in my own life. I tried to pass the club on and succeeded at first but the magic was fading. The Rattler from Euston every fortnight felt heavier. We had a brief nostalgic season in League One when it seemed lessons had been learned and unity was returning. It did not last. Now we reach the present. A generation lost. A club detached from its town and the very people who are its' biggest cheerleaders in good and bad times. Supporting a team is not only about success. It is also about failure, shared together. There can still be heart and soul in hard times. Sadly those two no longer seem to live at Blackburn Rovers.