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Oh Christ, it's gonna be Phil Jones isn't it?

Our best opportunity for me is a Savage or a Duff, know the club in its best form, would clearly be a step up for them, but both played at the top level and know what it takes to be successful. Worked with elite players and will galvanise supporters and players over the next few months. I would find a Wagner/ Rowett appointment uninspiring and think it would likely leave us in the same situation as we are now in 12 months time, when they get sick of Venky’s/ Rudy and Suhail. Coleman would be a joke appointment and surely Mowbray/ Warnock and Allardyces days are over.

100%. And NONE of that starts until the existing manager leaves the post. Then it's: "Oh shit, Johnson says he doesn't want it permanently again. I guess we should probably start putting some feelers out to agents."

Pep in why should the rules apply to us shocker: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy8y677z23go

Offered the job? Do you not know we have a tried and trusted process of - Drawing up an initial shortlist - Whittling it down to the final shortlist - Holding an initial round of interviews - Holding a 2nd round of interviews -Calling the last two standing into a final interview - And if we havent pissed them both off by that point, offering one of them the job! 😉

Not to be like a dog with a bone, but he had a full time team playing against lads who train once a week. Christ the Lancaster manager is a train driver monday to Friday and they train once a week, that's who he was up against and doing it with players who who were by and large at higher level clubs but dropped down for better wages a la Wrexham.

I still think it will be a coach, stepping into their first senior management role. A Ryan Mason type appointment. The club have driven away 3 managers in 3 years, even though Ismael was "sacked", it's alleged his time came to an end after falling out with RG. A coach in their first gig, will just do as they are told.

If we're hell bent on using Adam Owens' Ex Player/Welsh networks then we'd be better off waiting until after the upcoming WC qualifiers or WC and going after Craig Bellamy.

I think a 70% win record across 2 clubs in only 2 seasons as a manager, albeit in the National League and below, is more reason to be encouraged than say a Coleman or Richardson, who have failed to impress in numerous jobs, or perhaps a Duff whose only track record is in the Irish league. I agree it is a risk and by no means ideal but some people walk straight into League jobs as their first opportunities others aren't so fortunate and have to work their way up People like Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard went straight into decent sized clubs at a high level and nobody batted an eyelid because of their 'big names', I don't think a couple of seasons in the non-leagues should be held against Savage, if anything it is a good grounding before taking a step up. Whether he wants to gamble his reputation on this sorry excuse of a football club is another matter, it would certainly be tempting to the Forest Green manager,

The kebab would be a better option than Coleman.

Ali from Ali's kebabs

Can see us going ultra defensive for this one. It's got 3-0 Norwich written all over it. We'll concede early and be chasing the game for 80+ minutes.

Do we know if anybody has been offered an interview/the job yet and turned it down?

As per the below EFL guidance:

I honestly have no idea how people would be fine with Savage. He's managed a team in step 3 (who he was joint owner of and had a wage bill circa 4 times the 2nd highest teams wage bill) and he's now 4th in the National League with a team who were recently in league 2 and given their owners investment you'd expect them to be up there amongst the top spend. If the teams around him win their respective games in hand they'll drop to 6th. I mean come on, that's not exactly a CV to get excited about.

Tough, tough game. prior to the Boro defeat, Norwich beat Coventry and in form Wrexham. I suspect they will not be in any relegation danger come May. Norwich 2 - 0 Rovers. I think they'll make 1 change from Tuesday night: Alebiosu for Miller.

The rules for point deductions for going into administration late in the season (post the 4th Thursday in March) say (my words not theirs!): If you’d have gone down without the points deduction, the penalty will be imposed for the following season instead. If you’d not have gone down without the points deduction, the penalty will be imposed this season (and if that causes your relegation then so be it). I appreciate this is to stop clubs from gaming the system in terms of when they enter admin but this clarity, whatever the reason for the points deduction, would surely be beneficial to all parties.

Agree with every single one of those assessments.

Thanks for this. I've never seen Rovers lose at Carrow Road too but one that stands out back in the latter Premier League days was when we were 3-1 up with 10 minutes to go and drew 3-3. Walking away from the ground that felt like a defeat. No idea where the train station is, but the railway station on the other hand......

I think it's just a case of them putting them on the website in sections, rather than getting more.

Played out exactly how we all expected it to. Derby have owners that care, we don’t. I resent them purely out of jealousy, but can’t begrudge Eustace or any of the others when viewing their actions through a rational lens.

But he's a greedy barsteward who only left for the extra 10 -12 k p.w. Have you not heard?

We have a good record here, hopefully Tuesday's result can create a bit of momentum. Norwich 0 Rovers 1

Thought for the day.. 12 months ago John Eustace left Blackburn Rovers who were 7th in the Championship to join Derby County who were 21st and only outside the relegation places on goal difference. 12 months later Derby County sit 7th in the Championship. Meanwhile Blackburn Rovers sit 21st, outside of the relegation places on goal difference. We wouldn't be needing a new manager if the guy had been backed by the owners 😡😡😡

It depends how many games in charge you need to be classed "permanent" I suppose. I wouldn't be totally against him keeping it until the end of the season IF it's clear he's doing more than enough to keep us out of trouble. I think that list just goes to show how unreliable early odds are. A rumour here and there, a mention on a website or social media and all of a sudden you shoot into favouritism. FWIW Savage - yes- would be fine with that. Coleman - God no Bilic - definitely but can't see it happening if he thinks he has any chance whatsoever of being parachuted into West Ham Wagner - meh Challinor - warming to the idea of that - yes Mowbray - God no Rowett- definitely Karanka - God no Duff - Definitely Rooney - God no, been a disaster everywhere he's been, but like the idea of the Club being in the public spotlight so for that reason would like Gerrard ( not that he'd come).