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For those of us old enough Iley was appalling. The loss of the magician Dave Wagstaffe to Blackpool was heartbreaking.

Don't think you will be seeing any interviews with Rudy for a while now.

This honestly should be the first question asked to Rudy every time he interviews.

Steve Kean, Derek Dougan, Bradley Orr and Danny Murphy.

Well I think that's all it's meant to be. A Rovers legends side against a side that played a part in our very early history, the game doesn't bother me so much. Just think playing it after a game like the Derby game which could be a huge humilation with all our ex staff and players taking the piss out of us is a daft decision.

Personally I just don't think a match against what is effectively a parks team has any appeal whatsoever. It smacks of laziness but overriding that would be the cost of bringing a proper team to play at Ewood.

It's never been about results on the pitch. Results have not been the priority at this club for over 15 years. If it was Allardyce wouldn't have got sacked, Kean wouldn't have been appointed, Kean would have been gone within a few weeks or at the end of that first season, both Bowyer and Mowbray would have lost their jobs earlier than they did. It is about cost and compliance. If you are willing to operate in the structure these people want and not complain, and are relatively speaking cheap, then you're set. Allardyce wasn't ever going to play their game so he had to go, Bowyer and Mowbray put up with it both because they got answers directly from India and because neither would have got similar jobs elsewhere. Coyle wouldn't have got the job and definitely wouldn't have been parachuted in ahead of Warnock and would have been sacked in October or November rather than February. Lambert wouldn't put up with it, nor JDT or Eustace because they all knew they were able to get employment elsewhere

This made me laugh...and there's no i in team lol

Not sure he’s managed two training sessions yet

Ditto, although, I am in Europe, so no problem getting up with the lards, fortunately.

I believe Dunny also paralelled this 8n a podcast recently

Sam Gallagher managed to string two games together as of yet?!

I live overseas mate so only manage a game or two a season on trips back. I'll be up with the larks to watch the stream as per

Depends on your definition of success. A lot of managers probably wouldnt have done as well as JDT (for a period) or Eustace under the same conditions. Equally, as testing as VI'S conditions are, Im sure there are a lot of managers out there who could do a far better job.

I noticed the bookmakers have you at 2/1 which seems very generous, considering our woes. Nice to see you on here again BTW hope we give you a game. Are you going?

I suppose you can give him some credit for being honest and hope it remains that way, after what we have suffered in the past, especially the very first appointment, these owners made.

I don't agree but understand your point and respect your opinion, it's just not mine. You can't make a silk purse from a sows ear, to quote a golden oldie. With this ownership, these players and this board even King Kenny would struggle Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right ... We can change the name on the managers door (and have umpteen times in recent years) repeatedly but it has and will make no difference. I'm sure there are better managers out there today than VI but so what they too would fail under this joke of a club ownership. I'm cutting VI some slack. He says the right things, he's honest (IMO) and sounds like he genuinely wants success for the club so all power to his elbow. He's not going to succeed though, no one could.

Ow at Rovers, to add a bit of nuance to this “bang in form” comment… it's true we’ve had a good start and we’re high in the table but in terms of results we’re actually not really in good form. We’ve won one game in the last six, scoring two goals. It’s a bit of a paradox because we are playing with tempo and creating chances.. we battered Middlesbrough at their place in the second half the other day. We’re just nervy and profligate in front of goal. I’m a default pessimist (impossible not to be after our last eight seasons) but hopeful that this will be the game we put the chances away and come away with the result.

Ince for me. That notepad with ‘shoot’ written on it (whether real or not) just summed up the amateur hour with him there. Still don’t think he was worse than Coyle or Kean though.

I don't see him ever going, it's no longer about results on the pitch at the top, it's about getting along with a corrupt, under-qualified, overpaid board. He appears well in there.

Ismael has been sacked from 4 of the 11 clubs he's managed as far as I can make out. West Brom sacked him after winning 12 out of 31 matches. He's won 4 out of 12 with us. Time to go

Not many will be sticking around to watch that if we get beaten by Derby.

No way is he giving this gig up.

He's more likely to have re-signed.

I couldn't possibly say, I fancy going Ewood this year. This person could perhaps have same intials as the local paper that has recently been banned!