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I didn't like Mowbray at all personally. Had a cushty job. Told Venkys not to spend. Threw players under the bus. Played square pegs in round holes. Terrible in January. At one point played Sam Gallagher at RB. Was never anywhere near playoffs with a way way better squad than JDT and Eustace (who both nearly got playoffs if it weren't for the shambles in January and summer windows)

Give it Lowey to the end of the season (did Suhail ever get to the bottom of if he’s still employed or not?)

Bonuses related to financial management, I'm certain. Assurances of a stable, well paid job, too.

What's Tony Pulis doing nowadays?

Whilst he got his fair share of pelters when he was here, (Gurning Chump etc from me) Mowbray was a manager held in high regard within the game, especially by others from his era (I spoke to both Mark Hughes and Mick McCarthy about Mowbray and both were very complimentary about him and his approach). Like others at the time I couldn't see the pressure he must have been under to conform to 'the model' that is now visible in all of its glory via Pasha and Gestede. On reflection, perhaps TM was just ground down like the rest of us, and his gurning demeanour simply a reflection of his being prevented from doing the things he wanted to do. Perhaps we will never know, but since JDT, Eustace and now (it seems) Ismael have all now complained of the same constraints on their ability to deliver results, I think we can all agree that the success of Blackburn Rovers as a competitive football club is NOT the main objective for whoever is actually driving the club. Ultimately, that space is occupied by the odious absentee owners, whose work appears delegated to the deeply questionable capabilities of Suhail shady boy Pasha (who as we know trousers a healthy salary year in year out and appears accountable to no-one). VENKYS OUT! PASHA OUT!

Even with our stooges Pasha and Gestede, there will be a breaking point that causes them to act. I expect Rovers to lose on Saturday therefore, for impact, it might well be better if Watford do a 'Norwich' (as they did at WBA) on us. if that doesn't do the trick, I think another defeat in the next match to Hull will. The window will then be about to close and a good time, from the stooges' perspective, to part company with Ismael but not before we see the departure of one or more from Alebiosu, Tronstad and Cantwell.

In the past I don't think it would have made a drop of difference, they'd have just stomached the additional cost and continued with it like they did after relegation from the PL and last time they took us out of the Championship. So they'd probably do similar this time around, although in 2017 it did at the very least result in a shift in the way they were running the club. But since then there has been a major cutback to their financial input and running of the place. I suppose it depends on how much of that is just voluntary and how much is forced. If they simply can't continue funding large losses and are on the precipice there's a hope relegation will be the final tip over the edge they need. It's only a hope, not an expectation. I expect this lot will just sell 2-3 players to plug the gap and carry on.

These stockholm syndrome sufferers will no doubt be out in force blaming the boycotters and stay-aways for relegation if/when it happens. Anything and anyone but Venkys! They'll blame fellow supporters, Waggott, Ismael, Gestede, Pasha, all the previous administrators, managers, players, the weather, the EFL, Covid, small town small gates etc. The one thing they won't blame is the people ultimately in control and responsible for it all. What a strange way to live your life.

He's already said he won't change the formation. ---------------------Toth ------O'Riordan--McLoughlin--Pratt Miller--------------------------------Powell -------------Tronstad---TGH -------------------Baradji ----------Ohashi---------Jorgensen Assuming Cantwell isn't back and he's already said that Alebiosu won't start. I think we need to take Acheson out for a game (even though I rate him highly), we've conceded 6 goals in 2 games since he bizarrely took Pratt out of the team, so restore him. Powell is better than any of the alternative wing backs and I think he said Miller would be back for this one. TGH is toss but he'll run around a lot and put himself about a bit at the very least. Push Baradji higher up because he's unbelievable casual in tracking back.

The question is, would relegation make it more, or less likely that Venkys would sell up?

Kind of backs up what the Peterborough end said about buying Leonard and how they were preparing themselves to pay more. Gestede is just desperate to sell anybody he can, bring money in so he can look good to the owners whilst spending a bit of it again on his united nations cheap punt scheme. What's he getting out of it ?

Yeah, once they've gone or a takeover is well on the way. Absolutely.

I've heard Pears is available for £1M no wait £500k!

We definitely havent missed out on 6 points. For a start we have already got a point in one of the rearranged games, having again led 1 nil at the time of the abandonment.

I'm all for showing what we can do but after they've gone

They'll just go to the extreme and see if anyone notices. Blackburn in bombshell offer for Declan Rice - £2mil. Then everyone on Facebook will say "see they are ambitious!"

I think a 'reverse boycott' is a bit pointless. We've got recent evidence that there is still a decent sized fan base, it still shows up for big matches, but is disenchanted enough to not attend on a regular basis. In the same way that the organised boycott isn't going to completely empty the stadium, an organised reverse boycott wouldn't completely fill it. However, if we drew Liverpool or Man United etc in the FA Cup, that probably would actually fill it. Any prospective buyer who intends to make a success of the club will surely do some research into the existing and potential fan bas. They're not going to see 30 second highlights on the off chance on ITV of a fairly full stadium and decide to buy the club.

Yeah I think HP was offered or enquired about.

Fuck me that is woeful. Not a comment on your choice but on the dearth of quality in the squad.

Chicken jockey 😂

2-0 down by half time, then it either ends 2 or 3-0. Boycott won't really have worked as it will just look like a normal attendance, similar to maybe the Milwall one. Ismael to say everything will be ok as we'll have a couple of players back next week. I'd be going to a 4-5-1 and just try and be really hard to beat. Toth Atcheson O'Riordan Pratt Pickering TGH Forshaw Tronstad Garrett Powell Jorgensen

You can’t reason with some people. I have paid for my seat by way of ST but I will not attend the game. Something needs to change in order to save this once great club of ours, at the very least I will know that I did what little I could in order to protest and seek such change.

They do for every home game to be fair.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Nixon chucking out a casual link to us spending £5m on a player

Can't say for certain just because we were winning those games, I wouldn't trust this lot to hold onto a 1-0 lead going into the final stages of any game. Why would he be worried? He is doing exactly what he is being asked, to downsize this club so much that its manageable for our owners and there minions. If they don't manage the relegation this season, they definitely will next.