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How about thank fuck the venkys have gone stadium.

Gestede is non league standards in signing new players.

Things get so existential when Rovers are on a bad run, particularly under the current regime. This song has been in my head all week, its hauntingly nostalgic tone and Ol Blue Eyes singing his heart out. Has struck a cord, particularly the lines "Cos the old team just isn't playing...and the new team hardly tries. And the sky has got so cloudy, when it used to be so clear." The 150th Anniversary is almost making it all worse!! This time will pass.......he says in hope!

The happy clapper phrase raises it's head again. If Venkys do ever leave, and those that have stopped going do actually come back, we could always rename Ewood. I'm thinking we could call it The Moral High Ground.

Allegedly the finance director Vs stuck on the board not long ago.

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They aren't arsed about crowds or displeasure. If you ask me this latest project is the brainchild - or brainfart - of the finance director/Suhail and Rudy. Ismael is their man and all they want from him is a quick turnaround with a few of their cheapo signings so they can move them on and get commission. Sell one quickly for 2/3 mill plus add ons, move out a couple more of the higher earners left in Jan and they've covered their dwindling crowds lost revenue for another year. And i'm certain they are still stupid enough to think non of this will end in relegation the current results are just a blip.

It's the price you pay for scooping up a load of players from less intense leagues. I'd also say the half time team talk and use of subs never seems to help.

Thats why I am not having this idea that its just bad luck and that "the data" suggests that things will start going our way at some point. If you repeatedly find yourself on the wrong side of these margins. You consider our patched up defence, our total absence of goalscorers, our lack of experience and our poor manager. Theres a reason we keep losing.

I am not sure that they have any pride or sense of shame that would mean that would matter

I heard it said last night that 80% of games in the Championship are won and lost by one goal. That is the competitive nature of the Championship and Ismael has to find a way of coming out of games with a win. No more hard luck stories of excuses as they count for nothing.

Who is that funny looking man in the flat cap that he is stood next to?

Anyone really believe that Venkys will sack the manager and pay out nearly 3 years dosh? I don't, and if they did the new manager would know he had the same squad. No splurge in the winter transfer window, only if we sell first!!!! So who of any use would take the job? No--things will have to get a whole lot worse yet. Falling crowds and bitter response from those who do go is all we have. And protests. Meanwhile there are plenty of fans saying "it's a new squad, we have to give them time." In the LT everyday.

The management team would have to see it though.

Is there a plan for a protest? Similar to Readings protest which got international coverage? A mass walkout has no impact, a mass boycott might. A mass funeral of rovers might too

I wonder if Will Still will still be manager if we beat them on Saturday? *I'll get me coat*.

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Some of them are clearly playing a level or two above where they belong. Of the new signings, only Alebiosu appears to be playing at Championship level to me. Haven't seen enough of Morishita to judge fairly, but the rest are League One, possibly League Two standard.

We could really do with Sheffield Wednesday beating Oxford actually. Wednesday are going to get a huge points deduction soon, so their points total not too relevant, but if Oxford were to win and we didn't, they'd already have a 5 point gap on us.

We could be bottom by this weekend if Wednesday beats Oxford at hills

It makes you wonder, are the shower we've signed, fit enough for the Championship. They play for 45 minutes, then switch off.

Can see this being a 1-1 draw like the Stoke game, and we get the "we've turned a corner" and "excellent performance" spiel trotted out. On the other hand, a team and opposing manager desperately needing a win coming to Ewood...we've seen that script play out plenty of times. The only outcome I can't see is a home win.....meanwhile Sheffield Wednesday beat Oxford at home and Rovers drop to the foot of the table.

I think we are so dreadful that Will Still might get potted even if they get a draw here on Saturday.

Their manager dare not lose this one. Unlike micky mouse Rovers a club like Southampton will ring the changes and try to improve their standing in the game so expect Still to be fired if they lose to lowly Rovers. This could be a curse or a blessing. If he still commands some respect in their dressing room and that solid squad is still playing for him then you would expect them to pull a win out of the bag to save his skin. On the other hand if he's on his last legs and the players aren't playing for him then we might have hit them at the perfect time to snatch a win before he's replaced with a better manager. I reckon a draw here, which doesn't really suit anyone but can be hailed as progress for both.