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Don Said

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  1. Yes - my brother is undecided. He now lives a 2hr+ drive from Ewood so midweek games are difficult, and kick off changes with little notice e.g Saturday 3 to a Friday/Sunday don't help when you've generally got life going on. This season has been difficult in that regard. It's also maybe now counter productive cost wise for him to buy a season ticket vs. games he can attend as a walk on. Cheaper season tickets, whilst keeping the cost of walk ons the same would obviously make the decision easier. It's only mid April and Bolton have sold almost 15,000 season tickets on early bird with adults from 219 to 309 might I add... I'm not the first in saying this, but a further option that many might find attractive is a flexi ticket - e.g commit to 10/15/X amount of games. You could still keep the value of full season tickets by making the flexi ticket more expensive pro-rata. I'm sure there are pros and cons that I haven't thought about. But I know people who gave their season ticket up in the last decade, saying they'd probably attend most weekend games/go to half of the games. In reality, they end up going to a handful at best, many don't go to home games at all. This sort of option could keep the undecided lot paying, and might even bring some of the lapsed lot back, so financially it's in the clubs best interest to explore.
  2. Decent window for all of the reasons already listed. Not brilliant, but certainly not bad. Was good to see us spend a bit of money without having to sell Diaz. Important to remember this is Tomasson & Broughton’s first window. Rome wasn’t built in a day and all that. I also wanted us to bring in a better left back and winger, but other spots were arguably more pressing so let’s see what they do in January. As a side - any word on the Phillips contract? Wasn’t it all but done last Friday? Hoping it’s a delayed announcement or a wait for formalities to be sorted rather than another Hoilett saga.
  3. Absolutely. If the money is there, pay him well. Has shown his talent at Rovers and England youth levels. More importantly today he proved he is a big lad who wins his duels at a proper level. Signs so far says he’ll do well. We’ve paid loan centre backs well in recent years (Tosin, Harwood Bellis, Van Hecke) and I’m sure we’ll be paying Van Den Berg well. No reason for us not to give Phillips at least that level of money. At the very least it’s a sound investment for a player who will almost definitely be worth a moderate amount soon, and will possibly be worth a large amount.
  4. Proud of the hard work we put in to that. Battled through some adversity and came out with the 3 points. Great win.
  5. Not quite as simple as saying Nyambe is a better right back in a back 4 than Brittain is. Years ago, or in your average back 4, maybe so. But in a Tomasson back 4 where so much is asked of the full backs, including one sticking wide whilst the other comes in almost as a midfielder, having big parts to play in the passing game and needing generally good footballing ability… give me Brittain all day.
  6. Very early days, but credit to JDT and Broughton on Szmodics and Brittain our two permanent signings so far. Initial viewing says they suit the way we are playing very well, promising starts to their careers here. No plodders, no gap fillers, no jobs for the boys. Just efficient, purposeful business.
  7. Proper away performance, JDT got it spot on, players did their jobs very well. Good 3 points.
  8. I’m a fan of what I’ve seen from Phillips and Carter. But more a case of I would rather insure ourselves against hitting big problems at the back if we can do so.
  9. Did think it was bonkers seeing people say CB isn’t a priority. Leaves us: Ayala - Very injury prone Wharton - One big injury not too long ago Carter - Injured Phillips - Never played a professional game 2 minimum.
  10. Yep. I did almost tag on to my post - it’ll be interesting to see how January & next summers windows go. Will our new system make for slicker output, or will we continue to be hamstrung by a multi layered international communication process.
  11. I agree in the sense that our starting 11 is okay & we are unlikely to get loads of injuries in the first month or so. But whilst a budget is in place, people expect a more proactive approach, and to only sign one player (permanent or loan) a few days before the season starts, after losing the number we have, doesn’t sit too well. It’s undoubtedly of massive benefit to get key business done early. Got to consider players getting used to the club, the players and staff, tactics, playing their role etc. People will point out its tough to get business done. But other clubs have been much smarter than us. Boro have added at least 3 or 4 starting players early on and have given them good pre season minutes. They will probably improve their squad further later on as Prem loans become available, whilst other clubs are scrambling for key starters. There isn’t any real excuse for us to be less on the ball than them.
  12. 15% of league games take place before the window closes on 1st September. Two rounds of the league cup in that time, too.
  13. Horrendous, but not surprising. A result of the lack of imagination, the lack of grasp on current day reality, and also the lack of understanding of Blackburn Rovers and its supporters/demographic by those overseeing the day to day ‘running’ of the club. Steve Waggott and co - well done.
  14. My mate and next door neighbour (not a Rovers fan) met Carvalhal by chance in Madrid airport on Monday afternoon. I had only mentioned to him I wanted Farke or Carvalhal last week hence him noticing. They were getting a flight back to Liverpool. Asked him if he was going to be Rovers manager… he said I can’t say anything but had a massive grin on his face. Based on that quick chat him and his mates all put a bet on it happening. Perhaps he did a virtual interview in the morning and then flew over/flew elsewhere. He didn’t get on the Liverpool flight but was in the same area of the next flight over to London.
  15. The system includes everything that gives us the end product so formation, players, all aspects of approach etc… so miles from fine in my book! Either way. This is a joke.
  16. Is there another manager on the planet who would set us up this way? Genuinely thinking the best chance of 3 points = the system we play? And would continue to play it despite failing to score week in week out? Buckley at false 9, Gallagher wide, Giles out right etc? A single other manager? Sheer incompetence.
  17. He’s sent out the same back 5/false 9 system that has been utterly shite for months. And looks surprised at the fact we’re 1 down after 10 minutes. Unacceptable, avoidable collapse season after season.
  18. Lenihan likely out for the season with a torn groin. Maybe the back 4 will be forced upon us after all.
  19. Sunderland are donating £1 from every ticket sold for Jermain Defoe's return game, towards the Bradley Lowery Foundation. Rather than putting an extra event on - could we do something similar? E.g: The big home game vs. QPR at the end of the month. £1 from every ticket sold goes towards the funding for Tony Parkes care. Market the hell out of it, get people on board with it, and get a load more fans in the ground. It would be enticing for Rovers fans of all ages given Tony's status as a true Rovers legend. Obviously benefit #1 is money towards the care of Tony. Benefit #2 for Rovers - Positive PR without having to fund an extra game, pay staff etc. The £ lost on every ticket would comfortably be remade by extra ticket sales and money spent in the ground. Plus possible future sales with a win made more likely by more fans in the ground for what could be a huge game in our season. Easy and effective. (I would rather £5/10 donated per ticket - just using the Sunderland example as a starter)
  20. I don't doubt they could afford us one way or another. But I'd be surprised if buying Rovers was seen as an attractive option for the Issa brothers. The Asda buy does signal a different sort of punt for them, but even with that, taking on Rovers doesn't really make sense against their business to date. But at the minute they are the only semi-realistic option of a future Rovers takeover I can think of. I can't see anybody without ties to the club/area getting involved, particularly with our status in the current financial climate. Without meaning to do Rovers an injustice, there are probably more attractive clubs in more attractive areas within the pond we swim in. So I guess it would take a brave hand from somebody with said ties to (presumably) give Venkys back their investment, take on some form of debt and hope to make a fist of things with the modern Rovers.
  21. Not sure he would fancy Tony's 36 month 'see how you are on the wing' induction
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