I'll say it again the Journey is just a strapline to India, a sales pitch if you like. There is no journey with this team how could there be ? Half of it might be gone in summer. So really it's outright bull he's just saying please stick with me i want to keep this cushy job and keep all my mates in wages.

Exactly ! The work of another protecting his pals and playing Waggots narrative.

I don't know why some are getting angry with the opinions of a few ten bob columnists. They aren't even real journos. IF they were they'd be asking the proper questions and instead of 'why now when they are on a bad run' - bad being a nice description of it- They should have been asking about the timing of trying to sell half the training ground with only back of a fag packet plans for what comes next. They should be asking why the club is trying to go down this road when we are in a pandemic. When we are in our most unproductive season in years ? Why now ? Why aren't they asking the real questions ?

An opinion widely shared i reckon. This thing was a cat that got out of the bag before it went in the water. It was written all over Waggots face, he didn't get chance to grease the wheels properly before they made it public. Seems he's been spending his time up here cosying up with the right people on the local authorities. This is the same BWD council who wouldn't let Jack Walker pay for a railways station at Ewood ! Its stunk to high heaven from the off it's pure chancer stuff, sooner he gets his backside away from here the better. Sadly only another plonker will step in but whoever leaked this deserves to never buy another drink in his local.

I think most would agree Mowbrays time, of the first few years were a positive for the club. I think the man himself has to take a lot of credit for that but it's been clear a long time now his ceiling has been reached. Not sure where Waggot fits into that though, pretty much an exec director was urgently needed and we got one. Like his boss though i think he was pretty quickly found out at championship level and has desperately been rooting around looking for something to justify him and his mammoth salary. No idea what he's done behind the scenes but i'm sure he's made some contributions. However setting about to squeeze a dwindling fanbase, close more of the ground and piss of another few hundred into jacking it in, penalize those who arrive late to pay on the day. Then try and cash in half the training ground behind a veil of 'state of the art all under one smaller roof' . I really think the game is up for him. Throw in so many out of contract and maybe losing a few good young players because of that. Not many ringing endorsments there are there !

I could maybe see the whole site or a larger part of it getting passed if they were moving the training ground and everything off it. They might have to leave it empty for a while first though. Hopefully this is the end of the nonsense and it really was just a Waggot and co driven whim.

I wouldn't because it would still be a down scale. Simple fact of all this is that's what it was, i love the way they've changed the name to training ground investment scheme ! What a set of wankers they really are down there these days. What they have already is somewhat of a jewel in the crown at the heart of BRFC. If they'd any real intention of 'investment scheme' they would upgrade whatever it is needed as it is and make the most of the fantastic stuff they have. Making it better should be the aim not stream line it on the whim of a low end football consultant and bread and nutter manager who's trying to con everyone he's a second tier Pep.

Wouldn't be surprised if plan b is to flog the whole lot next and rebuild smaller somewhere cheaper. There'll be a few noses out of joint with this possibly.

Glad you see it as good news but as for the rest as usual you are probably 5000 miles off the mark.

The guy should be ripped into little pieces by ANY half decent journo with a pair of balls. The stuff he comes out with is meat and drink it's like a boxer standing thee with his hands down. Unbelievable how he can get away with such contradictory dog shit week after week, month after month. He's embarrassing. Soon as he mentions possession and performance again after another defeat there's your chance boys !

The ownership thick as it is are probably shrugging their shoulders thinking if we drop again we'll come straight back again. Only cost them a seasons championship budget and about 2 million in transfer money. I think they'd find that again for one more season of Mowbray. Especially if it gives another opportunity for cost cutting and is balanced by 10 million in player sales. Then there is the land..... Never underestimate the stupidity of this lot and their pals before progress attitude.

Has Mowbray ever really been in regular touch with the owners though ? Of has it been just another lip service line he's thrown out occasionally to pacify fans. Part of the reason for getting Waggot on board was so the lines of communication where supposed to improve through him. Leaving Mowbray to get on with his job. To be honest i doubt any of them ever speak to the real organ grinders unless they themselves ring from India. Also the messenger/spy or whatever he is has allegedly been away due to covid. Wonder if that's had any bearing on the mess of this season ? Easy street must've been that bit easier without any eyes and ears around the place.

Letting the likes of Nyambe go on nothing more than compen isn't exactly the Brentford model these 3 goons are pitching is it ? Absolute shower of R soles.

Blackburn Rovers these days seems all about Tony Mowbray. Something his disciples don't seem to notice.

He's a very very crafty operator when it comes to the verbals he's been at it years. Trouble is with guys like that when people finally see through them they can't see it themselves. He's been making a fool of himself for a while now in all but the most blinkered eyes.

So it sounds like Travis has spoken back to him in no uncertain terms. If dropping someone because they have a go back is the 'maturity' of Mowbrays management it's no wonder players are in and out so often.

He's been around quite a while, funny guy.

Definitely proved himself on a par with Coyle on and off the pitch. He over the last 12 months has developed a real tendency for verbal diarrhea like clownpants. On the football side of it equally as confusing and trying a style neither he or his team can make a success of. Coyle was a liar and ducker and diver though the min he set foot in the place and he began his charade in the transfer market straight away. Mowbray i think to be fair has been steady away and well meaning but has just gone into self preserving mode worse and worse as time has gone on. Now it seems he'll say anything he can regardless of contradictions and brazen it out. So he's turned into just as big a twohat as the goon he replaced.

That's the first question they should be asking.

So as long as the owners are enjoying the games and feel we are unlucky nothing else matters. Nothing sums up Venkys tenure as owners better than that. Fans feelings really do not matter a jot.

No need to retire your strike rate is no worse than a few who claim a bit of ITK on here. And besides Nixon makes a living off edging his bets.

This is why when people are saying there's a root and branch clearout coming in summer i'm convinced it's by him not starting with him. The only way he knows how to do things is down grading and cutting costs. That's why he was at Charlton and Coventry. Clubs on the way down adjusting to a low income existence. Now he's here with billionaire owners but pitching his down scale, squeeze everything you have methods. Then he'll be gone with a nice fat pension and maybe bonuses in his pocket. Not a good situation at all and of course it means Mowbray remains here. Another only suited to lower end deadbeat stuff. This really could end with another relegation and a load of money in from player sales and land sales. That side of it probably appeals to some parts of the ownership if not others. Dangerous people.

I reckon his PR man will be handing out plenty warnings before it begins.

Pressers on a Thurs before or after training normally ? Don't know what they are bothered about anyway all the questions he'll get will be loaded for the usual easy stock replies.

They'd built up some passion again after league 1 but failed to capitalize on any of it. Clubs like Rovers need a fire behind them once the blue touch paper is lit, always been the case. They miss judged everything very badly on that score, the ambition which everyone in a town like Blackburn needs to see to believe in was just replaced by a 'job done' attitude. They all settled in the the plod instead of the push on. No ambitious signings just new generous deals for players who'd turned in one good season after relegating us in the first place. Price rises assuming crowds would rocket again instead of trying to draw lapsed fans and part timers back in. And a manager telling the owners to put their money away lets go at a snails pace instead. Many chances gone right there and then. Of course hindsight is a wonderful thing, except we were saying it at the time !