Or maybe it's just pre season friendlies and like most sensible footballers he doesn't see the need to be too competitive?

Used to love watching Mecky in the 70s. He was such an important part of those Rovers teams. If Mecky played well so did Rovers. RIP Stuart

Hardly any wonder Chapman supposedly "mopes" is it. It must be soul destroying sat on the bench and then seeing a dolloper like Bennett get the nod to go on. What did Harry do wrong between creating the winning goal on Saturday and Wednesday. Mowbray needs to resign now. That's me done with season ticket till he fucks off

Ah thanks for explaining that Paul. Take it JRC is still at the forefront of their minds still?

On 23 July you quoted " JRC is the big mover of the summer. He is the one that has really put himself in the first team squad picture" ?????

That is not quite true Paul is it? You specifically were doing the "chatter" about JRC and predicted he would be in the fist 11 on a regular basis and how he was/is the best of the promising young lads at the club.

Aye but Travis has come through the academy so easier for Tony to drop him for no reason. I get the feeling that our brightest talents aka Travis, Rothwell, JRC etc will soon be pissed off and look to move on to better things. Rothwell gets about 25 mins every bloody week and must be under so much pressure to produce the goods from the bench. Armstrong is a footballer without a footballers brain and gets all the game time. Why oh why does Mowbray make the game so bloody complicated?

Jevans was pathetic in the TV interview with Tony Morris on Granada Reports. All she had to say was "We will learn lessons from this" over and over. What about the town, fans and local economy that you have wilfully neglected with your deafening silence? How many lessons do you need to fcking learn before you do something? Another 2 or 6 before you have learnt anything? When the whole bloody lot collapses and nowt left then you will come out and say we have now learnt all our lessons and it will never happen again. So then Sky will say top of the table Championsip clash tonight between Sandbanks owned by Harry Redknapp and Bournemouth and Boscombe owned by Sheikh Ali Baba. Please free to bring your picnic and champagne as half time entertainment will be provided by the English Chamber Orchestra. Please respect our very wealthy neighbours and use your sails to depart the harbour rather than turning on your engines after the game

Johnson don't half give the ball away a lot

Jesus H Christ. There we go saying there is no atmosphere at Ewood. We are at the Bernabau compared to the K Com!

Yes I agree the two centre backs were far better today than last weeks pairing and we could be ok going forward once Cunningham comes in. Lenihan has always looked better without Mulgrew alongside him as well. Not blaming Mulgrew as he had never been a centre half before he came here. Charlie should have been sitting in front of the back 4 IMO and Mowbray is too bloody stubborn to see or change it when it's staring him in the face. BB left wing sub? Come on that's bloody nonsense. No wonder the lad will have no confidence

Think RV means more down to manager than personnel. How I read it anyway and is sensible!

Or what if Charlie, as club captain, was playing the card of the big I am in the dressing room and the new additions and younger element of the "group" witnessed that display last week and thought sod this he's past it and were chewing the managers ear off? Just a thought. None of us know yet.

I think you need to look at the Brazil side of 1970 before you say that todays footballers are technically superior. IMO todays footballers are not more technically gifted at all. Fitter? yes. Better diets? Yes. Previous generations of footballers would have been brought up on the same if they were around today. You can't coach that level of skill. You either have it or you dont

Best footballer I have seen live in Lancashire was Best closely followed by Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. All different types I know. England have been shite since Charlton was subbed at half time against W Germany Mexico 70 to save him for the semi final! That went swimmingly well ??. He was that important to us at age 32. He was my hero though as a kid so could do no wrong in my eyes

We played against them the previous season 76/77 where we were 2-0 up at Ewood on Boxing Day only to draw that one 2-2. Seem to recollect John Byrom scoring one of our goals. Can't remember the score at their place on Easter Monday 77.

It's a pre season friendly for goodness sake. No one is going to overly push themselves. It's always been the way and always will be. Bit concerning though if Mowbray can't (or refuses) to see that Rothwell must start the season as first choice a/m and both Nyambe and JRC are far superior to Bennett wherever they play. Ben looks lively and confident. So he won't start. DG and BD looked off the pace but that may just be the pre season mindset as they are guaranteed a start. There's no way Gallagher is a winger so he is a shoehorn in for wide left and Arma wide right whilst the wingers we do have will not get anywhere near the starting 11. Then the rest of the defence .....

Its not voluntary. Its mandatory

The club pays and then claims as in any other insurance policy. Done monthly usually

Not totally sure on the Dahlin case but think there was a long standing problem when he joined and not picked up /reported correctly (in his contract) hence insurance void

A portion of players wages are deducted to pay into the policy

I have worked in insurance for 30 years dealing with this amongst many other trades and businesses. So no I beg to differ. It is not sketchy at all

Yes insurance pays for players wages for all injuries regardless of the length of the injury. This is funded by all players having a portion of their wages paid into the policy when they are not injured

What a load of bloody old horseshit! The lad doesn't deserve all that crap. Whatever happens regarding his contract will not cost the club a penny. Believe me his insurance will be picking up whatever that tab is. Blackburn Rovers have to be above being "ruthless" and "ONLY about winning". Take that route if you want but the club will be dead. Whatever happened to looking after the 'family'. You sound like someone who would be one of Thatchers favourites from the 80s. All me,me,me and more me and sod everyone else. "Bottle of your finest wine my man and be quick about it" Answer from today? Get your own u knob!