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It wasn’t hindsight.

My concern is that we will start a new season with a DOF and manager - neither of whom have any knowledge of the Championship or English football. Neither have worked in their current positions at this level. Taking into account that their first job within a couple of months will be to replace virtually half of the squad of a championship club, I wonder how they will cope with that. They will be relying heavily on the advice of agents I guess. One Thing I do believe. Rovers will need to hit the road running with some good results early on, otherwise I fear things won’t be easy. Good luck to them both. Let’s see how it goes.

Blackburn Rovers closing in on new head coach appointment The Rovers players return to pre-season testing today – with the appointment of a new head coach set to not be far behind. Rovers finished their interview process last week, with evaluations and the preferred candidate sent to the owners for their approval. That is understood to have now been rubber-stamped by Venky’s with an appointment set to be imminent. Jon Dahl Tomasson, out of work since leaving Malmo in January, emerged as the leading contender for the role last weekend. The 45-year-old guided Malmo to back-to-back Swedish league titles, but took the decision to leave in January after two years in charge. Reports in Tomasson’s homeland Denmark say the former Newcastle United striker has been offered a three-year deal by Rovers. Official contracts are understood to have been drawn up and in the process of being finalised, with an appointment then to be confirmed. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/20204765.blackburn-rovers-closing-new-head-coach-appointment/

I never found beating premier league teams anything other than extremely satisfying. Scoring more goals than them was what football is all about.

Playing positive cricket is absolutely the way to go. Being positive from the start of a game to the end is the approach of winners in any sport. It has to be controlled though. It hasn’t to be reckless. Stokes probably strayed into the reckless catageory today.

We were around halfway up the Premier League. If we hadn’t sacked him, we wouldn’t have been relegated. It was obvious to some supporters that doing that was a massive gamble. It was a totally needless gamble and it cost us dearly in every way.

He was all over the place with that penultimate over. He had no control.

Philips for the long term? The idea is to sell them, not keep them. Personally I think the idea that you can keep a club in the championship by simply developing youngsters then selling them is not workable. I don’t think it can be done. Youth development is for the Academy. The clubs strategy should simply be be to win as many first team games however they can.

😀 Brilliant, love it.

I thought we’d lost it on the last ball. Camera went to wrong fielder who appeared to be looking into the stand.🥴

Brilliant game. Lancs came from nowhere at the end. A lot of talent in that side but we’re about to lose Salt, Livi, Wood as well as Parky. That’s the heart of the team.

Sounds intelligent and thoughtful. One of the keys to this being successful will be how well communications with the owners go. There needs to be massive improvement on that score. I wish him well.

Did we want a Director of football, or a youth development officer. Two completely different jobs surely?

Yorks/Lancs tomorrow on sky.

I’ve heard that argument before. His test average is 49.57 from 118 tests. Kohli’s for example is 49.59 from fewer tests. Labuschane’s is higher but from only 45 tests. Its all down to averages over long periods.

61 needed with 5 wickets left. I “think” Parky is batting at 8. Doesn’t say much for 9,10 and 11. Root and Foakes need to get us within 10 runs I reckon.

Parkys big grin on getting that wicket. Superb. Can’t help but love him.

You know the answer Matty. It will keep going until the fans stop paying. Cricket, unfortunately has already gone the way of football. Cash is king.

On to Blackpool and Southport.

I think every game they’ve played has been on, including county games. Ill be at O.T. Later today.

It’s free Gav. The coverage has improved a lot. There is commentary and there are more cameras now It’s quite watchable.

Notts 34/6 chasing 179

Lancs current game at notts is live on YouTube

So to cap… Anyone we want - won’t come. Theres no one left we want. TBH, there’s not much point to this thread apart from a place where everyone can voice their disapproval at anything that’s rumoured. Its just a case of wait and see, then we can all disapprove of the new man. That WILL happen for certain. Blimey, half of Blackburn didn’t want Dalglish.