This is the key issue - the owners. We can rant and rave about the manger ( who isn't good enough) and the team ( who aren't good enough) but until we get owners who understand football and care about the club we are going nowhere. We need a proper board and infrastructure to allow us to function as a real football club with ambitions. The owners are the root of all our problems. I don't rate Mowbray at all but I don't think anyone will succeed at Rovers under Venky's. I think we need to ramp up the protests again. Venky's Out.

A very subservient view. Not a lot of point in having 'an evening with Tony Mowbray' if you can't ask questions! Supporters are the lifeblood of any club. Managers are temporary employees.

What is our record number of consecutive defeats ?

It's such a depressing situation. Even if Venky's authorise some spending we still have no infrastructure in place to make use of it at the right time. Before we start thinking about new players we need to sort out the club behind the scenes and make it functional. Despite their money, our owners are a massive handicap.

I think Mowbray has done just about enough to have another go next season - but it's a close call for me. I think one major problem is his closeness to Waggott. I think they are both decent men but Waggott's remit is to cut costs wherever possible which may account for Mowbray's reluctance to spend in January. The summer recruitment was an expensive flop and another window like that may have had Venky's on their backs. Mowbray has a long term contract so he won't be feeling too much pressure and is probably happy to be persuaded by Waggott that things are OK without splashing out at the moment. Their futures are probably intertwined so if Venky's think Waggott is doing a good job, Mowbray is safe and secure. Waggott is a money man not a football man. I would be happier with Mowbray if he had a more demanding, football savvy boss who put pressure on him to achieve more - feeling satisfied because we are 'doing nearly as well as Preston' is just nonsense. He needs to be more ambitious. If the setup remains the same then I don't expect much improvement and I would then probably think a change is required. Having said that, a change is unlikely to bring anything better so what's the answer ? I'm not sure there is one at the moment.

This is exactly how I see it too. A long term contract with his chum as CEO is great for Mowbray but not good for Rovers' progression - as evidenced by the lack of ambition in the last window. I think the Chapman signing was just to appease the fans a little - doesn't look like he will play much this year - we could have waited until the summer and saved half a season of wages or got a useful loan player in Overall I think this season has been drab at best.

Sorry - That is very true but the fans voted to allow him to take over and made sure he was going to run the club in a way that they approved. I think the Portsmouth Supporters Trust still has a seat on the board.

One day (soon maybe) they will be back in the Championship along side us and they will be fan owned. Imagine having people who actually care about the club making the decisions! Good luck to them ( and Luton too for that matter)

I noticed the same at Preston, Wigan and Sheff Utd. No fighters or leaders in the team

I honestly feel we could have done business in the last window. Good players available and Venky's interested in buying but maybe Mowbray didn't want to gamble. End result is we are well short of depth in the squad and we rely on a couple of key players. I don't care what their wages are but BA or CA and a decent right back in our team today would have made all the difference. No ambition means no progress. We should have strengthened in the window - no doubt about it.

No bottle when it gets tough - Bristol, Swansea, Preston, Wigan, Sheff Utd, Brentford how many more to come ?

I think our lack of infrastructure has a big affect on our ability to utilise these transfer windows successfully. Mowbray has a football team to run, Waggott is looking after every other aspect of the club. They need backup and the club needs a fully functioning board and employees who can do the leg work and research and talk to agents etc. Mowbray has admitted that the scouting network is not up to scratch. If the decisions over transfers during this window were completely down to Mowbray and Waggott then maybe they have taken the easy option and refused take any risks after the (so far) disappointment of Brereton. Another big money flop may have had implications for both of them. When a new manager arrives there is always the 'see where we are after 3 or 4 windows' attitude - which is fair enough - but we've just seen a window slam shut with very little in the way of positive progress. I don't really blame Mowbray. If he had some backup we could have been ready with a list of potential players / budgets and offers all lined up ready to go when the window opened. I just don't think we are organised enough behind the scenes. Mowbray can't do everything himself. It's a shame. We are on a good run and in a good league position. A couple of impact signings could have given us real impetus for the run in. Mowbray has admitted there was money available! - Opportunity missed

Really?

Too expensive in his opinion or has he asked for money and been turned down ? He stated at the consultation meeting that money would be available in January and he would get backing from the owners 'if we were in or around the playoffs' If there are players he likes and available then where's the backing ?

Ear to the ground

As with the Brereton signing, is there a possibility that Mowbray doesn't really have the final say on these matters?

Can't see Gallagher propelling us into the playoffs really. The lad from Boro just might. I'd love us to go for him. Think big.

This is Venky world. Have they ever done anything that makes sense ? You just never know.

I've heard Brereton is a great centre half in training sessions !

Every window is an opportunity to improve the team. Mowbray stated at the supporters consultation meeting that money would be available in January if we were 'challenging in and around the playoff places'. So perhaps the owners assess each window based on our current league position and judge the chances of the investment generating immediate benefits. Since we are unlikely to go up or down this season they may not be too interested at the moment. This is not the way to steadily build for the future and - as previously stated - staying still will probably result in going backwards.

Pretty sure it wasn't Mowbray

It would make no sense at all to loan Travis out at this point after he has just made an impact in the first team. I don't think Mowbray is one to put personal issues before the good of the club. Also can't see Travis pushing for it now given his current opportunity to impress. Don't think he is going anywhere

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Thought he looked really decent at Sheff Utd. Wonder if that convinced Bristol to go for him ?

Are Newcastle likely to fill the whole end ? They are not exactly in love with their team / owners at the moment. Even at £10, the first tie attracted 36,000 as opposed to their usual 50,000 for a league match. Not sure they will turn up in their usual numbers.