I disagree. People seem to have issues with things like "would Gary Bowler have done a good job as DOF". Even raising a question like this has people frothing at the mouth. That can be discussed without me being accused of being one with the "dark forces" ,no? Yes,I am sure there is plenty of good stuff buried on here. There is also a lot of stuff that is sensationalist and downright in the realms of conspiracy theory. In fact I notice certain things that I know not to be true,are repeated on here as gospel. Then when I ask for evidence or to explain why someone thinks something to be the case,instead of an explanation I get abuse. I respect anyone who shows me respect. I don't respect people who are too thin skinned or unsure of what they are saying,to be unable to provide a counter argument without resorting to aggressive babbling.

I am him. I joined this message board 3 years ago as I knew I would be DOF here in 2017. None of you suckers had a clue.

Ya I can support it. Open your eyes and read. There you go. I stood up for myself when some of the crack pots on here start accusing me of being ,take your pick ;Venkys spy,a Dingle, Paul senior,Owen Coyle ,Owen coyles son ,to name but a few of the paranoid and actually funny accusations that have been made. I don't get the youth coach reference in relation to senior,what's that about?

The only people afraid of proof are those who cannot back up their viewpoint. It seems some people here spout rubbish and lies and when when they are asked to go a bit deeper and explain what they mean or give proof, they resort to insults. It is actually comical.

Yes,I am Paul Senior. Don't tell anybody.

They promoted Kean from assistant manager to untouchable ,so I wouldn't rule it out If you have the skills to be a good DOF ,that should be enough. I read that Phillip Lahm is being offered the role by a number of Bundesliga teams and he is only finishing up playing this summer! Bowler and Warnock would have been ideal. The one that got away.

The post you quoted ,I was defending Bowyer. Is he a dark force now as well?

Are you basing your view of senior purely on the previous 7 years? Fair enough if you are. I prefer to look at things in the present and future. Whilst of course acknowledging the damage Venkys have done to the club due to mismanagement. As for Joao. I am assuming he was signed in a similar manner to 1000s of other players in January. It is irrelevant anyway in the grand scheme of things. So can I just ask again,what are you basing your opinion of senior on? I know a lot of what is in the media,but from that,I don't think there is enough to base an opinion one way or another. He got here in December and since then has improved or managerial situation. That's a positive for me. Obviously the January window could have been better,but like I said,we had a dead duck manager. So I'm 50/50.on that. I don't personally see anything wrong with what he has said so far. Do you have examples of things he has said that you have an issue with?

Bowyer as DOF may have been a good shout. Let's not forget the amount of crap he had to sort out as well. We could easily have went down during that period,if he had not of identified some of those players.

I find the fact that people are using the signing of Jaoa as a stick to beat senior with a bit weak. He is a player we signed on loan. I really don't see how it is a big issue. Senior has literally just gotten in the door,with one January transfer window,where the manager was a dead man walking. I just find the immediate conspiracy and negativity around him,with little or nothing to back it up all a bit strange. I'm not actually referring to your post by and large as I think it is balanced and you make some good points. I will be judging senior after next summer.

We were under FFP restrictions. While we had a decent squad. The championship was a lot stronger and more competitive then than it is now. Bowyer did a solid job here. No more,no less. In no way could he be called a failure.

No,that's not the reason. It was because there were a lot of terrible appointments. With the exception of ,arguably, Bowyer.

Nixon loves pretending that he is in the know about rovers. Remember he was raving about this European player from a big club being on trial here is January? Some Muri guy I think his name was from a Turkish club. What happened him??

Where did you get that from the posts? Strange conclusion to come to.

Who?

The provision on the above is that we are in the championship by the way. If we go to league 1 ,we are screwed as the current squad will be downgraded even further. If we start up,with TM and a few new additions,I believe we will be competing above where we were under Bowyer. Maybe not play offs,but above mid table.

Senior has said it is a big summer and that there is money there. The guy wants to do a good job here to progress his career in football. I don't see how lying to fans will do that for him. Look I am not expecting 100 million to be spent or anything,but with some astute investments and promotion of youth,we can move well up the table. I believe where we are now is the low point.

The last 6 years does not mean that a good manager and some decent signings will not get us moving up the table. That is all my point is.

I don't believe total destruction and/or relegation to league 1 eventually is a foregone conclusion. A solid manager (which we may well have)and a few signings will get us moving in the right direction. Venkys or no Venkys. This season could just as conceivably be the mid point of the bottom loop of a bell curve as apposed to part of a continual decline.

No,never used the phrase echo chamber in my life. You're the one who doesn't get it,if you don't understand what someone means by the phrase "give him a chance"

It means ,for example,stop criticizing him after one days training and one game ,which we actually got a decent result in. It's negativity we don't need. We are 3 points from safety,yet I have read posts from numerous posters here saying things like we are as good as down and let's just prepare for league one next season. The negativity is completely irrational. As I said,we are 3 points from safety with 14 games left.

I would take it to mean,don't be critical of mowbray after last games night. After having 1 day to work with the players. As some fans are doing in the Burton thread. Last nights result was a good one in my opinion. I am pretty sure it would have been a defeat under Coyle. I am a lot considerably more confident about staying up now.

Oh right. I genuinely didn't hear. It's a big deal if he is slating our DOF. What did he say. I can't seem to find the quotes. I am definitely arsed to find them. I love Sutton even more since he became a pundit. His wind ups of rangers leaning pundits are beautiful to behold.

You said two well known ex players said something negative about Senior on the radio. I asked what they said. You won't say what they said. Were you telling porkies?

I hear it is pretty easy to get Balajis phone number. If you know where to look...