He floated one into his box.

You been spying down at Brockhall again? ?

The premise of your argument is fundamentally wrong. You think he's inherited a load of pub footballers in the Prem. He didn't, he inherited the best footballers in L1 (eventually) and was able to add some other top L1 footballers. This thread is about peoples faith in his ability to take us forward. That's what people are commenting on.

Against the odds? He had a big budget by L1 standards. The wage budget was the biggest in the division, and 3x larger than most teams. He kept all his good players after going down, players who are performing well in the Championship, and was also allowed to spend big money for a L1 side on Dack. There was nothing 'against the odds' about our promotion. What he did do well was to galvanise the club, and the fan base. He also did well to galvanise the squad, keep them at the club and keep them motivated in a league some of them were too good for. The signs were always there though, even in L1. Bizarre, negative team selections and tactics. Bizarre signings (Whittingham - what was that all about in the shithouse of L1) and bizarre justifications (Oldham's Cafu ? ). Now? We don't have the best players in the league anymore and he has fundamentally failed to address the glaring issue in the side (the defence and goalkeeper). We'll not mention BB because some still think that was prudent business (!) but his transfer dealings overall have been underwhelming, and when he has signed people with a bit of something he doesn't play them anyway. His tactic of playing Evans and Smallwood at home has not worked for months, yet he persisted with it for a long, long time. His justification that he plays them because the 'stop counter attacks' summed up his approach in a nutshell. The Sheff Utd's manager comments the other day were brilliant - he criticised his team for not trying to win and for not being positive - that criticism could be labelled at Mowbray every single game. Mowbray sends his team out not to lose, he doesn't send them out to win. He has done some things very well as stated earlier, but in order to progress he will have to fundamentally change his approach. He is far too negative in his team selections, and too rigid in his thinking (He likes to play 2 and a half attackers because it keeps us solid - absolute joke). His recruitment will also have to be a lot, lot better than the shit show that was last summer. You still have faith, fair enough, I have no faith he will change and improve. He's not going anywhere though so we'll see how it pans out....

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11696595/efl-fixtures-release-date-opening-weekend-carabao-cup-and-play-off-final-dates-confirmed-for-201920 Fixtures out June 20th, new season starts August 3rd.

When you have a legitimate question I will be able to ignore your enduring over-sensitivity on Tony's behalf. And you never asked me why I criticise him. You suggested I said he was corrupt.

Ah, so they refund the first 12k who paid top whack the 12% difference?

Does that mean that once 12k people have paid for theirs, the next 1k get them cheaper and so on? I'd just wait until the last day in the hope 14k have already been sold and I get 20% off. Won't everyone?????

Cheers, I aim to please. Try not to be so sensitive. Suggesting someone is interested in building a good pension is hardly the same as calling someone corrupt. We all need a little nest egg, and if that comes through finishing in the bottom half year after year and dumbing down expectation then so be it. It's pays to be prudent(ial). I hope this response has cleared up any misunderstanding.

Will we buck

Yes. Tony and Steve are building a pension club. It will take years.

As a ST holder it costs me £17.34 per game. How is a non-attender getting in for £15 a 'thank you' to me. My demands

Me neither. I've never once read Butterworth is a CM.

Me too or a No. 10 like Dack. He's listed on the official site as a forward.

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/harry-chapman-can-spearhead-blackburn-16134471 High praise for Chapman after last nights game. Is he back to his electrifying best?

It's a shit choice. Two footballing dinosaurs.

How many does Leyland's ground hold?

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17577146.date-for-blackburn-rovers-v-burnley-lfa-final-announced/ We'll smash 'em!

Heard the same interview on Saturday and thought exactly the same. Sadly I don't think Tony is likely to adapt.

And next season without momentum?

Has anyone seen Bauer play? I think he's only been fit since Christmas after his injury. We seem to be putting a lot of faith in the manger who bought Bell to be able to recognise a good defender. Mowbray's not bought a good defender yet - Downing, Bell, Caddis, Hart - all either average or dreadful

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17576102.rovers-boss-mowbray-is-looking-up/ He's blooding some youngsters for the last four games which is good. He's still making a lot of excuses and re-writing history which is bad. More worrying for some is that Conway no longer manages the dressing room, it's now DG, Bennett and Mulgrew. Lots of optimism for next season. He's going to buy quality defenders, BB will become a 'superstar' and I'll become irresistible to women. That's probably a bit far-fetched, BB will never become a superstar and Mulgrew will still be first choice.

1st goal Now 3-1

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