32 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Unfortunately with no doubt plenty more budget cuts in the summer, just staying up will be seen as a good job from now on. 

It's quite a sobering thought having to look forward to a relegation battle every season. Obviously we may still go down this season, but if not, then dependant on the prices, it could be worth letting Waggott know we want some assurances on the owners funding and aims for the coming season, before renewing.

It is all well and good being a loyal fan, but they are now trying the patience of the most ardent amongst us.

1 hour ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

What evidence is there that the manager is unpopular ?

No wins at Ewood in 8 attempts for starters. I’m a Rovers fan and if I see a manager coming out with sound bites and making out things are all rosey, when I can clearly see the exact opposite, he becomes unpopular in my mind. If I feel that way, unless I am the exception, then I suspect others will too. Do you have any evidence that he is popular and do you feel in your heart of hearts that he is popular either with you, or the fans in general? 

30 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

You do know that JDT's superb first season resulted in 69 points, exactly the same as Tony Mowbray the previous season ?

The difference between JDT’s style of football and demeanor and enthusiasm compared to Mowbray  are poles apart. As was being eluded to here, had he been backed, not only was he likely to get us up, he would have done it in style.

That ship has sailed and will not be back in the harbor any time soon. 

1 minute ago, cesus said:

This is a very similar thought of me and my family too. There is absolutely no point in carrying on if we are not going to reinvest at least 25% of sales back into the playing squad. At most clubs the sale of your top assets is a blow, but creates some excitement with the possibilities of who will be coming in and what direction we will go. Selling top assets to pay bills is suicide, we after the names above have gone, we have no assets of value left.

Prepare for the doomsday scenario, as we are highly likely in my opinion, to be relying on that to fund running costs. We have already been lied to once about the tax changes, thinly disguised as illegal payments made by the owners, which in turn led to court permission to release funds.

This was then a sure thing come February according to Waggott and again in March, which as we all now know, is now a sue thing in August, but I see it as being far from certain.

The club celebrated the ladies team, getting a top six place last night and presented various prizes for the achievements of both the men and ladies sides. No mention of the abject failure, just a quick one liner from the CEO to say, how wonderful the owners are, despite what some people think.

Next summers failed marquee transfer excuse is being thought up in the corridors in Pune I suspect, as they never fail to sign a cheque and it isn't their fault that people are pressing the wrong buttons in a dark dingy office in down town Blackburn. 

Just now, Moptop1 said:

He needs to be a target. Get him scared and out of our club.

It's been tried, with no joy so far.

He looked entrenched to me last night, but just stood back observing and did not get involved.

As we already know, he is running it and Waggott is just a stooge.

46 minutes ago, ABBEY said:

Still can't believe how many no fucks given and not a care in the world attitudes before last night's undeserved awards  

Should be a no distraction week and fully focused on the cov game , not blowing smoke up there fragile egos when a huge important game coming up.

If there are awards do it when it's over ffs.

I agree and with some of the back slapping last night, you would have thought we had won the league.

I noticed Pasha did a good job of blending into the background too.

2 hours ago, Groundhog said:

For the first time in 30 years of watching Rovers with my 76 year old Dad, he's suggested not going on Saturday and just going for a walk instead and turning his phone off, it's that bad. He's usually pretty pragmatic and optimistic even at the worst time, always siding with the players, but I think that second half finally did for him. After the match we both just stared into space over our pints. 

Not felt this low for a very long time, it's a different kind of feeling - think it's the lack of hope or trust in anyone at the club from players to board level, feels like a truly lost cause. 

 

I am feeling the same after 54 years supporting the club.

I don't know if I will fee differently after the summer break, but right now, the antics at the club have got me questioning if I want to be part of this any more.

13 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Yeah I can't work that last bit out either. Didn't even attempt to make a last ditch effort to save it.

In the words of Toyah Wilcox It'th a mystery.

3 minutes ago, superniko said:

If we get 1 point it would also require Stoke and QPR picking up 1 point from their final two (QPR play Leeds and Coventry) as we all have the same GD.

Individually, all possible or likely, however, for all of those things to happen it becomes quite a big probability.

I think that's why the bookmakers have us at 10/1.

It shows how far we have fallen though, hoping we can pick up a point at home to Coventry in our final home game and take it to 8 with no home wins for the new manager.

It is bound to be at the forefront of his thoughts then, so 5 at the back again this week at home.

2 hours ago, davulsukur said:

You really need to watch Sheff Weds 3rd goal from yesterday, just to reaffirm why Pears should never play for the club again.

And to think, people on here were actually suggesting him replacing TK as our No.1 was fine.

He's absolute garbage.

I have now watched it (couldn't bring myself to yesterday) and oh my goodness.

Apparently there are people suggesting there is something suspicious about it on social media. I am not too sure myself, although he didn't seem to attempt to save it, after the error.

8 minutes ago, martonrover said:

It was a shocking performance and result yesterday, but I would argue that next Saturday's game is potentially 'easier', because the opposition may have nothing to play for, (depending on their midweek result).

Wednesday were always going to come out and scrap.

It will be what our players make it, and we need the spirit of Leeds away, rather than the standard home garbage.

I didn't see the game yesterday, as I was on a flight and can't bring myself to watch the highlights.

I think there is a strong possibility that Coventry will have nothing to play for and just hope we can get the first home win under Eustace.

It is on a knife edge for me and I really do fear the worst now.

As II said a couple of pages back, lose all 3 and we deserve to go down. There is a very serious chance of that happening now, as the easiest of those games has now been played and of course we managed to lose that in spectacular fashion. 

4 minutes ago, superniko said:

A lot is down to the fact that Huddersfield play Birmingham. They both cannot catch us, so there is only one spot left on that basis, with the likelihood that it goes to the other of those two. 
We basically want Huddersfield to win that, which means Birmingham can’t catch us and Huddersfield would have to beat Ipswich away (assuming we lose both). Draw is next best, Birmingham win and we lose to Cov and it’ll be a sweaty final weekend 

Birmingham can still catch if they lose on Saturday and we lose. It’s going down to the last round of matches if we lose V Coventry. 

23 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Interesting choice of ‘keeper.

Can’t be any worse than the other two.

It’s better than mine, as I was suggesting a bag of cement in goal.

11 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

I won't be sleeping well at night until we beat Coventry. Birmingham will be on better goal difference if they win at Hudds and we lose, and Plymouth need a draw to pass us. Sheffield Wednesday have hope now and can see them beating Sunderland away on the final day of the season to send us down.

We were 25/1 to go down this morning. We are still 9/1 which seems crazy to me, given how bad we are.

Im clinging on to the hope that the bookies don’t normally get it wrong. 

8 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

what part of the Blackburn End? 

what is it going to achieve? 

Would you like it if I came to your workplace and booed you or shouting at you? 

If I knew I had been a total dickhead coward, I would probably cry if you did. 

3 hours ago, philipl said:

If we lose all the last 3 I think it more likely than not we go down if Brum beat Huddersfield 

Draw today and the odds of relegation are thousands to one against.

Win and obviously the job is done

Lose all 3 from here and we deserve to go down. Surely we won’t do that. 

1 hour ago, Cuppliance said:

A lot of the teams down there play each other in these last few fixtures so not all of them can win all their games. Saying that, there is a still a formula for Rovers to get relegated. Avoid defeat against Wednesday keeps us up I'd like to say. That opinion comes with us having at least 50 points on the board which will smash the highest points total for a relegated team and Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town playing each other in the penultimate game.

Not sure what result I prefer in the Plymouth Argyle vs Stoke City game yet. A draw is possibly the best outcome for us?

Last time we went down we had 51 points, so that's incorrect.

I do believe we will be safe with a draw though and even more so if both Huddersfield and Brum, fail to win tomorrow.

1 hour ago, ruggles1995 said:

100% agree, they have nothing to lose sheff weds, and they simply wont go away, they have a feel of the great escape about them. I fear the worst even after Saturdays heroics. We haven't proven to do heroics consecutively. Id snap hands off for a draw right now. Going to be a nervy saturday i feel. Hope im wrong though and that our confidence sweeps them away, but head says no. 
Each transfer window seems to be massive for us as a club atm, feels like we are constantly hanging by a thread all the time. 

It will be a nervy Saturday watching the other results come in and then over to us on Sunday 

5 minutes ago, rigger said:

I would say it is more of a must not lose game.

I have hated the must not lose games V Millwall and Plymouth, but after Saturday, I am fine with that, so long as it doesn't backfire and we lose.

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

GB outlined in his recent interview how we appoint Eustace

Fair enough. What did he say?

31 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Surely it was GB who give the board of directors which was probably Waggott, Pasha(unofficially), Silvester and Cheston to decide which way they went to replace JDT. 

I think Eustace was the best candidate out there not in work we could have got. (don't have any knowledge of foreign head coaches who haven't worked in English football)

From what I’ve read on here, it was Waggott’s appointment, but I stand to be corrected. 

1 hour ago, AllRoverAsia said:

All the above is true.

It's taking me a while to "like" Eustace but when he joined all I asked is that he avoids relegation and he's almost achieved that and I'm confident he will.

He's done the job so starts with a clean slate next season and hope that he gets the support from the Board and owners that all managers deserve.

I am pretty sure he will, if he keeps us up, which now looks a lot more likely.

From my point of view, knowing it was a Waggott decision to appoint him and then hearing nothing but positives being spun, even when there were none or few to be seen, created a serious sense of doubt.

Yesterday certainly helped to endear him and if we not get over the line, I am happy to accept that I was wrong about him, as up until yesterday, I had very serious reservations. 

2 hours ago, rigger said:

So you are the next Mystic Meg

Thank goodness I’m not.