Incredible really how the club have fallen so badly in them 9 years. It feels like we are constantly one major decision away from oblivion at times for me. 

9 hours ago, Vinjay17 said:

When did anyone treat his son badly? OK Coyle's son got some abuse on Twitter but Kean's son was younger and also disabled. Kean might have claimed his kids were being taunted at school. Well that's not Rovers fans and that's on him for refusing to step down and gladly ruining people's lifes. At clubs like Man Utd, Leeds or Millwall his family probably would have had death threats. I tend not to judge people based on who their relatives are for obvious reasons.

Read it again. I said his agents son. Remember Kean’s agent, he has a son called Myles?

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Confused as to why the Venky’s thread has been locked as ‘there are other places to discuss the owners’

Yes it’s titled ‘Venky’s Accounts’ but it’s the main thread for Owners discussion.

I think it might be something to do with the mods, worries about legal action. 

Steve Kean being interviewed, about his time at Ewood on Sky Sports by Ben Shepherd and also his agent, crying because his son was being treated badly by the fans. 

3 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

He will finish up playing with Trav in the middle as a deep lying pivot. A Busquets type who has time on the ball. 
 

He will go on to play in the Prem. imo.

At least we can see a player in there, as some of the dross we have had, over the last few years, are more like deep lying divots than pivots, whatever that is!!

The people that Kean were connected to, could have caused more damage to BRFC to anyone in the clubs 144 year history. There are lots of little snippets of information all over the place and if anyone who ever backed the cretin, knew what was really going on, then they are almost as bad.

Kean made a packet, as did others and if some of what went on wasn't illegal, I will eat my hat. 

That season it would have been a shock for us to have been relegated, as we had just come down from the prem and were favourites for promotion. The place was chaotic and how we managed to stay up, was a minor miracle. It just goes to show, how proper stable ownership is required, otherwise the inevitable happens and of course eventually did.

I would love to think things have improved, but sadly they haven't. Despite the good feeling that the last few minutes on Saturday gave us, the bigger picture is till very messy. 

Hola amigo. Estamos muy feliz hoy?

Just now, AllRoverAsia said:

The owners will never sell to anyone from the Town and are reported to have rejected approaches from overseas interested parties.

Which is why the conspiracy theories keep on doing the rounds. Why would they not sell the club, when all will ever be is a burden round their necks? 

If the owners clearly trust Mowbray, then that could also prove to be fatal. One thing for sure, I don’t trust the owners!!

Have a read of the link below, it might give you a flavour of the Bancroft era.

http://www.cottontown.org/Culture and Leisure/Sport/Pages/Blackburn-Rovers.aspx

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

I was still in my young years(less than 5 years old) when Walker bought the club. So I don't know the Bancroft and Fox era too much. 

I don't see the owners telling Mowbray he cant sign defenders for x or y or z reasons. Mowbray has the final decision. I don't know why he didn't sign the defenders we needed. Too loyal to current players. 

When you see a decision not very long ago to appoint a chancer like Coyle, when the so called decision maker at the club, had already all but appointed someone else, then you have to believe that they  can  tell whoever they want, whatever they want. I would also like to think it wasn’t the case, but why else would you ship as many as we did last season and still fail to address it?

Just now, chaddyrovers said:

Mowbray wanted Ben Hegenhan when we got relegated to league 1 but Sheff Utd got him. 

I thought Mowbray might move for him in the summer after his good spell at Blackpool from reporters and the 1 game I watched him. 

Over the 2 summers he had more than enough time to sign one or 2 plus an experience keeper. He failed. Experience right back aswell wouldnt got a miss either. 

If some complete numpty in India is still listening to his resident experts, who explains, it’s the goal scorers who command big transfer fees, then no amount of scouting for defenders, or keepers will result in us Shelling decent money out for one. There is a reason why despite everyone with a hole in their botty, can see what we have needed for over two seasons, yet we still fail to land the said players.

Some people posting on other medium, suggest the owners were badly advised and have learned from their mistakes. I personally can’t see that at all. 

All successful managers build from the back. When Clough turned Forest into European champions, he went out and broke the British record for a keeper. We go out and find one that has had more loans than a banker on the fiddle

Just now, tomphil said:

If Bauer had the right agent he'd have been in the door i think that's a given big contract or no big contract.

Something still stinks around here and whilst i don't think it's corruption i think it is just the easy option, old pals act type stuff.  

Either way it still holds you back and dumps crap on you you'd be better off not bothering with.

It doesn’t matter if it’s corruption, incompetence or down right neglect. The stench around the place is caused by the owners. No one is accountable, as there is no one there who either cares enough or has the authority to do anything about it. When the cats away the mouse will play and our mouse has been left a huge supply of cheese and a lovely cosy bed to sleep in.

3 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Of course he is, but at 4pm yesterday as that cross came over...Mowbray is powerless. He can only react post event.

If I decided to recruit someone for my business, I check his CV, speak to a few people in the industry, check the standard of his previous work and if I’m satisfied offer him the job. If he then goes and makes a total mess of a job I give him to do and my customer complains, do I absolve myself from all blame and pin it on him, or apologise and accept it was my fault for recruiting him?

Once he has cocked up a few times, do I get shut or just keep on backing him, hoping he will eventually  get it right?

Just now, Butty said:

Walton does play a lot like Steele to be fair. 

Thanks will amend.

Awful error from Walton for the first and we caved in after that. If this was a one off fair enough but it’s the norm

Next goal is crucial. Massive we do t concede early in the second half and panic. I am still nervous 

40 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Anyone else think that this mysterious injury that Holtby's picked up (and prevented him from sitting on a chair signing autographs) might be as a direct result of him telling Mowbray that he's a complete tit?

It has certainly crossed my mind. Not too sure how we can have so many out injured all at once, so either some are faking it, we are a very unlucky club, or there is something causing players to become more injured than at most other clubs. 

Its incredible that we now have 10 players currently out injured. In years gone by, we wouldn't have been able to field a team, with throwing the tea lady and physio, into the mix.

The £12 million on the strikers is making less sense with each passing week. One mistake might be forgiven, but the price and the outcome for both of these is now looking so bad that it almost beyond repair. 

I have said on previous occasions, that bad as it may be with Mowbray, the problem is much deeper and until the owners are history, we are in a very precarious position. 

Its probably a bit harsh on Aridabayo from what I have seen of him. No point in having a loan player though, if he does turn out to be a talent, when everything else around him is falling apart. I know we were told that Holtby was injured, for last night. I have no inside information to back this up, but have a feeling he may have reacted badly to being taken off on Saturday and has paid the price for it. I hope I am wrong with that, but something is going badly wrong at the minute and it needs to be rectified quickly.