Need to see it in the whole context with the rest of the shirt. Not awful, but wish it was just text and not the Devil logo also.

Will be interesting to see where he turns up. He's a limited ability Championship right back, good attributes with power and pace, but no end product on any crosses. Provides very few assists/goals (7 assists, 0 goals) over his entire Rovers career. I know he's not a striker, so to judge him on goals is hardly completely fair, but in his time at the Rovers, regular full backs (albeit all with much fewer appearances than Nyambe). Derrick Williams - 8 assists, 6 goals Amari'i Bell - 1 assist, 3 goals Harry Pickering - 2 assists, 2 goals Maybe Mowbray didn't get the best out of him? thats a fair question. But I'd be (pleasantly) surprised to see Nyambe is go on to be a top end Championship right back for the rest of his career.

The unique break with the World Cup has thrown up a cracking final and return fixtures in Burnley away and Preston home. Tough looking Easter period with Norwich (h) and Huddersfield (a) Good Friday and Easter Monday. Blackpool (a) during the summer holidays (31st August) will make it an even more popular away day. Sunderland on Boxing Day for the first time since 2008, when Jason Roberts missed a glorious chance to steal all three points. In the corresponding fixtures last year (against the opening eight teams) QPR (h) won, Swansea (a) lost, WBA (h) lost, Reading (a) lost, Sheff Utd (a) lost, Stoke (h) lost, Blackpool (a) lost, Bristol City (h) lost.

Bradley Dack at Ewood today (as per his Instagram) so I’d expect the new home shirt is being modelled at the stadium ahead of its release in a couple of weeks. The modern trend of promotional shots, particularly the ladies signings/merchandise reveals etc. have been heading to my seat in the Riverside! Maybe a rogue photo or two will emerge?

Got the train and a hotel booked for Celtic away 😁 Just need them to release the ticket details now. I'm expecting a good turn out from the Rovers fans, though I'm sure this will probably be tempered with a £20 ticket for a friendly!

Speaks very well. Like the body language, the confidence and excitement is there to see. A stark contrast from the latter months under Mowbray. Really hope this is the start of an exciting new era for the club.

Tomasson still not confirmed, so we move onto page 369! The 400 target is now looking unlikely, but 375 in play? For those playing along at home, naturally. My feelings are a mixture of excitement and trepidation, not unlike almost every manager we've appointed since Souness if I'm being honest. Hughes, Allardyce and Mowbray at the better end of the scale, to Coyle and Kean at the bottom. Interestingly, JDT will become only Rovers' second foreign manager, and first without any historic links to the club. Danish managers in the Championship over the last ten years are rare. Leeds' Thomas Christiansen 2017/18 season who was sacked with Leeds in 10th place and a winning percentage of 42.9% and Brentford's Thomas Frank in 2018/19 season, who started as assistant, before taking over from Dean Smith and leading the Bees to promotion a couple of seasons later. Danish links with Rovers Preben Arentoft (1971-74) Per Frandsen (1999-2000) John Jenson - Assistant Manager - (2011) Lars Jacobsen (2009-10) Per Pedersen (1997-98)

If Stoke City (fellow Macron) are to give us any clues. We'll have a 'Walk out Jacket' very much like the training shirt, which also makes me think that the shade of blue will be used for the blue on the home shirt. Similarly, we may have an away 'Walk out Jacket' in the change strip colour scheme. Also, interesting that we've used a full colour badge, instead of the monochrome badge on the Stoke shirts. Finally a clue to our goalkeeper kits? Pastiles anyone?

Already renewed mine. Website seems to suggest we'll be getting new cards? Though given how messy the website is, I wouldn't be surprised if we just keep using the same ones we've had for years. I know my Dad should be getting a new ticket as he's now a Senior!

Shame to lose Darragh, but something I think we've all seen coming for some time. Middlesbrough have got a solid to above average defender for this level, he'll do well there I think and they'll be up in the top 10 and challenging for the playoffs I'm sure. As for Rovers, I think it underlines the start of another cycle. The new DoF appointment yesterday, plus hopefully a new manager soon and the emergence of some new youth players coming through really do point toward a new era. Hopefully in five years time Hayden Carter will have played 200+ games for the club and become captain. Good luck Darragh.

Ainsworth would be my choice at this point, particularly if he wants it as badly as its suggested. His style of football doesn't bother me one bit, provided he can get results. Earned his stripes at Wycombe and is more than deserving of a chance at a higher level with 'better' players. Get him in, then lets all move on. This managerial search has been exhausting and the season starts in 7 weeks!

Jon Dahl Tomasson's last signing as manager of Malmo...... Martin Olsson 😆 Somebody needs to be appointed this week!

Pardew 33/1 on sky bet, money to be made if true. (10/1 on William Hill 👀) I’d personally not be too enamoured with that appointment, but wouldn’t feel as catastrophic as Coyle

I remember when C0yle came from left-field to get the job in 2016/17, immediately put money on us going down. Summer 2022 could be more of the same. For those wondering, no market on Pardew with SkyBet or William Hill. Would be such an uninspiring appointment.

First new Macron strip for 22/23 in the English leagues. Another decent effort for Stoke. Thankfully Macron don't use many templates so highly unlikely this gives us any clues about the Rovers shirts. Collar maybe? Shorts and socks are template, so I would expect ours to be similar to the garments shown.

Good luck to Farke in the Bundesliga, hard to compete with any club offering top level football. That said Schalke 04 (if it is Schalke) aren't the most stable of clubs, particularly now the Gazprom money has dried up. Interestingly too, Schalke is where David Wagner's career took a downward spiral, so we'll watch with interest. As for Rovers, Farke and Carvahal my clear top two preferred choices. Who now?

At the end of Farke's first season with Norwich, they sold star man (and top goalscorer) James Maddison to Leicester. The year after they went up as Champions.

Was thinking the same, but I suppose we gave Mowbray the benefit of the doubt for 5 years, so I don't think it would be an issue, at least with the supporters.

Watched the L1 Playoff Final with an eye on Ainsworth and Wycombe. I thought they were definitely second best on the day, but offered a threat going forward. The quality in the final third was very much lacking, crosses under or over hit on a constant basis. I did however like the fact Wycombe moved the ball forward, no messing about between the centre halves, just get it wide and get it forward. Having grown up watching Rovers through the 90s and 00s on a steady diet of wing play and wingers rather than inverted forwards, I think his style would actually be well received by a certain vintage of supporters. Also, judging by the list of players available to Ainsworth, I'm confident he can do more and be more successful with a better calibre at a higher level, whether with Rovers or not. He isn't my first choice, but feel he could make an impact in the Championship and more than deserves a chance to prove himself.

Intrigued to see where Macron go with next years kits. The 2021/22 debut season of kits was a roaring success, selling out can only be good for the brand and the club. Also shows how popular the shirts can be if the designs are good. With the home, I'd love to see the sleeves back on the correct side, i.e. blue right sleeve and white left sleeve (as you wear the shirt), also would expect a flash of red on the shirt somewhere. As for the away kit(s) its unlikely to be red/black halves again or solid yellow given this seasons efforts. Given recent trends, my prediction would be for a Navy away shirt with a white/silver third option. Macron do enjoy updating existing designs.

Interesting notes: Age of the managers in the top 10 of the Championship (as of 28/4/22) 1. Fulham - Marco Silva (44) 2. Bournemouth - Scott Parker (41) 3. Nottingham Forest - Steve Cooper (42) 4. Huddersfield Town - Carlos Corberan (39) 5. Luton Town - Nathan Jones (48) 6. Sheffield United - Paul Heckingbottom (44) 7. Middlesbrough - Chris Wilder (54) 8. Blackburn Rovers - Tony Mowbray (58) 9. Millwall - Gary Rowett (48) 10. Queen's Park Rangers - Mark Warburton (59) Interesting to see the oldest two managers in the top 10 are the ones who haven't been given a new contract for next season.

Can't help but feel a little twinge of sadness watching the interview, a conversation should have been had with Mowbray months ago, even if just to say ''we'll have a review at the end of the season''. The timing of this just feels right though. For him and for the fans, and has done for the past 6-8 weeks if we're being honest. Mowbray can leave with his head held high and still with a certain amount of credit with the Rovers fanbase. I'm sure he'll be welcomed at Ewood any time in the future. Take a break Tony, enjoy the time with family, as for us, a fresh start is exciting, scary, daunting, hopeful, a real mixed bag of emotions. I know I'm ready for a new chapter, lets hope for us and for him we both get the happy ending.

Those who watch the u23 and u18's regularly, who are the likely ''publicised names'' candidates to leave. Always remember the likes of Cotton and Tomlinson being tipped for big things, but released (seemingly correctly so). For every good release there is always a Jack O'Connell on the opposite end of the scale. 2021/22 end of contracts Dan Pike Luke Brennan Jalil Saadi Sam Barnes Joe Ferguson Issac Whitehall Joe Nolan Zak Gilsenan (injured) Jared Harlock Who's likely to stay? All to leave? Brennan has a first team sub appearance, Pike has been involved with the matchday squad.

I think a price freeze is fair, if you've bought season tickets in years gone by, particularly before the start of last season you will again. Biggest driver for fans in the stands is obviously success on the pitch.

Wonderful analysis from Linz Lewis (she's a member on here I think? Been on the BRFCS podcast before) on BBC Radio Lancashire Sport last night. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0byc3hq Starts at the 18m:38s mark. Summed up succinctly and eloquently.