Hasta

But at least he’d change his fucking game plan from time to time. I could go back and find plenty of posts all season about how playing out at the back is dangerous if you are not good enough. When it’s not working we need a plan B. Surely actually being able to change the way the team is playing when you are playing very poorly is a simple ask for any competent manager. And yet games such as Wigan, Luton, Coventry and again today are all the same. We fuck about and don’t go anywhere. In that first half today how many times did Kaminsky roll the ball out in his area to a defender and we ended up losing it within 35 years from our goal. 5? 6? It’s happened all season. It was first commented on at Celtic in July! Our brighter (and I say that loosely) moments in the first half where when we got SG and BB on the ball around the box. And those instances tended to come by going front to back quicker (as did our 1 shot on target). And yet the second half we played the same way, and when we went a goal behind we still did the exact same shit which ultimately led to the 2nd goal and killed the game. Stubborn. Now I’ve no problem with tippy tippy plan A if that’s how he wants to play. It’s reaped it’s rewards and our league position shows that. However it’s also why we have lost so many games so spectacularly badly. As soon as any team presses up on us and puts us under serious pressure we can’t pass it out and struggle. Even in games we’ve won at home such as Birmingham, Sunderland and Huddersfield, once that team has realised they need to push on to salvage the game, they’ve suddenly had us on the back foot. The evidence is there even in the games we have won. And yet he refuses to change it - ever. After the first goal we should have been going a bit more direct. How hard can it be for Kaminsky to kick it up field and for the midfield to push up and try to win the second ball. It’s not like it could be any less effective than what we saw all game. I’ve no issue with losing to Burnley. I expected it and they have better players than we do. But we had 1 fucking shot (on or off target) all game and that sums up out performance completely. And for all the “ooh. Burnley are a Ferrari “ posts, how is it Crawley and Shrewsbury can muster more shots, let alone every other Championship side?

I hate to say "I told you so", but I did. King Stubborn refuses to change things to the detriment of the team. I've seen us lose lots of games over the last 35 years, but I've never seen an away following as angry and flat at the decisions of a manager as that seemed today at the end of the game.

You should have thrown Kaminsky in to be booked as well. If we are in front he will take 3 minutes over every goal kick.

I’ve asked a lad who works at Brockhall if he can shed any light in this. He’s messaged Ben and got the following reply:

Like all good transfer and manager rumours, without a source it’s just filed under bullshit. Id say they ain’t doing a full on training session the day before a 12.30 kick off.

And I posted that before he just scored the winner 🙄

Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Ivan Toney was not omitted from the squad because of the ongoing gambling investigation. Im watching the City V Brentford game now, and that admission from Southgate makes his omission even more baffling for me.

So you accept your formula 1 Silverstone price is completely irrelevant. And you also accept those other clubs have done more to encourage increased home attendances by having lower season ticket prices. As I said, I could just accept the £30 for this game if the riverside was reduced to £20 / £5 kids to give a ‘’budget’ option. I don’t understand ,and never have done, why that stand is now the same price as all of the others, and has received an over 20% price increase since Covid.

That’s daft Chaddy. Which of those events will only be full to 60% of capacity? It’s £4.99 to watch some films at Vue cinemas, and £5 to get into Catterick Racecourse. Those prices are irrelevant to what is charged at Ewood as well. The only fair comparison is other football clubs with a similarly affluence of fan base.

Which of those clubs charged over £400 for season tickets to anyone wanting to start attending their home games? I’ll save you a job looking it up. None. We don’t encourage season ticket sales and don’t encourage walk on sales. The pricing in the Riverside is an absolute joke. It’s a shed of a stand (no offence to the regulars) and will cost less than the other stands to open due to its lack of facilities. It’s been talked about above that the away fans have to be charged the same as the home fans for comparable seating. But if rules allow, the Riverside should be an entry-level stand with season tickets at £250 and match day tickets at £17.

So why did we turn downs Burnley's £25 reciprocal offer? https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/burnley-vs-blackburn-rovers-tickets-25210409

No-one talked about charging away fans more - just admission price in general. As far I am aware the away club gets no takings from the gate receipts, therefore it is completely up to home club what price they charge. I remember somewhere that the EFL wanted to limit the number of bundled deals (to get around clubs allowing the home fans to consistently get in cheaper than the away fans by 'stealth'), but I don't think the away club has any say on the individual match pricing the home club implements. As a side point, Rovers charge £15 for 1875 membership which knocks off £5 per game for the members. This is already getting around the home/away prices. There must be a rule that stops them, for example, charging only £1 for membership but knocking £10 off the match day price for members (yet keeping the away fan prices high).

Bump. Cup draw shortly.

And imagine what if it failed 😀

I reckon VAR would have had something to say about that first goal. It’s shoulder to back.

Only in cup games. League games you can charge what you like.

Basically if you are in debt (fines / finance agreements etc..) then they must take cash as it is legal tender. But as you are agreeing to a new transaction at the point of retail, the retailer can set certain terms of the sale. I.e card only.

I'm fairly sure the type of fans we need to attract to get bigger crowds at Ewood aren't travelling all over the country paying over £30 going to away games. That's pretty obvious isn't it?

We know how many 'usual' home fans we have from our fairly static home attendances. Local Derbys / bigger games are a chance to entice more people to come and watch football at Ewood who rarely come. That's why you get bigger crowds. Why would any of those floating potential supporters have 1875 memberships, which means you have to commit to at least 3 games just to break even? Where is the benefit of pricing these supporters out of the bigger games?

Exactly. I do hope some of our lot aren't off their heads enough by kick off to realise that there is a minutes silence for Remembrance Sunday.

What did your 57% possession do for you last Saturday? Or do they count picking the ball out of your own net as being in your possession? 😎

If that is correct, that's a goal attempt every 2 minutes. Basketball 🏀

I think the point we are making is next time Waggot says "we've done all we can". Or GB says "money was available" or "we tried but couldn't get the deals done" Or JDT says "I wasn't sure if Ayala was ready". Its not always true. Sometimes they tell white lies to the media. Saying "look at their quotes" doesn't prove anything.

Burnley make 11 changes for their cup tie tonight.

So what he says to the media isn’t what he really thinks or believes. Hmm. Some people would do well to remember that. Same applies to what Waggot and GB say as well.