Hasta

Here's Yuki nodding in a late equaliser at Carrow Road last season in that iconic pink kit.

Have we not worn blue and white at all of those previously?

Home kit - Ok 7/10 Away kit - too contrasting with baby poo colours and odd images 3/10 Third Kit - OK. Not sure about the way the colours blend up close. Probably looks good at a distance. 6/10

The idea doesn't bother me although we are celebrating the club not the town so I'd have preferred older images relating to Ewood and the club in general. I don't like the fact that the 'print' is a darker colour falling on the yellow which means it looks predominantly a kind of a dirty mustardy brown colour. I'd have preferred it to be a base colour which didn't go such crappy shade when it goes darker. Red or grey maybe. Also makes it a bit more subtle.

I don't disagree, but I think it's just a very average quartet at this level (presuming they all keep fit). What Eustace did well was develop a shape with two midfielders who were well capable of protecting the space in front of the defence. The shape of the team was a contributing factor almost as much as the players. In JDT's final season, Wharton, Carter, Hyam were fit and partnered together for the vast majority of the season and conceded the 3rd-most goals in the league (74)

On the young players, of course the better ones should be in the squad. If you think they are good enough now, or will become good enough over the next season or two with experience, then they should be included. This is why the re-signing of Forshaw was bizarre unless we are expecting more departures. That does block their pathway, especially if Montgomery is seen as any good. Experience isn't really relevant when Trosntadt has played almost as many senior games and Travis isn't too far behind. They were the experienced pro's.

Relegation odds

Have we not played a competitive game at Ewood in our away kit once for some reason to do with the away side (either both kits they brought were a colour clash or they forgot one or something)? I feel like it's happened in the last 30 years at some point.

More money this. More money that. Maybe, like JDT and Eustace, they just don't like the people running the club and don't want to be here. See Batth, Brittain, Weiman and I suspect the remaining contract expiree's A functioning club not run by idiots that are doing their best to get into the Premier League will be a big carrot for any championship regular at Ewood.

Brentford sold high and bought quality, not cheap tat. Some of the regular players in the side that got them promoted cost:- Raya £3mill Toney - £5mill Pinnock - £3mill Jansson - £5.75 mill Jensen - £3.25 mill Mbuemo - £6mill Canos - £2.5 Mill That’s £28.5 million spent on 7 of their starting 11 when they went up. They brought money in but invested it again by buying quality. I’m sure those players weren’t on peanuts either. They just had good , knowledgable football people running the show.

https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2025/july/14/blackburn-tickets-on-sale-wednesday/ Tickets for the league cup game look like they are £10 (or possibly £12 for home fans) Interesting that there are “safe standing” away tickets in seats 167 to 180. Will that be right up against the JW stand?

Every other league has relegation odds. It’s like in the Championship they are waiting to see what happens with Sheff Wednesday and any other potential points deductions (Leicester) before they price it up.

Rovers non-season ticket holders who fancy a visit to Ewood on Saturday are being charged more than Everton fans 🤪

lol. That’s reliable. Have a look of Boylesports website. They haven’t got the market up just like every other bookie. For comparison, Newcastle are only 250/1 to get relegated from the Prem. Rovers were about 4/1 to be relegated last year and I suspect we will be about 6/1 this year. 350-1 😂

I posted back around April that I'd been told the senior players were annoyed with the manner of Eustace's departure, the lack of ambition in the club and their general dealing with the board (who I took as Waggot / Pasha). Since then Baath and Weimann haven't re-signed. Brittain wants out. No progress on Tronstadt and Travis. The club know this and so far our recruitment seems to be to replace them on the cheap.

Alebiosu is 23 years old, has played over 50 senior games and cost us a fee. He's the replacement. The cynic in me says he always was.

There isn't one yet. For some reason he's bullshitting.

What odds?

Ismael is actually blaming Rudy when he says that. JE wanted the contracts sorted before Christmas and that was Rudy’s job.

The only reason I believe he was offered a contract because that story and the previous one was around the time we were actually extending peoples contracts. I can’t see why we would extend the likes of JRC and not Dolan. How much we were offering him in comparison to our other regular starters is another question.

Depends if you believe Broughton.

Would you do the same now with Hyam?

So if Batth wasn't brought in as a key player then he was a backup player which was the original point. Unless there is a difference between a backup player and a squad player. And if so, what is Forshaw 🤷‍♂️

I have moved on. There is more chance of Brittain signing a 4 year contract than you explaining yourself.

Ok. So you have players that play more than others. The ones that play less are backup players. Therefore Baath was on the bench at the start of the season, got in due to Carter having to move to right back and then dropped to the bench again once Brittain was fit. So he was brought in as a backup player, but injuries and then solid performances forced him to become a regular starter. Which is all we are saying.