The best thing about appointing Keane would be getting some more use out of these banners in 12 months time. Just need to find a red 'E' on eBay.

In 2011/12 he scored 9 goals in 19 starts when on loan at Ipswich in the Championship. He scored a couple in the Premier League that season and scored for Ireland. Can't imagine Rothwell, Travis or Davenport ever managing returns like that.

Are we getting close to the point where we can have a poll on who would be the most popular choice to replace him? Having a quick scan through this thread, these are the names that have been suggested that haven't recently been snapped up. I've put on the likes of Bruce and Wilder that have been mentioned - but would require them to be sacked first. Danny Cowley Mark Hughes Valerien Ismael Gareth Ainsworth Mark Robins David Wagner Quique Flores Tony Pulis David Artell Gary Rowett Gustavo Poyet Damien Johnson Callum Davidson Bernd Storck Alex Neil Duncan Ferguson Roy Keane Garry Monk Damien Duff Paul Clement Mark Venus Frank Lampard Steve Bruce Chris Wilder Nigel Adkins Tim Sherwood David Dunn Roberto Di Matteo

Valerien Ismael being further proof of this.

Warren was suggesting we needed a manager experienced at this level. Dyche had about the same level experience at Championship level as Cowley has now.

I'd imagine Burnley fans were thinking something similar in 2012 when they appointed Dyche. He'd had one season as a manager - finishing mid-table with a pretty unremarkable win percentage (34.69%). They didn't go for experience.

As opposed to Mowbray, who is currently causing trouble in an empty stadium.

Each to their own.

Well spotted. I've amended it.

Percentage of games lost by Rovers under Mowbray in all competitions (full seasons only plus this season for comparison😞 17/18 - 16% 18/19 - 37% 19/20 - 39% 20/21 - 47% Not sure I like this journey.

Add Petrovic to that list of abominations.

Please not Pulis. That would be the equivalent of being delighted at your mate finally getting rid of a nasty, abusive and fat wife.... And then moving in with Gemma Collins.

Has anyone seen the Michael Gray one of these? Really good watch. Apologises to Sunderland fans, but says playing for Rovers was the best time in his career. Said the team was fantastic when he came to Rovers - they felt they could beat anyone. He was gutted when he left Rovers, but Hughes didn't really speak to him when he left. Lists the best players he ever played with as Larsson, Phillips and Tugay. He speaks really highly about his time at Rovers.

I'm tempted to suggest Tony could do it.

I can only assume he was adding the 21 goals they scored in the cup (they got toe the FA Cup semi-final) - although I think he's pushing it to include those.

Surely that was the best bit of his Rovers career?

Whilst down the road in Norwich.....

On the flip side, Jamie Vardy was 25 when he made his football league debut and he's not done too badly. Didn't realise his first ever football league goal was at Ewood Park as well.

I'd not be excited by a Monk or a Rowett either, but I do have some concerns about Wagner. He started off fairly well at Schalke: P21 W11 D6 L4 Then it went rapidly down hill to the mess that Schalke find themselves in today. The 20 games following that start: P20 W0 D7 L13 Whilst it was also an impressive achievement to take Huddersfield up and keep them up for a season, the end of his reign there was pretty terrible as well. P34 W2 D9 L22 I'd still take him over Mowbray, as he could be brilliant, but equally, he could be a disaster.

I'd be going for the Cowley brothers while they are available. No doubt we'll get rid of Mowbray just after they've accepted a job elsewhere.

I don't think you can just do that or everyone who ever wanted to leave a contract would just resign and then sign with someone else. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11688/8389166/Blackburn-set-to-name-Michael-Appleton-as-new-boss-after-agreeing-compensation-package-with-Blackpool

We definitely did. We agreed a settlement figure with them.

Just an observation, but can't you do average goals per game to more than 0 decimal places? You've got both sides as scoring 1 per game, when in reality Coventry are at 0.9 per game compared to Rovers being 1.45.

Why is he unpopular?

Not sure you can class 53 games out of 92 as "nearly every game". Just looking at the stats - he made 39 league starts in 2 seasons in the Championship. He made a further 12 substitute appearances.