I wouldn’t have thought so DE. He managed their local rivals Espanyol and I believe has openly said he could never manage Barca due to that. Randomly he’s best friends with their President though, so in saying that, you never know.

Fair play to Liverpool, they were unbelievably good - especially when you consider they were without Salah and Firmino. Valverde is one God damn awful manager when his teams come under pressure though. A half decent manager would have had them through last night - one huge bottle job.

Yep. Williams may have had a decent game in general but he always has a ‘switch off’ moment in his locker.

Get In Bradley - about time you pulled your effing finger out!

We’re playing like this with Dack AND Rothwell in the side by the way. Monumental job to be done this summer.

Sounds like we’ve been absolutely dreadful since going ahead. Going to be some sorry sign off unless things pick up. We haven’t drawn since 23 Feb against Brum. Losing far, far too many.

Or a Williams/Lenihan combo. As I posted in the transfer thread, today may be a blessing in some regards.

Today could be a blessing in that TM can’t be blinded into thinking Lenihan/Williams are the next Baresi and Maldini. Also shows him that Jayson isn’t good enough either.

Yep he was slow but why has their lad had the freedom of Ewood to nod in?

2-1 Swans. Be a shocker if we sign off with 2 losses on the trot. More poor defending. Just never ends. Do we ever practice marking from crosses or set pieces? Could be an idea moving forward lads.

Wouldn’t be Rovers without some shocking defending to see the season out! Looks like he beat Williams to the punch.

For those not at the game and having to follow proceedings on SS, can someone please enlighten me as to how on earth Clinton Morrison is employed as a pundit? The bloke can barely string a sentence together. ‘I don’t know how he’s missed that. Actually I do know how he’s missed that’. Cutting edge reporting.

Very difficult to predict what’s going to happen here. I thought Raya was a shoe in as one of our ‘two’ next season with Jayson moving on, but I’m really not sure now. Given his public rollicking’s and now being dropped, perhaps Raya is off. I’d have him as number 2, competing with someone experienced who comes in.

Rodders must be off if he’s not even in the squad today. Surely Davenport should have been in for Evans.

You sure as hell can’t see Barca not scoring. Liverpool will need 5 to stand a sniff - not happening.

I still cry tears of laughter when I recall that interview about a month ago where TM said he was itching to get him further up the pitch due to his fantastic crossing ability!

His love in of Bennett is infuriating. Doesn’t help when people dish out player of the year titles either - TM will feel very vindicated.

Genuinely can’t see who is buying him at the no doubt high fee that the V’s will command. WBA always seem to have held the strongest interest, but that was under their former gaffer. Agreed also with a couple of posters on Rodwell. Let him move on IMO - he just doesn’t have the gonads anymore. Would be more suited to somewhere on the continent where he can stroll around and pick a pass without breaking a sweat.

Very disappointed in Graham last night. Was he carrying a knock? He usually at least let’s their centre halves know they’re in a game. He and Dack may as well have been on the beach such was their input. Graham’s got enough credit in the bank to forget about last night, but Dack’s running out of it for me.

In a nutshell that’s us.

IF the money were there then snap anyone’s hands off for £10 million. He’s no fine wine.

He ain’t coming. Wants to stay at Saints, or at worst down south. Move on.

Barring the obvious personal life issues, what on earth was going on with Dack tonight? He’s not turned up many a time since November but that was on another level. Overweight, slow, lazy. It was all there.

Let me guess though Merce - we’ll beat Swansea 4-1?

Some turgid stuff out there tonight. Dack, Lenihan, Bennett and Travis, bar the goal, were particularly bad. Hard watching some of that. At least shows where we need to be.