Other than Southampton at home, I don't think Everton or Leicester could have asked for much better opponents on the final day. Two lower mid-table teams with nothing to play for. Bournemouth have lost three on the spin, whilst WHU have lost 3 of their last 5. However, Everton and Leicester are both down there for a reason - they have consistently been 2 of the 4 worst teams in the division by some stretch. Everton the only team between the three fighting it out today to have won a match in the last five. But yeah, I think based on the above Everton have to be the favourites to survive at this point - if for no other reason than they are the only team in that group that can lose and still stay up. Ultimately none can complain if they do take the drop, and whoever does escape will have a real rebuilding job on to avoid struggling again next season.

All about playing to the strengths of the team. Under Mowbray we consistently relied on individual talent and lacked a team identity, which is why players like Bell had their weaknesses ruthlessly highlighted.

3rd best team in the league, finished 10 points ahead of Coventry - deserved to go up, and I'm glad they did.

From what I read all of the games he bet on his team to lose, he didn't play in, so at least he wasn't quite that stupid. However, if he bet on himself scoring then that could influence things in terms of him attempting chances he normally wouldn't. Basically doing an Adam Armstrong in that televised game for us where he played like he was being controlled by a FIFA player whose shoot button was permanently pressed. Can't help but think if he wasn't an England international the 'gambling addiction' defence may not have been quite as well received.

That 1-0 reverse to Wigan that relegated us is possibly my most miserable moment as a Rovers' supporter. Really did feel like the club was hurtling into oblivion. By the time we were relegated to League 1 I was numb to a lot of it as Venky's had completely destroyed the enjoyment of supporting the club by then. Don't really remember how Wigan fans reacted, probably because I didn't care about them, but I imagine there were a fair few clubs fans laughing at us back then who aren't laughing anymore. It's very much a 'there but for the grace of God go I' situation when it comes to club ownership. As Chelsea fans have witnessed this season, it can all go wrong in the blink of an eye.

I think it's generally accepted that there needs to be a more robust system in place when it comes to authorising ownership of clubs at EFL level, but ultimately it probably needs to go to Government level to ensure chancers can't come in, wreck clubs and then hold those clubs hostage. The people who lose out the most are the club staff, fans and companies attached to the club who have no control over the owner's actions. There have been tentative steps in this direction but I think there's still a long way to go.

Certainly is a strange situation at Wigan. Either the bloke is a chancer, or he feels he's above adhering to regulations - and also above paying people on time. The fit and proper person's test doing a fantastic job once again. Maybe if bonuses were docked from certain people at the EFL every time an owner screws over a club the rules would become a little more stringent.

Judging by this season if the current coaching team are attempting set piece training it isn't working very well, so I assume they felt it was a weak area that needed to be addressed.

Wigan set to start next season on -8 points after their owner once again failed to meet an agreed deadline for funding. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65723359

Our set pieces this season have generally been poor, so it makes sense to bring in someone to try and improve that side of our game.

It's still Venky's fault because they're responsible for ensuring the people in these roles are actually competent. The buck always stops with them, as it should for the head of any organisation.

Can't believe Elliott was wasted in a Tony Mowbray team. 17, obviously a special talent, took to the league and the team like a duck to water... and we finished 15th.

Lamps probably saw this as a low risk situation, but it might have completely destroyed what was left of his reputation.

Only thing I'll remember about his time here is the theatrics against Sheff Utd. If that's merit then okay.

I was talking about Rodgers.

He's got a bit of David Brent about him, but I agree that his polarising personality causes people to exaggerate regarding his effectiveness as a manager. Nonetheless I do think he has a shelf life, but then so do most managers. A lot of clubs aren't good at being ruthless when there are obvious signs of sustained decline.

As far as Rodgers is concerned, the club has to keep an eye on when things start to go downhill. He tends to start well and then decline after a couple of seasons. They'd need to be decisive as and when that potentially occurs. I think he'd do okay there for a season or two.

I reckon he could end up at Spurs, considering everyone else is turning them down.

Decent point for Leicester in the end. Means that if Everton draw on the final day they can now potentially leapfrog them thanks to their superior GD, and even if Leeds also win they'll still finish ahead of them. Could be a critical point depending on how results go on the 28th.

The problem for me isn't so much that they're asking MGP, more that they are so actively involved to begin with. I was hoping they had taken a back seat and were letting the people at Ewood get on with fixing their mess. By the sounds of it that isn't the case, which I am concerned by as I don't want them involved at all in the footballing side of things at the club.

Don't think any of Leicester, Leeds or Everton could complain about going down - all deserve to drop. Looks like Leeds' gamble on Allardyce came too late in the day. All to play for in the final game but neither Leeds nor Leicester look capable of getting any more points at the moment. Huge game for Leicester tomorrow, a win puts all the pressure on Everton due to Leicester's superior GD.

Yep, pretty much. From memory in interviews afterwards JDT wasn't best pleased with the O'Brien situation, but made it clear that he actually wanted a striker anyway. It's not like we'd been dealt an injury late into January and had to scramble to find a decent striker, either. We'd known we were short in that area since the summer, and it had become obvious very quickly that Hirst wasn't the answer. We had months to sort that position and ended January empty-handed. Simply not good enough and JDT had and has every right to be upset with that, as lack of goals are demonstrably what cost us a playoff place this season.

He said recently he only wants to work from February onwards now, so unless we were offering him a pretty huge warchest I doubt he'd be interested. Our chance with him was in 2016, and we blew it because the people in charge of the club are absolutely clueless and genuinely thought Owen Coyle was a better option. Presumably solely based on the criteria he'd work for less, as there was literally no other reason to appoint him ahead of Warnock.

One of the risks of hiring a manager with a reputation in the game is that they're going to attract attention quickly if they've done a decent job in their first season. I've been somewhat resigned to JDT leaving since the January fiasco, so whilst I'll be disappointed if he does go, I won't be surprised. As far as getting in a replacement, I think Broughton has a good idea of the kind of manager required, but recent revelations about Venky's calling MGP for advice on who to select for the position is obviously a concern. Ultimately it's still their call and I don't trust them at all.

Hadn't really considered Luton/Coventry, but yeah, I suppose that's possible.