Just now, Stuart said:

I assumed he was talking to Mowbray in a professional capacity. Isn’t he a solicitor and agent?

Photo on twitter

Ripley back?

13 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Rhodes consistently scored a goal every other game, thats what you want from your strikers. Them 2 were doing their job and then some.

Seem to remember that Rhodes and Gestede scored more goals that season that Shearer and Sutton scored in 94/95 and we never even made the play offs!

On 02/10/2019 at 12:14, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I was just looking at the records the other day. When did a Rovers player last score a hat trick ? In the 1963-64 season Fred Pickering score 3 hat tricks and Andy McEvoy scored 5 including 4 goals twice !  How things have changed !

Rudy Gestede scored a hat trick on 21 April 2014 against Birmingham City.

18 minutes ago, tomphil said:

The man who decides how much VH money needs distributing over here and when is best to do it i'd wager.  Wonder if he's a 'stakeholder' as well ? 

Obviously knows nowt about football.

We have a puppet board. Who on earth is Ghandi Babu?

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

I actually think it's a proper atmospheric ground surrounded by houses on three sides with an almost retro feel to it. The view from the away upper tier is on of the best in the league. When I compare it to some of these soulless edifices it is one of the most enjoyable grounds to visit.

Was there that Tuesday night in April 95. First time we sang Champions. Had a pint with Peter White before the game.

I'd like to see Holtby alongside Travis. This seems to be the most popular choice on here. 442 please:

Walton

Nyambe - Lenihan - Williams - Cunninham

Rothwell - Travis - Holtby - Downing

Dack - Armstrong

Just now, Mashed Potatoes said:

Attended my first game in October 1965. Don't disagree with you about the owners who are clueless. I was trying to introduce some sense of proportion - it is part of the modern football culture that people over react to what has happened in the last few days. Had similar people been around when Kenny was going through that terrible run, who knows what nonsense would have been spouted ?

Big difference. We had sound foundations then.

Holtby must start every game.

Lewandowski scores a peach for Bayern. That bloody dust cloud.

Just now, SoldierMo said:

Thats the problem...rothwell and holtby from start we could have had them in 1st half but cautious Mowbray too fearful as usual

Tone never goes for the jugular.

Just now, Miller11 said:

Don’t gib Mowbray ideas!

#tombola

Just now, Trinidad Rover said:

Well he certainly isn't a winger and on previous evidence he isn't much use playing up front either. 

Try him in goal?

Right back?

Just now, Proudtobeblue&white said:

But John Motson was a better striker.

A wolf in sheep's clothing.

Bennett's a decent lad by all accounts but he's not a captain or a right back.

Wish we played a simple 442 every game but Tone seems to have forgotten how to do it. We have the personnel for a strong 442.

#tombola

Just now, Miller11 said:

Not sure if I’m exactly right, but I think you are thinking of a game at Ewood where Marker scored? I think it was round Christmas in the season after we won the league.

Atkins left Rovers in 95.

Marker left Rovers in 97.

2 hours ago, Miller11 said:

@Exiled in Toronto Don’t forget Derby were pretty free spending that season too. 

Courtesy of Lionel Pickering but he blew it, as did Jack Hayward at Wolves.

What we'd give for a Fazackerley and a Keeley now eh!

12 minutes ago, Miller11 said:

 

How long do you give him though Chaddy?

Personally I don’t think we will be challenging this season, and that presents a bit of a problem. We need promotion sooner rather than later.

As we saw with Rovers under Bowyer, and at plenty of other clubs at this Level, this long build of a few years towards promotion only ever really guarantees the eventual breaking up of your team if you aren’t successful. We’ve already lost Raya and only replaced with a stop gap. Cunningham and Adarabioyo are loanees, Graham and Downing (and Mulgrew) will likely retire or at least drop down levels. Johnson will be 33 so his involvement you’d think would reduce. That’s already a pretty hefty rebuilding job. Eventually Dack is going to get the opportunity to play in the Premier League, we’ve done well to hang on to him thus far. Travis will also have suitors, maybe Lenihan too. The likes of Nyambe and Rothwell would be entitled to be fed up with the way they are currently being (under)utilised and look for a move. Presumably Evans, Smallwood and Leutweiler will all be off too.

We have some exciting prospects coming through, granted, but Gallagher isn’t pulling up any trees so far. As for Brereton, if we were to try and sell him in January we’d be having the pants down if anyone who offered half a million for him. The rebuilding job we’d have on our hands next summer will be at best significant and at worst an almost complete overhaul. FFP and questionable transfer strategy (for which I think Venky’s should take more blame) mean that while we may not be at promotion or bust levels of urgency quite yet, it isn’t far off.

I'll sum that up. Mowbray is a plodder unlike Farke, Wilder, Hughes, Souness, Dalglish, Mackay or Kendall.

Citeh walked out to Hey Jude last week. Thought it was excellent.

58 minutes ago, Exiled in Toronto said:

If it is indeed the second FA Cup stolen from a Birmingham shop window, I can reveal (according to family lore on my wife’s side - Small Heath Brummies) that it was stolen by my father-in-law’s uncle plus other Peaky Blinder types and melted down to make into Half-crowns (quite a few of them worked in the Jewellery Quarter, as did my pa-in-law). Such was the furore after they nicked it, they abandoned the plan after making a handful of coins and did the equivalent of throwing the evidence into the cut. 

Plenty of canals in Jewellery Quarter but it must be a different Cup because it has no handles.

Just now, PeteJD13 said:

To be fair Mick rovers aren't actually doing this yet, so its hard to be critical something they aren't doing they might roll it out to under 5s?

An under 5's scarf will not create the same presence/visual impact in the area that a replica shirt will.

Just now, PeteJD13 said:

It was one thing they were looking at to try and get an identity to the club, I don't see whats wrong with it, its cheaper than sending shirts out!. Tbh I think its like many things lots of idea's then nothing actually happens

Babies are too young surely. Stanley are targetting the right age group and their initiative creates a presence with youngsters seen wearing their shirts in the area during the week. You're hardly likely to see bbies wearing their scarves during the week.