1) We simply had to improve the squad for the here and now but probably weren’t able to as we spunked a lot of money on the wrong kind of investment - one for the distant future, rather than one(s) for the first XI to drag us through now. 2) The type of signings we needed (leadership/defence) were GLARINGLY obvious come January. For whatever reason we didn’t address it in the slightest, adding nothing of the type, and it’s bitten us. Never mind January we’ve not signed a leader in years.

John Buckley signs a new deal after well publicised interest from the 'big' clubs - good news https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2019/march/buckley-buoyed-by-new-deal/

Should be similar numbers to what was a very good, noisy away end at Birmingham. Last week was actually really enjoyable. The season petering out means that we're at the game supporting the team not bothered about owt else other than that game and that day out. Would obviously love to be fighting further up the league but it's nice/rare to have an almost stress free day following Rovers!

Is irony not one of the primary forms of figurative language on here anymore?

Yes you can rock up at the Blackburn End ticket office and buy one on the day with out problem. However on a match day, the ticket price rises by £3. If you wanted to, you could avoid that extra £3 by buying over the phone beforehand. Tell them you'll collect it on the day, you can just pitch up at anytime before kick off and pick it up from the window at the side of the club shop facing the car park.

Respek

Da sooner u acept u are jus a small club hu will never even have a bronz era in ya lifetime da better U attrac smaller crowds like bambrough bridge HAHA results since start ov season leave u not even in top 6 LOL more lyk best team in the CHUMPionship can u accept dat ur just a small club on way 2 blackpool? Time 4 u lot to stop finkin u will ever be anyfin like us i neva heard of u til last season hu are ya hu are ya hu are ya

EE YAH SON, WHAT DER YER THINK THAT STADIUMS CALLED CHA? I don't know dad? PLASTIC CHICKENWOOD PARK CHA, HA HA HA

We've been to Feyenoord, Salzburg, Leverkusen and Moscow, now all we get is PNE, PNE at hooooome

Interesting game. Rovers and Birmingham are very similar sides at the moment. Two average championship teams, both containing one of the better players in the league in attack giving a slight edge over teams like Wigan/Millwall (Dack, Adams). Consistently inconsistent throughout the season, neither close to going down, neither in all likelihood has the squad to make the play offs. That's not a bad thing as mid-table was probably seen as a 'good' season for both due to differing circumstances. We're poor away from home, they've got home advantage coupled with a defence that has conceded a lot less than ours this season. They're 3 points closer to the play offs with an extra game to play so a possible motivational difference. Might be a rocket up tharse, but they did lose their last home game to the mighty force that is Bolton Wanderers. Keep a solid back line and do the basics right and we should get something. All said, 1-1

Absolutely - second to none in terms of service to the club since it began. Tugay & Hendry would also be at the very top of my list, closely followed by Dunny. Trying to think of somebody a little less obvious. We haven't won a major trophy without Henning Berg since 1928. Though along those lines of logic Souness would be knocking on the door. Jansen might be more in the mould of a cult hero but his story, personality and goal at Preston are etched in to Rovers folklore.

I dislike Bolton more than Burnley! Chim chimeny chim chimeny chim chim cheroo, we hate those barstewards in white with a little bit of blue

The highest peak in Norway is Galdhøpiggen, 2469 meters above sea level.

Seems like the recently mentioned striking targets are dropping off one by one. Maybe this will be the year John Carew finally makes it to Brockhall?

Hamstring after hamstring. Cracking player at this level but too much of a gamble.

Hadn't seen that - thanks. Good on him for rewarding performance/form rather than defaulting to the captain if that's the case.

Big decision for him to make. For me it would be daft to drop Lenihan or Rodwell. Their last two games have been clean sheets, picking a motm award up in each. On the flip side we have missed Mulgrew's delivery and he directly gives us a goal every 4 games ish, but that said we've scored 2 in each. After winning 3 on the bounce in the league with 4 at the back it would be criminal to suddenly switch to 3 centre backs imo. So, personally I'd go Lenihan/Rodwell but with Tony's previous loyalty picks I expect Lenihan/Mulgrew.

I haven't seen it back on any of the highlights, but I've just remembered Rothwell's double-touch skill to get between two players and in to the box in the corner infront of the Blackburn End after a really good piece of work. A well crafted, clever little move that got everybody up off their seat ala Damien Duff, that's what we want to see at Ewood.

For improving the quality of our starting 11, and increasing the financial worth of our squad, getting Rodwell on to a proper contract is arguably just as much of a priority as trying to do a permanent deal for Reed. Jack was great on Saturday and even better in a battling 90 mins at Millwall the week before. The fact he hasn’t played centre back since youth football is baffling, undoubted technical ability aside, his positioning and reading of the game from the back has been bang on. He’s at the stage of his career where this will develop further through playing experience and the signs are that he could forge a really good partnership at the back with Lenihan, something that is a bit of a god send considering Mulgrew’s age & the fact it could possibly save a decent transfer fee this summer. We’re starting to get a small glimpse of why he has commanded two massive transfer fees in the past. We don’t know what Rodwell wants, but if there is a financially viable deal to be done we shouldn’t even be stopping to consider it.

Decent shout that team, not the ideal position or system for Dack as stated above, and definitely not enough defensive cover from him for Bell but its hard to drop him - Tony's call as manager. I think we play at our best with 2 up tops. Arma warrants a run of games playing as a striker and Graham is the ideal partner for him with Nuttall first in waiting. Travis and Reed are also an ideal energetic midfield partnership to make this system work fitness permitting. We need to take the game to them from the first minute. They beat Rotherham 1-0 last week, interestingly Ipswich had 3 shots to Rotherhams 18. Rotherham play with 1 up top and aren't the most creative side. Put them under pressure from the start and our front line should do the business.

Seemed slow and not much of a threat at all on Saturday. Aside from the 2 goals he scored in the FA Cup last week, he's only got 4 goals in over 100 for Millwall with a lot of those games in League One, we could do much much better than him. A poor man's Conway.

Delighted with the 3 points. Rodwell. Lenihan. Travis. Arma. Absolutely immense performances. I don’t mean to open the ‘sell our best player and reinvest in to the squad’ debate but we look so much better playing 4-4-2. With Reed as a permanent addition playing next to Travis, and the addition of a new left back and a natural winger or two, I think we would be a better outfit next season.

Great trip down for the away leg with a really good following from us that day. Our minibus driver nipped out for food in the first half and wasn’t allowed back in to the locked gated away coach area to pick us up so he waited a few streets away. After the game the 16 of us were escorted to the minibus by 9 or 10 policemen whilst the locals literally barked and growled at us - strange place is Bermondsey. Going for a score draw today.

I'd like to go strong by keeping more or less the same side as last Saturday tomorrow . If we're thinking about the league we don't want to lose momentum from the WBA win ahead of two games that we want to win in Millwall and Ipswich. Eitherway we won't be going up or down this season so a decent cup run would be ideal & we have 3000 Rovers travelling who want to see a win.

Likewise. We wouldn't dream of loaning Evans or Smallwood out so doing so with Travis based on recent form and recent line ups would be insane.