Dreams of 1995

Disgusting performance so far. Mowbrays subs have killed the game.

Zzzzzzzzzz

I am just hoping Ben "Twenty Men" Whiteman doesn't play or we could get beat 6 nowt.

Would have been a massive season for Wharton this. What a crying shame we are now looking at Everton's kids when we have him.

In fairness practically every Christmas message from the clubs thanks the manager, if not all

Yeah, they probably did. The point remains that the views of this board are rarely reflected in the views of the general fan base. See the Facebook Rovers page for a better understanding. Or Twitter. Mowbray is only under “pressure” from some on here - of which some have not been happy with a manager since the day I joined. It’s just an observation.

It is just that usually the fans that would be more inclined to be critical are the ones that seek a place like this to vent. Im not in anyway saying we are a bunch of drama queens or anything...................

I don’t think he is in truth Id say the opinion, even on here, is about 70/30 which outside of this board would probably make it around 50/50. It is not uncommon for BRFCS posters to be calling for the sacking of a manager.

We haven’t performed well for 5 or 6 games now. The system hasn’t changed from the start, neither has the players really, but they aren’t delivering like they were. We could argue the semantics about why they aren’t til the cows come home but maybe it is the simple fact that they are not good enough. We need a serious defensive mid in this 4-3-3 system and BJ / Trybull aren’t good enough to do it. Not only that but we need another Elliott on the opposite wing because Gallagher just isn’t performing. We are a few players off, but that’s nothing new. I have still not lost the faith and still think we can get play offs this year. Travis will be massive for us.

Rothwell and Nyambe now please

His career has been 'resurrected' following the previous jobs he has had. I do think that failure to reach play offs / promotion with this squad will constitute a big failure though. This season could undo all of that hard work.

An echo chamber. You either do and think as we tell you to, or you get back in the bath with your sister. Either way, you will be bathing with your sister tonight.

He's had a few pants down with that post. No one in their right mind can repeat that tripe without being on the wind up. T'ra nutty, you weird dingle

If Wharton didn't get injured then we would have two right footed centre halves and two left footed centre halves this season. Lenihan, Ayala, Wharton and Williams. I don't think that is a bad choice actually but we have just been unfortunate with injuries.

What makes you say Tony hasn't cut the mustard? He has turned the good ship HMS Blackburn Rovers a full 180. I still think we will get in the play offs this season. Our squad value is substantially more than it was when he came; our scouting department has had an overhaul; the players we have now are not chancers. I have my problems with Mowbray. There will always be something about a manager that you don't like. I just don't see the overwhelming evidence that he is bad for the club that others are clearly seeing judging by the vitriol on here. The comparison with Coyle is over dramatic. Mowbray is nothing like him and has shown integrity throughout his career.

It happened when they sacked the groundsman back in the 'dark days'. Didn't he end up at PSG too? Or at least looking after the Stad de France? At the end of the day the ground and the pitch are reflective of the ownership. Not bothered, half a job, sticking plasters over big cracks and hoping one day the promised land will save us from having to dig into pockets. Why own a football club? You knew what you was buying. It is a huge overhead that you signed up for - have the bollocks and live up to your responsibilities.

It is mad how everybody believes the high wage "guesses" but as soon as phillipl takes a stab at a lower wage proof is demanded. Theories about him being on circa 15k a week go unchallenged; theories about him being on circa 5k a week demand a scanned in PAYE slip and a bibliography of sources. Nonsense talk.

Still only scoring 17% of the time the shots are on target though. I'll be honest and say the stats surprise me, but within that the goals vs Wycombe etc are included. I still think he shoots far too often, especially when a pass is available, but at least the stats do show that he is taking far more shots this year than last and I am not just imagining this overnight change in his game. I wonder whether it is down to instruction or a desire to be the top scorer at all costs.

You can be involved in 40 goals a season as a striker or be involved in 25, all of which you scored. I know which one I'd rather be attributed to. Bobby Firminio isn't prolific but is involved in a lot of Liverpools goals. A striker does have to be selfish but he also needs to balance the requirements of the team. There were a couple of times yesterday when he could have recycled possession but instead he shot and we gave the ball back to them, along with a 1 minute delay whilst the keeper fetched the ball. We won't talk about the Bristol City game and put that down to a bad day at the office

Perfectly put man His insistence on outside of the box shots has meant we have seen far too many chances wasted

No. The best RB in the league is Ryan Nyambe.

Ivan Toney isn't as selfish as Armstrong and he is getting goals.

Even when the day comes that Mowbray is no longer the manager at Rovers I would feel a lot more confident in our future if he was in the board room. I personally think our change in fortunes, and attitude to the game, has come from him. He brings about a sense of football 'normality' and has changed a basket case club into a functioning football club once again. At least player wise, maybe not so in our commercial department. We need more board members to allow those at the club to focus on their actual departments. There are a lot of areas lacking because most will be focussed on the playing department and budgets. If we had a managing director, sporting director, commercial director etc as opposed to Cheston and Waggott we might see some of the poor areas of our club improve. If the natural progression is Damien Johnson then so be it. Not too happy with it myself given the lack of experience but at least it would mean there is a plan. Mowbray as sporting director would mean there is genuine continuity and would see to it there's a man above DJ who will is not tied to other commitments and can press genuine needs unhindered. We seem to have moved on from the early days of Venkys in the playing dept, it is time we did it in the board room too.

Well, he has started one game in 12 (probably more if you can be bothered to go back) which leads me to believe you are talking out of an irrational dislike for him. Coming on as a substitute is a basic requisite for player development. He is the best midfield prospect in the club and is seeing game time as he should.

Bit in bold is probably for @JoeHbut I will take a stab in the dark and say it isn't good. Armstrong has been poor for the past few games imo. His decision making against Bristol City cost us the game. He had more shots than our entire team and I don't think many of them were on target! The news article about £30m is pie in the sky stuff. I'd take £15m for him now. I don't personally think he will get goals in the Premier League but I am more than happy to be proved wrong on that one. He needs to learn to pass, and take a look at the assist for Elliot yesterday as what can be done if he gets his head up. Not every goal has to be a wonder goal and he doesn't have to score them all. To finish though, even with them poor performances, he is still getting goals and that trait is very hard to replace. It would be suicide to sell him in January.