It’s not “ the freeze “ , nor the 3% increase, nor the possible reduction. 
I will not be renewing as I can , no longer , stomach the rot  from the ownership and the management. We’ve had similar unpleasantness for many seasons but the complete lack of guts of the “ men “ wearing the shirt has finished me off.

I stood embarrassed at the final whistle of the Sheffield W game …I was angry, frustrated…but most of all sad…..as I will not return to Ewood as things stand with this shell of a club. 

 My first season was 1964 ..60 years , I saw before Jack’s money, during it and since it.I saw some poor stuff but never what is being produced now.  I’ve never felt as disconnected as I do now. 
I truly hope we survive for those who continue to support ..as for the club…that’s me done. Very sad day for me …
 

I said , weeks ago , that we deserved to be relegated..and many on here disagreed.

We , the fans , deserve better but when you have excuses for men wearing our shirts you get what we got today. I’m not a fan of Eustace but I won’t blame him for the lack of guts, lack of balls, lack of intelligence, lack of commitment shown .

Callum Brittain would be appalling in a netball team ( I’ve played at the highest level, so I know ) He shirks every tackle , is gobbi in meetings, is weak in character….one of the worst I’ve ever seen ..and I’ve seen back to the days of Billy  Eck .

Pears..no words, Hyam …no words . 

We are an embarrassing football club run by embarrassing people…we deserve to be relegated. 
Well done Sheffield Wednesday…they weren’t good ….but they didn’t need to be. 

If we’re honest…we deserve nothing else. 
A shambles of a club with plastic management and paper players …we deserve to be relegated. 
The final cuts are being inflicted..death is near…I’m surprised we’ve survived this long. 
Embarrassed to be  a fan tonight ….it’s no longer  the club we knew and respected . 

 

15 hours ago, Upside Down said:

That's not true though is it, they've never tried to breathe life into the club. All they've ever done is suffocate it.

..if you read what I  said ..I didn’t say that the owners had” tried to breathe new life “….I wish they didn’t breathe at all. Any breathing of new life has only been tried by some players and some fans…

We are desperate…there is no question.

The blame clearly lies with our owners who through negligence and indifference have brought this club to its knees.
 

It also lies with a “ board” who have been mute throughout this terrible decline ..their silence is abhorrent.

It lies with men like Waggott and Broughton …totally out of their depth yet they continue to steal a wage …

It lies with the coaching staff who offer no tactical awareness, no motivation ..no idea…but we must remember they are “ coaching “ raw kids, injured journeymen who are not fit for purpose, a striker without guts, a goalkeeper without hope..

Ewood Park looks tired , the fan base is fractured and the match day experience is akin to a visit to the dentist…….dreaded.. 

Over the time of “ the owners “ much has been tried and sadly failed to breathe life back into this dying  club… maybe administration is the only way out of this hell . I feel I’m losing my love for this club…sometimes a divorce is what’s best .

A performance which really reflects where we are as a club right now ….finished. 
 

Relegation is exactly what this club deserves..an embarrassment on the pitch and off it ..all overseen by the Indian incompetents . 
 

Hopefully , relegation and  or administration is our only hope of the end of this shit regime .
 

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve felt complete detachment from the 11 on the field and the clowns in the dug out .

Tonight is the best I’ve felt in years … courage , commitment, passion and some proper old fashioned football. Some pride in the shirt… 

Could we ? Could we resurrect our club again ? 

9 minutes ago, OsloRover said:

We need to change formation and get more bodies in midfield. Personally I’d sacrifice Dolan and put Ayari or Moran on.

Your first sentence is perfect sense..but the second “ and put on Ayari or Moran “ I are  THE words which completely sum up where we are as a football club.

Why does  it never occur to any management at Ewood that we simply cannot operate a two man midfield ..bloody hell!

North End dig in. They are on the edge of legal…not a place for Callum Brittain.

It’s a long time since I saw as weak a fullback at Ewood.

Brett Emerton got stick from some..possibly ducked the odd 50/50…but this fella, Britain ,is pathetically weak …and with the out of form , lacking in decision Hyam next to him….our right side will be murdered .. Deepdale will require guts, how many times have we folded at the hands of North End in recent seasons…heart says a point, head says a hammering .

Chaddy…I love your optimism..but do you really believe we have a chance of anything with your selection of Hyam and Brittain as a defensive right side pairing ….neither has an ounce of guts ..

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Disappointed with the result and with our attacking side of our game. Never got our attacking side of game going all night. Very poor. 

Defensively, I thought we were much better. McFadzean, Tronstad and Hyam our best players. 

Telalovic should have scored tho. 

Eustace has had 1 training session for a hour with this squad. Its deffo work in progress under him

 

Wow Chaddy…I thought Hyam was a liability..indecisive, very poor on the ball , no leadership…glad you didn’t think Brittain was decent…. an absolute pussy cat…if he played half as well as he talks we’d be ok …a “ man “ who lacks balls .

Owners ……I have no words to fit their tenure..I would go to prison .

Waggot…incompetent, arrogant, dangerous…..a hateful man

The “ board” if we have one ..fail this club and this town on a daily basis. Weak , pathetic , embarrassing. 

Backroom staff..scouts, fitness , “ tacticians”  , coaches all out of their depth. Robbing a living .

JDT …Nice lad, too stubborn for his own good. He is now using/ abusing our club. 

Players…weak, pathetic , gutless, overpaid beings who ( except a couple ) bring shame to the shirt. 

We are a club no more….we are a vehicle for our owners to manipulate to their ends. 
…..and what’s worse is …we , the true supporters, have sleep walked into this . 
 

We are soooo soft ! Where are the men? 
We are a shambles on the pitch and off it ….embarrassment to the town ! 
 

 Adam Wharton is on at Brighton….and again, he finds himself in a team of clown defenders..poor lad ! Palace 3 down .

Suicide playing out, and a defence with not a clue how to defend. 
Shocking ! 

Just now, Bethnal said:

Moran is just not worth having in the pitch, slows everything down, can’t execute the basics. What’s happened? He looked a good player early on.

I agree..he’s a young boy . A typical academy product that often doesn’t transmit to the championship , thinks he’s all the time in the world. His distribution is very, very poor. We have better and we must play them. 

If a figure of 22 million plus add ons/ sell on fee is to be correct I see it as a common sense piece of business.
We are where we are , a floundering, badly supported town club . I like Wharton , he seems a really decent lad , obviously talented BUT…he has lots to learn without the ball, not sure about his work ethic and God forbid , he could pick up a considerable injury  (Dack) just before a probable sale . …don’t think we’re in any position not to grab this.

I wish him all the very best, I hope he goes on to fulfill his massive potential and we see him , one day, in an England shirt. 

We can talk about shocking keeping , a back four who looked like they’d been in the lash, an impotent  forward line and a strolling midfield . We can talk about possible January signings to solve some of these issues…but , as we all know this is a chairs on the Titanic job. 

Our club is dead . 

Have you experienced a match day recently? Been in “ the shop” , no stock, recently?   
Seen any positive work done  by the commercial department recently? Tried to “ buy” a cup ticket recently? Seen ANY investment in ANYTHING recently ???? 
We , as paying fans , care more about this club than the leaders,  managers and players do …sad days but true …we’re done !

Just now, Aqualung said:

It is now smarty pants. 

Like I said…grow up. The situation for the fan  and family concerned is not a subject for your “ wit “ 

3 minutes ago, Aqualung said:

Tell the BBC website to get it right first. 

..The BBC website isn’t informing this page. No harm intended..grow up ! 

1 minute ago, Aqualung said:

Both Bolton and reading games abandoned due to crowd trouble!!! 

..Get it right … Bolton abandoned due to medical incident.