6 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Very true, but that means that ultinately our defence will remain incapable of keeping the number of goals conceded down enough for us to challenge.

There are free agents from this league, Morgan Fox, Tyler Blackett, George Friend, Steven Kingsley, all of them are very limited. You would think it will require a bit of imagination and a loan or someone from this fabled "European scouting network" if we are to find anyone worthwhile.

Agree totally pal, however that word ‘imagination’ isn’t one that you can attach to the manager, board, owners and club in general, we just plod along.

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Olsson is 32, was never the best defender and seemingly has struggled for fitness easily. If he hadnt played for us prior would be be mentioned? Would like to think theres better elsewhere.

On our supposed budget there probably isn’t ‘better elsewhere’.

17 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

I'm not a big one for decrying injustices, but that Tugay was not included in the BBCs "best Premier League players to never play for the big six" (Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City, Spurs, Man Utd) is up there with best of them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52440999

Bizarrely David Batty was in there. And ludicrously Shearer wasn't - and he was on the panel! I suppose they thought it would be uncomfortable to have a Shearer love in with him in the room.

I wouldn't have swapped Tugay for any of those in there. Though choosing between him and Le Tissier would have been a tough one.

Also while being bitchy how can Spurs be in the "big six" when they've not actually won the Prem or FA cup in the whole Premier League era?

The Spanish love Le Tis, most of them say he’s the best English player ever. One club does a kind of presentation every year which he attends, because he was a one club man and a great player, and xavi and iniesta both said he was their favourite player growing up.

As for Tuggers, ferguson said he’s the best he’d ever seen outside the so called top clubs and would have signed him if he’d noticed him in his earlier years, says it all about tuggers. Mark noble also once said tuggers was the best midfielder he’s ever played against. 

1 hour ago, Mattyblue said:

Not that I’m particularly arsed about either of them, but the Williams and Bell situation was a bit odd. From memory they were ‘touch and go’ for the Bristol City game, didn’t make it and not seen since.

Good fuck em, both shite.

Just now, BRFC4EVA said:

I'm not saying that he wasn't a good appointment or anything, but Leeds also have the highest wage bill and xfer spending in the division-which kinda helps!! Surely Brentford would be the model that we would be looking to replicate..

We won’t be replicating any model, the club from top to bottom are incapable of such plans.

5 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Rothwell has been okay and Davenport has been injured for 18 months.  Samual has also been injured.

Give over;

rothwell - shite

davenport - next to useless

samuel - diabolical

caddis - atrocious 

whittingham - god bless him, but poor

walton - calamity chris

gladwin - not worth a comment

Harper - useless

nuttall - truly awful striker

bell - worst full back I’ve seen at ewood

hart - pointless

chapman - what was the point

payne - what was the point

brereton - disgraceful signing

gallagher - doubly disgraceful signing

johnson - worked out badly

armstrong, dack, downing, holtby, tosin I would class as good signings. A few other I would class as neither good nor bad. overall though poor record

Just now, OldEwoodBlue said:

Where is Suhail when you need a decision ? 

This club doesnt need decision makers, it needs people put into positions, pretending to fulfil those positions, come on FFS! Thats how we roll these days.

Just now, Scotland1 said:

Not me shhhh you know my name.... Clint yeah 

Clinton is the worst pundit I have ever come across on TV/Radio, talks pure shite on a consistent basis and talks like he's from the broncs, I'd rather have a man off the street who has gone through education to try and get a job in the media. Although he did talk the first bit of sense I have ever heard him speak tonight, he is right Rovers and their tactics were woeful.

Just now, tomphil said:

Wasn't he the guy who dissed Rovers when Souness was interested in signing him ?  

Don't know why, he was shite, I think every striker we had at the club whilst he was in his playing career was better than him.

Just now, Wood26 said:

I thought I read he was now aiming for first game. Could be wrong.

You may well be right pal, it was ages ago I read Christmas time. A 5% fit dack would be better than Brereton or Gallagher so heres hoping, plus our best striker graham will have been released by then.

1 minute ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

Has he resigned yet ?

 

Just resigned himself to a bottle of white instead of red. No fucks given from Tony, cushty contract.

Just now, Wood26 said:

Bennett was crap again. JRC wasn’t much better. One will get a hard time as he’s not from our academy.

Rothwell was good for 10 minutes.

Im going to miss Tosin, one of the few in our team that can pass it forwards.

Literally have no idea how next season is going to pan out, but we need to sort something out because we must be the easiest team to defend against in the league. Our only hope is if Armstrong bangs one in out of no where.

Plus side, 2 more games then Dack is back.

 

I thought Dack was looking at Christmas time before being at full fitness?

3 minutes ago, superniko said:

 Pathetic and spineless, only bettered by the shit show against Barnsley.

The only saving grace is that Cardiff won, meaning the season was over regardless of this result. 
 

Too many passengers and L1 players. Nobody can tell me that Bennett or Samuel are anything but L1 fodder. How can our manager get away with starting them. Downing as a false 9? Gallagher player right wing back. 
Downing and Johnson - shameful waste of wages, not sustainable for a club like ours.

Travis - worst I’ve seen him for a while, which was disappointing. 
 

Rothwell made a difference when he came on, Holtby did pretty much nothing. Thought Rankin Costello was okay in the attacking form, a bit out of position at times defensively. 
 

Tony needs to walk (isn’t going to happen). Johnson to take over and a huge rebuilt needed if we actually have any ambition (I don’t think we do).

If we somehow keep Nyambe, Lenihan, Dack, Armstrong and Travis then we need to replace almost every other position with a first teamer

Bennett, Smallwood, Mulgrew, Johnson, Downing, Samuel all need to go (majority are our highest earners)! As well as others. 

I’m so deflated and not even remotely looking forward to next season. We all want what’s best for Rovers on this board, I’m sure we’re all in the dumps. Let’s just hope for some positive changes. 

Ambition is the main one, and I agree, we don't have any. My Grandad (Burnley fan), but I used to make him go Ewood when I was a kid, as he was effectively my Dad, so took me everywhere, so he gained a love for Rovers through me! He said to me only the other week "look at Burnley they had a structure in place, and built year upon year, Blackburn have spent more bloody money on them two donkeys up front, than Burnley ever did, and they are still a poor side, it's LIKE THEY ARE'NT INTERESTED IN GOING UP, that manager he does the same thing over and over again, and it never works"

Just now, OldEwoodBlue said:

He needs to walk tonight.

pfft more chance of the queen walking pal.

Just now, OldEwoodBlue said:

The punishment is 12 points.

The punishment is not relegation.

When it's our turn we will hope we can chalk up 13 points.

which is what I am saying in reply to Stuart, I have no problem with it.

Just now, DE. said:

It's a woeful division. 

Very true, was a big chance this season for so many, including Terrified Tonys lads.

Just now, Hasta said:

I presume you are not watching then.

I am talking about Rovers pal.

Just now, Stuart said:

If Wigan are 13 points from safety then they receive zero punishment at all. They effectively get away with cheating.

So you are looking at it from that point of view, didn't think you meant it that way, hmmm interesting point I suppose. Then again it is set at 12 and they've managed to gain so many points then they have fairly stayed up, but I see your point, it will have at least worried them, but again I take your point.

Just now, OldEwoodBlue said:

Glad Cardiff won so we can't gloss over how we were "unlucky" tonight.

Absolute miles off Tony's latter "70 points" target or his former "challenging for the play offs" target.

Failure.

I'm amazed how this lot have got to such a late stage in the season and still being in with a shout of the play offs, they are a woeful side.

Just now, Stuart said:

Is that right? What a con. I thought that loophole had been closed when Leeds conned the authorities years ago.

I agree with it, if a team is going down anyway, then they should be punished the season after, it's like when people are given a 6 month driving ban, concurrent to a 12 month one already imposed, you aren't really being punished.

Do not know how good they are, but since the young lads came on, Rovers look far more potent, and willing to have a go. Give them all a chance next season.

5 minutes ago, philipl said:

As things stand, play-offs are mathematically impossible

Good.

What are Rovers these days? There is just no identity imbeded within the team. Its just a bunch of players chucked together, hoping for the best. Heads drop when they concede every game, mentality must be weak. 

Admittedly I haven't watched a Rovers game, bar the odd highlights for a long time, just because I can't really be bothered. However watching this tonight, and by goodness, their defending is shambolic, they defend like schoolboys, Lenihans positioning sense is awful. 

Bradley Johnson is a poor footballer, not sure why he came with expectations, he struggles to pass a ball.

I can't believe that somehow this Rovers team, is still in with the slightest of chances of the playoffs, a win tonight would see us upto at least 8th (temporarily at least) and if Derby win at Cardiff, just one point off the play off places. The championship really is unreal. As always though, with this slightest of chances, we will go and blow it no doubt. If Cardiff do beat Derby tonight though, then that is it for Rovers I think, well it will be mathematically too if we lose alongside a Cardiff win and near on the same if we draw. This will be the night which decides whether or not we are in with a chance of play offs on the final day.