Bournemouth will stay up , Sheff, Luton and bastards down 👍

Stabilas in 1981were about a week's wage, for a short one 🙄

Disappointed we're only 15th, seems like we're playing like 5 places higher though I've only seen highlights.

You're Gorgeous - Baby Bird 

Just now, DeeCee said:

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 

 

Oops 3 Fors

Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 

3 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

what!!!!!!!!!!!

20 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

go and get me a spare bubble for the spirit level will you and fetch me the skirting board ladder as well

You can get spare spirit level bubbles though 😁

Keeping AW out of the side might take the pressure/hype away from him and  make possible suitors forget about him for a season?

7 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

What about the glass hammer ?

And rubber nails 😁

17 hours ago, Boroblue said:

Sett end on a Sunday with the strippers reminds me of my youth

Then up to Rovers for the comedian and back down to the Sett for the 2nd stripper 😁👍

@roverandout condolences to you and your family. R.I.P. your mum.

8 hours ago, windymiller7 said:

I used to work for a consultancy firm owned by Gary Neville around 2008/9 (King Associates) and it was around the time that the house was being completed. I've actually been to the house a few times. Whether Venkys still own it or anyone else does/resides there, I've no idea.

What I do know is, it's at Top of Th Knotts in Bolton and definitely did not have gold taps! 😆

The building at the top of the photo also forms part of the estate. This is, what was, the housekeeper's cottage - Gary & Emma lived in this whilst the main house was being completed.

Don't you mean Gaz and Emz?

For me, GB beds to deliver consistently over the next 2 transfer windows to prove he is the real deal. He's not there yet but I'm hoping.

On 11/10/2023 at 15:38, bluebruce said:

Whilst I generally agree with your reasoning, and that we should be able to (and are able to) freely discuss pros and cons of a player as soon as we have seen them, and to an extent before we have seen them, the 'some reason' you allude to is that there's an assumption that a player will take time to bed in. New club, new teammates, new manager, new area, new tactics, often a new league or even new country. It's natural to assume a player will take time to settle in and adapt to all of this, and there is a fair bit of apparent precedent for it.

So if the player struggles, it's easy enough to think it may be down to those factors, and it may be. If a player hits the ground running, it's easy to assume those factors haven't made much difference, or that he's just that good that he's playing well in spite of them, and can only get better or at least is less likely to tail off as any natural change in form may be offset by having settled in. There's logic in this too, although there is certainly precedent of players who have set off on fire at a club and tailed off, perhaps due to adrenaline and hunger when they arrive, starting as an unknown quantity for opposition, or sheer dumb luck.

There's a lot of psychology at play, and I think this is another reason some supporters tend towards saying give them time. It's only a messageboard, and I maintain we can say what we want on here, but if players get a sniff the wider fanbase is criticising them, when they're new, confidence can spiral. So I can see where people are coming from when they say these things. Attempting to shut down debate is something I'm not in favour of though. But I do think people should steer away from comments like 'he's clearly a waste of money' or 'he's shit' or 'he'll never make it here' when it's just been a few games, or even a couple of months really. Comments like 'so far he isn't looking like he'll contribute enough to warrant the fee' however, are totally fair. The problem for me comes from posters who attempt to shut down both types of remarks and don't do balance.

Message boards are all about opinions, good or bad, posts - good or bad are essential to keep them current and vibrant, ergo encouraging debate.

Professional players nowadays surely are coached about how negative "press" affects them and how to deal with it? 

Football psychology has been going on for some while.

We have got a few "flair" players ATM but I'm struggling to get enthused about the current England team, whether that's old age or a symptom of the overall set up?

On 11/10/2023 at 16:46, Norbert Rassragr said:

I hope you sent him for a long weight and tartan paint after that.

And a long stand, a bucket of steam and a gallon of compressed air 😁

21 hours ago, roverandout said:

Just in case anyone is interested my mum has cancer. 3 weeks after losing my dad

Stay strong mate, in my (very) recent experiences with the NHS as a cancer patient, they are extremely good.  Support staff, nurses, doctors and consultants.

There are some really good treatments available now.

Macmillan Cancer charity are amazing too 💯 check out their on line stuff, tremendously helpful and informative.

Best wishes, cancer doesn't just effect the patient. Think positive 👍

1 hour ago, martonrover said:

Pity, I was hoping you’d called him a fat idiot 😂

I would if it was face to face but wouldn't expect a reply if I put it in an email.

22 hours ago, martonrover said:

You touched a nerve there 😂

What did you say to him that could be construed as “personal”?

 

Unprofessional I guess 😁

Reminds me of the old Ribblesdale coaches back in the 70s.

On 28/09/2023 at 14:45, DeeCee said:

I've forwarded my undelivered email to Lyndsey Talbot.

I got a reply........  

Despite some of your personal comments aimed at Mr Waggott, and the fact that your email has not been received due to technical issues that have been publicly broadcast, we now wish to respond with some of the facts behind the decision of closing down not only the Blackburn End but also the Riverside for the second time this season.

There are a number of factors to consider when creating the operational plan for a matchday and the decisions made are based on these. Initially we review what the anticipated attendance is going to be and then measure this against the financial cost of opening the entire stadium.

For the first round of the Carabao Cup; BRFC V Walsall, we attracted an attendance of just over 6,000 supporters. For this fixture the capacity for the Blackburn End was less than 50% capacity of the lower tier. Due to the make-up of the stadium, once the decision is made to open a stand, the staffing of that area remains the same whether the stand is at capacity or accommodating fewer than 500 supporters. 

For the Cardiff game, we anticipated an attendance of circa 4000-5000 which is just over a third of the capacity for the Jack Walker Stand and less than one sixth of the whole stadium and therefore the Jack Walker stand would adequately cater for the expected demand. 

We do appreciate that many of our long-standing supporters sit in the Blackburn End and would argue that this stand is affectionately referred to as the home end, but the Jack Walker Stand can be relied upon to accommodate all supporters with ease. This provides a better backdrop for the broadcast footage based on top of the Riverside Stand and ultimately it will help us to manage costs at a time when all costs have to be carefully considered under Financial Fair Play rules. 

I’m sure you can appreciate and understand why the Club has taken the relevant measures on this occasion. Of course, these decisions will be reviewed on a match-by-match basis should we progress further in the competition, as we hope to do.

Thanking you for your continued support.

Kind regards

Christina Haines

On behalf of Steve Waggott

And sent this one back : 

Thank you for your reply.

John Miles - Music 

I've forwarded my undelivered email to Lyndsey Talbot.

23 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Will this not be part of Waggott's masterplan to only open one stand? If people can't book online then demand for the game is even less likely to exceed the capacity of the JW and prevents him from looking like an even bigger **** than he already does.

Impossible!