Not sure if Sam Vokes is fit, but if he is that's first goalscorer sorted. Nailed on.

That's true, although he didn't have a nice 4 year contract there though.

I've been noticing this for sometime now, and in fairness probably even long before Mowbrays reign. Being a Riversider I sometimes watch both warm ups, and the intensity of the opposition is 95% of the time way up on that of the Rovers players. The likes of Norwich and Leeds was probably about to the level we play during a game (when playing well).

That Charlton game was a disgrace by Mowbray in my opinion. A tremendous following (3000?) down in the capital, feel good factor massive, league there to be won, and he practically forfeited the game.

Wish Mowbray would give it a rest regarding BB, the lad is 20 next month and has around 70 first team appearances under his belt with little sign of this amazing talent. On the game, unfortunately I think Alex Neil will have the beating of TM quite easily, high tempo quick passing like deepdale and we are done for. Rovers 1-3 PNE.

Not sure I'll be bothering watching Mowbray's football, will have to be a good summer window. Think of me what you will, but with a 3 and 1 year old there's better things to spend time and money on. Rather than something that for the most part doesn't entertain me.

In the mid 1990's Preston itself had only slightly more PNE than Rovers. Hence there bitterness towards us now.

Friedel Berg Hendry Nelsen Le Saux Bentley Tugay Sherwood Duff Shearer Jansen Subs Flowers, Moran, Flitcroft, Ripley, Dunn, Newell, Cole. Five or six captains in that line up, and a couple more on the bench. Goosebumps from the memories ?.

Can't for the life in me understand why Rovers would request this kick off time. The pne police twitter account has confirmed that it is Rovers who have asked for early kick off.

Thanks for that, just taken a quick look. For the game on Sunday against Boro who have a manager renowned for playing long ball tactics we, played 22 long passes more than Middlesbrough despite them playing more passes in the game. Realising the Boro game may have been a one off, as we had 10 men for half of it, I then checked the Bristol CIty stats and we played 21 more long passes than Bristol. So yes off these stats and the ones Mattyblue kindly provided earlier, id say we are certainly a long ball team. Certainly not tactics Im against if used correctly, as ive earlier said the whole idea of it is to get men around DG quicker, at the moment it's something we are very poor at.

Chaddy Would it be possible for you to show the oppositions long pass stats for those games as well, that would give clearer view if we are playing more or less long passes than other teams. A long pass is not necessarily a bad thing, the fact we don't tend to get players around DG quick enough is the problem. Interesting that from the games listed, the game DG was on the bench is the one we played the lowest number of long passes, which would suggest it's our tactic when he's on (as anyone who watches can clearly see). I've had a quick Google but can't seem to find the stats.

Yeah but come on.... We are on same points as Preston. ?.

No, and I don't think we will get it next season either with him.

I wouldn't say he doesn't deserve his job....yet. On the other hand I highly doubt he has what it takes to make us challengers - based on the style of football I have seen throughout his reign. He has a relatively pressure free (or should) end to the season now to prove he can change his ways. So I'm somewhere between just about deserves his job and reassess in summer. Had the question been is he the man to turn us into challengers next season, then I'd have been a no.

If I was playing in our back 4 and it was backs to the wall, I'd much sooner have Williams next to me than Bell. As said above by someone, coward of a defender.

The most bewildering thing is the 4 year contract we have given Mowbray.

By my reckoning a win today and we are guaranteed to be 3 points off 6th place and 4 points from 5th. This is due to Boro, Derby, Bristol City and Swansea above us having no game due to the FA cup, and Hull obviously coming to Ewood. Really is a big game.... Come on you Blues!

TM has described the first half as under par, personally I'd say it was about par for the first halfs at Ewood under his tenure. However we did up it a bit in the second half with Rothwell and Armstrong driving us forward, and did enough to get the win. Special mention for Jack Rodwell, absolute Rolls Royce of a footballer,particularly at this level. Fair play to Tony for getting him back to that level of performance, when many felt he was finished after Sunderland.

Looking at the amount of available seats online, I think I'd be doing away with the matchday price of £20 and leaving it at £10.

It's a recurring theme throughout his reign (at champ level especially) that is not being addressed.

Doesn't matter how many we play in there, we tend to look outnumbered. On Dack as someone above said, whatever fee he leaves us for, I don't see him ever commanding a higher one.

I don't think the fact that it was an individual mistake from Raya that let them back in the game can be argued. The point people are making (I think) is we weren't doing an awful lot to go and put the game to bed when Birmingham were a sitting duck. Also the criticisms of TM on this particular aspect are very valid in my eyes, 16 points dropped from winning positions this season (bottom club Ipswich have 14 points). Think where we could be if we had held onto half of those. He says maybe it's where we are at. I would agree with that if we were playing well and coming out with draws, the fact we are 5 points from the play offs without playing well for large parts makes me disagree with that statement.

It would be nice to hear Tony Mowbray say we have a problem with chucking leads away - and it will be dealt with. Rather than the "maybe this is just where we are at" interview he gave to Radio Lancs.

No problem mate, yeah I'll probably go to it as long as priced sensible.

Oh, well your a better fan than me Brucey, I like to enjoy the day out as well, which is obviously enhanced by a Rovers win. Had my enjoyment been solely down to results then I'd have thrown the towel in long ago.