So what are we expecting formation wise from JDT? I've read conflicting reports, some saying he strongly favours a more traditional 442/4411 with pressing forwards others saying he goes with 4231 with wide pressing forwards

CONSISTENCY in results and performances, get that right along with a few solid signings to strengthen the team and the rest will come.

Errr no You're not, don't do it again ffs😤

Didn't mind his first full season, but after that his player transfers became very dubious and desperate (pretty sure he had 4 senior RBs on the books at one point) he just ran out of ideas and obviously working on a relatively small budget didn't help, but to be fair that was normally his speciality at the point and a lot was wasted on kalinic

Yeh! I meant/said think of the good times before Venkys ie. The Hughes, Souness and Dalglish years (from my lifetime) The Allardyce years where completely forgettable in comparison to them (though yes obviously the Allardyce years where good in comparison to anything post venky takeover so far... )

I'm already tired of all the schmoozing however refreshing it's been... Time to get down to business from Monday

Sam feck8n Allardyce jeezus, if people are going to reminisce then why not at least think of the good pre-venky times!

Not really, should always just be the most talented man for the job imo, it's a bonus if they're local or already have an affinity with the club. I'm sure there are loads of 'locals' doing jobs and knocking about behind the scenes at the training ground that keep a lower profile

Was my thought also, where do they find these spoilt little disinterested dullard shits We should be scouring the estates of blackburn and nearby towns & villages for our next crop of youngsters, kids that actually just love playing football with real fight and a desperation to make good lives for themselves and their families.

Too true 😄😄

Just watched the first episode of obi-wan kenobi and already I'm board with it. Disney really aren't going to be content untill they've completely mined the life out the original trilogyand left it dead on the scrap heap.

I totally agree,actions speak louder than words in football. It's only that it's such a small gesture though, it's just odd for the owners of any club not to at the very least personally put out a short statement welcoming them and wishing them the best

Sorry just another bum note! But would it really have killed the venkys to put out a personal statement welcoming the new manager to the club

Which one is he again? Looks like he'd be a right sneaky tell tale

Hope not! He was pretty average and a real sick note in his prime, now in his mid 30s! What could he really offer? May as well bring MGP back as well before he retires 🙃

I genuinely without any bias think we've easily got the better man for the job long term, Kompanys a big name, but other than that there's nothing impressive about his cv since retirement

Gallagher confused and thinking ohhh is Bradley Johnson back! Hopefully there's not too much ptsd from mowbrays calamities.

Greg even shares a resemblance to Vision 🙃 Not sure who that makes his Scarlet Witch!

Gregg Broughton says he thinks it could take a couple of transfer windows to get the team right! I think that in itself is pretty bloody ambitious!! 🤞🤞

I agree with what you say, apart from when someone does actually do or say something that makes them fair game! like this idiotic commercial prat and the pathetic comments he's made. Waggot has gained a little credit with the recent coaching appointments and dof, but he's still walking a wafer thin line with me and its questionable exactly how much say he had in finding them and bringing them in

I'm not sure why benson, lowe have been getting so much stick, have they done something wrong specifically that I'm not Aware of!? And why does Damien Johnson not get any stick when he's was just as much part of mowbrays coaching team as the others! Im not saying the shouldn't be replaced/upgraded at some point, but to me they seem pretty harmless jobbing coaches and as long as they follow the new manager & assistant managers orders and don't try undermining them the what's the prob

He's definitely the coolest coach we've ever had, don't know what the ladies think but I can definitely feel a lot of mancrushes coming on

well Ayala is in the final season of his contract and strangely🙄 in recent years that's when our players have been at their best pretty much

Personally around £300(for the Riverside) I could stretch to and spread the cost over 12 months or more with an interest free card. Any more is just too much for me to justify though. It's obviously far more frustrating this year though, because i like most am very excited to see what JDT brings to the team and hopefully we have a good enjoyable season for a change!

Brian Cox though! It's never been in question what a great actor he's been all of his career But this really is a role of a lifetime for him, he's an absolute behemoth