WacoRover

Yeah, I could get excited about any number of managers, but Sherwood has not managed in at least 5 years, and was a failure then. He’s another Rovers favorite son of bygone days; I’d hate to be shouting for his removal.

First time I’ve ever read every post of a game day thread... all 41 pages. Lots of frustration amongst our fans. I’m frustrated, too. But, I would guess there’s a 10% chance of Mowbray getting sacked before Coventry, & only a 25% chance of the hatchet afterwards (a loss obviously). I don’t have any insider information. I don’t have a friend who works for the club. This is all guess-work on my part, but the worst possible scenario: TM here for the rest of the season. It boils down to being a money decision, not a win/loss thing. Obviously, I hope I’m wrong. I’m just preparing myself as a fan of the club, when nothing happens, and we’re stuck with this situation & have to deal with it as best we’re able.

The wheels are truly off. There’s simply no leadership at Blackburn Rovers. On the pitch or off. A new manager could restore sanity, and build up the players he knows he has coming back next season, and try to keep the better ones who are probably off. A good manager could sort the squad out, pick the same 11, back-to-back games, and instill some confidence. If there aren’t some changes soon, I’m afraid we will be where Bolton currently are. This is a mess, and it’s turning into a nightmare.

I think that’s about it, we’re not going anywhere with Tony. I’m not going to get ugly, he just isn’t getting us anywhere. It’s not Watford, it’s the first four clubs we lost to, all below us on the table. Sometimes, a change is warranted just for the sake of change. This appears to exceed that scenario, we’re in a relegation battle now, free-falling, no end to the tumble in sight, with the games we’ve got coming up in March.

Yay, Big Ben

Neil Lennon available now... Lennon, anyone?

Game over. Mowbray will survive though

Rothwell YC, I sense frustration and we’ll be at 10 men forthwith.

One is probably all they need. Ugh

I have a bad feeling about this...

Kaminski is gonna get a big workout today

I’m not having much heartburn with this 11, Evans excepted. Not sure what reason there would be to start him.

Thank you, listening now!

I can hear him now; we lose, 0-1, he will say, ”that was some Premier League quality defending today”

I think you care, or you wouldn’t post; you’ve just ceased to care about the Mowbray regime anymore. For the fans, Liberation Day is the first day of any new manager at a club.

Lenihan, Gallagher, Johnson, Trybull, Holtby, Ayala... all out. I assume Williams, as well, but he wasn’t mentioned. A least a couple of those could’ve been useful vs Watford. Nyambe.. “touch & go.” Bennett & JR-C... “Won’t feature.” Pike & McBride to be in the squad. Low to no expectations. Oughta be fun

The 4 teams just below us, could all pass us with wins. If Coventry beats Swansea and we lose, they could be within two points when we play them this weekend. Yeah, I would say our situation demands three points; if we cannot pick them up vs Watford, Coventry becomes a must-win situation.... or we could well be toying with relegation.

Yes, I fully agree with that statement. I believe we’ve “maxed out” under his mgmt. I don’t think he can possibly last that long, considering the current state of affairs. We’re averaging a point a game... that’s definitely not enough to promote, and maybe not good enough to stay up. I’m glad the owners don’t have as itchy a trigger finger to can/sack managers as they used to, but a loss tomorrow, and they might find it much easier to do so.

Yeah, defensively, I don’t know what else can be done. If Nyambe is healthy, that answers one question. Three questions remaining, LoL

Getting back to tomorrow’s game... Stopping Pedro, Sarr, Deeney, et al., is a tall order. Our defending has not been that bad, allowing 11 in the past 11. Rovers have not allowed 3 or 4 goals since October (3 to Watford, 4 to Reading). Rovers have outscored Wasps on the season, tbh, those goals were a long time ago, Rovers having scored only 9 in the last 11 games. we’re not good enough offensively to derail a fine defending team like Watford. I made my whimsical pick earlier; serious pick time, 1-2.

You’re probably right.

I’d say Kaminski alone is worth it. Stergiakis... time will tell.

Just listened to Roverschat on YouTube, “well done” & good discussion to all those involved. I must say, if Mowbray were to leave the team today, we are definitely in better shape than when he arrived. Now I can say, after listening to a very fair discussion, if Mowbray were to leave the team today, we might not feel so good about the immediate future: 1) lack of a name manager that is out there right now, that we could get; 2) money (it’s always money, isn’t it!?) If we get body slammed by Watford, I’d be willing to see him given his walking papers, but I would not be rejoicing at the prospects of the remainder of the season under an interim manager, or someone that would not instill anymore confidence than I have right now.

Ha ha We have to laugh, to keep from crying.

Not feeling very positive about this. Lacking warm bodies on defense, we put all the kids on the pitch, go wide open/full acceleration, and... ... lose, 3-5. At least it will be an exciting game. After which, Tony will say, “we were Premier League quality attacking.” 🤣