Meanwhile, Dann’s header hits post at 94’
too bad...

No Bennett or SG. We will see...

It’s pretty much consensus Mowbray should field a younger team today. I think I will scream if Bennett or Gallagher start. A young keeper will be abused by ‘birds, but really, will Walton do any better? 

Just now, Ewood Ace said:

                             Hilton

Nyambe      Carter         Lenihan     Thompson

                   Travis          Davenport

JRC                     Holtby                 Chapman

                          Armstrong

Let's play a team of players who are going to be here next season.

Why not? The Telegraph said today the playoffs are out of reach, I do not disagree with that statement. 
This looks daring, and ambitious. I like it. 

Last season, Rovers record was 16-12-18, good for 15th on the table. If we go 1-1-3 the rest of the way, we will equal that. 

Tony should play the youth. I don’t think they can possibly have a negative impact on our final record. 

My predictive powers haven’t been any good, so I will not predict a Rovers win this time.   hopefully, our players can just be competitive, play with discipline, and finish a goal (if we get close to one). 

4 minutes ago, Atko's Engine said:

None of them shout out to me as likely to be better than TM, I don't know about anyone else...

Exactly, what’s the point of hiring another guy, not an improvement, just to change names.

we need to think big. 

26 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

The people demanding young hungry managers won't like this.

I don’t mind it... it’s another good option. Whenever the time comes to replace Tony Mowbray.  
I also notice on the poll, the % to keep him has gone up the last couple of days. 

There’s a negative to anybody on that list. Whatever, I still say evaluate mowbray at seasons end. We’re all just upset at 3 straight losses. It’s just 5 games, and nothing will be saved or wrecked in that time. 

Truth, but as we know, Rangers have a sticky financial situation. I still says fans would welcome a big name, a proven winner, one of the best midfielders ever who understands the game. Rovers would play sound, disciplined, football, imo. 

Face it, Venky’s isn’t leaving. Boycotts have done nothing in the past. This is the only Blackburn Rovers Football Club we will ever have.

If the club is soulless and hopeless, nothing would lift our spirits like the appointment of a fresh young face, a winner. When the time comes, Steven Gerrard would be my choice. 

11 minutes ago, JHRover said: 

I came up with 16 suggestions all with proven track records. Yes they may cost but what's the point in going cheap on the most important job at the club when £150 million in the red?

I think you made some great suggestions; again, why not put Gerrard on that list, for the reasons I stated? 

3 hours ago, JHRover said:

Mick McCarthy, Chris Hughton, Neil Warnock, Aitor Karanka, Slavisa Jokanovic, Gary Rowett, Alex Neil, Gus Poyet, Jaap Stam and Carlos Carvalhal - all are achievable managers for billionaire ambitious owners and all have strong recent track records in the Championship.

Other options could include Mark Hughes, Tony Pulis, Lee Johnson, Javi Gracia, Daniel Stendel, David Wagner

So there's 16 names I've just come up with whilst having a brew at my desk. The majority I think would relish an upward looking Championship club wanting promotion to the Premier League.

There will be many others abroad and in the lower leagues that I haven't even considered.

I appreciate the fact you’ve given us a big list to mull over, whenever the time comes for Mowbray’s departure. I am realistic enough to know he won’t be here forever, even if the owners keep him at seasons end.

I don’t even want a change right now, but if I did, I think I would offer Steven Gerrard. Why? He’s young, a big name, won scads of trophies & big games, loves & understands the game, and would give the fans the idea we’re not simply going after some old, tired, retread guy that everybody has had. He’s a winner, Rangers beating Celtic the first time in six years under him. 

We got King Kenny at one time, the heart & soul of LFC, and that turned out great; why not his successor?

3 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Should have gone 18 months ago, and nothing has changed, in fact the situation becomes more compelling by the day.

If your only argument for keeping him is any potential replacement might be worse then, like Bowyer before him, you know his race is run and it's time for a change.

I really don't think the people supporting Mowbray realise how much trouble we're in. No keeper, one decent centre half, no decent LB, no cover at RB, one decent midfielder, no creative midfielder, no effective wide man and two of the five players on the books who are actually up to the job entering the final twelve months of their contract.

The situation reminds me a bit of when Lambert left us without a single senior striker on the books and then the owners sold our centre backs Duffy and Hanley in the close season before putting the final nail in the coffin by appointing Coyle. We all know what happened after that.

Chaddy talks glibly about selling Nyambe to plug a hole in the finances but if we do that and bring in another dolloper like Caddis, how is that going to help? Plus we wouldn't get anything near what Nyambe is worth entering the final year of his contract.

We need a skillful and astute operator in the transfer market, and we need him fast.

We may disagree in point on canning mowbray, but there is a lot I can agree with in this post. Much of the above is history, but we know if we don’t study history we are bound to repeat many mistakes.

 I’m just saying let’s wait 5 more games, to fully assess what went wrong this season, and what went right; Tony’s strengths & his weaknesses; who got hurt at critical times; what players need to be re-signed, need to be released, & who needs to retire. In the big scope of things, 5 games isn’t much. Also, as I stated elsewhere, unless Superman is already identified & ready to sign on the dotted line (I am guessing he’s a mystery man), we don’t want to saddle a caretaker/new gaffer with someone else’s headaches/nightmares. Let him start fresh.

I voted no, but he needs to be fully assessed at seasons end. If he rights the ship these last five, and we finish in the top half of the division, after our injuries, I do not see how it would help our situation going forward to fire him. 

This is beyond our scope, but he should absolutely not be sacked unless there is a clearly identified replacement. 

For those who voted to sack, why would you want him canned unless you have an idea who you would want? you might at least have 1-2 candidates in mind- McCarthy might be decent. Nigel Adkins (just throwing a name out), etc. 

I am not excusing any of our last three performances, from a managerial or player standpoint. But where were the positive comments this season, when Rovers took 21 of 30 points (Nov. 2-Dec 26) and 20 of 36 (Jan. 11-June 20)?

We had decent chances to score in all three; TM cannot be blamed when Samuel and SG whiffed on great opportunities. Going forward, those are good reasons not to play them. But don’t sack mowbray now. That makes no sense with 5 games, and it wouldn’t be fair to the new gaffer, either. 

Agreed, Davey & Atko. Mowbray does not deserve much of the spiteful comments directed his way. But I do agree somewhat on his transfers, player development and some of his tactics.

We’re still a better club than a year ago. Injuries hit us hard, and mowbray squared the team away each time. He deserves some consideration for that. 

Until We have nothing to play for- save relegation- and the club clearly identities a better, more suited candidate, we don’t need manager-go-round again. It may not be popular here, but we could do a lot worse.

8 minutes ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

Costs £2m plus - can we do that ?

He's had just over 3 years.

You’re right, hired him in February 2017. 
it sure seems like 4 1/2 years though. 

He’s a nice guy & a good man I bet, but not fit for the challenge at hand and the future of the club. I admit I have supported him until the past week.
 

If we finish the last five, and send him packing, I don’t really think it hurts anybody’s feelings. Including TM, he’s had 4 1/2 years. 

Rovers are in free fall. 
I don’t know that anybody outside of Lenihan, Nyambe, arma & Dacky worth saving. 

Buckley & Davenport, I approve! 

Samuel coming on... really?! 

Buckley, Davenport & Chapman ought to be brought on... somebody with youth & energy. So much long in the tooth on the pitch now

It’s hard to believe back in January & February, we had 4 clean-sheets in 8. 

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

if we go into next season with this squad i`ll be very worried

This squad, with a healthy Dack, still not very good. We also lose Tosin.