Here is a hypothetical one. Birmingham 4 - 1 Rovers (May 2008) Had we won that game we would have qualified for the UEFA Cup for 2018-2019, and "perhaps" that may have kept the excellent Mark Hughes. That summer we sign Vincent Kompany and Pablo Zabaleta, and never have to suffer Ince, Kean, relegation in 2012, Bradley Orr, Leon Best, Danny Murphy, Owen Coyle, Relegation to L1 etc. For wanting to win a game so badly, I'd maybe say the Leverkusen 0-0 back in 2006-2007.

I think the problem originally for Zimba and then Burns is that the U18s didnt have a recognised striker before the season. Burns is a RW and will revert back to one next season, and the likes of Sam Durrant, Zak Gilsenan and Brandon Lonsdale are not going to lead the line as they are all too small... so Zimba was forced into the #9 role due to his size. And despite his goals has generally struggled with the physicality and role of it. Shame for him as I think he would have walked a contract had he been allowed to stay a bit deeper.

Burns (and others) was told during the week that he was getting released. If you didn't know you can tell by his body language after his goals and also the final whistle. This cup run is hopefully going to save and make his career.

Is there anything more satisfying than scoring in the 95th minute against a team that has time wasted, faked injuries and been general tools for 40+ minutes. I thought (their) Gallagher looked outstanding. Brereton with a positive cameo too. Sad thing is everyone knew we would be coming out of these home games with zero wins.

Surprised and delighted to be winning. It's amazing how perspective is different, we look solid 90% of the time and a drubbing waiting to happen the other 10% I'd get Buckley off for Gallagher and play it long with Arma and Samuel on the wings, they seem a mess dealing with long balls. Also, I personally thought Raya did everything right for the goal as he had all the angles covered yet Armstrong scored the only way he could, did anyone expect that from him, excellent goal, no blame. Trying to forget that we were 1 goal up here last season at half time, then conceded four in the second half...

If "No" doesn't win this poll by a considerable landslide, I'm deleting my account as I will have completely lost faith in all of us!

So after 3 years in charge we are going into this summer with only 6 start worthy, under contract, players ? the best of which is crocked till 2021. Keeping all of Nyambe, Lenihan and Travis this summer is simply a dream unfortunately. Most of those listed U18's will be out of contract in a few months too, and basing retained numbers off history, at least half will be released. Unless we make a drastic decision... The League 1 tour of shame will be resuming in August 2021.

Besides Johnson and Gallagher, I thought Downing was also poor and has largely been poor when deployed as the LW position. I do like him in CM, but played wide highlights his age and mucks up the formation. Once Rothwell is back I feel we will settle on Travis-Downing in CM.

We are 7 games away from having our £12 million "strike force" go the entire season without either of them getting a single goal at Ewood. Sack the manager.

Not making signings is pathetic. Not shipping/loaning out ANY of Smallwood, Samuel, Mulgrew, Brereton, Chapman, Buckley, is inexcusable incompetence. Mowbray, Waggo, Venus (Lowe and Benson - just because) out.

If FFP is as dire as they will use the excuse now, then why the actual fuck have you opted to recall Mulgrew and his £16k a week, and not loaned out expensive flops/backups on loan like Smallwood, Samuel, Chapman and Brereton. That's what, minimum (generous) £50k a week. Clueless.

The first person to write "give Mowbray the summer window" should be banned and/or committed to the asylum.

According to the SSN website tracker, we are the only club in the entire league not to have made a signing this month. I... am... flabbergasted!

Hearing similar positive rumblings around Ewood. Going to be a late one. Some disbelief regarding this Chelsea lad and Maddison was us, but now Hull have shipped out their wingers he will be going there. Maybe as many as 5 outgoings too. Freeman ?

Cannot wait for a transfer window when Mowbray is no longer our manager!

Sums him up. Every other club is frantically trying to do business and Uncle Tony is here daydreaming about the window closing. He's just lucky we're actually playing Middlesbrough this weekend so his "focus" can be taken both ways!

Can't be Rovers, too many people on here keep telling us that we're in the verge of the top six, not mid-table. ?

I agree with that, and also the inclination to include Rothwell and Rankin-Costello. However, Dack (as it stands) will be down to his final 6 months the next time he is fit to play, as will Holtby... and Lenihan most likely won't be Blackburn Rovers player when that happens as I can't see us keeping him again this summer. Travis could be a star, and bigger fish probably know that. That leaves Nyambe, who Mowbray massively underrates and it wouldn't surprise me if he got the "Raya" treatment this summer, and three players who perform well 1 in 6 games in Gallagher, Rothwell and Armstong. If Mowbray is our manager on September 1st, we will be relegated next season. (And I'm not talking about from the Premier League!!)

“When people phone about our players, you pick a number out of the air and that gives them an idea about what they might take. “Either negotiations start or you frighten them off with that number." Talk about amateur. No wonder other clubs are proving hard to deal with, "Oh you're calling about Richie Smallwood, (spins tombola), it think £6m sounds about right." Get rid.

Whitehall isn't a CB, despite playing there recently. He most definitely sees himself as a midfielder. I wouldn't loan Buckley out either, I'd take the mythical £10m (with add ons if possible) and PMSL for the next 5 years... like Forest are doing with Brereton.

Now that's not strictly true, I believe Mowbs is putting all of his, and the clubs resources into making multiple clones of Elliott Bennett as we speak. I'm more worried that excluded "some" of Sam Harts wages, nothing and no one else has left, and we've also regained £15k+ on Mulgrew a week. Are other clubs really going to get to deadline day and think... "oh shit, we need to go get (Richie Smallwood, Dominic Samuel, Ben Brereton)!" Emrace what is (not) to come (or leave) the next 6 months....

I'm sorry for bringing up the wage of Harry Chapman... Mulgrew is on £20k for what it's worth and Wigan were supposedly paying 60% - 80%. (Can't remember what I was told.) It is depressing that Chappers is on more pounds per week than we have season ticket holders. So about 1/6 of all ST sales go on his wages for the year alone. No wonder we are racking up dept, and fringe players never want to leave without golden handshakes.

Harry Chapman is on £10k a week.

He is on the contract of his life. And he knows it. For perspective, Harry Chapman is on £10kpw, says it all about some of the daft wages Uncle Tony dishes out. Yes, he is on £10k.

I've never seen him play, but I can guarantee he is better than Smallwood.