The team needs money spending on it but we cant spend any due to FFP. Apparently the owners want to spend money but cant. Our budget in Jan was £1.3 million which is nothing. The stadium needs bringing into the 21st century and that isn't part of FFP. So unless they want to spend is bollocks then let them crack on with proving it. Funny Brentford can build a spanking new stadia at London prices but we can't afford to rebuild the Riverside ?

You might not know but the track is just the other side of the river. It could be done quickly with the will and the investment.

Camera angles yesterday were like one of those FA cup ties at a none league ground. Was just reading a bit about and watching a couple of videos of their new stadium, as I was wondering if this was going to be a Bolton special. In fact the new stadium is less than a mile away. It will home Brentford and London Irish. Is slap bang in the middle of the community with great transport links directly next to the ground and I think they also built 910 homes (I guess upwards). Capacity is 17,250 (from 12,300 at Griffin Park) which sounds modest but its a size that fits the sustainability of the club. I am impressed. "Creation of a new stadium campus At the heart of this initiative is a mix of sports & leisure, education and residential facilities as part of the larger urban quarter contributing to the existing neighbourhood." Got me thinking again about our beloved Rovers, our 31,000 2/3 empty falling into disrepair stadium, our humble owners wanting to invest but restricted by FFP (?), Mr Waggotts community vision (which I think most agree with the concept of), our historic industrial town and the future sustainability of our club. Firstly the ground is too big and the Riverside needs to be rebuilt. There is largely a blank canvas around the ground. We are very proud of Ewood Park, the history of the old ground, Jack's legacy and would not want it to be rebuilt elsewhere. Why don't we knock the Riverside down at the end of the season and crack on with building a new one including the hotel. Stop talking about it and Venky's just say..."get it done". The new stand should include proper 21st century disabled area & facilities, safe standing, premium seating accessed from the hotel, have solar panels (carbon neutral). This can also surely be added to the other stands.The ground capacity could go down to 28,000 as a result but think what a great facility we would have. The train track can be extended down towards the hotel for a new Ewood Park station. The bus lane can also be extended to the station to create a transport hub. Here trains and buses and coaches from local communities have purpose built fast access DIRECTLY to the stadium. Solar panels / sustainability. Welcoming arrival close to the hotel Hotel with matchday popup food, bars including real ales & entertainment, Why don't our humble owners just say...this is our vision. Here's the money now get it done? We once had an owner with a vision. This investment will encourage the council and local businesses to invest in the area. They had planning permission for 3G pitches which may then be realised. What or whom is stopping this from happening ? Meanwhile the camera angles should be only marginally better, from under the Riverside roof on the Wednesday red button. I hate Venkys but they really can bring us all back together with a visionary community infrastructure project which a PROPER HUMBLE OWNER once proved could be done.

Dingles 8th in the PL and through managed decline we are now ecstatic with a draw against tinpot Brentford.

We were 3 points outside the playoffs. Now 5 points. The regression is the 2 points we chucked away today.

another 2 points pissed away pathetic

Hoooof

Buckley out of his depth today

Walton made some good saves again

get in Arma

All Rovers players hugging Raya in the tunnel

Their manager saying they are going to attack from the first minute.

Happy with the lineup (can't believe I am saying that with Bell but he has been improved recently) Now we just need to perform COYB

We can win today and end up in 6th sparking Super Six queues at the ticket office. We can lose today and end up back in 11th. This is what has happened every other time we were on "the cusp". MUST WIN GAME.

Must win game at Brentford to make people want to buy this. Otherwise another damp squid offer. All pressure on Mowbray. Waggott has blamed him for the last couple of failures.

Conway going to Wembley with Salford

Waggott is looking into it.... Maybe he's forgotten though? I mean....how long does it take to look into?

The other factor about this game is regarding attendances. They just released a super 6 ticket. Win against Brentford and it will have a few sales. Lose and the feeling will be Mowbray has us back to square 1 in 11th and that's as good as it gets. First game on the ticket is Stoke on Wednesday (also competing with the red button). Miss getting it before that game and the ticket has no value with only 5 remaining. So the window to maximise sales of the super six hinges entirely on this game.

We need 2 points per game to achieve our target. So I rephrase.... 6 points from the next 3 games is the MINIMUM

Reminder the ONLY target is top 6. Top 6 = success Nearly Top 6 = successful progression Mid Table = Failure. Failure = he needs to resign.

By 5 o'clock next Saturday we will have played 3 more games so we will have a pretty good idea if the play-offs are realistic or not. This is a MUST WIN game. No ifs, no buts. 3 teams below us have relatively winnable games so if we lose we can be back in 11th on Saturday night, like a yo-yo with a nose bleed every time we hit 8th. Win and we put pressure on the rest who kick off later. Can Mowbray fire them up and break his glass ceiling? Absolute MUST WIN GAME.

Thats unfair Stuart. Waggott clearly said he would "look into it"

We already gave it him a month ago

Tosinnnnnnn