Mashed Potatoes
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Premier League 22-23
Mashed Potatoes replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I don't think Dyche's record makes it a clearcut decision. The point I would make is that if they go for Dyche then they must go full in which means committing for the next 2 to 3 years to a pragmatic approach which might not fit well with their support. -
Premier League 22-23
Mashed Potatoes replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
That's the very strong argument for keeping faith with Frank Lampard. He is not responsible for the mess that the club is in , which is primarily down to largely poor recruitment decisions regarding managers and players. The entitled attitude of some of their supporters regarding the style of play doesn't help. I think that at the moment the Everton managerial position is the most difficult in English football. -
Premier League 22-23
Mashed Potatoes replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Based on what they did to Sam Allardyce the moment Dyche had improved things the Everton fans would be demonstrating about the style of football. -
January Transfer Window.
Mashed Potatoes replied to Upside Down's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Grabbi says pay £7m for him. -
Premier League 22-23
Mashed Potatoes replied to chaddyrovers's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I'm afraid that with Aubameyang it's the Cristiano Ronaldo syndrome of someone trading on past glories and no longer being anywhere near as good as he once was. -
I think that the problem was that when the liquidity squeeze arising from the global financial crisis hit there were other businesses in the trust like the airline which needed funds. It's difficult to prioritise funding transfers and wages for players when there were people elsewhere at risk of losing their jobs.
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If none of them were bothering to attend games before he died he made an horrendous mistake in the arrangements he made for after his death. He should have carved out a separate entity to own and run the club rather than merging the club in to his other interests. As the saying goes, never mix business with pleasure.
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v Cardiff City (h) - 1/1/23
Mashed Potatoes replied to Sweaty Gussets's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I don't think you have come to terms with how the game is played in the modern era. The days of centre forwards loitering on the half way line blowing their lungs out because they have been out on the town the night before are over. -
v Cardiff City (h) - 1/1/23
Mashed Potatoes replied to Sweaty Gussets's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
It's his job to chase back into defensive areas if his manager tells him it is. -
v Cardiff City (h) - 1/1/23
Mashed Potatoes replied to Sweaty Gussets's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Gallagher plays because the team's record when he starts is better than when he doesn't. -
v Middlesbrough (h) - 29/12/22
Mashed Potatoes replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
Sounds to me like you want a miracle worker, not a manager. -
v Middlesbrough (h) - 29/12/22
Mashed Potatoes replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
What would those "serious words" actually be ? -
v Middlesbrough (h) - 29/12/22
Mashed Potatoes replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I can't see any larger club being interested in a Big Time Charlie who at the age of 18 thinks he can challenge the authority of the manager. -
v Middlesbrough (h) - 29/12/22
Mashed Potatoes replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
I'd like to think it's Buckley's lack of discipline which won't go down well with the players. -
In each of the last 4 seasons 2 of the promotion places have gone to parachute payment clubs - from a pool of 5 or 6 clubs - whilst the other 18/19 clubs without parachute payments have only got 1 promotion spot. That indicates the scale of the advantage given by parachute payments. The difference is becoming more pronounced as in the last 2 seasons the parachute payment clubs have taken both the automatic places and it is looking likely that will happen again this season. Additionally the sums received are increasing way beyond the ability of championship clubs to boost their revenue - in 2019 a club in its first season down from the Premier League was getting just under £43m ; this season that is now £55m.
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I'm confident we will be one of the best teams without parachute payments. The Championship is now really 2 divisions, one for the small number of clubs with parachute payments, and one for the others who are attempting to compete at a significant disadvantage. We are the only one of the top 5 clubs in the league who do not have parachute payments and I think those who talk of firing the manager and replacing him with this mysterious unnamed "someone else" are singing loony tunes.
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v Sunderland (a) - 26/12/22
Mashed Potatoes replied to Herbie6590's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
3rd place in the table is the reality.