You also said constantly throughout the first lockdown that football should never have restarted last season. So according to you, not a single professional match should have been played since March. If the world had listened to you, football would no longer exist. And using the same logic neither would cricket, golf, cycling, motor racing, horse racing, rugby union, rugby league, athletics, swimming, snooker, darts or international chess tournaments. In the face of incredible government incompetence (not just in this country) many sports governing bodies deserve a lot of credit for keeping things going. ECB deserve particular credit IMO for delivering a full international season and a credible domestic season in these circumstances.

Seriously?! How many No2 keepers do you want? What have Pears and Stergiakis done so wrong in their first couple of weeks?

Yawn. But congratulations on bringing "relegation form" into the discussion, with 40 out of 46 games still to be played.

Moved from the Transfer thread, cos probably worth its own space I think the revamp of the goalkeeping department is really interesting. It's important to look at the ages of the players. Kaminski 27. Pears 22. Stergiakis and Hilton 21. Eastham 19. Had Pears been brought in before Stergiakis, I'm not sure you'd be questioning [from original post in transfer thread] either signing, because we'd all have assumed Pears was automatic 2nd choice to Kaminski and then the Greek lad was just a cheap low risk punt for some time in the future. Now suddenly there's a clear No1 who is 5 years older than any of the other keepers, but the battle to be No2 is going to be intense. Compared to the goalkeeping department last season, it's a revolution. Out go Flappy Walton and an ageing Canadian, and also Fisher who made some dreadful errors in preseason. In have come a clear No1, and a couple of potential No2s who will have to scrap like mad to prove themselves better than the other. Which in turn will keep Kaminski on his toes. Hilton and Eastham will be galvanised to perform to the very best of their abilities - it's suddenly career make or break rather than I'm next in the queue. Nothing not to like.

I think the revamp of the goalkeeping department is really interesting. It's important to look at the ages of the players. Kaminski 27. Pears 22. Stergiakis and Hilton 21. Eastham 19. Had Pears been brought in before Stergiakis, I'm not sure you'd be questioning either signing, because we'd all have assumed Pears was automatic 2nd choice to Kaminski and the Greek lad was a cheap low risk punt for some time in the future. Now suddenly there's a clear No1 who is 5 years older than any of the other keepers, but the battle to be No2 is going to be intense. Compared to the goalkeeping department last season, it's a revolution. Out go Flappy Walton and an ageing Canadian, and also Fisher who made some dreadful errors in preseason. In have come a clear No1, and a couple of potential No2s who will have to scrap like mad to prove themselves better than the other. Which in turn will keep Kaminski on his toes. Nothing not to like.

Shame about the other 670 pages!

Really useful attribute. Getting to Brockhall can be a nightmare if there's a problem on the A59

I do sometimes wonder whether people realise how clubs at Championship level actually work. It's not the PL where there can be two superstars for every position. Some of the same people who want Bennett evicted from Rovers asap also complain about the lack of strength in depth at CM and full back. He is the cover. His clear affection for the club can't be bought or loaned in as a replacement, you need the Bennetts (and previously Smallwoods) in the squad, if not on the pitch. Also, what about 11 v 11 training - for the first team to succeed it's really important that the likes of Bennett (and previously Smallwood) are in that mix. Just chucking in some kids to make 22 players doesn't work at this level.

As far as I know, most maintenance staff are still on furlough (presumably this will change at the end of October). Those that are working are keeping Ewood compliant for matches and Brockhall safe for training.

Excellent ?... If you take one of those litter grabbing stick things and a bin bag I reckon you'd be done in 15 minutes. (Although I wouldn't touch the bin bags referred to in the end terrace at the Darwen End. Just looked well dodgy, might be unsafe waste)

No. Perhaps you could comment on the 4 paragraphs you didn't quote. Or alternatively get down to Ewood and see for yourself

Well I had to drive past Ewood earlier today so I went to have a quick look. And would have to disagree with you. Going towards Kidder Street from Tweed Street, there are a few cans and some McDonald's packaging up against the walls on the parking bays. Certainly nothing "piling up" as alleged a few posts up. If I lived in one of those houses I'd just litter pick it myself - and they quite possibly do, but maybe it just comes back every Friday night when kids do what kids do down back alleys near fast food places. However a couple of the houses choose to keep their bins on the alley, and there were some overflow bin bags, but on the opposite side from the parking bays. Going the other way from Tweed Street to the Darwen End, hardly any litter by the parking bays, probably because it's further from McDonald's. However the end house on the terrace (where the burger van parks) had the back gate open, and the yard was full of bin bags, and a couple of the bin bags had made their way on to the back alley. Like I said, if I lived on that row I would tidy it myself, but each to their own. All the traffic lights on the A666 / Kidder Street / ridiculous bus lane junction were out of action so as soon as I got home I emailed Steve Waggott to ask why the **** Rovers hadn't sorted that one out ?‍♂️

I don’t think BRFC should be getting grief for anything on the left of that fence. Because yes, I absolutely would tidy my own back yard, and would never expect the neighbour from the right hand side of the fence to ferret around my parking space clearing my rubbish up!

I think that the Bolton Road residents who park their cars in that area should look after their own back yards. I don't expect my neighbours to clean up my parking spot ?‍♂️

It's not a disgrace at all. It means a decent option (ie an upgrade on the current left back) hasn't been available at a price we were willing to pay. I find it bizarre given some of the absolute dross that's been signed over the last few years which has drained massive money from the club, that any Rovers fan would be saying "just buy any LB". No. We'll just have to wee with the willy we have.

I don't remember anyone complaining about those contracts at the time... in fact quite the opposite

You don't half over think things in this constant quest to spread bad news about the club. Absolutely nothing you have written here is factual, it's just wild storytelling ?‍♂️

I agree Redknapp and Merson are both absolutely dreadful. But they'll be there because it's Liverpool v Arsenal after this game. Not that I expect either of them to add anything of value to that match either.

Why quote 5 words (1 second) from a 22 minute interview? Perhaps you just looked for a soundbite? Overall I think it's a really good perspective on the challenges every single club outside the Premier League have to face.

You've completely missed or ignored that I was referring to Bolton's dishonest 8000 sales and their small print, not our honest 2100 where you agree the details are clear and up front.

What and that's now suddenly OK?! I must have been reading a different forum all summer. Because if Rovers had taken money since May off 8000 fans and then invoked the small print last week after the latest government restrictions, this place would have gone up in smoke.

And Bolton will now be working out how to pay those 8000 people back, or grovelling for their good will to keep their money for no product, or defer for jam tomorrow. Rovers have been far more honourable, what has been put on sale is clear and understandable and honest. You don't seem to understand that 8000 sales v 2100 sales is completely irrelevant. The only difference at this point is how many people each club has to refund (and the associated admin costs involved). The last paragraph doesn't surprise me. For the entire summer you have moaned about every single aspect of BRFC but most loudly about how you would buy a ST as soon as they went on sale because you could afford to and wanted to support the club. All mouth and no trousers springs to mind.

Well much of what you post on here doesn't make any sense in the cold light of day, including this ridiculous overthought theory that Kaminski is some sort of accident. IMO, of course.

Well I hope you had a bet on that!!!

What are you going to do with him?