Huddersfield did it without spending. I'd like to think we can get the same amount in and spend a bit of money.

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

I love his initial comments, such a refreshing change from Mowbray's BS. None of this 'it's not 1995' or 'The SAS aren't here anymore'.

It's much more 'Rovers are a big club and we can go places'

Christ, absolutely how it should be. I can't believe what we've been forced to read/ listen to in the past. The dumbing down of expectations at a famous football club. It's incredible really!!!

It looks like we might finally have a bit of personality and excitement now.

It's important to get rid of Daniel Ayala this summer and sign at least two fit centre backs that can handle 90 minutes of football week in week out. It should be a very busy summer for the new manager, starting this week! I think you're potentially looking at 9 signings depending on sales.

13 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Bacuna always seems to cause us problems. Dunno if Josh Murphy is as good as his twin. Flint is getting on a bit now but might be good for a season.

Josh Murphy needs avoiding. Preston sent him back for being a p*sshead.

This will be the start of the end for Waggott at least.

Seems like the only winner in the Rover's managerial saga is going to be the bookies!

Whoever is responsible for the managerial pursuit either needs firing or to resign. It's total incompetence on their behalf or they haven't been back by their employer. Either way there should be a casualty that isn't just the fans and season ticket sales.

Clearly selling as many season tickets and finishing as high as possible isn't on the list of priorities. That was made absolutely clear in January. As a player I'd have been totally deflated by the lack of ambition shown when we were 2nd and even more so when I return for pre-season to find Lowe, Benson and second rate manager that I have to google, waiting to greet me. The summer will be a well paid holiday camp for the boys that couldn't get a move elsewhere - it's already heading that way.

Decent owners, a strategy and a fair budget would get a yes from most to manage Blackburn Rovers.

VENKY'S AND WAGGOT OUT!!

23 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Whats crazy is that there are people who haven't figured out the common denominator after 12 years and genuinely believe change is coming and the owners care.

Mowbray was focused on, Waggott is focused on, the former was a steady manager who had run his course, the latter a seemingly incompetent CEO, but neither is or was the problem.

Nail on head.

The Mowbray exit spoke volumes on the club efficiency and what we were about to endure. 

I maintain we do not have the people or processes in place to appoint a good manager. If you’d be pleased with the target then sadly you can pretty much forget about them. That’s the reality of this club. Even if Farke or Carvahal wanted to join Blackburn Rovers, they’d be put off by the owners. 

I’d love to be proved wrong but doubt I will, although I do feel there is a slim chance we could end up with boyhood fan Ainsworth and that’s not through skill and hard work or for the right reasons. 

If you’re accepting bad advice you’re incompetent and they will forever hold this club back. The process was always going to drag on and fall down often. They should have had 3 months+ to prepare for this, if they follow the football club, should they not? 

I’m prepared to be severely underwhelmed but hopefully whoever we end up with interviews with a bit more enthusiasm than Mowbray.

VENKY’S OUT!

Ah the cheapest, most local, most uninspiring coach. This is absolutely a done deal.

A friend who uses this forum has told me that 2 managers were interviewed today for the vacancy.

This is going to be a circus.

I can't get my head around not signing a centre midfielder in the summer or January. We've gone from thinking it necessary to have Holtby, Trybull, Evans, Johnson, Davenport, Travis, Rothwell and Buckley last season to having just Johnson, Davenport, Travis, Rothwell and Buckley. It will always be for me one of the most important positions in football and I think it's perhaps somewhat unnoticeably cost us greatly this season and last. It was clear at the end of last season that Johnson was close to being finished so realistically we were going into this season with Davenport, Travis, Rothwell and Buckley. The manager has removed (unfairly) Davenport from that equation leaving Travis, Rothwell and Buckley. I can look at those 3 players and pick a number of faults with each that are probably fine for a team targeting mid-table/ survival but not for a team pushing for promotion. This was clear during a transfer window... while sat in 2nd!

1. Travis is probably one of my favourite players but the reality is he's pretty average. His range of passing is limited, he can't shoot at all and switches off but does give 110% and likes a tackle making him important to the side.
2. Buckley is still learning/ inexperienced
3. Rothwell in and out of games throughout his Rovers career and more often than not out so can't be relied upon.

I'm of the opinion that you'd be extremely lucky to go up with the above as your 3 and I was of that opinion in January. We needed one more in that could control the middle of the park better than Travis but instead we've been left exposed, not only that we were always going to be screwed if he got injured, luckily he hasn't but either way not bringing in a central midfielder and a striker was criminal.

Turns out it wouldn't have made a difference anyway because the manager is utterly useless - and if you still have your doubts about that, just remember he genuinely started Bradley Johnson as a false 9 in a competitive and important fixture. 🤡

Lack of ownership is a common theme at Rovers.

There is a lack of ownership by Venky’s for the club as a whole, from facilities through to appointing a functional boardroom.

There is a lack of ownership from the “CEO” Steve Waggott to measure the current manager based on results and make unbiased decisions about his future for the good of the football club and fans. Ultimately failing completely in his role (arguably more so than anyone).

There is a lack of ownership by the manager weekly for his performance, his teams performances and the results.

The above is all enabled by the owners, they have no interest beyond a bank balance so why should anyone else (players included) have an interest beyond theirs?

Venky’s OUT. Waggott OUT and Mowbray OUT.

We are essentially a football club with no CEO and no owners, drifting through seasons relying on a useless manager who is allowed to not get results at an alarming rate time after time. We've been here before. We are not results driven.

Venky's get out of our club and take Steve Waggott with you!

5 minutes ago, OsloRover said:

The subs have been good today and all made sense. The starting lineup however was bad. Again. These dreadful first half performances have to stop.

The real issue is that they don’t need to stop and they haven’t needed to stop for 15 games now. 

It’s a joke that Johnson’s getting a start for any team in the Championship still. He was finished last season!

Just now, TimmyJimmy said:

Consistent problem #1 this year - absolutely no midfield.

This was clear before the January window and not addressed. I knew it would be costly, why didn’t the professionals? 

Got to laugh really, at the fans that didn’t think a new manager was needed.

Absolutely no surprises here. 

Sack this f*%’ing sh”t bast%rd!

NOW!!

Confidence must be on the floor, I said before the Blackpool game he shouldn't have been in charge of that fixture. Same applies here but it's probably too late now. He should have been potted weeks ago to see if we could get a reaction from the team under anyone else.

Imagine being a player playing for a football club where poor results have no consequences, witnessing again and again terrible runs of form that would seemingly be allowed to go on forever. A club where the man in charge will sympathise with your failure to perform year after year and owners where the cost of success is an inconvenience to them. A club where half of the fans think we should be grateful or happy to still exist since 2010.

Are you really giving 110% every week and are you going to do absolutely everything possible to turn around a bad run of form? Do you need to perform consistently each week? Probably not.

If this season has done anything it's proved that we'll never reach the top under the current ownership. It has to start off the pitch, you can go further with worse players than we have if you get it right in the boardroom and on the training ground.

Waggott out, Mowbray out but most importantly Venky's out!

3 hours ago, nathan_rovers1 said:

But who? If we win today and end up in play offs how would you feel? 

It's not my job to decide and that is part of the problem the club has, there is no one making these kind of decisions either. Just a set of mates keeping their heads down. If the point you're getting at is we won't do any better, I agree, I have zero faith in any decision maker involved with the club, which is ultimately why we're probably about to miss out on a playoff spot somehow. Until we get it right off the pitch we'll never get it right on it.