https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckge9rp8379o

On his day, he's decent. On his off days, he's poor. So yeah, an average Championship player.

I've just renewed with the same view. They're not forcing me out, and time spent with my daughter watching Rovers far outweighs their shenanigans. As you say, we were there before them and will be there when then finally FO.

I watched the Copa del Rey final on Saturday; brilliant game. What a bunch of whinging, spoilt children the Madrid players are when it doesn't go their way, Bellingham included.

That's where I'm at with it. I've not renewed yet, but I will do. My rationale being that I've been going on Ewood for 50 years now, and I'm not letting these fools stop me from doing so.

Dolan leaving is the least of our problems on the contract front. I'm more worried about Tronstad, Travis, Brittain, Baath.

'We have to communicate better with fans'. Music to Chaddy's ears 🤣

The root cause of the problems with BRFC stems from the owners not giving a hoot. This then permeates throughout the club.

I work with fans of a variety of north west clubs. A typical response from any of them at the mention of B*rnley is 'Dick'eds, that lot'.

You've said multiple times now that Dolan's agent was at Ewood on Friday. How do you know this? And if indeed he was there, can you confirm that he was there to see Dolan specifically? And if indeed he did see Dolan, did he discuss a contract renewal with him?

Renewing contracts is something to boast about?

I remember those trains running in the early 80's, also called the 'Ewood Express' IIRC. A trip to Shrewsbury comes to mind.

'A place in the squad' is about right for such a club. Here though, we're now seemingly desperate for him to remain as a starter, such is our squad predicament. To be clear, I'm all for keeping him, simply because he'll be replaced with a lot worse.

An ambitious club would do better though, Matty. Of which we are plainly not.

A progressive club would have either paid him the going rate or sold him on 12 months ago and reinvested. But oh, not us.

This is what people forget. We've become so conditioned to watching and putting up with shite, that we've forgotten how it was before they darkened our doors.

Is the poll anonymous?

By 2nd May, if sales are as low as has been suggested, the likelihood of them selling many more post phase 1 would be minimal, you would think. Something would have to give in order to prevent an unmitigated financial disaster. However, I think they'll get a concentration of sales in the last couple of days, once people have been paid end-May.

Friday 2nd May

So a few qualifications and a year shadowing Waggott qualifies him to run a circa £30 million football business. Righto.

How the heck does someone go from a purely sporting role (DOF) to a holistic business role (CEO)? Surely it's a different skillset. And that's ignoring the question of whether said person is qualified for the DOF role in the first place! 'Succession planning' the Venky way.

Aye, praising the club for apparently getting the most basic commerce right. What next? Giving them kudos for fielding 11 players? 🙂

Stock levels should be maximised around peak buying times; pre/early season and Christmas. Pretty basic stuff, really.

Don't tell me what you're going to do; rather, tell me when you've done it. In the meantime, STFU.

Of course it doesn't change the bigger picture, but after an awful, depressing run of performances, I was delighted walking off the ground yesterday.