I'm certainly looking forward to attending this far more than I was a week ago!

I've been one of his worst critics, but he played very well yesterday. Getting the ball forward quicker and behind defenders makes much better use of him IMO. If he has to stop and think, he's nowhere near as effective and inevitably turns back.

Exactly. It's our club, not theirs.

Law of averages says that we're due a win. I've been saying this to myself for weeks, though.... So...I say 2-1 to the mighty blues. Another defeat, however, and the Ewood lid will blow off big style I imagine.

Adam W....oh hang on.

Forget last season and pre December. In the predicament we now find ourselves in, he's useless.

I see that Bolton have publicised season ticket details for next season already. That's how to do it, Swag. I'll not hold my breath, though.

From what I've heard, Travis had a bust up with Tomasson after the xmas Huddersfield game when Tomasson vented at the team with a ' If you don't want to play for me, then....' line.

The loss of Wharton shouldn't come as a shock to anyone, least of all Broughton. If he hasn't already got replacement/additional deals lined up, then that's incompetence at the very least. If he doesn't know what budget he has to play with, and hasn't been pushing the owners for an answer, again that is incompetence. If the owners are not forthcoming with said budget, then his job is untenable.

When you have a player of the calibre of Wharton walking out of the door, and players like Telalovic, Sigursson, Hirst, Ennis et al coming the other way, there's only one direction we're heading in, I'm afraid.

On the game, we simply have to get something out of this to stop the rot. Tomasson will hopefully have a few options to change things up; the very least I'm expecting is Pears coming in for the hapless Wahlsted. Another defeat, and Tomasson will start to feel the heat. Another defeat in which he refuses to change anything personel or tactics wise, and he should rightly get some pelters. I've got my positive head on though, so 2-1 Rovers.

We were due to play Rangers apparently (according to something I saw earlier) but they pulled out.

Not that I ever want us to lose a game, but a continuation of our poor form may well be the trigger for broader angst.

That is how I think it will play out, also. Rightly or wrongly, if we lose on Saturday, then Tomasson will start to get grief for our dire form. People generally have tunnel vision when it comes to results. ie it's the manager's fault. Fingers will be pointed at him in the first instance. If our form carries on as is though, and a relegation battle becomes more of a likelihood, I'd expect the grief to then escalate beyond Tomasson over the coming games.

I've heard the same. The players have to pay a 'fine' if they give their shirts away at the end of a game.

Can't, or won't?

Until recently, I've thought that Tomasson has enough about him to turn it around. I'm seriously doubting my wisdom right now, though; he just doesn't seem to learn at all. I think he'll just walk out.

So why sign Wahlsted and Telalovic then? They have no raw qualities whatsoever.

I'm glad that someone who thinks Telalovic will come good, that Wahlsted needs a run of games, that Pears was better than TK....isn't on our recruitment team either!

Back down to earth after the cup win. 3-1 Baggies.

We'd have to go some to do worse than a combination of Ennis on a 4 year deal, and Telalovic on 3 years.

@ABBEY random question ... are you the same 'Abbey' who used to stand between sections 6 and 7 on the old BBE terrace and cause havoc? 🙂

We're also now paying for a DoF on top of a CEO, which wasn't the case a year ago.

But Telalovic is 'improving every game' isn't he?

We've no choice but to give him more time. Some idiot gave him a 3 year deal, and I'd be amazed if another league club would take him off our hands.