9 hours ago, tomphil said:

Nonsense 

One season in the Prem could put this club back on an even keel again. However bad the results might be it would be worth swallowing it for a season. Then hopefully rebuild a bit stronger after relegation without a crippling wage bill.

We are nothing like the Brentford sadly this club needs a promotion. Not years of pulling to bits to put back together again pretending to follow some 'model'. The people we have trying to do that just aren't competent enough they are more comfortable downgrading not building up.

As for bad results it might have escaped your attention but we won 2 in 17 last season. And have just been whalloped 0-7 at home in the heaviest home defeat in history.

Somehow it might be a bit more palatable if it was Arsenal or City doing it at top level.

 

As a season ticket holder for the last 40 years I’ve long memories of seasons with long runs of defeats, and being on Ewood in the 1960’s when the whole of the crowd chanted sack the board. So yes I DO remember last season’s defeats.

9 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

They’re missing Raya.

Agreed, one of the best in the league and surely destined to make the Span squad.

9 hours ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

"the Brentford model" ffs as if these things really happen completely by design. 

The model has been in place from their League 1 days under Mark Warburton. Their owner uses the moneyball methodology ffs.

1 minute ago, Mike E said:

Yoyoing between PL and Champ is better than yoyoing between 15th and 11th tbf.

One glory season followed by the depths of depression, no I have higher aspirations. To me I want to see steady progress like the Brentford model. In the end missing promotion for a couple of seasons and losing the parachute payment destroys a club. 

3 hours ago, Wheelton Blue said:

Could/should have gone for Wilder. Farke is available, as is now Smith.

Farke is up and down like a whore’s draws. Do you believe that IF he can get us promoted he’ll keep us up. If I’d been a Norwich supporter I’d not have bought season tickets for the premiership years. Watching certain relegation is soul destroying. We should have gone for the likes of Cooper, Potter, Critchley. They seem to have something about them. 

2 hours ago, Wheelton Blue said:

With several better calibre managers available, now is the time for the Rovers Board to make a move.

If they dither any longer, we'll be sifting through the dregs.

Take Smith out of the equation as he’s only just come on to the market. Which other top quality managers are there?

1 hour ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

see people moan because they don't think we could atract a decent manager.... yet crapholes like boro don't seem to struggle finding reasonable looking replacements. 

although no matter what club you are or how much money you offer them to spend on players etc... it's always hitNmiss, just look at the constant merry go round of managers at the big city prem clubs,but its a risk you HAVE to take when necessary. 

even the likes of pep are only ever one bad run of results away from being under serious pressure of getting sacked. 

One trick pony who’ll be found out just like Warnock, Houghton, McCarthy, we should be aiming higher for next summers replacement.

Mowbray lost it last season. His mate Waggott sat his fat arse on his grubby hands and did nothing. Mowbray is bomb proof while those morons are in charge. We need a campaign of targeting the owners to change the management including Waggott. My experience of Indian culture is that they are very loyal, so it has to be done carefully and with great respect to the owners.