On 23/12/2021 at 04:29, Ulrich said:

Out of curiosity, what made you go vegan?

Was something I knew I should have always done but was too lazy to make the change. Ended up getting real crook and that gave me the impetus to make the lifestyle changes I should have done all along. Feel way better and there is no chance of going back.

What I would say to anyone is give it a go. You have nothing to lose.

The Beach Boys - Wonderful 

16 hours ago, Silas said:

MOTM awards aren't given out at HT.

That player might score two own goals and get sent off in 2nd half. (Highly likely if it's Shane Duffy).

When the final whistle goes, if Tony's season performance has been excellent I'll give him the deserved praise and take back/swallow my previous criticism.

I really hope he has me eating words come May. 

So far, so good. Let's hope it continues. 

Hopefully there will be humble pie all around. 

On 24/12/2021 at 13:27, Atko's Engine said:

With a lovely family Christmas planned with a wonderful wife & 2 young kids, is it wrong to be looking forward more to Boxing Day than Christmas Day?

No. It'd be more inappropriate the other way round.

10 hours ago, 1864roverite said:

Maybe celebrating the play off win a few days earlier😀

10 hours ago, rigger said:

Still celebrating automatic promotion.

It's nice to see some people have a glass half full mentality 

The Housemartins - Flag Day

Dolan has created quite a few goals this year just by hassling people. It's great to see. 

5 hours ago, Aqualung said:

 As I'm thicker than a whale omelette

Excellent reference there.

7 hours ago, Officer Barbrady said:

I know some may still be on the fence with TM due to past season's implosions or what have you, but really can't argue with the way he has this team playing right now. Absolute joy to watch as a fan, and I can't wait to see us again which is good to say as tbh in last couple season's I dreaded to see us play lol.

 

There is still plenty of time for an implosion yet.

Hope we can continue our winning streak and avoid it turning into a skid mark.

When I was a season ticket holder I was in the Blackburn End. Second row just in line with the six yard box. What a view.

Was I to go back nowadays it would more than likely be in the Riverside. I've always had an admiration for that stand, it has real character.

It's a shame Waggott can't be assed with doing any maintenance.

I don't think a hangover big mac would fit in with my vegan straight edge lifestyle

Donovan's Fairy Tail album.

Donovan > Dylan

37 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

It can be worse, like being called a Scouser, and when looks register it becomes 'Oh but from the Wirral'

Haha I can honestly say that I've never had that. One guy was bang on the other week, he picked my Lancashire accent straight away. To be fair though he'd spent a while working in Chorley of all places.

Usually it's "where are you from, Yorkshire?" 

Then I half jokingly respond with "fuck off."

I spent a lot of time with my grandparents in Rishton growing up and have spent a lot of time around many of the local towns including Blackburn, Darwen, Accy, Ossy and Clitheroe so I've picked up little bits and pieces from all over. 

I'm still predominantly Blackburn though. 

It's funny when you're on the other side of the world, people can't get over the accent. I don't know how many times I've had to tell people I'm not Irish. The worst is when they ask you if you're from Yorkshire. 

6 minutes ago, 47er said:

We spent all last season trying to learn "the possession game" and, after a good start, it led to one of the most boring and pointless(in both senses) seasons in our history with 2 wins in 17 at one point and relegation being a distinct possibility. Crowds dwindled and fans voted with their feet at season ticket renewal time, leading to the lowest crowds at Ewood since Jack took over.

All pointed out at the time by plenty but not you.

He deserved to be sacked at that point and I have no reservations about that.

He has turned it around this season, a significant factor being the abandonment of the possession game he wasted all this season on.

By way of illustration we won 4-0  and Birmingham had significantly more possession than we did!

I'm glad he's turned it around but he should have woken up much earlier, just like he should have played some of the young lads earlier than he did. But he had to justify keeping on the older has-beens he'd lavished contracts on.

So, yes I back him now, I want nothing to interrupt the run we are on.

But if we are promoted, I'll think again. His record at top level is poor.

"we was dismissed as idiots"---classic!

I don't think we've had the majority of possession in any of the games we've won this year. 

I don't care one iota. Let the opposition have 99% possession just as long as we have 100% of the goals.

Rovers promotion. No contest. 

Exactly, if you thought there were people boycotting before.....

I knew i was on the right track.

The Lumineers - Ho Hey

13 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

there will never be a better chance to get promoted,the league is choc full of mediocrity and the play offs are certainly there for the taking,surely mowbray can see this and is telling swag to get on the phone to india for some money,if you don`t make a push for it this season then whats the point of owning a football club,venkys are supposed billionaires it aint the 1980`s when bill fox used to fix the attendance figures to avoid paying the tax bill

January will definitely show the intentions and ambitions the club and it's owners. Selling any of the players we have now is absolute insanity when we have a decent chance of promotion.

If promotion isn't the goal then really what is the point? We may as well shut the doors right now.

We are only in this division because of the owners, be it by design or by neglect. January will show what they are really about.

On 17/12/2021 at 04:28, Herbie6590 said:

Audio version available to enable listening whist you drive/walk the dog/Christmas shop/queue for your jab etc...

 

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/podcasts/ep-146-steve-waggott's-year-end-appraisal/4

 

Although he has definitely inherited a lot of issues and has managed to stave off sanctions from breaching P&S regulations, his overall performance is really quite poor.

One of the things these financial assessments of Rovers shows is the shockingly low amount of revenue the club actually generates. I would still contend that we are a reasonably big club for this division, yet we are in the bottom three when it comes to revenue. There needs to be a programme implicated to totally reverse this. It should be the number one concern of the board as more revenue will naturally help with falling foul of P&S. I mean it's called profit and sustainability for a reason.

As the both of you mentioned, attendances have a direct affect on the desirability of putting us on the telly. No one is going to want to tune in to watch a game where the ground isn't even a third full with all the atmosphere of a mausoleum. A huge part of the appeal of watching a match on TV is that it gives you the feeling of being a part of the atmosphere without actually being there. We should be pulling out all the stops to fill the ground and get Ewood pumping.

Plenty of Other clubs are in the same position as us yet they seem to be able to manage far far better.

The commercial side is also a disappointment. I seem to remember many moons ago that they did used to sell retro style rovers shirts, they were like a rugby style I think. With the way the modern shirts are designed now (for athletes to run around, not fat bastards like us to stand on the terraces guzzling pints and pies) there is a definite opportunity to generate some cash flow. I know I would certainly be up for a late 60s style shirt. That is of course just one small area but it's a microcosm of how the rest of the operation is run.

The state of Ewood Park is another massive concern. There needs to be immediate action taken to resolve this. It surely cannot be that expensive to organise cleaning the place up and undertaking general maintenance.

A football club is in the business of repeat business. Waggot seems to totally miss this point as instead of being proactive in generating cash flow he has instead opted for a program of austerity. Let's take attendances as an example. Rather than try and incentivise more people to come down to watch the games he has instead decided to fleece the solid hard core of supporters that will buy a season ticket no matter what. Rather than opting for a strategy of charging more people less he has decided to charge less people more. Engaging in a war of attrition against the weak and disenfranchised may work really well for wealthy politicians and their rich chums but for the CEO of a football club to wage that war against its own fans is absolute madness. It shows a clear lack of understanding of the basics of how a capitalist economic system works.

Overall he has been dealt a bit of a shit hand but we are not alone in this. I think his performance and strategies of dealing with the many issues we have are austere, defeatist and half assed. This is the exact opposite of what we need. It certainly could be worse and I appreciate that his hands are tied somewhat, but it could be a lot lot better.

My grade: D

2 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

96

Wow, no wonder I can't remember it then.

Funny how there seems to be a correlation between clean sheets and victories 🤔

27 minutes ago, FortressEwood said:

It's time for the boycotters and no shows to get down to the ground and get behind the lads.

Piss off with that bollocks again.

We haven't conceded in 500 minutes of football now. I honestly can't remember the last time I read that about any Rovers team.