Tomphil2

It's clear to all now why he went there. Long term ambition being put into practise.

I do remember Mowbray saying something along the lines of the owners are dealing with their own problems in India when being questioned on their lack of involvement. I think that might have been pre covid or maybe just after but i thought at the time he was just covering himself and swerving questions but we also had Waggot saying things like we have to help them sometimes and that was way back. Seems they may have known all wasn't well way before it became public.

And that's exactly what i mean i think they decided years ago to reduce funding when their profit margins were reduced so without any court case i still think we'd have been down a similar path. It was evident when they let Mowbray go and switched to the DoF / Head Coach model in order to maximise academy involvement in the first team and source cheap foreign players via Broughton. The money exchange tax hike probably partly prompted that and then of course they were hit with all the court shit prompting another emergency cut, although maybe they knew that was coming anyway.

I think the truth of the matter is the owners decided a good few years ago, before this farce, that they were reducing funding but this reared up out of nowhere. Hence there's never really appeared to be much rush to resolve it or bite the bullet and adhere to the conditions that were set out.

All things considered finishing 7th this season and keeping the play offs alive until the death would be a monumental effort as it was last season to be honest. Yes we should always be aiming for that and season on season they should be building on the previous season, strengthening the weak areas and maintaining or even trying to better the strong areas. However we all know that NEVER happens under this lot, never has, never will they have no desire for it. You should always build from a position of strength it's the only way now for a club like us but this ownership and those running the club always find reason or cause reason for good work to be ruined and start a new journey project chapter (i think we are up to now) It's almost as if borrowings need reducing and people lust for commissions. But whatever i'd rip someones arm out the socket to finish 7th this coming season although i'm pretty sure all arms are safe for now.

So no doubt the next one is after the window shuts in Feb !

As far as iv'e seen all our CB's or the 3 we have left before newbies are all lacking in pace and all more suited to a deep lying well protected counter attacking style. Van Hecke on loan was probably the last guy who could cover ground on his own outside the box and he was obviously a bit raw.

No contribution from the wide open style of play then ?

Well they are going to have to sort something soon because Blackburn Rovers has just sold virtually the last decent saleable asset it has left.

When he has to take responsibility for the defence he tends to flap so unless the new lad is that type it could be a bit ropey.

This posing with a bunch of roses like the front page of a porn mag is grim. The guy looks more stoked to be here than anybody since ..er ..Brittain when he signed !

Not after 85 mins..... 😎

Well be was better than Martin Dahlin in blue and white put it that way.

It won't take a great deal to be as good an actual defender as Brittain imo but we've lost a great attacking threat and very good all round footballer....another. So now it's all about how Ismael makes best use of what he has i don't want to see another Mowbray effort trying to turn average full backs with no pace into flying wingbacks and getting targeted and caught out way too often.

Odds 5/2 on it doesn't make the cut again tomorrow.

It's the sheer amount of changes all at once that has me worried now even if some of these coming in turn out to be decent. They need time to gel as any new players and systems do but there's going to be a lot trying to get used to the English championship as well.

Brittain now getting the Dolan 'not that good anyway' treatment now 🤣 What you need to wake up to is we are a development club that;s why these lads were here this club never bought them to build a promotion team they couldn't care less about that. So..Sammie, BBD before him and now Dolan and Brittain all been developed by us, all entering their peak years, ALL leave in search of ambition and decent wages. They are all good top 10 championship players and the problem has never been with them.

Good things never get censored.

I thought at times JE came across as just going through the motions without his heart being in the job but to be fair we now know he was pissed off and at odds with his bosses for months before he left. I think if you are familiar with his interviews at Brum and now Derby he sounds pretty much the same though, it's just his manner. Some come across as wooden, some are more relaxed because they've seen and done it a thousand times, i'd put VI in that category. Some light up the screen - JDT, some go off on pure waffle - TM and some are pure Starmer = Kean !

Ismael pretty much confirming what a few of us have been saying all along, that these players constantly queuing up to walk despite seemingly being very happy here WOULD have signed if they'd had decent offers early enough and been treated like they were valued here. Not all but some would and what we need to know is who is really accountable for this ? No doubt the hints are laying at Waggots door and him and Suhail are the constants in this so it's one or both of them, my money is on BOTH.

'Feels different' ? I don't know where that's coming from but it doesn't feel much different to normal at Ewood, we are selling players, expecting more to leave and scrabbling around for new signings that aren't all getting over the line. The summer of JDT, The Egg, a new structure and a bit of investment felt different it felt good and it was good for a while until they ruined that. This still feels like winging it to me and there could be a lot of twists and turns yet and actually the only person i have faith in is Ismael and i think he's going to have to perform miracles.

Brittain will go one way or another so probably cut price to Derby if Boro pull out.

John Beck was Allardye & Pullis way before they were. Kick and rush specialist.

He's a guy with more experience of that kind of thing than the whole Rovers upper office put together yet again as per usual they didn't listen.

When hes grown a mullet.