£18.5 million ? As Black Bart the outlaw said at his trial, “ Some men rob with a six gun , some men rob with a fountain pen “.

It’s just the usual modern manager speak for public consumption. What he actually thinks or says behind the scenes could well be different. As long as he doesn’t actually believe that I’m ok with it.

It’s not like it was the first time is it ? I felt the same when we employed Lambert and Irvine and Co.

The Rolling Stones - Hearts Of Stone

We’re at Ewood. Yes, a point would be good.

Any other club and it would be.

Good ball in and a perfect header from Dack. Headed down and just to the keepers side. It would have been a pretty good save if he could have kept hold of the ball. But I want our keeper to make good saves. Once it was spilled it was a goal. if at all possible we want one of our two keepers out in the summer and a better first choice keeper brought in.

And when we did break on Sunderland we got plenty of bodies forward.

How many of those goals conceded have been down to Pears ? What can a manager do about that ? Drop him and play Wahlstadt ?

I’m just pleased we have a player who wants to give 110% every game.

Teams that keep scoring in the last 5 or 10 minutes of a game are good teams. Like it or not, it’s a fact. They keep going when most teams would be happy with a draw.

Correct, they’ve got the right mentality throughout the team.

How many goals have they scored to get points in the last ten minutes ? That’s nothing to do with luck.

What about that Dolan flick pass to JRC for the other Sammi goal. Bellingham does that and it’d be back page headlines. Plus how did he get that shot away for his goal ? He’s been out of sorts recently but today he was top class.

You notice him more when he’s not playing if you get what I mean.

We need another 3 points I think. It’s doable.

I don’t think he’ll be here next season. Somebody further up the food chain like Luton will take a punt on him.

Sammi was great today but Dolan was top class.That pass for Sammi’s first goal was DeBruynesq.

My congratulations to all at Rovers and Mrs Mercer. May she dream up another win for us !

Anybody who takes the Rovers job is a glutton for punishment.

I once dreamt the score on the night before the Cup Final - Everton 4 - WBA 0 so I put my meagre apprentice wages on it. Final score Everton 0 - WBA 1, I had to stay in that weekend. I hope Mrs Mercer has more luck.

He’ll be a hero for Spain, zero for our Tony.

Merce could still be right. He could be playing through the pain/sickness barrier like a true hero.

Just the latest in a long line of fall guys. We all know what the real problem is.

Mick Heaton and Andy Burgin were better that the current two and that was in the old Division 3.