Nearly all the winning results in the last promotion season were the product of Rovers playing well for about 20 to 30 minutes in the game. Given the standard of the opposition that was usually enough. We very rarely dominated most of the game.

You mean your team mate says “ You didn’t call for it “ ? You shouldn’t need to call for it. There are ways you can indicate you are ready to receive the ball without actually saying anything.

Canned Heat - World In A Jug

Fair enough but it doesn’t hurt to show for the ball.

You don’t need to make a big deal of it. Move a few steps towards the ball and with your hand in front of you make a quick beckoning gesture. You see that and you give that player the ball.

We’ve no subs to bring on that can change the direction of the game.

I’d say the 1957-1958 season. Tommy Briggs left the club in March 1958.

For their goal nobody is saying we should have banged it into the other half and lost possession. There was a Rovers player completely un-marked in the right wing position who was available. That’s where the ball should have gone. Having said that the lad on the right wing should have made it more obvious he wanted the ball. Just standing there like he was queuing for a pie isn’t good enough.

Great pass from Sammi for the first goal.

Regarding the attendance - not everyone can attend two games in four days at this time of year. Most people with the choice of Leeds Utd or Bristol City would chose the Leeds game.

We weren’t even in trouble. We had time on the ball and a player wide open in the right wing position. It was the easiest pass in the world to make. Just slide the ball out to him. Look at the highlight reel, especially the view from behind the goal. The lad is stood there, on his own, just waiting for a pass. Why we then decided to pass the ball into heavy traffic and a real danger area is a mystery to me.

If JDT does go to Stoke you may get your chance.

Our tendency to concede goals late in the game, rather than scoring them, has been going on almost since the Chicken Chokers appeared on the scene.

There’s more chance of you managing Palace Phillip. They’ll want someone more high profile than JDT.

The Yardbirds - Evil Hearted You

Those 10,000 will never come back whilst the Chicken Chokers are still ruining the club.

The Supremes - Stop In The Name Of Love

Their goal was a real shocker. The easy pass out to the right wing was on. Our guy was completely un-marked out there. My mum could have made it. What do we do - play it into heavy traffic in centre field ! Crackers football. Siggy took his goal beautifully. Let’s hope that kick starts his game.

And people know that. It’s a soul destroying time to be a Rovers fan.

Dom Matteo has a long article in today’s paper. He played all his career with an undiscovered brain tumour apparently. He had it removed not long ago and is on the mend now.

King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight

I’m tired of saying this - there are no easy games. Especially when you’re playing without a striker.

The Damned - New Rose

Excellent summary as always.

One of our large local shopping centres has been bought by “ the Blackburn based Adhan Group “. They got it for a song really, Anybody know anything about them. What I can find out on the internet leads me to think this isn’t going to end well.