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Their complete and total lack of football knowledge had me worried right from the off. Competing at the very top on an input of £5 million. That told me all I needed to know. Once they’d sacked Big Sam I really feared the worst. What amazes me if that after 10 years they haven’t learnt a thing. I started getting interested in football when I was 10 years old and by time I was 20 I was pretty knowledgeable about the game, certainly at Rovers level.

I saw him on BBC Northern news on TV last night. They were doing a round up of the local championship clubs. Both of the managers at Blackpool and Preston were reasonably optimistic and enthusiastic about the coming season. Then you had Mowbray gurning his way through the interview.

I went to Rochdale v Newcastle last season in the FA Cup. I bought a programme for my grandson. It was a really brilliant read, full of interesting stuff. I believe it’s produced by enthusiasts at the club. If they can do it why can’t we ?

That’s a plus for this season, Mowbray won’t be able to chop and change like he does normally. He won’t be able to sub half the team at half time either.

How many editions did the last Rovers monthly magazine last for ? I think I had them all bar one and I had eleven.

The coat of arms is hilarious, delusions of grandeur doesn’t cover it. Regarding the message - it’s plain that no money is being spent and they expect us to do our best with the youth team.

Some guys have all the luck.

Try washing them.

Chris Crowe back in the 1960’s. Chris Coleman in the 1990’s.

Me too, they are good odds. My paper had us as relegation candidates today in a review of next season.

My paper has been doing a review of the coming season for all the leagues. Today it was the turn of our division and they have us amongst the relegation candidates - “ The outlook for Blackburn also appears bleak. It is difficult to envisage Adam Armstrong, who scored 29 goals last season, being in the Championship at the end of the transfer window and Tony Mowbray, having failed to add to their squad, presumably will again look to the loan market after Tosin Adarabioyo, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Harvey Elliott impressed “.

That’s a very nice shirt for 18 Euros and it’s properly halved, or quartered, if you’re fussy.

What part of the whole Venkies/Rovers saga makes any sense ?

I wanted him sacked back then.

Yes, there have been 4 really top class England left backs in my time,, Ray Wilson, Kenny Sansom, Ashley Cole and Terry. He was a great player before that badly broken leg more or less finished at the top level. Thanks for the memories Terry.

If you ‘re hoping to get the best out of Brererton and Gallagher, as you say, they need to be played up front as a pair. It’s fitting the rest of the team into that formation that’s the issue. What do they do in training ? That’s the place to work out new ways of playing and new formations.

You mean he wants PL wages.

The Ayala signing is reason enough to sack Mogadon man on it’s own.

Who appointed the three stooges ? Who appointed all the other stooges ? Anybody can make a mistake but this lot specialise in it.

£15,000,000 is 8 figures.

I wouldn’t say 6 goals in 18 games playing up front for a promotion bound team is a great return.

I thought that was Middlesbrough. Let’s face it - he’s done next to nothing since he left Ewood.

Or the nesting box in my back garden.

“ Don’t tell him Pike ! “

And we don’t see a penny of the money.