I think the rot really started with Coyle with all those goals conceded in the last ten minutes but Mowbray has done absolutely nothing to remedy it.

England are a good team but look at the quality of the opposition last Saturday and the fact this was a World Cup semi final.. On the other hand most independent observers would say before the game that there wasn't much to chose between Rovers and Preston.

Nobody is addressing the question of our lack of fighting spirit. The minute something goes against us, like Walton's howler on Saturday, we start feeling sorry for ourselves and we fold. We tells ourselves " It's just not going to be our day ". That tells me the team spirit in the camp is at rock bottom. Good teams stick together in adversity. Look at the England RU team last Saturday. They're playing really well against dangerous opponents and they've just got their noses in front in a very tight game. Then all of a sudden they overthrow a line out ball and they absolutely gift the Kiwi's 7 points to bring them right back in the game. A terrible mistake, the equivalent of an unforced own goal in football. If that had have been Rovers our opponents would have seized on that mistake and they would have gone on to win the game comfortably as Preston did. Did England fold ? England teams in the past would have done. But these lads didn't. They've got a great team spirit in the camp and they went on to crush the Kiwi's.That spirit did't just arrive , it was developed by the managerial team. Put Eddie Jones on that list of candidates for the Rovers job.

Excellent writing inspite of the depressing subject matter.

I think that may have been the last save he made. He's skating on really thin ice at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if he's on the bench on Saturday. Raya got dropped after a similar run of clangers.

One time we were down there when we were playing Norwich away. The game were we let a 3-1 lead slide away in the last couple of minutes. Again we'd been out for a meal and as soon as we got in the car to drive back my pal put the radio on. Norwich scored immediately, right after that they got a penalty. I know we drew but it felt like a really bad defeat and what would ultimately be a very costly result.

There's more chance of Lord Lucan playing for Rovers U-21's.

We were down in the Midlands at the weekend visiting friends.Every time we've visited them on a Saturday we've lost in the past. I've told my mate he's a real Jonah. We'd been out for a meal and got back just before half time. He put SKY sports on the TV and said " There you are, 2-0 up, the curse is lifted ". I said " I'll tell you what, I'll take a draw now ". I sat through the second half reports watching my worst fears being realised. Just why is it that I absolutely knew we wouldn't hold on to that lead ?

I'm not a fan of " Tip And Run " cricket so it's a no for me.

Upton Sinclair once said - " It's difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it ".

I can't bring myself to read it Arbitro.

The team is playing like a relegation zone team at the moment. They look to me like a team that is no longer playing for the manager.

Would you seriously write anymore cheques for this guy ? I wouldn't. What's to say he wouldn't sign another non scoring centre forward or a centre half made of bone china. I'd be more worried about keeping the couple of good players we've got.

Would you give him any more money to spend ? I wouldn't.

He got down to that shot on Saturday like me getting into bed after a night on the beer.

Can I just add that at every other club in the Football League at some point today the manager would have been quietly invited for a chat with the chairman. " What the blank was that all about last night Tony? There seems to be causes for concern recently, what's going on ? Don't bullshit me, give it me straight . " Do you think that conversation took place today at Ewood ?

He needs to discover a coherent way of getting the ball from our penalty area to our opponents and a coherent way of stopping our opponents doing the same to us. Football is a simple game.

What line of work are you in Paul ? I used to work in engineering. Not a massive place, about 100 employees. The Managing Director was a dick but he was there every day and knew everything about everybody in the place. He'd know what you had for your tea last night when you'd forgotten ! If he'd have been an absentee owner the place would have kept going no problem but the productivity would have took a hit. By how much would depend on how motivated the foremen were. A good foreman would have a better effect than a bad one. It'd still be a up hill struggle no matter who was supposed to be trying to run the show.The fitters would still be performing but the welders would be taking the piss. The self motivated guys would be doing their best but the skivers would be picking their horses in the toilets for an hour a day. After a while the grafters would say to themselves - " What's the point, when nobody else cares ? ". Then they get brought down to the lazy guys level. That's what you've got at Rovers, no hands on direction from the top. Managers have come and gone, players have come and gone. The malaise at the club has been there ever since they fired Big Sam, appointed The Snake, and decided to leave things in his hands. " A fish rots from the head ".

1-0 down at half time, how many times have we seen that scoreline ?

I agree but what I saw on Saturday were guys that were under a modicum of pressure passing the ball to team mates who were immediately under a lot of pressure. That's not taking responsibility.

To be honest with you if Hughes and Moyes are waiting for another Premier League job I think they'll have a long wait.

How hard were they being worked during the international break ? Maybe some of them are still suffering from jet lag ? I don't expect scintillating football, long winning runs, promotion, banging the opposition etc, I just want a set of lads I can be proud of. A set of lads who give their all every week. Lads who respect the shirt, the club and the fans. Lads who's shirts you can wring the sweat out of at the end of the game. Some of the current lot could wear the same shirt every week because it doesn't get dirty ! I've seen teams in the past that weren't full of star players and they got beat sometimes. Now and again you had the odd player who didn't appear to be busting a gut but I never thought to question the desire of the whole team to play for the club like I do now.

That's just shocking. It tells you all you need to know about what's beating under the badge. A caraway seed in most cases.

I'm not against keeping the ball but the passing has got to be quick and snappy. Most importantly the movement off the ball has got to be top class. All the team have to buy into wanting the ball at all times and making it easy for the bloke in possession to have several options. Basically we've got to be prepared to run a lot more and I doubt ether we've got that degree of desire or athleticism.

This " possession " football is killing us Parson. We don't appear to be good enough to pass and run accurately so we pass and walk. We're taking the ball stood still most of the time when our opponents are on the move, even then we need a couple of touches before we pass the ball. It's so easy to play against.