You won't get one Jim, you can bet on that. They'll all be out on this piss tonight without a care in the World. When I played badly I wanted lie down in a darkened room and not speak to anyone until Sunday.

Me too but they're backing the manager more than I would have done after last season. I was less than impressed in the way we got promoted. We never seemed to have more than a decent 30 or 40 minutes in the tank no matter who we played. It was never going to be good enough at this level.

Exactly, and he's being paid big bucks to be bigger than that.

Yeah, if the club had anything about them they'd compensate the lads who went down there.

Which July/Aug was that ?

There in lies the problem. The lights are on but nobodies home.

I know it's been a bad day but that interview is awful. I expect more from the manager of Blackburn Rovers, tough as it maybe you have to do better.

Nothing, his answers were terse in the extreme. He was asked about injuries and his replies were completely monosyllabic. After that nothing much of any importance was said and I suspect the interviewer brought the interview to an early finish. it was the interview of a guy who knows his race is run in my opinion.

10/10. Just how I feel. If I had a £ for every time I'd seen us beaten 4-2 away over the years I'd be well off. It's not losing, it's the way we lose. We start feeling sorry for our selves as soon as the game goes against us and we just lie down. One thing I do know, I've seen teams were they aren't playing for the manager anymore and this team looks exactly like that.

Listen to the interview Jim, he'd nothing positive to say. It was the interview of a man who knows his time is up. Wether that happens is another story.

I'm afraid so. Taxi for Mowbray. Somebody needs to reinstate the Mowbray Out thread.

What the f--k was going on for their first goal ! The dozy b-----d heads it back into play instead of heading it out ! If he'd have been a striker for QPR it would have been a great ball. The other goals - absolutely spineless, gutless, cowardly defending. They should be made to walk it back to Ewood. I caught Mowbray's non interview on Radio Lancs - He knows now that at any other club he would be walking the plank tonight ! He'd no answers to anything.

Playing King alongside Gestede would have meant opposing teams having to play ten yards deeper to counteract King's pace. As it was with Rhodes and Gestede they could push right up on us because they knew neither of them would win the foot race against 90% of centre backs.

What and have to wear flares again ! Not that I ever did !

I watched the Argentina V England game this morning. Much as I'd love us to win it I just think we'll fall short. Too many needless penalties and dropped balls. I hope I'm wrong.

I was always a " Puma " fan myself. I remember saving up my paper round money to buy my first really good pair of boots. Just like ones Keith Newton was wearing at the time. I'd travelled into Manchester to a sports shop that was on John Dalton street and owned by an old ex Man City player. When I found the boots of my dreams they were £5-0-0 and I only had £4-10-0 ! The owner must have seen how disapointed I was and he said " I'll tell you what son, take the boots and bring me the missing ten bob next week ". Can you see that happening now ? Regarding trainers I got a really early pair of Adidas in the mid 1960's. Nobody else had any. They were pale blue and i think the name was " ROM ". Anyway we'd be playing one night and we went for a drink after the game. I was still wearing the trainers and when I walked into the pub everybody turned around and stared at me like I had two heads ! Nobody wore trainers casually then, especially in a pub. How things have changed !

I'm not saying Graham is finished at all. However when you get in your early 30's the decline can be pretty rapid.

I expect us to get out enthused as usual.

That was RoyBoy's failing.

Our lack of size could hurt us defending corners and free kicks into our box. Having said that we aren't great at that anyway. Why we never have Armstrong or Rothwell stood on the half way line at Corners I'll never know. The opposing team would have pull two players back to mark them, just leaving one with them is risky. They're not much use at defending crosses but a big boot out of defence and they'll be a goal threat. Another thing about modern coaching I don't get.

I was comparing King with Rhodes. Look where King is playing now and where Rhodes is playing now. As a matter of fact where is Rhodes playing now ? One's doing it every week in the Prem and the other one has never done anything at a higher level than where we are now.

The thing about Dack is he's either brilliant or mediocre. There doesn't seem to be a half way house. Teams have learnt if you mark him really closely he struggles to impose himself on the game. Nothing new there, most players don't like being man marked. And when he struggles, Rovers struggle. That vital link between attack and defence isn't there anymore.

Depressing read. What must the players think ? I't's like when you meet an old friend in the street and they say " Are your Ok pal ? You're looking a bit tired ". A minute ago you were feeling on top of the world, now you're not !

Yes he was, I'd briefly forgotten about him. He was up there with Gestede and Fryatt. Best header of a ball we ever had was Mike England, He was 6' 3" and he could really jump but he wasn't normally a striker. . Regarding lower league goalscorers - Henderson at Rochdale has a brilliant record inspite of playing in a very average team and not always being used as a striker. . I'd have signed him a couple of seasons ago but I think that ship has sailed because of his age now though.

Watching Rovers can damage your mental heath. That should be printed on the tickets.