Exiled_Rover

I'm talking about Gilsenan.

I genuinely don't think either JDT or Eustace think he's good enough.

No sympathy I'm afraid. He was a disgrace for us.

I have no problem with that - we're not going to sell those tickets. If they can, let them. My problem is we don't do everything else possible to maximise our income - better sponsors, competitively priced season tickets, engaging lapsed supporters, engaging schools outside the shadow of Ewood Park etc etc.

You're far more confident than I am. I fear we'll be looking over our shoulder on the final day.

We need a positive result tomorrow. 3 points might be asking too much.

Is Hedges out for the season? I haven't seen anything that qualifies how bad his injury is, but I assume it's another hamstring pull?

Those are surely the 2024 numbers - considering we sold Wharton for £18m+ in January

Sadly that's going to be the ask of Broughton - finding the Tronstad's of the world. I think they're few and far between.

How are wages POSSIBLY up?! Ayala, Dack, Kaminski, BBD (reported to be our top earners) all left in the summer and weren't replaced.

He bought out of his contract - so I seriously doubt he signed an NDA. It just doesn't benefit him to talk about Blackburn Rovers and our management in his current role.

Fatigue leads to errors.

He's a bad GK. Priority #1 has to be to resolve the GK position in the summer. After that we need pace, physicality and goals upfront (across the front 3). We'll have had a successful summer if Hedges is relegated to the bench and Gallagher isn't our starting #9 (ideally he's sold and the money / wages reinvested, but I highly doubt that).

I think he'd thrive playing out wide at this level. He's not tall / physical enough to lead the line as a #9 - not with his lack of extreme pace - but I think he'd be a handful wide in a 3 with his close control, passing and vision. He could play as a #10 too, but they're queuing up to play there.

Watching this Endo lad just pass the ball 5 yards backwards / sideways and late thinking that Liverpool missed a trick not going in for Wharton.

If you watch the warm ups he's the best finisher in the squad. He's just incredibly small, slow and weak.

But we know we're watching shite.

LOL the quality is diabolical in the SPL. 3-3 in an absolute clusterfuck of a game.

I certainly won't be going bonkers if we survive. It'll be pure relief after an incredibly disappointing season.

Fuck VAR - absolute joke of a penalty given by the VAR officials in the Old Firm game.

I would have, yes.

Serious question - did Markanday look better than Gilsenan in the U21s?

He turned down a Dutch club and a Swiss club in just 18 months in charge of us. He'll find another gig very easily when he wants it. He MIGHT get another Championship gig, but I'm sure he'd be much more discerning this time.

I genuinely think Man City are dreadful to watch - they just have such ridiculous players that it works. Southampton (and Martin) are trying to be a Poundland Man City.

The performance used to drop off after 20 minutes under JDT. Games followed a remarkably similar pattern under the Dane - we'd fly out of the blocks for the first 20 minutes, trying to get an early goal and on top in the game. We'd then fade after 70 minutes and hang on for dear life (or watch the game peter out if we weren't in the lead) with no impact subs to bring on. Those first 20 minutes for JDT were absolutely crucial - a bit like watching Emerton play for us, you knew within 20 minutes how our (and his) game was going to go.