Wilder would be sensational, but I fear the word is out that we're a basket case club. If you're any way established as a manager you'd steer well clear.

Did you really just compare Armstrong to Shearer?! 🤣

He scored 28 goals, 5 of those were penalties (he missed 3). It's a nice stat in isolation, but hardly outstanding. When you factor in the amount of attacks he ends and chances he wastes - let's just say he's not a PL striker in my eyes. If someone offered silly money (anything over £10m) I'm laughing all the way to the bank. For mine the team, hilariously, looked more threatening with Dolan playing at #9 as he ran his socks off. The team would absolutely look more balanced with Brereton or Gallagher playing as the #9 as at least they can hold the ball up (Gallagher less so than Brereton). Also why are you comparing the goal tallies of a Central Midfielder and 2 Wide Forwards (who are asked to track back) with a #9 who has free license? That seems odd.

It's heartbreaking, isn't it?

I'd rather keep Rothwell and sell Armstrong.

Which I think translates to Rothwell has told them where to go and wants out. Fair play to the lad. He's better than this shite show.

Fingers crossed the new guy they signed from PNE rectifies that. No excuse for missing the talent in your back yard.

At this point you'd be hard pressed not to convince me that the Venky's are just incredibly rich Burnley fans having a laugh.

If that's true then the club has just lost three season ticket holders.

And why are you training on it during the week?

The weather has nothing to do with his football philosophy not working - a bit of rain doesn't mean you can't pass the ball.

He seems like a miserable, insufferable bastard. I suspect his family are happy that he works so far away.

Kristian Pedersen, a Danish international.

He's better than Dolan though - albeit there's room for both in the starting 11.

Only £50m? Half of what Tombola needs to gain promotion to the PL.

They're also up to their eyeballs in debt with the ASDA takeover.

Wouldn't that be a huge loss of face for them though - assuming they'd come in and run us like a professional outfit.

What's this rumour about a sale?

Maybe Bell wants to play football? He's been alienated by our manager since January. A few token games at the end of the season before desperately offering him a contract extension because you can't be arsed to find anyone better maybe isn't the golden ticket he's after? Fair play to him if he's told Tombola to fuck off.

"Hi Ryan, as evidenced by the 30+ starts you've had at RB this season and the contract extension on the table we really value you as a football player and consider you our starter going into the 2021/22 season. However, in these dead rubber end of season matches, we'd really like to see what we've got in this next batch of Academy graduates. If all things go to plan we're going to give Pike 20 mins in the next two matches. This does not reflect poorly on you whatsoever. I will be having this conversation with Bell / Brereton / Armstrong et al too. I'm sure you understand". Man management, it's a wonderful thing.

Exactly. All of my friends support PL teams so are out of touch with the rest of football - they see Rovers in mid-table in the Championship and wonder why I gripe so much about the results (how far we've fallen in the public eye, eh?). It's an absolute cloggers league. Norwich and Watford are a class above us (albeit both will get relegated again next season without significant investment), but our squad is comfortably in that next group. Mowbray has to receive an F based on our results this year - his stated target was the Playoffs and finishing 20 points off them is simply inexcusable. He has managed to simultaneously alienate and anger the fan base with his poor tactics and misuse of players. Added to this he's stunted the development of almost every player in the squad and plotted to rid us of our crown jewel, our Cat A Academy. His position should be untenable. Besides having to deal with the Loons in Pune, I'd argue 70% of the managers in the Championship look at our situation with envy - good (albeit not great) squad, v.good Academy, no pressure to sell players (and apparently decent funds when requested) - they'd all back themselves to get us in the Playoffs.

We have 5 subs. What's the harm in bringing Pike on for 20 minutes a game?

Honestly I'm surprised he didn't roll out Bennett too.

Was nice of their keeper to throw two of his shots in the back of his own net, mind.

Nice of ol'Tone to give them a farewell run out. Fucking holiday camp.