Exiled_Rover

They've strangled the life out of the fan base over the last 15 years. The task now is rousing them again - the protest leaders have a job on their hands. They've definitely made an excellent start, but I hope they're in it for the long haul.

Lots of chants, lots of boos, but no direction. If you were sat in Ewood when Burnley came to town this season there's clearly still a lot of passion (and hatred) in the fan base. It just needs shaping.

I hope he's paying for that out of his own pocket. Oh who am I kidding, of course he's not.

What are the legalities around a sit in? Fans just not leaving the ground after a match (maybe the final home game of the season?)? Obviously I'm sure it's 'illegal', but 15k people staying in their seats to protest the regime would have some impact.

It's the worst chant in football - anyone that sings it is a tosser.

This was my concern with the #expressyourself idea. The fans need direction - a few chants and a 3/4 empty stadium does not make a protest. The rest of the work so far has been great, but tonight has fallen flat.

I was desperate to sign their GK on loan in the summer - he's made two really good saves today. Alas we stuck with Pears.

To be fair he's not a LB either. Can't defend for toffee.

They keep on trying to convince us that the atmosphere is more positive too. It's just a stony silence.

Ah yes, let's bring Woodrow on. That'll make a difference. Woeful football player.

I though it and the Tarkowski one were good tackles - I'm just saying by the rules they're both red cards these days.

A GK taking up a good position and making a good save. What's that like?

SKY could have made a massive thing about the protests - this random Friday game couldn't have landed better for them really. Alas, as we're not one of their chosen few they couldn't give a toss and are just going through the motions with their coverage.

I mean technically it's a red - slide tackle from behind and the follow through has cleaned out the man. We saw loads of column inches for the Tarkowski tackle in the Merseyside derby, that one was no different (in terms of the ball being won, but the follow through being dangerous).

Make you wonder why Toth never gets a go. As for Hedges - he disappears in the final third, it's uncanny. He looks quite a competent player in the other two thirds of the pitch.

Define playing. He's a coward. That tug back on the CM was pathetic. Every other pass is a hopeful flick on.

With the squad / level of investment we've seen over the last 5 years? Absolutely. For the size of the club? Absolutely not.

Yep, that's a glorious chance. Have to score there.

It was sensible - he was going to get sent off.

With how injury prone he is, he can't even be relied upon as a squad player. Just an awful Championship footballer.

Co-commentator bigging up Boro again "They're a top 6 side, Rovers have been overachieving". Let's compare history, shall we?

0.4xG and 2-0 down. Pears, one of the top GKs in the Championship.

Honestly I don't think he's been fit once the entire season.

We'd be very unlucky to go down on our current points total - but we've been relegated on a record points total by goal difference before, so maybe.

And Hedges, Pears and Dolan. Just absolute passengers every single week.