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Totally agree Paul. Personally, I think it will be the start of next season before we start to see a return of spectators to football grounds. Until there is a vaccine, which will no doubt be like the flu one that we have every year, there is no chance that large crowds will be allowed at any sporting venue. This will be the season we watch our football via streams rather than live in the stadium.

Excellent performance today. We are playing some really attractive stuff the way Mowbray has us set up this season. I thought Williams was outstanding at centre-back - won everything in the air. Johnson was a rock in front of the back four which is an ideal position for him. He has strength and a terrific passing range. Dolan is a really exciting prospect and Mowbray seems to be letting him have his head in terms of running at team. Whatever we do in the rest of the window we must keep hold of Armstrong. It was good to see us give a strong performance over 90 minutes and with not a weak link in the team. A nice way for Mowbray to celebrate 700 games as a manager. There will be tougher tests ahead but I must admit that I really like the look of how we are going about the job this season. In a League that looks very open I actually don't think we will be that far away if we can keep our key players injury free.

Perfectly understandable why you wouldn't want to come to Ewood having to travel those sort of distances. As you say, the matchday experience for many supporters will be very different from what we are used to. I meet up with friends who I sit with but, as we aren't in the same bubble, that will not be possible. I suspect iFollow will be how most supporters watch Rovers this season as I can't see us getting anywhere near back to normal before the start of the 21-22 season.

Sorry to hear your news about possible redundancy, hopefully it doesn't happen. The figures aren't looking good for Blackburn chaddy. Latest I saw, today, for September 7-13 show 180 new cases which is an increase of 80 and our rate is now 120 in 100,000 whilst the average in the UK is 18. If this continues upward - and there is no suggestion it won't - I suspect it may be some time before the government allow fans back into Ewood Park. Personally, I'm increasingly doubtful that fans will be allowed back into the stadium before next spring.

I know we've disagreed over many things over the years - and still do - but I agree with you totally with regard to the season ticket issue. I find it really sad that long standing and loyal supporters like yourself are put in this position. I know the government guidelines don't help, but the club should have bent over backwards for supporters at this point in time. It should have been possible - I thought it was to be honest - to have allowed supporters to miss a season and keep their seat for the 21-22 season. Many supporters of my age may not fancy going to matches during the winter months if the virus is running wild - I know I won't go, despite buying a season ticket. However, why should anyone, particularly those in the vulnerable category be expected to pay for a season ticket they may never use, simply to protect their seat for the following season? I'm hoping we've all got that wrong and it isn't the case but if true that's beyond disgraceful. At the moment we are doing what the club said it didn't want to do - selling a product that nobody knows if, when and how it will be available. At the very least iFollow should be made available to every supporter to purchase - either through their season ticket or on a match to match basis - no matter how many vacant places their may be in the ground. Sad, sad times indeed.

I'm not sure how you come to these conclusions without watching it. Needless to say you are on the wrong track with a number of these points.

Looking at the code of conduct Rev, I think you have to wear a mask at all times until you get to your seat. I assume you can watch the game without wearing the mask as you will be socially distanced from other fans.

I think its been noticeable that Brereton's three good games thus far have been against Fleetwood, Blackpool and Doncaster - perhaps that is the level he is comfortable with. I hope he can prove me wrong but I just don't see a player in the lad. He looks awkward on the ball and struggles to make an impression on defenders. Two goals is a shocking return no matter how we dress it up but I agree the lad looks very short of confidence. He reminds me of Kevin Davies when he came here for big money and couldn't cope with it only to blossom elsewhere.

I must admit that I liked the look of Holtby and Travis together. Travis was always a workhorse in the Under-23's particularly when he moved into midfield. He has a bit of Mark Atkins about him in terms of getting up and down the pitch but has that bit of Savage when it comes to winning the ball. Not sure who we have who can play a similar role to Travis. JRC isn't that type of player. I suppose Evans or Bennett would be the likely choices or it could be a chance to see what Davenport could do.

I've enjoyed the way we've played in the last two games. If Mowbray can keep them playing in that way we should win more than we lose. However, we are desperate for a goalscorer as we can't keep relying on Armstrong. Brereton just doesn't look he'll ever score - a bit of a poor man's Andy Needham! Dolan looked sharp again and although Holtby missed a decent chance, I thought he was excellent in midfield. Travis had a bit more about him tonight and I thought Williams was again decent at the back. Whilst we have lost two games the signs are very encouraging in terms of the style of football we are playing and personally, whilst I might have problems with off the field issues, I'm quite encouraged with Mowbray's approach thus far.

After much thought - and I mean much thought - I finally succumbed and bought my JW Upper season ticket today. I suppose after almost sixty years the habit was just to great to break - but I've got to be honest I never thought I would come so close to not renewing and still not happy about so many aspects of the way things are at the moment.

Well said J*B.

Not in towns like Blackburn. Local lockdown towns excluded. I suspect we will be one of the last to allow fans back into the ground.

Lots of encouraging points to take away from the game - Dolan and Rothwell when they came on, Johnson in midfield, Williams looked solid at the back and the 'keeper looked fine. However, you can't win games by conceding three goals. I wouldn't blame Dolan as he was in the Bournemouth half trying to create something - more than enough time and distance for midfield and defenders to cover the break. One of our problems stems from the midfield giving opponents far too much time and space around our own area. Whilst disappointed with the result, I thought the performance was encouraging, in particular I liked the way the manager set the team up and approached the game - very much on the front foot and looking to take the game to the opposition.

I've read it several times Paul and the way I read it - and I may be wrong because it's far from clear - is that the lower tiers will be sold first to supporters and the JW Upper will initially be kept for the corporate supporters. I read it that corporate supporters will be able to buy a season ticket - as they do now - for the JW Upper. I hope I'm wrong and your interpretation is correct. I will endeavour to try to get some form of clarification.

I'll be honest arbitro, I've tried to support the club on here throughout this difficult period and tried to understand the problems the club is facing. But they really do make it difficult. If they had said we are keeping the JW Upper closed because of costs or the difficulties in making it Covid secure I could understand that and accept that. But to throw out long time season ticket holders - many like myself who are senior citizens shall we say - in favour of the corporate brigade is, quite frankly, nothing short of disgraceful. The JW Upper is one of the larger seated areas, it's an area where older fans may well have felt more secure in terms of social distancing but instead lets bunch everyone together in the lower tier as it will look better on TV. As you say, when we are both at Swansea or Cardiff on a cold wet Wednesday night, where are the corporate mob at that point? I know that Covid is making life difficult for every one of us and every business is facing difficult decisions but the Rovers seem unable to grasp that looking after an ever decreasing supporter base is going to be vital, not just this season but in the years to come. Covid-19 could easily become Mr. Waggott's 1960 Cup Final fiasco!

I'll be honest, I've sat in the Jack Walker upper since it was built and in the Nuttall Street Stand before that. I would happily sit anywhere in the JW upper but I will not buy a season ticket to sit behind the goals in the Blackburn End. As you know, we often have to do that at away games and I really don't enjoy watching football from that viewpoint. I had every intention of buying a season ticket even though I thought I would probably not go to many games because of the virus. However, now that I know I'm going to be kicked out of the JW upper to allow corporate to have that area I doubt if I'll bother renewing.

I suspect we may struggle to enter stadiums until next spring by the sounds of it. Looks like another few months of watching on iFollow. I notice Bournemouth have their own TV channel but haven't put the price up for Saturday's game last time l looked.

Notice Doncaster races now to be held behind closed doors - sensible decision in the present circumstances.

The new restrictions coming in on Monday have surely put paid to fans in grounds for the immediate future. The club are in a no win situation really - damned if they do and damned if they don't. As you say, if tickets had been sold before government approval the club would be facing the same reaction they got in March with regard to refunds. The situation is so fluid in terms of local lockdowns - and now a national lockdown in terms of socialising - it's difficult to see when and how fans will be allowed back in any numbers. A few hundred in a ground is one thing but several thousands is another something which wouldn't make any sense at the moment.

I suspect that will come into the thinking with regard to reopening grounds. Fans will naturally go into pubs before the game for a drink and then into the ground and that may well delay opening League grounds in this area. I'm still struggling with the fact that I'm not able meet a friend in the garden, socially distanced, but it seems perfectly OK to go into a packed pub according to the government.

I suspect the new lockdown in Bolton may will have an impact and that the Government might well be reluctant to sanction crowds gathering in the North West. Shutting pubs and restaurants in Bolton and then allowing football with fans just ten miles or so down the road would be very questionable. I think the situation in Bolton shows just how difficult it is for any club to plan for the forthcoming season - the situation is so fluid that restrictions can be imposed at a moment's notice and with devastating results for the community and businesses. This coming season is not going to be normal in anyway, shape or form.

A very enjoyable game for a pre-season friendly and a very encouraging performance, particularly in the second half. Felt sorry for Fisher who made a couple of clangers but otherwise did OK. I thought Williams was excellent at centre-back and Magloire was outstanding. Tyler has pace which always got him out of trouble in the Under-23's and I thought he looked very comfortable today for the most part. Nyambe was very impressive at right-back and surely the time has come to extend this lad's contract - heaven knows why we would be thinking of not doing so. JRC looked the part going forward and Buckley oozed class when he came on in midfield. The biggest disappointment for me was Brereton who looked totally ineffective against better opposition. Whilst it was only a friendly, there were some very encouraging performances from our youngsters which can only be a positive for the future of the club.

Often commercial reasons dictate what strip is worn rather than a clash of colours. Red has been our traditional away kit because it doesn't clash with clubs playing in blue or blue and white stripes. I'll leave it at that as it's a pointless discussion.

Do you actually attend away matches chaddy? If you did you would know that we can and have played in Blue and White at all the clubs you mention.