As an ex-player I think he understands the game from a player's point of view more than GB. If the DofF is to work with the players then I think that is an important quality. Another plus with Rudy is that he has links with the Blackburn community already and has been a constant presence at Ewood and Brockhall for a number of months now so is in tune with what is happening. Of course, it may not be Rudy who gets the job if, indeed, GB goes, but I must admit that I would welcome him.

I must admit that Broughton has never convinced me due to his lack of experience at first team level. We've had managers in the past with no money to spend but who brought in players for next to nothing who could actually do a job. Broughton seemed happier at Academy level. If rumours about Rudy are true I'd be more than happy.

Must admit that I always preferred him to Batty. Seems Gent has made significant progress this season whilst Batty has been in and out, in terms of form this season. Be interesting to see if Gent is brought back. Hopefully, Eustace gets a chance to look at him in pre-season.

I think Birmingham tried that this season but it didn't end well - happy to say.

What a day of emotions and a remainder of why, after 60 odd years of following Rovers, I'll still renew my season ticket and my away travel season ticket for next season. Rovers have never done anything the easy way and this season has been no different. I've always believed we would survive but I must admit there were times when I started to wonder. Today, as at Leeds, Eustace got the tactics spot on and the players stood up to the pressure and delivered when their backs were against the wall. Szmodics had been a revelation this season and has been a joy to watch. At times, when running through on goal, he'sbrought back memories of Andy McEvoy and Tony Field for me and the feeling that he would never miss in those situations. However, I also think that McFadzean has been a key signing and today he was magnificent, a real leader on the pitch who organises and encourages whilst also being a formidable barrier in defence. At times he's looked like a second coming of John McNamee and I can offer no greater praise than that. I hope the owners will provide Eustace with support this summer because I think he has the makings of a decent manager who seems suited to a club like Rovers. How Birmingham must reject getting rid for Rooney. I must admit that I won't miss not going to St. Andrews next season.

I agree with regard to season ticket sales and the new TV deal is more likely to decrease sales rather than increase them. I looked at Sunderland and Leeds with 40,000 and 30,000 plus on each ground and fans paying £30 + per ticket. I'm going to have to pay £33 at Leicester and that's an OAP price! FFP makes it almost impossible to compete income wise over the course of a 46 game season. Hence, I can understand why we will try to fill the Darwen End whenever we can.

So what you are saying is that our players can't perform if there are 7,000 visiting fans at Ewood. However, they can perform in front of 30 odd thousand home fans at Leeds and 40 odd thousand home fans at Sunderland. I'm not sure I follow that argument. At the end of the day we won't agree on this. For me we need the cash and in the 60 odd years I've supported the club the number of visiting away fans has never really seemed an issue.

I thought we won at Sunderland and Leeds and Newcastle was one of our best performances. I know we lost under JDT to Sunderland and Leeds at home but I was referring to more recent events.

Why wouldn't you? Football is a business and if 7,000 people want to give Rovers 30 quid we are no position not to take it. If the argument is that the players will be impacted by it then I really don't buy that argument - the Leeds, Sunderland and Newcastle games would suggest they are more than capable of handling it.

For me, Dolan would always be one of the first names on the teamsheet. His work rate is tremendous and even when some of his decision making lets him down, he never stops trying. He never hides on the pitch when things aren't always going his way. I don't get the theory that he's not quick - he's shown that on numerous occasions, and his control and pass yesterday was a perfect example of what he can bring to the team. His attitude, the setbacks he faced in life, the way he has overcome his struggles with mental health, would suggest that this is the short of lad you want representing your club. For me, he is one player that I would want to get signed up to a new contract. I've always believed that he is a cracking little player. The fact he has played so many games, under three different managers, would suggest that he his highly regarded by those who work with him on a daily basis.

I thought we were excellent today in terms of the game plan. The Championship is an insane League - after Wednesday night's debacle we get this tremendous display. Although I've always felt we would survive, I must admit to breathing easier tonight. Not totally out of the woods but a good way there now I think. I really do believe that Eustace will turn out to be a very good manager for this club in the long run. There's a touch of Mowbray about him but also reminds me of Bob Saxton - gets a good response from players and just gets everyone working for each other.

Not helped, but December and January are the games against relegation rivals that JDT couldn't win that have really hurt us. We failed to beat Rotherham, and Huddersfield home and away. Same with Plymouth.

Personally, yes. If he was still here we would be relegated without doubt. He lost interest and the players in December. One win and six defeats in December and in his last four games in Jan/Feb it was two draws and two defeats in the league. We lost away to Sheffield Wed and Huddersfield and then only drew with Rotherham and Huddersfield at home and lost to QPR at home. Those results are really hurting us now. For me, its those two months, when we had winnable games that have really come back to bite us.

I must admit that I was sat at Ashton Gate last night totally bemused by the performance. It came out of the blue as the previous three or four performances had been totally the opposite of what we saw last night. At the end of the day human error is something you can't legislate for and the goals were a result of players making basic mistakes. You could see the confidence drain from the players as the mistakes were made. I don't believe any of the present squad go onto the pitch to intentionally have a bad game but they are human and not robots, so mistakes will happen and results like this will happen. However, the game has gone and the only thing that matters is the next four fixtures. Eustace is right when he says that all that matters is responding to defeat in the right way. We don't have a big enough squad to make wholesale changes so he has to work with what he has. I still believe that these players and this manager are more than good enough to keep us up. Obviously, the game against Wednesday is going to be key to survival but we are good enough to beat them if we play as we can.

Totally agree with Eustace on this point. The most important thing for the club this season is staying in the Championship. The last three games have shown that the players are more than capable of doing that. With the new TV contract and increased revenue from that from next season it's vital to stay in the Championship.

Days like today are why we travel to every away game - in the hope of seeing a performance like this. It was a real team effort with every player knowing their role and performing it perfectly. Dolan and Szmodics were outstanding and their interplay was something that Sunderland couldn't cope with. However, the whole team excelled in every department. JRC and Tronstad completely dominated the midfield. Much of Tronstad's work goes unnoticed but he has become a key player to this team. He keeps everything ticking over and patrols that area in front of the back four and then prompts attacking moves. I thought Gallagher put in a shift up front and put defenders under physical pressure which they clearly didn't like! Hedges has made a difference since his return from injury and is another who puts in a huge amount of work. Eustace is beginning to make his mark on this squad and after working on the defence he and his coaching staff are now producing an improvement going forward. The football we played today was very easy on the eye and played at speed but also with a physicality when required. This was a huge step towards retaining Championship status.

I believe that deals were already in place for two players but it required Rothwell being sold. Unfortunately, the owners opted to keep Rothwell which meant the other two deals couldn't be done.

More than happy to give Eustace time to work with the players in the pre-season. That's the least he deserves. I believe he inherited a complete shambles that was left by the previous head coach and that will take time to sort out. Even if we went down, and I still believe we won't, I would stick with him.

More than happy to give Eustace time to work with the players in the pre-season. I firmly believe he will keep us up and in the long run will be decent. I remember Howard Kendall had a dreadful start to his time at Ewood but proved one of our best managers in the end.

Thought we deserved a point today for our second half display. Couldn't ask anymore of the players who I thought gave everything they had during that second period. Still believe that we stay up. The officials were appalling - but the same thing happens week after week and these guys still get appointed to games despite their performances.

Disagree about last season. The Cup runs were excellent no doubt about that. But in the league the results came in fits and starts. At the end of the day he reached 69 points. Mowbray, who for some reason gets castigated at every opportunity by some, achieved exactly the same the previous season. I admit, that JDT's football was easy on the eye and I enjoyed watching games. But, ultimately, he failed to get the results that were needed and for me the Southampton away game was the one where I started to believe that he'd lost some of the players. I don't think the fall out with Travis helped his cause and the more I hear the more I agree that he needed to go - as you say probably sooner than he did.

Must admit that I totally agree. The football was easy on the eye but results were shocking after the Southampton game. That was an appalling performance and I think highlighted that something was not right. We ended last season with two wins from the last eleven games - the 69 points we ended with was the same total as Mowbray achieved the previous season. Different styles but same outcome. I'll judge the present manager when he's had a pre-season to work with players. However, from I've seen so far he seems to be able to adopt a more pragmatic approach to the game than JDT. If JDT had been able to turn defeats into the odd draw or two we may have reached the play-offs. Unfortunately, he seemed unable to move away from one way of playing that all too often left us open defensively.

The worry for me in both these last two home games is that we never really looked capable of winning either game. Millwall gifted us an equaliser to grab a point and today Plymouth missed a number of chances to put the game to bed. Let's be honest, Plymouth totally outplayed us and looked a far, far better outfit than ourselves. They must be amazed that they were not travelling back with three points. I think I would need to go back to the 70-71 season to think of a team/squad that looked as indifferent as this one often does. I liked the approach of Eustace when he first arrived in trying to stem the flow of goals were were conceding under JDT. True, we are still conceding but not at the same rate. However, this has completely unbalanced us in terms of attacking and often the likes of Szmodics and Dolan are chasing shadows as long ball are pumped forward with little accuracy. Gallagher again seemed to have been earmarked as a winger for some reason. Today's defending, pushed up to on the half-way line, was always going to end in tears considering the lack of pace in our defence. Simple balls played in behind led to panic and the predictable sending off of McFadzean. Play to his strengths and he will organise a defence in deeper areas but expecting him to defend on the half-way line is madness. To see Plymouth outplay us so convincingly was a real worry. Even before we went down to ten men they looked a far better side that seemed far more organised and playing to a set plan. They clearly identified that our full-backs were vulnerable to pace and attacked well down both flanks. Only the finish was missing from their play. Ultimately, I fear we may be looking for two teams to achieve worse results than ourselves over these last nine games. I'm not sure we are capable of saving ourselves anymore.,

Thoroughly enjoyed that performance last night. Every player put in a shift. The coaching staff continually giving advice throughout the game and Eustace getting the decisions spot on with regard to subs. A good crowd fully behind the team was great to see and hear. Pears and Wharton were outstanding. Ayari, who has not impressed thus far, looked a real player at last. I went away from Ewood really proud of the club last night. After sixty-odd years of supporting the club it's great to be able to still feel real pride in Blackburn Rovers. Really looking forward to the trip to Swansea now but I think that is going to be a real test. These players must be physically and emotionally shattered after last night.

Batty really needed to go out on loan like Gent. He's not had the best of seasons with the Under-21's.