Mattyblue

I’ve been at Ewood every step of our decline, like 10,000 or so others. I’m enjoying our recovery (of sorts), and wish there were more there to see it. But I’m aware that there is also the floating fan that isn’t as committed as me, chaddy, JH, Paul etc, so they need enticing in. As ‘well, they should just turn up, I do’ isn’t a solution.

No surprise with our lost decade.

Should’ve been the first...

Considering we had gone down to 8,000 season ticket holders under Coyle. This season, for a mid table campaign, the crowds were fine and a good recovery from that clownshoe's time. But now it's time to push on. We won't see dramatic increases in this league but we certainly can add to the season ticket holder base.

*Sigh*. OK, 90s aside, as we won’t be filling coaches from Stroud anytime soon. Im taking about our core, still extant support, the support that was largely concentrated in the town of Blackburn. A decent percentage of that core is now in Chorley borough, South Ribble, Ribble Valley, Preston and so on. Yes, we’ve always had support in those areas, but due to demographic change in Blackburn, it is becoming an ever larger percentage.

And we now draw our support wider than BB1 and BB2 than we ever have previously.

Went on Charlton’s website to see how many tickets they got for Wembley (the life I lead ay!) I noticed they do a Valley Express to every home game. They do 8 routes (just two are pasted below). They generally get similar gates to us, yet realise that their particular neck of the woods has changed demographically, with much of their fanbase now outside of south east London and in Kent and Sussex - with coaches having pick ups throughout. Rovers need to wake up to where more and more of our fanbase reside - and it isn’t within the borders of Blackburn.

So there is a worse sponsor than 10 Bet...

Watched it last night, never seen so many orcs in one crowd... and I’ve been t’Turf.

I just enjoy watching ‘big clubs’ fail. Im obviously a bitter bastard, but so what

A 'football man', ain't he!

So if it isn’t costing the club a penny, the club doesn’t need to be ruthless and by the same token isn’t acting altruistically either. So, what are you ranting about?

Lot of assumptions on contract length and wages there.

In the real world, yes.

Makes me laugh this, if he’d not have been retained yesterday, I doubt I would have read any posts bemoaning TM’s lack of morals for cutting him loose!

I would presume he would expect to be paid more than 16 grand in 6 months!

Why will he only cost £16,000? And how do you know it will be only till January?

Taking up squad space and wage budget?

You’re obviously a more charitable man than me. The only loyalty TM should have when it comes to new contracts is to the club.

Didn't Arsenal just release Welbeck after spending the season injured? He's had the best medical care whilst under contract, but now it's time to move on, he can't have any complaints.

Thing with Rodwell is motivation. Sometimes just looks like he's playing on auto-pilot. No doubt he's full of class at this level.

Had a peruse of a Leeds forum last night. They weren't surprised they lost due to the 'EFL agenda against them', that includes appointing Manc ref Anthony Taylor

Leeds have spent more years outside the top flight than in it. They are nowt to write home about. They just happen to be lucky enough to be the only club in one of the country’s biggest cities.

Waggott’s praying for a Derby winner...

Of course, you win some, you lose some, was ever thus. But to enter negotiations with some of the existing losers is just unfathomable. Contract runs out and they move on.