Mattyblue

Surely the performance was the cause of that?

Instead of giving up, why not and try and open a dialogue with the club for a PROPER singing section...

I’m next to NO1 and they sing a fair bit from where I am. The DE could’ve stayed open for me, but unless you were one of the few dozen singing in it, you couldn’t hear anything in the rest of the ground, so a bit of a stretch to say the atmosphere’s got worse. It will always be pretty poor with 18,000 empty seats.

Nothing wrong with it for non season ticket holders, don’t think they promote it/utilise it enough.

Doesn’t look like it’s sold out and it’s been on sale a good while, in both good and bad runs of form. Probably shows just how few folk are left in the 1875 club...

Only needs 1 question for east Lancs folk, the one that we all answered with ‘teacake!’

Forest thoughts... http://www.forestforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=45494&page=127

Seems obvious to long standing, committeed season ticket holders like us. But many fans don’t have that same level of commitment so are happy to pay their Sky subs and watch any available game on TV, whilst maybe taking in an odd game at Ewood.

Can the last one be re-written? I’m happy for him to stay currently, but I’m not sure I would say he’s doing ‘great’.

Mowbray always talks up his man management credentials, ‘good human beings’ and all that. He needs to follow up on the talk with this lad. Because for me he’s not in a good place. His head has completely gone for what I can see, no confidence at all and just basic standards of proficiency you’d expect any pro footballer to have, even if it’s just instinct, have disintegrated. I look at it this way, if he was from the academy he wouldn’t be anywhere near the squad, nevermind staring back to back games, he’s obviously starting games because of the fee, not because he’s pushing for it. For the good of the lad and the team he needs removing from the squad immediately before this ‘investment’ is damaged beyond repair (if it isn’t already).

I would think you are correct as more and more of our match going support resides outside of the town. Looking at the demographics of Blackburn that trend will only continue.

‘Bring a friend...’ deals never work, especially not for TV games. Daft idea.

Partly the reason, but also clubs like Norwich, Sheff Utd etc are getting much bigger gates than they did 20 years ago, we are not.

When we last got promoted out of this league there were 3 (and we were one of them). Just shows how crowds have increased substantially across the board in recent years - alas we are one of the few clubs to go the other way.

Interesting article. Obviously wants more than the young English route... https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17437465.mowbray-plans-to-bring-in-european-scouting-network-at-rovers/

QPR, like us not going up or down so sensibly have their season tickets on sale already - prices starting at £225. 18-23 year olds can get one for £135... https://www.qpr.co.uk/tickets/season-tickets/

Boro have sold 1600 already for Wigan away and that is still two weeks away - but is Saturday 3pm. TV obviously main factor.

Can’t say I was particularly pleased, just that he resembled a footballer for about half an hour.

Thought he started well, some nice touches and runs with the ball at his feet. Looks totally bereft of confidence of goal.

A football club should be looking to constantly improve. As well as this squad has done, the momentum that got us through half a season at a higher level is now tapering off. No shame in that. Therefore January was perfect for some fresh blood to get us through to May in good order with the phasing out of the limited players continuing now and in the summer. Shouldn’t have been a problem, considering there’s money in the pot, supposedly. The signings of Brereton, Armstrong, Rothwell in the summer and now Chapman shows us that the club wants young English players, sell on potential and all that. But they need supporting with experienced heads as tomorrow often never comes with potential, and by the time you see results from young lads, the experienced heads have gone and the cycle starts again. Some muddled thinking going on at the club.

About to go into receivership according to the reprorter from their local rag on Twitter.

Me dad has always swore that the 1970 team was better than 66. If Banks hadn’t have picked up that stomach bug...

Of course, but they don’t ever give more than 7,500 these days.

Full 7,500 given to PNE...

Is this a game? I used to work with the mum of the editor, just spotted his name on the site. Only a young lad. I’ll give it 6 months.