Read about the banners being destroyed, Oyston-esque.

Not masses in it about Rovers. More a ‘life in football’ piece. Real ‘the smell of the bovril, the glare of the floodlights’ type stuff you’d expect from Mogga!

Good piece in the Times. It explains why Venus was absent for a while. His wife died of breast cancer just before Christmas.

Past performance? We are getting a more consistent tune out of Graham now than any other season.

Nope. People getting confused with the internet and real life again.

No it isn’t, but if ‘moneyball’ is their solution, it has to be done better than this.

He spent a lot of time around the club in the glory days. Was he Kenny’s biographer/ghost writer?

I’d rest Graham and that’s it. He’s so pivotal to how we play and a jaded or injured DG would be extremely detrimental. Plus gives BB another chance.

Confirmed... https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2019/january/rovers-strike-double-deal/ Nice work announcing it with a new deal for DG!

I thought he was ok at Sheff Utd, though fairly anonymous. But his sub performances at Ewood have been dreadful at late, no dressing those up. What is clear is that 10 minutes here and there will do nothing for him. He isn’t good enough to start in the first team, so he either needs to play regularly for the U23s or go out on loan. Just like would be the case for any other raw 19 year old, the fact we’ve spent big money doesn’t alter where he is in his development.

I doubt even 3,000. The novelty seems to worn off with Boro fans.

Indeed it is Gav. That’s why I never get hot under the collar about discussions on here, as it rarely reflects what I hear on a match day. I just enjoy some of the contributions.

I suppose there is a lack of balance as only a small minority want a new manager.

Middlesbrough game at Ewood moved to Sunday 17th Feb (1pm) for Sky. (But it is FA Cup 5th round weekend, so maybe not).

They said something similar for the Derby midweek game, when the actual crowd was nowhere near. Looks as if we’ll be on our own up int Gods as that article suggests the top level isn’t open for their fans.

Does it matter? Ive not met a single person at games who thinks he’s done anything but a good job. You thought his appointment was a disgrace, that doesn’t matter either as long as you back him and his players at the ground. Some people on here think we can do better or he can, fair enough, debate that, instead of keep banging on about an old thread from a time he had us mid table in the third division over a year ago, or do you want your thoughts on his appointment constantly raked up?

Think you’re right Mark. And if thats how it is, then fine. But there needs to be a much better scouting/decision making system around it. Not just ‘he’s young and English, get him in, he’ll double in value after a few games’. It will see as many misses as hits and a shed load of money down the toilet.

How do the two things compare in any way? The lad cost a shed load and has been very poor. Folk are just saying what they see. We can only hope he comes good, but he looks a long way off at the moment.

End of the day him and his team get plenty of support at the grounds and that’s all that matters. An internet forum, like the pub is a place to vent and that won’t change and it shouldn’t either. So on here, say what you want and don’t just ‘get behind the manager/team ffs!’

The January calendar curse is broken! https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17331536.bradley-dack-and-tony-mowbray-discuss-his-rovers-future/

Probably end up about 2,500 which is what I expected really. We played there only a couple of years back and many other times besides so no real novelty. Plus it’s a faf and expensive to get to by train and we’ve had 3 northern away games in 10 days.

Old Man Graham was still charging around at a decent clip after 80 minutes. BB was ambling about like a tranquillised giraffe in his cameo. The lack of confidence in front of goal I can accept, it’s the rest of his game and general demeanour that worries me.

These stats always make me laugh ‘Worst start in history’ Wow, that bad? No, just since the ‘Championship’ was ‘re-launched’ in 2004/05. They just re-badged it, you fool!

Travis: ’I want to be the main man and the first name on the teamsheet’ https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2019/january/i-want-to-be-the-first-name-on-the-teamsheet/

Pringles and full sugar coke. Outrageous stuff! Footballers today. Carb loading, I presume?