Then they need to give fans something to get excited about. That doesn't have to be megastars in the PL. It needs to be a club that is forward thinking, ambitious, well-run with a good management team getting the best from the players and inspiring them to want to do better as a team. Regardless of what League you are in, you can expect that.

The problem is, fans are losing interest and dropping away at an alarming rate. The club needs its fans but has lost so much goodwill over Venkys tenure that its hard to envisage many turning up. The club can't just expect fans to walk back in.

I actually messaged an ex colleague to ask if his FB account had been hacked when I saw him defending Mowbray and his selection and tactics. This was a guy who played and coached and used to be damning in his criticisms after every loss.

You can come to coach in England if you live elsewhere in the UK. If you come from outside the UK you may need a work permit. Hence here its being UK based that counts

Not this time in my opinion, because, contrary to what he says, I see players not enjoying their football, confused about just about everything and no leader on or off the pitch to sort it out

Yes it has but its affected as you say, other teams as much as us, yet we are the team that look, whenever I watch them (which hasn't been very often I will admit) very lethargic and lacking in that spark you need to win games

You don't say!

I dont know what we DO need, but what we don't need is Mowbray and his coaching team.

Think I heard yesterday that he's unhappy that they haven't talked about what happens next yet

We all know he needs replacing but how do we make it happen? There is nobody listening to fans' concerns, not even our fellow fans in some cases. There will very soon be no reason to open Ewood as nobody will want to attend, except the odd few who go because they always have and haven't found anything to replace the meeting with their mates at the footie

But Mowbray is still here!

If last night was an improvement, I'm glad I didnt watch the preceding games

In terms of actually attending matches on a regular basis, I'd had it when Coyle was appointed. I've been a couple of times since, but I used to be hard-core, every home game, most away games, youth teams, the lot. I try to keep interested and involved but if it gets any worse my already tenuous connection to the club will be pretty much broken.

Its today or not for a while as the cricket starts again tomorrow

We all fear who Venkys might appoint but then we all fear what happens if Mowbray stays too. Devil and the deep, blue sea. But they might accidentally find us someone who can somehow keep us up. Its the hope that kills you

Im just wishing I'd done some painting so I could watch it dry.

No arguments from me. I've watched Sale sharks beat Bristol and Exeter this season, and Lorient, in the relegation places, beat a full strength PSG. Those are supposedly the matches players relish playing in and how good does it feel when you win or at least do well. We may not be able to win them all - few teams win even most of their games but we should at least be competing. It's the idea that we can't compete that irks me more than anything.

Yes but then you read the first comment under that tweet and it says you couldn't blame him if we lose the next few because they're against top teams. So still supporting him

For the first time in ages I caught the after match stuff on EFL on quest. I know people have said ad nauseam that he has to go but you could tell even the post match pundits wanted to say it too. He has to go.

So how do we get rid of Mowbray?

Yes. My reason for not wanting Cook in an ideal world is because he's a mouthy nasty bloke, nothing to do with his Burnley connections. I didn't want Coyle because he was a busted flush, not because he was an ex Burnley manager, although i did point out to Cheston when I told him that i wasn't renewing my ST that Coyles Burnley connection was the straw that broke the camel's back. Cook is generally successful so his connections don't come into it

I wouldn't in ideal circumstances, want Cook anywhere near Rovers, but then, we're not in ideal circumstances, far from it. So I'd take him all day long if we could ever get rid of Mowbray.

This is the problem with outstaying your welcome. Whatever good you may have done is forgotten amidst all your failures

Was the name you cut out Tony Mowbray by any chance?

Nobody wants to want their team to lose. We'd all love to see Rovers win at the weekend and for that to trigger a great run. Realistically we know it won't happen so we find ourselves able to accept a loss as we feel we might be a bit closer to a change of manager but if we're honest that's unlikely to happen too. What fun its been to be a Rovers fan since the Rao family rocked up