Every team has a bit of luck at times DMTP but credit must go to the manager and coaching staff at Brockhall who are working with the lads on a daily basis. Confidence and self-belief must be high at the moment. Let’s hope they perform for the cameras next Saturday.

Thanks Hasta for that. I do recognise the post which was attributed to me and I have a strong feeling it appeared after the Fulham game but I can’t remember who wrote it. Even weirder that it turned up in the Hull thread.

I don’t understand how my name is on a post I didn’t make!? Can any site moderator please explain?

Are you not excited that our Rovers won 3-0? You seem to be overworked in trying to prick our optimism! ? Blimey let’s us enjoy a win.

So sorry to hear of this today. A true Rovers legend with 50 years linked to the club. What a wonderful daughter he has too. That shows the love and esteem he is held in by his family and former players.

I was there at Bolton when we won 5-0 in 1964. Then we beat Leicester 5-2 away the next game. Thanks Bigdog for reminding me!

Wasn’t it against our “friends” from up the road?

An interesting point Adam. I always remember Chris Sutton leaving us for Chelsea for £15m. We knew what a good player he was but his move to Stamford Bridge was a disaster. I remember seeing him on MOTD bearing down on goal in a one-on-one with the goalie and it was like watching Bambi on ice as he slipped and the ball gently rolled to the goalie. The Chelsea fans were laughing at him. He only lasted one season and then went to Celtic. Some moves work out and some don’t. Football is very much a confidence thing. Brereton has ability and was a star in the making at Forest. He has international honours and has won an award from the Premier League. Mick Rathbone reckoned he would be worth £45m! Mowbray took a calculated gamble on him but at the moment his gamble doesn’t look very successful. Do we stick with him or send him out to regain his confidence? For me I would play him for the next games but for sure the manager has a big decision to make.

Couldn’t agree more. I’m reading John Duerden’s book on the Rovers Revolution and he describes the progress of the club from the cash strapped days of the 70’s and 80’s. Rovers had to sell Kevin Stonehouse to Huddersfield for £30k just to pay a utility bill! Most of us thought those days were long gone. We were the kings of the castle not so long ago; now thanks to certain individuals we are the paupers at the gate.

I think certain posters love to criticise the team line up before a ball is kicked. It does make in a bizarre way for interesting reading! To be fair Old Ewood Blue and Stuart have now praised the team and manager.

I agree with you ER. I think the manager deserves credit for bringing in some experienced quality to go with some good young players. Another factor for today was in the 3 days the squad spent together since Wednesday; the players that came in were certainly well coached and allowed Mowbray to take a calculated risk with his team selection. I’m especially pleased for Gallagher and Bell who I think have something about them. Great day to be a Rover!

Always very sad to hear the passing of someone associated with our club. Some incredible memories from his time with us. Who could ever forget the 3-2 win at Burnley and the loudest noise I’ve ever heard from our fans at an away game? The signings of Taylor and Wagstaffe; the pairing of Hird and Bailey. The 1-0 win at Bolton when Waddington got the winner and probably saved us from relegation in Jim Smiths first season in charge. The signing of Brotherstone from Spurs on a free transfer. RIP Jim Smith

Four matches ago Rovers trailed Swansea by 11 points. We now lead them in the league! This will be a difficult game especially after their humiliation on Sunday. Pleased with a draw; will be ecstatic with a win. I’m sure I heard Mowbray say they are staying down in the South West with the game in Bristol on Saturday. Hopefully a bit of extra team bonding! I wonder where the team are staying? A case of hunt the squad!

Blimey! I have to ask you OEB if these figures are in the public domain? Where are your sources of information? I’m not sure it helps squad harmony if everyone knows their salary level relative to other’s especially Travis who seems very underpaid! I hope these figures are not correct.

Blimey such venom and vitriol in your post and at 640 in the morning! You managed to insult me 3 times! I am out of touch with reality, my opinion is stupid even though I thought the mantra on here is to respect differences and bizarrely that I am disdainful of you. I have never met you Stuart so how can you say that? Not to mention the criticism from the other day that I pontificated to a fellow poster! A lifetime of teaching history has made me immune to insults and indifference! I am aware of your opinions about Tony Mowbray. My opinion is a slightly different one. But we can both agree that we want Rovers to be a successful football club once again. I will not comment again on your posts, Stuart, as I clearly seem to wind you up.

I’m sure one day, Stuart, you will take it on yourself to give our manager a little bit of credit for actually winning a football match! Your extremely condescending comments that he is finally doing what you want in terms of selection and tactics does you no favours. Your description of “ tombola Tony” is rather insulting. He and his staff plan each game using the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition and Stoke away may well see changes. Let’s enjoy tonight. I am still optimistic about our season.

That really cheered me up! Well done Madon!

The logical extension of what you are saying is that by creating fan displeasure at the game creates a toxic atmosphere where players and management will feel inhibited and be less likely to perform to their best. Thereby increasing the chance of defeat. An outcome you appear to accept. Listening to his comments Mowbray will not be a burden to this club and he will leave if he feels he has lost the players and fans.

I can’t believe any genuine supporter would go to a game at Ewood and actively want the opposition to win. If you had heard his interview he didn’t want the fans to turn on the players. At the current time the players need 100% support. In any case I’m not quite sure that the majority of fans want him out as you seem to suggest. Clearly there were rumblings of discontent on Saturday but the team won and deserve every credit for that. It will be a difficult game on Wednesday and I would love to be there cheering on the team but will have to take my usual seat in front of the TV watching Sky Sports. I would hate to think that the lads in blue and white would not get the crowds support.

I used to enjoy reading the fans player ratings after a game. It does interest us exiled supporters. I know there is genuine disenchantment at the moment but if anyone could provide one for today I would be grateful.

So great to experience a win. At long last I can enjoy a Saturday night especially after a disappointing Saturday morning.

I thought Bell had picked up another long term injury. Our defence is threadbare to say the least.

I’m pretty sure that Mowbray and his staff have ambitions to progress along with all the other 23 managers in the Championship. What I’m unsure of are the ambitions of the Venkys as they do not share their thoughts with us the fans. They have to take the blame for our painful demise since 2012. But we are beholden to them and need their largesse to keep us in business.

If that were the case Butty then I suggest he would be nowhere near our club. He was scouted and tracked whilst at Fleetwood and the Rovers management team believed he had potential. Indeed his fellow professionals voted him as the best left back in Div 1 two years ago. The question is why is he struggling at the moment. Football is very much a confidence thing. He must be lacking in that at the moment and he is in need of support from his manager and the fans. From what I’ve seen I think there is talent there; I just hope he can show it starting on Saturday.

I know it’s only yet another opinion but Ian Dowie on Sky was telling us what an exciting game it was in the first half and that in the second half Rovers took over the game. So I’m a bit confused reading all the posts. Sometimes being a committed and passionate onlooker at a game affects what you see.