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Well said that man! I think my biggest disappointment would Nuttall moving on without being a given a fair shot. I get the sense though that he doesn’t give it his all in training, otherwise he’d have probably been playing a bit more now. On another note, the transfer window might not be the full answer. The youth setup might be worth having a look into. From the Radio Lancs interview too, I get the sense that the wage budget needs culling for any movement in summer.

WDL? We’ve drawn once this year(2019), and that was way back in February. In addition to that, if you look at last year, that wasn’t very Bowyer-like either. 60 points is a great return for the first season back- Rome wasn’t built in a day afterall.

Well said that man. It makes me wonder if the people who moan about Mowbray were advising Venky’s, when they sacked Allardyce. God forbid they still read this message board- some people genuinely scare me to death with their opinions on here.

Just seen it on SSN- absolutely awful. I do wonder if the keeping coach could be the problem. 2 keepers are making very similar, daft mistakes!

Goalie at fault according to Radio Lancs? The commentary is absolutely dreadful though- I’m finding it really hard to tell what’s going on listening.

I’ve been impressed with him this year- sounds like he’s off the pace today though.

God forbid- some on here would have a meltdown at the thought of Mowbray doing well. ? Sounds an entertaining game on Radio Lancs, but the commentary is once again very poor.

I’ve voted for him to stay. It hasn’t been perfect this year, but he’s achieved what I wanted- survival. I might get slated for saying this on here by some, but looking ahead, another mid table finish next season would keep me happy, especially with some of the daft money that’s being chucked around.

Here’s something that’s cropped up on Twitter- Wouldn’t it be great to send them down on Monday, if they can cling on, on Friday?

Couldn’t agree more, especially about Williams. I’ve been really impressed with him since shifting to centre back against Derby.

Officially safe- looking forward to next season. Well done Tony Mowbray and the lads. ?

Exactly my thinking! It’s like cricket commentary?

Get in! I can’t think of a more apathetic from a Radio Lancs commentator though to a goal though!

I voted yes- I enjoy going to the football on a Saturday and have an excellent view in the Blackburn End. I’ve also noticed comments about Norwich and Bristol City already selling a good few for next year. With all due respect, both have far bigger catchment areas than us, and both could be in the Premier League. We’re a small town that’s more than likely going to be in the same league for 19/20.

No- they tried that at the end of Bowyer’s period, bring in a load of cheap players who must have been on next nothing. The result? We struggled and Bowyer got sacked. The only club I’ve heard of making a profit away from the top flight is Walsall- I’ve no doubt there’s a few other tinpot outfits that do too. Most football clubs will never make a profit outside the top flight, due to wage demands etc.,unless a completely different business model is adopted, meaning the incorporation of something like house rentals is placed under a club’s name, meaning tenants’ rents go directly into the club’s cash flow . I think that’s what Millwall are trying to do with their stadium redevelopment, and maybe Brentford. Don’t quote me on that though! Would it be such a daft idea for Venky’s to put a couple of million into detached properties around England, and rent them out? They could use the money earnt to begin cutting the club’s debt (if that’s even legal).

Maybe it comes down to the sheer embarrassment of what’s happened, that they feel they have to put it right. I once spoke to an Indian chap at a Tube station, who’d emigrated to London; he was embarrassed about what they’d done to us. It was on the relegation day at Brentford, after the game. I also wonder about the dirty agent deals that have happened too, and whether much of that was legal. Not to compare the two, but how much Uncle Jack spend over the course of his ownership? Surely it can’t too dissimilar to what these clowns have spaffed up the wall, taking out the fact Jack would have spent more in today’s game.

Christ, can you imagine if they’d have given Allaradyce £250 million to spend, alongside some of the TV money? I feel sick about where we’d probably be sat now. Instead, we’ve enjoyed away days at Walsall, Southend and Oldham. How someone hasn’t taken those ‘advisors’ to court yet, from Venky’s, is unbelievable!

Mowbray’s job was to keep us up this year, nothing more, nothing less. He’s done that: Should he address the defensive situation in summer (and give Derek Williams to a club in League 1), we’ll progress. If he doesn’t, he be out of a job, because we’ll be in a relegation battle.

Another one and now it’s the keeper’s fault? Dear God!

Marking at fault according to Radio Lancs for this goal. Mowbray has to spend summer buying a new back line, because regardless of how good we are going forward, we can’t defend. Annoyed isn’t the word right now! Even if we had back line that was half decent, we’d probably be in the top half.

I’d argue he’s been our best defender recently.

Derek Williams again at fault according to Radio Lancs; the man HAS to go in summer.

Everything that’s wrong with modern football now, and probably society. Whatever happened to being given time? Saying that, they’re currently sat fourth- he didn’t exactly need time to turn things round did he? They were already in a bloody good position!

Boring? I define boring as something that’s repetitive, just like your ability to bang on about Mowbray needing to be removed. So, who would you replace him with? You can’t just talk on about getting rid of him, and not expect to be questioned about his replacement. What did you really expect this season? The title after going unbeaten all season? Promotion via the play offs? You’re living in a fantasy land if you are. Our job this season was to survive. With regards to season ticket sales- Waggott’s clearly been brought in to try and cut the losses, whilst keeping the team competitive. Again, you’re living on planet fantasy if you think Venky’s are just going to allow him to cut season ticket prices. You’ve also got to think about the financial fair play situation. If we cut season ticket prices, the playing budget untimately will get cut. The chances of this club bringing in similar attendances to the when we were in the top flight are minimal. Why? Because we’re in the Championship. Your average walk in- who last paid out for a season ticket when we were in the top flight- isn’t going to purchase one when you’re up against teams like Rotherham and Wigan, on a cold Wednesday night at home, when they can keep eye on it with Sky’s red button. The next time we’ll get big league crowds is on a return to the top flight, when big teams turn up. Just look the Liverpool and United FA Cup games... You can talk about trying to “entice the fans” as much as you want. The fact the average walk in didn’t purchase one, when they’d have been given one for free the following season, if we’d been promoted under Bowyer, says an awful lot.

Who do we replace Mowbray with then? Our owners are about as incompetent as it gets one they look for a new manager.