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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.

Thank the Lord of someone talking sense!

You’re not telling me the ref had an impact on that game though? He was absolutely appalling today.

It wasn’t just the time wasting though. From recollection: - Nuttall taking the ball fairly off a PNE defender and being through, before the ref blew up -The goal that was disallowed after a fair challenge -Armstrong clearly being obstructed down the wing during the last 10 minutes- how the linesman didn’t see that right in front of him That was just a handful too in the second half. What ever happened at half time with ref has changed the course of the game. He blew for nothing in the first half. To show I’m being completely unbiased, the PNE player’s red was over the top too.

Bang on there- the ref was absolutely appalling. Something happened at half time, because we went from everything being allowed to go, to absolutely nothing. Preston have had one decent chance today and scored from it. That goal was the fault of Williams, who my honest opinion, should never play for the club again. He is absolutely appalling.

Raya error I hear?

I’m sorry, but this is embarrassing. I have absolutely no words. When you consider the utter shite state that recently promoted clubs are in compared us, I have absolutely no words. When you consider the the utter shite state that we were in when Mowbray took over, this is up there with one of the worst polls I’ve ever seen on here.

It’s a bizarre one alright! Mark Venus, his right hand man, isn’t exactly short of experience either is he? Agreed- the team wasn’t up to playing pretty football, with the money drying up. I started watching Rovers under Souness though, being the age I am. Up until that point, I only knew that we could play football to entertain.

Williams is an absolute liability. I still can’t get over how Downing left on loan and that joker managed to stay. I agree about Raya though. A proper keeping coach would help too.