Big lump that lad

Winger The reality is defined by the eyes of the beholder, Mowbray vs everyone else.

Not if you put him, the contract and a pen in a sealed box.

Give it 3 months

5 years of him does that to the best of us!

I'm going to assume that's either a picture of Tony Mowbray, or someone getting excited on the weekend. Neither of which are compelling me to find out

Can people please stop mentioning Tony fucking Mowbray, I'm trying to get excited for the weekend.

Everyone's opinions are biased. Yours are, mine are. Some opinions are more well informed than others, but still biased. Results are not biased, they are a statement of fact. And Waggot's results are not (yet?) very good on the whole, regardless of how well meaning, personable and intelligent he may be.

1 2 3 (full backs) 4 5 6 (half backs) 7 8 9 10 11 (forwards) [Edit] this makes me seem really old. I'm 34 [Edit again] That's when numbering came in as I understand it, then when it translated to 442, either the 4 and 6 or the 5 and 6 dropped back into defence, and the 8 dropped back into midfield

Based on...?

Just watch all the games in a mirror.

This. The blue being on the correct side, front and back is 95% of the battle.

Even regardless of whether the offers were "good" or whether the players overvalued their worth, we wanted them to sign, otherwise we wouldn't have offered terms. They didn't sign, and we had no contingency plan. What was the plan if they don't sign by end of summer 21, start of winter window 21/22, end of 21/22 season? It's a fact to say that either there weren't plans, or - at best - the plans didn't work (and in which case, they were inadequate). It's a lack of basic professionalism, just hoping that they sign at some point is not acceptable at that level of any organisation.

Critical analysis should be mandatory in schools. Lesson 1: consider the person's motivations and biases

From their name, I would guess... Hawkins, Indiana

Every single person who visits this site (or any similar for that matter) should never be critised for not being "fan enough". For what other reason would they put up with reading circa 7,500 posts of absolute tripe, if not because they care about Blackburn Rovers? Edit: That wasn't aimed at you btw, was just a message on the topic

Puts your "behind the scenes improvements" research into a bit of context.

Eh? I have no idea how that is a response to what I said. Have fun with your straw man.

"Honourable man"? It's just a guy saying he doesn't think he's getting a new contract. Stuff like this doesn't half get blown out of proportion either way. If it was about "honour" then he would have chimed up to the press when the dysfunction at the club has affected the players he manages (with regards to contracts) or the supporters he represents (with transfer fees and just about everything else). He's been happy to toe the line with the owners when it's meant we have failed to achieve, supporters have stayed away in droves and players haven't been earning their market rate, but now it affects him and his livelihood he speaks out? Honour? Give over.

Not specifically to you because there's been a few responses, but... I think he means the problem is no one is accountable for performance (on the pitch, financially etc etc), rather than no one "owns" those things. I don't think he's saying that there is no problem with the owners of the club. In which case he's right, there is no accountability. Not even to the fans. But it's a bit pedantic.

Don't forget, we're punching above our weight this season. Last season was the supposed crescendo of the journey... Where we achieved 6 more points than when we were relegated.

I take your point, but he'll get plenty of other opportunities. And if we really don't want him to go and he isn't going to miss any more games by not going, then surely the best thing for us and his fitness is for him to stay put.

I'm no conspiracy theorist... But in which case, why wouldn't we just say he can't go? He'd only be banned for a game or two he was going to miss anyway.

Who cares? We know the owners are shit. You're just deflecting. Given our players we have been unacceptably bad in 2022. Edit: scratch that, given 11 men on 5000 square metres of grass

Everyone who shopped at Debenhams, liked what Debenhams sold.