Can we please stop referring to those stats, they are wrong. In fact, they are IMPOSSIBLE: If Raya had made 2.9 saves per match and 3.5 saves per goal, we would HAVE to have conceded less than 1 goal per match. Which we did not. Unless Raya let a hell of a lot of crosses go straight past him anyway. I didn't want us to sell Raya, but it's well documented that we wanted to bring in a new 1st choice keeper, and if he didn't want to sit on the bench every week (which is fair enough) then it simply is what it is. Not making a comment on how long it's taken to get a GK, how I think we'll perform this season or whether we should have focused on CB over a new GK. Just trying to stop the spread of false "fact". Also not meaning to pick on you @pick32, I've seen posts referencing those stats a lot, yours was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Are you for real?! That is the most ridiculous thing I've read in a long time. I can't even put into words how wrong it is. It's actually really annoyed me.

This is probably the last I'll post on the subject and I'll go back into obscurity for the next 5 years again, but to address a few of the responses... If the owners wanted promotion at the start of the season and mowbray talked them down from that, then that's still on the owners. They're responsible for the strategy for the club and the target for the manager. That's a basic principle of business. People aren't responsible for what their goals are, they're responsible for achieving them (within reason). Whether they have input in what they are or not. Also, with us getting so close to being a part of the playoff race up until the end of January and then capitulating up until April doesn't have an impact on the success of this season for me. The goalposts can't be moved and to judge mowbray on what could have been this season is unfair. If we had been in a relegation scrap and come out of the season 15th, it would have been a success and would have been seen as such by most people. To be basically safe by march is a greater success, just we're hardwired as humans to want progress. We're given 5 so we want 6. As for whether mowbray can take us to the next level, ie the playoffs, which I believe will be the aim for next season, remains to be seen. I'm sceptical that he can in all truth. He needs to sort out a shockingly poor defensive record for a start. But, he has earnt the right to have a crack at it. He has done everything asked of him exceptionally well. Put it this way, if your manager asked you to achieve x and you did, and even got beyond that and they turned around and said that because you got so close to y but didn't make it, they're letting you go... Would you think that was reasonable or not?

This can be put very simply. The owners set out goals for the season after a discussion about what can be achieved with the finances available. That's how it works. This season the goal will have been survival, last season the goal was promotion. Mowbray has achieved both of those goals in his only full seasons at the club, fairly comfortably too it must be said. Judge all you like on the relatively minute detail. It's pointless in this context. The choices he has made have achieved what has been asked of him, so he's earnt the right to continue. If he had a different remit, he may have made different choices. Who the hell knows... Fail to reach the goal next season (or not look like achieving it halfway through) and it's a different story. If you don't agree with the goal that's set out or TM isn't financed properly, place the blame above Mowbray's head. If the goal isn't met due to tactics, motivation, coaching, whatever else, place the blame on his.

He reminds me of Pedro from those clips. I know it's a lazy comparison and he's obviously not as good, but as soon as I watched I thought Pedro. Great footwork and balance but not an amazing amount of pace. Looking forward to seeing him play. Might get a go off the bench against Spurs if Roque is out.

Hear hear! When i started watching Rovers in the sixties to many Rovers were 'Douglas and Clayton'. Even at the end of their careers they were both still class acts. Darwen End-Clayton stand, Blackburn End-Douglas stand. Perhaps it could be the last contribution of the trust. Jack would have approved.