To paraphrase Alan Partridge, stop getting pessimism wrong 😉

Our home record is dismal, though we have proved we can grind out a draw. That would do.

Davros would be a better looking CEO than Waggott 😉

Well, yes, the shitshow will continue, but at least (hopefully) with the standing of a club in the upper echelons of English football. Who knows, maybe Dr Who can form a consortium with Davros and the Master 😉

🙏🤞

I think some of the flak has been completely OTT and disproportionate. Without doubt, the fact that he’s not JDT (I think some have a shrine in their spare bedroom, complete with life size manikin), and that Waggott (reportedly) recruited him have influenced thinking. If we’d been hopeless it would be justified, but on the whole he’s steadied the ship and we’ve been competitive in most games. The one criticism is his win percentage, but even that is on an upward trajectory of late. People talk about him not having the baggage that JDT did, but he’s had to come in and work with what was already here. IF he keeps us up, he’s achieved his goal, and then we all wait and see what happens in the Summer.

I’d hesitate to go that far just yet. A few of the teams beneath us have winnable fixtures next Saturday. Undoubtedly, our position now looks a good deal healthier.

PNE are lift Muzak.

You are probably right. What a difference 65 hours makes! The thing is, most of our recent games have been very tight, and in that respect the Sunderland win and Bristol City loss were both odd. An absolutely fantastic result today, under extreme pressure. Hopefully, a defining moment.

Eustace has managed to get two of his own backroom team through the door, and I'd wager he had to fight for that. I'm not sure that lines up with him being a "yes" man. He hasn't , to date, made any comment about Venky's, and has basically said he's just getting on with the job and avoiding the politics. He's been pragmatic, rather than spectacular, but even the likes of Pep and Klopp would have to go down that route here. There are signs that he and his coaching staff have ideas and methods to improve players individually, and more of a threat from set pieces.

…. Exactly the sort of places I envisage his next gig to be at. When one or two of the bigger Championship clubs had vacancies earlier in the season, they did not fancy JDT. He did well last season, but did not have tangible success, and then struggled this season, admittedly with mitigating circumstances, but hard luck stories don’t cut any ice in professional sport. His only tangible success to date is in Scandinavia, hence the Swedish National gig.

'I'm not sure he will, unless it's a club with parachute money, and I'm not convinced he will be near the top of that type of club's wish list. I envisage his next club appointment as being in Scandinavia / Europe.

We’ll see. I think he might do ok back in Scandinavia, but I’m not convinced he’ll get another chance on these shores. He was undoubtedly more sinned against than sinner, but you are right to say that he was stubborn, and I firmly believe he was cut a great deal of slack because of his persona.

That is where I disagree. i think we would’ve gone down had Tomasson stayed. Eustace’s results haven’t been great, but they are better than Tomasson’s had been over a sustained period. We were cannon fodder and it’s pretty obvious that he had lost the dressing room. We haven’t won enough games to get clear under Eustace, but he has made us harder to beat. Hopefully, that will be enough come May.

What is evident is that you really don’t like Eustace and haven’t got over JDT leaving. Look at the results for a sustained period leading up to JDT’s departure. They were truly shocking and we looked like relegation on a stick. We couldn’t defend to save our lives - one of the worst defensive records in the league. We didn’t get any new manager bounce, but compare that to Millwall who did, but are now really struggling again. We are fighting and grinding out results, (Sunderland excepted), which is our realistic path to safety. The job is far from done, but we look far more likely to stay up now than we did just before JDT left.

Whereas in cricket, a tie is also a possible result, (often confused with a draw). Anyway, let’s hope for some rare home cheer tomorrow, rather than ‘after the lord mayor’s show’.

I don’t think he’s talking about the bigger picture, (ie the ownership), on this occasion. He’s basically asking for a bit of patience with the recovery of fortunes on the pitch, and I agree with him. The stats in the article are telling, particularly the ones before his arrival, and there have been small steps in the right direction even before Monday. If he keeps us up he’s done his job. Then we would have to see what happens during the Summer, (very low expectations).

One swallow doesn’t make a summer, but some of the criticism has been OTT and very premature.

What a very nice surprise after changing ends at Blackpool North 😊

Also, we desperately need a 🤮emoji.

Rovers potential new Head Coach list : Essential requirements - Must be currently unemployed.

And even in the seasons where we struggled there was always a feeling of hope for the future.

Fair enough, but I'm afraid I've now gone past that stage and simply cannot see any hope unless/until these owners go. It's not just about not being in the Premier League, either. I was there in the 80's, but in those days we were owned and run by people who cared about the club and it's supporters. This is just shit, on and off the pitch. It's futile.

That's a given, but winning has become very rare, and miserable journeys home have become the norm. Compare how a matchday feels now to, let's say the mid noughties. Sitting in a half empty stadium, generally devoid of atmosphere, with the lowest of expectations. This isn't Blackburn Rovers. It's a parasite pretending to be it's host.

I think, in the main, the people still attending are those who are prepared to put up with it due to loyalty to the club, or force of habit. There is certainly very little stomach for a fight, and many of the people who protested in the early days of Venkys have simply stopped attending. Not attending is the only real ongoing form of protest. If we go down and Venkys are still here next season, the attendances will be pathetic.