Stuart

That almost makes it sound better. It’s seven defeats in ten games.

Bennett saying to the ref what every Rovers fan is thinking. ”You are fucking shit” So fed up with this season. It’s one thing having a bad manager but we’ve got a bad unlucky manager.

Nice to hear the commentators concern for Dack being stretchered off. ”Let’s talk about man of the match then” Fuck off.

This ref is shit.

Just remind me someone. Mowbray is represented by the same people who represent a lot of the Sky folks, is that right? I’ve never known a manager be so fawned over - and certainly not a Rovers one!

Good move by Mowbray. Holding on for the 0-1.

No doubt, interesting dilemma though. Could well crop up in football with how some of these post-transfer contract clauses work.

Really cynical this but given how far we are now away from promotion, is it in Rovers interests to let Brentford win? Presumably there would be a bonus payment if Raya got to the PL...

Sky singling out Nyambe for the goal. 🙄

We aren’t just five years behind Brentford in recruitment, we are inferior on the pitch as well. Billionaire owners Venkys must surely be wondering why/how. Quite embarrassing to think that ten years ago we were a PL club and Brentford were barely out of the fourth division. Now that’s progress. Meanwhile £200m later, here we are.

“the working class”

After four years of Mowbray we are five years behind... Brentford. Progress.

There is absolutely no reason to sell the land - unless Venkys are going to stop underwriting annual losses. I can’t say I would blame them. Surely it can’t go on forever. However, if that’s the case then they should be more involved in the football side of things (governance, not team selection) and holding the CEO responsible for failure and in turn them holding the manager responsible for failure. Right now failure looks like being unable to get promoted, being unable to make good player recruitment investments which turn a profit at the right time (with replacements lined up) and continuing to make season on season losses as a result. It’s entirely possible that this “failure of recruitment-sale-replacement” question has been asked by Venkys and the blame has now been deflected onto the facilities not being up to scratch, and once again Venkys have bought it (presumably because they like the messengers, nice men, like-family-members who work hard). At most clubs the buck stops with the manager. Here it only starts with the owners, who are invisible and silent. Maybe they are visionaries and have some grand plan? Maybe they could share it with someone? Or at least someone who cares more about Blackburn Rovers interests than their own. But if they aren’t visionaries then they need to get a copy of the football club owner’s playbook and educate themselves. When you step back from it all and look at everything that has happened, everything that is happening, and everything that I’d planned out could happen, it’s a bit of a surreal picture. The question still remains: how is it all going to end? (And when?)

Just a heads up on the off chance you hadn’t clocked it, we are playing again on Friday evening...

That was a second excellent performance in a row - just far more like a team, more motivated, brighter and quicker. Some nice passing moves. Better in the first half than the second (just) but I still felt we could have nicked a winner until the late substitutions in search of a point. Bit of a shame we couldn’t have taken all the points on the night but “on paper” a decent point. Dack is far better as the fulcrum up front then he is when he is more marginalised. What happens when Armstrong is fit again will be interesting. No doubt he will start again as soon as possible - despite any form the team is in - with him and Elliott included instead of Gallagher and Dolan.

My worry is that where we are now is above his level. Wish we had the Tony Mowbray of a decade ago rather than this version.

I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. Relegation to the third tier was the best thing for Mowbray and the absolute worst thing for Rovers. We are NOT a third tier club but some are now conditioned to think that we could/would/should be but for Mowbray.

Thanks for taking that sentence out of the context by removing the preceding one.

Looks like these ads are mutating. There now appears to be a time delay before the X appears. I get how this makes money for the site. Advertisers speculating to accumulate but do people really click on these ads to buy stuff? Even those defending them on here just see them as a nuisance to be tolerated.

I don’t post for the love and I certainly don’t list for love from people who still think Mowbray is good for this club. Yesterday was enjoyable to watch but it changes nothing. In fact, it proves even more that he is holding back these players and the club.

Some positives from today: - We actually looked like a team - The players had a point to prove and did so (that there is life after Arma - and goals) - Dolan is full of confidence and suits a free role - The win and 3 very timely points - JRC being back - Dack looking far happier (penalty incident aside) - Gally looking far happier and getting the clichéd one off the backside (well, chest) - Today proves we have the players but not the manager Let’s try to settle a side now and get some points on the board to get some clear daylight away from relegation

What’s happening is that there is no concern from anyone at the club about relegation or the effects of it. The good ship Mowbray is headed for the rocks and the lookout is on a fag break. Nobody off the field fears for their position. Results don’t matter. On the field, players aren’t selected on merit or form but by some rotation policy that means even if you play well you could be on the bench next game. The owners don’t demand anything from the club, the manager or the board. Fans are a necessary evil. Apathy reigns.

Presumably they can’t see the contradiction...

Let’s avoid relegation for now. If we have to suffer Tony and his favourites plus tombola midfield then for now so be it. It’s just a shame that Venkys have no interest and/or no clue and/or no ambition or we would have someone new in now assessing what was needed before the Summer window and pre-season. This should be Waggott’s job but he clearly has no interest in change either. On top of covid restrictions we will now have “we can’t talk about season tickets until we know which division we will be in”.

But those unpaid volunteers know this going in, and if you charge customers to use a site then surely you should pay those people who help run it. But it then becomes a very different concept. By the way, one person’s civility is another’s censorship so it may be somewhat unique but it might not be a selling point for everyone. You could moderate a Facebook group.