2 minutes ago, rigger said:

Personally I think that Sam Burns could do the things you just explained, far better than Dolan. But neither is at a level to be starting championship games.

I cant comment about Burns having not seen him but all Im saying against curtain teams a headless chicken upfront can be effective. Oddly a large number of Rovers fans seem to prefer this type of player compared to a more skilled one who chooses how they spend their energy.  

7 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Would you like to see Dolan playing there again then , like today for example ?

To be fair Dolan playing as a false 9 can work well when applying high press. Times last season Dolan being the front man meant his high energy meant he chased down everything from pass backs to teams playing across the back four. When Buckley played as the link play between midfield and forward who also chased down meant we recovered the ball higher up the pitch.

The problem is with Dolan is what he did once he gets the ball or when we are playing from the back. He cant hold the ball or have the ability to win a free kick

3 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

kirsty a bimbo,natalie sexy and intelligent❤️

Didnt Natalie do the kit thing on Soccer AM....shame it was a Brentford kit.

16 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Was he their #17? Lanky pos that was upfront taking our players out late?

He'll have been disappointed with what he saw if so.

Delap was No.17. Why would he be disappointed? He occupied both central defenders most of the game allowing others space, especially in the first half. 

He was key to their first half performance which should have them 3 or 4 up ay half time.

47 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He looked very average last season when we played them away.

He was lucky to stay on the field but played out of position that night.

Just now, Sweaty Gussets said:

Bet you're fun at parties!

Oh aye! Positive to the end

Just bear in mind........Paul Ince won his first away game 4-0

Lets not get carried away

6 minutes ago, bigbrandjohn said:

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/peterborough-blackburn-rovers-transfer-pursuit-24596715
 

Wouldn’t want to share my innermost secrets with Barry Fry. He’s got a bigger mouth than the Thames Estuary. 
 

Doesn’t want to lose his best players but shopping them like Black Friday. 

He always has done.  He kept using us when flogging Collymore years ago saying we'd bid millions for him.

1 hour ago, Oldgregg86 said:

Everyone is delighted with the “green shoots” of the last week or so.

Pointing out the negatives, or as I say highlighting things that can be improved is important to growth. 
 

Just being happy with a bit of good news and positivity whilst ignoring everything else is a recipe for disaster in the long term and it’s no good having  a good manager and football with no fans in the ground. 

sustainability and growth requires constant improvement. If no one highlights or pushes for better in all aspects of the club then we will never prosper . 
 

Food for thought 

In deed it is valid point but this is the JDT thread but please tell me what influence has he on season ticket prices or how effective Waggot is?

Sustainibility is a pont that has already been talked by JDT.

1 hour ago, matt83 said:

I would say on here the news of jdt has been met with almost universal positivity. I know I’m in the minority when I say I don’t share the optimism.

He’s still in the very early stages of his managerial career so is an unknown quantity (can his achievements in Sweden be taken too seriously as doing well at Malmö seem to be the equivalent of succeeding at the old firm in Scotland, a 50:50).

He comes with an unquestioned reputation as a player but I personally think it’ll go the way of Philip cocu at derby who arrived with a similar playing pedigree and to a similar fanfare there. Or if in hindsight this guy ultimately turns out to be the real deal as a manager then the Venkys will see to it that he’ll fail at rovers. After 12 years of the Venkys and the clowns they appoint how could I possibly believe anything will be any different.

That said with all that in mind and before a signing has been made or a ball is kicked in anger, am I happy he’s here? Yes I am. He’s already been a breath of fresh air. He has charisma and he couldn’t be further removed from Moggadon in that respect. In the world of the Venkys Blackburn Rovers disaster is never far away.  

46 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Hands up to being one of the main culprits on that score!

On the appointments I’ve not seen such positivity on here for a looonngg time.

Perhaps the mods could move the important but not particularly relevant to this thread ticket discussions to the ST thread?

I see the common theme here......is it because youre called Matt why you are so negative?

1 hour ago, matt83 said:

I would say on here the news of jdt has been met with almost universal positivity. I know I’m in the minority when I say I don’t share the optimism.

He’s still in the very early stages of his managerial career so is an unknown quantity (can his achievements in Sweden be taken too seriously as doing well at Malmö seem to be the equivalent of succeeding at the old firm in Scotland, a 50:50).

He comes with an unquestioned reputation as a player but I personally think it’ll go the way of Philip cocu at derby who arrived with a similar playing pedigree and to a similar fanfare there. Or if in hindsight this guy ultimately turns out to be the real deal as a manager then the Venkys will see to it that he’ll fail at rovers. After 12 years of the Venkys and the clowns they appoint how could I possibly believe anything will be any different.

That said with all that in mind and before a signing has been made or a ball is kicked in anger, am I happy he’s here? Yes I am. He’s already been a breath of fresh air. He has charisma and he couldn’t be further removed from Moggadon in that respect. In the world of the Venkys Blackburn Rovers disaster is never far away.  

I know he is an unknown quantity and we have had false dawns before but lets live in hope rather than fear!!! 

Yes the club still has its faults but surely there are other threads we can be negative on.

Lets have one positive one for a time.......granted it may not last long.

1 hour ago, davulsukur said:

Mowbray as DoF and Venus as manager.

You heard it here first.

How did a manager going upstairs and his assistant getting the manager's gig work the last time we tried it? 

On 24/02/2022 at 18:47, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I’ve been saying it for years Jim. Name me one of his signings that opponents wouldn’t want to play against because of their physicality.

Maybe Smallwood, Van Hecke can hold his own,  then you’ve said it. 

Johnson is a hardman.......its just he hasn't had the legs since he joined.

TRavis isn;t hard....he's petulent a bit like Savage. He'll start a fight but then hide behind his minders

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Rich also took forever to tell us about Zeefuik and Giles, and even denied our interest in Markanday at one point. Ignore him.

If darrenrover has heard what I've heard, he's right. They'd be legit statements in this league BUT I hasten to add that I don't think either is actually likely to happen personally.

Bit naughty that......come on Mike name names

If its Bournemouth, then let him rot. Send him on loan to Oldham

10 minutes ago, Armchair supporter supremo said:

Best signing we could make is Rothwell on a new 2/3 year deal, if he's not worth breaking the current 'wage structure' for then I don't know who is!! all the others on expiring contracts are replaceable, but players with his attributes are few and far between outside of the prem. (and he's one of the few players in the squad that could probably make the step up to prem standard if we got promoted)

Rather a short term contract is 8 months

I see the Scottish crock has signed a pre-contract with Rangers

6 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

You have to win a Trophy to wear those colours....

They have Southern Combination........several times

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

I'm sure an under 18's match was abandoned at half time recently because of no emergency services being present.

how and why was it allowed to start then? Or did Emergency Services get a call and had to leave?

17 minutes ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

Palace wearing our famous Blue n White at Millwall

Glad we got Macron as kit suppliers, looks like Puma found a use for their design pitch to us 

2 minutes ago, 1864roverite said:

Off to a seriously wet wiggin

Enjoy

Looking like were 1 down on ITV. Oh Ive been told its Palace whose borrowed our 125th Anniversary kit

10 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

they played different positions. Hedges is wide player or number 10. 

 

Short memory.....where did Rothwell play before this season?

1 minute ago, arbitro said:

My point was that there are several posts saying they are happy with him when they have never heard of him. 

yes but they've seen the video of possibly the only good things hes done in his career.