dingles staying down 4ever

Lambert came in, he saw that we weren't fit enough worked on fitness which was a plus but whether he was a good manager I still undecided. He came in with grand ideas about Marshall about him having a clear defined role rather than moving around then promptly moved him around until he ended up back at right back. He had a clear defined style of play which did not suit Rhodes. Whether that was because he knew Rhodes was going in Janurary only he will know. For one series of games he got the team playing, we should of beaten the Dingles, we murdered Fulham and Boro but lets not forget we went on long runs without winning as well. After his first choice 11 the rest of the squad could not play the style he wanted but he refused to alter the system. His signings were debatable at best. Ward, Bennet and Jackson were hardly inspiring even with the limits on funding. All three had played under him previously so this hardly showed a wide range of scouting or a wide range of player knowledge. The fact that he took Marshall and was rumoured to after Hanley suggests this still an issue for him. Boywer strong point that he seemed to pick up a sound player from somewhere so did that scouting leave with him, I know it could have been his dad as rumoured, so probably yes. Lambert's season at Wolves seems to echo his time at Rovers so a pre-season and next season will show if he is a good manager or a fraud because at this stage I genuinely don't know especially after his time at Rovers. My cousins who are both Villa fans have a clear view on him and it points to the negative. Mowbray does need time. He has spoken a good game, he has quickly already pointed out this season's weaknesses in defence. Fitness levels will take time but I genuinely feel that if he shows one ounce of football knowledge our beloved Rovers will survive. It looks like by the end of next week injured players will be returning which will be needed for the run in. We are well aware of the stench of certain agents around the club so I'm afraid Jal's question is a resonable one Chaddy and Parsons, but we are now stuck with Mowbray so for the good of this great club we all have to get behind him. As soon as our fate is sealed this season then questions about whose behind Mowbray can be asked. Senior is a worry though and he fans need to get him to Q and A to grill him because the local media are in the club's pocket.

It should of been after the Norwich game

If this is a deliberate decision there has to be a reason behind it. I'm not saying there isn't I just need convincing that there is a creditable reason that there is. Consistently appointing bad managers is potentially deliberate but show me what benefits Venky's in finding new ways to lose money and continually drag us down the league chain?

I suspect someone has sold Coyle to the idiots. He then continues to blindly lead Rovers to destruction whilst everyone continues to cut costs at any point but they can't stop the money bleading out. Venkys carry on assuming that they are untouchable. There is no evidence of Delibrate about it......no one wins. Even third or fourth parties. If rovers go under....money is lost and any potential villians have a cash supply cut.

Philip, you cant come out with have to be relegated and not expand on it. I bow to your far better understanding to finances etc and I suspect you have a theory but to the people who have not got a great understanding of such matters, we'd like to have your theory. What does anybody gain by sabotage?

Paul Mckinnon was the worst player I've seen but he'd probably not look too bad compared with the rest of dross in this season's squad.

Before Christmas I'd have agreed with you, but with the way this season has panned out I hope it isn't a bottom half/mid table team that marginally overachieved under Bowyer.

Remember that day remarkably well. It was my first away on a pub coach and what a day it was for an eight year old. An old Ribblesdale coach with the back 4 or 5 rows of seats taken up with crates of beer. We only got on M6 at Leyland and we had the first of many toilets stops on the hard shoulder. The return trip was as memorable as the trip down. The pitch battles on the service stations were memorable for all the wrong reasons just as idiots on our coach bricking a coach decked in black and white. Sorry to say it was Widnes' team coach on its way to the Challenge Cup Final I was lead to believe.

Also when I was at school in the late 70s, early 80s, maybe 2 or 3 in the class said they were Rovers fans. I was the only who went. It was the same playing out in the local area. In the late 80s, before Uncle Jack put money in there were middle aged men in the local pub who 'supported' Liverpool as they were the successful team. They used to mock as we went to watch Rovers. As the Uncle Jack factor grew and Liverpool went into decline they switched to Rovers as lifelong fans and followed us all over. Now as the success has dried up, they never been near Ewood. The majority of these I suspect have switched allegiances back to the Man Us and Liverpools of the world. It is the same now as it alway has been but with the riches and media as it is today, the only club that the media want are the ones with large fan bases. As such the Premier League and the media want the rest of us to die so the next generation will have to support one of the big clubs. I disagree with Theno who says that the only way to survive is Lancashire Utd. I suspect for a club to survive the only way is the MK dons way and franchise us to an area with a large population no professional football club within 100 miles of us.

RIP

To call Pedersen a disgrace is too strong by far. When played out wide left he has been poor because his main strength when played out wide was crossing but when have we played with a target man to aim for? His best seasons where when we had Santa Cruz and even Kuqi. He has never been strong enough to play in a midfield two but playing in a formation like Saturday give Pedersen scope to play.

He appears to be careless in possession because Rovers don't move making it difficult to keep possession. Not seen anything to suggest he is more sloppy in his set pieces than any other Rovers player, so why single him out?

What Pedersen did was to allow Morris to get forward with the relative confidence that someone would fill in. This in turn started to cause their right back all sorts of problems. It was a shame that Rovers did not maximise this but seem to stop this avenue after their right back had received his final warning.

To be fair both full backs put several crosses in. To defend the wide men what is the point of putting crosses in when you've only got one person to aim for?

Those complaining about pitch should remember that we played on Saturday on a pitch which was heavily watered just before we kicked off on Saturday. Just after kick off it started to rain as well. Why it was watered so heavily on Saturday was a surprise but playing another so quickly would give no time for it to repair it so probably the groundsman could only patch it up as best.

Sad to hear the news. RIP Kelbo.

RIP Chris Thompson. A Good player! More sad news for Rovers fans.

Looks like Friedal and Houllier are parting company again http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Aston-Villa-will-ditch-Brad-Friedel-in-January-after-U-turn-over-contract-offer-article643641.htmlurn-over-contract-offer-article643641.html

Would n't release him personaaly. But if you are not play him because of fitness issues then you are paying a high earner for nothing. Gross misconduct means he could sack him you get a wage of the payrole and Sam could another body in. I still think this has arisen this week again so both parties can break the union of player and club. The more these circulate the lower his sale value becomes so bad news for Rovers.

Not blaming coaches, Benni is unprofessional. It is just this has risen the week before there is a parting of the ways is possible. I think both parties are using it so force this.

If Benni Mc. was as professional as you would like he would not be at Rovers he'd be at one of Europe's Elite clubs. That is why he nearly joined Chelsea. The bit Nearly being the important bit. There was something persuading them not to. The man is flawed but he has one thing going for him. Skill. This is the reason why Rovers fans forgive him. At present too few Rovers players wish to use. If they wish to watch players give 100% effort but little skill they go to a lower standard of football. They pay premium, except at Rovers, to watch skill. They don't go to watch effort. If that was the case Keith Andrews would a hero not touted on here as the worst player to wear Blue and White. But Rovers coaching staff for one reason or another have failed for 18 months to get Benni to level where they call fit. If he is not obeying what they are asking then continual breaking rules consitutes Gross Misconduct and he can Summarily Dismissed from his contract. Now the other point is that the coaches are failing to continually do their jobs, so should be replaced. The final option is that one week before the Transfer Window this has reared it head again and both parties are using to force the issue.

No its not that simple. Why is he too fat then? Why is he not responding to fitness training? If he is repeatablly not obeying the rules then does that not constitute gross misconduct? In a World Cup Year when it is in his home country means Benni must be so unhappy with football at present it is not good for Rovers if we to sell or keep him.

I'm not saying Sam is wrong in his assessment on Benni's fitness. Benni's professional is at best questionable. All I'm saying is that Sam has had over twelve months to get him fit but waits until we've just played two games in three days and one week before the Transfer Deadline to give individual training. Why not do this say two months ago or is it an attempt to get a saleable asset to hand in a Transfer Request? Anyway does Benni's interview translate into a Transfer Request? Whichever your view it is now time to move on and gives him what he wants.......so long as he takes that dead weight who played alongside him on monday with him.

Sam has been trying to sell Benni since last season. Benni has not been professional since the end of the first season at the club. Benni has been unfit since the beginning of last season, why wait until the week before the Transfer Window to attempt to get him fit? Whoever is saying what just means that it becomes a very public rift which means any interested party either loses interest or is not prepared to gamble on an unfit sulk meaning that they'll only take him on loan or at a much reduced fee. This means Rovers cannot get a replacement for him meaning we then are stuck with the unfit sulking player until summer. It would have been better for ALL parties if this had been dealt with better.

Right Sam is trying to force Benni out the door but by saying he is overweight and lazy is hardly the way to go about it. All this is doing to dropping people's interest and thus the price. None of this is good for Rovers.