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Duggie never lived in Darwen though? Was he born at Bull Hill?

I actually agree with that so long as its a rolling contract. Don't want him messing about for 3 years then suddenly discovering his mojo. I have said all along we will never be promoted with Mowbray. If we make the play-offs and I am not confident we will, I'd wager he'd be out-thought by other managers. But conversely Gav, if he doesn't make the play-offs and remember we were 7 points clear, should he go? I believe strongly he should.

So, you have writ often and large about huge impending changes at Ewood without any details at all and without any time frame. If the owners have seen the light and big changes are afoot, what's stopping them, given that this is the best chance we've had of getting back to the Premiership since we were relegated by these idiot owners eleven years ago? You'd think they would hurry at least some of them along since we are in the top 6 but out of form. Since its presumably good news, why can't it be shared with other Rovers supporters? Would cheer us up--a good thing surely? Or are these changes long-term?---ie Venky jam tomorrow. TBH if you continue to post about plans you can't or won't disclose, what use are you? You come across as bumming yourself up and treating the rest of us as lesser beings.

I don't get this, if you're convinced he won't take us up, what's the point of another chance ie another season without going up. He's had enough time and he's had enough money. There has to be some ruthlessness in football, some single-mindedness. Like pushing Speedie out because it was the only way to get Shearer. Not fair, not pretty, but effective. Mowbrey's had more than enough chances, he makes too many mistakes and always will.

We're not really third are we when the chasers have played their games in hand? Anyway 3rd,4th,5th and 6th are all the same to me--the play-offs are a lottery and automatic promotion is the goal. You confident we'll get one of those 6 positions?

And conversely if he fails to get us promoted, you'll be the first to say it wasn't his fault.

I don't think anyone has suggested we buy a lump! But we didn't buy anyone to fill that role, others did.

You said it made sense that we didn't bring a no 9 in in January. It didn't make sense, it doesn't. Why we could only bring in "a genuine goal threat who could play as a wide striker?" No wonder we couldn't find one! Can we cut out all that crap you've bought into and get back to basics? If you can't score you can't win. Simple!

And hopefully this site has it completely wrong! https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-man-united-in-pole-position-to-sign-ashley-phillips-ahead-of-chelsea-tottenham-and-everton/

Make your mind up! We did need a central goal-scorer. It was obvious at the time, its even more so now. We can't score can we?

That statue's looking a way off though Gav?

Not now maybe but if we fall out of the 6, and that's looks distinctly likely, I can't see him being at Ewood next season. I was going to say Venkys surely aren't that stupid but instantly withdrew that thought.

Yep, we'll do well to beat Preston at the moment. 😂

To me he's a number 10 but then so is Dack and Rothwell. He needs to play behind a front 2 ideally. Our lack of central strikers is a the root of this. We are an unbalanced side.

You're illustrating what I've felt for some seasons now---the most interesting battle in the Premiership now is who goes down--the League of Fear! Leicester gave us some fun for one season, now its back to normal. If West Ham made top 4 that would be a change but I won't be investing any emotion in it!

Well if he's signed up to a long-term contract with us, then that's all we can do. Doesn't matter what his agents say, we can let him go when it best suits us and reap a huge transfer fee! All this is in the future and I can't wait to seem him in our first team when the time is right.

Can this be confirmed? When you read that Chelsea, Manure, Spurs and co are all seriously interested in the lad, I need to be reassured!. PS--let's not run down that contract Maggot!

Another player we won't see much of I suspect. And the sooner one of these big clubs snap him up, the less we will get for him. Sickening.

Who knows? They are totally erratic and unpredictable. The idea that they would act against the manager's wishes isn't particularly out of left-field for them is it? Back in the day Balaji was rumoured to be picking Kean's team for him. I seem to remember the famous "Dossier" having something to say about that. We've just been unlucky, of all the billionaire families in the world we had to get this one!

Yep, my take on it too.

He regularly played centre-back for Norwich before we signed him. Was centre-back at Ewood in that famous 7-1 thrashing! And again when he went to Chelsea and couldn't score.

and pay him the wage his talents will attract elsewhere. That's where the problem will arise.

and he's always injured.

Not the greatest Gav. Mark Hughes over him for a start. I'm not going to make a list of them though. Different times, different circumstances and all that.