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However, if he plays well for them we can make the obvious conclusion!

You really think the rest of us aren't aware of that? They could be trying to teach the peasants a lesson for throwing snowballs at them for all I know. It shouldn't be allowed to be this way---foreign owners treating a community asset like a plaything. For them it means nothing, for us it means everything.

The bad run was way longer than the good run and I know where I'd put my money this time round.

And let's remember that the only factor preventing us from being relegated last season was that we made an excellent start. A bad start this season and I fear we won't recover.

OMG!!!

Frightening isn't it?

I think this article sums up our situation very well. To think that we are lacking in numbers and experience, that older players we have aren't that great and are injury-prone and we are set to lose another swag of players in a years time for free, I think we are in a diabolical state. How the hell was it allowed to come to this? https://the72.co.uk/242419/indebted-inexperienced-incapable-blackburn-rovers-stare-down-the-barrel-of-a-damning-2021-22-season/

Just what we need----3 Ayalas. What are we--a bloody charity?

Could be paid on results? Mowbray would be shitting himself at that thought!!

That's a confession isn't it? Desperate.

I don't really hate him---if he wasn't at Ewood I would never spare him another thought! More accurate to say I just can't stand him! As for bringing Myra Hindley into it---well done! About time she featured on our site!! 🙄

The bloke has lied and dissembled for years now. He's dragging us down and he should show some decency and bugger off If the Club is important to you then he's earned it..

We are supposed to be on a journey, a gradual journey, a plan that makes us stronger every year till we regain Premiership status and have a football "identity". As part of that plan we are linked with a 31 year old released on a free from Cardiff City and are likely to lose several of our best younger players who started out on this journey but have now decided to get off the bus. Can we all agree there is no plan, we simply limp from year to year, without any progression or any defined goal? We are an amorphous mess and the Emperor has no clothes.

As if we had either!!

Add "I don't believe in formations" and no wonder we're in the shit.

You've reminded me of a great early 1960's win over Yorkshire at Old Trafford. I was a thirteen year old schoolboy at the time and I went with 2 school mates for the last day. It was a very tight contest and either side could win it. It went right down to the last over which was to be bowled by none other than Freddie Truman, scores were very close and after 5 balls scores were level! Trumen threw everything at it but beat both batsman and keeper and it went through for 4 byes! Cue hysterical celebrations! A huge crowd, a sunny day, a fantastic win---what more could you want?!!

Will Brereton's every touch of the ball next season result in cries of "OLE" (pronounced olay of course!).

We don't deserve him either!! NB the above can be taken 2 ways, therefore no-one can disagree!

Has Philip L left us for good?

yep! At least!

Jim---I was one of them. I remember chatting to the then pro Bruce Doolan! I was about 5! We regarded East Lancs as Blackburn's team. My Dad and I followed East Lancs for away games ---Rishton,Church, Rawtenstall, Colne. The gate doubled or trebled when East Lancs were playing. Don't make an argument where there isn't one eh?

Actually he hasn't got a racist bone in his body, he's just saying what he thinks is happening, without making any judgement at all. I think cricket is a great way in which we can all assist integration by the way. I was walking down by Avenham Park a while back with Pakistani youths playing cricket in the street ( boys only sadly) just like we did. I keep waiting for them to be well represented in our county side and for England. Only happens fitfully. Why?

I merely passed on info from a mate, I personally have no idea.

I'd be happy to see Bannon at Ewood. Always looked an inventive and tidy player when I've seen him. Good ticker as well.

Well you deserve an answer so I asked a mate of mine who knows more about local cricket than I do and this is what he said: With regard to East Lancs, it is a tragedy. The historic ground is now situated in an Asian area and local cricket and Muslims just don't mix. It's all to do with alcohol. Normally, after an evening in the nets, the players will retire to the bar and this is how they make much of their money. The Muslim players go straight home, alcohol being banned in their religion. Some property developer wants to buy the ground to build houses but the club is fighting hard to keep it. There is so much history wrapped up in it and of course the Rovers used it for their home games in the days pre 1880 when they only played friendlies. The other week, Greenmount, who Darwen hammered in the Worsley Cup, scored around 320 for none against East Lancs, who could not muster 150 in reply.