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Has any player improved under Mowbray? They all seem to go backwards. You could make an exception for Dack I suppose but he was good when he came.

There's only one change we need imo. The rest will follow. Sorry Husky, I dived in without seeing your post!

the problem being "improve the squad".

I cannot remember us being so consistently boring as we are now in my time of watching. Big Sam had his critics but there were always exciting moments and we often won! People blame the awful atmosphere at Ewood on the stayaways but , honestly, what is there to cheer about? The fact that the Club still exists?

Playing players in their positions would make a big difference surely?

Amazingly he looks like he's led a hard life!

Chicken feed for us! No, he's not that good but everything is relative and, right now, his loss would be a disaster. We really are in a mess. 3 years of TM, all that money spent and we are farther away from the Holy Grail than ever.

Yes, once again everything is OK!

I think Gallagher might be OK. He has something about him, a good work ethic for a start. He can shoot but rarely is in the right position to do so, for which I blame TM. Not much cop in the air, especially considering his height. BUT----he was never worth £5M. He's worth about the same as Armstrong imo, possibly less. Brereton is sadly not going to prove you wrong. We'll still be talking about this signing in 20 years time, (I won't come to think of it!)

the crux of the matter I think.

Do you have any sense of irony? And I apologise for thinking you were younger than you are. (I was a regular ST holder by 1952 by the way!) The appalling financial results are significantly a result of TM"s managership. I don't feel you hold him sufficiently accountable. Time to go TM.

You insult our intelligence. Do you really think your "minority" have the gift of seeing the potential pitfalls of appointing a new manager and the majority don't? Utter arrogance. Most of us on here have been around the block a few times more than you. Do you really think we can carry on like this?

Well there's a welcome change. Nobody arguing anymore that the £12M hasn't "gone" then? No-one expecting Brereton to do a Lazarus?

Surely we don't think its good enough to have a manager who won't take us down do we? He's had the financial backing Bowyer never had after all. 3 years and nothing better than stagnation? And given the financial position, worse than stagnation. We are in an utter mess and I would take the gamble with Johnson, at least on a trial basis.But a good hungry manager from the lower league might do alright as well. I can't see how it could be worse. A load of ageing players with no resale value, several hardly playing a game for us, can't defend, winning streak in combat with losing streak and losing streaks winning, this is absolute torture and I don't see how it can continue like this without very serious consequences for us. But the manager stays----right?

Well. that's a comfort! There's some really strange results today in the Championship, but, once again, we couldn't take any advantage of them. 2 points from the last twelve is relegation form no matter how other clubs' defences perform.

Let's hope we get a pair then.

nail on head.

Read this for a post. As accurate and prophetic as could be. Says it all. And its posted on August 11!!!

But earlier in the season you didn't want to give him till summer, you wanted him gone. You blow with the wind mate.

Apologies for that---genuine mistake.

Why did you want him sacked then? Notice you ducked that one!

Grow up! Quite Trumpian there Chaddy!

No, your mate already made that point so I provided the balance! Anyway, you've changed your tune (big surprise there!),you wanted him sacked a while back! Remember?

and contract extensions to raid the coffers further.

Yes it is! And a very bad one.