I'm confused, are you arguing we won?

£12M on 2 strikers, 3 goals in 5 games----1 pen, 1 og.

We can go for promotion AND in the meantime improve the atmosphere AND devise plans to attract more fans (don't think Waggot is bothered about that though).

I heard an interview with an EFL executive where she stated that Dale met the requirements of their rules! Provokes the obvious comment---why did no-one at the EFL realise the rules were no bloody good?

Well we're not bound by a campaign on here some time ago are we? In any case some people would have supported it, some wouldn't. We rarely have unanimity on here you know! Having had experience of it we're entitled to conclude it has made the atmosphere at the ground worse and is a bad look. Or not! But I agree the biggest single factor is the size of the crowd and that will only improve with promotion.

Rovers really should put away fans in Darwen End Lower. Improve the sterile atmosphere. Its a terrible look on TV too, looks as if there's nobody there.

Trod on the soap?

How on earth did he get injured?

In reply to your post, I wrote "This is the problem with loans!" A perfectly valid point I'd have thought. That post seems to have been removed, Could any Mod give me a reason for that? That's my memory of it anyway and I apologise in advance if I have made a mistake.

LOL!

I want him to trouble the keeper which he rarely does. This is an area where the team as a whole is sadly lacking. we seem to go through entire games where the opposition keeper doesn't have to make a difficult save.

Special welcome for Hoilett?

Good of you to be so patronising. Other than that I don't remember ever having mentioned Smallwood but, since you have, it seems pertinent to point out that he was King of Ewood in League 1 and clearly doesn't cut in in a higher division. Good of you to put his welfare first though. Also worth pointing out that the more of Venkys money that is wasted the less there is for the team that walks out on the pitch. That's my concern, I couldn't give a stuff about Venkys as well you know.

while extending their contracts....

3 goals from 4 games, only one was an "out-field" goal. Not looking good. Clean sheets are going to be required from our defenders. (PS if Dack gets injured we'll see more of Rothwell!)

Like the pre-season!!!

Or he could say "thanks 47er, good advice"!!!

this

It looks as if you are trying to say that I thought we had a very difficult start to the season and now we've won 2 in a row I'm back-tracking and saying it was an easy start? Please show me where I've written anything like that! Silas above has it right, don't get carried away just yet!

TM has a real problem with Toisin now. Can't drop Williams but can't leave Toisin on he bench for weeks. Right-back is the obvious move but the lad is on the record as not wanting to play there.

Yes, my feelings too .2 pretty ordinary sides. There were 3 strikes on the woodwork from us and 1 from them plus a missed penalty in the first half! Makes it sound a really entertaining game but between the odd goalmouth incident there was lots of ponderous turgid stuff with which we have become too familiar. Neither side looks top half to me. Very pleased with Downing---still got plenty of pace, Gallagher showed a bit more, Cunningham was terrific, Williams was exceptional, Bennet was much better than usual but still has at least one clanger in him! Much more secure in central mid-field now with Johnson and Travis though both need to be more constructive. Creativity and fluidity is what we lack. Real wingers in a 4-4-2 would suit me but maybe the time for that has passed.

Obviously true but, at the same time, its foolish to ignore the fact that there are harder challenges ahead. Get through them and its a different matter.

Me too!

We do all want him to succeed but many fear he won't. You are simply incapable of recognising that I am as thrilled when Rovers win as anyone on the planet. This doesn't stop me being realistic about a future under Venkys and TM. And my fears are long-term, they don't vary from game to game. I've dropped no guise because I never had one, except in your little mind.