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I'm guessing, but presumably the company selling the subscriptions to British viewers were illegally accessing live games via VPN which were meant to be transmitted to other countries?

Don't worry!

I'd rather not!

I'd welcome Hughes back but not Dalgllsh---he can only function with massive financial backing. As for Souness, he's 70, poor buggers suffered enough!

He spent a lot of money though which Hughes didn't have and he was definitely taking us down when he left for Newcastle. Hughes had us in top 6 on much tighter resources and we had some terrific Cup runs. Not to downplay Souness' time at Ewood at all but he'd definitely lost it when (or before) he left. Best record of any Rovers manager is an opinion, which I know many people share, but its not a fact. I agree with above post factually and statistically that record belongs to Dalglish but then you come back to money and Dalglish had it in sackfuls!

Speaking of ex Managers!: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/22/graeme-souness-to-swim-channel-for-charitys-appeal-on-rare-skin-disorder. What a guy!

We'll be throwing Rooney's name in next! Just because these are big names and have been star players does not mean they will succeed as managers. There are plenty of ex-managers who demonstrate this so why do we continue to fall for it? Conversely there are successful managers who never did much as players---Roy Hodgson is an obvious example even though he was a disaster for us! We need people with the right depth of knowledge to choose the best manager for us, and judging by our record over the last 12 years or so----we haven't got them! That's why we are so fearful of JDT leaving! What's the odds on us picking a good manager twice in a row?

Same criteria will apply if JDT leaves. I doubt there will be a "seamless transition." Clueless Venkys still a millstone around our necks.

Context!!! I wrote "if we're going back to a former manager etc..." because that bit of the discussion was about Mowbray/ Bowyer etc admittedly tongue in cheek! I didn't say, "I think our next manager should be Mark Hughes"!! But he'd be massively superior to virtually all the dopes we've had.

If we're going back to a former manager, give me Mark Hughes please.

Ignoring everything else, what a Champion Pedersen was, on and off the pitch. I almost forgive him that header after reading that!

Understatement of the year!!

In the time we've been out of the Premiership, Luton have gone from non-League to being one game away from the Premier League. They've got a tiny stadium---only 9000 of their supporters in last night so not much money. Yet there they are. Completely puts the lie to Mowbray's 5 years and Venkys 12. We haven't even made the play-offs in all that time! We're being conned!.

You have a point!!

The Phil Jones of cricket!

Big Shock! Archer to miss 1st Ashes test (and the rest?)

End of Season Report----Must do better.

I see Chelsea have frozen their cheapest season tickets----at £705!

On the other hand, Wigan have been relegated----that's worth a few points surely?!!

That's rather loaded. HE'S HERE TO DO A JOB!

My hope is that taking us back to the big time will attract buyers.

Yet he's very hard to take the ball off. When he's on a run he's great at keeping possession and great at drawing the foul. I think he'll surprise you but we'll see.

I'm in total accord with everybody who believe he went missing for weeks on end this season but yesterday showed us his best. No coincidence that when we play well he plays well. The whole team and staff have to look at those games when we didn't turn up. JDT should spend summer looking at replays of every game! (I'll bet he doesn't!)

He was absolutely brilliant yesterday. Best player on the pitch by a mile. Scored 2, made 1, (should have been 2 but Dolan missed a sitter), and hit the woodwork twice. In between, his first touch was sublime, he passed and ran for the return all day, he was as good as i've ever seen him. And we get nothing for him. Oh and he won a lot of the headers!

Big rap for Rovers from the Guardian! https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/08/millwall-blackburn-championship-match-report