Well its taken years but he finally looks like a 7 million quid player. 27 million if anyone is thinking of bidding. Get his name on a new contract NOW Pune if you are paying attention or Waggot or whoevers job it might be.

Great battling effort this team really motivates itself and has each others backs and Poundshop Prestons bullying and shithousery was thrown straight back at them. Weather killed the football and seemed to suit that lot better early one but once Rovers got to grips with it it was only a matter of time. Also playing against that useless inept ref and that #### Ched Evans who seems to get away with what he wants. Got no change out of Wharton so turned his attention to Van Hecke instead the pleb. Very sweet victory that and not seen togetherness like that between team and fans since promotion from league 1 night. Really hope it carries on throughout the season, the fans stick with them in the inevitable lean spells and the manager keeps his meddling to a minimum. Both key points and both important if we want to be serious contenders.

It's nonsense driven by a few who've always had it in for him your examples tell the story.

Looks taller than that now but yes we all know why and how he ended up here. Still remains a distinct possibility he can be a decent back up keeper though, because he won't be going anywhere whilst his dads mate is boss.

Yep things were going bad against Fulham and his meddling made it two or three times worse. Having said that we'd only have been wheeling out Bennett and Evans then they'd be starting the next games and so on and so forth. If the odd pasting due to inexperience happens but we are rid of going around in the same old circles with managers pets i'll take it, for now.

I think it's a good move if we get some back up as he needs games to prove himself and i'd rather it be away from here. Looks to have some decent attributes but needs first team games. Said all along from the moment Mowbray signed him he'd have this lad earmarked as number 1 at some point. So the sooner he learns his trade elsewhere the better because i reckon they'll lose Tommy K before long.

Meanwhile someone is feeling their arse whilst looking for their elbow.

Sheff u selling another thousand of Preston shifting another few hundred is hardly here or there is it given the price differential. If they don't shift another thousand or so it's still a waste of money' So yes they are getting preferential treatment because there might be a potential few more quid involved. Still costs the same to open up the tier.

That was a week before the game and before Fulham has clumped us 7 nil though. Sheff u would probably have brought another thousand especially if it was pay on the day. We know though that at 30 quid Rovers will roll out the red carpet for visitors.

Great fans, always there in the darkest times you'd never get that lot climbing on any bandwagons.

I was assuming they'd sold the 4700 available or thereabouts ? This is the same Rovers who wouldn't open up the upper tier for Sheff U despite the prospect of another thousand or two ? Sums them up.

I knew they would all the day trippers coming for their annual one match at the last min. Waggot will be in clover his prices justified again, back to A+ next season.

One of the most pleasing things this season is we have a bit of spite about us. How long is it since we've seen players yelling at each other and encouraging each other. Also having each others backs when the tackles are flying ? You'd have to go right back to the Allardyce days although we aren't on that level obviously the nice boys tag seems to have finally been shed. Just hope Mowbray and co don't drill it out of them or try and re-introduce the possession based crap every game. A nasty get stuck in side seems to go against everything that he likes to coach so it's probably just the youthfulness and energy that drives it. Long may it continue though lets keep playing championship style football that suits the capabilities instead of trying to copy Klopp or Southgate etc.

Well considering they were sending him to Blackburn anyway are we surprised ? Surely some sort of loan with a view to sign would be the sensible way to go if he can play and prove himself fit here. Otherwise we should walk.

If it's anything like the shenanigans with Mahoney it's no wonder they are turning them down. There's players and agents trying it on taking the piss of course there is. Then there's the clubs and their advisors low balling because they aren't that bothered as they fancy the compen, minimal transfer cash and wages to put towards someone else. That someone else might be better, the same or worse/injury prone and they also might come from a stable more friendly to the manager etc.

I watched them versus Fulham and they certainly handled them better than Rovers did after a ropey start. I'd get after them early if i was Rovers as if they get a foothold in the game it could be an awkward afternoon. Remember the old cliche form goes out the window in a derby.

Maja if he's fit and his attitude is right would be a decent signing we are going along the right lines with players like that. Also doing the right thing saying a firm no if an old problem flags up, there was a time these type of deals would sneak through the door i reckon.

This is the main issue with him he just isn't good at doing what they are trying to get him to do. He's strong and quick and can tackle, the attributes you need from a defender first and foremost. The basics are all there, i first saw him in the U23s and he stood out straight away a beast of a boy as Souness would say. Trouble is now his first remit seems to be bomb forwards and he either does then passes it back of gives it away in our own half. His positioning suffers and as a result his overall composure does as well i struggle to recall him creating anything around the opposition box. At times the midfielders don't pass to him when he breaks forwards but when the team is pushed back and the tackles are flying he shows his mettle. As iv'e posted before i can understand how Mowbray gets frustrated with him but he just isn't a flair player you can't coach what isn't there. Some team in this division who wants a solid if unspectacular right back to be a right back will get a good player in him. Although i must admit iv'e never seen him as a Prem quality player like some.

To be fair you're not dealing with someone accused of anything criminal and i disagree strongly on the smooth talking isn't easy point. To those who do it for a living and it helps earn 300k per year it's a piece of piss it comes naturally it's their profession, how many years has he been doing it ? Spinning and massaging the facts rather than outright lying is an art form, although i'm not for a min saying he isn't being truthful about everything.

Typical tight untidy and rough derby stuff. Rovers 1 Gobshites 1 15,879

That's how a salesman tends to be and when the likes of swaggo have sat in boardrooms, stood up on a podium in a room full of corporates, argued the toss with agents and talked his way into high profile jobs. Then sitting across from a few fans smooth talking over a brew is just sharp tuning his technique to him. Anyone watching his slithering interview when the STC land sale had been exposed should be slightly uneasy.

How much terracing got laid up there, anybody know ? 🤣

If we finish top ten this season he's done a grand job all things considered, top 8 or 6 he's probably over achieved ( there's a 1st time for everything ) Any kind of promotion and they should name the cathedral, town hall, and river after him.

He's a bang average manager at this level who had settled in at Ewood for the long plod. Capable of keeping the ship steady in often choppy waters but uncapable of ever pushing it forwards where it needs to go despite both healthy backing and time. Now though partly by his own design and partly by his own floundering we might have ended up in a little period where he has found his niche. We are due a really good season by law of averages as much as anything else and hes been here long enough now to finally push for one.

Their myths were well and truly busted a long time ago.