If he's lining up deals in advance you can be sure they are from his black book. That again indicates jobs for the boys before he possibly gets moved on. Dangerous turf now with these 2 at the helm.

Possibly, i'm thinking Madame is saying leave it alone Balaji go play with something else instead. Wouldn't be surprised to see some new director or consultant pop up before next season. Just to put a cat among the very comfortable pigeons again.

Hudds 1 Rovers 3 Dead rubber season is well upon us and our midtable messiah might be hanging contract renewals in front of several senior bods, who have needed moving on for ages.

Are we back to having different factions at the club and in Pune wanting different things ? I think we could be, this warned of years ago when TM & his mates got their feet firmly under the table. Very hard to shift and very expensive.

No way is this squad a Pullis squad and he wouldn't suit the young player development line. However if it's top 6 you want and being hard to beat then him, a bit of backing and 2 or 3 windows would be logical. If they are only interested in rotating players for squad value might as well leave Mowbray in situ. Put STs up to £500 each and let him and the 4k who turn up and sit in mid/lower mid confusion forever.

That's how i see it, might as well be him as a Mark Robins or similar, i feel the same about Neil. It's a case of why not, what's to lose after what we've seen the last few seasons. If it ends up the same fair enough but some might say ( even TM himself) why change ? That's not the point though as the better the devil you know scenario doesn't wash in his case anymore. I think he needs a break from it as well and such a mad world is football he will get another gig after he's recharged his batteries. It'll never ever be as cushy as this one, that's the problem. He'll need prizing away from it or booting.

It should be a relatively safe and doable kind of appointment imo. Not one to create hysteria but it shouldn't create dismay either like Coyle. Mowbrays appointment was just meh in most fans eyes, Lambert was quite well received so i'd expect it to be similar to that. Also by safe i mean it shouldn't cost a fortune and he might be keen so if it did go tits up, it shouldn't cost a fortune to knock it on the head either. However he'd need backing like Mowbray has had and he'd need time otherwise it's pointless.

When we look at what he'd have here compared to Wycombe or even Preston then you look at us the last 2 seasons. Bang average and poor, could he do any worse ? Even if it ended up similar at least it would be a different voice and approach to things. And at least with him you know he'd leave it all on the job i'm tired of the club looking like it just exists to serve Mowbrays purpose. Even tireder of the plonkers out there who go along with this and still hang on to his every word. It needs a reboot and it needs either a good name or someone with some fire in his belly to do it.

At least with McKay we could see what he was trying to do.

And if Ainsworth ends up a Nob End as is rumored then i'd fully expect them to finish above us again.

Exactly ! Truth of the matter will be nobody knows ANYTHING of has heard anything so they are just carrying on as normal. We all know if or when a Venky axe swings nobody sees it coming. He could win 1 and draw 2 of the first 3 next season and get booted or he could lose the first 5 and still retain their faith. The loose ends scenario though is garbage, if he does suspect he'll be gone he'll be busy trying to look after as many as he can contract wise. Very dangerous and stupid scenario.

The summer will have to be very kind to us if he stays put it that way.

I just reckon they are all assuming the budget will be similar to last season but there might be no transfer funds. So the room on the wage bill from departures will be used for new recruits in the form of loans & frees. A scenario we've seen plenty times before, a sale or two might just might put a bit more in the pot. Like i said i think they as well as us are just assuming this probably from the noises being made by the middleman. Of course no one will really know until they've had their summer meetings. Also i reckon the situation in India is playing a huge part in this as there's likely to be no travel out there again. Maybe the middleman has hightailed it back again whilst he's had the chance. So the assumption from everyone will just be carry on as normal unless you hear different. I reckon it's as simple as that, so in reality anything could happen but it really is unlikely anything will. Paralysis and pension funds not pushing on and play offs.

Thinking that Mowbray will let Bennett, Downing, Holtby, Evans, Bell and Johnson all go is fanciful. I'd wager he'll be looking to keep at least half of those unless he's firmly been told he can't.

Who's hoodwinked you into believing that one ? Why would anyone in their right minds let a departing manager under a bit of a cloud start deciding who he wants to keep ? Only way i see that being the case is if they are just rearranging the chairs. He steps aside but stays on in some capacity and Venus and/or Johno stand in the line of fire. It'll be cooked up by him & Swaggo as well not the owners. Just watch and see.

You're forgetting the club urgently needed 10 mill to pay Barclays and stave off admin. That was probably the best option knowing what we know now but Big Chris was shunted to Russia by a super agent. Outside the domestic window but just in time to settle the debt. I'm not sure he had a whole host of options by that point.

How does Assombalonga fit Mowbrays systems anyway ? He won't even play the big forward he paid 5 million for up top unless he's desperate for bods. Just for that alone i wouldn't be surprised if they do something stupid and throw the potential Armstrong money at him. Some nice skimming to be done there no doubt.

Yes they'll get their whopping salaries regardless then the low gates will be blamed soley on covid. When the crowd start to tell the manager what they really think it'll be blamed for poor performances. Perfect storm for these chancers but then again Ewood always will be under this ownership.

Be careful he could be next seasons Wes Brown if the summer plays out like that one did.

At least Pallister is someone he played with not just a name plucked out of thin air like the original viper tongued one. Mind you if Gary was still at Boro he'd be here next season on a 3 yr 20k a week deal set up by HSH. Defenders are coming...via Teeside....

Their plan is 'we pay the bills we do what we want' that's been their attitude all along. As well as expecting everybody to be grateful obviously, they've created a situation that the entire clubs existence relies on their annual tens of millions injection. It's like the badly beaten, abused partner who can't leave because quite simply they'll end up on the streets. Iv'e always said i reckon they'd still do that even if their was no fans at all left. Pandemic has kind of proved that they are certainly capable of doing so. It just doesn't bother them in their own little haven thousands of miles away. If they ignore the club for 3 or 4 months whilst they do other things so what ? It'll still be there because they are paying for it. I assume it's a bit like owning a flash vintage car, you'll take if for a spin once in a while. Maybe even enter it into a motorshow or rally then preen over it if it does well. Then back into the garage whilst you go back to your daily car. You'll always pay for it to be cleaned and serviced though so it's there when you feel like using it. Those tasked with looking after it now are just taking advantage of the situation and seem to have license to drive the car round town themselves. As long as they don't prang it into a league 1 fence or get pulled by the fuzz a blind eye will be turned. Boys will be boys.

He has to rebuild what he's already been building ? That just shows what a clusterfook they've actually made of it yet he gets the green light to go again. These thick hoorahs deserve to end up bust themselves they really do. Trouble is they've invested too much again in a pair of planks. 'Investment signings' - Wages for experience, Fancy young loanees, Drones, pilots, ipads, pass counting staff, tv moniters and staff to sit and watch players. All for what exactly ? mid table then a near relegation scrap whilst the pitch and stadium rots before their eyes. And the answer is selling half the training ground ! Talk about paralysis.

It's very dangerous letting a manager who knows he's on borrowed time, or is leaving when his contract is up, loose in a summer transfer window. No telling what damage he might do whilst looking after people and serving other agendas. Typical of this lot though can't even see this is the perfect opportunity for real change. Besides the first sales pitch to Venkys for this will be 'i need a new contract to convince others to stay'. I doubt one of them outside of the likes of Bennett & Evans really gives a toss if he stays or not. If they've any ambition they certainly shouldn't but if they like their comfort zone i suppose it might appeal. We've had Mowbrays hamster wheel going round in circles for the past 3 seasons. Now it seems the Venky cycle is set to come around again. The peak of those cycles being a couple of seasons championship stability before the inevitable flip backwards and slide away. Great, get your tickets bought for the Moggadon relegation show. Possession is 9/10ths of the law, results are just a sideshow.

Grellayala ... ? To be fair to Vince on the 3 occasions he was actually well enough to play throughout his contract he put a shift in. This guy though looked like he'd rather have been somewhere warm.

They don't seem to realize they aren't though they are just supporting a manager. A paid employee who's making a mess of his job which is, by normal clubs standards, to get results. I doubt many of them have been around football more than a decade.