What overheads could VLL have that isn't relevant to Rovers accounts ? Supposedly it's just a shell company to own and fund Rovers via the VH group/Venkys

I don't think there's much to gain money wise in the places. More important in our position to keep fans interested and help attract players. Obviously though along with results it doesn't matter anymore.

His mouthpiece twitter account has been DMing him again.

It's what he passes off as development that is the worrying thing. Gallagher in various positions, BB cameo's, dropping Nyambie every now and then, Bells cameo's, rotating midfielders game in game out, Elliot or Dolan, those two moved artound varios positions. There's more... All that just adds to the clusterfuck of no balance, no partnerships developing and long periods of no wins rocketing down the leagues. Yet this is what he sees as development, my god these owners really are thick as pig shit. It was inevitable though that at some point Mr Integrity and his friends would start taking the piss. Once they know how it really rolls here and how far they can push it.

There's a few other things in the mix in favour of the pitch now to be fair. No rain for a week or so, grass starting to grow properly and no games on it for a while. You'd expect it to have settled a bit, helped by the hard graft of the grounds team of course. Training on it when they did was either the work or a real dumbo or a conniving tosser. Jury's out on that one.

He must be referring to parachute money with his 100 million line so he's basically saying only clubs with that get promoted. White flag waver. This is on the back of saying you have to dominate possession and the ball to get promoted. Iv'e been banging on ever since he changed system it's no good for a club like us or the players he has and signs. How many average sides suddenly change style and football their way out of this league ? Non, so yes you need money to sign better to players to do that, he's right there. So why in the name of almighty god did he just decide on a whim to try it here ??? You need to mix it up, be strong aggressive and in the face to prosper in this div without the luxuries a big relegated club might have. If he'd done some of that after lockdown last season when we'd nothing to lose we might have landed in the play offs. He'd no frigging intention of it though he bottled it, nothing is clearer now he's been stringing it along as long as he can. The Coventry job was too big for this faker as was Boro so why do we expect something out of the ordinary here ? He's more suited to somewhere like Chesterfield he can't handle the remotest bit of ambition or expectation. Yet it seems him and his mates are being allowed to dumb down Rovers to a level THEY are comfortable with. Someone needs to get in the owners ears and quick.

He talks about 100 million which is complete bull shit along the lines of Bauer wants 40k pwk. This is the guy who claims he steered the owners to spend their money on investments like Brereton and Gallagher. Plenty managers would've used that money if it was on offer to get into the top 6. Not this dweeb though, no real plan, no real idea how to do it and not really arsed.

Ah the 'we want TM replaced but we'll dig out every conceivable stat we can find to try and prove he's doing it right' gang ! Every tweet liked by Dan Clough 🙄 Obviously these lads are performance fans not result ones, they don't do league tables either.

He is the journalistic equivalent of a virtue signaler when it comes to this regime. Trouble is they get to know some of these guys at the club on a personal level and that shines through. It shouldn't the club, fans and results should always be the priority.

I couldn't see Lambert doing much different to TM but it would have been interesting to see how he invested money. He was a bit more agricultural and organized than Mowbrays sides. I think he'd have started with defense that's for sure, would he have pished 12 million on BB & SG unless he had to ? Doubt it but to be fair TM has brought in some good players and loans and blooded some good youth. The fact he clearly hasn't got the first clue how to mould a best starting 11 out of them is the main issue. So he's hidden behind development, transition, possession, pitch, various other clubs models, injuries, journey, training ground and now back to money again. He's gone the full circle twice over in every aspect and besides just imagine Mowbray coming in here with no Graham or bennett.....Lamberts signings.

Some of our deluded do as well and thats what has led to this. They treated him like some sort of football god and he's been acting like one. So much so that he just can't see what all the fuss is about now.

I certainly wouldn't rule it out, then he's in line for an even better pay off. That would be these lot to a tee.

This is shaping up to be a very bitter ending.

They hired Coyle so yeah they'll have no qualms about keeping this one even if we finish 4th bottom. Always said they'd still fund the club forever with hardly anybody in the ground. They aren't bothered as long as games are beamed into their kitchen. So they can continue playing real life football manager when they feel like it. Probably betting amongst themselves on team selection and subs.

I'm trying to think of a suitable horror theme tune.....

He's just covering up and spinning the fact he's made another boo boo. Similar stuff trotted out with the Brereton and Gallagher signings and we are still waiting for those to click. Midway through next season he'll be suggesting Ayala is struggling due to relocating. Full of shit.

We actually lost what could be argued our other main center half in Williams not this sick note. He's absolutely getting away with spouting crap again why isn't he asked directly why he signed him ? Given, he hadn't played all year and then he went on record saying he wasn't suited to our style. No way can i stomach this guy any longer he is literally winging his way to his pension. Proper clown.

I'll give him the benefit of doubt on this one and say it was a panic signing. After promising defenders for 2 years then letting Bauer slip i think it's a typical Mowbray signing. Refs from his old club who know him, not fit but another project and the human angle handing out a contract to someone he likes. Then pay the price for being a nice guy again. Despite that though iv'e grown very uncomfortable with all this ex Boro stuff in recent times. It's never going to sit well after whats happened in the past and it's beginning to look a little suspect now. More in a jobs for the boys familiarity kind of way than a percentage skimming effort though. It's hard to stomach thinking we are about to get Mulgrews wages off the books but might have to carry this guy now instead. Maybe the can write it off with the insurance if he retires or something. Like i said though if he left i'd fully expect it to be with some of his terms paid up. Then him to be fit almost straight away for some foreign team. That would certainly prompt accusations of piss taking....again.

He also got good backing yet again in the summer to bring in the experience he said we needed to make the difference. Nobody really expected much backing in the middle of a pandemic with no income. In fact most expected sales instead. He got the wages to bring in Ayala, Douglas, Trybull & wonder kid Elliot. Only ONE of those has been long term absent. He's made a cock and balls of it this however anybody tries to dress up the excuses. And its mainly down to this daft fantasy of dominating the ball with possession football. Funnily enough i was talking about this with a mate who supports someone else. He couldn't believe the sheer number of players we've used all season between one game and the next. When i described all the Mowbray side of it he just said 'to me it sounds like he's been stealthily trying to get himself sacked. It happens quite often when managers have had enough but won't leave their contract'. Might not be far off the mark there to be honest given his nonsense and shoulder shrugging attitude. I don't think he's trying to lose games on purpose but he just doesn't give a toss if we don't win. The constant bizarre changing around of the team is the stealth bit. He knows damn well it's counter productive for the situation we've been in but he's stuck his middle finger up and carried on regardless. Even if we'd won a few he'd still jumble it up again. Very odd behavior from him since January, all season if we are honest. We all need putting out of our misery including him.

Thats confirmed it then he's going nowhere unless he wants to. The reason ? Well it doesn't need reviewing does it so basically that's put out just to pacify people. Then they'll spin it to he'll get another season to put it right because of all the variables this season. Of course the goalposts will move again as it turns into Mowbrays phase 3 rebuilding job.

I smell something not very nice brewing there, probably a parting of the ways on mutual agreement terms. Then he'll suddenly be fit to play for someone else somewhere warm. A seasons wages for doing sod all and a nice little pay off with a percentage of his contract. That'll be another million or two down the drain on him and Downing this season, by Rovers version of Bill Shankly building football clubs !

Whilst he does his coaching badges. Iv'e heard that's what Downing has been up to, nice work if you can get it. Mind you i wouldn't be averse to him taking over ! However it sounds like another Mowbray favour sponsored by Rovers money.

So the only sensible thing to do is continue to make the best of what they have. I'd rather we just become the real Blackburn Rovers again than a Brentford hybrid version.

Separated parts that have helped us win the Prem, get promotion back to the Prem, win a league cup, spend 10 consecutive seasons in the Prem. Been graced by some of the finest players in England & Europe at one time or another and have helped attract those players. And turn out some good youth of our own in the process already. Now we are managed by a set of people who - if they were a supermarket - would be Aldi and it all isn't good enough for their grand plan of midtable championship mediocrity anymore. If Waggot and co hadn't washed up here from footballs forgotten ocean i doubt anything like this would ever have been mentioned. The absolute only way any sense could be contrived from it is if they got an astronomical amount of money for the whole Brockhall site. That enabled a fresh cheaper site to be bought and covered the cost of a genuine state of the art modern facility that was big enough and covered all bases. Even then you'd have to consider a need to attract players so you wouldn't want it in the center of town or the edge of an industrial estate.

It's an absolute tie between him and Boris who has done the most U turns and goalpost shifting over the past 18 months !