Dack is the go to on that one. Just having him around stops Walton having the shakes and the defense takes on Allardyce style resilience. At least that's what they'll think on facebook.

We kept booting the ball to their centre halves He even talks like a pub football manager at times there's a touch of Mike basset with that speak. Why were they doing that ? Must've been under his instructions to hit it long and early. Just what rocket science did he expect against a set of 6'1" to 6'3" defenders ? Pure spin now this fella.

Average striker, billy big bollocks attitude. Souness liked them like that though in his team the bigger the attitude the better. This fella probably puts sweets under their pillows.

Wasn't he the guy who dissed Rovers when Souness was interested in signing him ?

Limp dicks the lot of them starting in the dugout. Cast iron guarantee if his back was against the wall they'd have steamed out the blocs and won that 3-1 or something. Zero urgency zero ambition starting from the manager who's trading on a transition to possession football whilst doing just enough to keep his mates in wages. Holiday camp mentality.

Non Rovers people on twitter scratching heads at the formation now saying 4222 The guy is unreal it's one long experiment to try and accommodate/justify his players Ridiculous. If you're going to experiment now do it with a team starting with the kids.

That's because they aren't sadly. One has the potential to be a battering ram workhorse the other a lge one squad player

It's the way he has them playing makes it look worse it's effing painful hopefully they'll do the usual and step it up 2nd half.

The guy tasked with it id blind to it though, willingly it seems.

This times 1000 but it goes for a few others as well. Don't worry though the lads have had a nice time this aft and the boss got the ice creams in.

Standard crap first half stuff usual dozy defending.

Always going to happen Uncle tone is clearly very fond of that lad.

Burnley

I remember similar talk when they were due to come up once late 80's/early 90's i think when they hadn't been for a while. Police locked down the pubs etc and all the usual palaver. They brought about 125 fans, if that was now Waggot, the stadium manager & the local Plod would want it at 9 am on a Thursday morning. For some places that kind of thing would be a red rag to a bull but Rovers fans tend to go into hiding anyway ? They did say on one of the docus though that they'd been done up at Blackburn so times obviously changed.

Why not pods lol A Blackburn Rovers B&B, the micro brewery making its own ale to sell and bakery in there making grub. Get a couple of wind turbines at each end to generate some energy. Call it the sustainables stand, why not try something pioneering instead of just creating space to farm out to some bland corporate overpriced franchise or other.

There is something in this because he always starts dropping these hints this time of year. A few weeks down the line he usually totally contradicts himself though. Won't stop him retaining his favourite under achievers either. Some clues in there as to how he operates and how this set up is that boil my piss a bit 'It's not about us it's about them'. The guy needs to go and replace Gordon Taylor he's so concerned about keeping every footballer in wages regardless of whether they are any use whatsoever to this clubs aspirations. "I spend owners money wisely" - but i'll keep on all sorts of not up to the job bodies because we like them and don't want them left out in the big wide world but they can go if they've sorted themselves a better deal elsewhere. Honestly - f### ### !!! He talks of trying to improve but will not ruthlessly use all his resources for the alleged common goal. Then we'll be a few quid short again when it comes to wages for a decent goalie or defender because Uncle Tony prefers to share the pot around his lesser lights.

The only thing that makes any sense there is a smaller capacity stand closer to the pitch with better facilities and some things incorporated that could help income. Micro brewery, museum, match day cafe, fast food outlet, hotel or b&b facilities, hell even a car showroom !

Been here before, nice lad, fits in with the group, right agent... we'll find a position for him. On the other side of the coin had we got him the summer before we probably wouldn't have signed Brereton so the next 5 million might have gone on the defense..... Then again ?

Crappleton football is the worst iv'e seen in the last 10 years i don't care what anyone says. I understood what he was trying to do but it was all wrong for the personnel we had. Millwall 2 Rovers 2

Just a learning curve for him at least he's recently shown a bit of passion for it.

I'd definitely say those two had finesse especially Garner but yeah they had persistence as well. Number of goals they got through just hustling, hassling or taking a gamble. That's another lost art.

Sounds like something Waggot has been drawing up to keep himself busy, Chances of it actually getting signed off ? As for traffic i remember my mates dad making us leave 5 mins early every game when gates were 5k. Still queued all the way down LBR !

Dickov, Kevin Davies even Mike Newell spring to mind, graft then graft some more and you'll get your fair share of goals even if you lack finesse.

I'm talking about the next keeper.

Agree and although most of them have a cock up in them now and again at this level other decent sides seem to find them without spending a fortune. It's quite ridiculous we have to keep rolling the keeper dice it's a risky strategy and Walton for all his ups and downs leaving it so late in the window it could have been worse.