And his comment sums up what a selfish twat he is. He's not bothered about the health and future of Rovers. He achieved his target, the errant ones are happy and the club withers on the vine. He is everything that is bad about Rovers, he simply doesn't care whilst he takes a huge sum of money which probably includes a bonus for achieving his objective. The sooner this imbecile leaves our club the better.

Tomorrow is the first of six games in seventeen days, four of which are away. With a relatively small and inexperienced squad the resources are going to be stretched to the limit. Out of the five league games I think we will get six points and continue our downward trajectory.

Huddersfield looking for a new manager. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64571489

Watford going retro in the advert for Saturday's game. I always feel nostalgic when I see that badge.

If Brittain gets in straight away ahead of Rankin-Costello it sends out the wrong message. He has arguably been our best player since he got into the team at Norwich in December. And I honestly haven't noticed a lack of pace from him causing us a 'hindrance' and he has played against some quick players.

They weren't happy in December when we beat them at their place. After twenty minutes they were singing 'we want Deano out'. They were the same the week after at Luton. They are a strange lot.

Broughton has accepted responsibility and as such should resign.

Signed for Radcliffe, scored a hat trick on his debut and then fired off. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12805884/david-goodwillie-leaves-northern-premier-league-club-radcliffe-as-club-admits-significant-misstep-in-signing-ex-scotland-striker

It is the owners that are the root cause, you are correct. But the others are incompetent and poor at their jobs and should be sacked for that. Suffering the errant ones is purgatory but having to see Waggott and Broughton as the face of Rovers is excruciating.

So it's the fans fault? Do you honestly think that is why they don't play progressively because they might get some stick?

That is exactly what the powers that be will be saying when/if the appeal fails. But it shouldn't be forgotten when this episode encompasses the last twelve years of second rate administrators foisted upon us. So fu** them.

What chance is there of being successful when our DoF thinks it will fail. If it does the next email from him, Swag and Sylvester should be short and sweet. I resign.

I'm talking specifically about being in their central defensive position and the possibility of advancing to or beyond the half way line. We don't move teams around enough. Our sluggish and predictable passing at the back simply enables opponents to keep their shape.

I think she is emailing his registration documents through to the EFL. Oh wait a minute..........only a week late this time. Still Broughton might appeal if they are rejected.

I sometimes wonder if there are restrictions on our centre backs. Yesterday (and for the umpteenth time this season) there were lots of opportunities for Wharton and Carter to advance and stride out with the ball as Wigan weren't too interested in pressing. But on nearly every occasion they opted for a safe sideways or backwards pass and we retained the ball but in areas of no threat at all to Wigan. I sit in the JWU so I have an elevated view and lots of people have been commenting on this. I don't know if it's as apparent from ground level.

You haven't seen us play then mate. One of the main criticisms is that we are too soft, not enough natural aggression. That was a real frustration at your place - we simply let you bully us and rolled over.

Our decision making at times is atrocious. I actually laughed when we had a free kick in a decent position in the second half, sent the centre halves up, loaded the box then contrived to knock it back to Pickering some thirty yards who unsettled a couple of pigeons nesting high up in the Blackburn End with an awful shot. What goes through players minds to do something so stupid.

After the awful transfer window and incompetence we showed last week I was honestly ambivalent towards the draw tonight. Of course I wanted to win but not doing so doesn't hurt as much as usual. In other words the stuffing was knocked out of me by Broughton and his chums. I was thinking that tonight would have been ideal for a Lewis O'Brien, a box to box forceful midfielder but thanks to their ineptitude he isn't our player. I don't like singling players out for criticism but Brereton was shocking tonight. He really did roll back the years. It's another huge error not trying to shift him out. He was coasting tonight, clearly trying to avoid injury. One incident had me raging in the second half when he hadn't the bollocks to go in for a challenge and ending up cowardly kicking a Wigan player and was rightly booked. We are stuck with him now. Pears was fine but I was puzzled as to how many times he kicked it long compared to Kaminski. Was he told to or did he do it off his own volition (I'm not complaining by the way). The only real positive was a clean sheet.

If I remember correctly it was stew 😂😂. Even yesterday Catherine said to her sister "I think I might have singed one of your crocheted blankets" after she smothered the blazing Tommy Lee Royce with it. Brilliant.

Excellent writing and acting. The scene in the cafe with Catherine (Sarah Lancashire) and her sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) was one of the best bits of television I have ever seen.

The timing and content makes me suspicious. Last week he said he didn't think the appeal to the EFL would be successful.

It is - I never said otherwise. It's the timing of this article which I was questioning.

Classic diversion and distraction tactic from Broughton here. https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/transfer-news/sheffield-united-transfer-haunts-blackburn-26165804 We don't hear from him for months, something he accepts responsibility for goes belly up and he talks about a player he wanted to sign in the Summer. They insult our intelligence.

It's interesting that they talk about relegation as a punishment but the EFL are not obliged to take them is my understanding. Northern Premier League might though.

At least it would be a crash for cash. 😂