I suspended mine at the weekend. In fairness to Sky they have made it so easy to do but they must be really concerned that significant numbers will not re subscribe when normality returns. For me personally it's a decision I will think long and hard about.

An excellent article from Jonathan Northcroft. https://refsupport.co.uk/author/mcassidy/

This awful pandemic is really going to hit hard in football over the next few months and the implications will run deep and long. The snouts in the trough as you say should be sanitised as agents, club executives, pundits, overpaid PFA executives and many more are pretty much superfluous and the game can survive without them. Quite simply players earn far too much money with many earning large amounts disproportionate to their ability and the level they play at. There will need to be a real reality check for many. Sponsors are going to be hard to come by as many businesses are struggling. Many fans won't commit to new season tickets (whenever it may be) due to so much uncertainty about their own futures. But the biggest financial effect I believe will be Sky getting hit hard as subscribers cancel or suspend their accounts. I suspended mine yesterday and given that I haven't really missed live tv football yet I will give serious consideration to cancelling it permanently. The next few months will be the most testing that football has seen for decades. I think it's inevitable that some will go to the wall sadly.

Just got round to watching these and the sense of pride is immense. Thanks Herbie - just what the doctor ordered ??.

Our new signing Con Gratulations in the middle of the right side. ?? Some are easier than others with their squad number (23, 18, 31 and1) but many are not clear. I think Rothwell is on the right centre.

In the absence of real football I have binged on this and it's quite an enjoyable watch. I would sack the researchers though. One of the two Scots who came down to play for Darwen referred to himself as 'a Darwenite'. Surely everybody knows we are Darreners. ???. And Blackburn playing in a claret coloured shirt (or did that really happen). Sacrilege if not true.

There are different categories of football fans and the one I would personally be worried about are ones who simply find that they aren't missing it. I fear that new season tickets will be on sale well before another ball is kicked and I feel that some current season ticket holders simply won't bother renewing. Then there is the question of cost as the disposable income of many will disappear. If ever there was a time to review the price of watching football it is now. Either way it's going to be a testing time for football in ten of which the vast majority have never seen before.

RIP Peter and sincere condolences to his family. Football seems insignificant sometimes and we all need perspective occasionally.

One real unknown for me in these unprecedented circumstances is will supporters lose interest and find other things to do with their time. At the moment it would be three weeks football free but the opinion seems to be that it will be much longer. As a club we have lost a lot of fans who originally boycotted but many have lost complete interest in the club (and football) and do other things with their money. We really are in uncharted waters here from many perspectives and for lots of clubs it could be the sounding of the death knell. The EFL are simply making interest free loans available and whilst that will cover the short term the bigger picture is extremely worrying.

There is no review on them dates, that at the moment is when the competitions are due to recommence. Friday 3rd is specifically mentioned because there is an EFL game scheduled for that day. We there been a Premier League match scheduled for that day then that is the date they would have given. There are meetings scheduled for next week when further announcements will be made.

At the moment the Leeds game is on subject to further announcements.

At the moment the games definitely off are Bristol City at home, Wigan away and Barnsley away.

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2020/march/statement-coronavirus-update/ The statement direct off the Rovers website. The one-day discrepancy between the PL and EFL (April 4th and April 3rd) is to factor in our game against Leeds.

Whilst it's disappointing and the ramifications could seriously damage clubs already struggling financially it is the right decision. The FA, EFL and PL should make money available to get the club's in peril through this tough period. Looking even further how can FFP still be applied when clubs will have to rely on benevolent owners of loans even more. It could be the start of the implosion many have been predicting albeit in extenuating circumstances. It will also be interesting to see how many Sky Sports subscribers who only watch football now cancel for a month.

All EFL and Premier League games suspended until April 3rd.

I suspect there will be a few more of these type of articles about Brereton and Gallagher before the end of the season. Brereton looked as weak as ever on Sunday and he looked really tired. Maybe the two go together.

Why should we inconvenience our own fans? But then again I suspect you aren't one of us.

One thing that really hit home to me yesterday was the lack of positional awareness of our strikers. Early on I thought Bell put in some good crosses from the left side which were dealt with comfortably by the Derby defenders. Our forwards just didn't make good enough runs for one of them to at least challenge the opposition players. And after the first fifteen minutes they got lazy and didn't press high enough and allowed Derby to play from the back through midfield where invariably we were outnumbered. I don't know if they are lazy, unfit, poorly coached or just useless. I do know though that so far there has been little indication that two of them are anywhere near Championship standard.

Just back from a hugely disappointing afternoon in which, once again Mowbray was trying to be far too clever. It was clear to everyone that his system and square pegs in round holes wasn't working after half an hour but he didn't do anything about it. I would have put money on changes at half time but nothing. His project signings were poor today as were several others and with one eye on next season it doesn't augur too well in my opinion. A mid table finish under Mr Average beckons now after the debacle today.

I would hazard a guess at Mark Atkins simply because he dropped down into League One and then non league.

According to the FA website the game against Man City has to be played before March 21st. Looking at the first team fixtures we have no game the following Saturday (presumably an international break) which would be an ideal time to play and hopefully pull in a big crowd.

Yes and we really need to go for wins. A draw tomorrow, under normal circumstances would be decent but the dropping of two points could have a real adverse effect. Mowbray needs to be bold in his team selection and tactics, get us on the front foot and go for it. Under those circumstances I think most would accept the gamble to a degree but going there and not having a go would lead to criticism.

Excellent performance from the youngsters who had pretty much everything. The game was hugely enjoyable and Arsenal were a distinct second best all over the pitch.

Thanks for the information Kamy. I really don't think the criteria will be too prohibitive. The points for language and salary are pretty much nailed on in he markets we will be looking in. The only one that might give issues is the appropriate skill level. Some pen pushing bureaucrat might struggle to understand the cases that clubs put forward. As has been said in the long term it could well be good for the domestic game outside the Premier League.

And Mowbray had Gary Pallister alongside him who is a similar age.