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For me one of the biggest issues is that the incompetents at Ewood are given a financial target to reach and the volume of sales is really secondary to this. It breeds laziness and puts no pressure on them and keeps them comfortable in the knowledge there are around 8000 diehards who will usually but irrespective of price.. The targets should be both financial and numbers sold. I remember Fraser Read and Waggott boasting about record sales financially but we still had thousands of empty seats.

Perhaps not but that's not really the point.

With thousands of empty seats surely any current season ticket holder who wants to transfer should just be able to do so through the normal online/in store process. Making things difficult is the only thing that has improved since the Punekars darkened our door.

Phase 1 deadline is May 14th but the Phase 2 isn't available until May 21st. Am I missing something or are tickets effectively off sale for a week? Who dreams these things up.

I watched the first let of Partick against Ayr in midweek and Ayr brought a substitute on called Ethan Walker. He looked familiar so I googled his name and sure enough it was the lad we took from Preston in similar circumstances to Dolan. I saw him play several times for the under 21's and never thought he was good enough for the Championship. It's good to see him playing at a decent level.

Sunderland got their tactics spot on and the old fashioned 4-4-2 worked perfectly as the front two dropped deep when Coventry had the ball rather than pressing high up. Coventry really didn't have an answer and whilst they might point to possession and other stats being well in their favour it showed there are many ways to win football matches not just the possession based style which many managers and coaches obsess over.

Lunacy. Last season an under 18 in the Upper JW outer was £59. The early bird price this season was £99 and the Phase Two price has gone up to £149. How on earth can they justify an almost 200% increase?

Nobbers won't be too happy with this article. 😂 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp34kj9p8xno

Football is a cutthroat world and whilst Gilsenan is undoubtedly talented his injuries have really impeded him and will have played a part in this decision. Being injury prone could be a factor in his next move and future and I wish him well.

I was looking through the list of names for Junior Rovers birthdays and two stood out (if they are who I think they are). One is a local radio presenter and the other played Premier League and international football.

After an injury hit season Sam Barnes has been released by Barrow. Hopefully he can get fixed up somewhere and stay injury free to fulfil the potential he showed at Rovers.

AhI thought I'd seen some announcement that they had committed (they have certainly been offered deals).

That day is right up therein the Rovers memory bank Gav. A 4-1 win, carrying Stuart Metcalfe shoulder high from the pitch at Vale Park and Gordon Lee announcing to us from the Directors Box that we were the champions. We were on the special train that day and the journey home was fantastic.

We don't sack managers. The last two have left of their own volition because of broken promises and a lack of ambition from above. The one before was treated awfully and kept in abeyance regarding his future by the people below. We are no different in that respect than Watford because we have erratic owners and self serving governor board level.

Have I misunderstood your inclusion of Eze and Higgins? They will both become first year scholars this summer.

He is a confident lad for sure and I don't think stepping up would faze him too much. As for next season he is likely to be the under 21's regular keeper if, as expected the plethora of keepers we have are released. Personally I would be happy to see him getting regular football with us unless it was National League or even League 2. A good first half to the new season would potentially be the platform for this to happen.

Excellent summary and thanks for your efforts during the season. On the whole I would think that Rovers have been disappointed by the loans out although that could be the main factor in how Rovers decide their futures.

Arran Avenue until 1964/5 when we came to Darwen.

He still has the programme from the game. It's in Latin 😁

November 1963 was my first game. A 4-1 win against Arsenal which included a Fred Pickering hat trick. I remember catching the bus from Shadsworth to the Boulevard and then getting one of the football specials to Ewood.

Extending the deadline is an admission they got it wrong in the first place (although they'll never admit it). The figures don't lie.

Of course there are lots of incidents which affect the season but I was specific about Pears error at Bristol because a draw there would have seen us get into the playoffs and not having had the pressure of having to win yesterday.

Their predecessors didn't all leave because they moved to bigger clubs. Broughton and Park (twice) were marginalised and victims of the power struggles. There are other recruitment staff who have left who simply couldn't work for this regime. The evidence is irrefutable.

I know and that emphasises my point. The lack of continuity and constant departures should worry every Rovers supporter. Why do you think it will be any different under Gestede?