Managers must crave the autonomy that Mowbray has at Ewood. There are owners who don't understand the game, a man he had a hand in appointing as Chief Exec and a passive supporter base. The strange promotion of his number two demonstrates the power he yields. There is no pressure on him as we stumble through games and tread water. Strange tactics, even stranger team selections and substitutions are the norm now as he demonstrates the desperation he has reached. There is no doubt in my mind we are stagnating but the bigger picture is what our errant owners and senior officials will do. My true feeling is nothing as supporters vote with their feet when it should be their voices.

You're not alone mate, I read it exactly the same way.

A curates egg of a performance, lots of good and bad in equal measure and I thought a draw was fair but underpinning all that why the hell did Mowbray take Holtby off? Mowbray has a litany of poor decisions here but that is up there with any. With that went our spark, the one player who could come up with a defence splitting pass was on the bench and our creativity gone. Dack was shocking in the second half and should have gone. And Gallagher ahead of Graham? Do me a favour. The cross of the game from the left came in at the right height and with pace. A good striker thrives on balls like this but we saw it glance off Gallaghers head and our of play. I thought Nyambe was great today and almost played like a winger in the second half. One real concern was how tired some players looked late on. The week off really worked.

Given that this newly created role wasn't advertised and only been announced since they come back I think part of the reason for the trip was to get their blessing. I don't understand why the job wasn't put out there to see who would apply. Of course it's supposition but I really think this is Mowbray strengthening his like by moving his confidante up. I'm struggling to understand why we need such a role now when we haven't had one in Mowbrays tenure.

I'm fully expecting Mowbray to be ultra cautious with us having a lot of the ball in our defensive third. Dack will get frustrated and drop deep. We will concede the first goal and Mowbray will be lost, panic and play an unfathomable system to try and get a goal. And then he will blame injuries. My faith in Mowbray is extremely low.

And asked him about two misfiring strikers who cost £12m and have one league goal between them.

Cheston's 'outstanding candidate' quote when Coyle was appointed. As we was cringeworthy it was downright insulting.

I honestly can't remember what I paid last season but it has recently been £38 as is Leeds. I think it's about time clubs took a stance on behalf of their fans and whilst I have sympathy with fans who pay ridiculously over the odds I hope some fans understand, I know I would if the roles were reversed. Waggott to!d me himself that he was trying to initiate some scheme amongst Championship clubs where there is a maximum price much like the Premier League. I guess he was rebuffed. I just had a quick look at Wednesday's home prices and non members against Leeds in the Kop is £39 and £36 against Swansea. Leeds is category B and Swansea category C.

Mono Tony ??? Like it.

I agree. As somebody who has paid ridiculous prices at Leeds and Wednesday it's something that I agree with although it's not the fans fault. Hopefully fans of both clubs can put pressure on their own clubs to reduce the extortionate prices. I've said before it's ironic that if either club got promoted they would have to charge a maximum of £20. Admission prices need a full review by the authorities mainly due to the huge disparities from club to club. At Birmingham next week the adult price is £15 but at QPR it was double that.

I can't help thinking that the England team walking off and not coming back would have made a much stronger statement (which is what they said they would do). That for me would have put pressure firmly on UEFA to take really strong action rather than the piddling little fines and part ground closures that they think will cure this disease. It's simple for me, Bulgaria should be banned from the next World Cup.

And therein lies a big problem for me Andy. The reluctance of Mowbray to sign strong characters is evident when things don't go right. The two you mention plus a host of others would have busted a few egos from some of our lot. I heard Roy Keane slaughter several England players on Friday and it was music to my ears. However I believe the crux of this problem is Mowbray himself who likes to portray himself as this genial, caring good human being. I really can't see him tearing a strip off an egotistical millionaire who doesn't appear to give one.

Is that comments on social media? I'd rather see some gut busting effort on the pitch rather than read some of the patronising stuff I see copied by some players on here.

There were several judging from their body language at Loftus Road. Dack, Armstrong, Evans, Bell, Bennett were the ones that stood out to me. The manner of losing has to hurt but it didn't seem to when I saw some of the aforementioned coming out of Nando's at Euston Station about ninety minutes after a diabolical performance seemingly without a care in the world.

You are absolutely right in your first sentence and they will know how bad they were. It's the ones who aren't bothered or hurt by it that worries me.

I've thought for a while now that Mowbray likes to pick the low hanging fruit and anything else puts him out of his comfort zone. He likes to sign players he has either worked with previously or played for one of his former clubs. He likes his players to be of a certain character who won't challenge his authority. He has confirmed this himself on several occasions. He has worked with his assistant manager, first team coach and Chief Exec before. There are lots of limitations to his managerial ability which all add up to him having reached the glass ceiling with us.

I remember there used to be a stop press column in the Last Sports which would have all the late goals from the Football League (there was no PL then). There w were also reports inside from all the local non league games. Although living in Darwen we would often walk to the Boulevard just to get one and read it on the way home. When we got the bus home from Ewood there was also always somebody on the bus with a transistor radio pressed to his ear relaying all the results to everybody. Nowadays the bus home is full of people glued to their phones with the younger ones looking at the game stats.

That's not the worst idea but the downside is that Mowbray would want to integrate them to his methods and workings and from previous history that could take a while.

It's just another example of how badly run we are when we can hand out new contracts to the likes of Platt and Wharton who will never get near the first team whilst ignoring our major weakness. Mowbray has really gambled all his chips on no defenders getting injured and eleven games in it has bitten him on the arse. It's really poor management and a real gamble with the future of our club.

It's like Groundhog Day again after Mowbray refused to bring in defenders last January and we almost immediately lost Lenihan and Mulgrew to injury. Although there is no word on Lenihans injury I noticed he is already on four yellow cards and one more will bring an automatic suspension. It also appears that Tosin is made of marzipan having spent most of his time here injured. Mowbray has once again dropped an almighty bollock.

Lots of teams being picked for the Nobbers game but we have two important games before then.

His tactics often reflect the level of bullshit he spouts in that interview. As you quite rightly say he over thinks things which often leads to over complicating things. I also find some of his interviews patronising almost as if he is talking to absolute novices.

We noticed that too and really struggled to understand the logic behind it. It's another example of Mowbray trying to be clever. It was around that time that Bennett passed a note to Evans.

I saw quite a few fans applauding at the end of yesterday's game. That infuriated me.

Last season QPR were a poor side who generally played it long. Warburton has pretty changed their style of play with essentially the same players. There's another Championship manager who promised to do this but his name escapes me......................