He did acknowledge the fans but there wasn't too much enthusiasm in his clapping.

Just on the train back after another disappointing result. I thought we were decent until we gave Cairney the freedom of Craven Cottage to score. The result had an air of inevitability about it from then and in the second half I thought Fulham were better as some of our players disappeared. Gallagher seems to be a poor man's Danny Graham but Mowbray seems to like him. Losing can become a habit and I'll already fearful that we are in for a long season. Mowbray has questions to answer but his autonomy will prevent this.

Thanks Mogga.?

I really don't understand why they needed to play (presumably 90 minutes) the day before a Championship match.

That's as poor a back four as we've had for years. Mitrovic will have a field day.

Personally I don't think he's anywhere near good enough and was amazed he got another year.

A captain has to do some sabre rattling at times and I don't see Lenihan as that man. Bradley Johnson strikes me as more of a natural leader. However if I was a betting man my money would be on Elliot Mowbray-Bennett.

In the final analysis our ins and outs have cost just over one million. Once again I'm scratching my head by the 'similar budget to last year' interview from the Ewood hierarchy. I think the wage bill will have increased mainly due to not being able to shift players out but that again is down to bad management in putting average Joe's on very good wages. It was also Mowbray's fifth transfer window. I feel a little short changed by the overall dealings and hopefully there will be some searching questions asked over the next few weeks. I am certainly worried about our prospects of staying up this season as we are only an injury or two away from disaster.

Thanks. My post was based on the rumour of a bust up.

Without the almost obligatory "thanks for the hard work and effort" line. Even Bradley Orr got that.

18,000 posts.......I wish we had a regular attendance that big. ?

Alex, Alex, who the f*** is Alex? ??

Last November I was told that Mowbray stopped Mulgrew joining up with the Scotland squad as he hadn't played in some previous games due to injury. Mulgrew allegedly wasn't pleased and words were exchanged. From around that time Mulgrews form has been shocking culminating in a dreadful performance against Middlesbrough when he went lame early in the second half and we didn't see him again until Saturday when he was poor. I think it's the right decision to let him go but surely Mowbray should have got a replacement in first knowing that Mulgrew wasn't happy. Mowbray has often praised the spirit of the squad and I always believed that Mulgrew was central to this. I really hope some players don't down tools in sympathy. Cunningham seems a good signing in an area where it was needed. I sincerely hope we don't see a repeat of last season when our lack of centre halves saw us capitulate. Mowbray is entering the most testing time of his tenure. Personally I don't think he handles the pressure too well. If this is ramped up through poor results he might just cash his chips in.

That's pretty much my take too. I think Mowbray was happy with his lot before Saturday and the woeful defending convinced him we need changes and quickly. I don't believe getting Mulgrew out and Cunningham in had been a possibility before Saturday. A new left back releases Williams to replace Mulgrew at centre half.

Thanks.

Has Cunningham in and Mulgrew out been officially confirmed anywhere?

Wigan have signed defender Tom Pearce from Leeds on a three year deal. I honestly don't know whether or not to believe the Mulgrew story.

A big 90 minutes in our season coming up. How ironic a ball won't be kicked.

Cameron Carter-Vickers has joined Stoke from Spurs on a season long loan. He looked decent when on loan at Swansea last season.

Bury's EFL Cup match against Sheffield United has been suspended and they have been given until August 23rd to fulfil the league's insolvency policy or their EFL membership will be withdrawn. Meanwhile at Bolton the band played on..............

I didn't imply they didn't get a chance. It's the way Mowbray has publicly called them out and generally treated them.

And your benign view of Mowbray is doing exactly the same of what you accuse me of. How has he never publicly criticised any of the senior players individually?

He sold Raya after calling him out publicly, isolated Travis last season and plays a player out of position to keep Nyambe out. Yes he really does look after the young players.

Still no tickets on sale for Horwich v Coventry on Saturday. Football Ventures promised an update this morning but as yet nothing. How long can the EFL leave this mess to carry on festering?

It's typical Mowbray nonsense. Why wait until this afternoon just because the first team are training. Surely he could trust Lowe and Venus to take the training and he could have been looking for defenders from early morning. I'm beginning to think he is a bit of a control freak borne out of his autonomy.