I agree. Graham is fundamental to the way we currently play and is a great exponent at holding the ball up. Mowbray has said he wants to change the way we play and I assume he means a passing game with quick players. I think he will want an Armstrong type who can run in behind but to play this way we will need several new players. Most of our current squad just don't have the necessary skills to play with pace and full of running. In my opinion though this will take a long time to do and might come at a considerable cost. And I just can't fathom out where Brereton would fit into such a system. He seems neither quick and doesn't seem to have a particularly good first touch.

I think in general the vast majority of fans are grounded and realistic. I expected to be in a relegation scrap so we are above my expectation at the moment. But the doesn't exempt Mowbray and the players from criticism if I believe they are wrong and that is the same for the majority. I like Mowbray as a person and nobody has had a go at the man himself. His decisions are criticised and as a professional in the public eye he would accept that although not necessarily agree with it.

And in December we lost another three back to back. Hopefully you do understand that one of the criticisms is the erratic form.

It's us supporters who should be fatigued with the excuses and ramblings of our manager.

Last season we conceded too many goals in an awful league but because we got promoted it papered over that crack. And this season we have the same problem in a better league and Mowbray doesn't seem to bother. Reading are without doubt the worst team I have seen in the Championship and could have had four against us. He is playing football hokey cokey with Bell and Williams, leaves our best right back on the bench and simply hasn't addressed an obvious weakness at centre back. The keeper is flaky and has too many mistakes in him. In midfield our soldiers aren't good enough. So in short we can score but can't defend and the manager doesn't seem to be aware of this. I type this after three hours sleep after travelling 460 miles to be frustrated and angered by so many things but mainly the 'boss' who seems happy with his lot.

I agree Travis' form dipped for the last two games but in truth who had good games in those and should be worthy of a start tonight? If he is left out it will leave a bad taste for me personally. I genuinely believe that Travis was the catalyst for the recent good form we had and to 'rest' him is both unfair and unwarranted.

Oh dear. If it happens I'd wager that Mowbray uses the tired young player excuse but I think he's had this in mind from when Travis earned his place. The last two games aside Travis has been our best player and to 'drop' him would be incredibly unfair in my book and borders on favouritism.

Such a moving tribute from another man of great humility. Interestingly after that save Gordon got a pat on the head and one on the backside. Nowadays it's high fives all round if somebody does something moderately good.

Rest in Peace Gordon. I didn't need to see that save from Pele in HD, super slow motion or even in colour to know I had witnessed something that would go down in history. He was like a contortionist saving that but he made hundreds of other top class saves too. I saw him speak at a dinner a few years ago and the thing that struck me was his humility.

No my friend. Your legacy to BRFCS will be the Assombalobga story. ????

So it's a halved shirt with Assombalonga modelling it. ??

Our current form is all over the place. Out of the last ten we have won four, drawn one, lost five. conceded sixteen and scored fifteen. The four wins were back to back and the draw was the first of that sequence. Given them stats it's really difficult to predict a result for tomorrow. The priority should be a clean sheet and build from there.

He is employed to make saves. For two years now he has been first choice and without checking must be close to 100 games. It was said that Friedel was worth twelve points a season to us and we need that from a keeper. His shot stopping and reflexes are up there with the best but his weaknesses haven't been improved upon since his debut. That said I don't for one minute believe Mowbray will drop him and let Leurtwiler have a run of games.

In fairness that should apply to any players we bring in. It's pointless signing anybody if they aren't better than what we have.

Both Farke and Webber were appointed at Norwich after Mowbray joined Rovers. There has been ample time for Mowbray to set up a European scouting network but the truth is he has preferred shopping at home and often with players he knows. If he is now acknowledging the need to up his game fine but if we are to bring in summer recruits from abroad something needs to happen quickly.

After seeing them at Ewood before Christmas I thought it might have been a one off but watching today Norwich have confirmed they are the mardest team I have seen for a while. Slab head Hanley must have to train alone.

Lambert really lost it there. I thought he was going to smack the Norwich coach when they were in the tunnel.

To be fair though if we had bought Brereton in the January window he would have cost £12m. There are some canny operators at Ewood ?.

I said that Den. They really set the kit off and the beauty of the whole kit is its simplicity. I remember getting the full kit from Johnny Forbes and I felt a million dollars. RIP Fred - one of our own.

For some context we have probably spent a big chunk of next three seasons gate receipts on 'a project' assuming we are paying £2m per season for him. And who is answerable for that?

It's one of his inherent weaknesses. His decision making on balls into the box is poor and has been since he broke into the team. I'm not sure how that can be coached out of him, it's more instinctive to me. He has some terrific assets but once his failings start to cost goals regularly then he simply has to be dropped. I guess the big question is does Mowbray trust Leutwiler enough.

In comparison to the last home game it was like chalk and cheese. Where was the intensity, pace and commitment that we saw against Hull. We were devoid of energy today which puzzled me as I expected a reaction to last weeks hammering. Mowbrays only tactic today seemed to be a long diagonal to Graham who put himself up against the tiny Dasilva to head the ball back across. But Graham was so out of touch he didn't win many headers cleanly and our game plan floundered. Mowbray did his usual chess piece substitution and moved several players around when like for like would have done. However I don't think they were the reasons we lost. The goal we conceded was pitiful and once again our keeper was at fault. How a ball can travel at that height with no great pace along our six yard box with Raya rooted to his line is incomprehensible. Quite simply he needs dropping. I thought I had heard it all in football until I saw Brereton described as a project signing. It sounds like an ase covering description.

I was thinking similar thoughts Andy when I posted it. Kean έξω. είναι ένα άχρηστο κέλυφος.

Look who's back ?. It looks like his agent has blagged him another gig. He wants to move into a different direction to coaching. He has finally realised he is useless at it. And that inane grin. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/former-blackburn-boss-steve-kean-13973681

I don't think there is any club in the upper echelons of English football who rely on income through the gates to finance new signings where a fee is involved. They rely more on TV money, commercial income, sponsorships and owner benevolence. The vast majority of posts I read are about trying to put bums on seats which invariably would lead to increases in match day income. Mowbray had money to spend in January and had money left over from August. He chose not to bring new players in because they didn't represent value for money, something which I agree with him about.