RevidgeBlue

...... But never underestimate the ability of Walton to cock things up. Ludicrous he's even playing anyway. I reckon he's cost us around twenty goals this season.

Didn't bother watching the first half. Just logged in, galling to watch them putting a bit of effort in once it's too late.

Great post Rolo. ?

Strange, isn't it. If you're one of Tony's favoured players you're on easy street, there's never any pressure on you to perform, you'll never get criticised and you'll be selected regardless of performances or even be handed new contracts when you're not playing and not likely to play. Yet if you somehow get on the wrong side of him as Raya, Chapman, Brereton, Davenport (and even Nyambe and Travis for a spell) seem to have done at some point you never even get a look in. I find it all very odd. What was that famous quote from Animal Farm? "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others." Hmmm......... seems old George knew a thing or two.

You can add Hart to the list of out of contractors that can go. (As most of us predicted what a waste of money it was giving Smallwood and Hart contract extensions btw) I'd also be pretty keen to offload Mulgrew as well. He was fantastic for us in League 1 which was clearly a level or two below his natural ability, but at this level his legs have clearly gone, and we can't afford to have one of our top earners sat there for another season doing nothing. Agree completely about Johnson and Bennett. Johnson strikes me as someone just here for one last pay day who has never made an effort to get properly fit all season. Imo we need to move heaven and earth to shift Bennett. Apart from a very brief spell in central midfield in League 1 he has never really performed since being at the Club yet, like Jason Lowe before him, seems to make himself indispensable in the eyes of the incumbent manager - presumably by being a good old bloke around the place all week. However we need a talisman who leads by example by performing well on the pitch every game. Not someone who fails to perform every week but who creates the illusion of whole hearted commitment by doing a big fist pump after the game and by chipping in occasionally with hollow tub thumping soundbites on social media. He's entirely symptomatic of the malaise within the Club. Sadly we can fairly confidently predict little of this will occur if Mowbray remains in charge with the possible exception of Mulgrew who he appeared to fall out with at the start of the season. He'll bang on about the need for "experience" and these players we most sorely need to see the back of will be the last ones to depart if Tony gets his way.

Travis by a country mile for me, Armstrong the only other viable contender.

Pretty fair comment, well done, although imo the changes you suggest should have been made after the Barnsley game imo at which point the season was realistically over.

Yep. What a sorry arsed effort (I hesitate to use the word performance) that was in a game that should have been a "must win" fixture. We've no hope under Mowbray. What SHOULD happen is he is sacked along with Venus Lowe and Benson upon his return to Blackburn and at the very least Damien Johnson be given a chance to show what he can do. Keep: Lenihan, Nyambe, Travis, Dack, Armstrong. Release: all out of contract players. Listen to offers for anyone else. Promote youth. What WILL happen: Tony will con the owners into handing over the same budget as last year. Everyone gets a new deal and we limp on for another 12 months with nothing to look forward to apart from another mid table finish at best. Players like Brereton, Chapman and Davenport who he signed will continue to be completely ignored and in general the youngsters will continue to only get either cameo appearances or the odd start whenever there's a dire injury crisis.

Maybe not. Tony has probably told him to model himself on Corry. Davenport on for Johnson, Holtby on for Downing, Gallagher on for Samuel and Brereton on for Graham.

I thought Johnson was next worst after Samuel. God knows what Travis, Dack and Lenihan must think watching this shower of shite.

We are so slow and predictable it's painful to watch. Millwall could defend against this all week. Samuel...... dear God.

The commentator as usual is doing my head in. Watching a completely different game to me. "Gives the ball away" is described as "fires the ball forward".

Be fair. It's hard work traipsing around London all day sight seeing.

Got into it now, wish I hadn't, one way traffic and now we've conceded.

Logged into Rovers.co.uk and it's asking me for my promo code again which I have no idea what it is. Not happy. Anyone else had/having the same problem?

Wigan have taken their foot off the gas. Mercer's £40 looks in jeopardy! Edit: ignore, get the bottles of red in! ?

Where were you sat? ? As a kid Arbroath 36 Bon Accord 0 was a nerdy stat I used to remember as the highest score in a professional fixture

Seven before HT must be some sort of record surely?

Nothing whatsoever but typical Mowbray. Would prefer Davenport instead of Johnson and Brereton alongside Armstrong as well but of course if we win TM is a genius. ?

Great effort by them. As much as I can't stand Cook you can't help but admire the way they've gone about things on the pitch in the face of this desperately unfair administration and potential points deduction.

Glad to hear they seemingly travelled yesterday. Might as well get the sightseeing in as well. Be the nearest they get to Wembley.

The best thing that could happen with Gallagher is that he somehow gets a couple of goals before the end of the season and on the strength of that someone is somehow conned into giving us £3m back for him.

Better than Walton but not as good as Smallwood.

I'd have no reservations whatsoever about going to a game as normal but I won't be attending if you have to jump through hoops or wear a mask once you get to a game next season. In much the same way unless I need food to avoid starving, I won't be visiting any shops on principle if you're forced to wear a mask in the interim. I would probably renew anyway but not bother attending under the above conditions. Most probably wouldn't and Waggott probably faces a huge battle to prevent renewals falling off a cliff next season. As men of principle I trust him and Mowbray will take take cuts in pay commensurate with our drop in income.

I'd be delighted if we had to promote young players. You can bet your bottom dollar though that the only reason Mowbray is hoping for a decent budget is so that he can hand out new deals to the out of contract players whereas in reality Downing is the only one who should possibly be under consideration. And even he with the best will in the world isn't of the quality now that would get us promoted, but hopefully would be a solid squad option for twelve more months.