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Don't agree Nyambe has had every chance this year, I think he's been very shabbily treated.

So in your view, 6 out of the 11 need replacing then? Perhaps that's why BRFCS was hyperventilating, we went on more than one multiple losing run, and there were several relegation threads!

Chapman is definitely good enough for me and properly handled with a manager who has faith in them Raya and Nyambe too. If they were top class might get away with (just) a CH, CM and CF although ideally other reinforcements are required as well. Even at that that's not to say it will be easy as top strikers are rare as hen's teeth and extremely expensive in themselves. I think to a large extent our success next season will hinge on how good the striker is we bring in to replace Graham who should be used sparingly as back up or from the bench.

Yep, seemingly identical in mindset to Gary Bowyer. I always commented that we didn't turn up at Ewood until 4p.m. when he was manager. I really don't understand all this "stay in the game until half time" rollocks. Surely it's twice as difficult to win the game over 45 mins than 90?

God yes.

Preferably both.

Yes. I thought it was the funniest thing ever when the Dingles signed Hart. I laughed so hard. And true to expectation they looked nailed on for relegation with him in the side, and only picked up once he was axed. So to summarise: 1) He's (extremely) crap and 2 ) Is on an extortionate wage What could go wrong? Actually if there is a grain of truth in it and he is even under any sort of consideration then it tends to show Mowbray's thinking for next season that he would prefer a rubbish "experienced" player to a good young one.

It would appear from the outside that there's been a falling out between Raya and TM, otherwise why would he be completely frozen out for the last four games after being persisted with all season? I actually thought he'd picked his game up somewhat after being singled out for public criticism but the next news he's dropped. Very odd. I echo the sentiments above, when you see the howlers being made week in week out by De Gea and various other keepers costing 50m or 70m I really don't think Raya is that far away from being a top class keeper. If he is demoted or allowed to leave it will be a monumental blunder imo.

Definitely "go" for me. Not the man to take us forward. We've some promising young talent but we've only seen the merest glimpses of ithat even though the season has been a dead rubber since the start of February. When push comes to shove and it actually matters again they'l be jettisoned once more in favour of inferior older players.

We won't know how good a season this has been until twelve months hence. Personally I think it's been a pretty disastrous season in the sense we're no further forward than this time last year and if TM remains I expect a relegation struggle or us to go down next season. However if he changes his spots, ditches the old guard, gives youth a proper chance and supplements that with signings that will go straight into and improve the first eleven who knows?

Missed today's game due to working overnight. Hope those that went to the game enjoyed it, personally Im glad to see the back of this season I've rarely enjoyed a campaign less. The momentum derived from winning promotion last season got us off to a good start after that it was truly turgid stuff. Mowbray definitely isn't the man to take us forward imo and I doubt he will be replaced so on that basis I'm not optimistic at all going forward. Massive summer ahead, huge clear out of the old guard needed and major reconstruction of the side needed with quality additions. We can't afford to tinker about on the edges of the squad like we did last summer.

As an existing season ticket holder I don't EXPECT any perks or advantages. It seems to be the way of the world, entice new customers in with cheap deals whilst the loyalty of existing customers is ignored. "Brand new customers only" as the very funny Building Society ad went a few years back. However in an ideal world, it would be nice if loyalty could be rewarded. What if for example you got £25 off your ST up to a maximum of 4 years so that in the 5th year you got £100 off the price? Would that help build the fan base and keep them? I don't know if the figures stack up practically on that though, if you got 10,000 people doing that you're a cool 1m p.a. down after 4 years. It might reduce the rate of "natural churn" i.e. the rate at which people drop off slightly though.

×1000. I'd prefer we got a proper goalkeeping coach in and brought the best out of Raya to either of them but yes, you're right about Hart. One of the worst keepers I've ever seen at professional level. In fact I'd go so far as to say my ST will remain unused and go to waste if we sign him.

I appreciate many will think I'm being harsh but for me if I was asked what I would think of when Conway is mentioned I'd think of Yeovil at home and for me he epitomises a recent generation of players who flattered to deceive and who ultimately failed to perform when it looked like we were on the point of doing something. A cameo substitute appearance is about right for anyone who wishes to acknowledge him. Talk of a John Terryesque send off is way OTT in my view.

Absolutely. There should be a concession for young adults in full time education. Otherwise there's absolutely no reason why an adult already in full time employment should pay any less than the next person. For people out of work it's a slightly greyer area for the Club as you don't necessarily want to be perceived to be rewarding people for not working. If have to bribe someone of adult age to come down with artificially low prices then all that will happen when the prices go up again is they'll stop going. Otherwise well done to the Club for freezing prices. As always price is no excuse for not going down imo whatever you may think of the quality od the fare on offer.

I would prefer to see Raya over Leutwiler, otherwise spot on.

Blimey, you'd think he he'd been turning out for free. He was decent without being outstanding when Bowyer was here and and has been pretty awful for several seasons now whilst all the while being handsomely compensated. Should never have been handed his last deal. Talk of captaining the team and a standing ovation etc is way OTT. We're not waving bye bye to Shearer or Garner etc. If there is a huge fuss regarding his possible departure then that symbolises what has gone wrong with the Club in recent years. Lauding a mixture of mediocrity and sub par performance And when I say mediocrity that's probably being fairly kind. The most Conway should get tomorrow is coming on as sub for ten mins to receive a polite round of applause from the crowd if he is on his way. Personally don't want to see a washed up player who's been instrumental in taking us down the divisions, I want to see the youngsters and see what they can do.

You may not like it but it happened.

Dack looked like his old self for the last 20-25 mins against Wigan I think it was after Graham went off and we stopped hoofing the ball long. The difference in him was quite uncanny. It was like someone had flicked a switch.

To be fair we've never ever got ST's out early whether under the Walker Trust or Venky's. The new kit situation is usually even worse. We're lucky if the new strip is available before the new season kicks off normally, let alone have it in time for the summer hols. Why this has always been the case I've absolutely no idea when other Clubs seem to manage to get them out early without any problem.

Dack hasn't looked properly fit to me since afterthe (second?) international break and Preston away. Was speaking to a Leeds fan a few days ago who said that if Dack was at Leeds, Bielsa wouldn't accept him in that condition and it would take him 6-8 weeks to get into shape to play the way Leeds do. I thought it was a fair point and I think that if Dack was under a manager like Bielsa and fully bought into the ethos he could be scarily good and add another ten goals at least on top of this season's tally. Not that I'm advocating it mind. I want to see BD at his best all season here not anywhere else.

Do give over, I like Rothwell but if Dack is properly fit, motivated and on his game he's on a completely different level to Rothwell. Admittedly that has been quite a big "if" this season though. it's pretty pointless trying to compare Dack and Rothwell and claim one is better than the other imo. In our context we desperately need them both and to try to denigrate one at the expense of the other is about as pointless as debating whether Messi is better than Ronaldo or vice versa.

I agree he came out with credit for being sporting but I'd have been happy with whatever he did either way. In many ways I'd have admired him equally as much if he'd stuck to his guns and carried on as normal and insisted afterwards that Villa should have played to the whistle. I think I'd have preferred it if he hadn't ordered the equaliser but hooked Bamford and refused to put a replacement on in recognition of his disgraceful behaviour. Every time there's a vaguely contentious goal now teams will be expecting to be allowed an unopposed equaliser. Dangerous precedent.

Didn't actually think Leeds did anything at all wrong initially. The Villa player clearly wasn't seriously injured, and imo the ref was quite correct to wave play on. Villa should have played to the whistle. I don't like this presumption that the ball will be put out the second anyone goes down, it's a cheats charter imo. Thereafter Banford's reaction was a disgrace and hopefully the Villa player's ban will be overturned allowing him to feature in the playoffs and Banford will receive a ban of his own. I thought Bielsa was being overly generous by instructing his players to let Villa score unchallenged but then again it was easy for him to be magnanimous when there was nothing much at stake. Would be interesting to see if he would do the same had that been the first leg of the play offs. Somehow I doubt it.

Realistically, if prices increase or decrease slightly it provides the potential for a few more staff around the Club or jobs to be done around the ground etc. The impact on the playing side is negligible.