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It'd be good to know the truth of it. I can't see how the Club could arbitrarily partially reduce staff numbers across the stadium without knowing exactly how many are going to be missing and what parts of the stadium they're going to be missing from. If they did take food and drink completely off the menu for this fixture, it gives the Coalition an angle that they're punishing the fans who ignored the boycott.

Im a bit confused by these messages. Does that mean concessionary outlets will be closed altogether because they're worried about the possibility of a really low crowd? Other than walk on sales I've still no idea how the Club can have any real clue in advance about how effective the boycott is going to be. Surely from their point of view they SHOULD staff as normal in case the boycott call has little effect - and if it is a really low crowd, well then, c'est la vie. That's what you'd imagine would happen at a normally run Club anyway.

Normally I'd agree, but it's a bit difficult to get these occasional pressure cooker type wins when you're generally not even registering a shot on target!

And look how well he did!

Well, we lose when we play Toth as well, but I know what you mean.

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You've been predicting we'd pull out a result to save Ismael's skin (not that he probably needs one) for at least half a dozen games now based on some non existent ability you think we have to pull off a result when we need one. Well it hasnt happened so far and I can't see it happening either. As you say, results aren't a priority here, so whether or not it they will leave him in situ regardless whilst we drown I've no idea. On the other hand, it would be a very odd look even for us and pile even more unwanted attention on the owners and the stooges they would probably rather do without.

Your complacency is absolutely breathtaking.

We won't be out again. Well not unless we sack the fraud of a Head Coach, then we MIGHT have a chance.

Be worth it for the entertainment value

Is that right though? Not wanting to diss the boycott but at this stage it can only really affect walk on sales which presumably won't be very high to begin with. How can the Club have any idea whatsoever whether it will be really well observed, completely ignored, or somewhere inbetween?

I've always regarded Myers' views as a bit of an irrelevance. Sort of an official/unofficial PR guy for the regime. Id take more notice of anything he said about Everton where he'd no doubt be speaking from the heart. By the same token I'm not particularly offended by anything he's said here. Everyone is free to make their own mind up on whether a boycott is a good idea or not. I would however question his .motivation for piping up now after years of silence and at whose behest his comments are made. My guess would be management.

I can't get most of the LT output (and Im certainly not paying for it) Did he ACTUALLY say that? That's up there with "The list". I can't recall any other manager saying anything vaguely resembling that in 55 years. Please anyone feel free to refresh my memory if Im wrong.

The only bit I disagree with is your suggestion that the bottom list would be the foundations of a lengthy stay in League 1. Am I the only one who thinks that they would get absolutely eaten alive in the third tier? Most of the top list aren't nearly as good as they probably think they are either. The only ones Id be keen to press forward with next season (whatever happens) are Alebiosu, Gudjohnssen Jorgensen, Wharton (if fit) Tyjon, Pratt, Litherland Atcheson Powell. And of course most of the first five would be the first out of the door if the **** hit the fan.

Glen mentioned that a while back. Are you not overthinking that a bit? Surely all it needs is a dedicated Bank account to be opened and some sort of record kept of moneys in and out? You're not regulated by the FCA. If I donate my £25 or whatever, Im taking it entirely on trust that it's going to be legitimately used for protest purposes and not going to be spent down the pub. If it is, there's nothing I can do about it. What do other people think? Anyone able to assist or offer any better ideas?

Well, it's too late money wise for Saturday but it would be sensible to ask for a bit of help going forward.

That's the answer I was fearing but not the one I was hoping for. The cost of a few signs must be absolutely minimal. Would it not have been a better idea to get your ducks in a row and establish a bit of a fighting fund before organising a call for a boycott? Surely a lot of people would be willing to donate a small amount (myself included).

I agree with you, Im just suggesting possible reasons why they don't.

I've been wondering this for a while. Back in the day I think you could legitimately class the LT as a local organisation based on the High St in Blackburn. Now their old offices are flats for asylum seekers, God knows where they're based (if anywhere at all) and they're merely part of a National organisation (Newsquest) based all over the Country whose senior management probably couldn't care less about Blackburn Rovers or indeed any other individual Club in their catchment areas. As far as the team writing for the LT is concerned, there probably isnt a Rovers fan in the place. If however they did go to war with the Club I'd have thought it would earn them a lot more clicks and attention in the short term than by simply endorsing everything that happens down at Ewood. The problem is if they are unsuccessful. They are stuffed without having the Club onside in the long term.

Hmmm....... Can't agree, the problem would appear to be more he's been replaced with no-one because they thought they could get away with it and save on the cost. He did also sit there in the car crash interviews endorsing the departure of Eustace, the appointment of Ismael (who apparently in their view topped all the performance criteria) and the bat shit crazy "transition".

Powell, Jorgensen and I thought Atcheson was generally pretty good apart from was it his header out for one of the goals? Apart from that no-one. They were all crap.

May be rose tinted spectacles but there were some very decent players in the 1975 line up. Sir Roger, Burgin as you say very classy, Waddington and Faz, Hawkins,Oates, Metcalfe, Parkes. Remember Mike "The Rock" Hickman who I think came in midway through the season? He'd scare the shit out of the current line up!. Lol

Im going to have a rant now and I dont care what people think. Do people just write the above before the game without even watching it? He was absolute dogshit last night, it was the 25 th minute before I even noticed him touch the ball. He then perked up a bit until half time before being useless again in the second half. People tend to say "Oh he's had enough or he's off at the end of the season or he's had enough of the manager's tactics" as if that's some sort of excuse. it isn't. Some or indeed all of the above may be true and that would be understandable in many respects but at the end of the day he's a professional footballer paid to perform. With so many young players in the side we need the senior players like Cantwell, Tronstad and Baradji to stand up and be counted. On the contrary we've had the square root of fuck all out of either of the first two in recent weeks with Baradji only performing in fits and starts seemingly when he feels like it. Yes, the manager needs to go asap. But until he does, our so called better players still need to pull their finger out and put in a genuine shift.

Very strange player, looks like he has a lot of ability, but generally it never seems to quite come off for him and I can't quite decide whether he's putting it all in or not. I'd be surprised if he's still here next season option or no option.

Two words - Lewis Travis. I always said he was the heartbeat of the team when we were doing better But according to many he has a sub par scuffler.