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He looks like a man who wants to be sacked. The body language, the demeanour, shows a man who does not want to be in the job. His position is unsustainable and he knows it. In days gone by a manager in that situation would have resigned by now - no question - but the payoffs are so lucrative these days they hang on. The club should put him out his - and our - misery

This is getting silly now, we cannot carry on like this. There is no reason not to sack him

We have a set piece coach apparently, clearly a genius

So what does Adam Owen actually do? What is the function of a "technical director"? This appears to be a non-job to me, but one for which I'm sure he's well paid Clubs used to be a simple. There was a manager, who managed the team (obviously), a trainer, and a secretary. They had one of two assistants, but that was about it. Now I'm told (usually by Chaddy) the game has changed and the we have to have "directors of coaching", "technical directors", "heads of recruitment", specialist coaches for forwards, defenders, goalkeepers, free kicks, corners and throw-ins, a huge number of people at great expense who, it seems to me, add no value whatsoever

The Walkers sold out at exactly wrong time. Money coming into the Premier League was about to explode, and we were one of the clubs riding the gravy train. They prided themselves on being business people but they got it badly wrong

Abso bloomin ‘ lutely Really irks me more than anything when small minded Rovers fans see clubs like them (and Brentford etc) as “above our level” and say we can’t compete with them. They’re not and we can What they are though are well managed clubs with good owners and executives with ambition, confidence and drive and nous. Burnley have shown what is possible. Has to be said but Rovers need to be run on the Burnley model.

Sources in Ireland say Damien is a bit of a volatile character; he made a sudden departure from Shelbourne shortly after winning the title citing various frustrations with how the club was run. I don't think he'd last 5 minutes at Ewood

Yes, I think it was him

From the Facebook page. I kid ye not..... Genuine question for rovers ‘fans’ what are your expectations for this season? We’re clearly in a transitional year. This is a rebuild with a largely new squad that needs time to gel, find the right formation, develop patterns of play, and grow together. The aim is to keep this group together and build on it next season. That appears to be the plan. So why do we have a new team in the first place? Because the club had little choice. Players like Travis, Brittain, Hyam, Szmodics and others wanted to move on. That’s football. They’re professionals, and like anyone in employment, they’ll go where the opportunity and pay are better. If they weren’t willing to sign new deals, the club was right to move them on rather than risk losing them for nothing. Given all that, expecting instant success with a brand new squad just isn’t realistic. Last season, when we went to Bramall Lane and missed out on the play-offs by a single point, there was no shortage of support. Tickets were in huge demand and everyone wanted to be there. That’s the easy part. Where was your boycotts then?? Real support is backing the team when things are difficult, during a rebuild, and when results aren’t perfect. This season is about patience, perspective, and getting behind a group that’s still finding its feet. Section of our supporters I actually think are the worst fans in the whole country I know every club has them but I think ours could be worst. So again, what do fans realistically expect this season, knowing where the club is and why? Below was less then 12 months ago, some of you are pathetic and need to pick up your dummies and toys and put them back in the pram…..

I don’t think they’ll sack him yet if at all but a couple of more defeats and any manager with any self awareness would realise their position is untenable and resign. It has been noted elsewhere but this is where the decline in the influence of local newspapers and local reporters hits hard. The press of years gone by would have calling for change in 150pt bold headlines long before now

Leave if out Rev. This team is going down and feelings are raw.. Tronstad is the Gerson class compared to the rest of our midfield. He's a solid Championship footballer, surrounded by 8 or 9 who aren't. You had it in for Danny Graham too, and who wouldn't want a similar player now?

Ismael lasted an average of 7 months at his other clubs We hired him for 3 years He's not going to be sacked

Sanmie hasn't scoted many for them but of course he notches today. More salt in the wounds

Seriously, we do not want to go down, because we won't come back for a long, long time And there's no saying the owners will leave either. Why should they?

Birmingham fans must be having a quiet chuckle at someone, anyone, but especially us, taking Cashin off their hands

Our group were thinking of going to this but decided to creosote the fence instead Good move

Or he flops and leaves after a year on a free and we have to pay up the remainder of his contract?

So why would anyone watch social media interviews / podcasts knowing you're being fed news / analysis by the clubs that is not going to be in any way critical? I would have thought local newspaper journalists have nothing to lose (especially if they're already banned) and might even tempt some readers back by providing an alternative voice to the social media slop.

£3.5 million as touted for Jørgensen seems an awful lot for a 25-year-old lad who's been scuffling around minor Scandinavian leagues in recent years. And why a 3 year plus contract when he's never been anywhere more than 2 seasons?

He'll be right at home on Whalley Range

Leonard in League One is at the right level now. The lad needed 10 chances to score one goal and I won't forget the League Cup match at Chelsea early in the second half when we were up about to celebrate a certain goal and he somehow managed to shoot wide. That's not say he was worse than Gueye - he wasn't - and I'm sure he would have had game time this season with all the injuries and loss of form but there's alot of rose tinted spectacles about him as a player. He wasn't really very good.

Did we really have class acts like Szmodics and Wharton playing for Rovers? Seems light years now from the current dross in blue and white

It looks a bit odd to me, as if the players have been superimposed on the background, typical of AI, and I don't think it was 1966 as I'm sure the V-neck shirts had long been replaced by round neck shirts by then. Liked Mike Harrison. Saw him leaving the bookshop at Sudell Cross and getting into his VW Beetle circa 1967. Natty dresser and trendy car at the time.

Thunder thighs Mike Harrison and Duggie, early 1960s From another site and possibly AI generated but a good image nonetheless Note the spectators wearing ties

Probably an even sadder post than the OP. This chap bleeds blue and white, like we all do, but he's battled hard over many years to break the Venky's regime, at great personal and emotional cost according to his postings - and now even he's given up. There is cause for optimism here - however slim it might be. It's often said that it is darkest before the dawn and these grimmest of grim times might be the nadir. Something, somewhere, maybe soon, will cause Venky's to sell up and leave. We have to cling to that hope.