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The club years ago was run by local businessmen who were Rovers fans to the core and had nothing but the interests of the club at heart. Can you say the same about the present owners? Clubs with fewer "resources" than ours such as Burnley and Watford are doing very well. In terms of size and stature we were on a par with the likes of Southampton before Venky's turned up. That is what they threw away If you came on here with the sole intention of antagonising genuine long suffering fans you are succeeding

Another of the Leeds greats goes. What a good player Terry Cooper was in his pomp https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/01/terry-cooper-obituary Didn't realise his son was Mark Cooper, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cooper_(footballer,_born_1968)

Why should Mowbray makes changes? Venus and Lowe are his mates and "they're all in it together". Sound familiar?

If you hire a chief scout called Park presumably you'll end up signing park footballers But can we afford the half-time oranges and petrol money for the ringers? Pleasington here we come

Yep, it's quality not quantity we need. Elliott, Harwood-Bellis and Tosin were excellent players. H-B looked like an England player to me. I'd rather have 2 quality "older" (early 20s) players from a Premier League first team squad than 6 young loanees who may or may not come off.

No, but have to admit to feelings of nausea The way things are going, Scunthorpe United the more likely team in claret and blue next to visit Ewood

Fergie sent off, horrible day. Took us 26 years to get back

One of my best memories of Patterson was him running rings round Chelsea in a second division match at the pre-redeveloped Stamford Bridge (which was an absolute dump) in the early 1980s. I think he might have scored in a 1-1 draw but memories are fading. What i do remember though are the Chelsea "fans". I somehow got stuck in the middle of a load of them in the cheap seats. They were all London barrow boy yobboes........ dressed in suits.. The Thatcher "loadsamoney" era.

To take a line from Mrs Merton: So Leeds United, what attracted you to a blonde brainless bint with big boobs when you were appointing a TV presenter ?

Wages are high presumably because the playing staff last season was so large - the players let go since the end of last season should see that figure reduce significantly. What it doesn't show is average player wages or the highest earners - do Rovers pay significantly more than other clubs? Swansea and Barnsley showing how it should be done - among the lowest wages to turnover yet both reached the play-offs. Well managed clubs.

With white shorts and white socks with blue bands around the top, that kit is a thing of beauty. If I had my way it would still be our kit today and for all time, never to be changed Rovers are renowned for playing in halved (not quarter) shirts and for an away kit (worn only when the opposing team has blue and white) I always liked the black and red halved kit, (with black shorts and socks IIRC) They would be our 2 kits, and that's it

Blame the Champions League and the wealth of European football which has lured all the best South American footballers to Europe. Apart from 1 or 2 special players it's all robot football now

Harrison Barnes sounds like an estate agent. Harrison Reed was a good player for Rovers - and would have been even better if Tony had played him in the right position

Sad story, Keith Treacy. Reading the article he just wasn't cut out to be a professional footballer He's right about the way the game's gone though. Watch the Rovers title-winning side of 1995, probably one of the last successful teams in the game to employ two old-fashioned wingers who banged in crosses for big strikers to get on the end of. Just doesn't happen now and the game's less exciting as a result. The odd game apart, statisticians and tactical coaches have spoilt it as a spectacle.

Agree with this. As a (much) older fan than most, I don't see the sense in "boycotting". It harms only BRFC, the historic club that has been part of the fabric of the town for more than 140 years, and was here long before the current owners and hopefully will still be in existence when they finally depart Managers and owners come and go but the fans are here forever. This doesn't make me or others of the same mind any better (or worse) than other fans (what does superfan mean?); but making a stand against the current regime by boycotting games helps no one in my opinion.

Alex Davies is in his prime at 26. Lancs shouldn't be losing local lads like that and him describing Warwickshire as "a massive club" (presumably compared to Lancs) is a kick in the teeth.

The question was, did we try to keep him?

I see Harwood-Bellis has joined Anderlecht. Did we try to keep him? Have to say he was one of the best young defenders I've seen in years at any level

Thanks for the insight. Have taken note.

Comes to something when we’re a feeder club for a fourth division outfit like Watford. Well run club these days but for older fans that’s where Watford belong. The best deal would they can have Armstrong in exchange for their board of directors

Yep, they've done the hard years, millions in the bank, and a nice safe well-paid sinecure with no pressure to perform for a few years before they finally call it a day. Rovers Retirement Home .... perhaps that's what they had planned for Brockhall

So what happened to the "superscout" at Legia Warsaw this year? https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6542130/celtic-john-park-legia-warsaw/ The man is 63. His pensions adviser must be delighted

This is probably the most damning aspect of the appointment. I bet he can’t believe his luck. Tony’s chumocracy of talentless deadbeats who can’t get jobs anywhere ellse.

Good footballer and played for Chorley as a lad Plymouth had a scout in the NW which is how they picked him up The question is how did Rovers (and other Lancy clubs) miss him?

It was good to be at Lord's today, in a big cricket crowd for the first time in 2 years The Covid rules didn't make sense though - everyone told to wear masks when walking round the ground and going to the loo, but no restrictions crammed into the narrow seats and sitting next to strangers Pakistan were poor for the 2nd game in a row (is that their best side?) against England's makeshift team Enjoyed watching Vince, who still looks a class batsman but did his usual trick of giving his wicket away when well set. Stokes played a dreadful shot, as did Salt. Pick of the bowlers for me was Overton, who has a beautiful action to watch from side on. Any decent club player would fancy taking on Parkinson; I assume they pick him because leg spinners are so rare in this country A big raspberry to the Lord's authorities who delayed the start by 90 minutes when it wasn't really raining at all. Frustrating for the spectators and totally unnecessary