jim mk2

Q: How do you know? A: You don't

Me too. But I also think the senior "managers" haven't a clue what's going on either. They clearly weren't expecting Mulgrew to suddenly come back

Do the people working at Rovers have any idea what is happening at Rovers?

Just what we need ....... an overpaid ageing defender back on the books. Welcome back Charlie

Bought for £700k and we can't even get our money back. Poor but not untypical of this Rovers management. Goodnight

So both decent players according to you but we can't even get back the £700k we paid for them? Poor management

So why sign them when they clearly weren't good enough and pay good money and then not even get our money back when they move on? Poor management in anyone;s book and after the Brereton and Gallagher debacles typical of the Ewood setup

What was the fee they wanted ?

If they are just "administrators" they should be paid accordingly. Waggott was on a basic £350,000 at Charlton 10 years ago. Do you think he will be on any less than us? Not bad for a pen pusher with no powers or authority.

It was a bad idea, whoever came up with it. My money is on Waggott because his career is inextricable linked to Mowbray's. As fans of BRFC, we support the club not another here-today gone-tomorrow manager. Like many others, I was here for decades before Mowbray came and hopefully I'll be here for a few more years after he's gone. A Rovers flag with the club crest is fine, not one adorned with a failing manager

Waggott is likely to be on an extremely good salary and I would imagine it is a secure job as long as he keeps his nose clean and the club ticking along in mid-table. Even if we were relegated, would he be sacked? Unlikely, I'd say. The status quo as we stand in the league at present suit Waggott and Mowbray perfectly. No pressure to get promoted and unlikely to go down either. The two of them will have set themselves up for life during their time at Ewood - with more years to add to their pension pots to come. So Waggott is hardly "on a loser"

A few of us on here pointed to Wilder and the reputation he was building at Oxford and Northampton.

It would raise a big question as to why we have replaced one dodgy goalkeeper with one who is, if anything, even worse.

The 1970s are irrelevant Parson. I look at clubs like Swansea, Brighton, Watford, Burnley and Bournemouth for heavens sake, and I see well run clubs that are no bigger or better than us. Mowbray would not be tolerated at any of them. This fatalistic "he's as good as we're going to get in our current situation" is killing us.

Whose idea was the flag and who's paid for it?

Neil Warnock. Look him up. If your memory extends to remembering how to use google

Although he doesn't score many and is probably not Championship material, Samuel can play a bit and is certainly better than Gallagher outside the box and better value for money.

Tories got thumped 3-0

Loves talking about Brentofrd does Mowbray “Brentford jumps to mind, they’re third in the league with lots of talented foreign imports, bought relatively cheaply, but if you look for what they sell for, buying and selling is their model, buy for £1m and sell for £20m." That's presumably why they thought Raya was a snip at £3m. Buy low and sell high is a good business model but you have to spot the talent first. Apart from getting lucky with Dack, where is the evidence Mowbray can add value with the players he has bought?

Me too. I was up in the air celebrating then realised to my horror he'd put it wide. Probably the nearest I'll get to Wembley in my lifetime. Good player who took all sorts of unwarranted criticism during his final years with us

Well played England against a weak South Africa side. Anything other than a 3-1 win would be sub-par. England have been blessed with some brilliant all-rounders over the years. Who is best - Botham, Flintoff or Stokes?

That's a good Test pitch and has been England's problem for years - they struggle to take wickets on tracks that offer little help to the bowlers

Michael Holding checks your posts on here before making comments. Interesting. ?

Tough for England to take 5 wickets in final session. SA showing how to save a Test match. Question marks again over Root's captaincy.