jim mk2

Although you are a professional Rovers supporter, you weren't a professional footballer. These lads are supposed to be trained athletes, earning huge wages. I don't think it's expecting much for them to behave in a professional manner, which includes not plastering their social life all over social media.

Kazakhstan 3 Scotland 0 Jim Baxter will be rolling in his grave But I bet this chap is delighted

To sum up, cost of promotion black to Championship has been high. Figures from Club’s Director’s Report filed at Companies House for the year ending June 2018 show : Turnover has reduced by nearly 6 million pounds, from £14.9 Million in 2017, to £9.0 Million in 2018. Match day income reduced by £0.5 Million (2017 was £3.3M, 2018 was £2.8M). Media income reduced by £4.8 Million (2017 - £6.7M, 2018 - £1.9M). Commercial and other income reduced by £0.6 Million (2017 - £4.9M, 2018 - £4.3 M). Operating expenses increased to £8.9 million, up from £5.9 million in 2017. However, there was a reduction in wages and salaries of £5.2 million (2017 - £22M, 2018 - £16.8M). This has resulted in a pre tax loss of £16.8 Million, compared to just £3.8 Million the previous year, with the wage turnover ratio now 186.7%. The club’s net liabilities are now just under £125 million, up from just under £109 million the previous year, with the amount due to the parent company (Venky’s) at a massive £108.76 million.

14 goals so far this season....not bad for an old chap in a wheelchair. Replacing Danny Graham is the least of our problems Rev

Stand corrected makes it even worse

This is such a soft team no backbone and beaten so easily go Mowbray go

Worst defensive away record in goals conceded in the entire division Mowbray is hopeless

Yep, there's something amiss that's for sure. It's not normal for a club that was riding high to fall apart like this. Where is the catalyst for change though? Who holds the levers of power when hard decisions have to be made ?

Mowbray has lost all the goodwill from last season and bar a sudden reversal of form I cannot see a way back for him If I were CEO I'd be looking for another manager

Wait for parson with his Mowbray excuses and "long term" view.

Go now Mowbray, please go. You don't know what to do and these players don't want to play for you. The club is in freefall

Defeat today will make it 1 point out of 21 - is that right?

Agreed on railway stations. I also prefer the correct description of Blackburn Rovers' blue and white halves.

This is as bad as 2 years ago when Williams won it in the relegation season. Graham's been the best of an inconsistent and underachieving bunch

No he hasn't. It's nonsense

Sorry, that's rubbish. I know some Bristol Rovers fans shirts through family. They have never referred to their shirts as "eighths". This site talks about Bristol's "quartered" shirts. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bristol_Rovers/Bristol_Rovers.htm And these Bristol Rovers site talks about the club's traditional "blue and white quarters". https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-history-bristol-rovers-iconic-221679 https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-rovers-new-201819-home-1810244 Blackburn Rovers play in halves.

Always halves.

A few seasons ago Birmingham were in an identical position to us at present and managed to stay up by scraping a point on the last day of the season Looks like a decent bet !

Dack's been one of worst players in recent weeks. He also seems to be dropping farther and farther back, picking the ball up out of defence instead of playing with and near to Graham where he is most effective. Has he been told to do this by Mowbray or is he doing it off his own bat ? Either way, he's a far less effective player and he also seems to have lost a bit of interest. Looks to me as his mind is looking elsewhere next season.

A "slow, gradual build" implies progress but his team isn't making progress at all, in fact it's going backwards. We're in a terrible rut at present and the same old failings occur every week with no sign that Mowbray knows how to fix them. There's some old heads on here who are tearing their hair out at the collective and individual mistakes going on in the defence. Judging Mowbray this time next season will probably be far too late. I'd say the alarm bells are ringing loud and clear now.

I've seen enough. It must be patently obvious to even the most rabid Rovers fan that there is something seriously wrong at the club. We are sinking like a stone down the table and although we have a cushion above the relegation places it could still be touch and go whether we stay up. Assuming we do stay up what happens next season ? As it stands, it is clear that this squad under this manager is relegation fodder. It is too old, too slow, unbalanced, with too many weary and demotivated players who are not good enough for this division. And it is badly led by a negative and weak manager who is tactically suspect and has failed to address defensive failings that have been apparent throughout his time at the club. So, as i see it, the squad needs wholesale reconstruction, with as many as 7 players from today's starting line up needing to be replaced and requiring the owners to spend substantial sums in the summer. Will they do it ? And is Mowbray the right man to continue managing the club ? Some big changes are required because even at this early stage the portents for next season do not look good at all.

Same price as Brereton. Who got the better player ?

Not as good as Duggie. Never

Friedel, Shearer, Le Saux and Duff are common to most teams, even with those fans going back 60 years or so. Le Saux didn't have alot of competition to be honest; John Bailey was excellent but we haven't been over-endowed by top quality left backs - though Sir Keith could have played there. Duff was an easy choice too, though Wilcox probably should get more votes than he has.

Well done for getting Fergie in the team. I considered putting him in and Duggie at 10 but I thought Bellamy was fantastic for us. Fred and Shearer together up front would have been interesting.