By suggesting you mean rumours that turned out to be bollocks and he got another season anyway, regardless of how low we finished?

As has been pointed out, if they invest right up to FFP regulations, why did they refuse to invest in the necessary pitch revamp and why is Ewood looking so worn? Letting management manage is laughable. With both Rothwell and Brereton, they overruled anyone below them on the sale, on at least one of those occasions aggravating the manager at the time in the process! Yes players leave clubs on frees, but that doesn't make it acceptable to lose an eight figure plus total within a year due to incompetence. Mowbray turned into a decent, at a push good appointment but they seemingly had decided not to bother judging him on results, hence when he finished 15th there was no suggestion of sacking him. And Waggott amongst the top quartile in the league is hilarious, and the comment of someone not in touch with attendances/ticket policies and the general feeling. You mention "dramatic improvements over what went before at Rovers under Venkys," that benchmark could not possibly be any lower. There was one attempt in the last 6 years under these great owners to downscale the academy, but even forgetting that, do they deserve much credit for merely not pulling it down? The academy is not something to credit the owners with. Regarding other owners, probably only the ones who have seen their clubs deducted points rank lower.

I always can only presume that the very bad exceptions that lead to point deductions trick people into thinking that Venkys are good owners. That cannot be the benchmark, avoiding deductions. In the last 2 seasons, we have allowed 4 big assets to run down their contracts, 2 of whom had bids totalling an 8 figure sum between them that the owners intervened to veto, and another being our captain who is a key part of a side with a great chance of a top 2 spot. We have had a manager that was allowed to run his deal down with no communication as to what was coming next following a spell whereby his performance was seemingly not being judged. Our pitch has become one of the poorest you will see in the football league because they decided to withdraw funding on a planned and necessary revamp. Our ticketing policies continue to show a stadium with I think as low a % of filled seats as you will see in the division, with the CEO again not coming into question. And not for the first time under their ownership, we have been embarassed by the ability to get paperwork signed in time to make a January signing.

If Huddersfield rotating their side is unforgivable then what is appointing Owen Coyle, selling all your assets and replacing them with desperate freebies. (Just before the birth of a new reign under owners in the best 10% in the country according to some)

What would noticeably change against the benchmark of Premier League standard if we went up in say 2 years time? I can only presume that you accidentally typed the 0 after the 9.

Never said that either. I am torn, it undoubtedly is more accurate, but takes away spontaneity.

It can never be a "catastrophe" to get promoted at any point. Any promoted side will be up against the odds to stay up regardless of when that is. Promotion will allow us to strengthen so worst case scenario, we come back down with a stronger team compared to now. It breaks that psychological barrier, it improves our ability to attract players and staff, it will likely give us a big chance to expand our regular going fan base. We no longer would be a side that has been in the wilderness for over a decade. Tens of millions of pounds will also be generated, but the benefits go beyond that. In the grand scheme of things, whether it is this season, next season or the season after, the calibre of our team is unlikely to be much different relative to the Premier League.

If we are worried about Ukraine then we may aswell not bother anyway. These games do not carry the importance of the Premier League run in, the FA Cup semi finals or the Europa League quarter finals.

I don't think I have ever said that I like it.

But it wouldn't have been given without VAR.

He barely played at the World Cup. It is little wonder in such a packed schedule when players are playing so many games that qualifiers (we all know we will qualify) are deemed to be of the least importance, with such an important end to the season to come at club level.

I bet you weren't saying that when we got awarded the penalty!

You gave someone "a good hard slap" at Burnley away?

I must be at different games!

When have Edun and Vale been pretty decent?

Can Edun and Vale do reliable jobs? I don't think either ever has in a Rovers shirt! Garrett is very much a question mark too. (You did miss Hedges and Dolan from your list)

Ah yes, that same FFP that prevented them from fixing the pitch!

Still absolutely gutted from yesterday, it's hard to escape this grinding feeling that no matter what happens under these owners, we will only ever go so far. Still part of a pitiful minority of mainly no marks never to have got to the new Wembley, will we get a better chance? We was more than competitive and I get to a point people talking about pride but 10 minutes to go against a Championship side and you have to get over the line. I thought the changes were counter-productive and it led to heartbreak. Lots of talk about Morton, I suspect especially as a loanee which for whatever reason people never take as kindly to his card is marked after his cowardice for the goal but also worth mentioning his excellent tackle leading to our 2nd. Would have been interesting to see had we won if @chaddyrovers would have changed his mind on VAR considering it went in our favour! But we will never know.

I cannot believe that he is repeatedly ignoring the fact that it is not the fact that there are games moved for TV that people are not happy with, but the quantity. Unless he is doing so on purpose. If I have worked it out right, since the world cup it is a run of 5 out of 6 moves for TV in a row if you exclude cup re-arrangements, bank holiday games and night games. Cardiff, Preston, Wigan, Sheffield United and Hull with Swansea remaining as a 3pm kick off. That quantity cannot be justified as part and parcel of football. One or two could.

I think if you compare the squads of the bottom half of the Prem and most of the top 6, especially 3rd to 6th, there is a clear gap. When you go up you have to strengthen significantly to stand a chance.

Great result for Everton at Chelsea, unfortunately they will likely stay up after sacking the incompetent Lampard for Dyche.

We need 2 senior keepers, like every other team.

He is better than Travis, much better on the ball and fantastic at positioning himself but I think the pair would make a very good partnership. Pearson can take it on the half turn unlike anyone we have.

I sort of get why they have more interest in us but not to that extent. We have been in or around the play offs, I doubt the likes of Millwall and Luton have been moved half as much. But even so, 1 or 2 at a push out of 5 moved, fine. Put on a couple midweek too, that doesn't require any changes for the fans the supposedly think that make football. Its the quantity that riles people and causes people who have tickets to miss out. And 12pm on new years day and half 7 on a Saturday? Both are stupid slots. You keep repeating the "modern day football" line but it doesn't justify the quantity of matches moved. I have still attending the home games but I can show empathy, why can't you? It will compound high season ticket prices IMO and lead to smaller crowds. I just hope it at least fits around your shifts, that is all that matters.

He was, it was one game though when he was seemingly carrying an injury. Before a couple of wobbles, he was keeping us in games singlehandedly. Tough choice, usually managers go straight back to their number 1 for a reason. Could understand either way but would probably go back to our number 1.