Paul Mellelieu

Depends which French wine you drink.

The poor run, immediately after TM won manager of the month, coincided with Lenihan's injury. Taken as a whole the season was a success. Can TM take us to challenge for promotion? I don't know, but I think he deserves a chance, and less of the name-calling that is a permanent feature here. He isn't a Keane or Coyle, or Kidd for that matter.

Once again, we are TWO games in.

I'm not sure - but ten games is usually a good guide. Over last season, as a whole - not just the poor run, we did okay, and we are two games in. The MB is akin to a Simpsons' crowd scene.

The only element of truth in that is he could have saved us relegation, but that's marginal. Promoted at first call, mid-table last season. He may fail this season, but give him and the players a few games.

Which stats?

Dear lord.

I've judged him over the last three seasons and he's done well for us. Is he a world-beater, probably not, but neither are Blackburn Rovers anymore.

From the bigger picture is that TM took over the club at its lowest ebb, turned up around, got us promoted at first go and achieved a mid-table finish last season. Job done. He deserves this opportunity to put a decent team out.

Only Todd Rundgren can take away the pain.

Getting angry about how we announced a signing. Love it.

have you read the MB?

BTW, can any window be more "humiliating" than signing and not signing Roy Keane? Ot missing out on Zidane? Or the Polish centre forward?

Who know's if any of this gossip is true?

Mulgrew's exit, although cheered on by some here could have a real impact on squad morale, as Glenn suggests above. Mulgrew has been a key fixture in the squad for three years and his leaving under these circumstances is worrying.

defence

Two plus a keeper.

Sharpe says deal, "not certain."

Never come across a Sancere from Bordeaux.

I'm not defending Mulgrew, but this kind of "stat" doesn't tell a real story. It's just a bit daft.

He said he needs experience of first team football so that he can return to EP as better player. He did it in a rather clumsy way, but now he hates young players.

I try to take a balanced view. Mowbray has made mistakes, as all managers do, and will make more I'm sure. But suggesting that we doesn't give young players a chance, when I believe we had one of the youngest teams last season beggars belief.

Raya isn't good enough, Travis (although slightly overrated on the Forum) is in first team and Nyambe will return I'm sure. £3m academy giving us a number of other players around the first team. Really you just bend the facts to suit your anti-TM agenda.

Raya, Nyambe, Travis etc all in first team set ups. Terrible way to treat 'em.

Four.