The most important employee of any football club is the manager. He makes or breaks a club. Burnley as a club have been transformed by the money earned in the PL and their success there is all down to Dyche. A football a manger is therefore worthy of his hire. Pay peanuts, get monkeys.

Well for a start, I'd slash Waggott's reported £300k to £100k and throw that into the pot. If Waggott's not happy with that then good luck finding another job and I think he'd need it! Better still, just get rid of him!!!

Well he was there when Raya joined! Even the best goalies in the world make mistakes as Alisson has shown with Liverpool. Brentford have conceded fewer goals than any other team in the Championship - I suspect Raya is doing pretty well for them!!!

and ask yourself why? I think he had very little respect for Benson and, IMO, no wonder why. Benson as far as I'm aware, has never played the game at even a non league level (though I stand to be corrected) and started off as a lad in Carlisle's Community set-up. I've seen Benson at Brockhall and also his match day routines and I am totally unimpressed. I remember one match last season when Benson came out some three minutes or so before the players were due back out after half time, presumably to give Raya a work out. Raya rocked up with the rest of the Rovers' players and there was only time for Benson to throw just one ball at him. I mentioned the incident on here. To me, that showed a distinct last of respect for Benson. Raya has stated one of the reasons for going to Brentford was to work with the goalkeeper coach there - it says it all, IMO. Just think if Rovers did sign Joe Hart - a goalie with a drawer full of medals and caps and the kid from Carlisle rocks up, 'hi Joe, I'm going to make you a better goalie'. It's laughable.

No excuse for Mowbray's player trading. IMO, his judgement is awful. Evidence, £20million+ (including wages) spunked up the wall on Brereton and Gallagher for starters. Add to that the sale of Raya only to be replaced by Walton. IMO, Raya was p1ssed off with Mowbray singling him out and also the coaching he was getting from the community trust lad from Carlisle.

Absolutely. Beating Bristol City was no great feat. Johnson had already lost the plot there before turning up at Ewood and PRE lock down, they'd scraped 2 points out of 15. It would have been hugely disappointing not to have beaten them. I will ask you again. What does Mowbray need to do, or not to do, to get sacked?

Simple question Chaddy - WHY? Get a poll organised on here and I bet 90% want him out.

Or sky 'em Beamo!

What the feck then has he been doing since he came here then other than spunking a fortune up the wall on Brereton and Gallagher. This is MOWBRAY'S SQUAD - all player trading has been his. IMO, we are unbalanced, have gaping holes in key areas and, in the main, are bereft of quality. It's all down to him. Shambolic, IMO. And you want more of the same!!! - wake up and smell the coffee Chaddy!!!

I think Mowbray will walk IF the terms are right. IMO, his body language and demeanor are those of someone on the brink. Think Johnson is the best of a pretty poor set of coaches we have but don't think he's ready, or even cut out, to be 1st team manager. We need a manager who will galvanise the club, excite the fans and make the wider football world sit up and take note.

So true. Think BB and SG make the much maligned John O'Mara (going back to the early 1970's) look like another Shearer! At least 'BIg John' averaged a goal every three games for Rovers if my memory is correct.

and that's why, with that type of manager, you put a clever coach next to him! Busby had Murphy, Shankly had Paisley, Clough had Taylor, Kenny (who said he couldn't put on a session) had Harford.

Over the years, I've been fortunate enough to have opportunity to see a number of managers and coaches put on sessions at different clubs. The good ones stand out a mile with their passion, positivity, know-how and communication. You mention pre match warm ups - one of the best with the ball I ever saw at Ewood was when McClaren was Fergie's number 2 at United. It really fizzed and those lads were really buzzing - sadly, they were too much for Rovers that day.

IMO, Mowbray thinks he's a Pep but in reality, he's a managerial dinosaurian who is well past his sell by date. Think it's compounded by, IMO, the dire quality of his staff (Venus, Lowe & Benson) - I've watched these guys on match days and concluded the lights are on but there's no one at home!

Precisely what Mowbray has failed to do!

Really!? After three and a half years of Mowbray, we are nothing more than a mid table Championship team going backwards with an unbalanced squad with gaping holes in key areas. If Mowbray's building our club then God help us if he gets it wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We need a shake up. He's a personality with a drawer full of medals and caps. Doesn't suffer fools. Think he's now more mature. As I said, would need a clever coach next to him like Kenny had Harford.

Truth be told, I think there's only Coyle who's managed to get a tune out of Gallagher in his misfiring career.

I'd go for Keane with a clever coach to back him up. Keane looks and is absolutely menacing and, IMO, our 'holiday club' would sh1t themselves!

Just 6 points from our last 8 league games. 5 games to go and I can't see us taking more than 4 points (Reading & Luton) from those games - think there's a risk we'll lose the lot. So that would be anything in the range of 6 to 10 points from our closing 13 games. A shocking statistic underlining we aren't progressing and the need for managerial change.

Then bet on the opposition. Proved very profitable for me this week!

Mixed day. Positives: pub, BBQ, won £120 this week backing against Rovers (Barnsley / Leeds), a quality red for tonight's film. Negatives: watched the wretched match IMO, anyone who still thinks Mowbray should remain Rovers' manager should book themselves an appointment at their nearest Priory Clinic. Almost lost for words. Leeds didn't really need to get out out of first gear - if they'd been really at it, we could have lost by 5 or 6. IMO, Walton, Bennett, Johnson, Holtby, Rothwell, Gallagher, Samuel should all feck off along with Waggott, Mowbray, Venus, Lowe and Benson. Again, IMO, we are not progressing as a football club - we are going backwards quickly. I think we have huge, huge, problems and have next to nothing to show for Mowbray's three and half year tenure. Travis badly caught in possession for Leeds' first goal - never a foul Walton badly positioned for Leeds 2nd goal Walton a complete joke for Leeds' third goal Doubt Gallagher could hit a cow's arse with a banjo. Who on earth was the lead commentator - IMO, based on some of his observations and comments, he's a joke who knows very, very little about football. IMO, Walton should not play for Rovers again and Mowbray should be sacked tonight should the self purported man of integrity not resign. I really think we are a complete and utter shambles as a football team. Are we really a better team than we were under Kean or Coyle. Those are the depths I sadly think we've plummeted to.

I hope you are right Chaddy. Sadly, none of us know what is around the corner. Enjoy each day as if it were your last!

IMO, doing nothing and treading water, at best, is not an option. Tennyson was right: "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." I think we need to replace Mowbray. A risk yes, all managerial appointments are a risk but we simply can't remain on the road to nowhere.