IMO, simply a game we have to win and we should do if Mowbray is positive and makes the right calls. Let's get it straight, Swansea are no great shakes. They come to Ewood in poor form (5 points from last 6 games) and other than their match at Hull, struggle to score goals away from home. We need to be positive, aggressive and in their faces from from the start. Attack is the best form of defence and given our options at the back, we need to! I'd throw the proverbial kitchen sink at them and go: Walton / Nyambe, Adarabiyo, Mulgrew, Bell / Rankin-Costello, Travis, Downing / Buckley / Armstrong, Samuel Rovers to win by 2 or 3 goals to 1.

My gripe was Mowbray, IMO, inexplicably preferring Gallagher to Samuel and leaving out Buckley who, especially at home where we will enjoy a lot of possession, is one of the few players we have who has a key to move the feckin bus!!! IMO, Mowbray's team does lack imagination, verve and purpose, mirroring the manager. As for "easy wins", it's only what I feel we should do and what my gut instinct is - by the way, you disregard the number of times I forecast Rovers to win by the odd goal, or draw or even lose!

Any football manger whether good, bad or indifferent will win some football matches. You didn't rate Owen Coyle yet he manged to win promotion to the Premier League with Burnley! Even Kean won some football matches even in the PL and at places like Old Trafford!

Very simple Jim. We could and should have won. If Mowbray had started with the eleven who started at Brentford then, IMO, the points would have been in the bag. I thought the penny had dropped with Mowbray after the recent run (Nov/Dec) where we won 5 out of 6 consecutive games (drawing the other) with very limited changes. Seemingly, our manager doesn't learn. IMO, Mowbray has managerial shortcomings and it's not easy to legislate for what I think are glaring inconsistencies and incompetences.

Age old managerial tactic - excuses a defeat or makes your result look good!

Conversely, it would seem Mowbray did insufficient work on the training ground and got his tactics and team selection wrong. He must have known what was coming but couldn't counter it. We need enlightened thinking and sadly, IMO, it will never come from Mowbray, Venus, Lowe and Benson who, I think are either tactical dinosars or just plain incompetent.

Sadly, I think Mowbray and his team of coaches are as dull and as flat as the proverbial witch's t1t. I don't see any passion or fizz in the home technical area. With managers like Klopp, you see and sense the passion, the personality, the charisma and the way they effect the game from the touchline. The players see and feel it and so do the fans. Watching our technical area during a game, IMO, you could be forgiven for thinking the stooges sat there were sat in a church awaiting the arrival of the hearse.

Woeful, woeful and woeful. I think tombola man struck again - no excuses, the buck rests with Mowbray tonight. I would have started either Graham or Samuel before Gallagher. I think the signing of Gallagher almost rivals the signing of Brereton for incompetence and the sheer waste of money. To me, Buckley should have started and would have had a much better opportunity to thrive tonight in comparison to what happened at Brentford - compare the possession stats for the two games. This is a game we had to win and I am convinced we would have won if Mowbray had got his starting eleven right. I think it's very obvious Mowbray is not the man to take us to the next level. IMO, dull, unimaginative and tactically, nous free.

Definitely. Been through the remaining fixtures and can see at least 23 points to take us to about 75 points. There are a lot of winnable games in there including Stoke and Swansea this week. I think there are far better footballing teams than Rovers, however, confidence and momentum go a long, long way in this league and we are riding our luck. Eisenhower picked upon Napoleon's thoughts some hundred years or more later stating "I'd rather have a lucky general than a smart general" - think that's what Mowbray is!

Great games. In our hands. Positivity and bottle needed. No one else to blame if we don't make it.

Let's just beg to differ. I do try to be objective in my views.

It's b0ll0cks. My mother was not a witch and neither is my wife!

Nonsense. Raya had pushed the ball clear when he collided with Buckley in a natural coming together.

Fully expect six points. We are not playing Liverpool and Barca..

Sorry, we weren't robbed. Great decision by linesman at end - Armstrong was offside. You take the rough with the smooth and things tend to have evened themselves out over the course of the season.

A good battling point. Disappointing having led by 2 goals but would have settled for point before match. Two 'lucky' penalties cancelled each other out so neither manager can complain.

Great goal. Can the match finish now!

Agree. We need to be more positive and confident. A second goal kills it. Buckley too light weight - needs replacing. To those whose nerves are shredding - open a bottle and enjoy the second half!!!

This one is in the bag. Brentford getting so frustrated. Not too pretty from us but effective. You just sense It's going to be our day.

Then fill your boots! We've a good record against Brentford and as I've said many times before, in this league, confidence and momentum are everything. We need to be positive and aggressive right from the off and Brentford might struggle to handle it. If we give them too much respect and try to keep it tight then we could get torn to shreds. Stuck £20 on Rovers' win at 28/5 and £5 on 2-1 at 22/1. Got a nice feeling about this one.

We should be hammering a very, very poor Hull side. Bored with it all. Going to open a red and watch a film.

You must be watching different matches to me! In the games I've seen, Chapman always looks like he can make something happen which is more than can be said for most of our other outfield players. Don't think Rankin Costello will make it. At 20, I'd expect him to have far more of an impact on a game, even at U23 level; IMO, a 'Joe Average' whose level is probably League 1 at best. Hilton doesn't convince me. Keepers mature with age and, IMO, he's a lot of maturing to do - would get eaten alive at 1st team level. Think he needs loaning out to a League 2 club to see if he sinks or swims - I think he'll sink.

Totally agree. Expect a win by at least two goals tonight. Feckin sick of reading stuff suggesting we are playing Liverpool, PSG, Barca, Juve etc.

Think you need to cost in transfer receipts and wages!

Rankin-Costello, Buckley, Mols, Davenport - none have stood out in my eyes. These lads are 20 / 21 year olds and, IMO, at best, they will never be better than average Championship players. If Chapman is such a prat, and I don't think he is having watched him several times, then why the feck did Mowbray sign him having known the lad for years!!! By the way, he's just 22 so hardly a veteran and only a year or two older than the likes of Rankin-Costello, Buckley, Mols, Davenport. So, with your argument, if Mowbray hadn't of, IMO, spunked away £12million+ in fees and committed the club to big wages on Brereton and Gallagher, the pot would have been at least £20million bigger over a 4 year period. I think he's had the resource, and even told us he only needs to ask for more!, and blown it!!! You optimise the resource you have - that is good management. Sheff U and Brentford have shown the way probably with budgets less than ours. IMO, Mowbray has failed and we need someone who knows the market and can work it.