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Who do I support!?! A Rover for almost 60 years, home, away and Europe. What about you? Certainly don't 'enjoy' Rovers losing but if they do and I can make a bob or two then what is wrong with that? Backing against Rovers is not hoping they lose but rather sadly recognising, IMO, that we are a poor football team managed by a very, very poor manager. Loved the halcyon days of Kenny when I backed Rovers virtually every match and made some damn good money. Shame I can't do that now.

IMO, not a snowball's chance in hell of Rovers avoiding defeat here. I think Leeds are everything we are not - fast, effervescent, playing good and attractive attacking football and they have a game plan!!! Won almost £50 when the 'mighty' Barnsley embarrassed us so ploughed that and another £50 on to Leeds at 7/10. I honestly think backing a Leeds' win is as near to a betting certainty as you can get - fill your boots and then enjoy Saturday night!

It's b0ll0cks. Bottom line is very simple - if you are good enough, you are old enough. Ability is relative to the level you are at. We've seen Phil Jones, Damien Duff, David Dunn etc all thrown in at the deep end and thrive. On a bigger stage you've seen Mbappe playing in a World Cup Final at 19 and Alexander-Arnold playing in a Champions League Final at 19. To remind you, ability is relative to the level you are at - and on that score, where are our 18, 19 year old lads good enough to play in our Championship 1st team. Buckley, Butterworth, Carter, Rankin-Costello and Thompson etc are all going on 21 and if they were going to be 'big players' for us then they would have hammered down regular starting spots in our 1st team now. I think it's a combination of two things - Mowbray's overly cautious approach and the fact the lads aren't really good enough. I think Mowbray refers to youngsters, even 'kids', like Lenihan at 26, Nyambe and Travis both at 22. There are players at their ages who have more internationaL caps than those three have 1st team appearances!!!

Spot on. Mowbray is most unlikely to say anything untoward about any player to a fan at one of these events. This 'man of integrity' really does get me because, IMO, it is not justified based on what I have seen / heard from Mowbray. Actions speak louder than words and no more so than what DID NOT happen following Mowbray's words in Blues last Feb.

Offering immunology to hoof ball!

It's not rocket science. This season should all be wrapped up by end of July. Players have only recently returned from almost three months off so I'd give them a week off when season begins and then gear up for new season to start on Sat 5 Sept.. Gives clubs five to 6 weeks to sort out contract issues and effect player trading. If God created the heavens and earth in a mere six days then surely it's not beyond the wit of absurdly highly paid football personnel to do what they need to in the approximate six week gap between 2019/20 finishing and 2020/21 starting. Can't see fans being allowed back into stadia until Jan 2021 so we are probably looking at half season tickets. Family / business season tickets are firmly off my agenda whilst Mowbray is our manager - I simply refuse to 'invest' in a Rovers' team, IMO, which, in the main, serves up Sunday pub league football. Wonder if Waggott and Mowbray etc will volunteer substantial pay cuts, as opposed to present deferrals, to help the club through what is going to be a very, very tricky financial period !?!? The club's income during coronavirus has been lost, not deferred! Interesting times ahead.

I didn't and I know several others within my circle of colleagues / friends who didn't!

I posted about Mowbray - "IMO, a rank bad manager. IMO, we are a feckin shambles - so much so, even Coyle would be a better option". If you take it literally, it is contrary, however, the point I was trying to make, by comparing to Coyle, is just how feckin awful I think Mowbray is. I do not think there is that much difference between the two. As for winning money by betting on Barnsley - the subject was raised by Mashed Potatoes who asked how much I'd put on us this time to which I replied I'd backed Barnsley with £25 at about 2/1. Post match, I pointed out at least I had a positive for the night after clearing up almost £50. Can't see anything wrong with that - every poster on here had the opportunity to bet on the match. £50 winnings now on Leeds win at 4/5!

I am not trolling. The point I'm trying to make is we are, IMO, only very marginally better off than when Mowbray 'entered the building' some three and a half years ago. Under Mowbray's management: We got relegated - as he said in Blues Bar in Feb. last year, he was brought in to keep us up but failed IMO, we've played, in the main, awful football - we've no identity Our squad, IMO, is threadbare in key areas, with the odd exception devoid of quality and woefully unbalanced IMO, he's spunked some £20million+ (when wages are added in) up the wall on two non firing strikers - the club's financial position is a mess and this folly has made it even worse We are, IMO, light years away from being automatic promotion contenders and still not seriously contending for a top 6 stop IMO, Coyle was a disaster and had to go - in fact he should never have been appointed. I honestly believe we've had three and a half miserable and wasted years under Mowbray. Just what is the point of this man?!?!

Spot on. An analogy - a false sh@g is a wet dream!

For how long and why? Would you ever sack him and under what circumstances?

I think the club needs sweeping clean from top to bottom. IMO, Waggott, Cheston, Mowbray, Venus, Lowe, Benson all need bulleting for starters - third raters at best. Can anyone tell me what value they've added to the club?

@Chaddyrovers it's not too long ago that you were advocating Mowbray should be given a 5 year deal. Views now? Sack or back?

Should never have been appointed. I honestly can't see a single managerial strength. IMO, almost a completely disasterous appointment. We are not much better of than when he arrived.

Burnley are now light years ahead of us as a club. IMO, it's a myth that Mowbray's Rovers are a footballing team. IMO, the football, in the main, since Mowbray took over has been dire in the extreme - akin to a Sunday league pub team.

Positive for the night, Barnsley have won me almost £50. Been saying it almost since Mowbray was appointed - IMO, a rank bad manager. IMO, we are a feckin shambles - so much so, even Coyle would be a better option.

Stuck £25 on Barnsley at about 2/1 after the Wigan shambles.

Think Tony's pension plan will be coming along very nicely! I think our squad, in the main, is an unbalanced shambles and we are further way from the 'promised land' than Jeremy Corbyn is from No 10. We need a hungry and innovative coaching team. Think old man Warnock has had more impact at Middlesbrough in 3 days than Mowbray has had all season at Rovers! IMO, we are treading water at very, very best.

Each to his own! Was at the birth of all my kids, however......................... About one in five aren't owing to work commitments (some work situations you simply can't walk away from), being out of the country or simply not wanting to be there!!!

Bill Shankly, Brian Clough might have differed 'young man..........'!

Might as well scrap the Academy and support teams if Mowbray stays. Just one 'home grown' out on 'the grass'. Goodness knows what the likes (Academy / bought for potential) of Brereton, Carter, Chapman, Davenport and Vale all think.

and with the biggest budget and best facilities by a country mile!

The lad has shown a bit more since the season started again, however, it would be difficult not to as he was, IMO, absolutely woeful before. Still looks nowhere near a £7million player! However, he should have been given a start against the bottom club as a good performance and a goal or two would have done absolute wonders for his confidence. IMO, abysmal management from Mowbray - no longer surprised about anything this clown does.

I hope Barnsley hammer us. Sick and tired of, IMO, Mowbray's clueless selections. Could you imagine Roy Kean selecting Walton and Bennett !?!? Brereton at long, long last begins to show a wee bit of promise and Mowbray drops him to the bench - just how will that help the lad's confidence. I think we desperately need rid of the dinosaurian Mowbray and, IMO, the equally useless Benson, Venus and Lowe. We are going nowhere.