13 minutes ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

Agree... Mowbray since proved himself to be (factually) an even worse manager than Coyle based on results.

Two of the worst managers ever appointed.

I would take Coyle over Mowbray any day of the week and that tells you just how low Mowbray's stock is in my eyes.

IMO, Waggott, Mowbray and Venus were all involved in the Brockhall fiasco - given their senior management positions in the club, it would be staggering if they weren't- and in my eyes, their plans and the way it was seemingly executed are unforgiveable and stink the house out. 

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

I agree we need to replace Armstrong permanent whether its 2 or 3 million pounds of the fee on a replacement

Think you can forget that.

IMO, best we can hope for are loans even if Armstrong is sold and if he is, we'll be lucky to clear £7/8million.

I don't think there is any doubt Rovers are in one great feckin mess.

I would think there is a 80% chance Rovers will be in administration by Christmas.  If we get off to a poor start, I think the Venky's will say feck this, cut their losses and run.  Sadly, over the course of my working life, in a professional capacity, I've had dealings with many failed businesses and I can tell you, IMO, all the signs are there at Rovers and and the alarm bells are screaming in my head.  

5 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

I would take Ainsworth in a heartbeat as Rovers manager. Hasselbaink has shown he can set a team up quickly and get results at Burton last season. 

As soon as the owners said that Mowbray was to remain as manager for the coming season he should have said I want to make changes to my coaching staff and make them. Mowbray needs to change his staff for this season. Too late now. 

I think they are all useless.

What the feck is the point of changing staff and keeping, IMO, this absolute idiot purporting to be a football manager and tactical genius.

IMO, Mowbray, Venus, Lowe and Benson are all way, way below par and that is being polite.  I've been saying this for years and very sadly, I've been proven right. 

2 hours ago, Paul Mani said:

Who knows? Never any Comms out of India and now the trio are noses out of joint. ‘Could’ get Kean-esque If they’re not careful. Urgh 🙈

If anyone ever talks to me about Mowbray being humble, honest, man of integrity etc then I will metaphorically smash them in the face.

It gives me no pleasure in being proven right about Waggott and Mowbray almost from the day they first set foot in Ewood.  If you've 'been around the block a few times' in life then you can smell 'em and I've always thought Waggott and Mowbray stink.

2 minutes ago, WacoRover said:

Porous defending, and a near nonexistent attack. I’m wondering now if we can get a win from our first five games. 
I’m truly not seeing where we can manage more than a tie. 

Managerless and covid hit Swansea will hand Rovers an opening day win. 

8 minutes ago, perthblue02 said:

This a new rumour , Mercer?

According to @Paul Mani

16 hours ago, Herbie6590 said:

Wisdom of the crowds type thing…what do we predict for the following…?

1. Will Steve Waggott still be at Rovers on 1/7/22 ? If no, date of departure.

2. Will Tony Mowbray still be manager on 1/2/22 ? If no, date of departure.

3. Rovers Player of the Season 21/22 ?

4. Where will Rovers finish the season ?

5. Who will be championship winners ? 

Reply to this with your predictions & we’ll assess the consensus…👍🏻

1) No, 1 Dec

2) No, 1 Oct

3) Kaminski - providing he's not sold.  Think there's a 70%+ chancw he'll be gone by 31 Jan

4) Bottom 3

5) Bournemouth

1 minute ago, perthblue02 said:

Don't know if its notlob's camera man or Rovers, but doing a decent job so far

Must be Bolton's then!

4 minutes ago, Fraserkirky said:

Armstrong looks like he couldn’t care less

We have been nothing short of abysmal so far

Did you honestly expect anything different!?

His value to Rovers is falling by the minute.

It can't go on.

IMO, he'll go for about £12m netting Rovers about £8m - if we are lucky!

IMO, shambolic management of issue by Waggott and Mowbray.

Just now, davulsukur said:

Is that the same injury that kept him out last season?

Think it was a groin issue.

If rumours are true, looks like Brockhall sale will happen.  Think it's criminal when you look at the money spunked up the wall on likes of Ayala - must be £4million+ in wages, NI, signing on fee, agents etc.

35 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Not even in the squad. Guessing he's injured again?

Rumoured to be a hamstring issue.

On 25/07/2021 at 15:37, RevidgeBlue said:

Depends whether you think £3m was a fair price for Armstrong or not.

Which at the time I think it was. Newcastle haven't been paying 40% of his wage for the last 3 years have they. They got a fair price and get 40% of any profit.

Ridiculous.

Not ridiculous but savvy!

Sadly, I think a bit of that type of nous would be welcome at Ewood!  Instead, I think we've spunked away £millions on transfer fees for likes of Brereton and Gallagher and extended deals for likes of Mulgrew, Smallwood and Hart - you could go on and on and on.

2 hours ago, neophox said:

Only 3000 season tickets sold... shows our clubs demise... poor. I cant believe Mowbray is still our manager.

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

TBH, I'm staggered it's that high!

29 minutes ago, Gav said:

I think that comment just goes to show you don't understand the fan base Mercer.

Thanks to Jack we'll always have a health fan base, even before Jack came in we punched above our weight on the fan front from time to time. The numbers maybe dwindling, people are sick of Venkys, but they'll return if those rats do the right thing and bugger off. 

 

4 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

50% of the fans that have bailed out will never come back no matter what. People find better, less stressful, things to do.

I think Tyrone is right.

What we have now Gav is totally different to anything that I've encountered I would say in getting on for 60 years in supporting Rovers.  I'd estimate that only 1 in 5 of my Rovers' connections (family, friends, colleagues, clients) are taking a season ticket this time.  Never known apathy like this.  I think it extends beyond Venky's - people I speak with have come to despise Waggott and Mowbray because, IMO, they are equally guilty of destroying our club and they are only in it for themselves.  I think enormous damage has been done and sadly, it might not be rectified in my life time.

19 minutes ago, neophox said:

Only 3000 season tickets sold... shows our clubs demise... poor. I cant believe Mowbray is still our manager.

TBH, I'm staggered it's that high!

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Mowbray has been a good manager for most of his time here but the 12 months hasn't been good enough. 

Lambert was a good appointment by Venkys. 

Did Venkys sack Berg or Appleton? or was it Shebby who did it?

Think you are totally wrong.

He took us down when he was employed to keep us up and, IMO, we've had years of turgid football with only countless soundbites and bullsh1t emanating from his mouth to show for his tenure.  We are in a total mess which, IMO, has everything to do with Mowbray's mismanagement of his squad and his ineffectiveness in player trading. 

4 hours ago, 1864roverite said:

Nail on head Rev, Waggot is totally out of his depth

Sadly, I think there are so many connected to Rovers who are hugely out of their depth.

IMO, Mowbray, Venus, Lowe and Benson would never get another job at Championship level working with a first team.  For me, it's the stuff of nightmares.  Nevermind, at least @chaddyroversis happy - he thinks they are better than Sean Dyche!

6 hours ago, Mercer said:

 

FFS - do you not read properly or do you simply not answer uncomfortable questions for you!?

I will ask you again, this time please answer either YES or NO

IF Sean Dyche was prepared to come and manage Rovers, would you support the appointment YES or NO?

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

How it is uncomfortable question? 

Its very unrealistic and not going to happened in million years Mercer so lets get back to the real world and be realistic please. 

It is clearly an uncomfortable question because you are frightened of answering it!!!!!!!!!!

I can only assume that you would turn your nose up at the prospect of Sean Dyche becoming Rovers' manager because he has managed Burnley.  What a small minded attitude.

I think the real world is that Rovers as a football club are screwed and whilst the 'happy clappers' can't see beyond Mowbray and Waggott then we will remain royally screwed. 

I couldn't give a monkey's what colour, creed or religion our manager is or whether our manager has Burnley connections, two heads or six fingers.  The bottom line is can he feckin manage and get us back to the PL.

IMO, Mowbray has wasted five years and we are a basket case of a club. 

2 hours ago, Mercer said:

 

 

Come on Chaddy, if you are going to respond to my posts then please at least do so in the right context.

You posted as above "Would you want an ex dingle in charge here?"

I responded "What Rovers' fan in their right mind WOULD NOT WANT Sean Dyche!?!?"

I very doubt Dyche would touch us with a sh1tty stick but IF he could be lured here, are you seriously saying you would be against the appointment because he had managed Burnley?

As for Alex Neil, don't rule that out.  I am told there is even more credibility in that possibility!

 

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

Dyche isn't coming here. simple as. keep dreaming

You have been posting this Alex Neil for best part of 6 months and so far it hasn't happened and very unlikely to happen any time soon. You got it wrong

 

FFS - do you not read properly or do you simply not answer uncomfortable questions for you!?

I will ask you again, this time please answer either YES or NO

IF Sean Dyche was prepared to come and manage Rovers, would you support the appointment YES or NO?

On 18/07/2021 at 14:02, chaddyrovers said:

Why are so obsess with it? Would you want an ex dingle in charge here? 

We aren't signing Gray. Simple as. 

Time to move on Roversfan99 

23 hours ago, Mercer said:

What Rovers' fan in their right mind WOULD NOT WANT Sean Dyche!?!?

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

suggest you put down that bottle of red wine and start living the real world cos he aint coming here in million years. You can dream Mercer if you want but you have been telling the messageboard that Alex Neil would be manager by now and look how that turn out. So much for your family contact being right. 

Come on Chaddy, if you are going to respond to my posts then please at least do so in the right context.

You posted as above "Would you want an ex dingle in charge here?"

I responded "What Rovers' fan in their right mind WOULD NOT WANT Sean Dyche!?!?"

I very doubt Dyche would touch us with a sh1tty stick but IF he could be lured here, are you seriously saying you would be against the appointment because he had managed Burnley?

As for Alex Neil, don't rule that out.  I am told there is even more credibility in that possibility!

19 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

My starting team would be against Swansea 

                    Kaminski 

Nyambe Lenihan Ayala Pickering 

      Travis  Davenport  Buckley 

Dolan        Armstrong    Brereton 

Think it will be miracle if Ayala fit.

That midfield looks League One.  Johnson already injured - you just couldn't write it.  IMO, a season too far for Johnson - we never, ever learn.

Think Armstrong will be long gone.

Think we will be lucky to be out of the bottom six at any point in the season other than on opening day of the season before a ball is kicked!

3 hours ago, JoeH said:

You'll eat your words. He's a top talent and only been held back by two injuries sadly. Was immense in his half at Fylde, best player on the day.

A 'top talent' would have made his mark well before the age of 22.

Injuries or not, if Butterworth had it, he would have broken through into a very mediocre Rovers' team quite some time ago.

4 hours ago, unsall said:

Not sure you get it, you have a medical and pass it, you sign the player, he got the groin injury later on, think your last paragraph is really what you mean, re the owners and manager etc, to most level headed fan it looked a decent signing but no one can predict injuries..

I get it okay!

Even Vince Grella passed a medical when the Rovers' Sports Science team was, IMO, far more clued-up than today's set-up!  A medical DOES NOT measure how the body will stand up to physical stresses and strains, however, a player's track record will give you a pretty good indicator.

Ayala hadn't kicked a ball in anger for 8 months through when we signed him and you only need to have read the M'boro forums to see what they thought of Ayala and injury!!!  The alarm bells should have been screaming in the heads of Waggott and Mowbray especially given Ayala's age!!!!

Some players are injury prone as we know to our cost - look how many games even some of our younger players have missed with injury (Nyambe, Lenihan, Davenport, Rankin-Costello, Travis etc).  I would put money on each of those 5 players missing at least half a dozen games this coming season through injury.  You can predict injuries, given a player's track record, with a high degree of certainty!!!!

2 hours ago, unsall said:

In your opinion, most folk thought it was a decent signing, and they do a very stringent medical these days, he got a serious groin injury, it happens, like I said Dack had two serious injuries, it’s part and parcel of the job, in hindsight we wouldn’t have signed anyone who ended up with a long term injury..

and most folk thought Etuhu and Danny Murphy were decent signings !!!

As far as I know, there was only the Middle Eastern option on the table for Ayala - I wonder why !?

Therefore, especially in light of the 'serious groin injury' you refer to, Rovers should have de-risked the deal.  A one year deal with decent basic but big appearance bonus together with a one year option in Rovers' favour.  It's not rocket science!  If Ayala had said no then we should have moved on and we would have been no worse off, in fact in employment costs and medical bills we would have been £1million+ better off.

I wouldn't let Waggott, Mowbray, Venus run a corner shop - IMO, they are not fit for purpose.