Echoes what I posted earlier regarding family and friends of mine who follow PNE. They are bricking it. FL should just cancel the fixture and award us the points.................!!!

Oh deary me - you didn't go to the same school as Waggott did you...............!!!

Absolute home banker this one - even 'Tinkerman Tony' couldn't screw this one up. PNE in poor form (and transition) having just one point from their last three games and just one win in their last five games. Know a good few folk who follow PNE (family and friends) and they are bricking it, fearing a real thumping. They look at the likes of Armstrong, Elliott, Dack and even Dolan (with a big point to prove) and can see four or five goals flying in. I'd put every bit of money you could afford to lose on a Rovers' win at evens or slightly better. Fill yer boots.

Hopefully, a bit of clarity. Firstly, the relationship between Venky's London Limited (parent company) and The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Limited (football club) needs to be understood. Venky's London Limited (parent company) issue shares and then make loans to The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Limited. The last accounts for the football club (y.e. June 2019) showed these loans (£127million) under creditors falling due within one year. The accounts also stated the loans were interest free with no fixed date for repayment, however, these loans are repayable. The bottom line is if VLL call in these loans then we are well and truly fecked. Since the football club's last filed accounts (y.e. June 2019), VLL have issued something in the region of a further £35million shares - to provide further loans to the football club. I think it is inevitable there will be a 'tipping point'. The Raos have an asset, which under present circumstances, is worth only a tiny fraction of their almost £200million investment. I feel sure the Raos' realise their only hope of making a substantial recovery on their investment would be if we got promoted to the PL. IMO, this looks an increasingly forlorn hope and as each season goes by without us even threatening to get promoted, I feel their perception will change and we will be getting closer to them deciding enough is enough. Make no mistake, there is no magic money tree. As a finance professional, I think we are up financial sh1t creek without a paddle and our ongoing existence hangs by, what I would consider to be, an increasingly tenuous thread. As Bolton found with Eddie Davis, there comes a time...........................

To be honest@chaddyrovers, I have never known anyone to feel so strongly about a manager as I think you do with Mowbray. I think it almost verges on hero / cult worship. A question and assume money is no object. Do you think there is any manager in the world capable of replacing Mowbray and if so, who would you chose and why?

It's over 12 months now since Dack's injury and he looks a long way off match fitness. Looking at Dack, IMO, he is also overweight. Agree, he may never be the same player again. Sadly, Dack was not blessed with pace pre injury and, IMO, he seems significantly less mobile than he was pre injury. I don't think the signs for Dack are overly encouraging. Compare to Shearer (almost 30 years since he did his cruciate - Boxing Day 1992 if my memory is correct) who I seem to think was back scoring goals prodigiously in well under 12 months and since those days, surgery and rehab have advanced enormously.

Excellent post - saves me responding to @chaddyrovers Nail on head! @chaddyrovershas been extolling the virtues of Mowbray's footballing philosophy for some time now. IMO, for 4 years under Mowbray, our football, in the main, has been sh1te, sh1te and more sh1te. It makes Sam's time here look like City under Pep at their best.

My views on Mowbray have been well versed since he was even appointed. As each match goes by, even 'die-hard' supporters like @Parsonblueare realising Mowbray is not the answer. 'Slow build' and 'evolution' are just trite soundbites with self preservation, IMO, being Mowbray's key objective. I think we are way behind the footballing curve due to our managerial dinosaur. Even 'the last of the Mohicans' @chaddyroversmust realise it's time for the club to end this, IMO, managerial farce and disaster.

Exactly the same as they were when we 'missed' Vardy at Fleetwood some 8 years ago!

Go for a Tohu - lovely nose and palate especially if you like herbal and fruit tones. You should have a few quid left from your £20 as well!

Argentina is the world's biggest producer of Malbec and if you mean your budget is £50 then you could almost buy Argentina! I wouldn't be spending £50 on a Malbec. However, if you live anywhere near Whalley, get yourself down to Whalley Wines and get a Zuccardi Malbec (think it's a 2015) - had one as a Christmas present and it was very decent, think it retails about £30.

Well, I think that was sh1te again, again, again and again. Think we've been scrambling results playing sh1te and today it caught up with us. Will the happy clappers STOP going on about Mowbray's football. IMO, it's a myth and in his 4 years here, in the main, he's served up utter sh1te. I said in my pre match post that only Mowbray could lose this game for us. QPR were there for the taking, a bog average Championship team we should be beating. Nothing positive about today. Get close to play offs and we bottle it. As I feared, with additions coming in and players coming back, I think we are going to see Mowbray play his favourites and also hammer square pegs into round holes. Feckin sick of Mowbray and Rovers spoiling my weekends so the reds will get hammered tonight. MOWBRAY OUT, OUT, OUT !!!

What's your budget?

Is it feck.................I think we need him as far away from our club as possible as he has nothing to offer.

Might never be the same force..............Shearer didn't p1ss about on his return from cruciate, was at it straight away.

God forbid. IMO, could even direct traffic.

Is Douglas injured? That team more than good enough to get a win. Gone big on Rovers' win with a £fiver on 4-1 at 66/1. COYB

Can see no further than a Rovers' win. We have some momentum and confidence should be soaring with 10 points out of our last 12. Think only Mowbray can defeat us today - more players at his disposal so big risk is selection of his favourites and/or square pegs in round holes syndrome. Unless he makes a dog breakfast of his team selection, will be going big on Rovers' win at almost 3/2 - fill yer boots.

Would take it a step further - if he's no better than Bell or Douglas then why sign him at all? If he is better then he should be playing for us NOW starting at QPR on Saturday. We know all about Bell and although Douglas has had a couple of better games really, it doesn't say too much following his string of, IMO, abysmal performances for Rovers Just hope this is another another 'Stagliakis' type signing where we were supposed to have unearthed a gem and then Mowbray found it necessary to sign Pears.....................................!

Always though there is a big talent there.......................just needs managing in the right way.

If Kipre ends up at PNE, which I think he will, our televised game against PNE should be very enlightening with Kipre and Whiteman in the opposition.

Main points for me from a totally shite match: We won We are having more than our fair share of luck We were unconvincing Our football is horrible Good job we have Kaminski and not Walton We are now in a terrific position to challenge. Big question is will we get closer to the top six and then enter another 'death spiral'? I don't think this league has ever been so poor and I honestly think with a combination of the luck we are having and the ability of some of our players to produce a moment of magic, we could just find ourselves back in the PL next season. We are allowed to dream......................where's that nice bottle of red gone!

He's injured!

I think Tavernier is the jewel in the M'boro crown. Think he will develop into a top PL player. Would think the six you mention are all out of Rovers' reach financially (transfer fees, wages etc). Would love Fry as well. Never mind, will console myself with a takeaway and a nice red tonight!