and I think it's pretty clear I've been proven right. I would never, ever have appointed him in the first place as I've stated since he first joined us.

I'd offer Dyche whatever salary it takes and a 10% shareholding if he gets us up in the next two seasons.

FFS man, we are abysmal and that's your best response!

I feckin hope so.

Gallagher for Brereton - FFS, just do one Tony and get the feckin Greek lad in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Surely, with all these chances we must score at least one?! Strangely enough, since half time, feels like we could win this now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is awful. Mulling over what to do next. Stick with it and open another bottle of red or go to the local for an early tea as we'll all be living like monks next week. Just stuck a tenner on Swansea to win 4-1 at 70/1.

Winterburn was a decent defender and became 'a defensive coach' and, IMO, was hopeless at it. You need the right mindset. Howard Kendall had it, Mark Hughes had it, Big Sam had it.

Longer Armstrong stays on the bigger the risk of a tear and a long absence. Warning signs have been there. IMO, wont make the 60 minute mark.

Can't call tomorrow's match - unusually, I've no gut feel! We can be as bad as we can be good! If I'd to put money on it, I'd go for Swansea given our record against top six teams is played 3, lost 3, goals conceded 10.

80 league games in Bulgaria's top league including Europa experience for a start in comparison to 20 appearances Pears seems to have scrambled together for M'boro over a number of years. Pears was one of the most nervous / unconvincing debuts I've seen from a Rovers' goalie.

Appointing managers on the so called cheap is a nonsense when you were in then for some £130million+ which has now risen to almost £200million+. Would you allow KwikFit or ATS to service your Bentley or the local school art teacher to restore your newly discovered Rembrandt!? Pay peanuts and get monkeys. The three key appointments for any football club, IMO, are the football manager, the chief scout and the CEO. IMO, our three are 3rd rate.

Think this is Mowbray getting his excuses in already! https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18829099.rovers-boss-left-frustrated-early-season-unavailability/ All teams are in the same boat with injuries and coronavirus - it's par for the course. Also, it was Mowbray's actions, or inaction more likely, in the window which resulted in either 3 or 4 signings on the last day of the window. For all the so called planning and different lists, to get to the last day of the window to make what's perceived as crucial signings is a nonsense. There was nothing to stop him wheeling and dealing in the 'close season', just as countless other Rovers' managers have had to do. One poster claimed it was Lenihan for whom we turned down a £10million bid - if that's correct, it's worse, IMO, than paying £5million for Gallagher! Just feckin sick of, IMO, excuse after excuse and trite soundbite after trite soundbite. IMO, the day Mowbray leaves Ewood (and i will open a bottle of my finest red in celebration) will be a day perhaps when a replacement brings hunger, dynamism, positivity and innovation to the club.

I think It is. IMO, there can be no justification in giving Pears a four year deal. He is a 22 year old goalie with just some 20 first team appearances for M'boro. A sought after talent - no. IMO, at most, it should have been a 12 month deal with a 12 month option. If he said no, where was he going as clearly Warnock didn't want nor presumably rate him. Stergiakis was signed on a three year deal with a one year option - a 21 year old with already 80 first team appearances in Bulgaria's top league and Europa experience. A deal that makes much more sense. Why we signed Pears is beyond me. Waggott and Mowbray, IMO, should be hauled over the coals for what I think is an indefensible contract.

If he's been working and left his desk top / laptop open, work colleagues are notorious for pranks. Sounds like some of the stuff is a bit more than a prank though - sadly, there are folk like that around. Didn't Chaddy recently say he works some night shifts?

Then some will say, let's give him another window, let's see how we start, let's see where we are after 6 matches, let's see where we are after 12 matches, let's see where we are at Christmas, let's give him another window, let's give him the season. And, IMO, round and round in circles we go on a feckin journey to nowhere other than to Mowbray's pension pot. He's been here almost four years now and I think enough is a feckin enough.

What cost us is the manager who signs players and select players who are either prone to error or simply not good enough and hence error prone - it's compounded when he continues to select them! You also make your own luck!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sadly, I think Mowbray's journey finishes back on Teeside with a huge pension pot courtesy of Rovers.

As deflated tonight as I was elated on Saturday. Just fed up with, IMO, Mowbray's bullsh1t. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18826614.lacked-confidence---mowbrays-verdict-reading-defeat/ "We’re a team on a journey, the signs are there" - think it's a journey to nowhere! “There was no intention to get him any game-time this soon, playing outside of his box is foreign to him, to be part of the build-up, and to concede a goal after eight seconds is very disappointing for him" - IMO, bullsh1t, a goalie's main job is to command his box and make feckin saves.

If Pears is number 2 then, IMO, the Greek lad must be utter sh1te. Just where on earth do we find them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bang average IMO. Can see why Norwich off loaded.

Warnock's no fool. IMO, more charitable work from Mowbray - a four year deal for a bang average goalie is ludicrous. Don't think he's any better than Steele and worse than Walton - says it all.

Whenever Ayala is fit!?!? Mowbray said he could have played on Saturday if needed but not fit for tonight...............WTF!?!?

The lad hasn't got it. Talk about PL £10million - IMO, must be same idiots who scouted / rated Gallagher. Elliott is 17, Buckley is 21 says it all. IMO, Buckley not even good enough for Championship.

Big, strong, athletic, very good technically and very well drilled. Could go straight up.

Reading look a very good unit - better than I expected. Think we are a shambles. Pears - unconvincing, IMO, looks like an expensive four year mistake Nyambe - MUST come on, far better defender than RC Lenihan - think he's gone Douglas - flattered to deceive Evans - IMO, sh!te, again Trybull - not offering anything Elliott - our one shining light Bottom line - Mowbray, IMO, still tinkering where he shouldn't and after almost 4 years, we still have not got a defence. Very, very disappointing so far tonight.