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• Portsmouth(home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 18 Oct 06:22 - robinrover, 115 views 6 replies
  Sounds like a good performance. It might only be coincidence, but Downing's presence does seem to make a difference. And - let's be honest: most of us thought he was only a stop-gap for the injuries. I assumed he would hardly ever play!

• Mowbray out?????
  Blackburn Rovers FC 18 Oct 06:18 - robinrover, 67 views 2 replies
  Very fickle are some fans..You had 25 shots and 16 corners last night..It wasn't like you played badly..Two games in hand as well..

• Plymouth(home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 15 Oct 07:50 - robinrover, 236 views 13 replies
  No, I am certainly NOT calling for TM to be sacked! He is doing too much and needs help. I want him to be mved upstairs and a decent coach be brought in. Venus isn't up to it, neither is Lowe. Having been to a majority of games, I can tell you no coaching is going on. Bennett is adequate. But is on very good money. He hasn't scored, hasn't assisted one goal this season? So an experienced winger isn't actually producing anything. Same with Conway. I don't mind Bennet, but he isn't going to take us up, simple as that. Evans just plays simple sideways balls. But will miss 60% of the season through injuries. Smallwood does his job, so that's another experienced player who isn't adding anything. I can stand on a pitch and pass the ball backwards to a full back. Anyone can. Same with Graham. None of these lads are actually adding anything. Something has to change, or we simply write this season off. If that is the case, then lets play the young lads who can come in for these lads. They aren't going to improve, but the young lads will. I am simply saying what I see in front of me, as I say I've been to most games home and away this season, and we lack quite a lot. Change nothing, expect nothing to change. Fair enough. I've only seen four full games. It's just that things can change so quickly. Mowbray's comments today show he doesn't think Nuttall is ready. It's a big call, but he watches training and liaises with the Under-23 team. If we get two or three goals against Portsmouth, everything changes again. If we don't, the pressure grows, I agree. Let's say Nuttall and Chapman get in, though, and there is no immediate improvement. How many games do they get? All fans have a perfect right to criticise and voice opinions. What I don't like are the ones (many on the Telegraph site) who form an opinion in advance and only highlight those things which they think prove their point.

• Oldham (away)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 11 Oct 06:15 - robinrover, 375 views 14 replies
  be putting out. Again, we see some saying his teams are not attack-minded, while others complain about the frailty of the defence (not borne out by the figures, incidentally). The fact is, he probably got the Division wrong with his formation in the first two games. He quickly realised, though, that a less "fancy", less ambitious pattern was necessary in L.1, so he has fielded a more cautious line-up since. The latter also arose from the need to protect the defence because of injuries. People are already calling for his head, but what we are really suffering from is the thing that has plagued us for the last five years: INCONSISTENCY! And I am never sure how that can be primarily down to the manager. After all, if the same player shows different form from one game to another, it is surely not down to managerial decisions. Managers carry the can and fans have every right to criticise, but it does seem strange to me that every problem is put down to the manager, rather than the players, and other factors, such as the way the other teams are set up to play. I mean, is it really down to Mowbray that Antonsson and Samuel looked excellent against Rotherham, but totally duff against Oldham? Results so far HAVE been disappointing, but I really can't see that we should already be talking about dumping TM. The revolving-door policy has hardly worked brilliantly for us in the Venky's era so far. :blue: Like all supporters, I like to think I could select the best team, but I don't see them in training every day. TM is clearly frustrated by our up-and-down form, and I admire him for his honesty. I don't think he's a brilliant manager, but what do we expect? We're in the Third Division. Guardiola is not hammering on the gates of Ewood to get in! Good post. Overreaction everytime we lose is a valid point. Christ, Bob cant get on here quick enough. No suggestion of how to put things right. No suggestion of why things have gone wrong. Completely ignoring the things when they win, just eager to get on here when things go wrong. No insight, no forsight no balance, no thought. We play in the same division as Oldham. Bob is still stuck in 1993 sadly and that got boring years ago. We are where we are, if you hate the club, and just want to moan, sorry but its pathetic. Stay away. Most of us at Oldham just saw a poor performance. We still clapped them off, we all know where things are not going right. But most are realistic. Without really getting into our stride we are going to be around the play offs at this point in the season (apart from Bob who has us down for relegation) A few Bobs turned up and booed at the final whistle. Don't worry, the VAST majorty of us told them to shut up. 2 winnable home games now, this worries me slightly. 4 points from these two games takes us to the big one in a few weeks. Wigan away. And by then, we still wont be in Nov. So much football left to play.

• England in the World Cup
  Blackburn Rovers FC 06 Oct 21:57 - AucklandRover, 60 views 0 replies
  That was a pretty poor performance. Rashford was a bright exception, but the midfield looked second-rate. Is that really the best we can put out? I like Southgate, but he's got his work cut out. Is Lallana fit yet? I know not everybody likes him, but at least he's creative.

• The law on goalkeeper security of the ball
  Blackburn Rovers FC 04 Oct 06:11 - robinrover, 72 views 0 replies
  I just wondered if anybody could enlighten me on when is it deemed a goalkeeper has control of the ball and a player cannot tackle and score? Last night Fisher had 2 hands on the ball albeit not to his chest but Harry bunn tackled the ball out of his hands and into the net Is this legal I thought as soon as the keeper has control of the ball that was it.

• Graham professionally poor
  Blackburn Rovers FC 04 Oct 06:06 - robinrover, 122 views 3 replies
  We have big problems when Evans is not available We seem more stable and secure to at least see out a clean sheet now as for whittingham jury is out he needs a 5 th midfielder to give him security Graham I feel time is up not bothered and not up for the sleaves to be rolled up.

• Too many changes
  Blackburn Rovers FC 04 Oct 06:00 - robinrover, 103 views 2 replies
  I think I was being harsh about the youth on the subs bench and in defence they were good the ones on show The big let down was the reserve squad players as you put it looking to stake a claim for a starting place Graham,Whittingham,gladwin and Harper were all woefully bad Why have we signed Harper?he is stopping a hardcastle or a Tomlinson from progression.

• Bury (home)FLT predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 03 Oct 08:03 - robinrover, 134 views 4 replies
  This is the toughest game for me personally. I'm split between the two clubs. But Rovers will always come out on top for me. Only slighty. This game meant nothing, its the league games I'm going to struggle. Nothing at all to take away from this game, the league is the only priority for a club our size. So we can let Bury have this one. I hope your all well? I went on Sat, I have been meaning to post a little review of what I saw. Its seems a little late now. I saw a bit of a mix of things, but all in all, I still think as the season goes on, we will get stronger and be around the top 2. These sides like Shrewsbury etc will get injuries and suspensions. Our squad will come into its own over time. But that (on sat) was perfect for Chapman to start. I get why he is being brought on as an impact player. But now, the whole league knows we are going to do. I bet you had a sneaky smile though Champs..lol

• FAO Aucks
  Blackburn Rovers FC 01 Oct 19:37 - alfinyalcabo, 200 views 11 replies
  I missed all this!! Cas are an inbred bunch. Personally I wouldn't listen to anything they have got to say. They tend to not leave this immediate area! I think the trip to OT was seen as a forgein holiday to most! I live in Glasshaughton Acido where are you based?

• Possible formations?
  Blackburn Rovers FC 30 Sep 05:03 - AucklandRover, 86 views 1 replies
  We certainly have depth in our squad to experiment of needs be Looking more towards today's game I see no changes from Tuesday I know Conway is ready but I probably wouldn't risk him knowing the international break follows it will give players like nyambe,Harper and Conway ideal rest for what will be a busy fixtures list in October Antonsson apparently looked good on the left on Tuesday so possibly try that again with Chapman coming on later 60+minutes when tiredness is setting in I do hope Dowling continues with mulgrew though at the back.

• Gillingham(home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 28 Sep 06:30 - robinrover, 126 views 3 replies
  3-0 (or 0-0) No - I'm definitely going for the first one: no more wimpishness!

• Defensive Record
  Blackburn Rovers FC 27 Sep 21:04 - AucklandRover, 85 views 1 replies
  I agree fully aucks and to be fair we have an ok defence Raya is a very good prospect and will be in the premiership in 5 years alas not with us Caddis and Williams are good at this level nothing fancy but do an ok job Now we have mulgrew and Dowling I feel we will look alot more comfortable at the back Ward tended to look awkward and hoofed it forward at almost every opportunity As for Gillingham I would like a Rotherham performance please not a Doncaster or Wimbledon one.

• Rotherham(home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 24 Sep 08:20 - robinrover, 320 views 11 replies
  Sounds like another game where we didn't exploit our early dominance, and then got nervy. Any first-hand reports?

• Unacceptable laziness
  Blackburn Rovers FC 24 Sep 08:15 - robinrover, 121 views 1 replies
  Well it sounds like a lack of effort is to blame again Question is what to do to change this? Well for starters Mowbray needs to apply his authority if this has no effect then he is not the manager for us Then there is the persistence with out of form players and playing square pegs in round holes Bradley dack and rakeem Harper are not wingers so why play them over a winger who is sat on the bench?I fully understand what Mowbray has stated about a lack in his defensive side but I would of thought he would still be a better option than out of position players looking uncomfortable and awkward. Changes should of been made for Wimbledon but now it's a must if we are to get anything out of a in form Rotherham team. This is not me calling for mowbrays head because I still believe he is the man to take us up however things do need to change Slack players lead to slack performances. I just don't know, Robin. TM certainly doesn't come across as a soft touch. I think he has been over-cautious, but I suspect the first two games shocked him into a more safety-first mindset. That has been reasonably effective away, but we have not had the know-how to take control in most home-games. All the same, I have always been reluctant to lay all the blame at the manager's door. Players should be able to think for themselves, and work things out on the pitch. They are not remotely-controlled robots. You'd have thought Graham, for example, would have been desperate to impress on Saturday. It may still be a case of finding the best combination, after a lot of changes. After all, how close is the present defence to our first-choice line-up? Even Mulgrew would probably be better suited to a defensive midfield role. I honestly do believe it will come together, but football fans have never been blessed with patience.

• Shrewsbury(away)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 23 Sep 06:02 - robinrover, 170 views 4 replies
  This is true. It comes down to whoever is prepared to satisfy his ego the most! A lot of humble pie will be eaten along the way. He'll serve the slices himself.

• Changes for Shrewsbury
  Blackburn Rovers FC 17 Sep 07:56 - robinrover, 176 views 1 replies
  Time for one or 2 players to be dropped to perk them up a bit notably Dominic Samuel who looked poor for the second game running also antonsson who has a bit of Rhodes about him He clearly knows where the net is but lacks in effort Ward also needs some time out as yesterday he really did struggle panicked constantly and gave the ball away with needless hacks up field I would be tempted to play Graham and nuttall up front and put Dowling in the back The rest I would leave alone for what is a crucial game for us. Robin - I'm a bit puzzled at how fast Gladwin has dropped down the pecking-order. We paid hard cash for him, and he was one of the stars of the pre-season matches, but he hasn't started a single league-game. Looking at his record, it seems he has predominantly played as a central midfielder, although we have used him mainly, wide-left. I suppose he has suffered from Conway's return and from the fact that TM has preferred two defensively minded players in central midfield to protect our injury-damaged defence. 4-3-3 is very much out of fashion now, but I wonder if that wouldn't suit our players better in our home games. As it is, TM is finding it difficult to give a chance to some of the incomers. The trouble is, the manager is very aware of our lack of pace in central defence, but I would be interested to see what would happen with a "Coyle-let's-win-by-5-goals-to-4" approach at home, given our skill-level, compared to some L.1 teams. That would mean (assuming Conway is out for a while) a line-up such as: Raya Caddis Ward (Downing) Mulgrew Williams (Hart) Dack (Bennett) Smallwood (Evans) Gladwin (Whittingham) Chapman Graham (Samuel) Nuttall (Antonsson) High-risk, and definitely not going to happen, I know, but I do feel that while TM has got the away games sorted pretty well, he might think about trying to take the home matches by the scruff of the neck. Of course, if Samuel had taken that first-minute chance, all this would probably not have arisen, because Wimbledon would have had to adopt a different game-plan then.

• Social media blackout?
  Blackburn Rovers FC 17 Sep 07:47 - robinrover, 94 views 0 replies
  I would consider if I was Tony Mowbray to issue a social media blackout on the players We appeared to ease up far to much like the players thought it was in the bag All week Facebook has been awash with the hammering we were going to dish out on Wimbledon plus add the mass criticism of ward He looked troubled yesterday and I just wonder if Twitter/Facebook are in the players mind's We should never of lost yesterday to a team of cloggers(sorry only by what I saw) We were not interested or putting any sort of effort in Team's won't lie down and say here you go Blackburn as you are so mighty have the win. A blackout will help with quite a few of the players who seemed to lack in motivation yesterday.

• Wimbledon(home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 14 Sep 05:33 - robinrover, 316 views 8 replies
  Also looking from a different point of view of you see an away end packed with your fans all cheering you it must give you an incentive to try rather than a less than half full home stadium lacking in atmosphere.

• Match report/ratings from a wet night in S****horpe
  Blackburn Rovers FC 13 Sep 06:42 - robinrover, 257 views 5 replies
  Thanks Robin. At least we get one honest, balanced view on how things are going. We have just won 4 on the bounce, without our best player for a few of those. 3 away games and no goals conceded. and going forward we are sharing out the goals, but Samuel is class, and will get over 20. And yet a quick read (not you Robin and Auks) on here, we have Bob talking about how great Paul Lambert (the out of work paul lambert) and ManU games 10 years ago, and Saxo wanting us to dominate for 90 mins. Not the fact its the best run in over a decade, or a makeshift defence not conceding in 3 away games. Not the bags of goals we are scoring. Not the excellent signings, not the fact the manager identified what was going wrong (after 2 games) ..... ...nope its Paul Lambert, old games vrs Man, Bob telling me it was MOWBRAY who TOOK US DOWN!!!! (still getting head around that one) and Saxo demanding we dominate every single match aswell as win!! I'm glad it took me 20 painful mins to post this on this joke of a website. While I'm here, hi hope your all ok. Enjoy the season, it will be a good one. Weirdly, Champs, I'm having FEWER website problems at the moment. I generally tend to the glass-half-full side, anyway - even though I officially qualified for Grumpy Old Man status last Sunday!

• The worst Ive seen in 60 years/I remember when I were a lad/Real butter for tea
  Blackburn Rovers FC 12 Sep 10:17 - Bobcrompton1896, 353 views 6 replies
  Now Now lads behave yourselves ..lol

• S****horpe(away)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 10 Sep 07:48 - robinrover, 166 views 3 replies
  Got back in the early hours from a week's holiday in Tonga (fantastic snorkelling and the friendliest people in the world - they prove you don't have to be rich to be happy). The trip was part of the celebration of a big birthday for me - the one that comes just after a well-known sexual position! Anyway, great to return to the news of two Rovers victories. The Premier League is just around the corner! O:) I must have a look at the LT site to see how the obsessive doom-merchants are handling this run. No doubt we are "buying our way" towards the promotion-positions.

• Rochdale(away)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 05 Sep 06:25 - robinrover, 263 views 5 replies
  Well done saxo and if it wasn't for the disallowed goal at the end you would of been bang on. Tony Mowbray is finding out his key players and the correct way to play in this league We have a harder game on Tuesday but one we are more than capable of winning.

• Curse of the defence
  Blackburn Rovers FC 05 Sep 06:20 - robinrover, 231 views 3 replies
  You seem to want to pick a fight with me at every available opportunity. You are talking absolute rubbish to say Im always complaining its the worst performance in 60 years. Lambert didnt get us relegated,Coyle did really,and then Mowbray completed the job.. Fact. Im lookingforward to our next game hoping the recent improvement can continue.

• How many posters?
  Blackburn Rovers FC 05 Sep 00:02 - Saxo1man41, 332 views 11 replies
  I noticed another win tonight for your lot (while we were teaching Derby a cup lesson lol), and I still think Wigan, Charlton, Rotherham, Bradford, and maybe even Blackpool are the ones who will be up there. Shrewsbury have been a real surprise package so far though.

• September
  Blackburn Rovers FC 03 Sep 09:39 - NZClaret, 175 views 4 replies
  Sorry but there's not a single game at this level where a point is fine, even away. I expect to aim to win every game. I know that's unrealistic, but that has to be the target.

• Stunting the youth
  Blackburn Rovers FC 01 Sep 06:08 - robinrover, 168 views 4 replies
  Even more claims saxo as we beat a experienced Wigan side last night Tomlinson and Costello look very good at the moment but both are continued to be overlooked.

• Deadline Day
  Blackburn Rovers FC 31 Aug 23:16 - AucklandRover, 132 views 2 replies
  Delighted Smallwood has made so many critics eat their words. They deserve it, but I doubt they'll learn.

• Rakeem harper
  Blackburn Rovers FC 31 Aug 21:42 - robinrover, 120 views 2 replies
  This lad better be the new delli alli..

• Ben heneghan
  Blackburn Rovers FC 31 Aug 06:14 - robinrover, 101 views 1 replies
  Signed for Sheffield United so this deal probably kept the wolves from the door with lenihan Every cloud and all that

• Stoke city(home)predictions FL trophy
  Blackburn Rovers FC 29 Aug 16:13 - robinrover, 183 views 5 replies
  Sadly aucks the authorities are never light on us if anything they use us as an example to any other's wishing to do the same.

• MK dons (home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 24 Aug 06:17 - robinrover, 270 views 7 replies
  Interesting to see that Blackpool are doing quite well. I wonder how GB will be received at Ewood this season. Looking at the League One results so far, it is obvious that there are going to be many teams of about the same standard. I suspect we probably do have an edge in "class" over most of them, but I don't think that's going to count for much. TM seems to have decided already that Smallwood and Evans are the two players most suited to the central midfield battle. Once we get some confidence, it may well be that Whittingham can feature in a five-man midfield sometimes, but it's hard to argue with the last two League performances. Credit to Mowbray too for his insistence that experience is vital factor in L.1. I thought he was being a bit too conservative, but his vast background knowledge is, perhaps, starting to pay off. Early days, mind you. We shouldn't read TOO much into two games. Are there any more rumours about Lenihan and Mulgrew? If we hang on to both, it will surely be a sign that the Unmentionable Ones are genuinely supporting TM.

• Social media show of idiots
  Blackburn Rovers FC 24 Aug 06:09 - robinrover, 427 views 9 replies
  Basically this has been brought about by our 'golden more recent era' circa 92/93 - 2000+. A whole group of support that have been brought up upon a superiority mentality over our local rivals. Well the boot is on the other foot now, so any realistic supporter should be able to handle the 'punishment' dished out by them in our more recent declining situ. For us that have lived and supported decades before said golden era, it's simply a case of 'swings and roundabouts'. It's not 'life and death', they need to 'get a grip' ! Such is life ! It has come full circle and will do again and again.

• Bradford !
  Blackburn Rovers FC 19 Aug 17:49 - Turfmoorspirit, 352 views 8 replies
  Yes good win against Bradford,and very good performance as well. Agreed robin,Smallwood and Evans looks the right midfield combo, Dack apparently got us working all over the pitch and Samuels clearly has hit the ground running, 3 goals in 3 games in a team bereft of confidence is very,very positive. All of which leads me to think these 4 plus Mulgrew should all be rested for the unnecesary,superflous derby in the Carabao/Coca-cola Cup or whatever its called. The last thing we want is injuries to our key players for important League games. Of course,Burnley are in the same boat! Anyway,Whittingham is a nailed-on starter for me in games like these,together with Feeney,possibly Graham and give Nuttall some game time? Perhaps with Gladwin in the starting line-up too, Bob.

• Dare to predict !
  Blackburn Rovers FC 17 Aug 21:25 - Turfmoorspirit, 493 views 10 replies
  I see TM has said much the same thing on the BRFC site. The gulf in class was obvious, and there is no point in pretending otherwise.

• Marcus antonsson
  Blackburn Rovers FC 11 Aug 14:18 - robinrover, 257 views 2 replies
  Well Mowbray can hardly complain that he hasnt been backed in the transfer market,especially for a League Division 3 outfit! If we do fail,the responsibility is 100 per cent on his shoulders. This looks like a very good signing,particularly if our number of injuries is anything like previous seasons. Again,the fitness levels are the thing to work on,one thing I have to commend Lambert about.

• Dingles in the cup views?
  Blackburn Rovers FC 11 Aug 05:38 - robinrover, 522 views 3 replies
  Worst possible draw for us! If you watched any of Burnleys games on t.v.last season you will know that Burnley play a very physical,defensive formation(far more physical than Southend)and they play it quite well with great fitness,aggression and tenacity. I think they will lead the Premiership for "feet high in the air to kick footballs". Lets just hope Mowbray has the good commonsense to"rest"his better players ,as his tippy-tappy passing game could come badly unstuck with injuries in this one. thats why Accy Stanley knocked us out last season Bob...lol

• Doncaster(home)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 09 Aug 08:45 - robinrover, 841 views 19 replies
  I've just read TM's latest comments, and it isn't hard to read between the lines. He's clearly suggesting that the players have turned up, expecting their extra "quality" to do the job, instead of putting in the hard yards. I reckon a few rockets have been flying about. That doesn't excuse the unnecessarily defensive line-up he chose against Doncaster, but he's correct that attitude counts almost as much as ability.

• player rating for Coventry game
  Blackburn Rovers FC 09 Aug 08:41 - robinrover, 191 views 3 replies
  Ha ha it wouldn't be interesting who coyle selects because he wouldn't of even got the players in Correction who Mowbray selects.

• Match report
  Blackburn Rovers FC 09 Aug 08:16 - robinrover, 274 views 7 replies
  Less of the old...lol

• Bradley Dack in the club
  Blackburn Rovers FC 07 Aug 14:40 - robinrover, 442 views 13 replies
  Would she have enough up front though and would she be able to keep it tight at the back for the first half an hour at least. And are we still talking about footy here. ;D Rovers should get a few penelties this season,Bradley loves to go down in the box.. I'll get my coat..!

• Coventry(away)predictions league cup
  Blackburn Rovers FC 07 Aug 14:37 - robinrover, 167 views 3 replies
  I was thinking more along the lines of a ritual burial at the DW Stadium, with your buttocks protruding for use as a tee.

• Worthy podcast
  Blackburn Rovers FC 07 Aug 14:10 - Despair, 86 views 0 replies
  Probably more of a nerve touching listen for those of more advanced years, but the other JW aka BeB!, was moved to recount those marvellous bygone days following the passing of Howard Kendall. This has been translated into a podcast, in two parts. See BRFCS site. I think the timing is perfect re: our current situ. (Down in third tier). I cannot for the life of me envisage the matching of that euphoria, as eloquently put over by Jim, if we are to replicate the triumph of that time. Is our 'challenge' this time around, as essential as then? I would like to hear what others who actually experienced it think. For myself, I can't quite make my mind up. As we (our old lads) , have recounted on here a few times; there's the Lee 'era', the Kendall 'era', then the Kenny 'era'. Which one do you have the fondest memories off. Of course under Kenny though we simply 'bought' the accolade, so maybe he shouldn't be in there ;D

• Southend 2 Rovers 1
  Blackburn Rovers FC 05 Aug 19:01 - Saxo1man41, 551 views 9 replies
  As I thought, a long time since we won our opening League game - 2010, in fact.

• Harry chapman
  Blackburn Rovers FC 03 Aug 16:16 - robinrover, 196 views 1 replies
  Looks a great signing to get over the line-top quality replacement for Mahoney even if only at loan level. Mowbray has been very impressive in spreading out his budget in a cohesive way along a clearly directed strategy in targeting replacements genuinely required. What a refreshing change to the idea of signing anybody we could get hold of,irrespective of what we needed!

• Jayson leutwiler
  Blackburn Rovers FC 03 Aug 16:12 - robinrover, 143 views 1 replies
  Very good signing,and excellent cover if Raya gets injured. Essential to the squad if we are serious about wanting promotion!

• Jason Lowe
  Blackburn Rovers FC 03 Aug 07:56 - needle, 691 views 4 replies
  Pretty much agree with you there Bob. IMO it is for sure the salary his agent is seeking, I suppose that's what he's paid for ! As for Jason's abilities, I see him the same - great engine and totally committed. Unfortunately the traits you list let him down. Given the charlatans that have traipsed through our club whilst Jason has been a first team man, I find it a little nauseating regarding the amount of crit and blaming levelled against him. It may well not have helped with him being on the salary he was on, but does anyone want to put the endless list together of all the others that tipped the salary scale and didn't deliver diddly squat ; I'll start with Murphy, Etuhu ......then I'm sorry I'll have to stop cos I'm feeling bilious!

• Audit consequence
  Blackburn Rovers FC 02 Aug 09:31 - Despair, 715 views 17 replies
  Do you live under a bridge?

• Southend (away)predictions
  Blackburn Rovers FC 02 Aug 05:52 - robinrover, 463 views 9 replies
  Did someone speak?

• Midfield Selection
  Blackburn Rovers FC 31 Jul 01:07 - AucklandRover, 276 views 4 replies
  I would be tempted to start Chapman because of the recent knock gladwin picked up The main worry is at the back If mulgrew,lenihan and Wharton are still out we face nyambe and ward at the back and even though it was only a friendly Carlisle had fun against those 2. Reading between the lines, Robin, it sounds as if only Conway will be unavailable. TM seems to be saying that Chapman will have to train and watch for a couple of weeks before he gets a chance, which is fair enough. I was interested by what Chapman had to say about the five style-points Mowbray has briefed him on. In particular, I like the sound of "pressing high" when the ball is lost. Too often, in recent years, we have had this tendency to defend too deep. It appears that TM wants quicker intervention. I assume he has been insisting on very high fitness levels to make this possible.

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