[Archived] Entertainment or Result Is All That Matters?

[Gav]

ffs you guys are showing how pathetic you are now. And GAV you are the worst. We all know your opinion now so pls stop the mindless monotonous drivel. Everyone else just ignore the boring sod.

Welcome to the site sentient, you’ll not last long post cr@p like that, be constructive, objective, open to conjecture, or don’t bother

[Jimmy612]

Come on now onlyonejackwalker, I'm not going to list all the games last season we never turned up, and Stoke and Liverpool spring to mind the season before, its not worth it, he's gone pal and his away record was a disgrace.

I wonder if Fulham felt that Hodgson should have been sacked following his dismal away record. Or perhaps they felt he was a manager doing a fine job because they were comfortably placed in the PL with a very good home record

[tony gale's mic]

Allardyces away record speaks volumes.

During the 2009-2010 season we would've been 15th if the league was just on away form, and uptil his sacking in 2010-2011 we were 15th too.

Even our away form, whilst a weak point in Sam's regime and in need of improvement, still wasn't that bad.

[thenodrog]

watching rovers in the 2nd division 80's and early 90's was far more entertaining, exciting and enjoyable for me as was the souness promotion season.

give me that over watching the seasons when we had big sam any day!

you say

"I would be walking out of Ewood happy with the result."

maybe so, but in his entire reign, only a handful of home performances under sam were truly exciting... but thats about it.

watching rovers under him became a chore. mainly cos i lost faith and respect for the man and got fed up of travelling up and down the country to away games seeing no entertainment or points.

although our current decline is filled uncertainty... i find myself looking foward to going to ewood and away games far more than i did under sam.

every game is vital and filled with drama etc...

You and Gav want lower league football? I strongy suspect that you will get your wish. If Rovers ever manage to get promoted in your lifetime then please jog off and support Stanley where you'll be in your element.

The Anti Sams are getting ever more stupid and desperate in their arguments. Admit it you were all bloody wrong. You were told frequently at the time so just stay away from here with any pathetic bleating that the club is better off in the lower leagues rather than owning up to your own idiocy. This is after all a BRFC supporters site, designed for BRFC supporters and that is something that you are patently not.

[thenodrog]

those players mentioned above

were far more entertaining to watch than the current bunch...

the fact we have a load of internationals doesnt mean they are good enough. look at the countries they play or qualify for... enough said.

if they were that good, we wouldnt be fighting to stay up... would we ?

Rubbish they were 2nd and 3rd rate players.... why else do you think they were playing in the 2nd and 3rd Div? They couldn't trap a wet sandbag, were slow of thought and milk turned quicker than the lot of them. Todays lot would hammer em 9 games out of 10.

BRFC over the past 3 years have been stifled not by the manager but by lack of investment. No team can sell it's 5/6 best players replace them with worse and expect not to struggle against relegation. The fact that we were not doing so is simply credit to the manager making the best of a bad job. We've sacked him and look whats happened and any other opinion shows a level of intellect equal to that of an average amoeba.

[thenodrog]

Come on now onlyonejackwalker, I'm not going to list all the games last season we never turned up, and Stoke and Liverpool spring to mind the season before, its not worth it, he's gone pal and his away record was a disgrace.

Indeed... and now our home record is also a disgrace. You must be sooooo happy now that you have got what you wanted.

btw just as an aside do you have a season ticket of your own this season?

[John]

Rubbish they were 2nd and 3rd rate players.... why else do you think they were playing in the 2nd and 3rd Div? They couldn't trap a wet sandbag, were slow of thought and milk turned quicker than the lot of them. Todays lot would hammer em 9 games out of 10.

BRFC over the past 3 years have been stifled not by the manager but by lack of investment. No team can sell it's 5/6 best players replace them with worse and expect not to struggle against relegation. The fact that we were not doing so is simply credit to the manager making the best of a bad job. We've sacked him and look whats happened and any other opinion shows a level of intellect equal to that of an average amoeba.

That's the thing people so conveniently forget - we have had to continously sell our best players and there has been a complete lack of investment in the playing side in recent years.

And yet still, our previous manager, gets stick/lack of respect for the job he did here - he did an outstanding job given the circumstances.

Sadly as a result of his departure we are about to find out how good he was - this time the damage could be serious and irreparable. Years of hard work down the drain because of a complete lack of understanding and a crude conflict of interest.

It really does beggar belief - some must be on a wind up because their stance makes little sense.

[tony gale's mic]

That's the thing people so conveniently forget - we have had to continously sell our best players and there has been a complete lack of investment in the playing side in recent years.

And yet still, our previous manager, gets stick/lack of respect for the job he did here - he did an outstanding job given the circumstances.

Sadly as a result of his departure we are about to find out how good he was - this time the damage could be serious and irreparable. Years of hard work down the drain because of a complete lack of understanding and a crude conflict of interest.

It really does beggar belief - some must be on a wind up because their stance makes little sense.

Indeed, I believe if our fanbase had been as solidly behind the last manager as they ought to have been, then it would have been nigh on impossible for Venky's to sack him.

[rebelmswar]

Indeed, I believe if our fanbase had been as solidly behind the last manager as they ought to have been, then it would have been nigh on impossible for Venky's to sack him.

True, true.

You and Gav want lower league football? I strongy suspect that you will get your wish. If Rovers ever manage to get promoted in your lifetime then please jog off and support Stanley where you'll be in your element.

The Anti Sams are getting ever more stupid and desperate in their arguments. Admit it you were all bloody wrong. You were told frequently at the time so just stay away from here with any pathetic bleating that the club is better off in the lower leagues rather than owning up to your own idiocy. This is after all a BRFC supporters site, designed for BRFC supporters and that is something that you are patently not.

You should give it up, honestly.

The people that think sacking Sam, when they did, was a good idea are like Christians at the scean of a suicide.

[roversmum]

Indeed, I believe if our fanbase had been as solidly behind the last manager as they ought to have been, then it would have been nigh on impossible for Venky's to sack him.

Really? I thought they were our owners and it was their call.

[Gav]

Really? I thought they were our owners and it was their call.

Fans had no part to play mum, we all know that, well I thought we did

[ABBEY]

me you and waggy to blame gavvy baby.

[CAPT KAYOS]

You and Gav want lower league football? I strongy suspect that you will get your wish. If Rovers ever manage to get promoted in your lifetime then please jog off and support Stanley where you'll be in your element.

Trying to turn it your way agin Theno ?

Nobody has, as far as I have read, has actually said they want lower league football. What I think you will find is for those who where around in the 70's & 80's etc found it far more enjoyable to watch and follow the Rovers than they do now through the good and bad(including myself for the 80's)

Whether they were lessser league or standard - you certainly got more fight and desire and for less pennies - there was more enjoyment to the sport for both sides of the equation.

Its not just the sacking of SAM that has caused the situation, its the whold damn caboodle and unbelievable decision making and timing of everything.

I have no doubt we would have been comfortable by now if SAM was in charge for which most including GAV and the like will I think agree, but it doesn't mean they have to reflect back and eat humble pie.

[A cup of beans]

Rubbish they were 2nd and 3rd rate players.... why else do you think they were playing in the 2nd and 3rd Div? They couldn't trap a wet sandbag, were slow of thought and milk turned quicker than the lot of them. Todays lot would hammer em 9 games out of 10.

come on theno.. i was talking about entertainment... as well you know!

what a wind-up merchant! haha.

by the way, id take colin hendry and garner in their pomp... 2 name but 2... wouldnt you ??

[Mattyblue]

Trying to turn it your way agin Theno ?

Nobody has, as far as I have read, has actually said they want lower league football. What I think you will find is for those who where around in the 70's & 80's etc found it far more enjoyable to watch and follow the Rovers than they do now through the good and bad(including myself for the 80's)

Whether they were lessser league or standard - you certainly got more fight and desire and for less pennies - there was more enjoyment to the sport for both sides of the equation.

Its not just the sacking of SAM that has caused the situation, its the whold damn caboodle and unbelievable decision making and timing of everything.

I have no doubt we would have been comfortable by now if SAM was in charge for which most including GAV and the like will I think agree, but it doesn't mean they have to reflect back and eat humble pie.

Thing is the lower leagues of today are nothing like the 70s and 80s.

For example Sheff Wed who are floundering in the third tier have players being paid £10000 a week, they are paying £400+ for season tickets, paying £25+ for away games- and the football is complete gash.

The days of yore when the lower leagues contained honest pros making a living, who you would see around town have long gone.

[CAPT KAYOS]

Thing is the lower leagues of today are nothing like the 70s and 80s.

For example Sheff Wed who are floundering in the third tier have players being paid £10000 a week, they are paying £400+ for season tickets, paying £25+ for away games- and the football is complete gash.

The days of yore when the lower leagues contained honest pros making a living, who you would see around town have long gone.

Agree MB - but again has anybody stated that they want Rovers to go down?

At the end of the Day the P/L is not the be all and end all - whether getting relegated would be for Rovers is a different matter, but something we will not know about unless or until it happens.

[tony gale's mic]

Really? I thought they were our owners and it was their call.

IMO they wouldn't have made that call if there wasn't a fairly vocal minority at our club who were still anti-Sam despite everything he'd done.

Like those idiots who booed us when we were 3-0 up against Wolves.

[thenodrog]

Whether they were lessser league or standard - you certainly got more fight and desire and for less pennies - there was more enjoyment to the sport for both sides of the equation.

More misty eyed nostalgia. From 66 on I can tell you we endured 25 years of Godawful crap with a couple of promotions interspersed with years of dross. I've witnessed some dreadfully inept displays. I'd wager some matches the spectators at Pleasi Fields could have seen similar standard for nowt. As for the cost? Are you sure that it was cheaper in comparison back then? Just over a tenner to watch Prem football is ridiculously cheap and the fact that you are cribbing confirms my opinion made at the time cheap tickets were introduced that cheap tickets would simply devalue the product.

I'll bet you are first in the lifeboats when relegation is accompanied by a 35% rise in ST prices.

[thenodrog]

come on theno.. i was talking about entertainment... as well you know!

what a wind-up merchant! haha.

by the way, id take colin hendry and garner in their pomp... 2 name but 2... wouldnt you ??

Hendry wasn't in that list zaccaius, he's a proper Prem player though. The rest might just about knock Andrews out of the current squad... but it'd be a close run thing.

Like those idiots who booed us when we were 3-0 up against Wolves.

'idiots' is too mild a description. Talk about turkeys voting for Christmas! It absolutely beggars belief what they possess between their ears! The more I think about that particular exhibition the more I believe the citizens of Blackburn do not deserve a team in the top division.

[Mattyblue]

Whoa whoa 'drog, it was a tiny percentage of our fanbase, morons most clubs possess.

[Amo]

'idiots' is too mild a description. Talk about turkeys voting for Christmas! It absolutely beggars belief what they possess between their ears! The more I think about that particular exhibition the more I believe the citizens of Blackburn do not deserve a team in the top division.

Enough of the sound bites for 'Most Controversial Poster' of the year awardz.

[Gav]

Enough of the sound bites for 'Most Controversial Poster' of the year awardz.

Are we talking about who I think we're talking about?

Mr klu klux klan by any chance?

Stick him on the 'pay no mind' list, best place for him.

[John]

Some football fans are odd and very fickle though - even Harry Redknapp was getting a bit of stick from his own fans at points this season - no plan B they were complaining...

[booth]

Some football fans are odd and very fickle though - even Harry Redknapp was getting a bit of stick from his own fans at points this season - no plan B they were complaining...

As I've mentioned elsewhere, the boo'ing of Arsenal after we drew with them.

And afterwards the calls for Wenger to be fired on Facebook, Arsenal forums and blogs

[tony gale's mic]

As I've mentioned elsewhere, the boo'ing of Arsenal after we drew with them.

And afterwards the calls for Wenger to be fired on Facebook, Arsenal forums and blogs

There's a big difference though TBF.

Arsenal drawing at home with us is like us drawing at home to a mid table Championship team and can't be compared with us comfortably beating a Premier League team.