Tony Mowbray Discussion

[Feed the Yak]

Missed the last match as I forgot we were playing, don't live in or near Blackburn but have loved the club for 18 years. 

I couldn't support another team, ever. 

But I'm done. 

Well done Venkys. Well done Tony. Well done Waggot. Well done Jerome. Well done Kean. Well done Coyle. You win. 

[Mattyblue]

35 minutes ago, arbitro said:

And that, my friend should resonate with every Rovers supporter. The people who have been up in arms since Sunday with regard to awful owners have endured for a few days what we have for a decade.

 

 

But it won’t. Many fans only see “Venky’s pump another x million into the club”, so ergo that alone makes them good owners, they are totally blind to the wilful neglect of the club and its total stagnation.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

18 minutes ago, Feed the Yak said:

Missed the last match as I forgot we were playing, don't live in or near Blackburn but have loved the club for 18 years. 

I couldn't support another team, ever. 

But I'm done. 

Well done Venkys. Well done Tony. Well done Waggot. Well done Jerome. Well done Kean. Well done Coyle. You win. 

I felt like that after they appointed Coyle. There’s only so much madness you can take in one lifetime.

[tomphil]

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

That’s their master plan. Continually demoralise the support until there’s hardly anybody left. Then pull the plug when there’s nobody left who cares.

Their plan is 'we pay the bills we do what we want' that's been their attitude all along. As well as expecting everybody to be grateful obviously, they've created a situation that the entire clubs existence relies on their annual tens of millions injection. 

It's like the badly beaten, abused partner who can't leave because quite simply they'll end up on the streets.

Iv'e always said i reckon they'd still do that even if their was no fans at all left. Pandemic has kind of proved that they are certainly capable of doing so. It just doesn't bother them in their own little haven thousands of miles away. If they ignore the club for 3 or 4 months whilst they do other things so what ?  It'll still be there because they are paying for it.

I assume it's a bit like owning a flash vintage car, you'll take if for a spin once in a while. Maybe even enter it into a motorshow or rally then preen over it if it does well. Then back into the garage whilst you go back to your daily car. You'll always pay for it to be cleaned and serviced though so it's there when you feel like using it.

Those tasked with looking after it now are just taking advantage of the situation and seem to have license to drive the car round town themselves. As long as they don't prang it into a league 1 fence or get pulled by the fuzz a blind eye will be turned.

Boys will be boys.

[DanielMB]

Relegation next season it is

[Paul Mellelieu]

The lowest point (post-Kean) was Coyle's appointment.  I lost any interest in the club's fortunes until he left.

[arbitro]

41 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

But it won’t. Many fans only see “Venky’s pump another x million into the club”, so ergo that alone makes them good owners, they are totally blind to the wilful neglect of the club and its total stagnation.

Hence the word should.

That blind loyalty will be rewarded in a near empty stadium next season, a God awful manager and coaching staff, a self serving parasitic Chief Exec and a relegation bound team.

And that's before any mention of idiotic, arrogant owners.

[Ewood Ace]

9 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

The lowest point (post-Kean) was Coyle's appointment.  I lost any interest in the club's fortunes until he left.

On the bright side though Coyle was only 8 months. This clown we have now has had 20 months more than Kean and Coyle combined.

Edited April 22, 2021 by Ewood Ace

[roversfan99]

Am I the only one that doesnt take todays LT article as proof that Mowbray will be here next season? It seems like the usual spiel to me, Mowbray has absolutely no clue what his budget will be next season never mind whether he will be here himself, our owners dont give a shit about us, and continue to let us down. Seems like a non story.

For the record, I am sure he will be here sadly and I fear a severe threat of relegation.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

3 hours ago, TruRover said:

I struggle to blame venkys. I have been impressed with how they have stuck by the club financially, I don’t even want to know where we would be during the coronavirus if it weren’t for them. But they are clearly naive and too trusting of the people who advise them. 

 

 

 

REALLY?😟

The root cause of all our problems leads back to Pune and their utter mismanagement of the Club.

They have been an unmitigated disaster for this Club from day one and even despite their financial input keeping the Rovers on life support I struggle to give them any credit.

The nightmare looks set to continue unabated.

Edited April 22, 2021 by SIMON GARNERS 194

[Mattyblue]

There’s an element of that ‘99 as Sharpe often recycles the quotes from one interview over about 5 days of copy to fill a week of the LT sport pages, not that he’s suddenly picked up a finalised decision on next season .

Not sure how particularly well connected he is anyway within the inner echelons of the club, but there’s certainly no rumblings of any sacking.

Edited April 22, 2021 by Mattyblue

[Bigdoggsteel]

12 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Am I the only one that doesnt take todays LT article as proof that Mowbray will be here next season? It seems like the usual spiel to me, Mowbray has absolutely no clue what his budget will be next season never mind whether he will be here himself, our owners dont give a shit about us, and continue to let us down. Seems like a non story.

For the record, I am sure he will be here sadly and I fear a severe threat of relegation.

I thought the same, it doesn't guarantee anything. Nobody knows. They probably haven't even decided or looked at it themselves yet 

[davulsukur]

7 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

I thought the same, it doesn't guarantee anything. Nobody knows. They probably haven't even decided or looked at it themselves yet 

which is criminal in itself

[Bigdoggsteel]

Waggott is enabling this, because surely any CEO in this position would act or advise the owners to act. He obviously hasn't done that it seems 

[K-Hod]

50 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

The lowest point (post-Kean) was Coyle's appointment.  I lost any interest in the club's fortunes until he left.

That was the only time I haven’t had a season ticket in my life. 
Next season looks like it’s going to go the same way. Aimless, hopeless, clueless shite with no purpose for £400 a year....

[JHRover]

The bit I'm struggling to justify is paying £400-500 for a season ticket to support a setup that is all geared up for the benefit of 5-6 people - the owners, Waggott, Mowbray and the underlings.

Waggott gets to keep his cushy number protecting his mate and trying to strip the club of its prized training ground

Mowbray gets to keep his cushy number going through the motions and failing at his job.

They're laughing at us whilst treating us with contempt and expecting us to pay them to do it.

I'd really like to but I don't think I can look in the mirror and hand over my hard earned money to keep that going.

Shame it has come to this.

[Hoochie Bloochie Mama]

Just now, JHRover said:

The bit I'm struggling to justify is paying £400-500 for a season ticket to support a setup that is all geared up for the benefit of 5-6 people - the owners, Waggott, Mowbray and the underlings.

Waggott gets to keep his cushy number protecting his mate and trying to strip the club of its prized training ground

Mowbray gets to keep his cushy number going through the motions and failing at his job.

They're laughing at us whilst treating us with contempt and expecting us to pay them to do it.

I'd really like to but I don't think I can look in the mirror and hand over my hard earned money to keep that going.

Shame it has come to this.

No ST for me, decision made for the reasons you've stated. I'll be there to support any protest though. The lack of accountability at the club is criminal. 

[Bbrovers2288]

2 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Very, very strange and another example of detached foreign owners ruining football.

 

As I've said before I don't like the personal abuse aimed at TM, but it's time to move on. 

 

I'm a bit confused how we could play so well early in the season and then fall way so badly. 

Not confused at all, poor team performances are very much the mowbray norm with the good displays very much the exception, not hard to see why we are where we are. Absolute lack of tactical nous, direction and style 

[1864roverite]

Long shot but next season might be his positive one😂😂😂

[Ewood Ace]

He's gone into full Kean mode now. No doubt the next Rooney, Batistuta, Smalling and Irwin will be coming in next season.

[Bigdoggsteel]

I can't listen to him anymore. 

Think I'm done til he goes. I can't stomach listening to him and watching him sign players

I fear it's adiós for now guys 🥺

[tomphil]

At least Pallister is someone he played with not just a name plucked out of thin air like the original viper tongued one.

Mind you if Gary was still at Boro he'd be here next season on a 3 yr 20k a week deal set up by HSH. Defenders are coming...via Teeside....

[windymiller7]

🥱😴

Why did I subject myself to listening to that? It's just mindless boring monotone waffle, going round & round in circles!

Just go please Tony. I've gone beyond angry and ended up at just apathetic now.

[TruRover]

1 hour ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

 

REALLY?😟

The root cause of all our problems leads back to Pune and their utter mismanagement of the Club.

They have been an unmitigated disaster for this Club from day one and even despite their financial input keeping the Rovers on life support I struggle to give them any credit.

The nightmare looks set to continue unabated.

I genuinely don’t believe they are the ones behind decisions at the moment. Rather they are advised by people who they deemed trustworthy. Unfortunately Waggot seems to fit in to that profile, and he is very chummy with Mowbray. Of course they deserve critism for their lack of backbone and spine to take control and take action. But sadly I think it’s pretty clear that they don’t care that much to invest the level of thought required into it. In relation to that, it is evident that the power of the running of the club is held by the people who sit below Venkys in the pecking order. 

I do believe they have put themselves in with a chance of making strides to bridge the relationship with the fans. The club is much more stable than what is was. Our academy has been fantastically run in recent years. And their continued financial backing has been impressive, and very much needed. But their reluctance to engage with the fans and take more of a focal involvement in the running of the club completely casts those positives aside. Us as fans just want our voices heard, listened to, considered and acted upon. We want an impact on how our club is run and until Venkys engage with the views of the fan base they will never be able to bridge our relationship with them. 

[broadsword]

22 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

🥱😴

Why did I subject myself to listening to that? It's just mindless boring monotone waffle, going round & round in circles!

Just go please Tony. I've gone beyond angry and ended up at just apathetic now.

Imagine getting a team talk from him, that would really inspire players to give more