Hyam having a blinder.

Well, well, well. Looks like we've got a centre forward.now.

0-0 half time. You know we are happy with that. We have looked relatively comfortable. Now we need to show we can play some football.

I doubt that the owners are content. I think that they have simply run out of ideas and don't know what to do. They dont know jack shit about football. Think how many people they have trusted to do a good job. Think how badly they have been let down time and time again. Think how much money has been squandered. They have often recruited supposed genuine football folk qualified at this level, but still flirted with relegation and also been relegated. They've been totally rinsed including all the parachute payments. I imagine they are ill with it all, spunking money left, right and charlie. Re the executives. Media income is up. Matchday income is up. Merchandise income is up. Advertising income is up. We are actually performing relatively well in these area. This is all indicative of an organisation trying hard behind the scenes. Day to day executives are often judged on these parameters. Success on the pitch facilitates further growth and bigger bonuses, so that doesn't make any sense. Re the manager, coaches and players. I presume you do not include these in the plan to avoid promotion. As Rev suggests below. No Rev it was a genuine question. I read constantly we dont want promotion and haven't a clue what the posters are going on about. Players know they will be replaced? So you believe managers and players do not try and win, fearful of being replaced? Behave, that's complete hogwash. Cope with full stadia? What are you going on about? Waggot isn't on the turnstiles Rev. He doesn't have to do anything. Waggott under scrutiny if we performed badly? errr no. He would be lauded for turning a 20 million turnover business into a 130 million turnover business. I worked in football for many years. We were all desperate for the team to do well. Phones ring off the hook when teams do well. It makes life so much easier for all.

Good overlap down the left shot from Buckley off target.

I know emotions are running high, but could you please explain why you believe the club would rather not get promoted?

Mmmm you can't have it all ways MR. They recruited him, paid his salary, recruited and paid the support staff and players. Anything good that happens is luck? Anything bad is their fault?

No one is shifting blame. The owners have put the structure and finances into place to get us into 6th. They should have further gambled on this manager and trusted the process in January. It was a risk worth taking. Give him two or three quality Championship players and he would have stayed for 15 more games. Eustace could have left in the summer with everyone's blessing. But his head has been turned. And the easiest way to do that is with an improved offer.

I would guestimate his salary jump will be circa 5k a week. Time will tell. Of course the reason he's moving mid season to a team who have not won in ten with zero recent history of success is personal gain. Stop being so gullible. He doesn't give a shit whether Hedges or Siggy or Dolan gets a new contract. He doesnt care one iota if Travis or Batth gets an improved deal. They are work mates not family. He doesnt even care that six new players have just signed, based on us being 6th and him being manager. Imagine how they feel? He clearly doesn't care about the Rovers at all. I think it would be a very brave, interesting and exciting call to make Travis player manager for 16 games. It would unite the fans. It would unite the players. It would get everyone talking. We've nothing to lose and we should think creatively. Please don't give me Grayson, Lowe, Harris, O'Neil, Edwards etc as the players need energising, not having to believe in some boring plank talking the talk. Eustace hasn't played one minute of football this year. Not one. But Travis has. And he's been superb. Yes mentioning Tronstad was a joke. Allardyce, Warnock, Travis for 16 games would cheer me up. I dont care about summer in the slightest.

I'm not making any mistake. Unlike you, I'm not fooliing myself he is leaving for any other reason than money. He's a grown up, he is making a commercial decision regarding his future. I fully understand. I'm not bitter in the slightest. But if it all goes tits up and you don't secure the bag, you can't come weasling back expecting the players to again respond to your 'all for one, one for all' repetitive twaddle. The players are mature. Performances have proven that. Far too mature to fall for Eustace trying to worm his way back in spouting solidarity. Make Travis and Tronstad joint player managers. That would please everyone. Everyone apart from.......

Yes and well said. It is definitely all about the next three months. Nothing else matters. And with that in mind we need to turn a negative into a positive. Some bland no mark like Lowe, or Harris, or Grayson, simply won't do for 15 games. More qualified managers would be acceptable if looking further ahead. But we are not. Therefore we need to make a statement or do / try something left field. Absolutely nothing to lose. Warnock or Allardyce would frighten the shit out of every other rival and show we mean business. The key thing is to unite the group which both would do. Like someone else has said its a total no brainer but completely wishful thinking. The players have given their all. We need to give them a lift. Bring in some cheap, crap option on the managerial gravy train and this season will end with a whimper immediately.

How can he discuss stability when they are in the bottom four? They can't even guarantee him Chanpionship football. They can only offer him assurances on hypothetical positions. If they could discuss salaries a week ago they could also discuss strategy. I guarantee its now about his pound of flesh and personal terms. Derby have been a mess for years. We are far more stable than them. Hes gone for a pay increase. It happens. No point overengineering it all. He's enjoyed a successful year or two. He's going to maximise and capitalise. You hope Eustace comes back? I hope Tronstad comes back. I hope Eustace takes Derby down. As fast as possible. He's done at the Rovers. The players won't forgive him or fall for his togetherness bullshit all over again.

Money. He's after a significant pay rise it's blatantly obvious.

Exactly. Sure as shooting he'll be spouting togetherness, trust, unity and how proud he is of the group after Derby's next game.

We obviously weren't nailed on for relegation as we have been top six all year. That's just guesswork about relegation fodder. We have proved otherwise, despite no strikers. Eustace united the group, focused on the defence and hard work, made us hard to beat whilst creating a very good team spirit. Nothing ground breaking, eminently sensible, the sum of the parts and all that. I also believe Travis has played a major part this year. Not just on the pitch. He enjoyed a promotion campaign with Ipswich and came back full of belief and confidence. I'm looking forward to seeing how the players respond tomorrow. We might just get a no manager bounce!

Post it again MB.

Yes to PNE who are catching us up rapidly. Adding to the frustration. Ermmm its not rocket science. I can think of about twenty thousand reasons in month one.

All contributory factors I totally agree. However you seemed to avoid answering my questions? Do you think he has taken a pay cut, or had a pay increase in joining Derby? Do you think he asked for a pay rise to stay at Rovers?

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How will they view that togetherness now? As you quite rightly say his words have proven meaningless. Sure as shooting he will be saying the exact same things to.the Midlands press this week.

Ouch. Not your normal style 47er. I'll stay here if that's ok with you. ------------ Let's hope we get a new manager bounce. Let's hope this unites and galvanises the players. Let's hope we start scoring some goals. With every problem there is an opportunity. There are some strong characters in the dressing room. It remains all to play for and Eustace hasn't kicked a ball.all season. I'd love it if we could somehow get promoted. And Derby go down.

Ok ill try and wake up. For the record I'm not pinning any blame on Eustace JC. I'm simply stating what I believe to be the overriding factor in his decision making process. Do you honestly believe he is so aggrieved with life at Ewood that he has taken a pay cut to work for Derby?

You are thinking of a longer term plan. I'm simply thinking of the next 15 games. I'm not labouring the point but many Forest fans were happy to see him go even though he got them promoted. He was despised at Leicester for obvious reasons, who granted have struggled even more of late. He only however won 2 of 12. Edwards had Luton stuck in the bottom six all this year with the parachute money. The divisions underachievers this year for sure. I'm not sure why impressed by that. Allardyce, Souness or Warnock would be exciting and interesting short term choices. Ex England. Rovers, Liverpool, Rangers, etc in fact ex everybody with Warnock.. None of which will happen of course so expect someone like O'Neil, Lowe, Edwards, Grayson, Sherwood, etc trying their best but doomed before they even start.

You mentioned Forest Green and the under 17's niko. Not much relevance to the Championship. Obviously Allardyce will not happen pal. He was the first one sacked. A bit of delicious irony, however saying he can't talk on his....mmm podcast. Mark my words, get one of the run of the mill journeymen on the managerial merrygo round and this season will fizzle immediately. Do something different like JH says. Warnock is a great shout.

Steve Cooper win percentage at Forest 38%. Spent £150 million. Win percentage at Leicester 23%. Rob Edwards win percentage at Luton 32%. I'd much prefer Allardyce. I could pretend the last 14 years have just been a bad dream.