Lovely stuff from Kargbo. Great first touch from Dolan. Fresh legs in the midfield please. Forshaw is shitting me up.

When Pears makes a mistake or is indecisive, it affects him for the rest of the game. He can't shrug it off.

The last time he scored was for Boro, their manager? Aitor Karanka...

I genuinely have no idea how anything ever gets done when three people have the same job. If there's a standoff, who has final say?

Get them running back at their own goal and some individual trickery and they're there for the taking.

Yeah he's probably not got the pace or technical flair for the top level. But you can see his head is working a split second faster than most on the pitch.

I was hopeful when he arrived, but he's really failed to deliver and often gives the ball away.

Based off very limited viewings. As Beck is unlikely available or affordable. I'd look to extend Ribeiro past the summer. Likely won't do that either.

If it's Richie Wellens then deary me.

He plays his passes with a bit of fizz too. He's shit Hyam up twice now playing the ball to him.

Well done on that piece. Listened to it live in the car earlier. The whole 'decade since they last attended' seems to get the biggest reaction from most neutrals i've noticed.

It was the show with Andy Jacobs, can't remember who the co-host is. Probably would've been around 2:30 - 3pm (I said lunchtime earlier on, I was well out).

Well done to @Herbie6590 today too. I heard you on my lunchtime drive today on Talksport. I thought you came across very well, calm, collected and thoughtful in your replies to any questions. Sadly I can't say the same about the presenters who's show you were on, who were too busy trying to make jokes in between talking to you.

If they give it to Carsley, then it highlights the intended path forward IMO. There'll be little to no investment, an expectation to coach, develop and play academy prospects ready for a sale to a bigger club.

He'll be on the touchline wearing a gilet in the 2nd half.

Would be funny seeing Big Sam take charge and then just keep telling them to sell every press conference.

Henry has a co-presenting slot on Talksport at the weekends doesn't he? I'd like to think he'd be reciprocal to having a well spoken, calm and collective Rovers fan on the show to discuss this latest dark cloud to hang over Ewood.

Someone posted earlier today (can't remember who) that Travis apparently refused a meeting with JE this morning.

Billy Davies 14 year term.

I'm expecting a Valerian Ismael, David Wagner, cheap and free basically. Who would I like? Kenny Dalglish and for it to be 1994 again.

So you agree it isn't significant investment but also disagree with my usage of Sanderson as an example?

"Significant investment." A Wigan supporting friend of mine laughed when I told him we'd got Sanderson from Brum ON LOAN. A Signing from the league below, on loan...if that doesn't scream non-investment, I don't know what does.

Listened to that today too. I wouldn't piss on Simon Jordan if he was on fire.

In the summer, he wanted to spend some money, but they didn't agree to that. That's what it boils down to. That's the reason he offered his resignation in the summer and it's why he's off now. How do you get 50% of a squad to run through brick walls for you, when the likelihood is they're not playing for you next season? No money spent, no long term thinking, no signs of progression from the hierarchy.

You're right, we are in a strong position now and were throughout December and January, much above the fans expectation as you say. During which time, Eustace has been clear with what he wanted in Jan and clearly feels he didn't get. So they didn't deliver in the Summer and haven't delivered this Winter. It's not the point of being given the assurances, he has been given assurances by the hierarchy before. The point is, they never follow through with their assurances and renege on the regular.