😂 It's been awhile since I've heard that name. He was always in the betting when the job came up!

Didn't Mowbray at one stage?

Absolutely not. Coyle has assembled a terrible squad.

Bowyer - the one with a worse win percentage than Mowbray with a squad including the likes of Paul Robinson, Grant Hanley, Josh King, David Dunn, Tom Cariney, Jordan Rhodes, Ben Marshall, Shane Duffy and Rudy Gestede. Should have been getting promoted with that squad.

Might need to extend some banners by November/December time....

I wouldn't trust any of Sharpe, Nixon or Rovers into admitting/knowing when the recruitment process was starting. Rovers are bound to claim they've only just started recruiting. It's like your divorce becomes messier when your wife realises you were recruiting her replacement before you split up.

He's been the best manager we've had under Venky's (even if that isn't saying a lot), but it was time for a change. All the best Tony!

I'd expect another month or so of calm going by how quickly this lot do anything.

I'm not sure what Premier League clubs would take a chance on him at this stage. Same with Chris Wilder - if you get sacked towards the bottom end of the Premier League, it seems that other Premier League clubs won't take a chance on you.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.

Exactly. No harm in asking the question.

Thought Dyche was nailed on for Watford. I was fully expecting Rob Edwards to be one that we would go for with who his agents are. I'd definitely be having a go for Dyche.

On the brink of league one.....a massive 3 points from safety with only 15 games to claw it back. Whilst Coyle was certainly the main reason we were relegated and he left a poor side....Mowbray wasn't without fault. There was plenty of opportunity for him to keep Rovers up.

Understudy to Tom Flowers for awhile

I'd be replacing Benson with Billy Mercer after Burnley got rid of him. He's done alright with Heaton and Pope there.

Well if he's going - you pay him up and replace him. Do you want us to wait until his contract runs down and then bring the new manager in? The season starts exactly one month after his contract is up. They should be issuing a statement one way or another and getting him replaced asap.

Well if the Championship team of the season is anything to go off - it should be him and Lenihan* as first choice, with Wharton as back-up. EDIT* - I've somehow got it in my head that Lenihan is staying. Not sure why.

We've certainly got a bad track record of trying with young managers. Paul Ince - 40% win percentage at Macclesfield (did a great job to keep them up), then a 60% win percentage at MK Dons. Henning Berg - 41.6% win percentage at Lyn, 31% at Lillestrom. Only appointed due to his connections with the club really, although he's been fairly successful since. Michael Appleton - 25.5% win percentage at Portsmouth and 16.7% at Blackpool. No idea what we were thinking there. Ince in theory was the appointment most likely to work going off his previous record - but he struggled to fill Hughes shoes (or his own suit).

Blind optimism considering we don't have a clue who the manager will be or whether players like Lenihan, Nyambe and Brereton will even still be here.

Good shout.

A Jermaine Jones type player alongside those two would be incredible. I was gutted we didn't sign him permanently at the time.

Well I went for a few: Ainsworth - Think he's done a remarkable job with Wycombe whether he's a Blackburn lad or not. Deserves a chance at a bigger club. Farke - Would absolutely be my first (realistic) choice. Proven at this level and a good style of play. Manning - Got a great win percentage over his career, plays good football and a young, upcoming type of manager. A gamble, but maybe that's what we need. Roll the dice! Hughes - Purely for the old romantic in me and you'd think he'd be interested. In reality, it's probably not a good idea to go back there. Dyche - Probably would take him over Farke...but doubt it would happen. Be brilliant to have him taking Rovers up as we watched Burnley slide down.

Well that's ruined!

Ryan Lowe - he's only just started at PNE, not going anywhere (although I think he's probably the best of the bunch) Callum Davidson - his stock was very high last season after winning both cups, but they've had a poor season this year Paul Warne - Done a decent job at Rotherham, but doesn't fill me with any excitement Steven Reid - Saw he'd been linked with the Wimbledon job the other day (I think), but no experience. Avoid. Kenny Jackett - Not the worst option, although his last job at Leyton Orient wasn't his best.

I see they've released Connor Ripley as well. If we suddenly announce he's signing, I'll know Mowbray is hanging around.