Expected response from the ‘club’. Treating us as if we are idiots, telling lies, fabricating scenarios… and putting two fingers up and saying no to us. Creates the platform for the fans ramp it up, with a very high proportion of the fanbase on side. Let’s keep the momentum. Chess not checkers..

Good idea and good effort - thanks all

Yes Ismael is probably a dud, but please don’t waste any time focusing on that. Not a breathe, not a second typing. Only one cause of this. Venkys Out.

No point analysing anything. Ismael, Eustace, JDT, Mowbray, Coyle and the rest of them. A constant cycle whilst the top remains as it is. Venkys Out.

Same old root cause. Venkys Out.

As has been the case in recent seasons Rovers go in to Christmas in the play off places, and a January slump sets in due to squad depth being exposed by injuries, whilst teams around us spend. Eustace has given the owners EVERY reason to back him. Overachieving with a pretty average squad, but one that could be really pushed on with a few smart additions. But we did have similar scenarios with Mowbray and JDT. Same old same old. If ever there was an opportunity for Swag and his cronies to ask for an emergency fund, it is now. Venkys never refuse to sign off a cheque, right? Start taking an interest or sell the club. What is the point?

Venkys Out

Gutless, embarrassing. A shocking display from every single player. I can’t remember a performance, ever, littered with so many mistakes and the complete inability to do the basics. The lack of fight in this situation was also inexcusable. I don’t think the ‘don’t lose’ set up from the manager helped either - played straight in to the hands of Wednesday who were prepared to fight and took the candy from us. Back to hoping a couple of other teams are somehow even worse than us. As ever, we all know the root cause of this. Venkys Out.

Welcome, Dingle.

I’ll take one! Please & thanks

Absolutely shit. Venkys Out.

Yes - my brother is undecided. He now lives a 2hr+ drive from Ewood so midweek games are difficult, and kick off changes with little notice e.g Saturday 3 to a Friday/Sunday don't help when you've generally got life going on. This season has been difficult in that regard. It's also maybe now counter productive cost wise for him to buy a season ticket vs. games he can attend as a walk on. Cheaper season tickets, whilst keeping the cost of walk ons the same would obviously make the decision easier. It's only mid April and Bolton have sold almost 15,000 season tickets on early bird with adults from 219 to 309 might I add... I'm not the first in saying this, but a further option that many might find attractive is a flexi ticket - e.g commit to 10/15/X amount of games. You could still keep the value of full season tickets by making the flexi ticket more expensive pro-rata. I'm sure there are pros and cons that I haven't thought about. But I know people who gave their season ticket up in the last decade, saying they'd probably attend most weekend games/go to half of the games. In reality, they end up going to a handful at best, many don't go to home games at all. This sort of option could keep the undecided lot paying, and might even bring some of the lapsed lot back, so financially it's in the clubs best interest to explore.

Decent window for all of the reasons already listed. Not brilliant, but certainly not bad. Was good to see us spend a bit of money without having to sell Diaz. Important to remember this is Tomasson & Broughton’s first window. Rome wasn’t built in a day and all that. I also wanted us to bring in a better left back and winger, but other spots were arguably more pressing so let’s see what they do in January. As a side - any word on the Phillips contract? Wasn’t it all but done last Friday? Hoping it’s a delayed announcement or a wait for formalities to be sorted rather than another Hoilett saga.

Absolutely. If the money is there, pay him well. Has shown his talent at Rovers and England youth levels. More importantly today he proved he is a big lad who wins his duels at a proper level. Signs so far says he’ll do well. We’ve paid loan centre backs well in recent years (Tosin, Harwood Bellis, Van Hecke) and I’m sure we’ll be paying Van Den Berg well. No reason for us not to give Phillips at least that level of money. At the very least it’s a sound investment for a player who will almost definitely be worth a moderate amount soon, and will possibly be worth a large amount.

Proud of the hard work we put in to that. Battled through some adversity and came out with the 3 points. Great win.

Not quite as simple as saying Nyambe is a better right back in a back 4 than Brittain is. Years ago, or in your average back 4, maybe so. But in a Tomasson back 4 where so much is asked of the full backs, including one sticking wide whilst the other comes in almost as a midfielder, having big parts to play in the passing game and needing generally good footballing ability… give me Brittain all day.

Very early days, but credit to JDT and Broughton on Szmodics and Brittain our two permanent signings so far. Initial viewing says they suit the way we are playing very well, promising starts to their careers here. No plodders, no gap fillers, no jobs for the boys. Just efficient, purposeful business.

Proper away performance, JDT got it spot on, players did their jobs very well. Good 3 points.

I’m a fan of what I’ve seen from Phillips and Carter. But more a case of I would rather insure ourselves against hitting big problems at the back if we can do so.

Did think it was bonkers seeing people say CB isn’t a priority. Leaves us: Ayala - Very injury prone Wharton - One big injury not too long ago Carter - Injured Phillips - Never played a professional game 2 minimum.

Yep. I did almost tag on to my post - it’ll be interesting to see how January & next summers windows go. Will our new system make for slicker output, or will we continue to be hamstrung by a multi layered international communication process.

I agree in the sense that our starting 11 is okay & we are unlikely to get loads of injuries in the first month or so. But whilst a budget is in place, people expect a more proactive approach, and to only sign one player (permanent or loan) a few days before the season starts, after losing the number we have, doesn’t sit too well. It’s undoubtedly of massive benefit to get key business done early. Got to consider players getting used to the club, the players and staff, tactics, playing their role etc. People will point out its tough to get business done. But other clubs have been much smarter than us. Boro have added at least 3 or 4 starting players early on and have given them good pre season minutes. They will probably improve their squad further later on as Prem loans become available, whilst other clubs are scrambling for key starters. There isn’t any real excuse for us to be less on the ball than them.

15% of league games take place before the window closes on 1st September. Two rounds of the league cup in that time, too.

Paul Joyce (The Times) reporting this is done

Horrendous, but not surprising. A result of the lack of imagination, the lack of grasp on current day reality, and also the lack of understanding of Blackburn Rovers and its supporters/demographic by those overseeing the day to day ‘running’ of the club. Steve Waggott and co - well done.