It's quite difficult to take someone seriously when they were consistently berating Buckley's performances after every game when he was one of/if not our best performers, particularly in the first half of last season. All tangible and observable evidence showed how quality his performances were, but I guess it's hard for some to admit they're wrong and take a big chomp on that humble pie.

Clarkson has played one CL game and no games in the Prem, so no.

Well, one has played first team games for Liverpool and by all accounts done pretty darn well, so I'd guess so

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For me this backs up other folk's assumptions on what went on. Pushed for more money, actually found he wasn't that much in demand, short-term deal down the road to save face. If Ryan didn't already feel like a complete numpty, he should do now.

How do you know this? Out of interest

Admittedly my original post was me being very dramatic about just how far we have fallen I guess. I woke up in a bad mood today.

If we can't compete with Sheffield fucking United then we are fucked.

Objection, hearsay.

Anyone else a little unnerved by all the youths being given pro contracts? Law of averages says at least half of them are never going to be good enough for the first team. Just seems a way of filling the numbers which doesn't exactly bode well on transfers. Particularly when you think of wages we are dishing out on these untested players. Just hoping they won't be on a lot of money so it won't make too much of a dent.

It's funny how after a couple weeks of optimism and fanfare, the stark reality of our rather dire playing personnel situation kicks in (/not funny at all). We need some bodies in ASAP, and some quality ones at that. All this talk of promoting half the u23s is absolute lunacy.

Maybe it was taken a couple hours ago? It's cloudy over my side of Blackburn right now but not sure how it's been Brockhall way all day. Could just imagine there being a delay between pic taken and it being posted.

I think people are misquoting him. I think he said "Good to see ya, Striker", not "good to see a striker". Which IMO, bodes even better!

I love the way he speaks. He has a lot of noticeably great qualities. And his smile and his passion are rather infectious. I hope this all translates into success on the field!

I think for the majority of fans who went last season or the season before, it isn't about hurt feelings or perceived failures etc. Most who went last season would have renewed, possibly with the potential for far more on top. I don't think you quite appreciate the true extent of how this financial crisis is hitting people in towns like Blackburn. I've just been in the Netherlands this weekend and spoke to people from all over the world. The fiscal situations for North Americans and mainland Europeans in comparison to folk from Blackburn is stark. There was a real opportunity to drop ST prices, bring in higher numbers and gates, with any potentially lost revenue almost guaranteed to be made up in merchandising and catering sales. It's simple economics really. Couple that with a feel-good factor and added noise/atmosphere... Now the club has seemingly made some positive steps in these appointments, there would have been a real opportunity/potential to capitalise on it if the prices were even at a reasonable level. In fact, I think we'd have seen a massive surge these last days/next week. It's honestly criminal how Waggott could fuck it up so monumentally.

"Daddy Ferguson" really tickled me

Cue QPR stepping in with a better offer...

I have a feeling he was joking and it went over your heads...

Fair enough Chadders. You're more than entitled to your opinion on who you think is best for the job, I just don't get why you ask fellow posters questions that they can't really answer. There's too many attempts at tripping people up on here.

How do you know what tactics he would put into place, Chaddy? All because he played one way at Wycombe (who he dragged from the bottom of League Two with no money) doesn't mean he'd play the same way here. Christ, you ask some daft questions.

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Not commented on here in ages since our purple patch. I was calling for Mowbray's head a few years ago and here I am again... MOWBRAY OUT

Wolves fans are disappointed Giles has left on loan. They believe he should be challenging for a first team spot. Combined with his impressive assist record, could bode well for us (I hope!)

I don't get it either. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

For me, no matter what money comes in for BBD in Jan, it shouldn't be a "big decision" to be made, or even a decision at all. Should be a flat out no chance. We don't need to sell him in Jan, and we'll get the same, if not very similar, money for him come summer, possibly even more if he carries on his current form. I'd rather lose £5/10mill off the fee by selling him in summer and give ourselves a real shot at promotion by holding onto him, than sell him in Jan and HOPE we actually reinvest and manage to sign the right replacements. I'd like to think Breo is enjoying his football so much and, being a seemingly level-headed chap, isn't naive enough to push for a move in Jan to somewhere where he could be second fiddle, albeit for a shit-tonne more money. I'm still praying he'll sign a new deal and then move on for big bucks should we not get ourselves and him to where we want to be (ie Prem). I do have a VERY good source that told me he loves it here, and they thought he was gonna sign a new deal when I last spoke to them on the matter a few months ago. Whether that's changed or not, I do not know.