My fingers itch to type …but my heart aches too much . I don’t trust myself not to write libellous words ….when we “ know “ the outcome of this embarrassing debacle I will post as I hope it will be therapeutic for me .. We’ve had bad days …too many to mention but this level of incompetence has rocked me …never felt as low ( not because of the non arrival of a player ) but …we are a shell of a club , a broken shell …

Just seen Nott For playing list following closing of January window ….and he is on it . What are we about ?

Well…..the North End signing is a little depressing…..but, of greater concern to me is …currently we have a new winger ( right ) …does this move Gallagher to play centrally ( shocking goal returns thus far ) ? Will Dack play off him ? Will we have Brererton wide left ( shocking goal return of late ) ….… …..this forces us to play 2 little boys in midfield…….always overrun by other Championship teams who play 3 men ? So much to look forward to…

Today we continued to see just how many players have regressed since the appointment of JDT. Kaminski Wharton Buckley Travis Brererton Gallagher Ayala We continue to see just what a bad bit of business we did with Liverpool with Morton…and the shocking loans of Hirst and Mola and we have Broughton and Waggott at the wheel …come on you positive posters …explain to me where we’re going

When you’ve got what appears to be a tin pot player like Morton on the team sheet every week it gives us problems on the pitch but….for me it illuminates in massive letters just where we are as a club….buggered ! Very dark days when we’re being bullied or dictated to by a Premier League club…how we have fallen and the bigger sadness is… nobody cares

Same again with our “ midfield “ …..little boys in men’s shirts….as poor as I’ve seen in 60 years …one is totally overrated the other is totally overplayed …oh to see a Clayton, an Atkins …I’d even take a Todd .. balls!

This pitch matches. our play….soft in parts, tired, at best patchy. It matches our owners …been here too long, desperately in need of replacement Crap !

This non page, non enthusiasm, non interest says it all …non @Ewood Park …

I really get Bazza and Leonard Venkhater …I too feel the same way … My “ marriage “ with BRFC began to hit the rocks as Venkys hit town . I didn’t want diamond rings, fancy meals out , the promise of grand holidays..I just wanted to feel valued, a part of the marriage ..then “ Steve “ came along and , as Diana once said “ There were 3 of us in this marriage “…and only I wanted it to work …he bailed out and “ other strange men “ followed….even more strange men …and I am led to believe a strange woman too!…………….. Friends advised me to “ do something “ ..so I fought for my marriage …I marched, I wrote to Jack Straw , I rang 5 Live , talk sport , Radio Lancashire …and I even challenged one of the “ strange men , Shebby “ face to face at King George’s Hall …more empty crap came from his mouth .. By now I’m needing counselling…but I couldn’t leave the place I had called home for 50 years …it was now looking tired but it was home to me …until Covid broke my fruitless affair …I couldn’t visit my home …then I had a season affair with another called Stanley at The Wham….it was ok and I was treated well but…..I could never forget my first love …today I mourn for the club I once loved …..they say time heals …it doesn’t . I still see it on TV…..and what a bloody mess it looks …ah well, as they say ….you get what you pay for …and we’re paying for it 🥲

..A good friend is a life long Wanderers fan…he’s been through the mill in recent times but..now…whether that get promotion or not ..he says the place is rocking. WHY …they sell season tickets at affordable prices, they are locally “ owned” , their board allow their fan base monthly imput, they are in regular contact with season ticket holders ( birthday cards etc ) …their playing staff play for the shirt …they are on peanuts of wages …… the supporters welcome the transparency and they are enjoying the ride …when did we at Ewood last say that ? I despise our management…utter contempt is all I have ….

We have 11 man size shirts out there but they are filled with little boys …little boys with no bottle, no guts , no brains , no desire to WIN their battles ..in short an embarrassment to the club…. However….when I look at the bench carrying the “ coaching staff “ …I can’t blame these little boys entirely as the “ men “ making the decisions are dire .

Totally agree re Khadra …pace and step overs …..not the effort of Dolan or the brain of Hedges…..we’re far better off without him……but I would love to see us put in some kind of offer for Pearson at Bournemouth. He figures as regularly as Rothwell ..and we all about that ! ,

Can’t stand him in an opposition shirt ….would love him in a Rovers shirt, just what we’re missing…a nasty piece !

Wharton’s sulking is alleged, possible dressing room disharmony is alleged, Morton’s contract that he must play is alleged, Mowbray being interested in taking Dack and Buckley is alleged … WHAT IS NOT ALLEGED IS…. …players wearing Rovers shirts who are not good enough , not brave enough, not disciplined enough …. ………..a “ management team “ who are embarrassingly short of the needs, knowledge and demands of Championship football ….the guy Broughton making appalling late signings who he thinks are the way forward…Hirst, Mola We are no further forward than we were at the start, during or at the end of Mowbray’s journey …I look in envy at clubs with soul ….I really don’t know where we go from here.There was always going to be bumps in the road with this appointment…but it doesn’t matter how many bumps there are when we’re on the road to nowhere ….

If ANYONE offers ANYTHING for BBD we should grab their hand off. A big lad with one trick , no guts …a “ prolific “ myth

When we look at gates / following it’s about supporters buying into something they either a) believe in or b) want to be a part of…….eg Bolton , Ipswich , Burnley or c ) it’s because they can support their team at a reasonable cost…. eg PNE . ….now let’s look at why Ewood is a morgue with neither hope nor expectation… 1 An ownership that has taken us back years …no ambition 2 A CEO who believes price increases are the way forward 3 A manager , who in my opinion, is out of his depth, who is one dimensional and who, like his predecessor, chooses not to play to the strengths of his limited squad The current Championship is there ( probably via play offs ) for us to take …….could we ? YES……..will we ? NO and why ? …no ambition, no guts, no leadership on or off the field…we can only dream of the gates at Bolton / Burnley/ Preston / Ipswich…..how sad is that?

This JDT football does not create chances, it doesn’t put the opposition under pressure , it is naive, it is ponderous , it has no intent …it is hard to watch . With every passing game my belief in the manager decreases..his substitutions are bewildering..defeat totally on him . We have a midfield of boys where men are needed and we have a Chilean striker with the strength a kitten . BBD needs to be sold in this window …he gives us nothing …my only solace is…I didn’t travel . Things need to change …and soon. I just hope he isn’t afforded the time given to Mowbray

Slow in movement without the ball ..Slow in thought with it …VERY POOR…and as for Gallagher and Brererton….never has so little guts been shown by “ men” so big !

Is there any update on Dolan injury ?

I totally get the starting line up….thin squad , big league games coming up but…..what I don’t get is No plan..either A or B A manager who cannot / will not see when “ players “ ( I use that term loosely) are harmful to the club when they are on the pitch..Hirst , Mola, Wharton , Travis Away of playing which will have fans leaving in their droves….Mowbray was on a “journey “ and we all know where that ended but this fella seems totally clueless re systems, formations….he doesn’t “ get “ what we at Ewood Park expect…not wins every week but a team who have some pride in the shirt and a rough idea of what they’re supposed to be doing I know we are third …….I believe more by luck than anything JDT had put together… but this set up lacks thought, balls and respect for the ones of us who remain at Ewood ..yet again I journey home full of embarrassment, anger , frustration…and most of all hopelessness…merry bloody Christmas!

For weeks it’s been obvious that we are a very poor football team…..we’ve managed some wins by the odd goal and these results have masked the painful truth…not technically good enough, not brave enough, not fit enough…..with a manager who has as smile for every question …but an answer for NOTHING ….some very tough days ahead .

If Travis is deemed capable of wearing a Rovers shirt …so am I and I’m 71 years of age…his decision making is nil , his fitness is poor and his technique is …no words

I had no time for Mowbray …but this is worse than any thing under him….JDT ….TOTALLY out of his depth

Utterly appalling…JDT …hang your head in shame…your team ( more importantly OUR team ) ….is an embarrassment..

I was at Wigan…I was livid with the non performance…but today …livid doesn’t come close….It’s taken until now to try to process the utterly appalling performance both on the pitch and in the dug out. The “ selection” was baffling …a midfield of little boys… in age, experience, character and ….balls . Thomason week after week insists on the suicide passing out …when Travis is his receiving midfield player….WHAT is that about ..he’s not good enough mentally, physically, tactically….a VERY poor player …Morton and Garrett looked what they are …kids Ayala is THE reason we fail at the back …far too slow…he invites trouble..then puts some other poor bugger in bother….he was nothing short of appalling today ….to play Mola in a game of this magnitude was unforgivable….to bring on Vale ( to mark Barnes at their corners !!!!!!) was embarrassing….we are in a false league position…and this defeat has been coming ..but what angers me the most is the casual approach , the lack of guts , the lack of pride …JDT is entirely responsible…..