1 minute ago, Parsonblue said:

Excellent news.  Mowbray has put the club back on a solid footing and thoroughly deserves a long term contract.  Personally, I think the timing is perfect coming on the back of two defeats - no better way for the owners to show their faith in the manager and indicates that one or two bad results won't lead to wholesale changes and the instability we've had in the past. 

Have to agree ! Stuart wanted a fanfare and a parade around the pitch ..probably the last thing TM would want! 

We ve done exactly what Sheff Utd did when they came up,exceeded expectations and then slowly finding our place. What TM does in the next couple of transfer windows is going to be more important than a couple of defeats. Stay up consolidate move on.

4 hours ago, rigger said:

personally for this game I would go with Dack on the bench. Bring him on when the opposition have tired both physically and mentally. Also it is much harder for the opposition manager to get across how he wants to mark Dack, to his players whilst the game is actually in progress. Winning games is sometimes down to confusing the opposition. 

Well hasn't TM tried to confuse opponents already with his recent starting eleven especially with Dacks position  ??    certainly confused many on here ! 

Get Dack back to his preferred position and starting the game . Ifs Dacks as good as what we think or hope he is his he will come good again and start to give opposition teams the runaround. And if they  want to double up in marking him so be it ..lets play against ten men..gaps for others to exploit.

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

“He came on and made an impact, but I don’t sit here regretting the decisions I made with the team selection.

“Palmer played up top, we went with the speed of Armstrong in the wide areas.

“Take the first 10 minutes out of it and I thought it was a confident performance, which sounds strange having lost the game 4-1.

“I’m not hiding behind the fact the defenders weren’t good enough, that’s uncharacteristic of them"

Roughly translated as 'not my fault'. He was exactly the same at the start of last season when we were struggling.

#honesttony

 

but ..honest ?

Just now, Tom Stinny said:

Come on pal. The manager has completely dodged the question and the reporter has let him. He's allegedly 7 million pounds worth of striker sitting on his bench as well as a converted winger/striker on the pitch. Not good enough.

Yeah but ..again if his defence have played like Lemons ..?

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

The low's been very low in recent years. He's open, I think he's like every other manager when under pressure though. He blames the players.

And why should players be exempt from blame ??

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

So why play Palmer up front and not the striker he paid £7m for.

No surprise he's blaming the defence and not mentioning his team selection. He should blame himself, not them. 

and if his defence has played like complete lemons ..?

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

In fairness, when under pressure, he talks some utter shite.

Give over ..he's nowhere near perfect (how many managers are ) but he,s been far more honest than most

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

I've been saying that all season. 

..and yet we give a 32 yr old CH a new two year contract 

Just now, Mercer said:

Sadly, it's not the first wake-up call.

We've rode our luck on a number of occasions this season.

Expect days of 'Bowyeresque' cliches from Mowbray.

Hmmm I reckon Mowbray will be pretty blunt 

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Mowbray should be ashamed of his and his team's performance today. 

And so should the players ..

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

I would agree 

or simply found out ..

BB on ...

...AA off!

Rothwell  coming on ..

back in it !!!

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

 

So predictable. 

Ah sorry ...?

Just now, booth said:

I think everyone agrees we don't have a watertight defence, it's nothing new. So isn't that more reason for the manager to not set up a team that's unable to hold onto the ball, leaving a weak link at the top of the tree?

I agrre but if the team aint ready and up for it from the first whistle away from home youre skating on thin ice regardless of whos playing 

Just now, S8 & Blue said:

I’m aware of that.

I just genuinely don’t think that Graham holding the ball up or not is the problem with those goals.

Without Danny Graham we should expect to concede every five minutes? Daft.

Radio Lancs agreeing in principle ..we didn't turn up to the party until we were 2-0 down .. regardless of team selection ..BUT TM doesn't escape criticsism with AA Dack and Palmer not doing a job that a striker could do...

DG going through stretches with fitness coach ..imminent sub ?

Meanwhile ...how are we playing at the moment ?? 

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

cheers. 

But not saying it does work because changes were made !

Just now, AdamRochina said:

feel for brereton not starting while grahams out,  i would of put armstrong wide for palmer and brereton up top through the middle but i trust mowbrays tactics even if i sometimes raise my eyebrows at them

Raise your eyebrows Adam ??? !!!!?

Just now, blueboy3333 said:

Possibly, not sure without checking. You should know, you said it! I'm sure you just wouldn't be making things up (again) ?

West brom and Bolton

Id go with that ..Bell dropped which most seemed to want.

Hopefully AA up front ..as BlueBoy has quite rightly pointed out DG is off the boil at the mo in front of goal.

Just now, Al said:

I wonder where you got that idea from??

some one said stick a rose in the flag ? Simon Garner 194 ? so had a bash of sticking one in 

 A more modern Rose ..im sure theres a professional on ere who can concoct summat ?