I'll be honest, this little spat appears to be quite personal to you. Your position is clear. You don't like fans questioning the status quo and you have a real problem with fans who actually stand up for the club at their own expense (time, money and mental). Glen Mullan (who I've never met but seems a reasonable, passionate bloke who does all he can for Rovers) can do as he likes and certainly doesn't have to justify his actions to me or you.

The ONLY reason I will go next year is because my mum would like me to go to keep her company. I look forward to serious protests and imagining the creatures in the directors' box squirming. I can only pray that we are closer to the end than the beginning now that people are getting energised.

Easter is coming up. There are many things egg-related in the shops which wouldn't be a danger to complain about but would be the same theme. Should someone want to disrupt games, of course...

Give quiche a chance but the abbreviation is a bit of a drawback... 😉

Not in my experience. The numbers involved are so much lower, any fan likely to give up on the main team would not be the sort to attend these games in the first place (generally speaking). Lots of those who attend youth games are actually family members of the players or other age groups and their families too along with scouts etc so would not be boycotting (for want of a better word).

I think the trend seems to be that we're a novelty to be explored. The vast majority are not going to get their families to take them. Full stop. Many parents have even asked where they're going and who is playing when they drop them off! The goal is to get them to consider us as a form of weekend entertainment when they enter late teens. That does seem to be happening anecdotally (at least to me)...

Not been on here since as I was out most of yesterday and it was a late one back getting kids home. Our Ewood Express kids had the time of their lives and were chanting "We Won!" the entire bus ride back. It was a timely reminder that our pre-occupation as adults with the misery of what was and what might be never gets into a 7 year-old's head. They joined in with the thunder claps even though they got words wrong for most of the chants; they jumped up and down; they panicked whenever PNE got in our half and they generally enjoyed their night out. What I noticed was that our trip was open to Y3-6 but mostly got taken up by the Y3s and 4s (half and half girls and boys). The older lads have already been lost to the 'big clubs'. Obviously some of them just enjoyed the experience and ate their snacks with their friends but some were really into it from start to finish. I know one lad said his family got tickets to the Wolves game. It really is beginning to work...

Thanks for that. It never once occurred to me that the name being mentioned all the time wouldn't be a goal-scorer. Personally, I think goals FAR outweighs any other issue and width is a distant second even though at this point they're all really glaring needs. No-one could possibly accept no more strikers surely?!

It's an interesting (ish) thought experiment to guess what could be the bare minimum we get done that will get people congratulating Waggott/Venkys and saying, "See they have backed us after all!" My guess is one youngish forward prospect with no goals (Kargbo or someone similar) and a last minute loan midfielder (another Clarkson, Morton type). Neither would solve our glaring weaknesses of reliable goals and pace down the wings. Both would have numpties telling us all to stop criticising and 'give the lad time' as if we've got that luxury. It's beyond pathetic that a couple with slight potential would probably keep the masses happy when 5 or 6 guaranteed first-team starters are needed to keep us going IMO (GK, possibly LB for the long-term, CM, LW, RW and #9 striker).

We're on the Ewood Express again for this so there'll be a bit of excited noise up in the top of the BBE. Our lot are a bit of a jinx as we lost to Bristol the first time they came, the Blackpool game got cancelled due to the FA Cup and we drew with Plymouth last season. I don't hold out much hope but at least some little people are buzzing about it...

Talked about the Ewood Express before but I've been patiently working on the kids at school all this time about this exact thing. Where is the connection to Liverpool? We were born in Blackburn (some usually put their hand up and point out their mum went to Burnley). The ground is over there. They are our team whatever you think. There is no genuine love for the big teams. None of them know YNWA or Blue Moon or whatever and couldn't name a single player from back in the day. They genuinely care a lot more about Ronaldo being better than Messi than their chosen 'big club'. I tell them it's like family. Yours aren't the richest, or the prettiest, or the cleverest, but they're yours and you love them anyway. Little by little, Tugay reference by weekend story, they're slowly coming round to liking Rovers. Not enough to go but they know the score on Monday and ask me how it was. They know some players (they all knew Sammie last season). One in particular is actually desperate to go to Ewood but his parents point blank refuse to take him (he asks when school is going back quite often). I tell him to get a season ticket when he is 18 and he beams. Incidentally, a lot of the ones who go on these Ewood Express trips are actually young (Y3) lads or older girls who you wouldn't expect to care at all. Shoots of recovery...

Who would have guessed that almost being relegated coupled with hated owners who won't fund the club properly would affect season tickets?! No apparent realisation that hiking the prices massively after a tiny early-bird would put off people. The phrasing makes it very clear that prices are going to rise heavily next season and see off a few more die-hards. All in all, the usual mediocre employees unwilling to actually try to make Rovers a better club.

Just got back from a very enjoyable city break down there. Lovely city, nice views. In amongst the well-deserved praise for Gueye and Ohashi, might I add a note of exasperation? We defended Gallagher's poor ability for so long by going on about contribution to the team performance. The same seems to be true for Dolan for me. I still can't see any improvement at all from his first game. Constant silly spins and twirls to 'fool' the defenders seem to be his primary objective rather than scoring goals. Surely Ohashi must take his spot in the starting 11 soon? I actually thought Sigurdsson had one of his best (not full) games when he came on. He's been a bit indifferent for a long time but looked intelligent with his play which settled us towards the end.

To be fair, with the loyalty point system, games in the North West, Stoke and the West Midlands may sell before general sale. Plymouth is a guarantee to be free...

For all the penny pinching they do, all the focus on finances, it's incredible that they seemingly don't care about losing so many paying customers.