Since the 5-0 to the Dingles, their record is W3, D1 L0 the draw was away at Sunderland, they beat Millwall, West Brom, & Liverpool, all at home Some would say that it has started to click for the new manager The optimist in me says that their winning run is only home games (so far) https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/plymouth-argyle/spielplandatum/verein/2262

Wellens is in a job, so surely he, along with anyone else currently in employment, is very unlikely to happen When was the last time Rovers paid compensation for a manager because we had poached him from elsewhere? I can only think of Appleton during the entire Venkys saga, and that seems to have scared them off doing it again

The new favourite then, cheaper than Boateng

Yep, in the academy 2018 apparently, originally as U13s coach, wonder how many of those he coached are still here? They should be about 19 by now, so maybe Litherland, Atcheson etc https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2018/september/boateng-joins-academy-coaching-staff/ He was gone within a year to Villa though https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17800970.rovers-youth-coach-leaves-aston-villa/

Its going to be him isn't it? Because he is likely the cheapest option in terms of both his own wage, and also he wont have his own expensive managerial team Not saying he will be good/bad/meh/whatever, but cost is going to be the primary factor

No apologies needed 🙂 RE the bold bit - That would be the case if we had owners that had any ambition, There is potentially another "lower effort" way If there are no (or very few) players on realistic Championship wages (and unless things change, by the summer of 2027, there will not be), then the size of the sale/s needed to remain self sufficient becomes much smaller, especially if the majority of the squad is made up by academy graduates on a few hundred or a couple of grand a week. Obviously this is Venkys/Waggott etc all, so they may not have factored a further drop in income from attendance/merchandise etc as more fans lose interest It is also entirely possible that your final paragraph is the case

I said I think that "something " will happen in 2027, not this summer, my hope is that Venkys pack up and leave at that time It could just as easily (and probably more likely) be that the "something" in summer 2027 is that is the date that the club has to be completely self sufficient in Venkys eyes, hence no senior players are contracted beyond that point

I genuinely think that Venkys either cannot or will not commit to these, which is a major part of why Eustace is no longer here Edit - The fact that all but 2 players are not contracted beyond 2027 (and no effort seems to be being made to extend contracts beyond this point), seems to me to indicate that (barring an unlikely promotion by that time) "something" will happen that summer. Hopefully that "something" is Venkys planned exit from the club

Limited minds you say? A few there suggesting he is given the job for the rest of the season

Something along those lines

Wasn't that a tony Mowbray quote?

I would maybe add Benson to that list too, Johnson I think gets a pass because of his playing history with Rovers, but it seems that all 3 offer something to the coaching set up

That was the first and only instance I ever can recall being more optimistic about something Rovers related than Chaddy, I had to do a lot of soul searching in those days and weeks, just to be sure that I had not gone off the deep end

One takeaway for me is as good a player as Beck is, and as good as he will be, Rovers are unbalanced defensively when both he and Brittain are in the same side (in the current tactical set up) Rovers have really missed Pickering, and Ribeiro looks to be similar in style in that he can slide over to create that 3rd centre back, making us harder to pick off on the break. That being said, that was with Eustace's tactical set up (and last night was largely based on the same system) I do hope that whoever the new head coach is, they do not get ideas about completely ripping up the blueprint at this stage of the season with the current players. and save any revolutionary ideas until the summer at least

I do, so that I can watch them live when I am in mainland Europe 😉 but I was under the impression that the replays were free if you were registered (appreciate I may be wrong now you mention that). Suppose you could check by registering as a free user and seeing if you can watch one of the replays from last week

Do yourself a favour and watch the full game back when Rovers post it on their website. Really good team performance (hopefully a siege mentality that will carry on throughout the rest of the season), tactics spot on, & Gueye was immense, he was everywhere.

Who had "David Lowe managerial masterclass" on their bingo card? Or "Gueye turns into Drogba"?

He did his knee in during his 2nd game for Chesterfield and will be out for most of the remainder of the season.

Hopefully someone has been clever somewhere (highly unlikely I know), and their release clauses are huge

Either way, it matters not at this stage, Stockport only won 4-1 so Rovers are through no matter which set of rules was correct

Starts this evening for Markanday - won 3-0 - withdrawn 15 mins from time with the score at 3-0 Garrett - drew 0-0 - withdrawn 20 mins from time with the score at 0-0 Batty - lost 1-0 - withdrawn with an injury just before half time with the score at 1-0 O'Riordan - lost 3-0 Olson - drew 2-2 Not involved in matchday squad Duru - won 2-1 - Duru is currently injured Bell - won 3-1 - his loan is due to end this weekend Game postponed Wood Play Wednesday Goddard - drew 1-1 - won on pens - Goddard not involved due to still being injured

We would be better off with the U12s managing us

Carter is the closest and could be involved against Plymouth Argyle at the weekend, though Eustace stated he wouldn't be rushed. He could also featured for the Under-21s before then to build some fitness after three months out. Tronstad and Ohashi are slightly further behind but should return before the end of February. That would leave only Harry Pickering, expected back after the March international break, and Scott Wharton on the treatment table. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24922883.blackburn-rovers-contract-latest-positive-injury-boost/

and Gallagher for £5M, Armstrong was £1.5M- £2M big wages on both of those above, + Downing, Holtby, Kaminski, Dacks 2nd contract (the one he signed whilst injured the first time) wasn't Mulgrew also signed up to a bumper deal and then cast aside shortly afterwards?

Who is to say that whoever the new man is will play anyone in the 10/Cantwell role? I'd go with a back 3, Tronstad to replace Buckley when he is back, Gueye up top winning knock downs, flick ons etc, Dennis and Kargbo in and around him, Ribeiro apparently played as left centre back when he was in Poland Pears Hyam Batth Ribeiro Brittain Travis Buckley Beck Dennis Kargbo Gueye