I work with a Watford fan and his memories of Ismael are some stunning wins and performances as well as some dismal runs of form. Sounds very familiar but these are different circumstances, different players and a fresh club so I'm hoping for more the Barnsley version and less the West Brom.

Loads of experience. A fairly uninspiring but safe 'ish'' appointment. Pretty much becoming a standard Venky managerial appointment in the mould of Mowbray and, to a lesser extent, Eustace. Nothing to get particularly excited about, Nothing to get particularly despondent about.

Perfectly pithy and very much appreciated.

Just dipped in for my daily attempt to update myself on the Managerial situation. As with the biannual transfer thread it's barely readable. From what I could glean yesterday we were having a meltdown about Karanka. For the sake of clarity and to save me wading through pages of hysterical nonsense can somebody let me know who we are having a meltdown about today?

On this day 2 years ago Luton under Rob Edwards were 5th in the Championship..........

In my experience Rovers fans from areas East of Blackburn couldn't care less about preston. They're like Reading or Charlton.

Being from the Accy area I have a lot of experience of Dingles. Worked with them, played Football against them, never had one as a mate. Summat not right about them. When we were enjoying our halcyon days in the mid 90s I still rejoiced when they got beat. I'd get " you're in the Prem but obsessed with us" I'd reply "I'm not obsessed, I'll just always fucking hate you."

To be fair, I hate b*ly more than I love Rovers.

So, so satisfying.

3-1 inbreds. I'll take that, I just couldn't cope with a hammering.

This is home to tin foil hat wearing doom mongers. It's the counter balance to the boot licking Venky toadies elsewhere.

Oh, I do apologise.....

Last week the club was "messing Szmodics about" and risking being stuck with a player that wants to leave. This week we're having a meltdown because Szmodics is moving to a Premier League club..........as if nothing like that has never happened before 😵‍💫

My posting on here has been so sporadic that I'd forgotten the 'ignore' function.

Give it a rest.

I may have posted this last year but I think it bears repeating. Even accepting that the Issa Brrothers are only football fans to the extent that they like Liverpool, surely it shouldn't be beyond the wit of semi competent Commercial Department to pitch that a sponsorship deal with Euro Garages would be mutually beneficial for Blackburn's two pre-eminent businesses?

There was a time when our shirt sponsors were Insutance giants who relinquished their privilege to a multi national Micro Chip producer. Now a Vape company makes way for the local place where you go when you get nicked for drink driving or want your divorce sorting. But, you know, let's be grateful to the Roa family for their careful stewardship of our club.

A few weeks after we'd won the League Cup and playing some Champaign football. Not many would have predicted our fall from grace at that point.

I looked up the Fulham home game from 2002 as I needed the date and remembered being at Ewood that day. Just look at that attendance! It actually makes me feel quite sad.

I've supported the club since 1975. It's been a massive part of my life but but early this season I decided to turn my back on it. At my age you don't want things in your life that make you angry and upset. You cut those things out of your life if you can so I did. I live overseas but was home earlier this year. I didn't want to go to Ewood but went to spend the day with my mates. I saw the Norwich, Millwall and Plymouth games. Awful, just awful. Such a terrible atmosphere at Ewood, so depressing. I don't blame the current manager, he's clearly limited but what can he do with that shower and a dysfunctional club? Ultimately we stayed up by virtue of a freak result. Were Leicester at it? If they weren't then we have that to thank for our undeserved survival. I have a horrible feeling of foreboding about the club's future. I believe next season will be catastrophic. I might check in around October to see if my worst fears are being confirmed. Otherwise life is too short to be made sad and depressed by a football club. Fuck Venkys, utter scum.

I migrated to Australia in 2009 and was delighted when, a few years later, Rovers took part in a pre season tournament in Sydney. I felt quite pleased with myself having flown to watch Rovers from my new home in Adelaide but hubris deflated my ego when I saw Birdy and his Mrs strolling around Circular Quay! Amazing! A true 'Super Fan'. R.I.P.

Sadly Jack's family wanted the moolah and couldn't get their hands on the Rupees quick enough.

Adelaide based here. I'm trying to wean myself of Rovers though as as following the club makes me sad and angry. Life is too short.

I wonder if our Commercial Department got on the blower to Autolab? It's a Blackburn company which, apparently, supplies high end vehicles to Footballers. It would seem like a good fit and nothing like as cringe as a Vaping company.

I certainly don't want Rovers to go cap in hand to the Issa brothers but is it beyond the club to sell them a mutually beneficial commercial partnership on the basis that their various businesses and Rovers are Blackburn based entities with a national profile? Apparently it is. This sponsorship is very disappointing. I'm sceptical about the anti vaping propaganda but I just feel that vaping is poorly regarded and percieved which reflects negatively on the club. Such a poxy logo that looks terrible on our shirt too.