JDT made some odd subs, but to suggest Mowbray will beat us every week when we should have been out of sight after 30 mins seems an odd comment to make. If TMs game plan was to hope we miss guilt edge chances and give away a stupid penalty then his plan did succeed, but somehow I don't think that was it. They improved second half mind, but even then we were wasteful. Very poor subs by us and that's on JDT, but we were playing them off the park first half.

You'd hope so, but he continues to give Dolan chances to disappoint. It's a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.

Very concerned by some of the new signings. Leo not trusted behind Pears, Ennis a sicknote, Telalovic a last resort with the game done (despite there being no striker on the pitch), Tronstad relegated to the reserves. Moran looks alright but final ball/shot a lot to be desired, and bloody hell we better hope Sigurdsson is a player.

JDT has to take some blame for those substitutions. Wharton off for Garrett who repaid him with a horrendous booking. Dolan looking like a raffle winner up front, a genuinely garbage player.

Moran been one of our better players imo. Although like some others he faded as half wore on, although not as dramatically as Hedges.

Hedges has no footballing brain. Some poor decision making from him in both boxes.

This football is a joy to watch.

Any idea when the navy kit is back on sale? It's down as 'pre order' and mentions a few weeks to wait, but not sure if that is regularly updated.

Not too sure about that. They might overwhelm a few teams in the league, but I reckon at least 14 teams in that league would happily go toe to toe with them and beat them. Only Luton and Sheffield United have much to fear from them, and the latter demonstrated last year that they're easily got at if you target their weaknesses. I don't think they'll go down, mind.

Gibson has a history of being trigger happy. I would agree that they should stick with Carrick, though.

Last season we got better as the season went on - results didn't bear fruit but JDT's stamp was evident and we developed an identity. As people have said above, if our new lads show the same trajectory and adaptation to JDT's ideas, we have the potential to do something pretty special. I keep forgetting we signed Sigurdsson - if he hits the ground running then it solves one of the huge problems we have in the final third. I'm very excited to see how it all pans out.

I remember when you'd go to any local town and see our season tickets advertised on buses, bus shelters and billboards. Nowadays I (as a non-renewing ST due to geographical issues) get the occasional email and we are extremely shy about marketing our football team in our own bloody town! The frustrating thing is we do quite a lot right with making the matchday experience an enjoyable one. I might be wrong but there's good facilities for kids and games rooms, but they do nothing to get those fans through the gates. I used to have hordes of schoolkids near me in the BBE upper when I was a young lad - often to my annoyance, but I reckon a good percentage of these fans caught the bug and became Rovers fans for life. Our focus is on bleeding dry the die-hards, an approach that has no long term feasibility.

That's true - a lack of critical thinking will be on show!

We do have a sizeable minority of fans who love nothing more than lambasting their fellow fans. People love to push forward the 'Ewood is a jury' quote, but our fans have always felt pretty patient to me. A few moans here and there but par for the course with football supporters.

This decision was the final straw from me. He's bullshitted his way through hiking season ticket prices and other costcutting to the detriment of fans, but shutting down our main 'stand' for what must be tiny benefit (but more likely detriment) is idiotic, brainless and uncaring. I hope he gets an attendance worthy of his dickhead decision.

I think he talked really well, but there is still considerable uncertainty. As far as I'm concerned, if the downsizing continues and we continue to need to make cutbacks, it will end in one way and that's relegation. This isn't me being pessimistic, but when you constantly make savings you are one decision away from failure, whether it be a poor manager or a replacement not being up to it. That won't happen when JDT is manager, but as we saw when Coyle came in (after a couple of summers of inept recruitment), it can come quickly. I do feel GB is doing the best job he can under the circumstances but we are relying on him pulling rabbits out of the hat currently.

I've shared stands with them at various times, including a 1-1 draw at Ewood in 2014. Not a hint of trouble at any of the games, and that reputation is very much a thing of the past - mainly since they left Ninian Park. Nothing about Cardiff to suggest they couldn't be segregated the same way we always have done. That being said, I'm not advocating an even more embarrassing closure of a 3rd stand!

Great to get an insight into life under the various managers. His departure another sorry tale in the levelling down of this football club.

I've only just seen this and I am absolutely flabbergasted. Having one stand open will reduce the crowd considerably, hammer the atmosphere and make us look absolutely tinpot. Cardiff will be shooting towards their fans second half, we will be shooting towards a void of blue seats. It's absolutely stupid and I hope those in a position to communicate it do so robustly.

GB interview upcoming with local media on Wednesday.

"People can believe me or not, but I'm actually being paid £690,000-per-week"

Henderson interview out - load of guff about not moving to Saudi for money, wanting to make a positive change and he's sorry people feel he's turned his back on a lot of the causes/people he seemed to care so deeply about. I'd have a lot more respect for him if he said 'the money was daft and I had to take it' rather than the crap he's come out with today. He's getting pelters all over social media so don't think the PR exercise has had the desired effect.

He had a decent game vs Watford, but the ones calling him a 'hero' probably aren't the ones who want him replaced. 'Hero' is very hyperbolic - I'd save that sort of description for Friedel at the Emirates, not Pears making a few decent saves that you'd be pretty disappointed if he conceded from. History tells us he's just as likely to follow up his poor performance with another - when his confidence goes he just falls apart. We saw it Saturday, we saw it at Wigan and we've seen it in similar runs before. It isn't fair to attribute all the blame on him (S.Wharton was woeful for their 3rd) but 2 mistakes, both of which resulted in a goal are going to raise questions. He got very lucky with another one as well

Bloody hell. Awful from Wharton for their 1st. Looked totally disinterested - you have to get your body behind it. 2nd goal - poor from Pears. Then he puts his arms up as if he's appealing for offside? 3rd goal - calamitous from Pears but that 2nd 'header' from S.Wharton is so bloody timid. A couple of poor misses shown too.

I think JDT has done well, but what makes you think he's so in demand? He took us to 7th, a slight improvement on 8th the season before. Yes we lost players, but that's happened before. As well as some very high profile thumpings on the tele - see Burnley/PNE. He has a good track record before us and I'm confident he will be a top manager, but Boro need someone who will hit the ground running and I'll be shocked if they go for JDT. That being said, I might be wrong - but sincerely hope he stays. As for not being backed - I am inclined to agree, but we did bring a fair few in. It looks worse at the moment as half of them are injured.