I think that's the issue - the more his style beds in, the worse we are.

I can't wait to see him smiling away in the interview. He doesn't give a fuck. Neither do half the team. We won't finish top half.

Clueless tactics and a team with no fight or passion. This lot deserve chasing off the pitch. Another local derby, another absolute no-show. Travis is an absolute shadow of his former self too. Mola looks like he won a raffle to play. If this is 'adding value' then the game is gone.

It's quite galling seeing him grin away as he describes how he feels. Also noticed how he often gets asked a question and just always goes off on a tangent unrelated to the question. Interviews don't bother me too much but disappointing to see.

The players looked surprised at the end when they meekly came over to the away end and the applause was drowned out by boos and some choice words from the supporters. That, combined with them being serenaded with a 'you're fucking shit' from the home fans as they went off will hopefully trigger some sort of self reflection.

What about the other 2,250 fans who supported the team, didn’t act the bellend and were rewarded with utter dross?

I was very young this season, but remember the Wednesday game well. Also bought a 'two horse race' VHS, which showed the season up until Christmas time when Rovers were fighting for the title. Fair to say they didn't release a part 2! We also thumped Leicester (I think) 5-3 that season, remember racing into a 5-0 lead and being delighted that my hero Colin Hendry had scored. 98-99 was more miserable, again my age means any memories are sketchy but remember the 4-3 defeat at home to Chelsea being a heartbreaker (referee was a wanker too) and remember hearing Roy had been sacked on the radio after the Southampton game.

On my birthday too. Was a long train back to Cardiff!

I'd agree with the point about the comments towards his other half. Some very weird comments, mocking her when we win etc - doesn't paint us in a good light.

I'm torn on Szmodics starting or not. His work rate is second to none and might be valuable in a game where we'll lack the ball and will need a player to press and try and force counters. Will Hedges provide that to the same extent? And will Hedges drop in o the midfield to shore things up? Genuinely unsure! Inverted wing backs would be a gamble. Don't know enough about their wingers to say whether it's a good shout, but also love how Pickering/Brereton link up down the side and think Brittain ended up stifling Brereton at Coventry. We also need to get some balls into the box.

Great comments from him, and good to see his ambition regarding promotion. Almost certain he's off in summer, but we expected that anyway. I don't understand the resignation some have in losing him in January - I am very confident he will still be a Rovers player come February, Venky's are stubborn and I suspect they'll only waver if JDT/Broughton wish for him to be sold - which I cannot see if we are knocking on the door for promotion. Seems to me JDT is keeping expectations in check publicly but behind closed doors is firing the players up for a promotion push. Either that, or BBD has ambitions beyond the rest of the group.

Impossible to predict, as we just don't know which Rovers will turn up. We have the tools to trouble them - the ball in behind to Brereton, the physicality of Gallagher, a few decent set piece options. However, we could easily be passive and watch the game pass us by as we've seen in so many away games. A big worry for me is the occasion - when we've been up against it in other away games, we've retreated into our shells and our lack of points from losing positions is testament to this. How will the team respond to an 'up for it', partisan home crowd?

We haven't even equalised in a league game since April, let alone actually earned a point! And in that game (Coventry) we still contrived to concede a 97th minute equaliser. I'm not sure how much of it is mentality and how much tactics. Clearly we did nothing to change the game tactically at Coventry this time, but any adversity seems to sap the confidence of our team at the moment. It's a real worry.

I don't think it's fair at all to expect promotion - that's why I was surprised there's been mentions of them expecting it!

Is he? If he's under pressure to achieve promotion then that contradicts what he/Broughton have said. Talk of needing multiple transfer windows and talk of projects/inconsistency doesn't strike me as a club pressuring him to achieve promotion. I sincerely hope he achieves it mind. But doesn't feel like there's masses of pressure (yet).

The issue when Ayala plays is his lack of pace seems to lead to us sitting too deep. That increases the gaps between our defence and midfield and contributes to our inability to play it out from the back.

Burnley seem to find a way to win. A few fortuitous decisions - the red card seemed a bit harsh to me, and never a Burnley throw in for the 3rd goal - although they still had a lot to do from there and the defending by the Rotherham full back was schoolboy. It shows their title credentials again, but at the same time gives me hope that we have a chance next week. Rotherham scored twice and apparently looked threatening, which might hint at us getting some joy on the counter. We'll have to be miles better than we were at Coventry, though. Can see any score in this one. We could get thumped, could finally break the draw barren spell or we could do something special. One thing's for certain, I won't be resting easily until the final whistle is blown. I wish we had the same 'never say die' attitude as them.

It might be 3.5-4 hours in the car to Cardiff, but it's longer on a coach. But that's me indulging your belief that 7am on New Years Day is an appropriate time to set off. I would wager most coaches are leaving between 5 and 6am. I live in Cardiff and it's an extremely long journey up to Blackburn - I've endured the 5.5 hours of Megabus hell from Cardiff to Manchester far too many times. Chaddy, I don't want to labour the point, but this isn't about you. Yes, public transport might be getting worse. But for some people it's their only way of getting to the game. Yes, they could snap up one of the limited official travel spots, but what if they don't live close to the Cardiff City Stadium? And, again - this might not apply to you - but some people enjoy a drink or 2 on New Years Eve. Even after a couple you wouldn't really be fit/legal to drive until well into the morning, ruling out any chance of those people driving at 7am for the midday kick off. Obviously, they could choose not to have a beer at 12 bells, but I'm just trying to labour the point about how a midday kick off on that day particularly is an absolute nightmare for fans. It's going round and round in circles. Thankfully, I'm not too affected. I'm away on New Years Day and on Boxing Day I'll swallow the early get up and jump on a coach to Sunderland. However, that doesn't mean I don't feel sympathy for people who are affected. Honestly, they could move the Burnley v Rovers match so it's played on the moon next weekend and you'd defend it because you're not going anyway. Sometimes it's nice to think of other people - I'm actually startled at your total lack of awareness and self-absorbed responses to every post.

As long as when you do attend more away games you don't grumble for one second when there's a kick off time that doesn't suit you. After all, it's just how it is isn't it? And people complained in the past about our games being moved for Sky, this isn't a new complaint. I accept that games can be moved, but expecting Cardiff fans to set off at 5am on New Year's Day is grossly unfair. If the shoes on the other foot next year I'll be grumbling. And noon on Boxing Day is also a pain. I don't think I've ever seen a more self-indulgent set of posts in my entire life. So dismissive of fans who travel the length and breadth of the country to support their team. Given your love for Rovers and presumably football in general, I thought you'd give even a small concern for the supporters. Seems not - as long as it doesn't bother you! As for 'firstly, don't use public transport' - IT ISN'T ALL ABOUT YOU. Some people don't/can't drive. Some people like a beer. Just because you don't use public transport doesn't mean you can't show empathy for other people. It's actually scary how you can't see it in multiple posts.

As long as it doesn't inconvenience you Chaddy, that's all that matters.

I agree - the inability to adapt and swallow pride is frustrating. We saw the same at Luton, Reading, Sheffield United, Wigan and Cardiff. That's 6 games now where we've struggled away and done nothing to try and fix it, at least not until too late. If we play like that next week we get thumped. There has to be more intensity. And whilst fans have been patient, it won't be easily forgiven in that game. As an aside, heard from a few people our fans were shocking last night. I know the game went bad but usually pretty vocal on the road.

The strangest comment, when asked about why he left subs so late, was because 'the subs could see the gaps'. Why couldn't they see the gaps 20 minutes earlier? Maybe the Lancs Live text update paraphrased poorly, but to give Dack and co 8 minutes was criminal given how little we created.

Huge barometer of progress tonight. Hopeful we can continue our good form. Until recently we had issues delivering good performances away from home, and especially struggled to follow up a weekend win with a midweek performance. I am hopeful things have changed for the better. COYB!

Feel for Cardiff fans - 12pm on New Years Day for what is already a mammoth drive.

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