A boring question, but has anyone who purchased a membership got their points allocated yet? I chose the wrong option, rang to change it but ended up with 0 points (awarded and deducted 25). Kind of defeats the object - they said they'd sort it soon but wasn't sure if it was a widespread issue or due to me selecting wrong option.

The Blackburn End looks sparser than ever. Even no1 is pretty empty compared to usual. Suggests perhaps more in the Jack Walker? 18 daily sales in phase 2 is a complete failure. The cynic tells me we needed the cash flow early to keep going, explaining the inexplicable price hikes and lack of time/paydays to really see the benefits of a price reduction.

The Fulham and Bournemouth fans are very vocal on social media about their disdain for him - not seen many (we have a few mind) managers more vocally disliked, especially after being gone a short while. Their squad should be good enough to go back up but who knows? No idea if they'll sell anyone or if anyone or much merit left already. My gut feeling is it'll be Leeds and West Brom in the top 2 with Boro, Luton and Burnley not far behind.

Don't think the Dunn equaliser was either. The two above definitely weren't. I'll be shocked if it isn't on sky this year though given the huge increase in televised games and Burnley being a relegated side.

Whilst it's still a pathetic amount, the tweet below suggests the budget was £100k before and is unchanged. It doesn't change the fact it's a woeful amount, but if it has always been £100k it would suggest a lack of interest in funding women's football from the club rather than this decision (ignoring the others) being due to cash flow issues.

My dingle friend tells me the natives are imploring their overlords to cut our allocation this year in response to the 2023 game. Not sure there's much more reduction to be had tbh, but will be interesting to see! At Ewood, I'd personally give them 10% or a reciprocal percentage than what we get at Turf Moor. But can't say I'm particularly arsed now, I'd take 7,000 visitors and a 1-0 win 😂

The issue is this year any late renewers are rewarded by a £80 price hike, so can't see loads doing it. Just giving people June payday could have got more through the gates.

Coincided perfectly with me moving away from Cardiff after living there for 13 years - cheers lads!

For the 'there shouldn't be any under 23 tickets' brigade, where do you think an appropriate cut off point is? 21? 18? No cut off and everyone pays the same? Urging people to 'graft' is one thing, but I personally have no qualms with a discount for an age group that is typically far less well off than other age groups. Obviously there are exceptions, but if someone has spent 5 years training to be a doctor (obviously little time for a part time job!) I am happy for them to pay less. Likewise there are students and apprentices who will only just be getting a half decent wage if they're lucky. Sadly the economic climate is very different than what it has been in the past. The 18-23 age range are probably very vulnerable to dropping off from the football (moving away etc) so I see no commercial sense in further alienating people them and cutting off our nose even further to spite our face!

Must admit I bought a ST after a year off last year. Moving to NI has brought along an even stronger Rovers patriotism, even though I won't go much. Suppose I can share with my brother. Added to wanting tickets for the dingles away, I made the silly decision to renew. Moving away really does make the love burn a bit brighter!

I agree with Chaddy. Next week is payday and the fixtures are announced. Why not try and get a few more buying them then rather than hiking it by £80. I personally am on the fence - a big part of my decision is seeing if Burnley away clashes with my wedding. But by the time I find out there will be a huge price hike. So whilst this is a very selfish reason, I genuinely believe you'll get some starting to regain the 'bug' when they see the fixtures and local derby dates (not that they are typically kind to us).

Early bird is a joke, and was typically implemented when season tickets went on sale well before the end of the season. I wish someone would see sense and not bother with early bird and instead retain consistent pricing. People have had one payday to get the money together. I know that I personally start getting the bug more as the season nears closer, transfers happen (maybe not in our case) and the fixture list is out, yet we've put a big blocker on any fence sitters by ramping up prices as the season edges closer. Having the early bird window shut a few days before most people are paid is also brainless - yes they might squeeze a bit of extra cash from some, but they run the risk of alienating others. If someone is wavering, that price increase or the feeling of 'ah I could have got it cheaper' could be enough to dissuade them. The window for purchasing at a decent enough price is small enough, especially given it's during the 'football fatigue' period, where I personally tried to forget about football after a largely miserable campaign. The Euros may focus minds again but also most people will be focusing on England rather than thinking about the dross we will likely serve up next season.

Fair enough!

Gallagher is the king of hiding behind the defender. Even under JDT chances rarely fell to him and throughout various managers he doesn't miss *that* many chances (obviously had a few horror shows ie Reading away). It's either a lack of anticipation, fear of missing or both, but for a big lad he is very rarely in the right place at the right time. When in the first team Leonard missed a few but he made the runs and presented himself in attacking positions - Gally doesn't do that.

I'd drop Dom Hyam 100%. Or do you think we simply have to play 5 defenders? We didn't at Boro and played well. Id be comfortable playing 4 at the back vs Wednesday, especially if it adds a bit more steel in midfield - we completely lost the battle in there. And ah, 3 shots on target! Ignore me, I forgot what a barnstorming display it was - Wednesday were clearly lucky not to ship a hatful! Quick question Chaddy - at 3-1 down, would you have sacrificed a defender for a more attacking player or were you happy with our attacking play and continued with 5 in defence? And if so, would you have waited until an injury in the 75th minute to make said change?

The thing with individual errors is that better managers see less of them. It isn't 'luck' of misfortune. Allardyce came in after Ince and the stupid errors reduced considerably. And yes, I fully agree. Creating the square root of fuck all against a team as defensively poor as Wednesday really isn't a good sign. Yesterday felt a bit like that Forest game in 99.

Being pessimistic, WBA could be all but assured of a play off spot by then and Millwall also have nothing to play for. Hopefully West Brom really want 5th! Birmingham playing a Norwich team last who could be sure of their play off spot is also a concern, especially given their manager's track record.

To compound it, he stuck with 5 at the back until Wharton was injured. There was no indication he planned on a change of shape beforehand and was happy for us to stick with 5 at the back at 3-1 down. Conscious of goal difference perhaps? Piss poor either way. We were 3-1 down at home to a team in 23rd! I know the bench is crap, but he then waited until the 85th minute to make a treble sub. He had watched Wednesday control the game for 40 minutes that half with us barely laying a glove on them and did nothing. We may and should see a different approach next year, but right now he isn't filling me with confidence. We don't even know what league we will be playing in! The odd solid performance but 2 stinkers in 3 games when the pressure's on isn't a glowing endorsement of his managerial ability, although our soft bunch of players are no doubt huge contributory factors as well. I was extremely complimentary after Leeds and other games, but Bristol City/Wednesday are both borderline unforgivable. Even he-who-shall-not-be-named got a win at Old Trafford and I dearly hope this isn't his equivalent. One thing I will say - we seem to play better against better teams. That is the only thing giving me hope that there is some element of tactical nous or acumen there. And given we will probably be the worst team in the league next year (if we stay up) then it might bode well.... I think I'll be switching off his interviews now though, even by football manager's standards his last one was absolutely infuriating. Those grins will come back to haunt him if we go down.

Yep, no idea why next season is being discussed when we don't even know what league we're in yet! You'd expect our tactical approach to be different if we are playing Sheffield United compared to bloody Shrewsbury for starters. I know half the players are on the beach already but I don't even want to think about next year, we have 2 games to save our skin. I can't wait for this season to be over.

He looked proud as punch in his interview. I know it's just an interview, but it really concerns me about how he interacts with players - it can't be all back pats and smiles, there needs to be some harsh truths. My biggest concern though is he (and many players) don't seem to understand the gravity of the situation they find themselves in. Very little acknowledgement we could go down. Positivity is one thing but there seems to be no urgency and it'll probably only dawn on them when we are sat in 22nd with 5 minutes left at Leicester.

It felt negative given we had 1, maybe 2 shots on target. 5 at the back is much more suited to when we expect to surrender possession, but yesterday played perfectly into their hands.

Draw at best. I really can't see us winning - let's not forget we've won 2 in 15, 1 of which was a hugely impressive smash and grab but with plenty of good fortune to help us out. We are yet to win at home under the current gaffer, but the only sprinkling of hope is that our better home performances have come against teams in the top half - Southampton, Ipswich and Norwich. I also have no idea what formation he will play. 5 at the back suits games like Leeds away, but is it good enough at home when we need to be on the front foot? Perhaps Coventry are a better side and being more cautious will help us. What a depressing thought! I must admit I am flittering between caring and not caring. The club has beaten any hope out of me, and staying up this season may just delay the inevitable. No doubt we'd get relegated at Turf Moor just to cap off the shit show that is our club at the moment. I expect a defeat and Eustace to be smiling in his presser talking about togetherness.

Didn't realise you basically posted the same! Apologies.

I'm guessing his answer is 'no', but I'd also wager he doesn't have thousands of people cheering him on at his workplace every week. Unless he's a lucky man I'd also wager he doesn't get paid tens of thousands per week for the privilege only to put in substandard effort.

How many tickets have we sold?