Ismael being a long ball merchant doesn't put me off, we've a 6ft 5 striker who'd win an aerial duel against a totem pole The bigger concern is he's bang average and his success at Barnsley came from squad depth

I see Nils Freidriksen has taken Paul Ince's management style to new heights

Should've used the Soggy/Dennis money for Johansen at stoke

This team selection and performance influences a comically small amount of the decision on the next manager

The worst bit is we're still 3 to 4 weeks from a new manager. They've got to go to judges houses then live shows before we find out who's won

If Pears has an ego than the whole 'keepers always have a screw loose' gets a bonus point

Professional cone picker upper and patter on back who learnt his trade from Tony Mowbray can't pick his team properly and errs on the side of caution when faced with a problem that requires ambition and being brave More news at 10

Yorkshire fisheries getting a seeing to post match

That is in fact eleven Blackburn rovers players, supplemented by a further 9. That's about all I can say

Hands up here then, I might have been cynically presuming that was his level too (as an attacker)

His best season for us was further up the field in league one I believe

Is it odd as a fully grown man with no kids I'm a bit gutted I couldn't go? He's clearly a confidence player, let's have a meet and greet palava every week with him and Pears

From best to worst outcome it would be A foreign manager who is too naive/uninformed about Venkys, capable and competent to see out this season A young ambitious manager who sees the gig for what it is, and rides it out for 12 months An experienced manager successful 5+ years ago, especially with championship experience, who for some reason will work with this lot. Either ignorant or obvious

With each turning manager of late has come a tag line - project, development then experience. All have them in turn been offered the stats quo and mediocrity as a constant. Maybe this is a big brain move. Go for someone mediocre and happy to maintain the status quo - and inadvertently get a developing project leading to a great experience?

With some of the names you're hearing you can only point to Waggot penny pinching. I mean Luis Boa Morte, he must've been googling where to get a manager for a Guinea....