https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24139093.blackburn-rovers-john-eustace-exciting-zak-gilsenan/ Love it. Some one (either at LT, rovers or JE side) must be checking this forum We have been asking about Gilsenan and he answers. I'm impressed with the response too tbf. JE seems to be aware of him and already started training sessions with the first team. Hope to see gilsenan in the squad soon

Interesting listening to his interview on here He mentions a few times about " the last 12 months" and how he didn't agree with things or like things but "stayed professional" quite clever that jdt didn't rate him/trust him https://www.rovers.co.uk/videos/

There have been a few changes in strategy since Eustace’s arrival in East Lancashire, one of those being from goal kicks. Pears has tended to go longer in recent weeks whereas he previously looked to play out from the back at every opportunity. “I don’t mind it,” he said. “Whatever the manager wants to do, I will do it. “My legs are a bit knackered kicking 30 balls a game from not doing it! No, I am fine with it and the lads seem pretty good with it. “We have got a good target man in (Sam) Gallagher so if he wants us to kick it a bit more, that is fine with me.” Fairly clear what JE ball is about

Agreed. Lucky Pickering is back for this weekend. Hopefully he can start

I feel for O'Brien and the other players we know (and don't know about) who have been fucked by this. The one thing that will happen is our recruitment reputation is down the loo. Can't imagine many players wanting to risk a deal with rovers after this shit show. So venkys win. They don't even have to avoid spending money. Players and agents won't deal with us in fear of an obrien situation, sitting waiting for a month to find out they aren't registered and can't play here.

I don't think the last 4 games under jdt make an ounce of difference when it comes to his overall tenure and the context behind the last month or so, he wouldn't have quit if it wasnt so toxic at the club, a shit Jan window, being blocked from speaking to media ( that's just the QPR game ) etc etc. Come on. Bit naive to compare JE first 3 games (2 draws and a loss) to JDT last 3 games.

I'm surprised venkys even bought the red guy... Unless JE pinched it from Brum?!

Thanks mate. Much appreciated.

Yep. Says a lot about Moran. Can't even start ahead of him. I wonder if we have to play Ayari as part of his loan agreement

Having watched him for 50 odd mins live I have to say. I can see why they let us loan him. We are such a generous club to take others players and give them mins. I see he trained with first team again today...

Any updates from anyone/sources? Amazed that the Wharton sale went through and we didn't immediately see images of the venkys shopping for another property in Manchester

Interesting reading what Pears has to say about the manner in which we have been conceding goals all season and wondering what JE can do to make these players defend better, pears says they have got to do their jobs better, wonder if JE holds them to account individually?

Haha. Start him in mf to replace adam

Remember when jdt joined and for about a month we either won or lost? Maybe je will only get draws for the next month?!

Gilsenan should be in the squad going fwd. Only problem is as soon as he starts doing well they will cash in

Changed that for you mate

Exactly I think you miss my point The games JE has coached us so far have been dross and we got 1 point out of 6 so not exactly worth praising JE for "playing defensive" football

Let's see how the season unfolds. It's in his hands..I hope he does well because it means we do well. But let's see. A surprise win at Norwich would be lovely

Pickering back is great news

Just re reading the Lt article "The 26-year-old didn't start any of the matches over the busy festive period and has completed 90 minutes once since November 10. Travis hasn't started a Championship match in central midfield since October the first, a 4-1 home defeat to Leicester City. Since, he's been used as a substitute or to fill in for injuries and suspensions at full-back." Crazy. I wonder if JDT wasn't allowed to play him due to costs ? I've read about that elsewhere, the most public one was Oxlaide at arsenal who had to be subbed before 75mins otherwise arsenal has to pay more, not saying that's the same but something like that perhaps in his contract, if he plays x games the he gets a bonus or something, knowing how the club are with money and they were so keen to get him off the books "The 26-year-old, with just shy of 200 league appearances for the club, " Maybe if he played that 200th game he was due a bonus?

I agree with all above..just wondering if we go back to the issue. We loaned out Travis because we had tronstad and Travis was falling out with jdt over playing time. Why did we sign tronstad ? Or why didn't we sell Travis in the summer once we bought tronstad? Also why is Travis our club captain?

Perhaps,but let's not forget all the wins jdt did get us and jdt didn't have gally, hedges, dolan or jrc for most of the past few months. He was playing attractive footy without many of our first team players. His style of playing could have got us 6 points out of those games against Cardiff and Brum with those players back in the team. Those games were dross and we got 1 point out of 6 so not exactly worth praising JE for playing defensive.

Haha. I'm not sure this is the right thread for that one. We should have got promoted but we didn't. FFS. Who would have thought back then we would still be here.. Back to the thread.. We beat Norwich 5-0 at home on the weekend

Bit shit to watch tho mate.. and if we can't beat teams around us like Cardiff and Birmingham..

That says something doesn't it. Our defender kept us steady but that's all we expect from the squad ATM. We should be beating Cardiff but oh well