Who's being a misery? Sunday was a depressing experience, even if I wasn't able to see the game. I can't understand what the manager's up to, but what do I know? It's not like I have any influence on it whatsoever. Not beating Burnley since 2010 though, that stings. Question for Jon -- if I give you the money, can you make Venky's sell up? Ta.

Losing 1-0 at home to Leicester in our promotion season was painful to watch. I can still see Russell's goal in my mind's eye, Bloody agony. For some reason what really stands out is the image of some young lad stood on top of the railing at the top of the stairs to see the game. I remember thinking if I tried that I'd break my neck. Funny the things you remember.

I remember being at a game at spurs, can't remember which year this was. Souness on the touchline, immaculately dressed. For some reason the expensive brown shoes stick in the mind. The decisions weren't going our way. Christ, did he ever go mad. He was seething. The crowd responded with due appreciation. SOOOOOOOOOU-NESSSSSSSSSS! Most of our managers party venkys looked like they got dressed in the dark. Bowyer wore a suit, but he really did look like he'd been down burtons in a sale. Souness though, wow. You could tell he'd lived in Italy, put it that way

Amazing days. Before things went a bit south, I always felt that we were in safe hands with him, particularly that he was someone who really understood the club. There was no fear of him taking the derby lightly. Here's how the BBC reported it at the time: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/677027.stm "Graeme Souness is precisely the man we need and he can count on our full and unswerving support," Walker said. "There is a big job to be done here and I believe we have found the right man to do it." And also here is a quote that I remember him making at the time: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/feb/24/sport.comment1 "'But this is a proper football club because of Jack Walker, it is not a club that relies on its share price, it is not a club that sold one end to a supermarket.'" Now compare and contrast to the absolute sh*tshow we have had for 12 years or more. Owners who won't even come to the games any more, they certainly don't bother issuing statements. Managers who couldn't care less about the club, and can't even be arsed to hide it (I'm looking at you, Mowbray). I miss those days in so many ways. But most of all, I miss us having an owner who cared, and knew what he was doing.

Wasn't Gary Blissett once in trouble with the law? I remember him having a 'tache, the two things are possibly connected.

Half-decent Beamo in there. Imagine how hard you hard to spank that thing to get it over the bar. Loved the kit too, proper jerseys with collars.

Who was that feels the crowd used to chant Jim, Jim bang one on. Ended up living in Vegas. Never scored with his feet. Used to be called pancho on account of the sideboards. Jim arnott? Jim fryatt

We once played in stripes, who knew?

Was it two two the away game in our promotion season? I went to that one. From memory it was after we'd had six straight defeats, wegerle put us two one up and then we got pegged back. I was absolutely gutted and convinced at that point that we wouldn't go up

Sorry to sit on the fence, wouldn't want to bore everyone with a hagiography. 🤔 But he really was a grade a twat. I refuse to hear a bad word about him. The utter cock

I'll be honest, I really didn't like the fella one little bit. I thought he was a world class bullshitter. However he's departed the scene, and gone on to other things. For the sake of my health, I'll wish him nothing but the best. The big-nosed boot licking bitchy ham fisted sulking excuse merchant time serving toady WANKER. All the best mate. I'll get the statue sent on to Sunderland

Oh yeah, forgot about him. Nine in under twelve years. Then you've got people like Agnew, Shaw, waggott etc. It really grieves me that these people were even let in the building

Can anyone remember exactly how many managers these pricks have hired? Kean Berg Black Appleton Bowyer Coyle Mowbray Tomasson Have I missed any out?

Think the official term is market capitalisation? Twelve years, eight managers is it? £200 million debt or whatever it is. A crumbling ground covered in shit. An endless parade of wrong uns. A proud tradition trampled in the dirt. They can barely make things worse if they changed the kit to claret and blue. So diluting the value of the club, at this stage it doesn't even touch the sides of the great big barrel of contempt I have for them They can honestly go and f+++ themselves, I'll never accept them. Any time they want to clear off is fine by me

Instead there'll be some bs letter at the start of the season, a copy and paste job of what was send the year before

Oh mate, don't! I'm not crying, you're crying

Hear hear. Let's not forget these people aren't whiter than white innocent dupes. Yer man balaji got the jump with a minion and slapped him about with an iron bat on a cellar. Lady desai got into trouble for railroading environmental concerns when doing a debtor. And just look at the state Ewood has fallen into. I'm not forgiving or forgetting and I'll not become an uncle Tom just too spare the feelings of these shit bags who've done so much damage to this club. FUCK 'EM!

The first three games it looks to me were a new manager bounce. It's only just turned September, so I don't want to start extrapolating a season from the last five games. But if you put a gun to my head I'd say we've had a new manager bounce and are now falling to pieces. I'm trying to overcome my natural cynicism and give them a chance but after twelve years of nonsense, I'm finding it hard. Certainly though at Christmas we'll have a much clearer picture 👍

Losing for our of five seems consistent to me?

To be successful in football, you need to have the wherewithal to spend money hand over fist, and be willing not to see any return on that money, at least not immediately. Turns out, to get relegated twice and generally be total shit and hopeless, with venkys it takes similar amounts of money. Who knew? What would they have to write off in order to make a success of the club? Disheartening and deflating? Ain't that the truth. The first thing these clueless twats will get right is when they put the club up for sale. But when will they? We live in hope, but not expectation

Could be handy on standby

The first lad would be good for a black lace sing song. GEDDDIMINNNNNNNN!

This Broughton fella has got it very easy as far as I can see. Stays in the shadows, no interviews. Gets paid to recruit players, but it's Tomasson who gets to face the music. It's a great place to work at Rovers, if you don't want to be scrutinised. Was so full of hope after three games, but it's business as usual already. Paper thin squad exposed for what it is, and it's only August

A new spine then, except for goalie