There's loads to complain about when it comes to Rovers, but come on. The man's been here 4 days. I've got older milk in my fridge.

First thing Dennis did after he came on was scream at Weimann to press, and it was basically the first time all game we'd put pressure on their CBs and they ended up going back to the keeper. I get the sense that Ismael doesn't like to press from today's game, but I thought it was a good sign for Dennis regardless. I thought he was going to be very passive and just be here in body with little interest, but his complaining was because he wanted to win. It definitely wasn't bad attitude.

That stat is a bit disingenuous. It includes 3 stints managing reserves in basically regional football. Even without those, his win percentage is pretty decent at around 45% ish. But he's never managed anywhere for more than one season and has seemingly been let go/not renewed from all his jobs except Barnsley. To never be given a second season anywhere is a bit of a red flag.

He was definitely better positionally and even worse on crosses as you say, probably better with his feet too... But Wahlstedt was way worse than Pears overall. His arms didn't work and he couldn't catch. It was as though he was holding a pair of plastic hands to make his arms longer. The fact we've been unable to bring in a keeper better than Aynsley fucking Pears in 4 windows is criminal.

He's Jekyll and Hyde in that he's either shit or average

Assuming the keeper is any good and we have reasonable luck with injuries, we've had a good window considering we had buttons to spend. But imagine if Venkys cared enough to merely fund the running costs, allowing us to spend £40 million to build a squad. Hell, even £20 million. The mere fact that Wharton was born in Blackburn gave the club "the Brentford model" on a plate, and even then we didn't do anything meaningful with it. All Venkys had to do was only fuck up to the level they've been fucking up for the past 6 years, and they fucked it up.

Definitely happy with where we've ended up given the circumstances, but Mowbray had at least 2 seasons with superior squads to this, maybe more, bowyer had 2 seasons with way better squads too, JDT's first season was probably similar to this one. Go and have a look at the 14/15 or 20/21 squads. Travesties that we couldn't get into the playoffs with those squads

That's a Dingle

This one? Not sure which one of those highlights says he's got pace

As I said when you last posted that... Who cares about Leeds? Their situation is irrelevant to us. We know why we aren't signing players, because Venkys can't or won't put money in so the club has to use the player sales to keep us afloat. Pretending that "sometimes it's just like that" is not balance. It's ignoring the blindingly obvious fact that the club is hamstrung by useless, absent owners who couldn't give two shits about its wellbeing. And people are well within their right to be annoyed by that.

But that's just strawmanning. We know why we will barely spend anything, because Venkys can't or won't put money in so the club has to wash it's own face. Who cares about Leeds?

You poor sod

The only truth that matters is that Blackburn Rovers is owned by people who do not care about the success of the club.

I don't care if we win or not either. I do care about Rovers, much as I don't want to. I've reached the point where I don't care if we're relegated and the thought of Venkys turning up to Wembley if we were to make it via the cup or otherwise makes my blood boil. It's all pointless while they're still here. I'm absolutely certain I'm not alone in feeling that way.

It's the nature of local journalism. Now at least. He's only about 25 years old.