As I said earlier, we are now Venkys FC, Blackburn Rovers ceased to exist when Big Sam got fired. A sleeping giant waiting to be awakened once these malevolent leeches final sell up. Speed the day.

Saw that VI said this "Not to be afraid to make mistakes in the right area", Mr Hyam please take note. There are 'right' areas and there's 'wrong' areas. I hope he's banged that message into them before they emerge today at 3:00. Take some risks to get into THEIR box not to get out of OURS. Today's match, who knows, really, who knows. Like many others I feel a loss but can't allow myself to say it out loud. COYB (please).

Beats me how players can have such an attitude. For almost all of them this season was for them a one and only career opportunity to become a Premiership player, a remote possibility I grant you but strange stuff happens in the play offs. How can it be that players can 'cut their noses off to spite their faces' and think, you know what, this guys useless and I can't be arsed to put a performance in today. For me there's only one answer, they're just not capable of performing above a mediocre level and don't have the fitness to get beyond Christmas each year. JDT said as much when he took over, fitness had to improve. It hasn't. As long as we have the Venky handcuffs on and a 'board' (I use that term tongue in cheek) comprised of training scheme go-fers who spend all day looking around for left handed screwdrivers we are dead in the water as a club. As said above, we are now Blackburn Venkys FC, whatever thats supposed to be but whatever it turns out to be it's not a football club anymore.

The formula for beating us is widely known. High energy full on pressing coupled with bulldozing Orks who collapse at the first opportunity looking for set pieces. Why? Because our players think to slowly and you can't coach that away. We don't have the quality of player full stop. Who's that down to (?) Correct! We are no longer Blackburn Rovers, they died long ago when Big Sam got fired and he who shall not be named took over. We are Blackburn Venkys and I'm not supporting them anymore. When they've gone and we've got our Rovers back then I'm there but until then no. Enough has to be enough.

Eustace on Derby County. "I was under no illusions coming in that it would be a difficult job and a tough task. It is about the bigger picture and not the next two months. It's about the next three, four years. That's why I've come to this football club ... great fans, blah, blah, blah ..., it's set for the Premier League, I want to play the part to make sure Derby get back there, however long it takes. It will be a process but a very exciting one. I'm very proud to be the head coach now to get them back where they can be." Now I'm full of sympathy for Eustace's Rovers experience with our board and owners, arses the lot of them but come on John didn't we have 'unbelievable' fans, didn't we belong in the Prem, deja vu? Tomorrow I'm hoping for an away end rendition of the classic Willie Nelson song: Well, hello there My, it's been a long, long time How am I doing? Oh, I guess that I'm doing fine It's been so long now And it seems now that it was only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny how time slips away? How's your new love? I hope that he's doing fine? I heard you told him That you'd love him 'til the end of time Now that's the same thing that you told me It seems like just the other day Gee, ain't it funny how time slips away? I gotta go now I guess I'll see you around I don't know when though Never know when I'll be back in town But remember, what I tell you That in time you're gonna pay It's surprising, how time slips away

Come on Piccaso get them still lifes cranked out, no time to waste on excellence 🤣 Maybe ARTE and Labore? I liked Wagstaff. And yes I have had a very boozy lunch.

Systems Theory says it's the whole. You can't look at the parts in isolation. Our troubles start at the top and seep down. Occasionally the stopped clock gets the time right and we get a sound manager who wins a few games, then doesn't. My finger points in one direction and I know where I'd like to stick it.

Yes a lot so, apologies. I had just finished off a rather fine bottle of red and got to thinking about the VenkyLand theme park aka the Ewood House of Horrors and I couldn't find the right words. Man this supporting lark is a real trial right now. Does the new guy make things better or worse? Just rinse repeat for me. I actually got to believing we had a shot this season, but now, groan, where's that bottle.

A loud pitiful gutteral groan. A wailing cry of awfulness. I have no real words just sounds. What have we become and where are we going. Is this club journeying up or down? Not the worst appointment we could make but the best? Really?! Toss a coin, there's two choices. It will work somehow or it won't. Doesn't exactly smack of a firm hand on the tiller guiding the club forward to ever higher achievements. Oh, here's one, he'll do. Hail Mary ...

Eustace's wage plus Derby's compo payment enables paying a better wage. Add in a thin scrape of the transfer fees received (and not spent!!!) and we should be able to pay anybody enough to be attractive. Managed decline, it's the only answer. Venky's must really hate us.

This is bang on for me, makes perfect sense and gives us the best of all worlds. Doesn't rock the boat short term, gives momentum to what comes next and we have a bright young'ish manager with name recognition should we get promoted and go to the market to buy bigger players. Interesting to read everyone's take on how managerial hires should progress though. I've clearly no experience of hiring football managers but do have plenty in other spheres. I see it this way: Competent boards monitor world football. They know who the good managers are, how they play, their philosophy, their achievements, their approach to youth development, their need to spend (or not), and most importantly who their agents are. Competent boards establish networks and have conversations with managers throughout the progress of their careers, are they happy, how's life in country X, how's the wife and family, next time you're in town drop in to see a match, I'll show you round our set up. In short competent boards know the answers before they hear the question. Pick up the phone, call the agent, we want to talk, is he interested, how much, when etc.. We shouldn't be waiting for 150 random applications from people who are out of work, they're out of work for a reason. We should be out their picking the apples not waiting until they've fallen to the ground. I guess the notion of a 'competent board' gives us the answer. Still we are where we are so Mr Mani I 100% agree with your recommendation.

I got ridiculed a couple of months back when I predicted a Rovers v Bumley play off final, but - The turds are defo going to finish outside of the auto places but stay in the top 6 and if we make it through then that Wembly match is inevitable, therefore - Whoever the new manager is he will need to be a big confident motivator. Lowey and staff are good football people but a blood and thunder match needs something extra. Allardyce/Warnock levels of fire and brimstone will be required, we don't want to wilt and fall at THAT last hurdle. Winning that game will be the sweetest moment imaginable but loosing it would be the nightmare to end all nightmares. Pick a manager with that game in mind. Choose wisely Maggot!

Man, come on, he ran hundred meter laps time after time after time. Incredible performance. Kept possession, scored, pressed like his life depended on it. I mean come on, what more do we ask for. Wish the bugger would sign a contract though!

Dolan, wow, wow, wow! What a performance. Happy that the MoM when to left back but Dokan, just wow. Round of applause. 3 points. Kenny on the bench. Good day. Very happy. Off for a Wok Star.

Parsonblue you make me feel ashamed of my earlier "I'm done" post. I couldn't help myself and watched the whole match despite what I said. You're a proper Rovers supporter and I let the side down a bit. Whilst I'm sick to my stomach of the antics of this board and ownership I'm still Rovers through and through so maybe I'm not done (quite yet at least). Hope to see you on the ground one day and I'll buy you a pint.