I hadn't released until just now that the reindeer cup is the new name for the League Cup. So last night's match actually mattered. Good job we won then.

So many leagues above us now to keep an eye on...

OK from what I am reading, the service worked OK. Never expected to have second thoughts about whether I would want to watch the football though...

There was a football ground behind Bolton Road in the Ewood area.

Anyone know if he is any good?

Anyone know if he is any good?

Seems like this is a half-baked product at the moment. I will hold back until I hear of happy customers.

I am going to wait until we start playing carribou or something before trying to subscribe. Thus far my attempts to subscribe have failed.

Never could get Rovers Player to run reliably so dropping subscription as a Venky's protest was no big deal. I see from the website link, there is no way of actually subscribing to this service.

Saw the Premier League fixtures were announced and instinctively looked to see who we are playing. Instead it seems we are up against a load of these: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/caribou/#caribou-standing-grass.jpg

I sincerely hope you are right. The balance of evidence emerging in the last hours is you are not.

I am not on the electoral roll in Blackburn but seeing as there is a Venky's Out candidate, believe me it is a matter of life and death for the club that he gets a very decent vote. By a decent vote, it must be quite a few thousand. We know from Nixon that there is a team of accountants in Ewood right now and can only mean one thing: Venky's want to start asset stripping. The local Council planning can make this VERY DIFFICULT and refuse all planning consents etc etc. If this guy gets only a few hundred votes, the Council will think the people of BLackburn don't care. But if there is a significant vote for him the Council can block things like housing built on car parks, demolishing the club shop etc, citing local concerns/residents' pressure and so on. I hate saying to people how they should vote but him having thrown his hat into the contest puts Rovers in a situation of having no options but backing him.

Very well written. Every episode is going to be bringing a horrible painful year back to the front of the memory plus the contentious stuff which has been in Glen's blog and the even more contentious stuff... Read it hiding behind the sofa with tears running down my face.

The accountants will have a specific brief which almost certainly: "how can Rovers be run with no cash injection?" Sure- it is possible. As would still being in League 1 in 2018/19. Likely on either count? NO Very unlikely they will go beyond their engagement remit especially as a casual glance at this MB if nothing else will tell them recommending a sale will be a slow route to never getting their final invoice paid.

We need two wins... and a prayer

At least with a noon kick-off, we are going to know our fate soon enough.

Great win but still 22nd and two points and a few goals from safety. Would happily swap our points record and remaining fixture list with any club above us- it's that late in the season.

Wigan have a nice run in in terms of playing teams which almost certainly don't absolutely have to beat them in the games they play against Wigan in the order in which they come. Whereas our next two opponents will be totally wound up in life or death struggles against us.

hmm we couldn't come back from 0-2 v Barnsley but the Wigan sub has just shown how it is done with a 10 minute hattrick sending us 2nd bottom. At least we are mathematically safe from not finishing bottom...

Give Mowbray the freedom of Blackburn if he keeps us up. In fact give him Blackburn.

Have to say it is a very pleasant change for your own manager not to be first name on the opposition team sheet every week.

Relegation is now Rotherham plus two from Rovers, Wigan, Burton, Forest and Bristol City. We have yet to play the return fixtures against all of them. Our results to date are: Rotherham H 4-2 Forest H 2-1 Burton H 2-2 Bristol City A 0-1 Wigan A 0-3 If we can get through the five reverse fixtures without losing or get a 3-1-1 WDL we give ourselves a chance. Anybody optimistic of doing that? I am not.

OK we have several message board members claiming they will make tidy sums of money off the bookies when Rovers go down. Put five or six noughts after the figures you have all mentioned, spread it around the illegal gambling dens of Asia, then make sure relegation happens with plenty of sides on unusual things happening during games on the way down. Are you still worried about VLL losing £20m this season? Anyone got a better legal explanation for what is happening? I happily say that I would far far rather believe that everything is legitimate and above board.

That is just the totally indisputable visible bit.

Kean's contract is in the public domain for all to see- he was on double Allardyce's pay when you add it all up. Only Ferguson and Mourinho were paid better at that time.