Agreed. Should let the young no. 3 keeper have a crack. If he played in any other position on the pitch he'd be getting some sort of chance

Wonder if the players knew about the impending arrival of Valerian when they downed tools at Swansea as well?

It's obviously not fair to say that he should be sacked after 2 games but I can't see why it's unfair to pass judgement on his first 2 games and imo its been an absolutely dsmal start. The majority of the time you'd expect a "new manager bounce" and the players to look like they're prepared to run through a brick wall for the new man. At least until the honeymoon period wears off. That hasn't happened with us, in fact arguably we've gone worse. We were also extremely lucky to finish with ten men on the pitch against Norwich! I didnt want him as manager in the first place and there's something about him I cant really warm to therefore Im probably somewhat biased against him until he proves me wrong. However I have a very bad feeling about the appointment, I think he's completely the wrong fit, he's not someone anyone seemingly really wanted as manager (probably not even the Club) and bizarrely we've given a 3 and a half year deal to someone who's never lasted more than a year anywhere he's been. If I had to predict, I'd expect this season to tail off spectacularly, our better players to be wanting out, him to be refused funding to rebuild the squad in the style he wants in the summer and to be very unhappy as a result and for us to be firmly rooted in the bottom 3 by the time ten games of next season have passed. Whether we'd be willing or could afford to part Company with him in that situation is anyone's guess. Just standard sort of fare for being a Blackburn Rovers supporter these days I suppose.

Seems that way. Why would you refuse to extend the deal of a Coach who was doing well for you but hand a longer deal out instead to a completely unknown quantity?

For me, we've gone from a "we're all in it together" type manager to a disciplinarian. Was always a big risk the players wouldnt take to him. Maybe that was Waggott's hope.

We havent had a new manager bounce off this bloke at all. And I think thats a bit of an understatement.

Just a hunch but when a group of players dont like the manager they suddenly go down with a lot more injuries

We have and he's worse than Pears. (Unbelievably)

Just seen an article on FLW alleging Toth is on 10k p.w. For a Club that's allegedly skint we dont half like wasting money on players that dont contribute like Toth, Sigurdsson, Dennis, Woodrow etc. Absolutely ludicrous

Good play from Dolan leading up to the goal according to the reporter on Soccer Saturday. Surprised those watching havent highlighted that. Lol.

Never mind that, how long before the fans turn on Ismael? Looked a bad fit and has only been here for a game and ten minutes and we've played ourselves out of the play offs already. ..At least we're more defensively solid with Tronstad in the side. LOL.

Broughton was senior ar the Club . Whether or not he had anything to do with any of the transfer window debacles is debatable but he didnt walk after either so even if beither were his fault he was complicit in covering them up.

Pathetic. There really is no hope is there. The Club really have done a fabulous job of brainwashing everyone. ALL the ire should be directed towards Venky's , Waggott and Pasha..

Agreed. He knows how to be in the right place at the right time on occasion but in trrms of general play he's not that great. Has been a good imact player off the bench.

Why all the sudden wailing and gnashing of teeth about the vastly overpaid scourge on our Club that is Steve Waggott? Has something happened we didnt already know about?

I thought it was a very good article. The salient points as far as we are concerned are that allegedly Rovers reneged on a promise to Eustace he could bring his own players in and refused to entertain discussions over a new contract for him.

After you've already woken up the last few years and caught your dad red handed in the act of sheepishly delivering your presents. And (in Rovers case) then finding he didnt get anything you actually asked for.

As I said on the match thread, signing players who arent match fit seems to be this season's "forgetting to press send". Achieves the same result, albeit more expensive. Think we've done all the administrative excuses to death so cant use them again though.

6/10, C+, however you rank it the verdict has to be "Must do better". The most worrying thing was the indiscipline. It's all well and good putting in a few meaty challenges but not when it's likely to leave us a man or so down. Hyam in particular should be fined a couple of week's wages by the Club even if he escapes censure from the footballing authorities. There was no need or mitigating reason for it whatsoever, and it should have left us reduced to 10 at that stage.

Nowhere near as frustrating as watching Hedges trying to impersonate a footballer.

Id say just Ribeiro. You can see why we only paid £1m for Kargbo. I mentally switch off when he gets the ball because you know nothing will eventually come of it. He looks like prime Ronaldo compared to Hedges though.

Early days but thought we were really poor and on another day or with VAR we'd have been down to 9 for a large part of the match. Was surprised the linesman didnt flag offside for the goal, incredibly tight and with the naked eye you dont usually get those. Fairly fortunate point in the end, will have to do a lot better going forward and stop making rash challenges.

Eh? What are you on about? Was lucky not to go for the first one. Waggott's act of genius in paying £20k p.w. for someone who's a mile off being match fit looks somewhat less inspired now.

Doubt it.