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Another picture from 1892/93 indicating we were playing in lighter halves than today with not a Maltese cross in sight So since at least 1879 we've been playing in blue and white halves of some sort with no apparent sign of a Maltese Cross since at least 1892. Which genius came up with an idea for an all white commemorative strip with a Maltese Cross?

Difficult to picture where the Leamington St. ground would have been as it's very hilly round there. Somewhere by the site of Leamington Rd church at the bottom Id guess.

Ken Beamish's shirt from the last game of the 1974/75 Division 3 Championship season v Wrexham. A commemorative shirt done properly as they say on the Yorkshire tea ads. If we could do it 50 years ago, why can't we do it now?

I expect a heavy defeat tomorrow night and a point at best against Southampton. Following which at any normal Club Ismail would be receiving his P45.

I a I acknowledge most people don't detest Mowbray as much as I do. Whilst I think he's a poor manager my dislike of him mainly comes from the fact that imo he was only here to chug along for a few years feathering his own nest. In the days when the owners still retained a bit of enthusiasm to succeed Mowbray wasn't interested. Years ago we all suspected the owners would give up the ghost eventually and predictably now, we are where we are, and for me Mowbray wasted the last realistic chance we had of doing anything under this regime. Don't expect you'll agree so Im not going to go back and forward on it.

Bit like on Saturday. One of the 2 Rovers commentators said "If we win our 2 home games this week we'll be flying up the League". Like that's going to happen when we're nearly in November and havent even won a home game yet. Let alone two. The level of delusion surrounding the Club is breathtaking.

Not play with 3 CB's?

Depends on your definition of "success". Im not sure any manager could get this group in the top 6 but there are probably loads around who could keep our noses above water as opposed to sinking us in record quick time as Ismael seems on course to do.

That team photo looks like it's been taken from within East Lancs Cricket Club with Dukes Brow in the background on the left. I was led to understand from reading the history books that that the original ground was a bit further over somewhere where Leamington Rd is now.

What a question that is, for me thats like asking would you prefer Ismael, Mowbray or Coyle? I couldnt express a preference for any one of them. My answer would be "None of them". For context, Id rather have Gary Bowyer back than Ismael (at least I like GB) but I dont think he's good enough either.

Hussain isn't interested unless it's anything to do with Palestine. Even Jack Straw concluded that it's not for the footballing Authorities to intervene when a Club is being run badly (which I actually agree with) but it doesn't help us in our current situation unless anyone can uncover genuine proof of actual wrong doing.

So to summarise, at least 20 (very good) ideas there and we've ended up with a generic book, which I understand is part of a series rather than specific to Rovers, and an ill advised kick about after the Derby game? And not even a kit with a commemorative badge on it for this season. Utterly Shameful

Will it be a worthwhile exercise? i.e. Will Miller and Glen once again be there to ask some searching questions and report back the correct minutes of what was actually said rather than the heavily redacted and/or embellished version the Club want everyone to see? Or will it be back to tea and biscuits, nodding along in agreement to everything whilst the Club either stonewall questions or agree "to look into" various matters?

He'll be the only recognisable name who was prepared to work under the conditions of selling the higher earners and bringing in cheap imports from the lower reaches of European Leagues. End of. As such I have zero sympathy for him, no-one could have realistically expected that to work so he is 100 % complicit. Neither as Arbitro said does he seem to be the sort of manager who can get a tune out of an ordinary group of players which is greater than the sum of its parts.

Interesting.....it's weird how he's prepared to go down the Leagues as far as Carlisle to stay in the game.

Insane suggestions about Mowbray apart, I strongly disagree with the fairly common suggestion that there's no point replacing VI and that it'd be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic etc. We know the owners and management are the main problem but imo you can't succeed with a really poor manager even with the best will in the word and decent owners. It's like having a broken light bulb but nevertheless hoping it'll work the next time you walk into the room. It ain't happening. Two home games coming up that we need six points from. The last time we said this a few weeks ago we ended up with one. If as I expect a similar thing happens again there's no logical argument whatsoever in favour of keeping him on yet such is the state of the Club I doubt our predicament with even register with management.

Too right. Thought April's fools day was as the name suggests -i n April. Most of the time Mowbray could barely keep us bobbing along in lower mid table with a better squad and much better budget than we have now. What we really need is someone who is reasonably adept at making a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Someone like John Eustace perhaps. Oooo....... errr .......hang on.

I'm not sure he deserves that much credit, it reminded me a bit of our managers over the years just chucking players on randomly and hoping for the best. Difference is Slot has hundreds of millions of pounds of talent on the bench so you'd expect at least one or two of them to make an impact.

Four games ago it theoretically looked like all was well for Liverpool but in reality they were only a hairs breadth off making an absolutely abysmal start. Saved by all those injury time goals but now the performances are catching up with them. Caught a bit of today's game and I dont think I've ever seen anything quite like Salah's performance. Never seen such an abject display from such a good player. Not sure what's up with him but if I was Slot I wouldnt be letting him anywhere near the squad until he gets his head in the right place.

100%. Just as much to blame as the other two. Was also prepared to smear Travis in public as well to help ensure that that particular move went through

This is absolutely no surprise - Emerald Isle Rover (I think it was) posted an expected best X1 midway through the season and I pointed out the lack of goals in the side, roughly 20 I think it was last season. Imo we needed to add 2 goalscorers and by the looks of it we havent added any.

That's incredibly generous. Im sure chaddy will be jumping on at those odds to win back the money he frittered away on the Wharton scorecast.

I can't believe I didn't lump on three games ago at that 7/1. Won't be much better then Evens now I wouldnt have thought.

Im as keen to see Remembrance Day properly observed as the next person, but it would be a massive stretch to interpret any protests against the Club as a mark of disrespect to those departed. You're merely doing what you always do though in taking the contrary and view so no real surprise there.