Why would they hand out token caps if they didnt think a player was capable? The issue with international football, he can make himself unavailable if he doesnt like it.

Why does every share allotment make Mowbray a very lucky man? Makes no sense. That wont ever be seen by him, its merely Venkys raising funds to cover expenses outweighing income, moreso than need be due to themselves, but something that most/all Championship clubs need to do.

No Gallagher under any circumstances in the 11. If Brereton has to be on the bench, play Dack off Gallagher, with Giles left and Hedges right.

Brereton flying to Chile and only being able to return today means that he wont start on Saturday. He in theory could have started with 2 weeks in England. Thank there are no more Chile games this season, that will likely affect us ever and the whole circus will hopefully ideal away with them out of of the World Cup qualifiers.

Where did assumption ever come from that the main thing stopping Venkys from spending is more is FFP? Do people think they otherwise would? Utter nonsense.

Said in the LT yesterday. There is a chance fot Van Hecke and Lenihan is a potential for Blackpool.

Has recruitment been awful in the last 2 seasons? Kaminski has been a good signing, Pickering, Dolan, Van Hecke, Elliott, Khadra too.

Credit others when we win and criticise Mowbray when we lose.

Your wreckless driving analogy is not comparable in any way shape or form. Both tactical decisions I like everyone else found them to be illogical. But we won the Derby game yet due credit is not given for that whereas he would be rightfully criticised if we had lost. There were attempts to replace Armstrong, just failed ones hindered by a minimal budget. He tried to get Obafemi in a swap but he didnt want to come, and he also tried to get Maja on loan but he failed a medical.

Gallagher at right back was undoubtedly bizarre but it was for about 10 minutes. Johnson as a false 9 was equally bizarre but we won that game so he fixed that error. "Inciting" fans too, nonsense. And Armstrong wasn't replaced because the owners wouldn't allow any of the proceeds to be reinvested.

I don't get why scraping into the play offs would diminish the achievement at all, ultimately all that matters is where you finish, not by what sort of margin. If you win the league on GD, it doesn't make it any less impressive.

Its on Sky, your colleague was wrong.

Fortune or no fortune, their name is on the trophy and thats all that matters. The team that deserves to win a trophy wins a trophy. We had fortune in the semi final with a dodgy penalty.

Not to do with the pathetic potential decision to move the Preston game, with zero thought of the fans by Sky and/or the police. But we hear every single week how brilliant and exciting the Championship is, with the same cliches thrown in. Fulham have run away with a procession towards the title, Bournemouth have barring a miracle got 2nd sewn up too I would say and at a push, the relegation battle is 3 from 4, with Reading having a buffer.

Can Venkys be trusted to do anything right, no, but if we cling onto someone purely to avoid the potential next case scenario, is there point even continuing at all?

Sky's constant meddling is becoming a real pain. The games should be sorted before the season starts, a much more even split so everyone knows where they stand. The Monday night slot should also be removed, it just shows the disregard that Sky and the authorities have for the supporters. If it is for the police, thats bollocks, Preston v Rovers does not need moving for police reasons, and I am sure that it would just be an excuse. Pissed off if it is true either way, a Saturday away at Preston would have been enjoyable, a Monday night, many just wont bother.

I was surprised to see 2 or 3 people around me against Derby say to those around them that they want the manager gone or that he needs to be changed. The moans and groans were just the normal frustration when things arent going well but I got the impression that peoples opinion of Mowbray in the ground has changed

Announcement in June/July it is, due to unforeseen delays, and with an increase.

When Mowbray came, Lenihan was a very underwhelming utility player, he was crap in midfield, he has since become very much a centre back and a leader at the back. Mowbray entrusted Raya to be our number 1 soon after he joined. Travis had not played senior football before Mowbray. Nyambe was only just breaking through and (contrary to popular belief) has pretty much been mainly first choice throughout. We don't know if more or less development would have taken place without Mowbray, but lets at least credit him with developing the players that he has, which he has, undoubtedly.

One thing I don't think that Mowbray can be accused of is not providing a pathway for the younger players. I think our team is the second youngest in the league or at least has been this year. The likes of Buckley, Travis and Wharton have not only been dipped in and out but have become regulars under him. Dolan is regularly involved possibly beyond a reliance that we should have on someone so raw, Rankin Costello is regularly involved albeit I am not convinced that he is any good, and obviously players previously through the academy previously have now become senior members that we can't even afford to keep. Football is a results business, you should always have an eye on the long term but you can't jeopardise your ability to lose games in the short term. Johnson is important as a rare senior member whose experience is invaluable, you need players of experience to be involved too. There becomes an unrealistic expectation based on those that have come through regarding how many of each crop of graduates that will likely come through every time, more often than not very few do. You look at the likes of Vale and Burns, they struggled at levels miles below what we are at. Phillips is only 16 and Wharton not much younger.

Assuming we don't go up, which only the biggest of optimist would expect now, how would people judge Mowbray's tenure as a whole if he left in the summer and how many out of 10 would you mark his reign. There has been a lot of hyperbole often at the most emotive of times eg during/after a loss, silly comparisons, lots of analysis of stupid little things and conspiracy theories but I am wondering how people would reflect overall a few days after a game amidst an international break when things are calmer. I would give it a 6, its been ok. The club as a whole are definitely in a better position now, and we have never been at all close to going down during the last 4 years since we comfortably got promoted. His transfer record is fairly good, he has spent between 15m-20m, we got not far off that for Armstrong and a Brereton sale will go well past that, Gallagher is his worst signing for value. I think I would hold no ill will towards him and if he ever came back he would deserve applause rather than any ill will. What about everyone else?

7th last season finished on only 70 points too. Although youd imagine that gap to be less this time out.

There is no way that we will need 82 points to finish 6th.

Any sign of the owners actually attending a game this season? As owners who do care and are only hindered from pushing their ambition by those pesky FFP regulations, surely they can at least attend a game?

He could play 30 games with and against kids and he wouldnt be match fit. Good to an extent but nowhere near the equivalent of professional football.