Hopefully Hughes and Williams apologised not only for the manner of the sacking but the far greater crime of sacking TP in the first place . All water under the bridge now , but I'd like to think that the decent attendance last night reflected the outrage that was felt at the time ... 317133[/snapback] I think the decent attendance reflected how the Blackburn public appreciated the service Parkes has given to the club, I doubt very little turned up with the intention of showing their outrage for how he had been dismissed. In fact, I believe most on the messageboard here thought it unfortunate that the situation was handled so poorly but actually felt that the decision itself was the correct one. Tony had spent plenty of time at the club and was a wonderful and loyal servant for the club in an era when such longevity and loyalty are rare. Having said that, his time had probably come and it was important that Hughes and the new staff cleaned out the closet, both on and off the pitch, unfortunately I think that Parkes was one of those who had to go. I hope he enjoyed the night as much as all of those who attended did. Unfortunate that he could not of been cheered off by a full house, that is what he truly would have deserved.

Touch wood that is?

Anyone else see mcateer crying last night as after he was taken off as Tranmere lost on penalties? Felt rather sorry for him, after coming back from 2 down from the first leg I wanted them to win the tie, they deserved it.

I understand that, possible error, or perhaps he misread. I seem to recall we used to have them but then with the version of the mb before this they were gotten rid of along with date joined, but I am glad to see them back, jsut another piece of information for the stato's.

I'm pretty sure that it's just a member number based on when you joined. For example, you were the 307th member of the board, so you have number 307.

Very nice new look, though I suddenly feel as if I'm working for a company rather than on a football forum.

Right. Trash his car, burn our seasn tickets and call for his head it is then.

Will this internet broadcast be free by any chance?

That is true, but perhaps by getting at the young with season tickets we may find a new generation of supporters. I know this is a unlikely, and if I was in charge I probably would never put such a plan in place, but when there's no pressure on you and you won't suffer from the consequences then it sounds like a good idea.

Great for the very limited amount of new supporters that would be attracted LD but at what overall cost to the club?...further and further into the red?/less and less income. A vicious circle.The crux of the matter is entertainment upon the field of play and, dare I say, possibly outside investment in the club. The spark has gone. In order to tell how much of an affect that would have on the financial side of things we would have to see how much revenue comes in from under 11's. If this isn't very big and it really isn't that important to the club, I know every pound counts but still, then perhaps a scheme like this would be feasible. If it attracted more children, then that should mean more adults, perhaps families who had previously stayed away because the cost of an adult and two children was too much will now come, then the extra gain of matchday sales and increased support for the club could counter-balance and even exceed the loss of revenue that is a result of the lower ticket prices as well as filling up the stadium.

Even when we were flying high in 6th place with a young, talented and attacking team and had recently won a major competition we weren't selling out week-in-week-out. I think the quality of performance is only important to 2-3k of those who no longer attend. Which is why we can see this fast fluctuation. I think for others the offer of television in the pub, another team in the area or simply just doing something else is probably more important to them than Blackburn Rovers. The only way we could ever bring them back woudl be to have amazing success, Everton style, or perhaps to sign someone who turned himself into our very own David Beckham. I'm not sure either of those will happen anytime soon, until then I think it's really a case of our maximum regular attendance being in the 25k range. If the team can put themselves in the top half and we have a couple of signings who are a bit more exciting then we should be able to get that.

Though it also sometimes allows quotes that may have been offensive to be given a more light-hearted feel to them. Plus, as there is a limit on their use anyway it's not like anyone can really go crazy with them.

Hmm this puts me in a rather difficult position. I'd like to get a games console for university but then I also don't want to have to wait until next spring to pick one up. When is the new x-box out?

Biddy, the Rugby League team I support (South Sydney), has a similar scheme, it's called the 6 game super pass. You have entry to 6 home games in the general admission area which means you can have any seat but in a designated area. The cost works out like this; A full season pass = $180 (12 games) - $15 per game 6 Game Super Pass = $95 (6 games) - $15.83 per game The usual price at the door is $20 per game. It might be an idea that Rovers could use? Excellent idea I think. Offer let's say a 5,10 and then full season ticket. I too would buy one, even if I'd thought I'd make it to only 6 or 7 games in a season I'd still buy the 10 game season ticket. How much would a season ticket be for an 18 year old? I may just buy one to support the club and try and get to as many games as I can.

Well next year as I'll be in England this will be the first time that Blackburn Rovers will see me regularly buying tickets. I try to get to as many games as possible but it's difficult from here, next year I'd like to make it to 10-15. So you can add one more to some of the gates, though I won't be getting a ST.

When is it expected to be released?

PNE or Ipswich for me.

Why? Reid has proved himself to be an excellent midfielder this season who almost perfectly fits into the formation we play and has been a crucial part of the success we have had in the second half of the season. Not sure I agree with Flitty. He's hit or miss and can be total pants, but we will certainly always miss Reid when he is out.

Well that report actually seems to be quite positive, had a few chances and were '"tidy in possession and dangerous on the break". Roll on next season.

Really didn't care to be honest with you. Seems as if after we secured safety we've just eased off it and that has been reflected in the last three results. Had we won all three, or at least two of them, we would have moved up several places, but as we didn't doesn't really matter. True the extra prize money would be nice, but realistically I think if we have targets outlined and the board are going to back Hughes then an extra 500k shouldn't really make much difference, if you see what I mean. I think most of us have been thinking about next season for the past few weeks, possibly since the semi-final. The only real shame is that we are fighting to get as many bums on seats next season as we possibly can and this is the message that we leave the fans with. Hughes and the players deserve some praise for their performance in the second half of the season. If we play like we did for the last few months and add a few new faces to improve the quality, especially going forward, we could look forward to a very nice season next year. C'mon Rovers.

Works fine for me.

Agreed, I still enjoy it and I no longer have anymore levels or anything like that so no motive like that behind it.

Over SWP? Not a chance.

No no, Tugay of a couple years ago was miles better than Berkovic. The season he first came and when we finished 6th he was an integral part of the team and a key to why we did so well and played in the manner that we did, our recent history would be much different without him. Berkovic was a good player, but look what he has done since. Remember when he was with us he we were in the first division. Important to us going up, but I'd rather have Tugay at his best any day of the week.

When Boersma left here it was the beginning of the end for us, if it goes the same way for Newcastle we should see them in league 1 by the end of next year.