The Glenn Keeley column. . .
TO describe your mood as "disappointed" would be something of an understatement.
By the standards set in recent years, your team has significantly under-performed. You're not just wondering where the next three points are going to come from, you're concerned whether Rovers are going to be playing Chelsea or Coventry next season.
But now is not the time to turn against your team, or your manager. Trust me.
There were rumblings after Sunday's 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool that Graeme Souness should part company with Blackburn Rovers.
If that happens, you'll hear the death knell resonating around Ewood Park louder than Big Ben.
Let's be realistic. Few people would have expected us to go to Anfield and win. True, the manner of the defeat was disappointing, and 4-0 could do untold damage to confidence that is already at rock bottom.
But it's important not to let that happen because it's this weekend that matters more.
Anyone can go to Liverpool and get beat 4-0. It's your Leeds games, not your Liverpools, that Rovers need to be winning - and getting something out of this weekend's game matters more than anything.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. There are one or two players in the side who can respond to the challenge, such as Craig Short. So let's hope his calf problem is something that will clear up quickly.
Graeme Souness is another character who stares fear and danger fully in the face.
People are so quick to forget that he has been the most successful Rovers manager for several years.
He's got them in to Europe twice and led them to a Worthington Cup win.
But there needs to be a realisation now that if Rovers are a Premier League side - which they deserve to be - that is a success in itself.
If we win a Worthington Cup final, or get into Europe, that's a bonus.
Graeme has had a transitional season. No one will be more frustrated as him at how things have gone.
People have questioned his tactics, and I have to admit I was surprised at some of the decisions that were made against Portsmouth. But I've since learned that there were a number of injuries which led to those changes.
Overall, I think he has been tactically sound. I think he has just got to the point where, no matter what he does, nothing works, and that tells you that perhaps you need better players in certain areas.
Plus, consistently all season people have done crazy things which have cost goals.
If Graeme leaves now, with plenty of points to secure safety still up for grabs, Rovers will be in the First Division faster than you can think relegation, let alone say it.
Instead, now is just the time when everyone should rally behind him and the team. And if I know Rovers fans, that's exactly what will happen.
You can see the danger. You don't want to go down.
It's imperative to get behind the manager and the players because that's what they need right now.
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