So in other words he's here to make sure all the lads with 1 year left get sold and no big contract offers are made they might accept.

Was he really good enough or just for academy minutes ?

15 years of subterfuge and sabotage !

How do you know this? How can you, or anyone else (including Ismael) know that the information he has been given by the regime at Ewood is correct or honest? Answer is you don't. Nor does Elliott Jackson, It just sounds nice to believe that everyone and everything at Rovers is wonderful and honest and there's nothing untoward going on.

I am beginning to think that Ismael is part of the problem !

Valerien Ismael says decisions have been made on which young players will go out on loan with Jake Batty and Harry Leonard likely to go out Not that I expect Leonard to impact the starting 11, but this will leave us with just 2 strikers in Ohashi & Gueye and still only looking for 1 extra player? But that is a right winger, not a striker It genuinely looks like an act self sabotage * I am in favour of loaning Leonard out. But surely we need to be bringing in someone else, even if its a short term stop gap on loan whilst he is away

It would be, if he was willing to take a pay cut despite playing every minute of every league game last season

he writes what he`s told to write,which kind of goes against all journalistic ethos,though he`s probably never qualified and just copies and pastes what his paymasters (rovers) tell him

The damage doesnt seem to have been done on Hyam, or maybe Tronstad. We are just refusing to offer them any sort of rise.

For any other club, yes. Not at this club though.

Looks like it, the damage has been done so we now need to see a pattern of players being sold .

Purely coincidence, and if there is a pattern then they are all greedy rats or snakes Apparently

Some informative (eg smiller) and interesting posts of late -thanks. Jackson article? Supine spin from club mouthpiece, economical with the truth, masquerading as reasoned and balanced truth. The king is dead (SWAG), long live the king (Gestede). New autocratic state in place but utilising the same old playbook –even cheaper too. One puppet master (Suhail), one enforcer (G), one compliant manager (VI) Non-compliant or off-piste forces removed (the egg and SWAG) Several shady agents/background bodies still pulling strings (allegedly) Toxic, paranoid work place to create fear and obedience –check Remove expensive players –check Remove expensive staff -check Remove any staff not totally compliant and complicit in the ‘new’ cheaper orthodoxy-check Compliant local press and social media plants willing to disseminate the puppet masters narrative -check On players speaking out –could be NDAs (a la Big Sam) or could just be the culture of omerta among players –a sort of extension of what happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room. Only guessing.

Don't temp fate, it might take 150 years. We're in the same shit as sheff wed.

Yeah he's still on the board. He had some of the family down and told him to look into matters also about a few sponsorship deals

Somebody mentioned there's a memorial to Jack Walker at 1pm near his statue, he'll be turning in his grave at some of the comments, we're beat before we've kicked a ball.

Are we seeing the pattern in senior players not renewing their contracts yet?

I'd replace Hedges with someone from the fox and hounds, hes had plenty of time at Ewood to improve.

I'd rather have a delayed 150th anniversary celebration once venkys have fucked off even if it takes another 150 years

Ismael has been straight talker, open and honest about the Travis's fanbase and the fact Travis has asked to leave Rovers. Is that wrong? being open and honest with the supporters, is that what we want as Supporters? Should the Travis's contract situation been sort by now? of course it should have been. A new contract and terms should have been sorted about 12 months ago and he should be seeing out the next 4 years here. Same as Brittain, Tronstad and Hyam. Hyam's contract should be easy one to sort out. A new 3 years contract with 16k a week plus bonuses based on performance. Same with Tronstad now and similar deal with Hyam. Rovers should be offering new contracts to Yuki Ohashi, Karbgo and Toth now. I noticed that Sreenivasa Rao was there on Tuesday against Bradford, anyone know why?

He was in our senior squad at 16. He's moved backwards. The only 'right thing' about it is for his short term pay packet.

As expected, we're not offering competitive salaries to any of those having a year left on their contract. We offer the same as we did 3-4 years ago when the last contract agreement was made and now, basically, expect that the players will happily sign an extension to it. They probably asked LT to print articles about these "ongoing negotiations" with Brittain, Hyam, Travis, Tronstad etc. to make it seem like they're making an effort when in reality there is none. Then cry foul when some other club is offering better terms. We finished 7th last season in the Championship but the loser mentality of the board and owners belongs in the dustbin of football history. I'd rather take relegation to L1 over last year's result if it means a fresh start with new and ambitious owners.

Yep, all purely by coincidence too of course, 😉

There is no wage cap It just happens that nobody will be offered more than 10k a week

Look what happens to the few that did speak up… NDAs are not only enforced legally they are backed and enforced by the entire football and sportsmedia industry