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Looks like we'll be out of the relegation zone for the next week at least. Portsmouth are really poor.

The who would fund us argument is misleading. People don't own football clubs to make money. If you've got tens of millions to spare and want to make a return on investment - invest in the stock market, buy a profitable business, don't buy a football club. If venkys don't want to fund the losses they shouldn't own us, it's not an act of generosity its an obligation as it is with evert club for which there is no shortage of owners and people wanting to buy a club.

To act decently, you have to do so in both good faith and in agreement with the rules that we set for each other. Sadly, we are not all adults in the sense you suggest. Take our now departed Chaddy, who behaved like a drunk in the corner of the pub shouting endlessly the same things over and over again, seemingly with a level of enjoyment and lack of self-reflection. The bar staff would rightly ask him to leave.

It just astounds me!

“ I SUPPORT VENKYS.“ I wouldn’t want that as my epitaph.

Made in bad faith if you consider his rather childish comments in the other place.

As has been suggested many times, it's all about standards. It seems there are those who are willing to see Rovers run in this manner.

They’ve learnt what, exactly?

And they are going to spend it bringing in good players and improving their squad ??? …. ARE THEY MAD !!!!

"They're bullies over there, its as simple as that when you boil it down. They're trying to create an environment where its open season for personal abuse and intimidation towards anyone who is positive about Venkys. Well the brfcs keyboard warriors can snarl as much as they want, its not changing my view. I SUPPORT VENKYS! They plough a huge amount of money into the club, they've learnt from their earlier mistakes, and all things considered they've done a decent job from the Mowbray era onward." I kid you not😲

That's not how it works. Cash injections from sell on clauses don't affect transfer budgets. Source: Various condescending knobs in charge and treating Rovers fans as dimwits over the years.

It staggers me that they seem to be letting Robertson leave for Spurs.

Sounds like they might lose one or two more as well. If Rovers fail to beat them at Ewood then there really is no hope for survival.

I feel this is a fair assessment.

It’s like being Prime Minister. It’s the biggest arse kicking job in the world but 100’s of MP’s would jump at the chance. Not everybody on the planet is dealing with a full deck.

But there are plenty of these bonkers people that do want to own (Championship outfits especially) football clubs. So I don’t see why it is so unfeasible that we’d be bought by one.

Nope. I do acknowledge that. And I think anybody wanting to own a football club is bonkers! But for me, the financial questions and the intentions of any new owner still worry me, and still have to be answered. And, yes, I'm just as befuddled as any other supporters as to why the Venky's still own us. I hear certain stories, but they are still here for whatever reason. The footballing/business world is an odd one to say the least. You're generally right. I cannot answer for others. I'll hold my hands up, maybe I'm guilty of it here and there, although I try to not get carried away, and I do attempt to argue my points. In spite of suggestions that I'm just looking for a reaction, that's not the case, rather that I just expect I'll get the usual reactions that I'm happy with everything, I want to do other supporters down, blah blah blah. Total rubbish. The thing is, we'll eventually agree that "we all want what's best for Rovers". I don't know what answer that entails. I don't think boycotting has been fully thought through, and the ingredients aren't there for full support of it. See yesterday for evidence of that. That's not doing anybody down or deliberately looking to wind people up. That's just my objective take on it. 🤷‍♂️

Thinking ahead to the Hull game next weekend, I'm not expecting any further incomings before this game as deadline day is the following Monday, but if Gudjohnsen is back then Ismael has a big decision to make on system. I think Gudjohnsen needs to play with a strike partner to be properly effective. His partnership with Ohashi was showing potential before his injury, whereas leading the line on his own he is way more isolated and ineffective. His goals started coming after the switch in system. The problem is that LWB spot.

We get in huge problems when we fill our backline with players who can’t place a pass. Atcheson among others have ways to go in that respect imho.

Thankyou for the detailed and clear reply. Everything you've said there I completely understand and respect. Nobody should be treated with hostility if they choose to still go to games. I myself am a natural boycotter I suppose, having not been back to Ewood since August 2024. I highly doubt I will return anytime soon. My views are more aligned with the Coalition than anything else, but at the same time I do not endorse any hostility towards those who still want to attend. Equally, people who do not support things like a boycott have also been quite unpleasant as well. If people could just be more respectful then that'd be something.

portsmouth much the better side so far,if they had a bit of qualty up front they`de be ahead

Of course he will.

It does now. It didn’t pre Venkys. edited to add: Total losses for last 5 pre Venky years = £9 million Total for last 5 available Venky years (to June ‘24) = £87.8 million Both figures are before player trading, the second figure also excludes the sale of the training ground.

We should be flush with the Wharton money.

You’ve been playing centre half in lads football and all of a sudden you’re pitch forked into a really tough physical league. You’re going to be running on your tongue in the last 20, 25 minutes.. Plus, like Litherland, you’re expected to play wing back, probably the most up and back running you’ve ever done. Three good lads there that should be first teams before too long.