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Another entertaining goal fest for the youngsters but this time in our favour. We took an early lead with a deft Joseph header but the cross from Houghton was terrific. Two lapses in concentration allowed Watford to take the lead but we equalised on the stroke of half-time with a smart finish from Doherty. The second half was real end to end and both sides had chances but once again Joseph found himself in the right position for a tap in after excellent work from Doherty. We then sat in and went to a back five to try and hold out and Khan had to be alert to make a couple of smart stops. We countered really well though and the fourth goal came from one of these as Farkas got free and scored with a smart dink over the keeper. This was probably the quickest game I have seen this season as both teams played with intensity and a high tempo. It took it's toll on Joseph and Tyjon who, after a tough game on Friday were fatigued. There were several impressive performances but once again Joseph took the eye. He just keeps on improving and I honestly think he could offer more that Gueye off the bench. He is big, strong, holds the ball up well, wins headers and finds space in the penalty area. The only real similarity is they both get caught offside too often. Good to see Garrett get half a game too. Hopefully he can now stay fit and fulfil the potential we saw in him be it at Rovers or another club.

I was a similar question 2 days whether a new owners and I said Yes. I have more than crystal clear, open and honest on my position on attending games home and away, club shop, etc. Wasnt I clear enough? Also I have been clear, open and honest, that anyone who has decide to not attend games or take NAPM stance, as my respect and I wont be moaning or Slagging them off. At the end of the day, this is a personal choice for everyone. I have said what my position is. You haven't posted as far as I see what your position is, whether you will still attend home games including the Watford game, whether you spend on the concourse or in the club shop? So what is your position, would you post it please?!1 That's again is my opinion that might be what happens or even Venkys bring someone else in with a new CEO appointment. The Coar thing was something said on a podcast by Glen Mullan running the club when Pasha wasn't around.

Kahn record This season - played 2, conceded 6 24/25 - played 6, conceded 20 23/24 - played 10, conceded 28 22/23 - played 8, conceded 19 TOTAL - played 26, conceded 73 He also made his international debut recently, lost 5-0 to Syria I genuinely have no idea how he was given a pro deal, then an extension, and do not understand why he keeps getting games ahead of Honor who looks a far better bet at U21 level

Matchday 21 Summarised Read the full article on the front page and let us know your thoughts.

Many happy returns (minus the Rovers)

Shame I've got to reiterate this, but needs must after the last few pages. It's okay to be passionate and have strong views about whether someone should attend or whether someone should boycott or not. It's not okay to be abusive and insult other fans/posters for having different opinions. This time posts were hidden, next time the ban hammer will be dusted off.

I wonder if they had been Sheff Wednesday fans they would be using the same defence despite the parallels. "Where would be be without Chansiri, who else will put money in ,FFP, supporr the lads, our transfer model is only way we buy, trust the strategy...this time next year Rodders....." Financial Summary for 2023/24 Owner Funding: Chansiri put in approximately £10.1 million in funding during the 2023/24 season. Operating Loss: The club recorded an operating loss of £8.9 million, worsening from the previous year, with a cash flow deficit of £11.3 million largely covered by Chansiri's injection of funds. Transfer Budget: The transfer budget was notably low, described by some fans as "League One investment at best," with a gross spend of only £3.5 million on players. Overall Debt: By the end of the 2023/24 season, the club's gross debt had increased to £68 million, almost all of which (£61.2 million) was owed to Chansiri himself. This limited funding in 2024 was a key indicator of the financial distress that eventually led to the club being placed into administration in October 2025, after Chansiri had stated he would no longer put more money into the club.

God, I remember him! wish I didn't.

James Langy Langford wouldn't get very far in darts with that nickname. 🤔

match report from last night https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/december/16/report--rovers-under-21s-4-2-watford-under-21s/

It’s £26 million now. Be £126 million next. Ewood Spark has thought the owners fantastic since day one… don’t be a trembler!

Off up the lakes on Friday for the weekend, hopefully won't have a signal so I can't even keep tabs in the shite unfolding at Ewood. Hate early kick offs to start with but on a grim day in December, Millwall will also have a paltry following it'll look like the "boycott" is in full flow. Positives? Can't really think of any, weather looks OK/dryish up to now, suppose that's one.

If the intention was to directly quote then quotation marks would be used.

So it seems like you are in similar situations. Neither have committed to saying in as many words that Venkys out is key, but I will assume both of you want that. I appreciate that it can be bloody hard to stop going. So out of interest, for those willing to stop attending as an attempt to even try and accelerate the process of getting Venkys out. Even if you think its futile, its pointless, it will make no difference which perhaps is a reasonable argument. Does it earn your respect and kudos that people are so keen to get rid that theyll sacrifice something they want to do in the hope that it will get rid of the problem owners and help the club, earn massive respect from you both. Or do you not see it like that? Also chaddy, are you suggesting that Suhail might stop working for Rovers and essentially be replaced? Hes a cockroach who has been close to Venkys throughout, hes not just a normal employee. Coupled with the suggestion that it has been Coar running things, I think you need to get real. Hes is here for the duration.

Surprised Neil Duckworth (Ewood Spark) has put his name to that. Although always extremely loyal to the Club he is a very nice bloke and I would consider him a very level headed individual.

Seen quite a few posts on Facebook today regards the boycott. But this one took my breath away.... And those who 'liked' the post.

Well I turned 62 about three quarters of an hour ago so Im sat here contemplating the meaning of life, the Universe and everything with an Aldi bottle of Champagne ...... nah bollocks to that Im only worried about Rovers. If Im still here in 10 years time I hope the Club still is too! Good luck to anyone with any protest efforts. To coin another Churchill phrase " The definition of success is the ability to bugger on from one failure to another with no significant loss of enthusiasm". And an early Merry Christmas to one and all irrespective of any differences of opinion regarding the Club.

You were right.

A great idea. You were brilliant in assisting us with the drafting of the letter trying to stop Waggott flogging off the training ground. Would you care to draft something up?

Ironically when his Granddad Derek Keighley was briefly Chairman before ill health sadly took him from us all too soon, I thought the Club displayed far more ambition than it did under Bill Bancroft. A then Club record fee of £80,000 for Duncan Mckenzie in the old 3rd Division etc......... Used to sit behind Derek in the old Nuttall St. Stand. Poor guy used to sit there chain smoking cigarettes every game looking like his life was on the line with every kick. His grand son however sounds a very confused individual. How can you go from being a proponent of FC Rovers (a notion I vehemently reject) to being full square behind the owners?

I think that's probably correct. Technically it's probably only a "public place" for the purposes of attending a football match. Not protesting. That said imo the optics would be terrible for the Club if they moved the Police in to break up a non violent protest.

Any idea whether it will actually be published over there? Could be very important

Not a bad statement BUT tbh I wouldn't mind "reckless spending" "unrealistic ambition" or "Premiership Football"! This game should be about dreams, not aiming to finish 21st in the League. The main problem with the Club is the complete and utter lack of ambition. There's no priority placed on winning football matches and trying to be successful, the only raison d'etre seems to be to try to develop players to flog on for a profit the second they show any promise and bring in just about enough money fo pay the inflated salaries of a few chosen Club officials. The statement almost makes it sound as though if they "communicated" with us everything would be ok. Well sorry, as I said in another post to RF99, Im not bothered whether they win any popularity contests as I'm not thinking of inviting them round for dinner anytime soon. If the Club was well run and the team was successful on the pitch I couldnt care less who the owners were (within reason) or if we didnt hear from them from one year to the next. I do agree 100% with the overall sentiment of the message though. Well done to all concerned and Please keep up the good work on behalf of most of us. Never give up, Never give Never give up.

I was asked for my opinion on a number of things from @roversfan99 like @M_Bwas from the same post and I answered his questions.

We havent lost 15k imo, maybe 10k. If we lose another 4 or 5k from the current 9k though, I think that could be the tipping point. We won't know until it happens though will we? I haven't said anything about your own personal choice to attend games, I dont mind that. I recognise that there will be a proportion of fans like yourself who will always attend games no matter what. I was on about you pouring cold water on each and every protest idea that is mooted. "Won't work" "That's been done" etc etc. It's easy to say that, what are your suggestions to improve things?