So an aproximately 20% rise from last season, for most of the Saturday games.

I thought Sodexho was responsible for Blues too… as that certainly was how Swag et al tried to avoid responsibility for the Liverpool Legends night held in there. ’We knew nothing about it, honest, we’ve outsourced’.

Yeah true, just have my full conspiracy gear on today

If it's true about suspending Trav, Val's honesty has probably cost the club 500k-1m. Now we've either got a pissed off player on £15k per week training with the reserves until Jan or we sell him to Derby for much less than they wanted. It's beyond amateur.

Thanks. Is there still a membership fee for Blues and is it the same cost as last year?

I was thinking exactly the same.

Great points made here. We have several chances to view an incident and there is still disagreement whereas the ref has one look, from one angle, at real time speed and has to make an instant decision. Are they going to get things wrong? Of course they are. We all would in the same circumstances. I know we all give them grief during a game, including me, but that's the instant emotional reaction. After the game maybe we should give them a bit of a break, particularly if they are prepared to say when they called something wrong. With the scrutiny they are now under, plus the outrageous abuse they suffer at the lower levels of football when they are learning, I'm frankly amazed anyone still wants to be a referee.

I took that article to read "The Club is for sale at the right price" as opposed to the definitive "It's not for sale" we had in the past. The problem is if they continue to be completely unrealistic about what they can achieve price wise it will be a position of constant stalemate.

No. They have now upped it to £18.75 for the majority of games. It is also not available for a few games such as PNE. Match-by-Match Pricing: GOLD (Norwich City, Ipswich Town, Sheffield United, Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Charlton Athletic, Middlesbrough, West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City) Silver (Swansea City, Stoke City, QPR, Oxford United, Watford, Hull City, Bristol City, Portsmouth) £18.75 £15

It's up to us fans to put the scrutiny and spotlight on him. He's already rattled and things haven't even got started yet. He is reaching Steve Kean territory for me with the way he is behaving. The irony and coincidence being, both of them having the same agency connections. In my opinion, it's somebody's project, with him being the face of it. He knows f@#k all about the game. See his latest nonsense comment about "nobody knew Adam Wharton would be a good player". No chance is he going to implement a Brighton or Brentford model and oversee such a thing here, especially when he thinks spending doesn't guarantee anything. There is no Brighton or Brentford model here anyway, never has been. It's just fluff that buys a bit of time with those still sleeping. The thing that I always come back to is this...if I'm the sole owner of a business, what I say, goes. There are no power struggles. There are no conflicting ideas. There are no opposing camps. I decide what's happening, as the owner. You piss about, you're out. You lose me money, you're out. So why are we not seeing such authority?

It would be legal as potentially gross misconduct if he has refused to play. But let’s be honest it’s about the most idiotic move you could make if you want the best money out of a deal, which makes it possible.

£15 everytime you go.

The Sky licence should be for the whole of Ewood Park not a separate one for Blues. Unless of course Sodexo pay for Jacks Kitchen and the Club are responsible for Blues. Regardless of the above it is tight arsed penny pinching, totally embarrassing. I am minded to slip a Fire Stick in the Blues TV feed and see if the Club notices.

Imagine... You're a flash Indian businessman well known around Pune. Your family run business is one of the biggest poultry producers in Asia. People respect your family and the work you do around India. People know of your wealth and status in India. You boast the likes of Akon, Salman Khan (Bollywood), Ronaldinho and others among your friendship group. You try to throw the biggest and best parties in India every year, with as many 'big' names invited as possible. But then...you have to cancel a Sky Sports subscription at a sports bar connected to the football club you own in a small town in Lancashire. Makes sense. If any of the Rao's are reading this, get a f#@king grip and get Pasha out! This is embarrassing.

This feels simultaneously a minor thing but a new low at the same time, not even willing to stump up a few thousand Without passing it on to the fans You’d not expect it of a non league club never mind us

Thats it. They aim no higher than keeping the club in existence. What level it's competing at matters not a jot.

No it was sometime between 1970 and 1976 It might have been just before we signed John McNamee .

Which is why continuing (even now in 2025) to make statements about the club being not for sale is so baffling 🙄 I notice it was Pasha making this statement, but assume Venkys are aware in some capacity. What gives? It's not like keeping us is doing their reputation or finances any good (should we be suspecting fowl play here? 🐔)

The great Willie Donachie is presently living down the road from me. He goes to see his wife who is in a home with advanced dementia every day. Every day she does not recognise him but asks to go home with him. He leaves in tears every time. So so sad.

Not sure if I believe that, and not even sure if that would be legal in the first place.

Maybe Pasha just advises/dictates which ones "are ready", seeing as he is "responsible for the academy"

I've always thought the best plan of action is trying to get some kind of traction in the Indian media, although I'm sure it's nigh on impossible. Indian farmers have been struggling and protesting for a number of years, with Venkys a huge proponent of contracting farming. I wonder if the regular person in India is aware they've spunked £200m over 15 years on a failed sporting project in England, all whilst they're scrapping the barrel to survive? It would be horrible to see Joe public in India go against the Venksters.

Strange that he doesnt considering these stupid targets for bringing kids through, ready or not.

Everyone in England knew he was a fraud I guess rangers didn't get the memo

Always been the case, otherwise the LT would have square root of naff all in terms of content. We used to know someone on the LT years ago who said if they were stuck for a few column inches to fill they'd put in a story about a chip pan fire. Times are a lot more serious now though than back in Williams' day - the very future of the Club is at risk. We need the LT to stand up and question forensically what's going on not have a tame lap dog like Jackson blow smoke up their arse. If they did go on collision course with the Club we might see a bit of improvement in things but even if not Im sure they'd gain a lot more readers or subscribers than they would with us having to read bollox about the market being "difficult" or suchlike.