Any bets that Boro appoint a new manager before we sign a new player

I can't help reading that summary and thinking it's quite sensible.

Where did you see that? Got a link?

It doesn't matter who says what or when. The fact is we haven't signed a first team/squad player.

It's not even that he's a green novice. He's clearly quite thick too.

In fairness to Chaddy… That article both quotes Ismael as saying he wants 90% by the first day of pre season AND as saying the trip is later in pre-season than usual so that 90% can be on it.

How many times have you read/heard people saying i'm not renewing until they show some ambition or spend some money ? And don't pretend you haven't for the sake of being pedantic that act has worn thin now. If you don't think making decent signings will drive more ticket sales then you are truly lost.

The usual pattern. You say early doors that we need x players in by pre season. You genuinely believe that each summer will be different. You then slowly go through each of the same reasons and excuses when that doesnt happen. You highlight other teams that havent done business. You ask which players that have gone elsewhere would have actually been good signings here. You say that Premier League teams are still evaluating their players. You say we shouldnt rush and its all about the quality, and to judge at the end of the window.

How many fans based on buying ST based on who we sign in the transfer market? Do you?

When the Venkys first went to court the reason for wanting the money sending was set out as the below: No mention of potential job losses, detriment to the team etc - purely ‘we’d lose all our money and people will think we’re useless’ - I find that very telling. Well, funnily enough (dickheads) you’re not getting your money back and people know you’re a bunch of incompetent buffoons. In summary, fuck off Venkys.

Oh stop it

What's starts?

I took it from this https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25130385.blackburns-pre-season-dates-explained-transfer-target/ that it meant by the Spanish training camp. I misinterpreted what was reported

He's said that from day one. The reason Chaddy etc are trying to make out that it meant by the pre season camp is because the know there's absolutely no chance of this happening.

Think of the compensation !

Stuart Parker is a good shout. I don't think it's Comstive.

We all now how this will end ! 3rd manager in a row to walk , probably before Christmas !

I'm presuming or should i say praying that the request for money for running costs is so the club can use some incoming instalment money to invest in a few players instead of all that going on wages etc. Otherwise we are up the creek signings wise.

According to this article, the manager wants 90% of his squad in place by pre- season in 3 weeks, not other dates being suggested by some posters on here. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25218452.blackburn-must-avoid-transfer-pitfall-three-examples/

As far as I can tell, the owners haven't put money in for a significant period of time. ST targets won't be met. No matchday revenue. So where is any money for transfers coming from? Unless there's a Wharton sell on windfall at some stage, there isn't any. As others have said, we can't get contract extensions done with our better players. For the sake of a few thousand extra on the wage bill, we will no doubt lose 20 times that in transfer fees - when they leave for cheaper fees or free. Penny pinching with no foresight at all. I imagine we will pick up some out of contract random player from the Luxembourg league and a freebie 17 yr old kid loan by the start of pre season. Then it will be the late August scramble if we have managed to sell 2 or 3 by then. Happy 150 Rovers. You can't run a club like this. Fifteen years FFS .

Biggest shit show , will be this coming season , I cannot see any other outcome .

Too late for Mick Wood , I think it is Stuart Parker (mix up on row ) or possibly Paul Comstive.

The club puts stories out to encourage fans to buy season tickets and stay invested. The likes of Jackson and Nixon peddle them to the fan base and some people lap it up. Nothing new. Of course we will bring new players in, but if there's a significant fee or other comparable interested parties we will lose out and not get them. I'd be surprised if any of the main players sign a new contract. If we can't get Baath and Weimann back in it tells it's own story. Reading between the lines with the player liaison lass that got let go, that was the final straw between some players and the clubs chiefs. Unless the recruitment team can pull some absolute gems out, next season is stagnation and the season after could be one of the biggest shitshows we've seen yet under Venkys.

I think he probably got it wrong, as he was thinking of something that you can trod in, that then stick to the bottom of your shoe.