He's currently under investigation for doping. Been suspended since December. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgmwg1w9130o

The Transition he speaks of is 100% planned and falls in line with the cost cutting that has been gradually going on for years it hasn't just sprung onto them because someone won't sign a contract. That is why he is here, it's why Gestede has appeared from nowhere and why Waggot has been retired earlier than he was clinging on for. When you want to transition the playing squad it doesn't mean the whole club has to follow but it is. I'd just like to know which agency is involved this time as chief adviser and commission taker.

I'd look at the Commercial side of the club if I was interested in addressing that income to wages ratio. Embarrassing sponsors, embarrassing season ticket sales.

We've been saying that's the strategy for years, yet here we are letting talent walk for free constantly.

To be honest - as a strategy, it isn't the worst (i.e. sell on the high, buy cheaper foreign imports and promote from academy), at some point we have to address our income to wages ratio. The only issue is the people in charge of the strategy considerably lessens it's chances of success.

Yes his name popped up last year. Dm/Rb plenty of assists in u21s football. Arsenal didn’t offer him enough. Doubt we could either. Would be a decent move

Absolutely fed up of the journey, transitional phase we're seemingly constantly in. The LT shouldn't even entertain it.

Transitioning to L1

"At the end of last season, Ismael insisted this summer would not be a huge overhaul for the squad." 😄 Lost two right backs, sign one, job done. Typical Pasha budget slasha.

Michal Rosiak released by Arsenal. Weren't we after loaning him last year?

Looks like we have a cunning plan.

We all know what happens to “ very,very fast “ players at Rovers. See Harry Chapman and Kargbo. They spend plenty of time in the treatment room.

The only positive I can take is that you don`t want a scenario like at Man Ure where they have 5 players(Garnacho,Malacia,Rashford,Antony & Sancho)collecting approx.£1 million a week in wages(according to the BBC) and the manager doesn`t want them. Don`t train with the first team squad. There are done for him. Also weakens the club`s bargaining position to sell at a high price. So the low cost ,low wages ,young player model is dependant on very good scouting and a lot of luck to work! Very high risk and interesting. It won`t look so good and interesting if we are bottom of the League. The idea: don`t get promoted(way too much financial outlay will then be required) but don`t get relegated either(not enough revenue coming in ). Due acknowledgement to Tomphil2 that looks like the strategy(if you can call it that)!

Told ya

On the sunken cost fallacy, there could be another, perhaps more sinister reason they won't sell nor invest in the team tucked away under Rule F.1.8. of the Premier League ownership rules. If they have been investigated for tax evasion or money laundering, which I believe is what the Indian Directorate of Enforcement deals with, it would appear our overlords could be disqualified from owning the club should a promotion have been achieved. (Rule F.1.10 states that they do not have to have been convicted for such an offence, only that it must be 'in the reasonable opinion of the board'- is it unreasonable to suggest it has happened if they have been investigated and subject to government sanctions?) Promotion and subsequent disqualification would mean a cheaper sale than they would hope for (i.e. Abramovic to Boehly) or a dilution of their ownership (Dai at Reading) It is likely that this would have been the case even before the court case became public knowledge, so perhaps we have our answer to why the investment was pulled after missing the playoffs on goal difference under JDT and now another lack of investment/not re-signing our best players this summer after being one goal away at Bramall Lane. 'The sanctions are no barrier to investment' we were repeatedly told. Maybe rule F.1.8 is.

Or the opposition constantly running in behind him. Neither do we.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25314186.blackburn-rovers-transfer-plan-callum-brittain-bids/ From the horses mouth, no less.

They paid £65 million for Mudryk who never plays. They’ll probably squander that money as well.

You can tell from the signings (and near signing) he wants athletes. You'd think Pickering has one foot out of the door if anyone offers anything for him. Ismael won't want to watch Harry trundle up and down the wing.

What on earth is going on at the club. Where is the rebuild??? The season starts in just over 20 days.

Thanks, You usually have the answers. Is it possible that to declare the funds as shareholder loans they have to state in the accounts that they want to get the money back - otherwise it would be just making use of better tax terms ie false accounting - surely they would never do that !!!

He’s the profile we need….. cheap as chips

Definitely a dangerous game they are playing. Shipping out plenty of championship experience in favour of unknown players from abroad, could end spectacularly badly this season.

I dont think they WANT to go down to League 1, there's absolutely no upside to be had either in terms of selling players or TV revenue. However someone has seemingly convinced them they can survive in the Championship by shedding all the high cost players, and take a moneyball approach to the Lower Leagues in Europe, sell anyone who does well, no need to reinvest any sale proceeds, just rinse and repeat. I doubt it will last long, if it does, we won't.