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I’d much rather a fit left back than one who is injured all of the time

You haven't responded to what I said. Why won't you acknowledge there is a systemic problem at the club with renewing deals and it isn't acceptable? I'm not talking about individual deals, I'm talking about the very clear pattern. We all are. You seem to be the only one who isn't seeing/acknowledging it. Instead you keep resorting to trying to justify each fuckup.

Is much rather a fit left back than one who is o hired all the time

Fully agree, he's miles off it. Which is why it will probably happen. Nice, cheap and easy. And one they can point at saying "look we can get new contracts signed". Kristi Montgomery is committed, are YOU?

I hope not. One of the most over-hyped young players we've had. Think Chorley is his level. Jason feckin Lowe was worth 10 of Montgomery - that's how poor Montgomery is.

Ah yes, Forshaw who's mysteriously vanished off the face of the earth. What a good signing that was. Bet he's great around the dressing - I mean - treatment room

There's been a few like Goddard, Michelsi, Batty etc who have signed new deals but it's a stretch to call any of those a first team player. No doubt the ones who point out Riberio signing a "new deal" which I don't think was as @KentExile said, will also point out Forshaw too. I predict the next player to sign a long term "renewal" here will be Montgomery.

Well…there’s a way to resolve that…👀

Who's the other one, Goddard? So one 18 year old kid who's miles off the first team and a guy who was only on a short term deal until the end of the season originally. And who's a clear downgrade on the guy he replaced. (Not having a go at you)

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25447683.blackburn-rovers-sanction-loan-deal-previous-success/ George Pratt, 1 month loan to Chorley.

Predictable! Anyone else since December 2023?!

Only if there contract is terminated inside a transfer window. If he left on a free now he wouldn't be able to sign for anyone until there respective transfer windows open.

Why? Free agents can sign outside of a transfer window.

Who has signed one?!

I think they were "great" for the Club at the time given the financial restrictions they had to work under. And they produced two out of the three playoff chasing seasons you seem so proud of elsewhere in your post!

Brownhill is going to have to be made of rice paper to get snapped by Buckley.

Not downplaying what has happened to the women but the same thing (in essence) thats happening to the men, albeit the dismantling of the men's side is being done rather more subtly. Edit: Jackson seems to like doing fluffy PR pieces on all aspects of the Club. Perhaps he'd care to do one on the women?

I know the commentators were raving about Anderson (and trying to excuse the performance in general) but I didnt think he was that good. "Capable" was the way I'd describe his performance. I think we'd have seen a lot more from Wharton had he played against that sort of opposition but on the basis that possession is nine tenths of the law that is a worry. He needs to get himself fit and stay fit and force himself back into the reckoning.

made more than enough comments over the contract situations over certain players but I know which players have signed new contracts and haven't.

Yes I know what I said thanks but I also that Dolan wasn't ever going to say and that was 19 months when GB tried to get him to sign a new contract and was stonewall I never said players were greedy did I? yet again, making up points to suit your own opinion. two great head coaches? abit over the top here with the word great? Great managers of Rovers are former managers like Sir Kenny Dalglish or Graeme Souness or Mark Hughes not John Eustace or JDT a division we were have been in the playoff hunt in the 3 seasons out of 4. I would suggested Rev, that you actually look at what I have posted about that, cos I have said something has clearly happened behind the scenes since the players came back from pre season, something I said repeatably which is what I said last week Rev and over the weekend

He's repeating it because he's right. You must know he is. Why not just accept it's completely unacceptable to be this bad at contract renewals for so long? We can discuss individual circumstances til the cows come home, and some maybnot have been renewable realistically, but no properly functioning club does this badly with so many contract renewals. It's not really up for debate, it's only possible for it to be rank incompetence or excessive cost cutting.

Nail,hammer, head. For all the praise in certain quarters about "spending £12m" or "spending "£4m -£5m over the transfer budget" it had to be done simply so we could put a vaguely competitive looking side out** The transfer business this summer was about desperately trying to plug some of the holes left by outgoing players for less money. It wasn't an intentional attempt to improve the squad. It wasn't a case either of us selling one player for a huge sum and then being in a position to spend a fraction of that on a replacement and pocket the rest like when Wharton or even Szmodics were sold. **Sadly, probably not competitive enough.

Anderson was up against poor opposition, who gave him the freedom of the midfield. He looked good compared to the rest , who were below the standard required for a top international side.

Yeah - the question that needs to be asked is what is the advantage for any of those players to extend their contract? Why does anyone extend their contract with an employer? 1) You are offered more money (we have only done that recently when it is guaranteed we will attract big fees for the player e.g. Wharton, Szmodics) 2) You maybe don't get more money, but you buy into the long term vision of the employer and feel a valued part of a longer term plan where you can see how you grow and you enjoy your work. The way we operate completely and utterly undermines this. For all those players, especially with the well worn path to free transfer / sale mapped out from Lenihan and BBD to Travis and Dolan, why on earth would you commit early? Just wait to get to the end of your contract and look for a better option. The reason it's so important to get rid of venkys is while we may be in an even worse position in terms of money (although it's getting to the point now I am wondering about that), we can go some way to mitigating that through having good long term planning and operating like a somewhere with a vision and a good place to work longer term.