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been chair for 6 years

so the board is pointless then if it championship why not just have 5 independent people on the board who aren't employ by any club? not think that's a much better way to have a board who are independent and not to league or club. for example Parry as Chairman, Birch as CEO and 3 independent people.

So if we had beaten Ipswich they wouldn’t have banned Jackson?

Can you imagine moving a kick-off time as the crowd would be affected by a local league cricket match! When you look at local league cricket today it's hard to believe the sort of crowds they used to get. I recall being on Rawtenstall's ground and you couldn't get a seat (and that was a ground with a full terrace of seating).

I updated my previous post whilst you were replying with more context

The EFL board is there to best run the EFL. Not having directors connected to league clubs incase the very infrequent issues like this arise would be silly if they are the best people to run the EFL. You could make a point that you don’t want all the directors to be from the same league, which is what they have done. What I do find odd is that Rick Parry, who fought to break away from the Football League and form the Premier League, is now EFL chair !

I would prefer that the remain minutes are play with us 11 men vs Ipswich 10.

They are on the EFL board, not the Championship board They are free to vote on situations which do not directly benefit them

Would you prefer the red card Greaves got to be wrote off as well then ?

so why have them on the board in the first place then? seems very pointless why not just have board with no connection to any clubs in current employment?

The reason that the 3 Championship board members didn't vote, is that there would be an obvious conflict of interest if they did (leaving the EFLs decision open to a legal challenge from whichever team didn't get the result that they wanted) As things stand, nobody who voted gained in any way from the EFLs decision, The only reason that Rovers are questioning this is because the decision went against us. Can you imagine the kafuffle if Ridsdale had voted in favour of this result, Rovers lost the replay and and PNE pipped Rovers to staying up by a point, or if Norwich voted in favour of awarding Rovers the points, and subsequently finished in the play offs above Ipswich? For what it is worth, I feel that the fair result would have been to replay the game from the point it was abandoned/suspended, with as many factors remaining constant as possible (score/number of players, time left to play etc). And I hope that when a new rule is reached, this is what it is. If think it was a "cowardly" and easy decision which they made, however, nobody can accuse the EFLs board members of coming to any decision (regarding the Rovers Ipswich game) because it benefited them personally

This is easy for me to say as I no longer have a season ticket and don’t go to many games atm but the next two games are at home and both will be televised. Perfect opportunity for a boycott. Don’t go to home games until Elliott Jackson is allowed back. I know it won’t happen but still, empty stands on Sky will get us talked about and keep the pressure on

For once Chaddy just wake up and see the bigger picture going on here, your constant happy clapping posts are becoming tiresome.

to answer your question, I guess so. I was in favour of another right footed centre back signing in case of this.

That's exactly what he's doing and although they are very different types of players i'm still yet to see a lot that tells me he is even an actual better footballer than the limited Travis.

No it wouldn't. This isn't about one off results. And if it was we just got pumped by Charlton.

In an ideal world yes but football doesn't call into that category. The best managers can make the most of their resources but yesterday Ismael didn't and it contributed to the defeat. Whilst Carter is injured does that mean that Miller will start every game as our only right footed centre half? In my view it's cosmetic and illogical when it is to the detriment of the team.

Ismael could be instructed to get Taveres as minutes as possible. Like the guy who is injured, club propaganda working overtime! From what I have seen both of those signings are very strange.. But some will believe both are better than Travis!

For? Its embarrassing that 3 championship board members didnt vote so why a board with clubs members on it if they abstain in voting Why should the game not restart in 80 minute instead of a full game replaying? Also Cantwell's goal is written off but Greaves's red card still? So many inconsistent there

And just go back a week and if we had beaten Ipswich, its would another different story and Ismael got his tactics spot on against a team should be automatic promotion contenders.

I agree somewhere but I can understand you would like right foot and left foot at centre back ideally. Maybe during the first half we could have gone 3 at back and match us with them

Why are the Lancashire Telegraph banned from Ewood. They've been reporting on Rovers matches since 1886.

We need to put the Charlton game behind us, and get points on the board. Swansea and Stoke are far from easy games, they've both got off to a decent start. Let's pick the right team, and formation, and start winning at home.

Pickering's looked off it for about 5 years so was never going to be a step up on Ribiero yesterday. Think that will be the same whenever you throw him in.

Swansea have some very dangerous forwards. We will get a real hammering if we play like we did at the Valley.