Of course I would always rather see Wharton playing at as high a level as possible, including the men’s side BUT Devil’s Advocate: Might he benefit from playing every game of U21 international tournament football (similar to the old Toulon tournament) rather than two friendlies?

Rovers are on the Big Match Revisited next Saturday at 10.30 am. It's a game against Oldham from August 1975.

Based on his initial squads, there seems very little likelihood that the above will the midfield at the World Cup. Although even if it is, I dont know if it is sufficiently defensive to protect a below par defence. To think at one point, we had 6 or 7 centre backs all a world away from the current dearth in quality there.

Venky's don't have enough interest to get involved and spend time looking for a 'better' COO. They are happy to have someone at Ewood taking the flak for them. If Pasha leaves, it will only be because he decides to. He would probably recommend one of his Kentaro/SEM mates as his replacement and Venky's would just go along with it.

Elton John - Made In England

and probably the next 4-6 years too Mainoo may eventually replace Rice, but the others have 10+ years at the very top

Wharton rice and Bellingham would be the perfect midfield at the world cup next year

Mark Brfc beat me to it but - No, just cheaper inferior ones to replace the ones we've already got.

Waggott's season ticket deadlines and dates was a warning sign for me. Get the cash in early before people see what unfolds in the summer. Now that 90%+ of that cash is banked they can crack on with stripping the squad of saleable assets with minimal impact on ticket income.

Forest ban Neville!

Mods, please would you put this in the football section to get more attention. Thanks in advance.

Paul Weller - Have You Made Up Your Mind?

It has always been the same. The better clubs will get the better players.

Unfortunately I feel that even if the current administration was removed by way of Pasha and his chum Rudy getting the boot, and I think that is highly optimistic as unlike Waggott and others Pasha is and always has been a Venky man, and even if after that the owners decided to bring in a competent and trustworthy group of people to run the club, their track record suggests that at best this would be merely a temporary reprieve before they changed their minds, funding, budgets, whatever and the whole thing comes crashing down again due to their decisions and policies. It isn't ever going to work on a medium or long term basis. They just won't allow it.

Terrible decision by Tuchel, Wharton should not be playing under 21's football at any level. First big mistake by the new manager, Wharton is exactly the type of midfield player England are crying out for right now.

I was looking at BYD earlier this week bluebruce, they don't have a NCAP safety rating just yet from what I could see, as i assume they're that new. But the charging speed is impressive. On occasions we charge our car to 100% = 310 miles, but from empty that could take 45mins at most chargers. Fastest we've ever hit 100% mark is 20mins from empty, at a charge station in North Wales. I was talking to a mate in the week who is still concerned we don't have enough chargers and I was telling her that in 3yrs of driving electric I've never once struggled to charge or run out of charge, even when on holiday in the electric charging barren wasteland that is The Lake District.

I don't believe it will neither. As it stands there seems little chance of them selling which will see us carrying on as we are unless something radical happens. Radical in my view would be proper appointments to run the club.

Any business that shows weakness and needing money just to keep going are like a wounded animal and therefore easy pickings in the food chain

It would not surprise me one bit if other clubs tried their luck this summer with low ball offers for our better players - Travis, Tronstad, Brittain et al - and we see them moved on.

It's been 15 years, that just isn't going to happen.

Only a matter of time. Depending what happens with Trav and Tronstad for me, if they stay and go for free next summer then I could see next season being our last being fairly competitive at this level before relegation the year after. If they go this summer and we downgrade the midfield then I think we'll be in all kinds of trouble this coming season.

I see another deliberate relegation on the horizon.

It would be big no doubt about it but we need to remain focused on the real problem. Suhail might be running a bit of misinformation back to them about how the situation is on the ground but he has been and always will be their lap dog. The direction of the club is entirely driven by venkys, Suhail's job is to do their bidding and to shield them from any consequences of their actions. They don't want to get involved in a hands on way, they just want him to carry out their instructions. If/when he is removed they will install another lap dog that will sit, bark and beg on command just like the current on does. After 15 years there's no room for compromise anymore. They have to go.

Be a downgrading summer for sure. Shipping Brittain out for a couple of million and bringing this bloke in for half the fee and cheaper wages would be right up there street.