Enshitification..... Best word yet to describe what has happened to the 4 major team sports in the US, as well as the 4 slams in tennis, golf's 4 majors & a slew of legacy Olympic events. The list is fucking endless & don't think they won't try to do it with proper football as well.

More than likely they're getting both.

But you said he wasn’t offered one and you don’t believe Broughton

Absolutely buzzing for the fallout from this one. "It's going to be an exciting summer" Our 3 best players at the club leave at the end of the season, probably realistically leave this summer. Little to no investment in the club, and various failed transfers. Women's team disbanded (a Rovers Academy women has scored in every game this Euros so far) Need around 8 new signings currently (that's excluding Brittains departure) Gestede saying "any sales we make won't impact the budget" what is the point and what sort of fucked up plan is that? Category 1 academy (no confirmation yet as to whether we have retained that for this season - needs checking. Pasha still in post, get confirmation that he is the CEO, there's absolutely zero chance he's a COO (given the job title of the CEO leaked there's no chance that's a CEO job) Waggott was shit at his job (but why the sudden exit) No friendly organised the week before the season starts? Companies house lack of update (breach) Yasir - commercial targets and retention? What's his actual role, various people there's been zero attempt to retain supporters. Why isn't he doing his job right? Or is that not his remit? What's he targeted on? What does he see success as? Currently I see zero success. Football kits - 150th anniversary, teasing badges, lost engagement with people that actually knew the history of Rovers, it's a flop and cheap, why didn't they engage the people who actually knew the history? (Is the Maltese logo actually relevant to rovers) That's just a list off the top of my head - @K-Hod @glen9mullan @Miller11

What is becoming more and more evident is the owners view Rovers as a line on a P&L (and have for some time). Pasha and Gestede's job is to make that line look better. Fans do not fit into that equation. They do not believe we can fundamentally impact profits (decline in season tickets makes v little difference so not much incentive for them to increase them). The total lack of commercial capability or strategy further illustrates they don't see that as a worthwhile revenue stream. Ultimately: 1. Money in is from transfers, TV rights and through the league, (they think the academy but this model is broken) 2. Money out: wages, transfer fees, 'running' costs, Wages, transfer fees and running costs (including women's team) are controllable, hence all three being slashed. Running costs they fund to the minimum. Grim times with us, the fans, being held in utter contempt and apathy.

I'm not bothered about Dolan leaving at all. Very average championship player. The real issues it does show though is that no player with any ambition or options wants to stay at the club and the replacement will be cheap/free and likely a downgrade. We haven't signed anyone yet that improves our first 11 from last season. In fact, we've lost/losing our 2 best defenders - Batth and Brittain. On the flip side, we've often not added to the squad at all by this point so at least we're quicker out of the blocks this year.

No, because who would risk leaving an eye watering amount of money on the table like that? If he was ever offered anything it would have been for a nominal increase on his existing deal and not even worth considering. But at least then the Club would have been able to change the narrative and pin the blame on the player.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25310915.blackburn-rovers-boss-hint-travis-tronstad-contracts/ Really refreshing how honest and open VI is

If Boro go for the Chelsea lad and Britain wants to go Derby I would play him for a full season in the reserves and take the loss

Virgin media Sky Sports app goes down this morning with major outage. Me, and countless others trying log on and watch at work left frustrated. People going mental on social media demanding refunds, saying they're cancelling subscription. 😂 What a day for it to happen with such a thrilling end. Radio 5X it is then.

So what your saying here is I don’t believe it because I don’t want to it doesn’t suit my argument

Did you bet on relegation last year the certain outcome?

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The only reason I believe he was offered a contract because that story and the previous one was around the time we were actually extending peoples contracts. I can’t see why we would extend the likes of JRC and not Dolan. How much we were offering him in comparison to our other regular starters is another question.

Oxford midfielder from Holland, the Finish winger from Holland also jump to mind

We were "in talks" with Ajax about Sivert Mannsverk about a week ago as well.

Could go either way but we must be favourites right now.

Great post. This is one for the FF to pose to whoever shows up from the club Gilchist for centre half I imagine.

Like I believe what he'd say. King of the bullshitters. Exiled floated some figures earlier. As if Dolan would leave c £400k over 2 years on the table here on the off chance he might get a better move at the end of his contract.

A L1 season ticket.

Go and read Gregg Broughton comments about Dolan during his interviews.

How do you know when he knew he wouldn’t be staying?

Only if we were intending flogging them straight away for a profit like Wharton.

Exactly 1000% correct there. GB tried and tried yet Dolan didn't want to talk cos he was changing agent. Maybe that was the sign he was lining up his next move. He now still no move line up unlike BBD did when he left us. Maybe his demands are too high as the Turkish club chairman or those supposedly interested clubs havent materialise into actual offers. Whichever it is he has gone from us and we moved on now. Maybe they are moving from Brittain perhaps

Depends if you believe Broughton.