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Do you actually think Ismael is bothered?

So glad I got to see The Roses at The Etihad. One of my favourite gigs, that.

My son asked me the other day, “Why do we like Rovers?” I really struggled to provide a convincing argument.

So he gets a knock and is out and they take that opportunity to see how they cope without him and use a player or two signed to replace him. Then think yeah fine we'll be ok so leave him out to save money as long as they can. Also doubt Ismael would be pleased about that but he's here to do as he's told.

RIP Mani. Another of the good guys.

Phil Campbell

How silly of me 🤦‍♂️

That would be 3 captains and 2 head coaches… Though i think will be safe enough until he wears the wrong socks or gets is towards the top 6…

And all by design rather than accident

Don't bring logic into the discussion, we have an arbitrary quota to keep to 😉

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04g4x0kkdpo Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63 😢

Miller played the full 90 mins of both Australia matches during the international break with the second match apparently only kicking of in New York at 1.30am UK time on Wednesday. Jet lag and general need to recover indicates to me that an evening kick off tomorrow would be too soon for him to play any part let alone be a first choice. Pratt and Litherland I assume may be called up to the matchday squad/team. It would be beyond any sense at all if Gueye was to be drafted in as a makeshift CB......wouldn't it??

To state the obvious… This is fine if the youngsters are good enough, it isn’t if they’re not.

Bit harsh the lads injured mate.

I think it looks like it’s held up by cigars….

Ismael confirms that despite being allowed a 25 man squad, Rovers essentially limit themselves to 22 players over the age of 21 so that they can give opportunities to youngsters. He just states it in a roundabout way https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25638233.blackburn-rovers-boss-january-transfer-window-admission/ "At the same time, the EFL tells you that you can only take 25 players over 21 years old. On your list, two goalkeepers come out, it leaves 23 outfield players. "Blackburn Rovers want to offer a chance to young players so one or two players are on the list. Then 20 players to fill your team. If you take two players into every position, it's two players per position that's 22, two too many. "If you say we need more players, it means we can't play the younger players. On the other hand, if you want to develop young players, you have to let give some away.

Honestly though, we've done OK without Cantwell so time to see if what we have can get at them. Stranger things have happened

If we lose Cantwell, which I'm worried we will, we'll have lost our club captain in 3 of the last 4 transfer windows.

Eustace and Waggott wanted Cantwell. Gestede didn’t. Waggott and Eustace met with him early in the window but it didn’t progress due to finances - probably Suhail putting a block on it. It became apparent towards the end of the window that he was available on the cheap - 250-500k - so Waggott went rogue and had talks with Rangers - whoever he was dealing with up there said something along the lines of “Thank god, we’re desperate to get rid of him” so Waggott revised the offer to zero. After about 2 days of wrangling they agreed that it would be zero upfront with a big sell on clause and various appearance/promotion payments. Announced as undisclosed to appease both sets of fans. Getting him on a free allowed Waggott to make the case to Gandhi Babu (circumventing Suhail) to pay the required wages and get the deal signed off by Venky’s, as did claiming he would be worth 7 million if he could rediscover his form. It’s certainly plausible that an appearance trigger is approaching. It’s also plausible that the man who never wanted him in the first place and thinks paying any player more than £10k per week is unnecessary might want rid of him.

Think this is exactly right. They aren't as daft as they appear, of course they could see it and knew how light we are at centre half. Savings and cash in the bank trump all football related decisions here though, always has and always will. Anything that happens on the pitch is irrelevant to this regime.

------------------Pears -------Miller---McLoughlin---Pickering Alebiosu------------------------------Hedges -----------Tronstad------Forshaw ------------------Morishita ----------Gudjohnson----Ohashi I think that's what we are looking at. If he's feeling brave he might start Montgomery in place of Forshaw but I don't think he will. If he's wearing his clown shoes, he'll start Hedges at CB and play De Neve at LWB. 3-0 loss and as comfortable as you like for PNE. Picks has made 2 appearances all season (one of those was a last minute sub against Watford) and Miller probably won't be in a good place to actually play but will be forced too now.

They think we are all stupid. I don't really blame them, the majority of the fanbase are. One look at the nonsense they've got away with over the last few years alone tells us that. When you've got people hissing and booing at the likes of Eustace and Travis and silent towards the likes of Venkys and Suhail it's no wonder they come out with this sort of thing. They could literally say or do anything and most of the fanbase would believe/defend them.

First images of Birmingham City's new stadium (no it isn't AI) Looks great, though their owner and ownership model is American 'Soccer' Ownership at its most cringeworthy.

January window is going to become another farce. Panic buys will happen due to the recent injuries. For the last 6 years we have faded away because the squad has never been strong enough to last a WHOLE season due to lack of planning. They must have all the data on this, its been obvious to see and so frustrating for a fan. All the fans knew Carter and Wharton had the potential to miss a chunks of the season due to their injury record. The championship is getting more and more intense each year so for them not to have cover is criminal. It gets bleaker and bleaker as the weeks go by.