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From Ismael I hasten to add.

Ha ha fair play to them it's a local derby and it's banter the way it should be, we know whose made the biggest club in Lancashire the laughing stock of our little neighbours. They only ever turn up to see Rovers anyway and it'll sweet to stick the chickens up their arses by 10pm if by some miracle the depleted team wins.

I might nip down to Spud Bros, I need a new squeaky chicken

Oh please no, not squeaky chickens ☹️ Christ if that upsets you I suggest you don't attend 🤣

Oh wow. We’re being taken the absolute mic out of by Preston. Venkys you are a disgrace 👍🏻

Ismael’s PR excuses for not bringing in another centre half are very insulting to the fans who have half a brain.

Away fans look like they are in the Enclosure area (Darwen End) and the Nuttall Street Upper (DE) in that video. I don’t remember away fans in the seats. Did they use to have half the stand when they had the upper?

Has he? Was known as a top player when he played, known as one now.

That's absolute BS. You can have as many U21 players as you like. If they're good enough they'll break into the side. What he means is: "We dont want to pay the wages of 25 senior players"

Nobody is claiming Tugay to be one of the best Premier League players of all time though. As I've said previously, Scholes was top class and there's no denying that but in more recent years he's been elevated to this legendary status that is a level beyond where he actually was. Time will tell which level Adam Wharton will be at. We all know he's pure quality but we'll have to wait and see if he cracks that very top layer.

Ardiles and Archibald great names in the game but very little impact at Ewood imo (apart from bringing the extra crowd in).

Who the fuck designed that, willy wonka?

2012 and 2017...Similar close season decisions. Beginning the season demonstrably weaker and unready...

Why is it harsh? Im not having a go at him personally (im not Ismael) and I appreciate that he wont be enjoying the situation, far from it. But he is a waste of space in terms of as a resource for a football club. He cannot even get through a week of training without picking up a new injury. Obviously, any anger at the situation should be aimed 100% at those who knowing the injury records of our 3 centre backs (which isnt enough anyway) allowed the summer window to unfold as it did.

I've always puzzled about how Cantwell came to be at the Club on so much more money than anyone else, especially when the general trend for wages is very much in the other direction. Paul Mani opined in the past that Eustace threatened to walk out in the 2024-25 close season after having promises reneged upon and that they had to basically bribe him to stay by signing Cantwell and one or two others. Taking that in conjunction with your post it starts to make sense. - Eustace threatens to walk and Waggott has to pull a couple of rabbits out of hats on a limited budget. - Waggott pulls his usual con trick on the Cantwell deal and changes the goalposts at the last minute. Unusually it works as Rangers are relatively desperate to get shut - Waggott manages to get the deal past the Finance Director as in this instance despite the high wages, "the flex" comes from no up front fee. - Gestede and Suhail aren't happy with the deal as his wages are totally out of sync with the new wage policy in general. Cantwell is now approaching 50 senior appearances and they both want his wages off the payroll in general and dont want to make any extra payment that will be triggered at that point. Right that's it - re-secure tinfoil hat and back to the bunker.

It feels like deja vu....

The owners and their acolytes are making certain, there is no' Great Escape ' this season. Eustace, turned out to be a' good un' so they got rid! Val is their puppet unlike the 2 before him.

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 🤦‍♂️