Ultimately, we should simply judge them on how well they run the club both on and off the pitch. And we all know the answer to that.

Apologies if it came across as a pop at you, it wasn't you who was being objectionable about it.

I am genuinely not giving them any means. These conversations about the impediments have come about, due to my interpretation of what that word means and what other peoples is. I am not for one minute excusing them for not sending funds, quite the opposite. In my view to end up in this position through gross miss management and through manipulating, and miss representing, what funds being sent, for the benefit of the football club, were really used for. I would rather putt his conversation to bed and accept that some people understand the word in a different way than I do, which I am fine with and carry on, perhaps with my little bit if input in raising ideas and posting my thoughts, on how we rid ourselves, of these people. Matter closed, so far as I am concerned.

We always played 2 touch football in training - it speeds the game up and forces you as a player to think quicker and get your first touch right You have to wonder if Rovers should do the same because it would improve Dolan’s game.

So basically you're admitting that ( notwithstanding his faults) he is/was still one of our better players? I have to say that people complaining about Dolan when we've got Hedges on the other side is one of the most bizarre things I've seen in my time watching football.

It would seem from this report that the Leicester City's owners business is heading for major financial problems. With a potential points deduction and as yet no manager could they be another Luton? https://foxesofleicester.com/breaking-leicester-news-king-power-owners-at-risk-of-bankruptcy

That’s funny, I took my 9yr old daughter last season for the first time. She has never been interested but, like lots these days started following Haaland, watching City and so I got her down to Ewood… she was like “Dad, is he a YouTuber? Like a guest who’s playing for charity?” 🤣🤣

I know you're one of their fiercest critics which is why I'm suggesting dont give them any means, no matter how tenuous, by which some people might think they're being slightly hard done to. The conditions haven't prompted a sale so far, but that was with a Szmodics and Adam Wharton and Raya sell on fee tucked up their sleeve as insurance. The cupboard is practically bare now and the tipping point may arrive after Carter is sold and Brittain/Travis/Tronstad either walk out for nothing or depart for nominal fees due to their contractual situations.

Took my misses to two rovers matches last season, she has no interest in football and asked “why does that playing keep spinning around in a circle” summed him up for me

Bang on the money. Easily the most frustrating player I’ve watched. Masks his constant dallying on the ball by running around a lot. His 5 touches and flicks constantly break our attacks down on the transition in build up. Hes been helped by the fact he hasn’t had anyone tearing up trees around him. So he looks decent sometimes in and amongst Hedges and the like. My prediction on Dolan is that his career will take a similar path to Nyambe. I remember folk thinking he was a ‘good un’ and the world was ending when he left, then Brittain turned up and they were like, “Ahhh, so THAT’s what a fullback is!”

Again, maybe the owners never specifically asked the Court for transfer funding as actually they felt all this was quite a convenient excuse for them not having to send as much over as previously and were rather scared the Court might say "Yes"? Hence just create the impression that funding for transfers would not be allowed. Either way we're not being funded properly so the situation is completely unsatisfactory whichever way up you look at it. It's just a subjective matter of opinion as to which interpretation of events is the worst look. Whether Waggott got told telling a white lie and they can't fund us properly (Upside Down and Ira) or whether there's nothing actually stopping them funding us but they just dont want to. (Me and FB).

The beginning of the end Managed destruction from within.

Believe me, when I say, I am an extremely fierce critic of the regime and have no desire to defend them for not sending funds. It is complete of their own doing that the restrictions have been put in place, namely the NOC, Bond, permission from the court and now apparently the need for an affidavit and I am not for one second excusing them for not sending funds, I am 100% critical of the mess that they have created that has brought about these impediments, restrictions, barriers, or whatever else, we choose to call them Thankfully, they have been able to comply with them and still send funds and I am hopeful that these remaining in place, leads them to think twice about their ownership and in turn, makes them realise that carrying on, is futile and they agree to sell the club.

DC, will you take 50 pounds for it? I'm not on here much these days, get my email address from Herbie to get in touch. I'll duck in here over the next few days to check it out. DaveB

He may have had his best season ever, I agree on every point. For an attacking winger his contributions other than fitness and tracking back are null.

I didn't get "taken for mugs" about anything. People can argue until the cows come home whether the conditions imposed by the Court are an "impediment" or not. Either way, the owners haven't been sending over like they used to, but clearly they can if they want, because they've just sent £4.85 million over. So to the extent that they haven't been sending money, it's because they CHOOSE not to, not because the Court has said they can't. That to me is far worse than them wanting to send money but being unfairly blocked by the Court from doing so. As the most vociferous critics of Venkys, I'm surprised you and Ira persist with this fixation about "there's no impediment" then. First of all there clearly isn't in real terms, as money has now been sent over several times. But more importantly, if there was a genuine impediment to them funding us, then that's the kind of thing that those who are mildly sympathetic to them (such as the buffoons/plants on the Club website) latch on to as an excuse to feel sorry for them.

I've been a big critic of Dolan but he had his best season in a Rovers shirt last season. He tries hard and more usual than not, he has an impact on the game because he grabs the bull by both its horns and has a go. But he's also highly ineffective in his decision-making, as well as in his final delivery. He shouldn't be too hard to replace but I won't say he won't be missed until I see who we line up with in his place.

If Dolan is "bang average" what does that make Hedges?

Dolan had a brilliant last few months in a rovers shirt and was probably our best player. Whether that is him improving and becoming more effective or just a blip is a matter of debate. The Dolan of prior seasons I would have been less upset to see leave. He is a an honest and hard working lad though so would like to think it’s improvement rather than him just working a bit harder for a big move. Definitely be missed next season.

Dolan is bang average. The only issues here is letting another contract run down instead of paying the going rate for a championship player and whondo we replace him with. In the 5 seasons he's played he can't have played well in more than 20 games. This is my opinion of course. And watching him week in week out he has probably been the most frustrating player I've watched over the last 30 years. But he does run around alot. (Although looks like he's running in quicksand )

Well no because I'm not saying anyone who has a different opinion doesn't have a clue am I? You're saying anyone with a different opinion to you is basically wrong/clueless 🙄 We've had years of Dolan splitting opinions now, it's nothing new and there's a reason for that, because he's been consistently inconsistent.

I should think there would be great guffaws as we see the reality behind the keyboard warriorship! There's an interim stage we could adopt, which would be a virtual meet, using Zoom, Teams or similar, although I'd wager not many would attend as themselves and there'd be a lot of avatars in the room! I'm going to get an 'Old Codger' badge made, and wear it in the Moorgate before games next season a few times, to see if I can smoke out some of you other curmudgeonly keyboard combatants 🙂 Let's just say, my 'residual self image' (how I think I look to others in reality or in a virtual sense) is definitely well at odds with the physical reality of who and what I actually am 😉 And for the avoidance of doubt, I'm more akin to one of the chairs in the above, than either of the actors! (i.e. a bit battered, comfortably upholstered, lacking in hair, somewhat old-fashioned, but occasionally useful)

Seems that the passion we have for the club overspills sometimes and weve been driven to bloody madness. Anyone fancy a pint in the locale one night on a random whim easier to chew the fat and put the world to rights? Should do meet ups would be a laugh

Incredible after all the effort that you put into doing that, how disrespectful that is.

I've also put a boot in, but on ignore so got nothing back 😂