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One poster (no, not him) certainly thought Gestede was doing an ‘excellent job’, presumably still does…

It’s NYE 2075… ‘do we think Balaji Rao III will sell? Would a new owner look for building us a new ground or will we stay sharing the Anchor with Darwen?’

Yes, and with a scratch squad of misfits and ne'er do wells too. Sadly and almost unbelievably, we have contrived to further weaken the available options for Thursday since the Racecourse heroics. It is almost as if the plan was to give Rovers fans some hope that a rabbit might be pulled from the dodgy hat, only for us to find that the rabbit fell out of the magician's bag, there is nothing else to pull out to complete the illusion and we are left now with a magic show bereft of magic and sorely lacking in entertainment value. Who could have thought it? Unless, of course, you are prone to those odd conspiracy theories that bedevil modern life, the ones that dare to suggest that the thinning out / 'leaning' of the squad and lack of any back up plan is another insult from the toady bastards sitting in their chicken shit palaces in Pune, aided and abetted by the short-trousered and shadow-dancing goons left locally to play their games on the life support mechanisms rotting away at Ewood Park. Naahh. That couldn't possibly be anything to do with it... VENKYS OUT!

We nearly and would have deservedly won at their place not that long ago.

I wasn't at that game but I was at another at Maine Road when Rovers lost 3-2 after going 2-0 up. I think it was 1992-93 without looking. It was pouring down. I also think it was Patrik Andersson's debut. A Rovers flop who ended up starring at Bayern Munich.

They hold onto us for nefarious reasons in my opinion and unless it is wrestled away from them, they will not sell. Think court case, dubious use of funds, ED in India, seizure of properties and links to agents, who cannot be trusted and that all screams of dodgy dealings. There have even been links to an Italian Aristocrat and a third party ownership fund, so all very suspicious.

No way plenty on here were excited, maybe one or two at most. Take to social media and you might find a few, but most fans and the vast majority on here, so it for what it was.

No, Adam Catterall is talk sport (and is also a Rovers fan) and is also someone who I know a fair bit about, but I know Adam Cottier personally and he is 100% a Rovers fan.

The Swinging Blue Jeans - Good Golly Miss Molly The version of this tune.

"I believe this is your bag sir"

Honestly they’ll go when they decide to, most likely when someone does an audit of all their assets and reminds them they own us. The worrying thing is they don’t need to sell us nor need us to succeed I imagine it’s just a going concern and an ongoing expense at this point.

https://barnsleyfc.org.uk/threads/reyes-cleary-and-a-very-simple-tactical-point.343073/ Here's the link. Apparently Gestede was sat with Reyes Clearys agent.

Knackered, depleted squad and a toothless attack: a draw is the best we can hope for Let’s be realistic. Rovers 0 Wrexham 2

So just them and a much more valuable and intelligent lifeform.

You'd think so wouldn't you?

I'd say if they don't win the old firm game he'll be binned. Amazing that both clubs made shockingly bad managerial appointments. Hopefully this will be the final death of the head coach who has a 'system' or 'philosophy'. If you can't make it work at Celtic or Rangers then that's concrete proof that it's a load of bollocks.

They simply don't want people turning up for these games there cannot be any other explanation for the idiotic prices.

Any news on the Kieffer Moore injury on Boxing Day? He was taken off in the first half.

They’ll be here forever. After the coming nuclear holocaust it’ll be just them and the cockroaches left alive.

My gut instinct is that they will not be here in 5 years time. Not sure how that is going to happen. I imagine we will be in the lower reaches of League One if they are still here at that point, if they don't exit fairly soon. I think we may scrape staying up this season but if they stay I think we'll go down next year based on their current operating model. I think being relegated again to League One would be the beginning of the end. The club will take many years to recover if it is relegated again.

Celtic v Rangers on Saturday too. Wonder if Nancy will survive until then. 5 defeats from 7 at Celtic is sacking territory already.

I'm convinced it only ends when they're forced into it. That means financially or legally/logistically they can't carry on with it. I don't think they'll give it up otherwise. At least not as long as the wicked four continue to control the company. Maybe when control passes elsewhere someone with a brain will cut their losses and leave us alone.

Presumably the relatively popular 'pie and peas' or 'breakfast bap' options in Jacks Kitchen will have been ditched for this one to make way for a £150 sit down meal for the Category A fixture. Suspect there might be some backtracking on that one as the brains trust realise that on New Year's Day morning there won't be queues of people down Bolton Road wanting to watch Rovers v Wrexham and hand over best part of £200 for a ticket and something to eat. Especially not when they can stay at home and watch it for nothing on Sky. Still that extra £10-15 pocketed x 1500-2000 adults from Wrexham makes it all worthwhile whilst ensuring the home ends are empty. £35 to sit on the BBE. Total madness.

The Scottish league title chase just got interesting.

I want us to win as I can't stand Ryan Reynolds but I can see a comfortable 2-0 for Rectum.