No we don't and it's only transitional because the owners won't fund the club properly. There is no long term plan, only to cut costs.

I’ll be honest. At this point I think we should take the money for Travis and move on. I love Travis, and by no means want him to leave. But at the same time, he clearly does want to go, isn’t going to sign a new contract and isn’t bought into what VI is trying to do. Unlike many, I can see a strategy to what VI is building, and while I think we may suffer in the short term, we need to accept that this year will be transitional for us. For that to be successful we do need players bought into the long term plan. ATM that doesn’t seem to be Travis and it may be better culturally for the club to take a fee and move on. I really struggle to see how we can keep a captain who doesn’t want to be here.

Cheers. Selling Trav is a huge mistake in my eyes. I hate the clowns that run this club.

Suspect it will a team selection that highlights our lack of depth.

I'm surprised at the odds for this one. Regardless of the doom and gloom, I expected us to be evens or a shade odds on. As it stands we are only just favourites. Rovers 6/4 Bradford 13/8 Draw 12/5

Yeah, they are not really comparable.

Sounds par for the course for this regime. A first team wage for someone who spends the vast majority of season on the bench?

Mental it wasn't done years ago, but is the plan to honestly have Michalski at number 2 this season? The lad hasn't even played a minute of National League and we're one injury away from having him between the sticks for a few months.

Presumably not in venky era?

That's amazing 🤣

Best thing VI had done so far is freeze Pears out. Mental it wasn't done years ago.

Is it on RoversTV? Hope Tyjon gets a start.

If it was up to me I would pick the first team players but try a formation that uses our resources a bit better, and recognises that Travis is probably going to leave by the end of August. The idea would be to have something we can stick with if it works well. The players who need minutes can come on later in the match. Toth Millar Hyam McCloughlin Alebiousu Tavares? Tronstad De Neve Cantwell Ohashi Kargbo Subs : Michalski, Riberio, Pickering, Wharton, Montgomery, Henricksson, Hedges, Tyjon, Gueye

Haha accurate but depressing

Come for a pint int Foundry first if your that far along livesey branch 😀👍

Team Waggott were keen last summer. Team Suhail not so much.

Robbie savage?

I have a leaked image of the budget for a winger But the good news is that Pasha currently has his fingers down his throat trying to increase it

Very quiet again on the transfer front this last 48 hrs. Despite 'having a budget' for this right winger, it's almost as if we have to sell somebody before we can get him...

It has happened - can't remember who when at the moment.

Need to open the Darwen Upper. Pasha- "Nobody knew Birmingham were Big Club" If Eustace wanted Travis, he would have bid by now.

Pears, Buckley & JRC were all signed up to decent contracts before Venkys curbed their spending (even more) during the summer of 2023, so that's almost certain that cost is the main driver to then being pushed out rather than a desire to improve upon them For that matter so were Travis, Hyam, Brittain, Tronstad, Wharton, Carter & even Hedges The only anomalies in that regard have been renewals for Szmodics, Adam Wharton, Pickering & Ribeiro (half of who are no longer here), and the signing of Cantwell

I’d snap their hands off. Our lot will over 50p and a mars bar

We won the league at Anfield, And then the Worthy cup, We were the pride of Lancashire, Then Venky's fucked it up. They gave our club to agents Let Pasha run the place. And all they've got in return. Is a snowball in the face. Allez, Allez, Allez ........

A player on a decent wedge, but looking like they will largely be sat on the bench? Out ya go! 👋