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Nope. I do acknowledge that. And I think anybody wanting to own a football club is bonkers! But for me, the financial questions and the intentions of any new owner still worry me, and still have to be answered. And, yes, I'm just as befuddled as any other supporters as to why the Venky's still own us. I hear certain stories, but they are still here for whatever reason. The footballing/business world is an odd one to say the least. You're generally right. I cannot answer for others. I'll hold my hands up, maybe I'm guilty of it here and there, although I try to not get carried away, and I do attempt to argue my points. In spite of suggestions that I'm just looking for a reaction, that's not the case, rather that I just expect I'll get the usual reactions that I'm happy with everything, I want to do other supporters down, blah blah blah. Total rubbish. The thing is, we'll eventually agree that "we all want what's best for Rovers". I don't know what answer that entails. I don't think boycotting has been fully thought through, and the ingredients aren't there for full support of it. See yesterday for evidence of that. That's not doing anybody down or deliberately looking to wind people up. That's just my objective take on it. 🤷‍♂️

Thinking ahead to the Hull game next weekend, I'm not expecting any further incomings before this game as deadline day is the following Monday, but if Gudjohnsen is back then Ismael has a big decision to make on system. I think Gudjohnsen needs to play with a strike partner to be properly effective. His partnership with Ohashi was showing potential before his injury, whereas leading the line on his own he is way more isolated and ineffective. His goals started coming after the switch in system. The problem is that LWB spot.

We get in huge problems when we fill our backline with players who can’t place a pass. Atcheson among others have ways to go in that respect imho.

Thankyou for the detailed and clear reply. Everything you've said there I completely understand and respect. Nobody should be treated with hostility if they choose to still go to games. I myself am a natural boycotter I suppose, having not been back to Ewood since August 2024. I highly doubt I will return anytime soon. My views are more aligned with the Coalition than anything else, but at the same time I do not endorse any hostility towards those who still want to attend. Equally, people who do not support things like a boycott have also been quite unpleasant as well. If people could just be more respectful then that'd be something.

portsmouth much the better side so far,if they had a bit of qualty up front they`de be ahead

Of course he will.

It does now. It didn’t pre Venkys. edited to add: Total losses for last 5 pre Venky years = £9 million Total for last 5 available Venky years (to June ‘24) = £87.8 million Both figures are before player trading, the second figure also excludes the sale of the training ground.

We should be flush with the Wharton money.

You’ve been playing centre half in lads football and all of a sudden you’re pitch forked into a really tough physical league. You’re going to be running on your tongue in the last 20, 25 minutes.. Plus, like Litherland, you’re expected to play wing back, probably the most up and back running you’ve ever done. Three good lads there that should be first teams before too long.

I'm not taking a lot blow. That behaviour speaks for itself. You rarely post here anymore and came right back to comment after Saturday, judging by that comment seemingly to raise a reaction.

One point you dont seem keen to acknowledge. All Championship clubs make losses and their owners all offset those losses, without the fanfare. Its not just a Rovers thing. In fact, I have read that even in the Premier League, only West Ham made a profit last year, as their stadium is funded by the government. Football clubs make losses. Yet are all owned by people who offset them. The chances of any new owners being unwilling to do that, knowing that they would have to is low and would be temporary as the club would be taken away from them. There are clearly people out there with the funds and willingness to buy Championship football clubs knowing that they are loss making. Why are you so skeptical that it would happen here?

Once the window closes the Venky supporters will be out in force pointing to Jorgensen and the 'bids' for the Barnsley lads as evidence of Venkys' amazing support for the club. Of course in reality whatever we've paid for Jorgensen comes out of the money we got from Wrexham for Hyam on deadline day, then there's the next instalment of Adam Wharton's Palace money coming in the next week or so, and we won't be buying the Barnsley lad anyway, so you don't get credit for trying and failing.

There game in hand is away at Charlton, which i don't think has a date put in yet. Could be huge when that comes around.

Perhaps a financial expert on this matter can fill us in, but doesn't the club lose around £10m-£15m per season just by standing still? That would require a sale of Sammie and a bit every season to keep the club running. Not realistic because we aren't going to product that every season in my view. So somebody has to plug that gap. And my point is that new owners would have to do the same.

I don’t know what goes on behind the scenes and how far exact the two clubs are apart in terms of valuation. Pretty sure it’s not £5m excl. add-ons though.

Bristol City are flush with funds after receiving a £10m sell-on for Seymenyo.

Perhaps it tells more of a sad story that for a long time I felt I could never post my opinion on here. They are my exact thoughts, and I've said nothing out of turn, not resorted to petulant insults or other things that dismiss debate out of hand. So I really think you're taking a low blow with that and trying to turn it into something that it's not.

How about people make a pact to act decent despite the difference in opinions. Presuming we are all adults here, it's the right thing to do going forward.

Not all the money they’re putting in is theirs. What happened to the Wharton money, the Sammi money, the Raya money ?

An eloquent post.

It's having this attitude that spoils your view. Bit childish tbh

They formed because they felt that BRFCS wouldn’t let them have what they defined as free speech & post whatever they wanted & they grew tired of the bans when they overstepped what we considered to be acceptable. As a consequence this site is now persona non grata over there & anyone quoting it, referencing it or sharing it is seriously frowned upon. We are all Rovers supporters though and it serves to indicate that there is a broad breadth of opinion over what the club should aspire to & the role of a supporter. It’s analogous to the growth of the increasingly binary mindset across society at large IMO.

There's no sign that Hedges will sign a contract extension and he certainly won't after relegation when the wage will be further reduced.

I'm just answering the question posed: "Is everybody on the other forum pro-Venky's?"

And that’s where we disagree, as I outlined to you last week here. Maybe you mistook it for one of them posts on here that was more interested in “killing off debate” .