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Cheating a bit but it is Xmas and it’s a good track - The Valentino’s - It’s All Over Know

Obviously things are a bit raw just now, but this comment from Test Match Special was incredibly damning: This is the fourth successive Ashes tour in which England have lost the first three Tests. By the time Australia visit the UK in 2027, it will be 12 years since England's most recent Ashes series win.

I'm not sure? Why is Sam Gallagher being brought into comparison?

Think the most damning stat is 75 to 80% of seats were empty. A direct result of the Rao's ownership

How many of his goals could you see Sam Gallagher scoring ?

Maybe because the majority of people left in the stadium are not anti-venky.

Good If he progresses further, he will be off Hopefully he progresses no faster than Rhodes so is here for at least 3 years 😉

I like Gudjohnsen but I would say he's got alot of work to do yet before he progresses further. Twice yesterday he had the ball at his feet and didn't look comfortable carrying it, lost control with acres of space in the first half and then passed a terribly loose ball in the second, think then Val subbed him off which was the correct decision. We've yet not really seen him get a quality finish away, goals have all landed at his feet. A few nice headers yes but I think the commentary team said at Portsmouth, you wouldn't really see him getting goals like Ohashi's - If we can see more of that ability he will no doubt end up in the prem.

Whilst that ownership took them to the top tier, they have also since turned the taps off, every window, their better players are sold and replaced by relative cheap punts from overseas Without knowing too much about it, I believe this may be at the behest of the CCP, who seemed to take a fleeting interest in football about a decade ago, but now seem disinterested and just doing the bare minimum. Inter had a similar issue before being sold a year ago

He is certainly there at the moment but that is not uncommon.

Maybe Ismael went against Pasha's instructions out of necessity. Pasha is away in India. I still think Pickering is on the list of departures in January

THIS! exactly! Actually championship players instead of de neve or Tavares Why freeze Pickering out ? and then why suddenly play him? it’s a contradiction by VI he hasn’t been injured so what’s that all about and why now suddenly play him im glad he is back but I’m confused to why he froze him out

The one great thing about our club they haven’t ruined (yet) is our academy is still producing good players who are proud to play for the club

We showed in this test that we could play Test cricket. All we have to do now is to do it for 5 days. Oh and learn to catch.

He's certainly done prominent work for Rovers, what that means I dont know as he's done work for Ronaldo too

It’s certainly worth getting it out there, as it can’t do any harm bringing this to the attention of anyone prepared to listen. Maybe the coalition can add a sub text to the recent press release.

To be fair even Waggott n Suhail have said previously if someone has the money and can show funds and deposit the bond to start due diligence then they are all ears. However both claim to date no one has demonstrated this. Their interest in rovers is pretty much zero, bar putting in the capped £20m

Crazy old league the championship. If we'd not conceded 2x ridiculous last kick equalisers in 4 days and had a pitch that was playable, we'd be sitting 3 points off the playoffs

He just wanted the Dingles further adrift in the relegation zone..

It's not that I dont believe Glen here, but I just don't believe the information you have been told that they will sell "without hesitation". If that was true I'm sure someone would have tested them by now. They will be here for another decade unfortunately, where we will be as a club who knows.

If this guy and his firm are struck off, does that mean there is any chance of further investigation into his past dealings with other parties over the years (Meaning his involvement with Venkys and Rovers)?

https://medium.com/@luiskentt826/chris-farnell-a-case-study-in-ethical-failure-at-the-heart-of-english-football-ad2f394d2533

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/top-sports-lawyer-and-his-firm-shut-down-over-dishonesty-suspicions/5125091.article Venkys and Jerome Andersons lawyer. Incidently also the source of many a leak out of rovers. Handled the Derek Shaw /Berg court case fiasco and gave the Action Group all comms, that sports PR company and the other rovers solicitor tried to threaten us over. Handled a lot of business, contracts, NDAs too

The half term (ish) report - links should be to each players stats (The posted stats for 7th tier and below look hit and miss at best, Wood for example has been pretty much an ever present, but is recorded on the cited site as having played once) Connor O'Riordan until last week had played almost every minute in the league (3rd tier). Doncasters (& O'Riordans) August was great, but they have won 1 league game since the first week in September, whilst he will almost certainly be recalled, he is not the answer in defence and will be back up to Miller (Carter too if he ever gets fit) Leo Duru has hardly featured is the MLS, but he was named in what looks to be a retained list for San Diego, so anticipate him staying until June at least and possibly having his move made permanent as one for the future Charlie Olson has not featured in the 4th tier, did sit on the bench for a while, played in some cup games Harley O'Grady-Macken has not played a minute in the 4th tier Jack Barrett has sat on the bench in the league (4th tier), played in the cups, has not pulled up trees James Edmondson is a fixture in Macclesfield's side (6th tier), scored a cracker in the FA Cup. would not be surprised (partially due to cost cutting) for him to be back up to Tronstads replacement next season George Pratt did well in the 6th tier before being recalled and is now a regular for Rovers Harrison Wood starts every game for a team who sit 3rd place in the 7th tier, has scored a couple Patrik Farkas hardly featured in the 7th tier Joe Boggan started 1 game, made another fleeting appearance off the bench in the 7th tier, then disappeared completely until his loan ended Blake Wolsoncroft filled in for an injured keeper for 1 game in the 7th tier Jayden Sergeant apparently did well in his month in the 8th tier, started most games, scored, No sure we have too many who can be classed as having done wonderfully in the first half of the season. In terms of minutes played, O'Riordan, Edmondson, Pratt & Wood have done ok, but Doncaster/O'Riordans form has fallen off a cliff since very early September and they now sit second bottom of League 1. Are/were the other 3 playing a level below their ability? Of the rest, the only one who could be considered anything like a success would be Sergeants month in the 8th tier, where he seemed to impress, did start a few, scored, and looked dangerous, which for a 17/18 year old is not to be sniffed at

Jack's area needs soft washing, as does the Riverside with a lick of paint. Upper jack walker stairwell to block W11w has a leak which is subsequently rotting the paint off leaving that manky popcorn effect on the beams and all down the walls. Weeds all around the grounds, fan zones need jet washing/soft washing. The timeline needs addressing and putting back up. The top of the stand steel beams needs another paint. From a far just looks grotty. The seats in the stands need replacing or reglazing they are becoming light faded. Some of those is a maintenance issue however if budgets have been cut ie jet washer has broken and not been replaces, or no longer have a maintenance contract to a firm Spraying pesticides/herbicides the owners should know. A football club needs CEOs/Owners on the shop floor. You're creating an image and a brand. The small things go a long way in business.