Glad the travis saga is done with, really liked him on and off the pitch. Certainly feels like a new era has begun on the pitch. I’ve been very critical but feel the squad is starting to take shape with some exciting unknown additions. Hopefully add a striker and they can do the fans proud.

I dunno about it being a record but it’s certainly a bit weird. Screams of a lack of imagination to me.

Gardening leave is likely the obvious answer, paid to not be here, Schrodinger's coach

Is it a record for any manager signing 5 players from your ex-club the very next season?

Depends how low tbh. Results are important but if we lose more than last season games it will also be about the manner in which the players perform which will also matter to me. The early and late goal are something that annoy me under VI.

Never nice to see such an important figure in another team's colours, but know that's exactly where Pasha, Gestede etc want your anger directed. Travis is not the problem.

Greedy for not accepting a sub par contract here like everyone else? But a crap player moving to Saudi Arabia is emotional?

Buckley message made me feel emotional, listening to that I just thought greedy ****, hope Eustace is sacked by Christmas and you all get rooted to the foot of the table

The Man Who....wasn't offered a proper contract and forced out the door? Can't believe any fans fall for their tripe.

The non-reversed halves in those highlights trigger me something fierce. It's just not a Rovers kit.

Do you think he has a permanent ban from the ground? even when he is part of the visiting team? 😉

Notice how it doesn't say that he's welcome back at Ewood any time like "Bucko" is.

Travis is ‘welcome back at Ewood any time’ then?

Top class message from Trav. Wish him all the best.

Derby fixtures going to be fun.

Interesting that we made a point of adding this in the statement 😆 He now links up with his former Rovers team-mates Danny Batth, Andi Weimann, Owen Beck, Dion Sanderson and fellow Rovers Academy graduate Ryan Nyambe at Derby County, managed by ex-Rovers head coach John Eustace.

All the best Lewis. 100% given, shithousery generally entertaining.

That's a nice message from Trav

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Makes me feel a bit ill seeing him in that shirt. All the best to him, but not Derby. He’s going to have the game of his life back at Ewood for the 150th celebration game isn’t he. Sad to see him go, great player who always put 100% in for the badge. Let’s hope Barajdi is just as good if not better.

That Lorient striker looks like he's off to Qarabag. Can't say I'm overly bothered. No fee for Travis, the usual undisclosed

Any fee mentioned? Best of luck to him. Great servant.

The never ending journey ........whilst managers/head coaches, agents and Senior Executives pocket a small fortune.

A bit more to add I was told that he hadn't returned to Brockhall in June for pre-season training. I have no reason to question that information given he hasn't been seen on any of the videos/photos from pre-season training. Ismael confirmed after the Accy Stanley friendly that he was 'in the process of leaving' despite not being around since May Valerien Ismael on the future of Blackburn Rovers coach | Lancashire Telegraph The clear suggestion here is that he was being removed because Ismael had decided he didn't want him and that he wanted his own coaching staff. A pretty reasonable thing to want/expect for a new manager (shame Mowbray, JDT and Eustace didn't appear to get such luxuries) but despite that nobody else has been brought in, with Dean Whitehead the only coach brought in since Eustace's gang left, and Damien Johnson/Ben Benson seemingly remain cornerstones of the operation, now onto their 4th manager in just over 3 years. Even if correct I find it odd that the club can't just confirm his departure. It certainly isn't normal for a 2-3 month process of removing a coach surplus to requirements.