The Villa replay…

The previous round…

If only we had owners like that. Although they can fuck off with their idea to play domestic games abroad. It will happen though sooner rather than later.

Great article. What we wouldn’t give for someone like Tom Wagner at the helm.

Considering the number of defunct companies they have it seems failure is quite regular and the ONLY thing they are good at is the core business and a few of its offshoots.

Chalk and cheese - a 'can do' attitude compared to an endless stream of excuses under successive executives at Rovers. These owners are the main reason we can't do very much, never have and never will, and will be left behind by any club with even a modicum of ambition.

Our Women's team starting Venky's reign of terror at the top table of English women's football and 15 years into it being in the same division as the second best team in Durham really does sum the whole wretched affair up.

I think another narrative has been, it is the only thing they have ever failed at and they want to get it right. That's also a load of nonsense too, in my view.

Who are they losing face to apart from themselves ? I don't buy that nonsense for a second it makes no sense as owning the club and the constant negative headlines is more embarrassing than a quick cull and a bit of minimal coverage then it's gone for good. They continued to own it because after the initial plans backfired their finance people found a niche for it in the company portfolio and big Barry wanted to retain his toy. So there it has sat and as a minimal bonus on the money its cost there is a little bit comes back by way of advertising and constant positive '20 million a year' spin by commentators clearly prompted to drop that line in as much as they can. If at any point in the last decade funding this club had seriously impacted their core business or personal wealth they'd have dropped it like a hot stone, face or no face.

Me and and my mate were on the Riverside that day but just out of that photo.

Some of what went on, in the early days, did happen and there is plenty of proof, that agents were heavily involved. The big ones, were things like Kean being appointed and he just so happened to be a client of the agent, who brokered the deal and brought the owners to the table. Another big one, was the signing of his son and the leaked letter that followed, questioning payments being requested, for players unknown to the board at that point. The Formica signing and the third party ownership issues there and the Rochina signing and the level of agents fee paid for this. There are plenty of other examples too and in my opinion, these people may well still be involved, only keeping a lower profile.

Exactly this - whether they sell or not is not the primary goal, it's pushing them to say or do something. Much like telling the three amigos (now 2) to stay away. Deep down we knew they wouldn't stay away but it forced their hand to respond...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn9jpx0xjnjo Venky's, this is what trying looks like.

Shambolic. Thanks!

Yes that's what I was referring to the 1st statement. Unfortunately as I said before I appreciate my grammar is very poor I struggle massively to put commas & full stops in everything. Sorry Glen I wasn't aware of that I think it might have been the first statement I was referring to I know when I've dug myself a big hole stop digging so I will I did think the statement had good substance & the main points were covered sorry

I’ve never bought the conspiracy angle. They’re just rich kids who have inherited wealth and wanted the kudos of owning a PL club. They got duped by you know who and thought they could invest £5m and get in the champions League every year. Hahaha. They now can’t extricate themselves from the madness as they’ll lose face and practically every penny of the £300m they’ve had to invest to keep the club afloat. Over 15 years it’s still loose change to them but I doubt they’ll sell on the cheap cos it will be again be loss of face. So it just rolls on, the Venky boot stamping on the face of BRFC forever…. Getting rid of Waggott et al will change nothing.

Negotiated in line with the women's football league. Apparently in such an event, a relegation of at least 2 leagues has to occur. I suppose it avoids the scenario of the club finishing top the following season and being back in the same position i.e. not accepting/being able to comply with promotion.

Agreed the owners need to go, but perhaps a start would be for one of the family to explain, why they still hold on to the club. Something credible with an explanation behind it, as to how they intend to make it better perhaps, as right now, there is simply no logic in continuing this charade. They cannot continue with the silence and in my opinion, the longer the silence continues, the more suspicious, I will become of some sort of corruption, or third party ownership exists.

Strange you’re focussed on the symptoms not the disease. The reason the circus exists is because of the owners. Venkys aren’t some benevolent invested owners being held back by shitty operators at Ewood. Venkys are the reason why we have shitty operators at Ewood. The owners need to go now. That should be the only focus.

It’s a big own goal, by the club, as we already know. One thing that hasn’t been mentioned yet, is the current shirt sponsors, Watson Ramsbottom solicitors, were the ladies shirt sponsors, previously. Doing what they have, especially given the kind gesture by Dakota Biotech, could well have ruined a potential future men’s sponsor. It’s very short term thinking, by the club. I know Elton Ashworth, who negotiated the shirt deal with the club, is a big fan and it was the deal with the ladies shirt sponsorship, that led to the men’s deal, eventually. Perhaps the coalition, will bring this to the attention of the media and maybe, ask the owner of Dakota, to go on record, with his feelings on this being declined, with any reasons given, for it being rejected.

Nothing wrong with those statements and as someone has said, the post having a dig, was ironic. To put it in perspective, the club release two lines, when announcing the departure of the CEO who served for 8 years. Much as I disliked him, that was a big departure and should have been given more prominence, but thats the nature of the beast. If a couple of capital letters or a missing comma, here and there are made by the coalition, I don’t care a jot, as I’m loving the fight they are fighting.

I don't have confidence! I've been worried about Trons & Cal leaving since the 3rd whistle blew a month ago.............& it's gonna be a long summer........... Especially if one of the promoted clubs see either as a good, cheap chance to take. I'm simply stating that the article is nothing more than another "blah-blah" piece in this "summer scouting" series Elliott Jackson has come up with to fill time while we wait for real news (good, or more likely BAD) to come. I repeat: the "Brittain transfer ultimatum" is a BS headline to get clicks & subscriptions.

It would be good to get potential buyers to go very public with their interest. Would push venkys into a corner and get the spotlight on them. You don't want to sell, why? For a journalist that's looking for a great story about how a foundational club has been driven into the ground by foreign billionaires there's a literal gold mine here just waiting for them.

Venkys will never get their alleged £20M a year back. That's money thrown away by incompetence and no new owner will pay that to take over a basket case of a club. The incentive for Venkys is they will get something back,( its a decent stadium after all, with an excellent training ground) and not have to spend any more time or money on a failed project.

Would you like me to lend you some commas and full stops?