Would Rovers have got a stroke of luck if we’d had got to the FA Cup final without playing a PL club? Of course. Would that make it any less of an achievement? Of course not.

Things we know are true: Venkys aren't funding the club, at least not properly Rovers are raising cash wherever they can via cost cuts and sales Pretty much every senior player has run his contract down over the last 3-4 years and nobody has renewed a contract in over 18 months. Prior to the end of March, as confirmed directly by Travis, Tronstad and Brittain, the club had not so much as even contacted them about renewing their stays, let alone put forward concrete proposals for new contracts - I am confident that these three haven't lied Now, by mid-June, we are supposed to believe that suddenly Rovers have got their act together, whilst the players have been off on holiday since early May, and have put forward concrete serious proposals for new deals in an effort to keep all these players and incur the substantial extra financial cost and commitment that comes with it, totally contrary to all the above? Nah, pull the other one. They're paving the way for sales, so they need to get their agenda out first and also drop 'links' to a few incomings in to balance it out a bit. Seen it all before. Some never learn.

Well Wrexham is prepared to offer more money than we will and certainly have more ambition but that's true of just about every team in the League.

Nixon is a spin doctor that's what he is it's his job he takes snippets of info and rumour and spins them into tales and stories. His ability to play both sides and sit on the fence via his wording is legendary yet some still can't see it, others chose not to unless it suits. I think the main reason a lot on here flip flop between believing him then not is because unfortunately his positive spin usually turns out to be hot air whereas the negative stuff often follows through in reality.

I didnt say that the performances and results were down to luck. As ever, you either purposefully or otherwise totally misunderstand. Repeatedly playing teams that arent the world/europes elite in knockout rounds in major tournaments? Especially in the quarter finals and beyond where any advantage of topping the group is gone. Totally out of our control, so its luck. Beating those teams? Obviously not luck.

Quoting Nixon should be an instant ban for spamming fake news

What evidence is there to suggest that will happen?

That was Terhoble

He does not say Travis HAS been offered a 3 year deal by Rovers.

That was Terhoble

Nixon being Captain Obvious once more. Rovers struggling to sign players up, because we aren’t willing to part with any cash, despite having billionaire owners.

Bloody hell, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. You hang off Nixon's every word when he says something you like. Now he's posted something which doesn't align with your super positive point of view you're more or less ignoring it. Lol.

Not happening 😉

100% spot on. I do find it really strange how some are so desperate not to blame or criticise Rovers that they will happily watch the good managers and that important core of senior players broken up and offloaded to the likes of Derby and Wrexham What is happening here is just another step along the Venky stripping down or the club and gutting it of assets. Nothing more or less to it than that What the fans, manager or players want or think is totally irrelevant. The issue is with Rovers and their approach.

Dolan out of contract, brittain Travis tronstad heading that way, if it’s not the clubs fault who’s it 🤣🤣 some would argue the clubs best 4 players. Any other club in the championship giving away there prize assets? Brereton free, szmodics Wharton sold on the cheap. Not the clubs fault tho.

Aye✅😀

And selling both would just about cover the 4 or so they requested from India. It's all about that black hole now and in a few months there'll be another one.

Yes I may have heard that mentioned once or twice! 🤣 I meant recently as that was what the poster I replied to was alluding to.

You arent blaming Rovers? Theres a surprise. This shouldnt be a discussion now, it should have long since be sorted. We shouldnt be coming into a summer where we already need a number of signings having also to manage key contract issues. They should have been offered deals long before now, and we would know either way if they were staying or going. Instead we get excuses. "Lets wait until the end of the season" and "lets wait until we know what division we are in." Last season was built on two things. The managerial ability of Eustace who has now gone and a core of really solid Championship players like Tronstad, Travis, Brittain, Batth, Hyam, Dolan etc and it seens possible that most wont be at the club next season. All to be replaced by players from abroad on cheaper wages.

Disgusting cash grab from fifa. The club world cup can jog on

It's the old 'Lenihan ploy' Exactly the same narrative with him - claims from Rovers that he had been offered a good, substantial deal, that we could do no more just as he trotted off to Middlesbrough No evidence, or reason to believe, that Rovers have even initiated talks with these players. The players themselves were clear on this a mere 8-12 weeks ago. Since then they've been on holiday for the last 6 weeks You're already at it - believing that a reasonable deal is on the table but that the player is after 'big money' and that Rovers are entirely reasonable in their approach. This is the problem. We wouldn't even be discussing this if Rovers had approached this reasonably because these players would have been under proper length contracts, other clubs wouldn't be in any position of strength to entice people away.

There’s a shock

Didn't say you have. However, Nixons wording plants the seeds in the wider fanbases mind that they are at fault for wanting too much money so we're better off "cashing in".

That’s rubbish, nobody deserves to be on as much as brittain, Travis, or tronstad. Our 3 key players should be our highest earners, there isn’t anyone else in the squad who has the right to ask to be on the same as them.