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Finally realised what he's working for and might now have a better grasp of why after 15 years of similar nonsense hardly anyone turns up. And why a lot of those that do are always ready to turn. Yet again alongside the ownership ONE man is a constant theme, where is he ?

Normally contracts aren't paid up like that in football, it's until the end of the season, or perhaps 12 months of which. That's what I thought was the case anyway. Of course with Henning Berg that didn't happen and the club were taught an expensive lesson when they had to pay him in full when they sacked him after just 10 games in charge. You'd have to be a complete and utter negligent moron to allow that to happen again wouldn't you?

This is the first time, I have heard anything from him, that I respect and fait play to him. Over to you Suhail

Said this on the other thread but on what planet is that him signing his P45? He's basically said "The pitch needs sorting out but it's ok guys, I don't mind if you take it out of the January transfer budget instead". I'm sure he's aware spending on the pitch would have no FFP implications. Fuck off Ismael with the rest of them.

Isn't that down to the ref? Don't know what time they make a decision. Heavy rain forcast from 1 in the morning tonight until 1pm tomorrow. If that plays out, then all tomorrow afternoon for it to dry out. Who knows?

And who can blame you. No-one has communicated anything about Saturday's fiasco and furthermore they haven't communicated about any plans to guarantee the Oxford game will go ahead for the full 90+. I won't travel 15 miles at the moment, never mind the 100 you put in, They don't deserve your support.

Yes I wondered about that phrase. Does he already know how they are thinking and accepting it?

Sorry, he's let himself down massively, and made his criticism relatively worthless, by giving them an "out" saying that as far he's concerned they can knock the cost of any pitch improvements out of the January transfer budget. I'm sure he knows the cost of expenditure on the ground doesn't count towards FFP calculations. Fuck off Ismael and take the rest of them with you.

You would think so but JE and JDT had to virtually break out of the place.

Well said VI. Without a plan or anyone taking responsibility for resolving the problem we will be in serious trouble. If the game against Oxford gets abandoned I’m pretty sure we will be made to play elsewhere by the EFL. Tomorrow, for only the second time in the last few seasons, I won’t be making the 100 miles round trip to Ewood. Saturday’s fiasco has contributed to my decision as I’m not prepared to battle through traffic on the M62/M66 in the vain hope that we will finish a match.

So how does it play out? Thinking aloud… Thinking about it does VI know already know what RG and SP think and possibly accepted it? That is, we will do the ground (at some stage) but will cut back elsewhere (player wages, transfers etc). That is, no new spend. And if we get deducted points, we’ll have to take it? Probably, business as usual. Fans get irate, managers gets irate, Pasha just rides it out. Won’t sack VI –too costly. Won’t spend money on pitch unless cut backs elsewhere.

Well that’s VI just signed his P45

So as far as Val knows, they haven't even thought about Tuesdays fixture. Even he's had the foresight to look at the weather report and see it's going to be shite. Brilliant.

Occam's Razor looms large - Weeds growing out of the crumbling steps on the Riverside, mould and moss on the gantries above the Darwen and Blackburn End, no Sky Sports in the blues bar, the botched Anniversary Kit, no hot food for press, doesn't take a genius to work out there's an issue. Regarding the pitch, it almost doesn't matter, the latest chapter in the Venky's book of bullshit - just add it to the long list. This is why fans are at their wit's end, it's the wafer-thin mint that tips us over the edge. Rovers are a cost-cutting exercise, not a football club. Like Ismael said today, there's lots of "heads of" at the club, it points to no accountability and no solid structure emanating from the top down. I go to games with my 76 year old father, we both live over an hour away, it's been our tradition ever since I moved back up north in 2007, we have a pub lunch and a pint or two, and enjoy getting away for the afternoon. We dissect the game long into the week, and repeat come the next fixture. For the first time this Saturday, since I started supporting Rovers in '92, we actually came to blows leaving the ground and had an unsavoury argument regarding the running of the club. Tensions were a little high due to a wasted afternoon - we've since made up and laughed it off - but it highlighted for me the sheer frustration and desolate feeling this latest drama has created. It's almost poetic in a way that the pitch has failed like this, the very thing needed to actually play the game. It's a perfect, visible representation of the owner's neglect.

I wish he hadnt offered to reduce the transfer budget to compensate although I understand its just him stressing the importance. It should be either or. We badly need new players and a suitable pitch.

The cracks are certainly appearing in the wafer thin paper that has been used to disguise the reality of our club's plight by the faceless, useless, pointless, feckless ones. Way past their sell by, IMO.

No way will he go to united. They are also-rans and on top of that English players joining them usually spells the end of their careers. See jadon sancho et al. He's good enough to play for real madrid

This is what I wanted to see off him. A bite back at the hierarchy. Are there better managers than Val? Of course there is. Can I get behind someone that fights for the club and fans? You're damn right. Perhaps now they can finally see that not only are the fans against them, the players are unhappy and now their 'shopfloor yes man' is having a pop. I'd keep Val another season based on his pushbacks.

He is indeed, from Todmorden and why I never liked him 😂

Interesting. Not his biggest fan but well done Val. "You're not pinning this one on me, it's various Head ofs responsibility." Usually results in a sacking if you challenge the hierarchy.

And there we have it - the minute Ismael endears himself to the fans and openly (perhaps bravely) expresses his frustration and confusion, almost on behalf of the fanbase, he thus signs his own death warrant. 1 step forward, 2 back. The Venky's Way.

Have two, make the second ‘off’.

They don’t think they need a CEO. Maybe they’ll try a no manager approach too.

It's only taken him the best part of ten months to realise what a circus this is and to speak out against our overlords' reign of error. If he'd spent less time constantly blaming individual players and referees for everything wrong at this football club, he might have learned with great sadness as I have, that almost everything bad that happens at this football club is self-inflicted. Double-down Valerien and tell them where to shove the endless excuses and inaction. 3 years salary up for grabs for you if they don't listen.