The issue I have with the Mafoumbi situation is not that we took a cheap punt on a youngster, didnt work out, thats fine. Its that we clearly had intentions of looking abroad. So it was a total lack of foresight shown by Gestede and Owen to be willing to use up an ESC slot on a cheap punt.

If we really would accept anything around £2M i am sure there would be a lot of clubs interested. The question is if there is anyone willing to pay £3.5M+ as I am sure that is what we will want. Hes a proven performer in a division where a lot of clubs are spending money so id be very surprised if we dont get north of £3M. Just a matter of waiting for the bids to come out of the woodwork.

Could say that about a lot of the u21s they aren’t released though it’s only him because he takes up a slot just highlights the gross mismanagement currently on going at rovers

Not even in terms of football either, young 18/19 year old lad coming to another country in what he imagined would be an exciting time for him and he’s been released after a year. I wish him well in his career and hope he has a good life

Give it a few months and It'll be falling to pieces. Like everything else connected to the Club.

Not mentioning the most recent 10% of our existence then? - I wonder why 🤔

I used to do the same, but this season have decided to completely drop the coffee. By 60 minutes or so we look like a decent side.

Are the halves reversed on the back?

So Pasha is responsible for employing people, who he states, could not recognise that as a youth Adam Wharton was a talent !

Where is this from? Also, you have not elaborared on your comments about Hyam being missing at the weekend.

Can't say I'm one of those who feels sorry for Mafoumbi... He got an opportunity to come to England and make it. He hasn't made it and has been let go. Happens all the time in football. It's ruthless. Just because it's Rovers doesn't make it any different.

That is true but Mackay did get the money to buy Colin Hendry for the Full Members Cup Semi Final . One of the finest signings this club ever made !

Went to watch Fontaines DC last Friday. Absolutely bang on, really good gig.

I can because of how bad mine is. Thoroughly depressed.

4000 holes should just charge an extra £2 to have your name in their 150th anniversary edition, I'll get that instead. Still a souvenir.

I read through the whole article and thought actually that sounds quite good, I might order it. Expected it to be about £20. It's £40!

End of September which year Merce ? I doubt, we will get many games a season out of him, even if he is good enough !

I assumed the point he was making was that if we weren't being skinflints, we could afford a high quality winger who already has enough points to qualify. But since we are in the bargain bin, we have to use ESC slots and we've spunked those. But the Mafoumbi thing sure is dumb. Especially since we could have brought him off the bench for a minute at any point last season or this, and cleared up a slot.

Could not tell you. He's 16 so maybe not.

https://rovers.co.uk/news/2025/august/20/blackburn-rovers--150-years/

Exactly this point. The club knew the dangers of signing a young lad to take up an ESC slot. he shouldn't be shafted because of it. at least try and get a fee off a club instead of just ripping the contract up.

Will he need a ESC spot?!

Your missing the point I’m making I’m saying he’s being shafted because of our clubs new needs of buying players who don’t qualify for the slots. If we were to sign an experienced winger who knows the league or is of decent quality we wouldn’t be in this position So he is being shafted - whether he’s good enough is a different conversation

Seems as though we have a Turkish lad on trial Cem Dursun Arac

I’ll never forget reading an article about his love for Argos when he first signed for Norwich 🤣 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-46950567.amp