The error the club made was not sticking him on the bench in the first few weeks of last season and giving him his debut, therefore meaning he would have earned a standard work permit last January

Signed under Eustace then loaned now a new manager never been given even efl cup game people can debate the ability all they want but the fact he was called a hotshot etc and never even given cup minutes is very very strange and now because he has that slot he is the one getting the boot…..or alternatively we could put him on 1min this sat afternoon and get the slot and keep him and loan him again

Had the Mafoumbi signing taken up the final slot, i'd then agree with you. However, correct me if i'm wrong, there were other slots available at the time so in order to bring in a potential talent, they gave him a slot. Had we refused and a rival club came in and done the same and Mafoumbi went on to become a big talent, we'd be frustrated at the club for not giving it a go. The situation now is that he was given a chance, it hasn't worked out, we're releasing him to make the slot free. I don't really know what else the club could have done in this situation other than what they've done.

Reckon that's where the staff will be told to bring torches, soap, water and a coat in future as we've switched off utilities to save money.

It's actually essentially £30 with a £10 charge per name. I looked at the 2 & 3 name options for myself and my daughter and then thought about my Dad as well, they're both £50 & £60 respectively! FOV

Underneath the ad for the book another message informing us "Club shop to close early at 12p.m tomorrow for "staff event". Yep celebrate Blackburn Rovers in it's 150th year folks!

Maybe you know this or maybe it's one for Glen ... is the transfer budget gross or net ie gross = you can spend £5M full stop, or net = your spend versus your sale proceeds cannot exceed -£5M. I'm having a dim confused day as one makes sense to me and the other doesn't.

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The manager accepting that, has me honestly thinking, I have no sympathy for him, despite his statement on Saturday that he is human and has feelings. What other manager and what other club, would accept players leaving and the money they bring, not being even partially used to replace them?

I think we had spent the majority of the budget by then, but what do I know... Mafoumbi was presented a bit different than a U21 signing normally is, see below. So that they had aspirations for him to kick on is a pretty safe assessment, I would say. I agree with you though, and I'm positive Gestede and whoever else deals with this have learnt their lesson.

Mercer had said the day before that he wasnt playing. So must have been a figment of your imagination.

It's appears to have gone so quiet on the RW position it's untrue. Indeed the only real link we've had all summer was an out of date one to the Japanese lad. Even for this lot, not having any form of contingency plan for Dolan leaving seems negligent beyond belief. We must have known he was going for months and months.

i was his debut V Ipswich in the full members cup Semi final. I think £30k is correct.

I was sat in the riverside against Birmingham, hyam was one of our better players.

How come Hyam got 8/10 in the LT ratings.

Might deed poll my name to Fuckoff Venkys and see how far I get.

Always thought Cirino looked a prospect

No but I bet they’re itching to lower the wage bill and get rid of more experience and not invest the fee received!

Fixed that for you. Matters not whether he leaves for money nor fair words. His leaving is a Travisty (pardon the pun).

Has Travis been sold?

Do you think they are back peddling and negotiating another year?

I might buy it, then sell it, then replace it with the hungry caterpillar and say I tried to buy a better one.

That last bit is a total guess. Point being, for a club that had intentions of looking abroad, you surely save the slots purely for immediate first teamers.

It's football. Easy to say this in hindsight but they probably thought he had more promise than what proved to be the case, and that he would be in and around the first team by the new year.

It doesn't matter if they pay £50 million - it doesn't affect the money available for replacements.. VENKYS OUT!