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Nothing on line. Dont agree. Given that in my opinion we have only 3 spots in the starting 11 open and 2 of them are the positions that Bellingham and Eze played yesterday. Burn is a steady player but a squad player at best

Do you think less than £10m was good for Raya? It's not 1995.

Venkys India is just one part of the conglomerate under the VH group wing and i believe the one run (probably in name only) by big Barry. I firmly believe that the club sits in a corner of that bit of the empire and serves some kind of creating accounting purpose. Not why it was bought but why it's allowed to remain and they are fine as long as their turnover is good and losses are kept on or below the 20 million region. They still get a lot of worldwide advertising and able to play with the club when they feel like it. Less hassle than selling it, losing it off the books and balance sheet ( it owes them about 150 mill) and of course allowing others to sift through the books. Also no doubt factor in their embarrassment should someone step in and suddenly make a success of it. All this imo is coupled to the fact those who are involved in running it and advising them on it are doing very very nicely themselves out of it and will go to any reasonable lengths to NOT encourage them to get rid of it. Just do the minimum, spend what you can comfortably afford, leave it to them and one day they'll have a team full of assets to sell again and somehow we'll get promoted when the gods finally smile on us.

Do you not think that those players may have been awful partly because there wasn't really anything on the line? 3 points only matters when they can affect positions, as we have seen at the end of many league seasons.

Exactly why it would have been really stupid to put that clause in. Not a lot of players get to make 5 competitive appearances for England for a club like Palace before they get snapped up by bigger fish.

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I've seen this mentioned before, and I'm not sure I buy it. £20m a year is not insignificant (not to mention the headache that it's causing with the Indian authorities). A quick google shows Venky's (India) Limited's annual turnover in March 2024 to be approx £360m. Now, I'm not sure whether that is only a part of their empire, or whether that is the bulk of it (suspect they have other enterprises that aren't required to publically reveal financials). But, I'm pretty sure that they will be aware (and frequently made aware) of the millstone around their neck that is Rovers. So, why carry on? Seemingly uninterested and totally disconnected (bar an occasional AI generated statement). There can't be anything in it for them any more. I bet they rue the day they ever made contact with Jerome Anderson.

Weirdly the only thing I really remember from Rochina was him attempting a Rabona away at somewhere like Yeovil from outside the box. It looked impressive but highlighted he only had one foot! Exciting player to watch for sure though, clearly talented.

Sorry, They were 3 points to play for, players given a chance to shine and against a tactic used by Albania that many teams will played against us. Bellingham was awful, Eze not good enough, Burn made mistakes, etc Cos Anderson was more effective than Wharton was as I said and I also said that I feel Wharton would be better playing higher up the pitch. I have said and others have said similar that Anderson is actually more suited to playing that 6 role(defensive midfielder) cos how Tuchel wants that role played but also how we play overall isn't he first in forward passes, or touches or line breaking passes or successful dribbles or progressive carries or Possession won then? I must have none seen that on Sky Sports PL channel before the Sunday games started.

It's 10%higher than Bellingham's when he left Birmingham.

We're probably nothing more than a loss making venture in amongst many business interests for them. Can imagine a weekly meeting going through their portfolio: "Anything on the football club?" "Nope nothing from Suhail, must be going smoothly, he's not asked for anymore money". Of course they should take more interest, but i imagine at their level of wealth, you employ people to do that for you. We just ended up with people who care more about reducing the losses.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned https://blackburnroversfc.co.uk/news/2025/november/17/-it-s-a-very-attractive-club-and-the-pathway-is-there-/browse I think this is a super appointment

He was the type of player who wanted a ball to himself, he would often take too long on the ball or make a wrong decision.

If Nixon is correct about the five competitive game clause it is not beyond the realms of possibilities that Adam is no longer a palace player when he reaches that number if Anderson is first choice and stays fit at the World Cup.

Agreed. And I continually arc back to the age old question, why do they continue to do it? Even IF their intentions are good, were they/are they so frozen in fear and damaged by that first 2 years that they trust no-one outside of their own circle i.e. Suhail? Okay, he wheels in the odd CEO or DOF like Waggott or Gestede, but ultimately he's their man. Are they so naive that they genuinely believe the current modus operandi will eventually lead to success/promotion? I actually reflect on what I perceived to be a chink of light at the time, the Broughton/JDT summer. It seemed to be a change of tack, maybe a novel approach of actually appointing football people. Broughton's CV was an improvement on most other historical, senior appointments (albeit an incredibly low bar). Lo and behold 18 months later, they're in a legal battle with Indian authorities, the plan is in tatters and they have since appeared to retreat further than ever in to their shell.

But that implies that the total of any package is always the same. Ie, he is being sold right at that moment, and its just a question of structuring. His value regardless of structuring was limited. We had to sell, we were desperate, we sold him in January when theres less money around, clubs less willing to spend money, and we sold him early as opposed to letting bis value continue to appreciate. Theres no reason to suggest that if all of the above factors werent in play, and if we had waited, that we couldnt still have the add ons AND a higher fee. Big sales will contain sell on fees. If that player goes to the very top, it doesnt justify the sale because of potential add ons down the line, its not something our board have done really well to include, its standard. Its not either or.

There were 104 cases listed for the morning session (10:30 - 13:30) The judge spent over an hour listening to just one of these.

It isn't really difficult to fathom, the lower the fee, the higher the sell on and vice versa. I don't know what's so bizarre in waiting until the final amount until forming an opinion. With Raya, some of the criticism was both premature and way off the mark.

Absolutely bonkers.

With our recent record in local derbies, I doubt I'm the only one !!!

On the first bit in bold, i get the same from non-Rovers fans all the time. The response is always a mix of surprise, disbelief and laughter when they ask that question though. On the second bit, you'll struggle to point to a single action they've taken in the last 15 years that suggests they want to restore us to any former glory.

Some stuff I'd never seen. Kean's contract, which started at £1m per year, rising to £2m by the 2015/16 season if still in the prem. Letters from Anderson's legal team to Nick Harris / Associated Newspapers (i.e. Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail), distancing him from any wrongdoing. Shebby Singh's formal job offer - £400,000.00 per year, £3k housing allowance, company car etc. Venky's legal letter to Kentaro threatening action. Ultimately, it's all dated between 2010 and 2012. To anyone outside of Rovers supporters, it's probably just an amusing and extraordinary chapter and another example of the ridiculousness of football ownership. The FA or any regulatory bodies probably can't or won't do/prove anything. Most people I speak to who aren't Rovers fans say, 'are you still owned by the chicken people?'. It's only us, 15 years on who continue to see the damage it's done to our club. And even then, there's plenty of Rovers fans who either never knew or have forgotten the whole saga, and now see Venky's as our life support. Interesting last sentence by the way... "The Rao family still own Blackburn. I know from people still close to them that ultimately they want to return Blackburn to the position they were in when they took over, and feel honour-bound to do so." If that is the case, how simple could it be to appoint a competent, stable, knowledgeable CEO and invest sensibly and properly. Just a modicum of clarity and professionalism in the boardroom would go such a long way to repair 15 years of complete torment and disconnect. Someone who can engage with the fanbase and project a feeling of unity and ultimate progression. Chaos follows this club around, and it's ultimately the responsibility of the owners who just seem to bounce from one disaster to the next.

Rochina looked like the penny had finally dropped and he'd be a world beater on the first day of the season back in 2013(?) - he then dislocated his shoulder in the same match and just never seemed to really kick on. One of those who will surely look back on his career and think he could have got way more out of it - like Dunn has admitted about himself. Rochina's natural ability was unreal.