All Activity

We get in huge problems when we fill our backline with players who can’t place a pass. Atcheson among others have ways to go in that respect imho.

Thankyou for the detailed and clear reply. Everything you've said there I completely understand and respect. Nobody should be treated with hostility if they choose to still go to games. I myself am a natural boycotter I suppose, having not been back to Ewood since August 2024. I highly doubt I will return anytime soon. My views are more aligned with the Coalition than anything else, but at the same time I do not endorse any hostility towards those who still want to attend. Equally, people who do not support things like a boycott have also been quite unpleasant as well. If people could just be more respectful then that'd be something.

portsmouth much the better side so far,if they had a bit of qualty up front they`de be ahead

Of course he will.

It does now. It didn’t pre Venkys. edited to add: Total losses for last 5 pre Venky years = £9 million Total for last 5 available Venky years (to June ‘24) = £87.8 million Both figures are before player trading, the second figure also excludes the sale of the training ground.

We should be flush with the Wharton money.

You’ve been playing centre half in lads football and all of a sudden you’re pitch forked into a really tough physical league. You’re going to be running on your tongue in the last 20, 25 minutes.. Plus, like Litherland, you’re expected to play wing back, probably the most up and back running you’ve ever done. Three good lads there that should be first teams before too long.

I'm not taking a lot blow. That behaviour speaks for itself. You rarely post here anymore and came right back to comment after Saturday, judging by that comment seemingly to raise a reaction.

One point you dont seem keen to acknowledge. All Championship clubs make losses and their owners all offset those losses, without the fanfare. Its not just a Rovers thing. In fact, I have read that even in the Premier League, only West Ham made a profit last year, as their stadium is funded by the government. Football clubs make losses. Yet are all owned by people who offset them. The chances of any new owners being unwilling to do that, knowing that they would have to is low and would be temporary as the club would be taken away from them. There are clearly people out there with the funds and willingness to buy Championship football clubs knowing that they are loss making. Why are you so skeptical that it would happen here?

Once the window closes the Venky supporters will be out in force pointing to Jorgensen and the 'bids' for the Barnsley lads as evidence of Venkys' amazing support for the club. Of course in reality whatever we've paid for Jorgensen comes out of the money we got from Wrexham for Hyam on deadline day, then there's the next instalment of Adam Wharton's Palace money coming in the next week or so, and we won't be buying the Barnsley lad anyway, so you don't get credit for trying and failing.

There game in hand is away at Charlton, which i don't think has a date put in yet. Could be huge when that comes around.

Perhaps a financial expert on this matter can fill us in, but doesn't the club lose around £10m-£15m per season just by standing still? That would require a sale of Sammie and a bit every season to keep the club running. Not realistic because we aren't going to product that every season in my view. So somebody has to plug that gap. And my point is that new owners would have to do the same.

I don’t know what goes on behind the scenes and how far exact the two clubs are apart in terms of valuation. Pretty sure it’s not £5m excl. add-ons though.

Bristol City are flush with funds after receiving a £10m sell-on for Seymenyo.

Perhaps it tells more of a sad story that for a long time I felt I could never post my opinion on here. They are my exact thoughts, and I've said nothing out of turn, not resorted to petulant insults or other things that dismiss debate out of hand. So I really think you're taking a low blow with that and trying to turn it into something that it's not.

How about people make a pact to act decent despite the difference in opinions. Presuming we are all adults here, it's the right thing to do going forward.

Not all the money they’re putting in is theirs. What happened to the Wharton money, the Sammi money, the Raya money ?

An eloquent post.

It's having this attitude that spoils your view. Bit childish tbh

They formed because they felt that BRFCS wouldn’t let them have what they defined as free speech & post whatever they wanted & they grew tired of the bans when they overstepped what we considered to be acceptable. As a consequence this site is now persona non grata over there & anyone quoting it, referencing it or sharing it is seriously frowned upon. We are all Rovers supporters though and it serves to indicate that there is a broad breadth of opinion over what the club should aspire to & the role of a supporter. It’s analogous to the growth of the increasingly binary mindset across society at large IMO.

There's no sign that Hedges will sign a contract extension and he certainly won't after relegation when the wage will be further reduced.

I'm just answering the question posed: "Is everybody on the other forum pro-Venky's?"

And that’s where we disagree, as I outlined to you last week here. Maybe you mistook it for one of them posts on here that was more interested in “killing off debate” .

*FYI nobody on this board has said folk are pro-Venky’s if they still went yesterday.

No hatred from me at all. My crime in the last 24 hours is analysing and critiquing why I don't think the boycott worked. Some posters at least debate the point, but the majority, including one of the organisers, seem to respond petulantly or with a stab that it's people like me that drives supporters apart. Huge shame if people really think an opposing opinion is the problem at Rovers, that it must be trolling, that the club's better off with me, etc. That's why there is no debate. Many simply can't accept that some disagree with the boycott and, frankly, from what I've seen in terms of responses, resort to insults. That's what drive fans apart. Nobody on the other forum is pro-Venky's. Although I don't see why anything needs justifying. I, and others, have said countless times that the Venky's have made disastrous decisions, that they were naive and manipulated early on by weasels and snakes, that this is all of their own making, etc. Currently, yes, there are still operational decisions and misalignments within the club, and the only thing turning me from a full-on boycott is that the Venky's still put money into the club when it needs to pay its bills. Would I like owners that are more hands-on? Yes! But perhaps the financial aspect is even more important. It's a business with financial obligations, and the current owners can't be accused of not sticking to those, even if it is of their own making. Because if they don't pay for their mess, then somebody else is likely going to have to. And I don't see who on Earth could sustain that, or volunteer to do so - at least not somebody with the right intentions. That does not mean "we should be thankful" to the Venky's. I wish people would stop bloody saying that nonsense. Nobody has ever thought "thank you, Venky's!", and nobody ever will. It's just a petulant remark that has zero founding to it. It is simply a recognition that that's what they at least continue to. If we could get new owners that both show more care and closeness to the club, and have the same, if not more, wealth than the Venky's to be prepared to cover obligations and then some, then great. Count me in! But, as yet, I am really reluctant to believe that will just happen if the Venky's ever decide to sell. So, is that a pro-Venky's stance? If I'm not sold on the idea of a boycott (and I'm not the only one), must I therefore be in support of the current owners? Absolutely not. And this is where so many people fall over themselves to pigeon hole supporters into a category. I am not claiming to have solutions. I'm not sure what the answer is. But for those coming up with answers, please stop getting precious if people criticise it. Perhaps taking things on board, including the opinions of those who don't agree with you and give reasons why, instead of saying "I'm disappointed, you're not the type of supporter that's good for us". Horrible reaction to fair criticism in my view, particularly if you're looking to get everybody onboard with your mission.