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Linked to this maybe?? https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/young-players-given-greater-flexibility-to-move-during-key-development-stage-as-cooperation-system-launches-in-scotland/

Others have made the same point many times previously but (when allowed) it's always the same sort of amount despite numerous cost savings over the years isn't it?

It looks like the differences are mainly limited to SPL Clubs loaning 16-21 year olds to other Scottish "Partner" Clubs. (Whatever they are) I did also read something online saying Scottish Clubs could also loan players from England but I suspect that's several years out of date.

They sent £15 million in March ‘24 (without going to court).

So looks like there is £12million winging its way to rovers asap? Biggest chunk of money they have sent since the one end of 2023?

Grim reading. Only 23 players including a keeper completely out of favour and various sick notes.

Who's left to sell? Pears/ Tronstad?

Well at least there shouldn't be any pressing need to sell anyone else in Jan...... 🤔

Squad list announced: https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/september/08/rovers-submit-2025-26-squad-list/

How’s this one sound?: One of the remaining conditions to them remitting money is the club’s auditor must issue an end use certificate within three working days so… Current auditor binned off towards end of December, new one not appointed until early February.

I agree. Incredibly convenient. And yet.....on the face of it the timing wasn't actually the owners fault unless they can influence the Court listing process. Wonder what the excuse will be for not spending in January? Should we start a sweepstake?

As it doesn’t happen very often I would like to play the I was right card 😁😁

Im sure I speak for everyone in thanking you for your sterling efforts in covering this saga and explaining to everyone in simple terms what it all means Wilesden. 🙂 It'll probably be a couple of weeks before the "professional" reporter over at the LT even realises there's been a hearing. So now it seems there genuinely is "no impediment" to funding - whether a serious one or merely an inconvenient one. Wonder if this will mean we see the financial handbrakes lifted a bit in January? Somehow I doubt it but if so they could start by reinstating the women's team.

I don't think it would have mattered if it had got removed back in May. This transfer window would have played out exactly the same as it has done.

January war chest though right??

Another huge Venky coincidence it gets removed a week after the window closes. You genuinely couldn't make it up but you could however have predicted it !

I might be wrong but I thought the article reproduced on here suggested it was a Company which specialised in investing in women's football in return for taking a stake.

The blocker was of their own choosing but yes that excuse/reason (take your choice) is no longer there. The order suggests the maximum fine Venkys will receive from the adjudicating authority will be around £7.7 million* Mere chicken feed to them surely… * assuming I’ve done the currency conversion correctly!!

just in time now that the window is closed and they don't have to spend anything.

It was rumoured to be Dakota Biotech who were the shirt sponsor last season. From the stills I have seen it doesn't appear that they have a shirt sponsor this season. https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2024/july/05/rovers-women-confirm-new-front-of-shirt-sponsor--/

I’ve no idea if that’s good news or not but it should remove the blocker that seemed to be in place

guarantee condition removed… https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showlogo/1757322518_a0cd37f819e860dc_587_79662023.pdf/2025

I dont think the rules are different but their window closed ever so slightly after ours. For example, they were selling Idah and wanted a striker called Dolberg who in the end chose against joining. So they went for Iheanacho very late before the deadline. To get the deal done, he agreed to rip up his contract at (I think) Sevilla so that he was a free agent when the Scottish window closed to allow him to then sign for free.

We have gone one step further and literally signed a replacement for our captain who is injured right now with an unknown return date.

Obsessed with it? Hardly by stating the fact a player is highly injury prone. No good in having a good player if they are only available about 50% of the time it’s not rocket science