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I think it should be ok but that’s not the point, after the shambles of the weekend they should be giving updates and some reassurance rather than pretending otherwise

They are the sorts of idiots who are best ignored anyway though. They dont need an excuse as they come up with enough of their own. Fixing the pitch does not excuse not investing in the team to any rational person. They still do the same now, they still have to. The one exception was the season we sold Wharton because the whole fee counted as profit. Had he not come through, even with the court case, they would have had no choice but to offset the losses again. I dont consider it financial support not to be sniffed at. But all Championship owners have to do the same. It isnt very significant spending, its just offsetting losses that occur even in seasons where they dont spend a penny on transfers. Even Mowbray didnt have continued financial support, it was just one season really of reasonable spending. Similar to Tomasson albeit double the fees. No manager has had any prolonged support, the odd one has had fleeting support. If a manager is performing poorly, or a player, or a staff member, they deserve criticism of that I dont doubt. I also do respect when people kick up a fuss but again that is still largely based on protecting themselves, knowing they cannot succeed in these conditions and maintaining their personal reputation. Its not them taking a personal stand on behalf of the fans as part of a noble and ethical cause. Some of those you mention obviously go beyond that. Suhail is an extension of Venkys. Anderson and Kean also went beyond merely protecting their own self interests. As a side note, a lot of it is speculation. I dont personally believe that all current players are on less than £10k, Cantwell for one wont be, even if I can clearly see the intention to keep cutting the wage bill. Equally, not convinced Mulgrew was on £20k and even if he was, he had become surplus to requirements for footballing reasons, but had a contract from when he was a key player, we didnt do him a favour to keep paying him.

Who takes responsibility for that money?

Ribchester also but a lot lighter than 10 minutes ago.

Its not perfect when nobody turns up!

Yet tens of millions have gone a awful signings wages, agents commission and pay offs and wages/pay off for directors who couldn't direct themselves to the bog. Now look what we are left with now they've run out of money or the willingness to spend it. Absolutely shameful but hey rejoice because we are still in business and paying clowns for the circus.

They'd love it to be abandoned, another game to sell tickets for, sell hospitality for. An extra home game is perfect for the regime

According to radar the last of the rain is around 2pm and breaks off for 3pm for the evening.

Pouring down in Clitheroe now. Looks like we may not have seen the end of it after all🌨️🌨️☔☔

Val's words say to me they aren't expecting or going to push the owners for extra pitch money. So are prepared to try and fund it themselves from any existing budget surplus and future sales/cuts. I reckon he probably had a heads up from someone before he let fly in the press otherwise he'd have been gagged.

Fair point Mark. Maybe change that part for negative press then.

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2 hours drive, all motorway, quiet once you get past Leeds and the M1 junction. Good city centre in Hull and walking distance to the ground. A boring draw yes but at least not a nightmare journey.

I see Mark Wood has had to return home. I always thought it was a risk given the amount of bowling he’d have to do on hard Aussie wickets. It was a risk worth taking though in my opinion.

I would say that after witnessing the last 15 years, if there is one thing nobody at the club cares about, it's a pissed off fanbase.

The second to last thing this club want is this game not to go ahead The last thing they want is for the game to be abandoned halfway through I would not put it past the club to be eering on the side of postponement to save themselves the hassle of a pissed off fan base Agree with all other posters - turnout is going to be shocking. If you were Oxford, why bother? If you're Rovers, stay in the warmth and throw a few beers in the fridge This is what Venkys FC looks like chaps. A thoroughly unpleasant product with a careless board and a budget you couldn't run a doggy day care on properly. I'll say it again - £6m in infrastructure investment in 15 years. It is no surprise things are creaking. 400,000 a year on the Rovers estate is survival money only. It paints over the cracks, gets some filler in and throws some lovely foam into areas they want to patch up. It does not improve

Yes please

Going all the way over the M62 in January can be no joke.

Can you dig out the average for years 6 -10 and the last 5 years if you've nothing better to do? 🙂 That should prove quite informative Id have thought.

Whether (geddit?) or not the match goes ahead, one thing is almost certain: that the uncertainty will mean the attendance is likely to be among the lowest in the modern era. Sub 8,000 is my prediction, though of course the official figure will be higher. The resident statto wildesdenover will provide the relevant figures in due course.

The pitch was OK on Saturday it was the amount of water on it that caused the abandonment. As long as the water has drained away I don’t think there will be a problem. But then I’m not a groundsman LOL

The forecast I've seen is light rain between 09.45 and 10.45 otherwise clear all day. It was atrocious most of the night. SHOULD be ok you'd have thought, but then again there shouldnt have been a problem on Saturday. The fact this game and the last are in any doubt at all show there's a major problem and will just keep re occurring until fixed.

It could be OK. No doubt they'll of put more holes in, if there's a breaking the rain at all today then it could be OK. If it rains heavy during then that's a problem at the rain mounts up in the surface its not getting time to soak away.

Maybe they can offer half match tickets for when it rains.

Yes shame on them so many people, literally thousands would turn up to watch them play, on a cold winter Tuesday night before Christmas, and they can’t even communicate to advise fans if it’s on or not shame on them they should know if it’s being postponed they should communicate asap