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On a lighter note, the club have resolved one issue raised at the September ‘21 meeting:

Just shrug shoulders and hope it all blows over - that's the policy of this regime. They'll be panicking about tomorrow night yes, but then it will just be a hope that there are no further problems. They won't actually do anything serious to ensure it. Most we get is a fans forum comment that they are getting quotes/plans drawn up for the summer. Then it won't actually happen because they won't pay the going rate to perform such work and we will be having the same discussion this time next year and every year thereafter.

July ‘21 minutes:

Isn't he a Dingle?

Probably blame Jack for not building a roof.

Agree totally that the drainage system needs updating. It's a close season job. Right now we need an intermediate solution and it's surely not rocket science. The pitch is only a 105 x 69 meter surface FFS. The Problem. Turf and soil have capacity for holding water beyond which the ground is 'waterlogged' and new rainfall sits on top. The Solution. Stop it from being waterlogged. No dry turf is going to get beyond its capacity with 90 minutes of match time rainfall no matter how hard it rains. Cover the playing surface days before and move the water falling on the covers. The pitch is raised and water falls downwards (are you sitting comfortably children). Wherever it pools buy a small made in China pump and move somewhere, anywhere, away from the pitch. It'll find its own way to natural drainage (witness Nuttall St isn't under water). It's like you need to talk to these 'directors' like 6 year olds. IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE PASHA/GESTEDE!! A 105 x 69 meter surface to look after and we piss 6 points up the wall because we hadn't realised rain in Blackburn could be an issue. Give me strength. Oxford, stay at home, it's goning to rain hard and we're f'ing clueless.

So is the club gonna make any sort of statement after the shambles on Saturday?

Ha, I'm no expert. I generally have very little to contribute to the forum but I do work in Civil Engineering, albeit not in drainage. I have limited knowledge of drainage but some at least.

Obviously it would take ages to find the minutes for numerous meetings but I am almost certain that following the initial meeting where Waggott said he had proposed that, there was a subsequent meeting where the idea had been knocked back due to cost. More recently it was touched on and it was said that the cost was quite low prior to covid (and the court case excuse) but they hadnt given the go ahead, and after a year or two the price had gone up. Who is it fault isnt immaterial, its really important. And again, its the owners.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c3w7nw3nylqo Tomorrow night must be in doubt given the amount of rain already down, be a complete shambles if the club call it off an hour beforehand or during again.

Still all sat around a table scratching their Heads. Sufail: look into my Eyes hissssss,you'll do as I instruct boys!

I think Celtic have made a huge mistake not allowing Martin O'Neill to continue as head coach until of the season at least. He has vast experience, understand the club and has take them back in form and title challenges which they weren't before he went in. I would have given O'Neill the job for the next 18 months, and review then.

How is he an England hopeful?

Well said.

The owners are not on record per se as refusing it, if I recall, at the time Waggott suggested (maybe to the Fans Forum) the total cost of a root and branch replacement would be in the order of £2.4m and that he would explore the possibility of sponsorship to defray the cost. As always under his stewardship nothing actually happened and I think a few bits of the pitch were relaid with modern high tech mesh based turf instead. We dont know if he and / or Pasha ever actually asked the owners to stump up the full amount, but whose fault it was is immaterial, it was never actually done. Fast forward a few years, and Waggott was still here when the first of the three postponements/abandonments occurred so it was clear the issue was far more pressing. We've had anecdotal evidence on here from Mike Graham that Waggott was in favour of some sort of excess storage tank but again nothing was done. At the Club they've all known about the problem for a number of years and done nothing whatsoever about it whether it be a proper replacement or a cheaper alternative.

I didn't think it could get worse, but unless the club actually stumps up the cash to fix the drainage problems, then we're going to be seeing more abandoned games on the regular at Ewood, essentially taking away watching Rovers play from the fans. It is pathetic. If the game goes ahead then I suspect it'll be a score draw: 1-1. Gudjohnsen for Rovers.

'If a multi-million bid comes in' has to be some of the stupidest phrasing I've seen in an article. Nearly every team in the Championship would pay 'multi millions' for him. Practically every move in the Prem is multi millions.

I don’t think the locals were very happy 🤣 Its the same at Ibrox make no mistake, but still this made me laugh:

wasn't it Waggott who said that? The pitch and the entire drainage structure need improving and we need a new structure in place. We can't afford another game abandoned

Yep, nothing but a plug to sell tickets for tomorrow's game despite there being a weather warning in place for overnight.

Another Nixon classic. "Club could sell star player if a big bid comes in".

Still not a peep out of the Club regarding the latest abandonment nor the merest hint of an apology to the supporters from both Clubs who spent time and money on a water day. Even the Politbureau are obviously having a tough time trying to spin this one.

The owners are on record as refusing to totally replace the very old pitch a few years ago. I think even before the court case but cant be sure on that. Anything else seems immaterial in comparison.

Surely Michael Fish takes some of the blame too.

What a great post.