The real world RF99, some people on here know what I have been through personally with my missus illness and still going through now even she is getting better and the mend slowly, so I would be very careful with your comments like this. I also know that the NIC increase has hit jobs and investments into businesses as I know from my own personal experience recently. Rovers are a business at the end of the day. Time you learn this We almost went down 12 months and now we almost got a playoff place 12 months on a £4-5m spend. Yes we all aware the issues behind the scenes/ownership every club does phases regarding ST cos they want that early cashflow in the summer when there is no income from match days revenue. Rovers ST sales are been similar over a number of years and they haven't changed much. Yes I have criticise the commercial side of the club and will continue to do so when it is justify to do AND I WILL DEFEND MY CLUB WHEN JUSTIFY aswell.

Or just a struggle

Anybody explain how this is a good marketing post that will encourage ST sales? Doesn’t it just remind folk that we hardly have Saturday 3pm games anymore as most matches can be seen on Sky at all manners of other days and times?

Or a struggle for a power recipe

He would fit the criteria of being 5x worse.

The entire way the club is ran is a recipe for a power struggle.

I genuinely dont know where to start with this. I dont know what world you live in. Anyone who just sees last season as a massive overachievement with absolutely no dissent towards anything else regarding the club clearly hasnt been paying attention. But that doesnt take away from my point that hiking prices here at this particular football club as a second phase is IMO a terrible commercial decision. The commercial side was the one aspect of the club you would willingly criticise and even then you are now back to defending the club on that. Wont someone think of the increasing prices of gas and electric?!

Indeed, will hopefully (and presumably) be defined in the job description t&cs But on the face of it, they all sound vaguely similar, so hopefully this is not a recipe for a power struggle

I would guess (top to bottom) chief, lead, senior. But it's all corporate cockwaffle.

I see, crowds are booming across England, but weirdly they uniquely aren’t here due to ‘family’ ‘work’ and ‘budget’ commitments. Not issues that seem to be impacting other clubs as they report crowds they’ve not seen since the 1950s. Obviously a shambolic 15 years that began with them driving away half our ST base at a stroke has nothing to do with it.

we never replace John Park but we have a few scouts who worked for us and report to Gestede.

Yes, I don't think he suits how they are playing but I think agree with @simongarnerisgodthat his level is league 2

What I want to know, is what is the hierarchy if you have a lead scout (Cairney) a senior scout (Sadowski) and a chief scout (if they ever manage to get around to replacing Park) 😉

great game and enjoyed watching it

I would imagine so

do you know how much energy cost and NIC increase have gone up for Rovers. Our fan base dwindles? really? The fan base is there but fans won't commit to ST for a range of different issues like work commitments, family commitments, cost of STH, Budget reasons. Not everyone works a 9-5 job like yourself but many people work nights or weekends. I currently work nights and have done for the past 5 years as it suits me, my family and my commitments, nights games are somewhat a problem for me given I would have sleep 3-4 hours less in order to attend home games but I just get on with it and attend the games cos I loved Rovers and watching my team play. We seen fans turned out for games like PNE, Burnley and Derby home games, the home game against Derby was a great atmosphere Our season tickets is roughly the same it was back in 2017. I was pleased to hear Yasir Sufi mentioned during his interview with Elliott Jackson mentioned about having different ST's coming soon where it was for example 15 games one for people who can't attend 23 games a season like myself. the fanbase is angry? is it? based on what? Some fans aren't and some are. some fans think we massive over achieved this season and some are looking forward to next season.

This guy must be terrible, the only person to join the club in a non playing role not to be given a ‘Head of’ title

I know the responsibilities are different and that one that is good at one isn't necessarily good at the other. I don't care, it's my prerogative to be obstinate.

Luton Town just released theirs after they couldn’t agree a new contract, former captain, pivotal in their promotion to the premier league (and subsequent relegations back to back), Jamaican international Could be worth a shout!

"manager" & head coach" are different roles with different responsibilities, Yes, one has essentially replaced the other in recent years, but that doesn't mean that the jobs are identical

Oh I recognise that technically I'm incorrect but I just can't hear it said. I guess I'm getting old, I'm fine with it. He's their manager.

Nailed on for Stoke (or a similar team with more money than sense and an equally terrible transfer policy)

Know when to stop digging, there's a lesson.

Well that last part is definitively not true. The first part is right though.

"Sunderland AFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Régis Le Bris as Head Coach."