Brackley have replaced Morecambe in the National League Cup as announced on July 30th. Rovers are playing them next Tuesday. No mention of this on any Rovers social media.

750k could be very good business.

Bay City Rollers - Roxy Lady

I have been impressed with how quickly we moved to JEs successor in VI. I am less then impressed by our lack of efforts or ability to tie down important first team members in new contracts. We don’t know the circumstances, but it seems as though we are keeping a very tight wage structure. This makes sense, but is very frustrating for us supporters. I don’t buy in to the mass exodus and it is always going to be a sell and buy industry. Lots of less than impressed supporters losing their favorite players every season. Transfers dragging out. Even well-run clubs like Brentford are facing those challenges. If I was in charge and somebody showed me the «result» of the last contract renewal which was so important to tie down; Bucko, Garrett etc I would question and be hesitant.

Wait for the usual suspect to tell us that couldn’t possibly improve gates here because half a dozen folk on brfcs say they are boycotting.

That's what trying looks like. Our lot can't be assed.

Bolton play their first home game against Plymouth on Saturday. So far they have sold over 20000 tickets. We won't get that many on in our first game against Birmingham despite them potentially bringing 7000. Let that sink in. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/over-20000-sold-back-steven-lads-weekend

I genuinely think the administration at the club, as long as they hit their financial targets, they aren't bothered.

Another wasted season then.

If the ultimate goal is to get Rovers back to the PL then I think it's pretty clear there is no plan: Do Rovers have direction: No Do Rovers have a focus: No Do Rovers have a clear path to achieve its ultimate goal: No Without a clear plan, players, coaching staff and other employees can become demotivated, disillusioned and morale suffers - what better examples than JDT and Eustace and how long before Ismael snaps !? All I see is a club failing to protect and secure its playing assets and an ongoing degradation of the club as a whole. 'Wing Commanders' Pasha and Gestede - IMO, just versed in the art of 'winging it', and 'winging it' poorly!

The meetings need audio/video recording and publishing in real time or soon after the event.

Just one further thing to add. Sometimes it only takes one person ‘sticking their head above the trenches’ for others to then follow. Maybe this is what’s happened here.

It'll all go wrong at some point and we'll end up in League One. I do think we'll have enough this year though, 12th-15th would be my bet.

Blackpool under the Oystons and Accy Stanley under their pre-Holt ownership used to basically sign a new squad every summer as their previous group were released/sold off to clubs with ambition/loans returned. Not sustainable and not a plan but they probably signed more players than anyone else, a direct result of the short term approach they selected in a bid to minimise costs. It involves taking an almighty gamble with league status every year in the hope those signed are good enough to avoid relegation. I think Chaddy and others would have loved supporting either of those clubs as they could spend every summer excitedly discussing what signings were coming whilst proven players rushed for the exit door. If you think that 'model' is sustainable or acceptable for this club or division you're wrong. Those most qualified - Mowbray, JDT, Eustace - knew this which is why they aren't here any more.

I am sure that is what he meant (whatever the original figure was), Assuming he was being truthful, then I cannot see another way to interpret what Gestede stated, And that is exactly what is ridiculous! Completely hypothetical, but If Adam Wharton was sold for £XM, & Rovers get their 15% (of the profit) none of that gets reinvested, no matter how high the figure is, is mental Likewise if Rovers spend their budget, and then in the opening weeks of the season, Ohashi has a blinder and one of the relegated sides has a bad start, needs a striker, and throws us aa few million for him, we just accept the inflated figure and trouser it without a replacement

That’s not a ‘plan’ that’s reactionary based on circumstances As Iv stated before we don’t seem to have a long term plan particularly this off season. We haven’t/hadn’t a clue about the contract situation with our players which will in turn determine our next step so effectively at present it’s day on day week on week until the window closes or the contracts are sorted one way or another

Not defending Gestede as he was all over the shop in some of those interviews but perhaps he meant he'd been told look you've got 3.5 million to spend this summer regardless of who is sold or not. Wishful thinking obviously but we know the BS that flies around inside Rovers and the promises that are made to new gaffers etc plus they know there'd be future sales to plug that gap. IMO what we are seeing now is what we've always seen in terms of some backing for a new coach/manager that will all but disappear after this summer again and the well will be dry for Ismael even if he stays 3 years so he better make the most of it now. Invest a bit, grow a new squad, sell, pay down the overdraft, rinse and repeat.

Some even have 5 or 10 year plans, can you imagine? If we had a 5 month plan we would have done well 😉

That's not a long term plan is it it's just replacing players that are leaving which any and every club has to do unless they fill the spots with youth players. Clubs tend to work to 3 year plans not wing it summer to summer like these lot do.

I was especially pleased to hear you say "that income does to affect the budget".. or words to that effect. This nonsensical thinking needs highlighting at every opportunity

She wants paying…😉

Pasha only really started coming to the FF meetings last season regularly. I'd say he was the most animated I'd seen him at the last meeting, yes. He told me to 'get my facts right' which I was quite surprised at (in reference to JDT & Eustace leaving a year apart for the same reason- no backing). He had no answer when I reminded him that JDT tried to leave the previous summer and the club hadn't let him.....

The plan is cost control. Football is secondary.

Wait till you see his long throw...