It seems that the clubs preferred option is to keep players on the maximum of £10k per week for the duration of their contracts and forego any transfer monies, as opposed to offering them new & improved terms and getting them on a longer contract. As it stands right now, the club have failed to negotiate a new contract with Ryan Hedges, the most bang average of championship players. Presumably, they want to keep him on his current terms for as long as possible and only think about putting a new deal under his nose in 12 months time.

On Dolan, I wonder if someone will try and agree a fee with us to stop it going to tribunal like Peterborough/QPR did with Poku recently. Tribunals can take months to sort out.

These things often are complex watch any documentary or speak to any agent or player there is no need to creative a narrative. I did also say it could quite simply be only Derby have made him a serious offer - which includes Rovers not doing so - and he fancies it. So ambition doesn't come into it if there is no choice to be made and it's a case of a wage and a job, not just choosing the biggest paycheck as is your narrative. Anyway he'll probably sign somewhere completely left field if you read comments on X every other club in the Championship seems to think they are in for him.

To be fair, there's probably a few more reasons that that. He was never fully appreciated here and probably wanted a fresh start with a new set of fans. Busier stadium aswell. Probably chucked a few extra quid at him. More stability around the club. I see the why he'd want to move.

My view is quite simple your making it complex to suit your narrative I’m simply saying that I think Dolan and his agent thought more ‘bigger’ teams would be interested in his services. And as of now (could easily change) it’s only Derby who seem serious….thats all im saying nothing more nothing less

It's why I believe Glen's comment about a wage-cap. Dolan will have wanted more than 10k based on his age and appearances etc, and we will have just said "nah" and let him walk. It's why we can't renew Brittain, Trav or Tronstad either, because we just can't be bothered to pay them and would prefer a toddler we don't have to pay.

It never will unless you consider other views than your own might have some legs.

They have no problem 'tying down' cheap incoming signings on 3 year contracts though. Just wait till some of those lads have been a success at Championship level and expect a pay rise though.

He’s had mixed reviews, not just from the Torygraph. I’m not a fan, but Mrs Shoelaces is so I had to watch him. I’ve never really taken to him. He always comes across as a bit of a twat to me. I remember him from his early days when he was knocking about with Alexis Korner and Long John Baldry at the Cubi-Klub in Rochdale . As a spectacle it was great, what it must have cost to put that backing orchestra together ? Obviously his voice wasn’t what it was but he gave it his best shot. The crowd definitely loved it and that’s what matters at the end of the day.

Again missing the point but we will leave it there as it’s going nowhere

And yet you complain about VAR holding the game up

You would hope so but I wouldn't bet on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amount of gaslighting that comes from the club about "trying" or "offering" contracts and bids for players is pathetic and I am so fed up with it. If the club spent half as much time actually running the club correctly rather than trying to bullshit fans we wouldn't be in this position. The fact that we have not offered terms to Dolan, and I would wager Batth/Weimann, is latest in long trend of budget-cutting that is crippling the club.

He wants to leave Rovers they haven't even had talks or offered him anything since 2023 so it obviously is part of the equation and money at that side of it is obviously an issue. If Rovers suddenly offered him 20 grand a week he might instantly sign but that isn't happening and right now Derby might be the only real offer on the table so referencing 'money over ambition' all the time doesn't really come into it.

Probably not true in Dolans case. We have to offer Dolan a new contract on at least the same terms as he's on now to trigger compensation in case he moves to somewhere else in this country. Surely we have at least managed to do that!

Evidently Eustace, Batth and Weimann think it's a higher level...

How long are Rovers fans meant to watch the life being strangled out of their club? I guarantee every other fanbase would be down to the bare bones in the ground, like we are, if they found themselves in our situation.

You keep referencing rovers….im not defending rovers im merely stating that when a player comes out and does this sit down interview about wanting to play at a higher level etc I don’t think derby is that level that they might have hoped for

This reads like a dig at your own fans, so for absolute clarity let’s not forget the years of terrible ownership Charlton fans suffered resulting in major protests and a Not A Penny More ideology.

Maybe there has been but at the end of the day if hes gone there for talks and been convinced by a manager he knows well and who knows him he might just feel that's the best place to take the next step. If Dolan is located in South Manchester/Cheshire he won't even need to move or not far at least as opposed to rumoured offers from Glasgow where a player like him could sink pretty quickly. Possibly Derby are his ONLY real serious option at this stage and the money isn't actually much more but it's easy to see why it's a better punt than Rovers right now.

Let's not kid ourselves, Dolan's agent will have been a busy bee in recent weeks and maybe, just maybe, Derby is as good as it gets!

I had around £70k in mind too.

I agree with all of the above….my point is Dolan and his agent I’m assuming would have thought there would have been a better offer on the table than one from Derby

According to Derby ITK’s on twitter there has been no contact between Dolan’s agent and Rovers. No idea if that’s true, but it would tie in with the emerging pattern that the club is not engaging with the higher earners over contract extensions, or those wanting to become the higher earners.

Including Employers' NI, would think about £60k per week.