[Archived] Transfers Part 2

[Mike Graham]

An ITK tells me that Burnley are looking to buy Brockhall and turn it into a psychiatric hospital for Rovers fans.

Ewood is to be relaunched as a fast hot chicken outlet with one stand remaining in use for Rovers home games as long as the fairground is able to clear off the pitch in time.

Expect an announcement on this by the end of May.  It should be in the LT.

[Irishrover213]

Just now, gumboots said:

On his holidays if he has any sense, enjoying the profits of all his hard work.

There's no question he is on some  of sort leave. Probadly on beach somewhere thinking what a great job he has done 

[Mike Graham]

Well I hope the dastardly man has gone on a naturalist holiday in the Greek Islands and forgot his sun tan cream.

[AllRoverAsia]

Where is Cheston? Version 2:

Sing a song of Rupees,
A pocket full of crap.
Four and twenty chickens,
Baked in a bap.
When the bap was opened
The chicks began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish,
To set before Bling.
Cheston was in his counting house,
Searching for some money;
Madame was in the parlour,
Eating bread and honey.
Suhail was in the garden,
Scratching his arse with his toes,
When down came a chicken
And shat on his nose

[Manchester Blue]

7 hours ago, Swanson said:

Scunthorpe captain Stephen Dawson ?

Just signed for Bury, no way can we compete with clubs like that ;-(

[tomphil]

51 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Last summer they couldn't shut Mike Cheston up. He was in the Telegraph every week updating us about the managerial search, talking about season ticket sales, talking about the 'new look' board of just himself, talking about the new vacancy they were creating for Suhail (no surname, no job title).

Where is he now?

 

He was even on the stadium roof last summer complete with hard hat and flash jacket inspecting the grime and moss and surveying his domain like a king in his castle. Really thought he'd arrived the Muppet if these suited football types could do their jobs as well as they can preen their ego's the game would be run for the better.

[Leonard Venkhater]

23 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

Where is Cheston? Version 2:

Sing a song of Rupees,
A pocket full of crap.
Four and twenty chickens,
Baked in a bap.
When the bap was opened
The chicks began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish,
To set before Bling.
Cheston was in his counting house,
Searching for some money;
Madame was in the parlour,
Eating bread and honey.
Suhail was in the garden,
Scratching his arse with his toes,
When down came a chicken
And shat on his nose

Love this!!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, Manchester Blue said:

Just signed for Bury, no way can we compete with clubs like that ;-(

3 year contract at the age of 31 ?  I like him a lot and he's probably better than what we've got but no way would I give him a 3 year contract.

[JHRover]

Strange goings on at Bury these days. One minute they appear awash with cash with supposed plans for a new 15-20,000 stadium, the next minute rumours of massive debt/interest payments.

 

[lraC]

59 minutes ago, tomphil said:

He was even on the stadium roof last summer complete with hard hat and flash jacket inspecting the grime and moss and surveying his domain like a king in his castle. Really thought he'd arrived the Muppet if these suited football types could do their jobs as well as they can preen their ego's the game would be run for the better.

I reckon he will be out on his ear soon.

[tomphil]

Just now, lraC said:

I reckon he will be out on his ear soon.

With a nice pay off no doubt.

[JHRover]

I might be the only one but I almost feel sorry for Cheston. He should have sought employment elsewhere a long time ago and got out of this place whilst he could. He's been left on a limb as the last man standing and whilst he's clearly not up to the job he's been left with it surely isn't his fault but the fault of the dodgy folk above him.

He's talked some absolute garbage these last 12 months and because of that his reputation among most is in tatters and most people I've spoken to wouldn't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. He probably hasn't had much choice because he'd be out of a job otherwise and probably has a family and mortgage. Unlike Derek who didn't need the dosh and Myers who has plenty of contacts around the place Cheston is a relative unknown who probably can't afford to walk out on a good number.

I don't think its fair to blame him for the financial disaster at the club. Most of the horrors are a legacy from before he arrived on the scene and are almost entirely the fault of Venkys and their insane financial policies.

[gumboots]

You may be right but most others, recognising we are a basket case, walked. He hasn't.  If he'd got out sooner because it was a basket case set up, he could have gone with his head held high. As it is he's dug in deeper and deeper, so I don't feel sorry for him. He had the perfect excuse to walk when the outstanding candidate was appointed over his head and people would have applauded him for it. Instead he chose to stay put and lie. 

[tomphil]

I don't think anyone would have any beef with Cheston if he hadn't made an ass of himself in the Coyle saga. Anyone throwing their hat I to the ring with Venkys knows what they are going to get and just like Derek before him he was prepared to lie to fans and also take flak and cover for whatever is going on in the background and whoever is really running the show and hiring and firing.

The sympathy disappears when you look at it like that.

[Mike Graham]

2 hours ago, tomphil said:

He was even on the stadium roof last summer complete with hard hat and flash jacket inspecting the grime and moss and surveying his domain like a king in his castle. Really thought he'd arrived the Muppet if these suited football types could do their jobs as well as they can preen their ego's the game would be run for the better.

No no no tomphil.

He was planting a Sedum roof to get a 'Green Grant' from the Council.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Just now, preston blue said:

No no no tomphil.

He was planting a Sedum roof to get a 'Green Grant' from the Council.

Plenty of fertilizer around the club at the moment anyway 

[Mike Graham]

Just now, Bigdoggsteel said:

Plenty of organic fertilizer around the club at the moment anyway 

 

[tomphil]

Grow turf on the roof then relay the pitch with it next summer in an innovative Indian cost cutting exercise ? I like it, Venkys egg protein shakes will also replace Bovril and coffee in the snack bars next season !

[Dunnfc]

52 minutes ago, JHRover said:

I might be the only one but I almost feel sorry for Cheston. He should have sought employment elsewhere a long time ago and got out of this place whilst he could. He's been left on a limb as the last man standing and whilst he's clearly not up to the job he's been left with it surely isn't his fault but the fault of the dodgy folk above him.

He's talked some absolute garbage these last 12 months and because of that his reputation among most is in tatters and most people I've spoken to wouldn't believe a word that comes out of his mouth. He probably hasn't had much choice because he'd be out of a job otherwise and probably has a family and mortgage. Unlike Derek who didn't need the dosh and Myers who has plenty of contacts around the place Cheston is a relative unknown who probably can't afford to walk out on a good number.

I don't think its fair to blame him for the financial disaster at the club. Most of the horrors are a legacy from before he arrived on the scene and are almost entirely the fault of Venkys and their insane financial policies.

He's incapable and should have recognised long ago, a complete embarrassment whom is certainly hiding something. 

Hes the one normal person at rovers what really irks me along with his ex employees

[McClarky]

Presume we can close this thread down until after the super audit has been done.

[gumboots]

2 hours ago, Dunnfc said:

He's incapable and should have recognised long ago, a complete embarrassment whom is certainly hiding something. 

Hes the one normal person at rovers what really irks me along with his ex employees

Normal?

[Bigdoggsteel]

1 hour ago, Suhail Slayer said:

Player Manager David Dunn and his new look squad

Good crowd too 

[Pete1981]

Retained list

[Reedy You're A Star]

Fair enough list. I'd have tried to keep Guthrie personally, but don't know what his wages are like, so it might not have been possible to keep him in League 1. The rest are pretty much, meh.

[JHRover]

We're not round to sales yet though. Add to that list Lenihan, Mulgrew, Evans and Graham who are all likely to be sold then things look worse.