2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂

[alexanders]

[dallydally]

Travis going and now probably Hyam

 What a shambles!

[Polky]

 

[wilsdenrover]

1 hour ago, Mercer said:

 

The only ones that matter are those listed at Companies House for The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Limited and it is shown we have 4 active directors (see below).

This should be simple but essential governance and the penalties for providing inaccurate information range from financial penalties to more serious actions like disqualification and even criminal prosecution.  It is typically the role of the Company Secretary - just wtf does our do (does he still work from home in Brighton?)

COAR, Robert Duckworth

Correspondence address

Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

Role Active

Director

Date of birth

January 1947

Appointed before

19 October 1991

Nationality

British

Country of residence

England

Occupation

Company Director

GANDHI BABU, Reddy

Correspondence address

Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

Role Active

Director

Date of birth

August 1963

Appointed on

12 January 2011

Nationality

Indian

Country of residence

India

Occupation

Director

MANDAVA, Sreenivasa Rao

Correspondence address

Venkateshwara House, S. No. 114/A/2, Pune Sinhgad Road, Pune, India, 411030

Role Active

Director

Date of birth

November 1959

Appointed on

12 September 2023

Nationality

Indian

Country of residence

India

Occupation

Service

WAGGOTT, Steven

Correspondence address

Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

Role Active

Director

Date of birth

June 1954

Appointed on

5 January 2018

Nationality

English

Country of residence

England

Occupation

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

I appreciate that, I was just pointing out that ‘director’ can mean different things to different people/organisations. 

[Mercer]

49 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

read the Rovers Fans Forum minutes and that what is said. 

from the Rovers minutes

"DM asked who was running the club in the absence of the CEO and accountable as it was noted Steve Waggott was still listed as a Director at Companies house. SS confirmed that at the moment Steve Waggott was still officially a club employee, whilst the other members of the board carry full accountability."

 

So let's just clarify that point:

Other than Waggott who is seemingly on gardening leave, we have 3 other Board Directors who "carry full accountability":

• Rob Coar 
• Babu (resident in India)
• Screenivas Rao (resident in India)

Is this not one extraordinary p1ss take!?!?!?

[Mercer]

2 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I appreciate that, I was just pointing out that ‘director’ can mean different things to different people/organisations. 

Yes it can.

Individuals and roles are often designated 'director', however, they are not designated 'Board Director' nor do they sit on 'the Board'.  Jackson refers to a 'Board decision' and if Coar, Babu and Screenivas Rao made that decision then I will streak around the area where I live tonight!!!! 

[KentExile]

17 minutes ago, Mercer said:

So let's just clarify that point:

Other than Waggott who is seemingly on gardening leave, we have 3 other Board Directors who "carry full accountability":

• Rob Coar 
• Babu (resident in India)
• Screenivas Rao (resident in India)

Is this not one extraordinary p1ss take!?!?!?

It does have the feel of an extraordinarily long running practical joke at our expense

I almost expect the ghost of Jeremy Beadle to walk around the corner in a policeman's outfit at any moment

Edited 1 hour ago by KentExile

[bluebruce]

26 minutes ago, dallydally said:

Travis going and now probably Hyam

 What a shambles!

Is this just coming from him not playing today?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Coar must have absolutely no pride, self respect or integrity.

[Lancaster Rover]

4 hours ago, Atko's Engine said:

Great input overall, but I'm not sure that last point is entirely correct. Tavares appears to be quite a shrewd signing from what most have said; likewise Miller, who not only looks to have all boxes ticked as a footballer for his position but also seems a great character for team morale. Henrikksen too seems to be competitive, have a good eye & seems an amiable chap.

Ohashi & Gueye likewise. In fact I think most of the incomings seem of the right character in context; are they Championship quality skills wise though? Time will tell, but Gestede is only being given peanuts to spend by the owners & Pasha so there is more risk than there should be given the money received in player sales recently.

 

Cheers, my point was more in reference to quality rather than character, etc. I was trying to highlight the points he was making about the data being a factor in decision making and in most cases it being the one that holds the least weight. 
 

I personally don’t think Gueye is a championship player and I’m on the fence re Ohashi. I wouldn’t class miller in the same bracket as with the SPL being so accessible it’s like signing a player from the champ/league 1. 

[jim mk2]

AFAIK  Coar has been a constant throughout the chaos and decline of the. past 15 years. If he really cared about the club he would have resigned at some stage in protest. But he hasn’t, he’s never even made a public statement that I’m aware of, so the only conclusion must be is that he’s fully signed up to and supports the current regime

[B16Rover]

Very ignorant my end but is this defender West Brom have sold worth £10m?  Unless my head's in the sand I don't recall him standing out? 

[KentExile]

5 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Very ignorant my end but is this defender West Brom have sold worth £10m?  Unless my head's in the sand I don't recall him standing out? 

He was good last season, & played his part in a clean sheet last weekend

Prices are forever increasing..unless its Rovers doing the selling that is

[Tomphil2]

1 hour ago, Polky said:

 

Us by 2027...

[Rogerb]

Coar is 78 now and must have been involved with the club for over 40 years good times and bad. Maybe just finds it difficult to let go but at 78 you would have thought he would have had enough with the last 15 years 

[bluebruce]

19 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

AFAIK  Coar has been a constant throughout the chaos and decline of the. past 15 years. If he really cared about the club he would have resigned at some stage in protest. But he hasn’t, he’s never even made a public statement that I’m aware of, so the only conclusion must be is that he’s fully signed up to and supports the current regime

I've always been of the impression that Coar's is a token role on the board. Perhaps a way to show there's a bridge between the old and the new, when there isn't. I assume he doesn't do anything really. Maybe appears whenever there's a meeting requiring unanimous consent once a blue moon and nods his head whilst someone passes him a cheque.

None of this to undermine your point, quite the opposite. I sense he has no convictions about us at all.

[chaddyrovers]

 

 

[RevidgeBlue]

24 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

AFAIK  Coar has been a constant throughout the chaos and decline of the. past 15 years. If he really cared about the club he would have resigned at some stage in protest. But he hasn’t, he’s never even made a public statement that I’m aware of, so the only conclusion must be is that he’s fully signed up to and supports the current regime

He's always needed his seat on the Board to maintain whatever status he has/had at the FA.

We'll literally be wheeling him out in a box.

[Old Codger]

48 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Coar must have absolutely no pride, self respect or integrity.

..Or balls, or any actual influence, or anything other than a nominal role that involves doing what he is told in return for free hospitality at Rovers games (and what a fabulous incentive that must be these days).

Let's face it. The bridge is deserted, and we are the Marie Celeste of the footballing world.

[Mercer]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Coar must have absolutely no pride, self respect or integrity.

Accounts to June 2024 showed directors total remuneration of £766k with the highest paid director (Waggott) accounting for £592k of that.  Leaves £174k shared between Coar, Babu and Screenivasa Rao - I wonder just how much Coar gets paid for doing, IMO, not a lot!?!?!?  Nice 'work' if you can get it!!!

 

Edited 22 minutes ago by Mercer

[MarkBRFC]

What on earth is this club going to do in the summer of 2027 when 15 of the current squad will be out of contract.

Realise a couple will have the kick the can down the road 12 month options, but still.

[KentExile]

14 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Accounts to June 2024 showed directors total remuneration of £766k with the highest paid director (Waggott) accounting for £592k of that.  Leaves £174k shared between Coar, Babu and Screenivasa Rao - I wonder just how much Coar gets paid for doing, IMO, not a lot!?!?!?  Nice 'work' if you can get it!!!

 

If Pashaa is not a director & therefore his remuneration is not covered in those figures, I wonder just how much of the rest of our wage bill he takes up?

I wonder if the answer to that question may also show  why our total wage bill remains fairly constant year on year despite repeated cuts to the playing staff

Edited 9 minutes ago by KentExile

[Parsonblue]

23 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

 

That would be a huge loss for me if it's a permanent move.  I've watched Duru come through the academy and into the under-21's over the past few seasons.  I view him as one of, if not the best young prospect we have in terms moving up to the first team.  It's a sad day when our best youngsters continue to be sold before they get a chance of first team football.

Edited 11 minutes ago by Parsonblue

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, Parsonblue said:

That would be a huge loss for me if it's a permanent move.  I've watched Duru come through the academy and into the under-21's over the past few seasons.  I view him as one of, if not the best young prospect we have in terms moving up to the first team.  It's a sad day when our best youngsters are sold.

it says "loan"

However, if it is a loan with a view to a permient, , then it seems a bad deal

Edited 7 minutes ago by KentExile

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

14 minutes ago, Mercer said:

Accounts to June 2024 showed directors total remuneration of £766k with the highest paid director (Waggott) accounting for £592k of that.  Leaves £174k shared between Coar, Babu and Screenivasa Rao - I wonder just how much Coar gets paid for doing, IMO, not a lot!?!?!?  Nice 'work' if you can get it!!!

 

Absolute Gravy Train...no one will bite the Hand that feeds so generously.