Personally, I would not trust Waggott as far as I can spit. Anything he says I would take with a pinch of salt.

IMO, it stinks. Either our local media are asleep at the wheel, which wouldn't be a surprise, or they have been asked not to report on this issue for obvious reasons. Also, surprised at Glen's comments tonight as he would usually be banging the drum on an issue like this - I cannot recall a single posting on this MB on this issue since April last year. Year end accounts (to 30 June 2023) for The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Limited are due to be filed by 31 March 2024 - think the Auditors' Report, in particular their conclusions to going concern, will make fascinating reading given this issue from April 2023 which has now come to light and all the other ongoing stuff with the Indian courts / authorities.

Melodrama? Guess you aren't old enough to remember the playing chaos we had under Iley. You will certainly remember Coyle. Are you telling me, given some of your recent scathing comments about Rovers, that some of our recent shambles have not been at an Iley/Coyle level or even worse!?

Coyle the clown got Burnley promoted to the PL which is more than any clowns have achieved at Rovers since we were last relegated from the PL! It's down to JDT not to sign or select players who consistently make mistakes, don't mark correctly or can't catch the ball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wasn't Broughton also 'feeding O'Brien' (his words or similar) in Manchester's finest instead of hot footing it back to Brockhall / Ewood to ensure all tickety boo ?!?

and that is down to JDT and his 4 stooges!!! They pick the players, pick the formation, choose a style of play, do the coaching and motivate, or otherwise, the players. We are a bigger mess than a Coyle Rovers' eleven or a Jim Iley Rovers' eleven and that's saying something!!!

Great signing for them - will 'mix up' their playing pattern, possession and directness.

He signed that new contract because he would have been an idiot not to! Who would turn down longer term security and a bigger wage!?!? If a bid for Sammie ticks the box for our owners then he will be out the door irrespective of any new contract. It really is that simple. I will be very pleasantly surprised if he is still with us on 1 Feb.

Always a danger of papering over the cracks. Give JDT the Huddersfield game, we scrape a win and then what next? My reading of the situation - JDT's relationship is fractured beyond repair with Waggott and most probably Broughton. JDT's decision making now reeks of stubbornness resentment and anger though couched in his affable way. Think the relationship between JDT and players has also gone. The fight on the field has gone. This can only end one way. IMO, our owners, Waggott and Broughton have made a real pig's ear of this and that is where the blame lies.

Please enlighten us. JDT has four coaches assisting - Remy, Lowe, Benson and Johnson. Just wtf do they do? Whatever it is, it clearly isn't working. Think dressing room has been lost.

Proving his fitness before moving on......!

You would think our goalkeeping 'expert' coach Ben Benson would have signed-off on this! Think it's been clear for a few matches now - JDT has most likely lost the dressing room. JDT needs to go now before his reputation is in absolute tatters. Haven't a feckin clue just what Remy, Lowe, Benson and Johnson do. Performances and results suggest, to me, they are all a bunch of tossers who need sacking.

We've had some feckin bad ones but I can't recall one of those 'bad uns' who made a mistake costing at least a goal every match. The lad needs taking out for his own good before his confidence his shot for ever. Some rave about Benson our goalie coach - I think he's in his early thirties, a lot younger than some notable goalies still playing - so put the fecker in our team and lets see how it goes.

We've had some feckin bad ones but I can't recall one of those 'bad uns' who made a mistake costing at least a goal every match. The lad needs taking out for his own good before his confidence his shot for ever. Some rave about Benson our goalie coach - I think he's in his early thirties, a lot younger than some notable goalies still playing - so put the fecker in our team and lets see how it goes.

That would constitute a miracle.

Agree with much of this but really feel JDT is aboard a sinking ship at the moment and it's difficult to see how his reputation doesn't suffer unless he jumps off! Prospective employers look at the results' board which is at rock bottom at the moment and has been for some little time.

Feel sure @Mattyblue and others on here have better things to do than research potential recruits for Rovers. It is not our feckin job. I am pretty sure we would make a better fist of it than our anonymous bunch of faceless wonders. For example, take our head of UK scouting Sutton, who the feck is he and what has he ever done in football? I think there are folk on this MB with more experience and nous to spot a talent than either Sutton or others in our recruitment team.

If true about the Ipswich offer then it would be madness not to sell him for both financial and football reasons. IF Gallagher stays, I would not be optimistic about us getting half a dozen games out of him and a mere 2 goals. Given they play in blue, perhaps they should become Ipswich Rovers with Travis, possibly Gallagher and even Sammie (with his strong family connections in the area) heading that way. Think the reality is that no one is not for sale!

The only thing that matters is results. I want Rovers back in the PL ASAP - the rest is irrelevant bullsh1t. Sadly, IMO, our club is in such a mess, and is riddled with incompetents from ownership through to management from top to bottom, that in my lifetime, the PL seems the impossible dream. The happy clappers need to smell the coffee and get a grip on reality.

We haven't a prayer on Saturday. Think we are in for a 3 or 4 goal tonking. All the time, JDT's reputation is diminishing. Think someone posted on this MB JDT unsuccessfully applied for the Stoke job and was interviewed. If correct, think that's indicative of how far his stock has fallen - JDT v Schumacher in the summer wouldn't have been a contest.

There were posts on here on Saturday that Leonard and Garrett were going out on loan the following day (Sunday). Thankfully, this hasn't happened, at least as yet, given our threadbare squad. Are there any updates?

Should Spurs contact Rovers about Wharton it should be a very easy conversation 'Have you £40million - no add ons'. If the answer is no or there's any attempt at a negotiation then 'well feck off and call us when you have £40million'.

Pretty sure there are no direct flights - with connections / stop overs, quicker by car. Trains longer than car with travel to and from stations.

You are right with exec. directors' remuneration costing £491k, however, you also need to add on employers' NI at circa 14%, circa £66k taking the total to some £560k. Cost of Waggott in those accounts to Jun '22 - salary £271k, pension £1k, NI £38k, total £310k!

That's about 180 miles (3+hours' journey time) back to his missus' lemon drizzle cake. Twice the journey from Ewood / Brockhall. Has Mrs Mowbray lost her touch in the kitchen or was 'being so far away from home' just more Mowbray bullsh1t!?