oneandycrawford

That last point is the one that worries me. Would be interesting to know the age profile of the people who are leading any continued protests. The danger with the slow, and apparently, managed decline of the club is that the fan base is like the proverbial 'frog in water being heated up'. For any new fans the current situation is normalised. I remember clubs like York and Hereford playing in the old 2nd Division - how many of their current fanbase think that's where they belong or can realistically get back to. If Venky's stay in ownership for another 15 years then we risk going the same way, despite the fact our history is far more glorious than those clubs.

Good grief! He left a club where the owners showed no signs of supporting him in any way, to go to a club that clearly wanted him. He wanted the club to give new contracts to exactly the players you say he 'bought' (only one of which he actually paid money for). The others were free agents who could go where they liked and chose him. Your comment is a rewriting of history that Donald Trump would be proud of!

I guess it comes from a time when: a) the FA Cup was seen as the premier competition and b) teams could bring in players up to the end of March and so, if they were having a good run, they could bring in new players (short-term loans?) just for the cup. With all the rules around squad registration and tighter transfer windows, plus the massively increased use of loans, it was probably time for that rule to be reviewed and, thankfully, they have.

Just signed up via the link. Was a member of the Rossendale Branch of the Supporters Association late-70's to early 80's (along with my dad)

Thanks Tyrone - best post so far on Hedges.

This feels like the balanced view of Hedges - useful player to have in the squad and for circumstances like Tuesday night. But not someone who will make us a promotion outfit. RevidgeBlue seems to have a view that if a player isn't creative he doesn't add to the team - Hedges fits that bill, as does his contrarian view on Tronstad. He probably wouldn't have had Nobby Stiles anywhere near the World Cup wining team 😉

Maybe Ronnie upset one of our older posters onetime!

See the ex-Rovers midfield is tearing it up for Stoke tonight!

Chicken 2.5 x the price of fish. Those were the days!

Love how the calendar is so generic it doesn't even mention the 150th anniversary in Nov!

Gives 4 letters to use 😉

Yordi

Matt Jansen

One especially for Revidge! Sondre Tronstad