1 hour ago, JHRover said:

https://www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/planningApplication25634

The club sought planning permission in 2015 to construct floodlight pylons on the academy site. They sought this because it is one of the requirements of a Category A academy.

The application was refused because the light overspill and reflection would cause increased visibility of the training ground, cause harm to nearby residential properties through noise and light disturbance. Also concerns about the impact upon ecology and protected species. 

This was why the floodlit pitch was then built at the senior site instead.

So I wonder how they are going to get around this with their "all in one" complex down at the bottom?

Next Fans Forum meeting is 8th March so pre-meet must be 1st March. This question has to be put to Waggott. Could the BRFCS rep put this on the agenda please ?

29 minutes ago, Roverall said:

Will they ever leave though? If they are as rich as everyone says they are, is it conceivable - though utterly bonkers - that they could just keep covering the losses for decades to come? 

Sophie's choice - administration or perpetual occupation by Venky's

8 minutes ago, Dan said:

Wag got will stay, he’ll be assisting with the administration Venky’s will put us in once they’ve asset stripped us. 

Unfortunately, I think this is closer to the truth than people like to admit.

Venky's will leave one day and what other outcome is there ? Unless we get promoted of course!!!

When they leave they can either forgo collecting the debts and sell at a reaonalbe price or they can try to recoup as much as possible which will mean administration. Is the proposed sale of Brockhall the beginning of the end ?

The day of reckoning will come at some point.

3 hours ago, davulsukur said:

Probably been mentioned somewhere in the thread previously but with the club trotting out the line its the best way forward for the future and all that, do any other clubs operate with a similar set up to what we are proposing?

The only other club that I've seen mention this as a good idea is......Coventry.

This is a quote from their chairman, Mr Fisher,  at the time of the proposed sale of their training ground:

“We do want to move to a site that allows us to co-locate the academy and the first-team. Can we please set aside the notion that this is some sort of asset-stripping exercise?"

What I find strange is that there has been absolutely no talk of changing the training facilities - quite the contrary, the club often mentions how good they are and new players always say they were part of the attraction when signing for the club.

The first mention is in a brief statement after the very detailed house building plan has been made public.

I really can't see why anybody can be arguing in favour of this, especially with the Coventry connection where they used the exact same excuse when trying to sell the training ground there.

Today's word of the day - Gullible.

Here's a quote from Coventry City chairman at the time:

Mr Fisher also told the SCG:

“We do want to move to a site that allows us to co-locate the academy and the first-team. Can we please set aside the notion that this is some sort of asset-stripping exercise?"

Our current form is relegation standard. Even during January -we were just  lucky enough to play some other teams playing badly.  Since history has a habit of repeating itself, I thought this comparison was interesting:

                                 Hull 19/20    Rovers 20/21

              Played             Points     Points

                1                        0             0

                5                       4             7

                10                     13            11

                15                     22            24

                20                    29            28

                25                    36            36

                26                    39            39

                27                    39            39

                28                    39            39

                29                    39            39

                30                    39            39

7 hours ago, Riverside under the drip said:

 Let's hope it doesn't end like Coventry/Bolton/Bury/Portsmouth/a load of other examples.

It will. I think that, deep down, we all know that.

I notice nobody has bothered to predict the team yet. It will be interesting to see if Nyambe is back in favour or not. 

If he picks the team based on performances in the last match, Mowbray will have some explaining to do if Nyambe is left out again.

I notice nobody has bothered to predict the team yet. It will be interesting to see if Nyambe is back in favour or not. 

If he picks the team based on performances in the last match, Mowbray will have some explaining to do if Nyambe is left out again.

18 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

The problem as I see it is that if we went into administration we would kore than likely end up in League Two, like Bolton. 

I have a feeling that it won't take too long for Bolton to be back in the Championship with a clean slate, engaged, switched on owners and an excited, enthusiastic fanbase.  

We will probably still be floundering about in mid table, absent owners, deeper and deeper in debt with a disenchanted fan base.

Venky's will leave one day, might as well get it over with.

So in terms of the slow build, what phase are we in ?  I don't know the details of every players contract but to the best of my knowledge, Williams, Mulgrew, Bell, Johnson, Downing, Rothwell (?), Holtby, Chapman, Evans, Bennett and Nyambe will not be here next season. The loans will all be gone. So where does that leave us:

Players who we are probably happy with :                               Kaminski, Lenihan, Armstrong

Players who should come good but currently struggling :      Dack , Travis

Players yet to prove themselves :                                             Dolan, Davenport, JRC, Wharton, Buckley, Pickering

Duffers we are stuck with                                                          Gallagher, Brereton, Pears

Crocks                                                                                          Ayala

Have I missed anyone ? That is a paper thin, poor squad for next season. We would need to spend a pretty penny to build a promotion team based on that lot.

Slow build or demolition ?

41 minutes ago, Moptop1 said:

Never forget, but try and forgive. Move forward together. They need to sit down and explain what happened. Would they do that? Until something along those lines happens, it shows they don’t care. It’s about trying to build the ‘broken’ trust. Venkey’s over to you...

L'eterna attesa

                     Dolan

Gallagher Evans Buckley Dack

Harwood-Bellis Armstrong Bennett

          Douglas    Kaminski

              Branthwaite

1-0 Rovers

52 minutes ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Do you think he forgot about needing a RB or do you actually think he intended to play him there? Honestly, I don’t know 

I thought he maybe got his squad numbers mixed up and he meant to sub Gallagher when Elliott went on and was then going to bring Nyambe off for Harwood-Bellis. Being so far away from the action and the fourth official, and not paying too much attention, it took him a while realise who had actually left the field in the first instance.- If that is the case it's a sackable offence.

On the other hand, if he intended to play Gallagher at right back that's also a sackable offence!

Beyond a joke now.

57 minutes ago, OldEwoodBlue said:

Sooner the better. 

 

Amen

On 05/02/2021 at 19:08, Vilesinner said:

They made a mistake but stuck around to make things right. And supported is in the transfer market in a time of great trouble.

I applaud the Venkys. 

 

Certainly living up to your name with that post. You need to go to confession.

A big opportunity today to show we really are contenders.

I have been unconvinced by our form recently but can't complain about the points haul. Putting a consistant run together is so important and we have done that and confidence should now be high. If we can up the tempo and hit some really good form we will be in a great position.  Most years one team emerges from the pack at just the right time.

Maybe that postponment against Swansea has helped because we had a rest before the Boro game and avoided a possible defeat which could have derailed the current run.  Also injuries are clearing up and we seem to have strengthened the defence.

I am not Mowbray's biggest fan and to me he doesn't come across as someone who will inspire and galvanise the players but he now has a real chance disprove that. We are in a much better position than I ever expected a few weeks ago so here's hoping we can grasp the unexpected opportunity.

6 points from QPR and Preston and things will really get exciting.

3 hours ago, Fraserkirky said:

You play Davenport with Travis away from home, at home against Luton you play Rothwell with Travis.

I'd play Davenport rather than Travis. I think he is more solid defensively and more creative going forward.

I am still convinced Brereton was foisted on Mowbray due to certain criteria that were being followed at the time. He didn't resign over that and I don't think he will now - even if there is some substance in these rumours. 

Mowbray is stubborn and if he feels there is interference from above he may just dig his heels in further. 

3 minutes ago, DeeCee said:

Hardly a convincing reason to think he's going after this game though is it, Holtby lives in Germany........

I was referring to the short walk home!!