Crimpshrine

Isn't Mulgrew on 99 appearances and may trigger some sort of extension or bonus if he plays again ?

Bit hard on Rankin Costello with him not even on the bench. Or is he injured ?

Yes I would - with people in charge who actually care about the club, the town and the community.

Thanks for the advice! They don't miss the money and I doubt it causes them any angst at all. I would swap all the money they provide in return for the club's soul.

Could be useful for snowball practice in the winter

I hope they paid their £25 each

Wash your mouth out!

Just thinking back to the first match of the season and a home defeat to Charlton. All seemed doom and gloom. Considering we haven't really set the world alight this season we are in an amazingly good position after the first match of the restarted campaign. Genuine hope building up some confidence for the final push. I presume most people watched on Ifollow. I used the traditional method and listened to Radio Lancs. Andy Bayes mentioned that Brereton looked to have beefed up a bit and looked stronger for it. Kevin Gallacher replied with a comment I am still trying to unravel. He said "name me nobody who has not gained weight during the lockdown". Class commentary.

It's on the radio

Radio Lancs singing his praises

£3.00 Waggott tax per game for being naughty and missing the deadline.

If I could guarantee a place right next to Mowbray with full TV exposure I'd be tempted to buy a cutout. I would of course be be wearing my 'Venky's Out' T-shirt

From Barnsley's web site Due to this uncertainty and the need for urgent earnings to preserve the Club’s immediate financial future, seasonal passes will shortly be made available for the 2020/21 season at heavily discounted rates. During the first month of sales, an exclusive ‘flat rate’ will be in operation across the stadium. If you opt to renew your seat, you will still be entitled to either donate your remaining 19/20 games or claim a ‘four game flexi’. Also, inline with trying to do the right thing for our supporters, if other options are deemed unsuitable, we will attempt to offer pro-rata refunds for those entitled to four home 2019/20 fixtures. Despite this move being detremental to the Club (if 9,000+ seasonal members opt for refunds, significant strains will be exerted on our cash-flow (approximately -£400,000)), it is morally a necessity.

Usual slopey shoulders. Lynsey Talbot is the General Manager of Rovers, Steve Waggot is CEO. There is no way the statement released yesterday came from someone in the commercial department without being authorised by those two. Compare Rovers' statement with the Port Vale statement posted on this thread. Which club has their fans' interests at heart and which doesn't ?

Give hime some credit for 'pie and a pint' at £7.50 ! What a bargain that is - especially after you have been fined £3.00 because you didn't buy a match ticket in advance.

My holiday to Spain has been cancelled. I've been offered two sessions on a flight simulator software and a video of an empty beach to watch for 5 days.

I think we all feel that way - The club has lost it's soul. I email the club regularly and get the same response every time - we will look into it. Then nothing..

With respect to guidance coming from the club about ST refunds etc, we need to remember that we are not a normal club. Steve Waggott will never announce anything without approval from Pune. If Suhail is not currently available then communication with Pune could be non existent. Rovers' execs are effectively puppets. The puppet masters don't have a clue what's going on and have no interest either. It's not surprising we are always behind the curve.

So behind closed doors is the same as having no gate ?

Do football stadia have doors ?

I doubt Tony will be able to get to Pune this summer and very little seems to get sorted until he's completed his annual pilgrimage. Contact between Ewood and Pune is usually via Suhail who may well be out of the country. So I can't see many decisions any time soon.

Well it is going ahead so I guess the authorities are taking the same view that you are. But, as you have just admitted, it is not risk free and the small risk could be more important to some people than to others. Some unexpected turn of events could see those small risks becoming a serious reality for someone. No football, no risk. I hope you are right and there are no repercussions.

Can you be 100% confident in the testing procedure and the accuracy of the results ? How would anyone know if someone had become contaminated or infected between testing and playing the match. Wait for the outcry when a player tests positive the day after a match. Was he infectious the day before ? All an unnecessary risk for meaningless football in empty stadiums

My logic is that football cannot be played safely in the current situation and creates an unnecessary risk to the players, officials and the families of both. As it is non essential, it should not happen. Other businesses can mitigate risk by social distancing and hygiene measures, reduced service, control on the movement of customers, wearing masks. Lots of ways to make the risks very low for everyone involved. A football match involves physical contact, sweating, panting, deep breathing in close proximity to other people, spitting maybe some cuts to the skin. None of the measures mentioned above can be implemented. So football is a special case - it can't be done safely. We can't even attempt to reduce the risks. I know the players and officials will be tested but is that 100% reliable? Is any other contact sport considering restarting?

Or, one player passes it to another two or three. All families self isolate which may affect 12 people one of whom could have an underlying condition. That person's health may really suffer or someone may die. Repeat this for each team currently retuning to training. Just so we can have football in empty stadiums.