The Blackpool team he built. Win-win for Gary.

What are the last 3 years losses?

He is starting.

This keeps being repeated but no one has yet said how. The only quote that is specific (from the Axe above) clearly states the opposite.

Thanks for that - which again begs the question why they continue to pump millions in? It could be just be as simple as a) they can afford it and b) the lure of once again owning a Prem club and all the money, kudos and business opportunities that provides is greater than the reality of losing millions every year. This of course brings us back to why Mowbray keeps preaching to them the need for a 'slow build'. He is right in some respects but anyone who thinks Venkys will be happy to finish 4th bottom may be in for a shock. They want/need promotion and Mowbray knows that. He will be feeling the pressure at the moment.

They can sell assets to get the money back if they can find a way to legally flog Brockhall.

Leonard Cohen - Bird on a Wire

Wire - Mr Suit

I'm not sure we need to resort to witchcraft yet but our defenders certainly need a spell on the sidelines.

Tony? Is that you?

They have also lost their last 4 without scoring. Looking at those fixtures they could be in a lot of trouble.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/22/adam-johnson-former-sunderland-player-released-from-prison This paragon of virtue is available.

@rog of the rovers - Not sure on what age they have to come to Rovers to be classed as 'home grown' but a team comprising of graduates from the Development squad might not be far away:- Fisher/Raya Nyambe Lenihan/Wharton Magloire/Grayson LB??? (there's apparently a 16yo LB 'wonderkid' called Jake Garrett in the youths) Rankin-Costello Buckley Travis LM???? Lyons Butterworth An exciting crop based on reports and the snippets I've seen. For the regular U23 watchers who are the likeliest to make it at Championship level? It at least shows the value in retaining our Cat 1 status. That should be maintained at all costs, as should the policy of taking young lads from the big Manc and Liverpool clubs when they get released.

Butterworth has signed a new long term deal https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2019/march/dans-new-deal-delight2/

We've had loads already

Venkys topic

Lambert didn't do that. He quit because he didnt want to effectively run the club. It wasn't over money. He actively sold Rhodes.

You've said literally nothing there about company structure, whilst telling me I don't know how it works. Well done. Any updates on these 'local' buyers waiting to snap us up??

Because they think they can do it on the cheap. Think about the policy behind the managers they've employed since Bowyer - hey all have promotion to the Prem on their CV's. They were also all cheap to employ. An insight into their thinking was given by Bowyer after he left. He said they sold Rudy from under his nose then the next day told him his target for 15/16 was to get promotion.

Wrong. The 3rd option is they keep the club and keep turning debt into equity. The rest of your post is exactly why they wont give the club away.

Indeed. So much for the flex.

Which is exactly why they won't walk away. Keep thinking of the £250m. At this point losses of £10m or so are drops in the ocean to them. They want the SKY money from getting in the Prem.

They have converted debt into capital. That is money they have invested in the club. That amount stands at over £250m. Your whole argument is predicated on Venky's just giving the club away because Bolton's owner wrote off his loans. I think you're in fantasy land. The same thing - Venky's London IS Rovers.

if someone buys the club they'll have to buy those shares, no? Or will that be a gift from Venky's?

PriceOfFootball @KieranMaguire · 3h As well as owing Venkys £108 million in loans the owners have invested £147 million in shares taking total past the £1/4 billion mark.