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Incidentally, on the corner. ..from my position, it looked like VI definitely urged Tavares to take the corner instead of Ribeiro. (not that it makes a huge difference -plenty of defending needed after that.)

Yes. You don't moan in public about them.

Not in public. You bollock in private. You throw the Raos under the bus.

Sad comment. They could beat WBA though.

I look forward to that… I didn’t want Trav to leave but it’s such a shitshow here, he had to really…. The 30k a week story is a lie to make us look like we tried… I’d like a striker but there’s no chance here with these lunes in charge…. Ditto a winger…. I know like everyone else in football that this club is a joke but I need the money and they will never sack me because they won’t pay up…. The transfer strategy is garbage but I have to publicly say otherwise… I’ve got to play youngsters irrespective of ability to get my bonus and because Rudy says so… Rudy is a knob and everybody here hates him… Rudy is underqualified for his role at this club…. I say what Rudy or Pasha tells me to say…. The squad is threadbare…. I’d like some more experienced players but am not allowed them….

? I'm reading about Rovers getting a beating tomorrow and suddenly it's this theory? Any credence?

I think you imply it in your sentences following this but Gestede does what he is told ie get older (expensive) heads out so we can reduce overall expenditure.......

Conversely:- I agree with most of the posts re the dire situation we find ourselves in (on and off the pitch) but... ...this is footy. Just like Rovers to eke out a win or draw. Cue all the 'new regime' apologists to lord it for a bit -you know how it goes: -time to bed in, new project, totally new personnel etc etc And, although sharing the general gloom (who wouldn't given the last 14 years), 10 games is time for a fair assessment. Venkys out obvs.

Beautiful spouting of club's new narrative.

Sorry, think I have misunderstood. I thought your post in quotation marks was VI -ie gobbledegook. Don't think there has been a post of yours I have disagreed with. 🙂

Jeeze, gobbledegook.

He 'will be turning in his grave' at the lunacy, mendacity and general cluster fu** of the last 14 years.

smiller Between Suhail and Gestede they have now decided that there is no need to pay more than 10k a week for a player with those two as their proof. 11 “A” players on a max of 10k. 11 “B” Players on a max of 6k. And 11 Young players on a max of 1k. Any exceptions will be phased out. So, along with Pasha/RG cementing their authority, the above model, (along with the Rao’s refusal to inject money over and above that which is generated in-house) is not interested in league position? If by a miracle the model leads to promotion, then so be it (but many believe that is actively thwarted due to unwanted scrutiny). If it leads to relegation, then so be it –less scrutiny, media don’t care, revolving door of players can continue creating fees for some, mid-table mediocrity still achievable, fan expectation can be easily managed.

Some informative (eg smiller) and interesting posts of late -thanks. Jackson article? Supine spin from club mouthpiece, economical with the truth, masquerading as reasoned and balanced truth. The king is dead (SWAG), long live the king (Gestede). New autocratic state in place but utilising the same old playbook –even cheaper too. One puppet master (Suhail), one enforcer (G), one compliant manager (VI) Non-compliant or off-piste forces removed (the egg and SWAG) Several shady agents/background bodies still pulling strings (allegedly) Toxic, paranoid work place to create fear and obedience –check Remove expensive players –check Remove expensive staff -check Remove any staff not totally compliant and complicit in the ‘new’ cheaper orthodoxy-check Compliant local press and social media plants willing to disseminate the puppet masters narrative -check On players speaking out –could be NDAs (a la Big Sam) or could just be the culture of omerta among players –a sort of extension of what happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room. Only guessing.

Of course, there are always many factors and context. And stats are never the whole story. But I don't think there is much difference between the 2, but for me Shefki is better.

Gueye: 6 in 45 league games. Shefki: 7 in 34 league games (Premier)

Has Jim retired? ;-))

Rover is believed to be interested in linking up with his old manager, John Eustace. But did it mention Rover felt his working conditions had got worse, that the club had asked him to work for nothing and that Pasha/Gestede refused to pay his bus fare home?

Nobody with any sense or understanding of what is going on here does.

So that's on top of our 6 (?) in and 7 (?) out already? Stability, hmm. Who profits?

Tyjon - not commenting either way but just on one incident (which of course is not the best basis for judgement I know) -he received the ball on the edge of the box and for me, a hungry selfish instinctive striker takes a snap shot, he had the time but just lazily laid it off. Early days for him obviously and I know he is highly rated.

On their second goal, a bad back pass? Don't think so. More like a tool of a goalkeeper who thinks he is better than he is -simple first time pass available for him but preferred to take some touches as though he is some top international.

They might, the fabric is getting a bit ropey. 😉

Think making judgements on Trav and Tronstad on performance on Sat is a bit misleading. Not necessarily arguing with the fact that they are (good at this level) water carriers, I think non-footballing issues are affecting them. Trav is likely to go, clearly knows he is not wanted, so why go the extra 10%? Tronstad sees the mayhem around him, got a year left on a contract, and was clearly under par.

Thought the performances/body language of Travis and Tronstad tells us more about the state of the club than of the players themselves.