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3 hours ago, Forever Blue said:

Dolan’s grown on me this season. I think he’s learning more about playing to his strengths. He is a goal threat and he is capable of putting in some really good crosses. His pressing and work rate are excellent. His weakness is losing possession too easily, either through trying to be too clever, trying to run his man on the outside, or poor quality passes. 

We got him on a free and have probably been paying him peanuts. He’s been a really good signing based on that alone. 

Me too.

I would rather have him than Mose him, Thats for sure and will be sorry to see him leave 

1 minute ago, Mashed Potatoes said:

The level of funding is determined by the owners. The management at Ewood Park have to work according to what budget is made available to them and decide how that budget is best spent.

How many times have we heard the line trotted out, that the owners never fail to sign a cheque? 
 

That can’t be true, if they are given a budget to work to and have to decide, how it is spent.

I have no great love for the women’s team and wouldn’t follow it myself, but given it is not affected by FFP and the narrative that they never fail to sign a cheque, this now stinks. 

6 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

They'd crucify him. 

They aren’t signing Gabriel Jesus. 

20 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

a player can soon sign a contract on holiday from overseas/on holiday, 

that was 2 months ago, not recently is it? 

It depends I suppose, as recently has no set time.

I recently celebrated my 60th birthday and that was also in March.

27 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

We should be looking to get 2 or 3 signings in before pre season like we did 2 years ago especially in the free agent market, loans won't happen until back end of the window and a couple of cash signings in July/August. It will be interesting where we look for players and I think we look at league 1, French, Portuguese and Belgium markets. 

But the priority currently need to be new contracts for Brittain, Batth, Tronstad and Travis right now. 

what are they watching given Carter has been injured for weeks and was only on the bench against Sheffield United? 

He sounds like the box to box midfielder we want 

yes it does, we probably get around 100k but if he wants to go and play overseas then fair play to him

He was scouted at the home game V Norwich.

1 hour ago, rigger said:

Marshall was no Burke

Neither was Danny, the ex Watford player 

2 minutes ago, rigger said:

And we just re-signed Pratt.

Is that the player or the name for Gestede?

23 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Doesn’t surprise me. He’s got a lot of potential. Newcastle were heavily linked a couple of seasons back. 

Yeah, they lad who was watching him, is a former Sheffield United centre half and does rate him.

He knew he was recently back from injury since not fully up to speed. 

36 minutes ago, Forever Blue said:

Depends if we’re selling Carter or Hyam

Sheffield United had a scout watching Carter recently, but know if they have any intention of bidding for him. 

2 hours ago, ... said:

Why did they extend phase 1? Did they not pull the numbers they thought?

That’s probably the case, but they are unlikely to admit that.

Gestede has already stated that the transfer budget won’t be changed, so the numbers are perhaps irrelevant. 

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/more/tickets/202526-season-tickets

32 minutes ago, rigger said:

Added to that, who would buy Pears ?

A fruit shop.

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Rovers after Charlton player Thierry Small

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1272612344?-11198:839

That seems to fit nicely with our strategy. It was suggested, when it comes to this summers signings, that we should think small.

5 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

That was £30m. Where has it gone?

Agents, players, directors and hangers on from yesteryear.

2 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

What happened in the end?

There is no impediment to them telling the fans, what happened.

13 minutes ago, B16Rover said:

Have we had the inevitable Charlie Savage link yet? Somewhat like for like with Buckley, sacrifice the 'hes a local boy' narrative for 'his dad was a legend for little Blackburn, like Gestede' 

Decent season for Reading

No but Lilly could be on the cards.

6 minutes ago, Bohinen1983 said:

Season imploded when we lost Batth..  What a difference he makes. Carter and Hyam just don't seem that compatible for some reason..  With him being in the final year of his contract I'd sell Hyam and bring in two other centre half's .. Loan out Wharton and let him get up to speed..

Buckley, JRC, Foreshaw, Woodrow and Pears should be moved on to generate some funds to re-invest..

Said it since we lost Rothwell, we need a ball carrying centre midfielder.. 

Dolan's going to need replacing and another striker...

Then we'll need all those squad players replacing as well.. 

Should be an 'interesting' summer...

We'll sell Brittain, one of Trav and Trondstadt, Pears and maybe even Hyam..

JRC and Bucko fill in those gaps- youth GK and the fit again Wharton steps up as back-up for Batth and Carter..  

For me, the big loss was Tronstad. When I saw his hamstring go, I immediately had a heavy heart.

10 minutes ago, DutchRover said:

As a side note Ribeiro needs a transplant or to shave his head, the combover is horrific haha

He would look silly with a kidney on his head

This link is quite interesting.

For those asking about TV coverage, it is being shown on Rovers TV.

2 hours ago, glen9mullan said:

I think one of his major issues is "the victim card" he keeps playing.

If you're a concerned supporter, rather than understand the concerns he automatically calls you a negative supporter, and then evolves the negative script in his own mind to deflect his own inability to do the new role he was given.

I will take my season ticket for an example. Had I not promised my daughter I'd get her one, then there is no way I'd of renewed. There isn't a single reason the hierarchy has given me that I can wholeheartedly say gives me any confidence that I trust a single word they say.

Their ignorance to supporters who literally bleed blue and white is scandalous. 

It's becoming a dictatorship rather than an entity built on democracy and integrity 

I truly believe this is exactly what seemingly lying about who he supports, is important.

Like you, I also bleed blue and white, which is exactly why it hurts so much seeing the people who are actively destroying the club.

If a real supporter, who cares for the club, like it is a living breathing entity, was trying to repair the damage done over the last 15 years,, the last thing they would be doing, is creating a rift between yourself  like minded people.

You would engage with them properly and  encourage them to join in with efforts of bringing back the lapsed fans, find a reason to Re- engage and also perhaps find a way (if these is one) of apologising for some the the wrong doing and show that lessons, really have been learned and that the future of the club, really does matter.

22 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

But I have actually witnessed people being searched and disallowed from entering with banners. Indeed, I tried to intervene on behalf of the two men with the "FA left us to die" banner. We even joked about stewards "just following orders."

The only way to get these into the ground and expose the truth, is to be creative.

It is a terrible state of affairs, when the club had had to go to great lengths and employ heavy handed tactics, to prevent banners exposing, the people killing the club.

Despite that, certain people still managed to get them in and covered, in the press and on social media and I salute each and every one of you.

7 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

The question for me is why aren’t they always in the picture.

Thanks again for all you are doing 👍

Pasha is a snake and I suspect he is feeding the owners, information that is not quite correct. It’s great news that they have now been sent the coverage, of what is really going on. What they do about it, now remains to be seen.

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

The amount of players Rovers have who are not top half players (Ohashi, Pickering, Dolan, Pears, Hedges, (even Tronstad according to one), have been regular starters in squads which keeps finishing in the top half 😉 

Or maybe, just maybe, many people completely overestimate exactly what a top half Championship player looks like?

I think we can safely say that the Tronstad one has now been put to bed. He was, in my opinion, deservedly voted player of the season and I know we all see things differently, but I think even the opinion of the poster who said what he did about him, would perhaps concede, so of it was either tongue in cheek, or a touch harsh.