3 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I should have stuck to my conviction and refused to go to Ewood Park again whilst Pears started in net for us.

He cost us against Ipswich and he gave away two calamitous goals again today. He can't play for us again. 

My Dad is 76. Been going since he was a boy. He said he will not return if either of our 2 clown keepers are not replaced. Another example of the dumbing down of the club from top to bottom.

Yes Pears gifted them 2 goals but we are a bunch of spineless soft arses. When there is no pressure on us we can play e.g. Newcastle and Leeds. As soon as an ounce of pressure is introduce they hide. That entire performance was a disgrace. 

Liam Livingston is playing in the Indian Premier leauge. He is a proud Rovers fan, a few anti Venkys comments from him in his interviews will surely really damage the Raos in their own back yard. 

Anyone know how many we've sold? If we'd performed better last night may have sold out but doubt there will be many last minute takers now.

It's simple really. Us Rovers fans can forgive a lot if we witness 100% effort and desire for the cause. The old adage that you've got win win the battle before you can play is still  true. On Saturday I saw players giving their all to win their personal battles. 

On 15/01/2024 at 18:11, speedies gonna get ya. said:

I don't claim to be ITK. I'm not regarding transfers etc. However, I do have contacts  around Brockhall.

JDT has totally lost the dressing room. He can only manage kids as the more experienced members of the squad won't listen to him. Travis was causing him issues around the place by questioning his tactics and selection. The squad are on the side of Travis and have downed tools. 

 

I posted this on Jan 15. After seeing the extra effort on sat. The desire to run, tackle and track back etc, I am absolutely certain the info I received was spot on. JDT may have been a refreshing change on media duties and at times the football was excellent  but the players didn't believe in him or the project. I know he was badly let down but you have be be pragmatic at times. You can only wee with the willy you've got. JDT never understood this or refused to so as not to tarnish his brand.

Who takes training tomorrow if he has gone? 

Just before his mate Coyle was sacked Jim White did a whole show calling out Venkys and Suhail Pasha in particular. I quote "venkys we are coming for you" . Didn't follow up. Radio silence since. 

Let's bombard talk sport. Emails, social media platforms and every phone in going to remind them of this. Get #Venkysout trending. 

On 606 calls to Sutton and Savage may be met with more sympathy and understanding.

I agree we need maximum impact but I personally would not be up for invading the pitch. Its not that I don't care enough, it's the fact that it's a criminal offence. I would lose my job. I have 2 kids and a mortgage. Most people will be in the same boat that they can't risk their livelihoods. How can we cause the game to be seriously delayed without breaking the law?

14 minutes ago, ageoftherover said:

Just on Travis, if I had money I'd be putting on him being out to loan for being a destabilising influence on the squad.

Not defending it, but I dont think it was morivated much by on field considerations.

This is what I was told.A real power struggle.He is a popular lad with the players and was very vocal in his displeasure. JDT had to move him out of way or risk losing the dressing room. Some believed he already had amongst some of the older lads. 

This embarrassing shitshow could be a Waggott/Suhail plan to mess with Orlando and try and get a better deal. Sounds ridiculous but we are a ridiculously run club. 

However this plays out. It's totally unfair to McGuire and no one will want to deal with us in the future.

My bet is Broughton has been working hard on deals in the belief he'd see some of the Wharton money and its been pulled at last minute. In reality the Vs had no intention of letting him spend it and some elaborate excuse will be made up.

Anyone know what the issue was the meant thousands of Wrexham fans were outside Darwen end at KO. No doubt due to another Waggott master stroke.

I'm clutching at the tiniest of straws here, but it is noticeable the absence of words along the lines of "the owners remain fully committed to the long term running of the club" . That has always been the message previously. All the future that is mentioned is only as far as the end of the season.

Probably semantics but here's hoping.

It's been said many times before, one reason they don't want to/can't/wont sell the club is that any perspective buyer would have full access to the accounts. Their dodgy book keeping would be come to light (if looks like it already has) 

4 minutes ago, phili said:

In the past 12 months there have been 4 enquiries for the club, 2 from American Consortiums, 1 from a Middle Eastern consortium and 1 from a UK based consortium. On each occasion Venky's haven't bothered even responding. There is interest in buying us, unfortunately we have Venky's as owners and they aren't interested in selling.

The only way this purgatory is going to end is if Venky's are forced to put the club into administration other than that there is no chance of them selling their baby sadly.

 

This is exactly how I see things and is the reason why I'm hoping the judge says NO. Short term pain for long term gain. 

Any news from the courts in India?

1 hour ago, 47er said:

Back to the admin fighting its own supporters again. Club eating itself.

I'm in no doubt this will be the case again. I think if a heavy handed response from the stewards can be captured by cameras this would help our cause.

I wouldn't display the banner until shortly after KO. If it goes up before the stewards will remove it before KO and it won't be seen. If it can be seen being unfurled during match will get lots of attention and likely even more when stewards attempt to remove it once they see the message.

It's also likely the Rovers KGB are monitoring the site so I wouldn't give too much away regarding exact spot in ground etc.

2 minutes ago, DE. said:

For what it's worth I don't think people would necessarily prefer administration to Venky's selling the club, a lot of people probably just see it as the only realistic way of the current owners ever departing. There have been many times when you'd have expected them to entertain a sale - when we were relegated from the PL, when we had cashflow problems in 2015, when we got relegated in 2016/17, and now with the current problems - but they have never even hinted they are interested in selling and from what we've heard from people who did attempt to make offers of either part or complete ownership some years ago, outright rejected any advances. 

So, I think it's mainly down to administration being the most realistic option to force them out of the club. I assume pretty much everyone would, ideally, prefer to avoid administration if it was at all possible. 

100% this. In an ideal world they would sell the club and release us from this perpetual torture. However, this is highly unlikely so administration to rid us of the Venky cancer is the most realistic alternative.

Ofcourse it depends how you define lost the dressing room. Big difference between going out onto pitch in a self destruct mission to get manager sacked and not buying into his tactics, not having confidence in it. It ultimately results in the same outcome.