1 minute ago, glen9mullan said:

Guys exiting the building having lost the dressing room, may as well drop some bombs on his way out.

Reality is the CEO is top of the food chain and holds accountability for any shit show,

Suhail is not a club director and is a consultant

Last question from me on it all Glen.

The bit in bold, did Waggott hold his hands up and claim any accountability to the January transfer fiasco during yesterdays meeting?

This is beyond just JDT or Eustace.

Right now, no-one has any clarity on if Gregg Broughton is still employed.

So who's deciding our new head coach/manager?

Which brings up another question. Is the DoF experiment coming to an end and we go back to Eustace being the manager?

It's all just rushed, last minute, planless thinking. Testament to Venkys tenure.

1 minute ago, tomphil said:

I bet the curry order was double checked though so no fooker missed out on a free bhaji.

Should've used Topcashback or Quidco to build some transfer funds.

7 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

The money is to be paid in instalments. It was not blocked from being used in January, however I'm told that the club cannot guarantee how much of this can be reinvested until the budgets are agreed in India April 2024. Interim forecast will be sent in March, and at present Rovers will show a significant profit, well within FFP. I believe the intention is to make a business case for a fixed % of transfer fees received to be reinvested however, this is very much a moving dart board with the Raos funds still in the air with the courts,

Everything has always been a moving dart board with the Raos, a dart board that's likely rented, with no doubles.

Quite convinced that I read somewhere by someone yesterday that Waggott stated during this tea and biscuits with fans and players, we had money to fund the club regardless of Wharton being sold or the Indian hearing.

I could be completely wrong, but I thought I'd seen it somewhere on twitter from someone who attended.

Poor lad should steer clear.

We aren't sure if GB is still in situ or if we'll even continue with the DoF/Head Coach structure. So he may not even be a target if we are completely changing structure (again).

It's an absolute mess.

One thing is for sure, Waggott has assured us that there's money without the Wharton sale to keep the club running. So we should have that inevitable warchest this summer *ahem*

They'll bury this news when they announce the new appointment and a get behind the lads propaganda story.

4 minutes ago, arbitro said:

My understanding was that Adam was due some bonus but I wasn't told what it was for but I'd imagine a loyalty one which is normally paid over the length of a contract after an initial payment on signing. When Waggott was made aware of this by Adams agent he didn't want to pay it saying Rovers couldn't afford it. I understand there was a compromise.

But, but, he's told some fans we have money until the summer, without the Wharton sale.

F*ck Waggott, wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

2 minutes ago, speedies gonna get ya. said:

To a certain extent Waggotts human sheild plan is already working. There are now discussions on this site and in other groups about how soft etc or players are. This may be true but it's only being discussed because of Waggotts meeting. Don't fall for his distraction tactics and don't forget who the enemy is, Waggott and the Raos.

This, all day long.

12 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Maybe, but right now we need to get some points on the board.

And some points across to the board.

Just now, simongarnerisgod said:

who is the lad with his hands over his face in the clip

Szmodics, probably didn't read the part of his contract where it says "you will undertake any reasonable request made by Steve Waggott"

Poor bloke, probably wants out quick sharp.

Steve Waggott the ultimate grift artist.

1 minute ago, Tugay-is-God said:

What a strange situation. I can't remember any past instances of clubs bringing in supporters groups to have a sit-down with players after they were booed. 

One of the blokes on the WhatsApp group said they took this angle previously.

If he goes, I don't want to hear 'get behind the lads' if there are any protests.

We are not protesting against the 'lads' or head coach. Don't let the f*ckers fool you.

10 minutes ago, RoverDom said:

Last year we filled it out wrong didn't we? And didn't get the correct info to them till after deadline 

Probably, in all honesty I can't keep up with what mistakes we made when. 

3 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

How do EFL clubs register a player? 

The EFL, in conjunction with the Football Association and the Premier League, operates an online registration system, which allows Clubs to submit all the necessary documents electronically via secure network. The process is designed to help clubs, asking a series of questions relating to the transaction which then flags which documents will be required. Only once all details have been competed can the Club submit the application.  Once submitted it will be available to both the EFL and Football Association who can work independently.

So how did we miss certain documents in last years transfers?

7 minutes ago, Bethnal said:

I’ve been thinking about this since I heard the rumour.

There’s either financial impropriety at play or reputational preservation, just as you said. It’s a strange occurrence otherwise.

Administration makes little sense with the Wharton money on the books (depending how it’s accounted, I’m not familiar with how receivables work in football accounting terms) and an upcoming court case to determine whether more funds are sent, the last of which allowed funds to be sent. It’s a going concern, purely on the basis of those two points and - I assume - no radical cost increases across the business.

From what we know, I can’t see administration. The other option - that something “serious” has happened in finance or they’ve been asked to do something “serious” - well, I can make more sense of that.

What happens on the 12th March when the next hearing is due if the Indian Courts say 'no' to the money being sent over and the next transfer window is 12 weeks away?

2 minutes ago, G Somerset Rover said:

If Venkys continue digging their heels in then we can only hope that the hearings continue to go badly (for Venkys). We won't have another Wharton to sell come the summer. It'll be c. £8m for Szmodics at best I reckon (what is he, 29?). Carter £5m? What then?

You'd like to think the penny could finally be dropping for them, but I appreciate we've all said this for many years.

You'd think so, but it's unlikely. Thinking the penny has dropped would be giving them credit. It's why i've wondered if they can offset losses from here against some of their profitable businesses. It sounds dodgy as hell, but I have no idea why they'd operate a business that has essentially been failing for over a decade. It makes no sense. 

Unless owning us gives them some kind of additional access to UK systems, services as a business.

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Simply not good enough from Rovers. The lack of communication to the fans is truly pathetic and unbelievable. This McGuire fiasco is becoming soap opera now..

Waggott and Broughton should have held interviews explaining the problems with McGuire transfer and the lack of spending despite Wharton being sold. 

We should have invest some of the money in January. Max Bird and Paddy McNair 

There is no money to invest, they sold Wharton purely to pay running costs until the end of the season (maybe they won't even last that long).

They only accepted the Wharton bid after the high court date was pushed to March.

Most of us suspected that the Wharton money was going to be used to keep the lights on rather than be reinvested in the squad, this article just confirms those suspicions.

The Wharton bid only came to light after the Indian High Court date was pushed back, so its now obvious how all this ties together.

No recruitment team can work positively if they're told to raise their own transfer funds only to have them completely stripped away.

7 hours ago, roverandout said:

This Is what we're up against 

 

 

He'll be disappointed when he finds out they made a mess of the 'maguire' deal.

Certainly a few on twitter this evening sticking it to the owners. Farron, Speedie, Graham Liver, There's probably others too.

We certainly need to make a racket whilst there's a bit more focus.

Whatever plans come to fruition, I beg that everyone works together with the same ultimate aim. We're already witnessing what happens when that doesn't occur.

1 minute ago, Ossydave said:

I think you're missing the point.

I think we're missing each others point. You're right.

Let's just agree it's a colossal fuck up and Venkys out?