1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

So it has been reported but none of us know this for sure. 

what players did Eustace have thrust upon on him then? can you list them? 

Crap? if these crap players then they wouldn't be playing professional football at such a high level of football

You can see the problem here right?

You use rumour as a statement and it's fine. Someone else does the same, but with a different viewpoint to your own, and all of a sudden "no-one knows for sure".

9 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Or you employ a head coach who wants more control in recruitment of players then leaves for a club that will give him that 

 

He also wanted a new contract with some spending guarantees (rightly earned I think) and contracts for the players who had got him 6th, both denied.

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Yes we need sign a number of new players who will fit into what Ismael(if he still here) style of play and I expect quite a few of signings from French, German and Belgium leagues. 

What is a competitive budget at this level and how much do you want? I think we have similar to spend this summer as last season(24/25 season). Around the £4-£5m transfer fee. Need a new keeper for sure, centre back, box to box midfielder, 2 wingers, another striker. Hopefully Weimann and Batth sign for next season otherwise we might another 2 signings there. Right back if Duru is loan out for the season or injured. 

Pears should be sold, JRC is another possible sale I would consider cos he hasn't improved, Maybe even a couple more

Some of that money cover their losses over a season and some gone to the running cost of the club. 

Pasha said they spend £4.5m on transfer fees this season during the interviews he did

You have mentioned this a few times now.

That £4.5m does not include the Raya sell-on fee we received, which is anywhere between £4.5m and £6m.

We only spent £4.5m after selling upwards of £11m in the summer alone.

Who do we have that makes £11m so we can spend £4-5m?

The wife wanted trash TV tonight, she's letting me keep this game on if I want.

3 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

So, what your point then? if Rovers under Gestede and the Rovers board wanted to play this style and have picked their head coach choice to be appointed

Have I? no I have commented on what been said and what they said. 

I have previously said what formation and style I would play. 

Have I said it made sense here but I was commented a wider point within the football community that is how football work now. That was my point 

You said the same last summer and we spent from what Pasha said around 4.5m mark this season on transfers and increase the wage bill for the January signings. 

I expect something similar this summer, where I think we spend some money on player transfer fees(around 3-5 million), a couple of loans and couple of frees. 

Firstly, I don't think partly quoting a sentence from Pasha as the gospel truth is a wise thing when trying to backup your argument, especially when one of those signings came in at the end of January and the other seemingly can't dislodge Pears as number 1 (a position we both agree, should be number 1 priority in the summer).

Secondly, you have said we need 10 new players next season, i'll assume that does not include replacements of any other potential losses who we haven't had this season (such as if Markanday or Garrett leave on a perm or loan again). Do you think obtaining the number of players we need at the right level, can be obtained with the small amount of money you've mentioned?

1 minute ago, Bbrovers2288 said:

Heads to roll after this, starting with the manager 

The only heads I want to roll are those on bank notes, sliding across a table from a suitable buyer to Venkys.

1 minute ago, TugaysMarlboro said:

Feel for Bath cos it came straight at him, but it's going 6 feet wide if he leaves it.

Seen the replay, I rescind my comment.

Feel for Bath cos it came straight at him, but it's going 6 feet wide if he leaves it.

Roll up, roll up, buy your season tickets.

Chris Iwelumo on Sky Sports classing our January signings as "squad fillers" and wondering where the money has gone.

3 hours ago, glen9mullan said:

He's gone through the ranks rapid, and now managing things which he has zero experience in.

He's passionate about the Ewood Express, and it's been fantastically done and he should be applauded.

However he's sounding like a one trick pony . He can't take his emotion out of his efforts on the Ewood Express. He fails to recognise or acknowledge that no one has questioned the Ewood Express.

People are questioning lapsed supporters and the break in the chain which sees the baton pased through generations.

However I'm mindful we should not get distracted ourselves by him despite rumours of his power rising.

Take out the handler, as the foot soldiers are very much irrelevant in the wider picture.

An important point and something I've noticed not only in the '3 hostages video's' but also from some parts of the media (emphasis on the some).

The impression I get is that they're not only trying to slander the approach being made and belittle supporters emotions on the subject, but lines of questioning have veered off into a tangent completely unrelated to our cause.

Everyone who's in the public domain fighting the good cause needs to be confident of keeping to the relevant topics and sticking to factual evidence.

How can he be happy with a person in a position, when three sentences earlier he explains why 2 people turned down said vacant position.

I know English isn't his first language, but there's no way he can hide behind that absolute claptrap. Makes Waggott look competent 

27 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

In his interview with Elliott Jackson, Gestede mentioned about getting some transfer business done early in the summer. 

We need a new number 1 keeper is  the number 1 priority for myself. 

We need a good solid number 1 

He is coming in as one of the main scouts.

Here is his CV https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cairney-8a3100133?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

Agree wholeheartedly Chaddy. 

I haven't heard or watched the video - but does he mention a goalkeeper as a priority? 

Rudy looks like a timid kid for most of that interview.

22 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

 

Waggott: "Job done lads, we can call that an online fans forum."

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Guy called Robert came on and put his case very calmly and reasonably but got very short shrift from thick as mince White and Simon Jordan who had his owner's hat on

Completely different from last week when someone came on a show with Sam Matterface and Troy Deeney and got a very sympathetic hearing.

The Club had obviously prepared themselves for this. A lot of the debate centred around Gestede'sexperience or lack thereof for the role and someone sent in a message which White couldn't wait to read out which went as follows:

I've had a message from someone I know in the game who says "I know Rudy Gestede exceptional individual"

Anonymous source. funny that.

You win some you lose some I guess. The important thing is to not lose heart and keep plugging away.

Personally I wouldn't be concentrating on Gestede, he certainly shouldn't be exempt from any criticism and is perfectly fair game but in the general scheme of things he's well behind the owners, Pasha and Waggott in terms of being the main problem.

I sent in a text saying they'd been completely unfair to Robert with reasons why and asked them to read it out. They haven't so far.

Me neither. I agree he should be included, but not the primary target.

The one worry I have is that Waggott and Suhail will be in self preservation mode and they'll have noticed Gestede's name in the initial press release. They'll be using it as a means to take the heat away from them and trying to get everyone to "look at the shiny, look at the shiny". I'm sure they'd use every trick in the book to keep their names out of peoples mouths.

1 hour ago, JHRover said:

4 weeks on Friday is the first pointless 'deadline'. 

Nobody, probably not even those making the decisions, knows what happens on 2nd May in terms of pricing. Will there be a third or fourth phase?

I won't be cajoled into handing money over early only to then watch them demolish the squad and fill it up again with frees and loans.

The ball is in their court to show me (and others) why we should continue to fund this regime. 

A 25% Trump style tariff perhaps?

30% if you attend not wearing Blue/White.

So a middle finger to the request.

But they're open to an exchange of ideas...

Turns the gas hob up a notch.

I'm in the category of, not until Venkys leave. Ultimately I do not want to put money in their pockets and if that is at the expense of supporting the players on the pitch, then for me, it has to be.

Even they're treated as poorly as the rest of us, you only have to see Elliott Bennett's podcast appearance a few weeks ago.

It's a general lack of investment, whether that be the quality and longevity of players signed or contract extensions for the quality players we have who can get us out of this league, with better players around them.

Up until this season, I attended 4 or 5 games a season regardless of my ST status, even that's dissipated.

Was Elliott Jackson at the back of the queue when they were handing out brains?

The headline figure is that there's fifty quid off at the riverside. That's the headline figure is it?

I wonder if he would be willing to pay that price for a ST if required.

I imagine they'd hoped we were still in the hunt for a playoff place and the manager hadn't ruled it out 3 games into his tenure, by deciding now was the time to release these figures.

There's no logical reasoning behind any of it, timings, pricing, the PR spin put out. They're now just hoping people will loyally purchase tickets regardless of what happens. I'm sure some will, I'm just hopeful it's a low enough number for Venkys to realise their only option is to piss right off into the sunset.

It's a rebuild this time is it? Journey, Project, Rebuild. Three, word, slogan.

Noticed a lot of the academy players being interviewed for Instagram on Rovers' page recently, more than normal.

Could just be it's international week, or might we have written this season off and start to see more of the youth play a part in the run in?