As seen by how events unfolded it required someone to buy them out of their contracts. Is there a club/country willing to pay money for VI? Hard to see Rudy or Pasha sanctioning a few experienced pros to keep the manager “happy” either way…

Had a stress fracture in my left foot about 5 years ago. Misdiagnosed at first - encouraged to keep doing everything i normally do during the 2 months it took for me to figure out that they were wrong. That included a lot of walking, golfing, badminton and so on including the 6 flights of stairs required to exit or enter our home. Most of the time - it was an annoyance that could be managed with pain meds. Without warning it could then become so excruciatingly painful that i couldn't get up or down the stairs or walk the 100 yards from the office to my car. That would last a few days until suddenly after 2 months it went to shit and i couldn't put any weight on it at all. Still bothered by pain from it 5 years later despite it having "healed" completely although i am told this is most likely to nerve/tissue damage around the fracture which would have been exacerbated by continuing "as normal". In terms of what it meant at the time: rest for 6-8 weeks and i am not a footballer. Imagine he would be unavailable for 8-12 weeks if it did become problematic (including 3-4 weeks to get back up to "match fitness") Cynical head on: given the number of crocks we have signed during the years either we have changed the medical setup or this is merely an excuse to get out of paying a lump sum up front for a player we want (with or without said injury)

Actually sounds about right for someone we'd actually pay money for...

Think Derby would settle for a top 10 with no relegation drama this season. Players he is signing had us top 6-8 despite the off-field turbulens. Derby won”t be concerned unless he is throwing 5 year deals at them on silly wages…

Going back - I wonder if Lambert paid a ”get-out” fee or if he was the inspiration for the conditionality around JDT, JE and probably VI? Quitting is not an option 🤣

Suspect wages are also an issue - both given new contracts before the pursestrings were really tightened. Suspect even loan moves involve us paying a fair chunk of the tab

Bucko is worth 10m (allegedly) 😁

Looking at the picture of him in the training top i can't help but wonder just how naff they will look without the Macron logo to make it look "authentic"...

Either the figure is based on every possible clause being activated or he is on max 4k a week (remember the "flex" 😁)

Is this the 2024 or 2025 summer window thread? 🤣 Is it the 30th of june when existing contracts actually end? (ie Dolan, Weimann, Baath)

Was it really Waggot that brought in Mowbray? Thought Waggot arrived after Mowbray was already in place (seem to remember misgivings about Tony deciding his own boss)

I am a little concerned that Baath might be offered a better deal by a canny club aiming for promotion. The difference he made to our defence was significant and he showed he can definitely hack it. I'm assuming we will offer him the same as last season and the only question is can he be arsed moving for a few grand extra a week knowing full well that whoever signs him will only give him a 1 year deal (yes i know he only gets a 1 year deal at Rovers but given our amazing transfer record it is a fair bet that another 1 year deal will be offered in 2026 providing he can still walk...)

Relegation

Minutes of meetings are very very rarely an accurate record of what was actually said and how it was said. More important is to know and respect (and support) the efforts of fan groups to publicly highlight the clown show that is our board, executives and owners. The minutes presented make it incredibly obvious that our executives are full of shit, couldn't plan a piss up in a brewery and that the facade is cracking. They should be applauded for getting this on record in the public domain rather than being admonished for not calling SW/SS/RG/VENKYS total idiots when anyone with 2 brain cells can read that between the lines. For club executives of Blackburn Rovers to make idiotic comparisons to Leeds United and also openly admit that hitting a revenue target is more important than growing our fan base (which would lead to increased revenue longer term) ON RECORD is pretty damning. The statement that it is difficult/impossible to sort out contracts before the end of the season further confirms the total lack of "joined up thinking" at Rovers as they should have been sorted at the end of the 22/23 season or at worst 23/24 if, as per their description, things can only be sorted post season.

Interesting - thanks for the reply