1 minute ago, tomphil said:

Sending out Travis i think might have been the straw that broke the camels back for JDT he was club captain and probably the heartbeat of the dressing room.

I would agree, but there's also been a lot of talk that they didn't like one another, so would he be that bothered?

2 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

 

And but for the width of a crossbar we would have lost to  Rotherham. The warning signs were there back then 

But equally, 11 months ago, but for the width of a crossbar, JDT would've got us into the playoffs. Fine margins don't make or break anything, you need to look at his spell as a whole to judge. I agree its clear he lost the players, the reasons for which I don't think we'll ever know, because until December he was working miracles with them...

Just get rid of the arrogant twat. Everyone who said JDT was arrogant must be delighted we’ve got this fucking useless dullard taking us down.

Can’t believe JDT made Pears let that in!

There's so much said in that statement that they (whoever at Ewood has scrambled the statement together) haven't even realised.

The court case "should" have no future impact on funding. That's not a 100% committal, it's very heavily caveated, IE those at Ewood who wrote it, don't have a fucking clue, this is how I see this going.

Fans who have not spotted that "should" is a big caveat think all is well now. It gets to Summer and we've miraculously stayed up, we start selling the crown jewels, or what's left, call them the fallen diamonds - Szmodics, Carter, anyone with value basically. No money is re-invested however and people begin to question this. It can't be FFP, we've sold millions of £ of players, it can't be the Indian courts, the club told us this doesn't effect us now, so why aren't we spending? Questions get asked of Waggot - he gets uncomfortable. Outcome? The club releases another statement/interview saying (paraphrased) "Oh, it turned out that the owners sending funds was effected, but we never said it wasn't we said it shouldn't be!"
In this scenario, I think/hope what's left of the passive fanbase will realise we're still owned by idiots and they'll never do what's right by us and sell

There's also the use of "the Owners have always supported the club, which will continue as and when they are required to do so". You own the club, you've made all the decisions that have lead us to this point, of course you're fucking required to do so!

With no end in sight, and seemingly this becoming a twice-yearly occasion, you have to begin asking what is the point for us (as fans)? We know unequivocally there will be no positive aspirations whilst the owners are prevented conveniently not allowed to invest in a promotion push, and as everyone knows if you stand still in this league you go backwards. We know the outcome before another ball is kicked, what is the point?

9 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Just looking at AFC Wimbledon - how refreshing would fan ownership be?

Welcome to the Dons Trust

The Dons Trust is the not-for-profit, democratic organisation that owns AFC Wimbledon football club.

 

For less than 50p per week, as a full member you get:

 

A say in the future of AFC Wimbledon – the Trust holds the controlling stake in the club

Priority entitlement (behind season ticket holders) to buy tickets for all-ticket matches

A democratic ‘one member, one vote’ role in the Trust’s decision making including a vote in the annual Dons Trust Board elections – and the right to stand for election yourself

Knowledge that your membership fee is being used to help fund the Trust and the club – the majority of the Trust’s annual income goes to support AFC Wimbledon Academy and in sponsorship of AFC Wimbledon Women’s team.

AFC Wimbledon made a club homeless on the whim of Chelsea. They’re bigots of the worst kind, I’d rather not be anything like them. 

I believe we've had a bid rejected for Jamie Reid at Stevenage last night (info coming from their #ITK), and we're expected to make another bid...

On the plus side, this entire fuck up has brought their ownership into the mainstream of American sports media. Any other yanks fancy buying a Championship side?

 

7 minutes ago, Torgeir said:

McGuire is in Sheffield apparantly:

https://www.google.com/local/place/fid/0x48798268d04a84e5:0x2cc29eb803022f2e/photosphere?iu=https://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?panoid%3Dd-03UTL1mh8ybp67NR79FA%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26yaw%3D167.04637%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100%26w%3D0%26h%3D0&ik=CAISFmQtMDNVVEwxbWg4eWJwNjdOUjc5RkE%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjEwO-E_4mEAxVRQvEDHXR1ACgQpx96BAgWEAs

Definitely:

EDIT - Beaten to it
 

Just now, Moptop1 said:

Would you want to come to Rovers, if originally being treated like this?

Bad smells always seem to follow Venkeys when connected with us.

They can’t get anything right and just drag our name through mud all the time.

I wish they would just F⭐️⭐️k off. They are an embarrassment to us.

In fairness, in that scenario DM hasn’t been treated badly, it’s been miscommunication in the media…

2 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Attention is the key word there.

They don't want any. Let's give them lots.

Doing what they’ve done overnight is not a way to avoid attention. We’re disgraced on an international level if it’s all true. After O’Brien last year & now this, nobody will deal with the club.

2 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

I do like JRC at RCB. Its mad but it works. Hes strong enough, competes enough, and it gives him loads of time on the ball and the space to get forward. Is there anything he cant do?

Better with the gloves on than Leo at the moment I’d guess.

As the display name suggests, I would've preferred this one away, but still delighted with it. I know a lot of Wrexham fans who think it's a great draw, but their forum has baffled me.

Arguably one of the biggest names outside the PL
Less than 2 hours away
Enormous allocation
In bad form so a real chance of winning

I expected they'd see this how we saw the Leicester draw, with the added bonus of us being even worse, and it's a weekend game!

On a positive note, Betway have us at 33/1 for relegation still. That means if you put £20 on, you'll receive enough (just) for a season ticket to watch League One Blackburn Rovers under Simple Steve's directorship.

This is a disgusting decision and those who sanctioned it should be publicly outed and sacked.

15 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

So absolutely nobody attends because they enjoy it? 

Well the law of averages would indicate there is some sadists in the fanbase, but there won't be many.

30 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I suspect it's like QB in American Football. It's such a singular / pivotal position that you can't just drop the guy - politics get involved. Once he's dropped he has to be dropped for a number of games - whereas you can sub on / off every outfield player without really upsetting the apple cart.

Suspect that's the last we'll see of Pears outside of Cup games now, thank Christ. 

This is exactly how I see it. And ultimately, the final nail in the coffin was at 2-0 down when we could’ve scored 4/5, so the result isn’t really on him. Better than the mistake that gets him being in a 0-0 or costing us a win 🤷🏼‍♂️

16 hours ago, BRFC4EVA said:

How do Rovers continously get such simple things wrong? Aside from the 1875 debate, as there has only been 1 away game this season, it should be allocated first to those who have 10 away games from last season, then 8 etc. 

Otherwise some poor sod might have gone to every away game last season, was on holiday for Rotherham and misses out.

I think they just can’t be arsed with sitting and working out a loyalty points system.

It is easier to just go with an arbitrary decision, made at the last minute, because nobody is accountable to they club’s key stakeholder. Us, the fans.

19 hours ago, DE. said:

Western values promote money above basically everything else, the core of capitalism, so that's pretty much your answer. He's being paid enough to forget his morals.

A very good point, sadly.

8 minutes ago, ben_the_beast said:

Judging by their latest statement it appears United are set to reinstate Mason Greenwood into their squad.

I'm stunned because its just plain wrong. It's an endorsement of domestic violence. Violence towards women, and rape. 

Purely from a PR perspective I can't believe United are contemplating this. The evidence in the public domain is clear as day. It's not just that they will have Greenwood playing for them, it's the fact the club have endorsed it. As a fan, how do you continue to support that? I can also see a lot of sponsors cutting ties with the club. I'm not sure United have fully understood the shit storm which is about to come their way.

Note for anyone who thinks Greenwood has been found not guilty. That's not true. The victim has withdrawn the complaint so the charges were dropped. Something which is very common in domestic violence cases.

One final point. There have been many reasons to say this over the years. But after this. Fuck Man United!

Feel free to remove if necessary mods, as I recognise its a sensitive topic.

 

The only people I see actively wanting him back are from 3rd world back waters with next to no female rights laws. So I agree with you, I also cannot fathom how 3 men raised with western values, including ETH from one of the most liberal nations in the world, can basically say ‘yes that’s okay’. ETH does have previous, given his defence of Overmars being a pest & Quincy Promes stabbing someone.

A part of me wants him to play, so that he can be ripped apart mentally from the stands & physically from the opposition, make him suffer like he made her suffer.

Adam Wharton is the best player in the league. Ridiculous.

1. Southampton 

2. Leicester 

3. Rotherham 

4. 9th

5. 47

6. Adam Wharton

7 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Not necessarily Sky, could be a police request for a Sunday noon KO as there will be 7,000 of those dickheads to police… though obviously still a big chance it will be picked anyway as it is Sky Sports Leeds after all…

The email states TV specifically is the reason