Who's up for the fight in the current squad?

Chrisene was man of the match. Dolan and Moran was shocking in the first half so can't have affected them much. It's all a smokescreen to avoid a hostile environment. Stop fucking up and there won't be boos. Weird that the youngest of the five present tonight was Pears at almost 26.

I understand things from your point of view. Just don't appreciate the secrecy, but good to see the info that came out. Hope you told Waggott how we feel about him.

Who are the 'younger players that have to be picked up at half time'? Shouldn't at least one representative younger than the five senior members have been there too? Waggott crying over boos, trying to get the crowd to stop. Fans have backed JDT and the players for a lot longer than normal, but our form has been shocking and we haven't looked like trying in parts. No agenda beforehand.... fishy stuff. I hope someone told Waggott we want him out.

Been waiting for that reply 😄 I ran out of players to choose from and I rate him over Sigurdsson on the wing.

Representing the fans in a meeting with Waggott and his PR man, then keeping secrets from their fellow fans? Doesn't sit right with me. The club has lacked transparency for years now...

Battle and Sigurdsson don't go together I'm afraid. Pears Hyam McFadzean Wharton JRC Tronstad Garrett Chrisene Moran Szmodics Gallagher

I think it's just Suhail that has put his foot down and Waggott was probably seeking final confirmation on the McGuire deal (as it required cash), that he didn't get or get in time. If they can't inject money from India then surely they'll have to sell...? Who wants to buy Rovers in its current state though?

Waggot's favourite TV show that.

When was the last time they said that?

Question for me is how bad do they want things to change... Maybe this is a blessing in disguise and they have to get rid...

I think we were looking towards a summer with some sensible spending, but ended up with a depleted squad. Then comes January and we sell our biggest asset and expect some of it reinvested, but no...the slide down the table was inevitable and I think there needs to be a statement made by the club and from the owners about their long term commitment to Rovers. Absolute mad that we can't get money injected into the club.

Message must've come directly from India via Suhail. JDT wouldn't have mentioned his name otherwise. SW being kept in the loop so knows the whole story too, while GB and JDT are frustrated as hell, but GB is the cooler head. I hope GB and JDT ride this one off, and good to see that JDT had GBs back and put pressure on the board and enlighten the fans. Unfortunately some fans are too blind to see it.

If Venky's can't get funds through to the club then what's the point of their ownership? Would imagine they at least have some feelers out for prospective buyers? And they can probably do an NDA if they're worried about losing face.

Nail in the coffin for me is if Ennis the Menace scores the winner on Saturday.

Could be true but if he doesn't play we will never find out. We need another goalscorer. O'Riordan is long term btw.

You're not telling us much to be honest.

Based on that timeline, the EFL have rejected the application today, and Rovers will appeal and know the result in a aproximately a little over a week from now. Then it's my guess they won't run it all the way until March, so that's that. A statement should be released by the club tomorrow. Anything else is criminal.

We won't appeal as far this time. The transfer window shut January 31 at 11pm in 2023 and the decision from EFL came after February 2. Then Rovers' initial appeal was submitted before February 7. That's where I think it'll stop this time, if they don't show us some luuuuv. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23295451.blackburn-rovers-issue-club-statement-efl-reject-lewis-obrien-deal/

'Tommy & The Fax Machines' Anyone remember when the first 'verdict' came in the January 2023 saga?

I'd be too. Think someone wrote that the situation where he got upset was that someone shouted to him from the stands to get up. Being our hardest working player and a bit of a hot-head, that didn't go down too well. Out of all our players he's the last player that should be criticised for the mess we're in. Fantastic season.

Update on his injury please.

lol jesus digital fax machine. No way. They'll either scan and send an e-mail directly from a multi-purpose printer/scanner or via their own e-mail (most likely as they can double check everything). How can they 'forget'? It was the biggest incoming transfer of the window, and they know not to fuck up. Whatever ends up happening we'll have a hard time convincing JDT to stay past the summer.

They appealed as a courtesy to O’Brien who couldn’t play for either Forest nor Rovers at the time. It ‘worked out’ eventually with MLS being an option. This time I doubt we’ll appeal and will work on a summer move instead. McGuire can continue playing for Orlando in the meanwhile. The EFL really made a mess I think, it’s okay to be strict but they should take more consideration to the player in question. Big fine for Rovers and play on. Imo.