2 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

brentford had the same strategy,it worked for them because they had intelligent,commited personel working for them

who do we have working for us a budget slashing  ****,a naive fomer player who is an arselicker,3 scouts who don`t appear to have a budget and finally our esteemed owners,who have ruined the club and hav`nt got a clue or interest in the game,what could go wrong with the new strategy

Brentford sold high and bought quality, not cheap tat.

Some of the regular players in the side that got them promoted cost:-

Raya £3mill

Toney - £5mill

Pinnock - £3mill

Jansson - £5.75 mill

Jensen - £3.25 mill

Mbuemo - £6mill

Canos - £2.5 Mill

That’s £28.5 million spent on 7 of their starting 11 when they went up. They brought money in but invested it again by buying quality. I’m sure those players weren’t on peanuts either. They just had good , knowledgable football people running the show.

https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/news/2025/july/14/blackburn-tickets-on-sale-wednesday/

Tickets for the league cup game look like they are £10 (or possibly £12 for home fans)

Interesting that there are “safe standing” away tickets in seats 167 to 180. Will that be right up against the JW stand?

Every other league has relegation odds.
 

It’s like in the Championship they are waiting to see what happens with Sheff Wednesday and any other potential points deductions (Leicester) before they price it up.

8 minutes ago, aletheia said:

 

Likely outcome, relegation. 

Have I missed anything?

And yes, I will be going, sorry upside. Madness indeed.

 

Rovers non-season ticket holders who fancy a visit to Ewood on Saturday are being charged more than Everton fans 🤪

9 minutes ago, ... said:

Need your nose testing.

Its what this churned. 

lol. That’s reliable.

Have a look of Boylesports website. They haven’t got the market up just like every other bookie.

For comparison, Newcastle are only 250/1 to get relegated from the Prem.

Rovers were about 4/1 to be relegated last year and I suspect we will be about 6/1 this year.

350-1 😂

I posted back around April that I'd been told the senior players were annoyed with the manner of Eustace's departure, the lack of ambition in the club and their general dealing with the board (who I took as Waggot / Pasha).

Since then Baath and Weimann haven't re-signed. Brittain wants out. No progress on Tronstadt and Travis. 

The club know this and so far our recruitment seems to be to replace them on the cheap.  

Alebiosu is 23 years old, has played over 50 senior games and cost us a fee. He's the replacement.

The cynic in me says he always was.

19 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

What bookie? Oddschecker isn't showing anybody has relegation odds yet.

There isn't one yet. For some reason he's bullshitting. 

2 minutes ago, ... said:

On a plus note the bookies have us at a long shot for relegation lol

What odds?

5 minutes ago, JHRover said:

A convenient by-product of the ever revolving exit door and turnover of staff at Rovers is that every time a new manager/CEO/Head of turns up they can just blame whoever came before them and ask for a fresh start and a clean slate.

The problem of course is that the cause of everything - the owners and their henchmen - are still here, so it just keeps on happening. 

I've no doubt people like Ismael will be saying that once we've got shut of Travis, Tronstad and Brittain 'it won't happen again' and we will learn lessons. And I suspect he will be sincere in that. But he won't be here for long and then the Regime will replace him with someone else who will be in exactly the same position. 

Ismael is actually blaming Rudy when he says that. JE wanted the contracts sorted before Christmas and that was Rudy’s job.

4 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Like I believe what he'd say. King of the bullshitters.

Exiled floated some figures earlier. As if Dolan would leave c £400k over 2 years on the table here on the off chance he might get a better move at the end of his contract. 

The only reason I believe he was offered a contract because that story and the previous one was around the time we were actually extending peoples contracts. I can’t see why we would extend the likes of JRC and not Dolan.
How much we were offering him in comparison to our other regular starters is another question.

2 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Where has this notion that Dolan was previously offered a new deal or refused to entertain a new deal come from?

I'm going to call BS on that one. He signed one new deal after being at the Club and there's no way he would have refused to sign another improved deal a while ago.

Depends if you believe Broughton.

9 minutes ago, TimmyJimmy said:

Dolan had an early period when he showed promise. He hadn't yet turned in his later performances that now make him attractive to other teams.

My conversation with him would have happened in his season #2 along the lines of:

"You obviously have great potential, one day you'll be well sought after. Right now though I need to think about the club. You'll grow from being here, you'll play a lot so I need to protect your value to us before putting in the work to grow you and raise your profile. Sign this."

If no:

"Then I'll have to ask you to start looking for another club as you won't be developing at our expense any more. You're in the U21 until you leave or reconsider".

"We like you a lot TD but that's how it is. Let me know what you decide by next week."

Something like that.

Would you do the same now with Hyam?

44 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I did explained my comments about football being a squad game and that every player a squad player apart from around 4 or 5 players who are key players 

So if Batth wasn't brought in as a key player then he was a backup player which was the original point.

Unless there is a difference between a backup player and a squad player. 

And if so, what is Forshaw 🤷‍♂️

4 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

I have explained my comments and what squad players are. move on

I have moved on. There is more chance of Brittain signing a 4 year contract than you explaining yourself.

12 minutes ago, onlyonejackwalker said:

Gone are the days of 11 regular starters and two regular subs playing all season. With 5 or 6 that rarely get a look in. In fact it's remarkable looking back that you could confidantly pick the same team week in, week out.

They are all squad players now. Some are better and play more than others. The ones that play less are back ups to the ones that play more.

Our best run of form last year came with a very settled side. Even though our keeper, Hedges, Dolan and the strikers were getting a lot of flak.

Ok. So you have players that play more than others. The ones that play less are backup players.

Therefore Baath was on the bench  at the start of the season, got in due to Carter having to move to right back and then dropped to the bench again once Brittain was fit.

So he was brought in as a backup player, but injuries and then solid performances forced him to become a regular starter. Which is all we are saying.

4 minutes ago, Neal said:

Did anyone find out who the trialist was yesterday? 

Word was Halim Bangura.

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

good for you guys, I have said my opinion on players being squad players and what they are. never said anyone was back up player so asked that member. I will leave it thanks. 

Waffle, waffle waffle. Tin pot deflection . You make a comment and then are unable to explain what you mean. 

9 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

already answered what a squad player is. I would suggested you asked that Member who said Batth came here as "back up player". 

I imagine @Tomphil2 will say a squad player and a backup player are practically the same thing. I agree. Someone who doesn’t expect to start many games unless there are injuries or people drop out of form.

You say they are different. Therefore I’m asking you what the difference is.

Just now, GHR said:

In fairness the present European champions winning it also makes a mockery of it, as it is what usually happened under the old format (that was done in a week / two games for Europeans!).

Yeah but having the fourth best team in England win it, whilst the top two from last seasons Premier League sit it out, just about sums it up.

5 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

ask the member who said that

I said that

"no surprise Forshaw has re-sign here. It was clear Ismael wanted him to sign from his comments at the end of the season. Squad player midfielder with experience 4th choice but adding Championship experience to this squad. "

❚❚ 2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂 - Page 127 - Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard - BRFCS.com - By Blackburn Rovers fans, for Blackburn Rovers fans. 

"Forshaw will be squad player starting few games but mainly off the bench he will used" 

 

❚❚ 2025 Summer Transfer Thread. 😂 - Page 129 - Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard - BRFCS.com - By Blackburn Rovers fans, for Blackburn Rovers fans.

 

 

You must know what a backup player is as you said “who said Batth came here as a backup player”.

Then you said Batth came as “not a backup player but a squad role” implying that they are different.

To me they are the same. So I’m asking you to clarify why they think they are different, not the original poster.

- What do you define as a backup player compared to a squad player?

- If Batth came in as a squad player do you think this means he was told he was to be an important player for the first team?

- Therefore does this apply to Forshaw if he is also a squad player?

Not watched a game, but I hope Chelsea win just to make a bit of a mockery of it.

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

most players are squad players cos players are rotated and rested and have very few outfield players will play 46 league games. Some players are key players and will start every game when fit like Brittain, Hyam, Tronstad, Travis but others will play depending on form, fitness and performances  

Batth would starts some games and given that he hadn't signed until week/10 days before the start of the season he would always start before Carter and Hyam but performances from him would force himself into the team. 

So what’s a backup player?

And if you said not to worry as Forshaw was only 5th choice, why did you keep telling us he had signed as a “squad player” if that’s not a backup player?

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

Not a back player but squad player role  

I’m a bit confused here. A squad player surely isn’t a first choice. Therefore he’s a backup player who plays now and again as cover.
Or are you saying squad players are expected to start quite a few games and be key to the first team?

Gestede can’t comment on it in the next Fans Forum meeting. Doing it in a friendly is one thing, doing it in January when we are chasing promotion is something else.