"....let's stick with what we understand and like...."

Fairly patronising that. 

What, us thick football fans couldn't possibly understand the complex 4D chess that's involved in running a football club. 

Just stick to the simple stuff, your team getting the round thing in the net, and making up funny chants. 

Don't dare try and wrap your simple mind around the basic admin that happens thousands of times in hundreds of clubs across the globe. 

Worried people might get brain ache. 

8 minutes ago, yankfan said:

You can’t make this shite up:

 

“More has now come out on the most recent mess up by the club. #Rovers thought they clicked “submit paperwork” before the deadline, but they only clicked “save”. When they realized it wasn’t submitted, the window had already shut. - Tom Bogert”

Been posted a few pages back.

But no harm doing it again in invisible ink I suppose.

Maybe if we can't see it, it will cease to exist.  

If I'm ever up at Court in front of a jury of my peers, I want these people to be my peers. 

Reasonable doubt would become a gaping chasm like the Grand Canyon.

No blame apportionable to the relevant parties, and all transgressions swept under the carpet after the most basic levels of remorse and promises to learn and improve (no need to action on them either).

12 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Lack of time doesn't appear to have been a problem. They say all the paperwork had been completed in time, we just didn't submit it.

"Administrative error" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that statement.

I would prefer they actually fessed up on precisely what that means. 

1 hour is a long time in a transfer deadline day scenario. (like dog years)

I don't know how this modern fax system works, but if it's like email where you think something has been sent and then find it stuck in the outbox, then fair enough, these things can happen.

But if it's because Bob thought Sarah was doing it, and Sarah thought Bob had already done it, then that's a whole other situation. Particularly when we find out that Bob was busy ordering an office takeaway as a celebration treat. 

That's genuinely the level of competence I envisage in this operation sometimes. That a potential multi-million pound deal could be ruined because someone was deciding what toppings they needed on their sodding Dominos, and checking whether the 25% off code was valid on a Thursday. 

20 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

I have a feeling which one it is.

The Fiat Punto? 

32 minutes ago, glen9mullan said:

I'd point it at the Raos rather than venkys. Venkys is a company,  make it personal 

Love Rovers/ Loathe Raos

LR/LR in a mirror image.

One side full of colour, life and joy, the other decayed, fetid and rancid.

The old yin yang, heaven and hell, light and shade format. 

McGuire must be hoping that international clearance doesn't come through. 

Imagine travelling across the World to be greeted by this. 

12 minutes ago, JBiz said:

Yes it is true. This website, under previous management, didn't have a “tone” set out through admin / moderators.

Now it does. When the owner of the site is suggesting that the BBC lancs football pundits, Andy Bayes, the LET and many others, are under some sort of paid agreement to toe the “Venky party line”…. That would’ve never happened before. Conspiratorial nonsense.

Also the very definition of the term Black Hole - what does it mean? A gap - an inexplicable one, in space and time.

@RoverCanada’s post should be required reading prior to anyone posting about funding, because every single penny the club has wasted in 13 years, is in text for all to see.

 I can hold my hand up with everyone else when asked how pissed off I am at the way this set of charlatans run the club. That’s with actual facts, not made up bullshit that literally demeans the real issues involved.

As a messageboard historian and connoisseur, I'd have thought you would maybe tag him in, and give right of reply. 

@J*B

Or you trying to create your own echo. 

5 minutes ago, Jimmy612 said:

 

What on earth am I reading here

An abysmal spelling of yesterday. 

In a modern age where technology literally does it for you. 

5 minutes ago, J*B said:

Yes. We’re a fucking shambles, always have been and always will be under these owners and CEO. I remortgaged yesterday and I’ll put the fucking lot on it being our fault entirely without blinking an eye. 

Any decent rates about?

I'm stuck on variable and too scared to fix. 

1 minute ago, Herbie6590 said:

Look at how the EFL have ‘protected’ Reading…then be very afraid…

Be honest haven't followed their story, but did look at their league position other day and think- bloody hell, how did they end up there? 

I am very afraid. 

But maybe I shud wait till 11pm tomorrow when all will be rosy. 

2 hours ago, sympatheticclaret said:

Preston, Wolves, Burnley, Sheffield United & Portsmouth are the 5 Clubs to have won all 4 Divisions, or top four tiers ....

Just to save you all the trouble, I understand the traditional response to this statement as a " Rovers " supporter is ... " Yeah, the only reason we're not on that list is that we've never been shite enough to be in the 4th Division to win it, unlike you Dingles ! "

 

 

Brave coming on here on the day you play City.

Can I humbly request you stick around till about 9.30ish.

Reckon you might find some willing watchalong partners. 😀

41 minutes ago, Neal said:

A skilled man, a laptop, searching for mums... He's done this before. 

3 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

I bet Alan Nixon is checking that one out.

Breaking 11 o clocker.

Someone's Mum posted an aeroplane and stopwatch emoji.

I'm here for it.

Just now, Tugay-is-God said:

Love Sammie's celebration 

🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

You love to see it.

Just now, Trinidad Rover said:

Hard work being a Rovers fan at the moment. 

Clarify 'moment' for me. 

10 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

They won't be releasing anything.

Any statement will be coming from Waggott pretending its from them probably.

Fair point. 

Was going to give up for today, and expect something tomorrow. 

But your scenario makes more sense. 

Almost 8pm in India now.

They lively to be releasing statements that late in evening? 

13 minutes ago, wxm801 said:

FFP isn't an issue, we have big name sponsors, US tour in pre season, the documentary and sell out every week

It hadn't actually dawned on me that those figures went into your revenue.

For the bog boys that did it - Man City Spurs etc- was probably relative peanuts.

But at your current level I'm guessing that's a big chunk. 

5 minutes ago, wxm801 said:

Not even close to being true, try doing a bit a research eh? Embarrassing stuff. 

Why not try and enlighten us. 

Don't have to take offence, but some of us don't know everything about clubs that have been 3 leagues apart for the most part.

Other than the recent hype.

Where do you think you're headed? Lots of talk about attendances, but with a 13k stadium, we're struggling to survive in Championship with 14/15k figures. 

So how do you reach higher than League 1 with FFP constraints?

Maybe we could have an adult chat instead of picking fights. Just a thought. 

53 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

And the BBC Sports Website, I think

So, no fishing needed.

Stand down Gazza!

6 minutes ago, Old Codger said:

Except for the Siri bit, which is techno bollux

Spoken like a true old codger. 😉

This is techno bollux:

What the hell is wrong with modern society that people have zero self awareness? 

They're getting all frothy mouthed about the JW era, seemingly completely unaware of the similarities (barring the local owner vs miles away owners).

Good, honest, historic working class town riding the crest of wave after having substantial financial backing pumped in.

Clubs with a decent background that had languished somewhat in the decade or so before the new journey began. 

An amazing feel good factor that unites the local fan base (and draws in new fans from outside) as the club not only becomes successful on the pitch, but does wonders for the geographical area itself.

But they're calling us a bunch of w****rs for enjoying and celebrating that period, whilst they are currently neck deep in it. 🤔

Siri, give me a real life example of a famous meme: