1 hour ago, tomphil said:

Good luck to him but yet another signing that will make zero impact or difference to the problems we currently face.

The 'one for the future' column is busting at the seams, the here and now reality is as thin as rice paper and not even as strong.

Venkys are building a squad for League 1 and below. It will cut their losses so it's not as unlikely as it might seem.

Administration is the only way they'll be shifted. Also a sale conducted by the Administrator might just avoid some of the swindlers and chancers that Venkys themselves would be happy to do a deal with.

3 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

Im a bit more on the fence with JDT now. I was a big fan, but if you step back essentially we are great if we score first but if we concede first we more likely than not get battered. It's been like that since he arrived. Id be interested to know how it was at Malmo.

When things are going well hes great, but the Championship is a brutal league and your team needs to be able to fight when under the cosh. 18 months in I would have expected to have a few games i could point to where he really dug us out with a team talk, subs, firing up players, smart changes of tactics. But he just doesnt seem to have that about him. If we go behind its game over.

If we just scrape through avoiding relegation at the end of the season I would still change him as I would be terrified wed start poorly next year and then be fooked.

Only way Id want to keep him is if he really showed some capability to turn our form around significantly in the next month.

Ive definitely gone from a big fan to very worried that hes a fair weather manager with little to offer when the chips are down.

He was relegated (and sacked) with a club in Holland. 

4 hours ago, BankEnd Rover said:

That means absolutely nothing.

Even with a patched up defence that's pants even at full strength? Can see Steven Fletcher and James Mclean causing problems. 

55 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

It wouldn't surprise me, if Szmodics was sold, a couple of hours before the  transfer window is closed ..Adam Wharton, I don't think will be sold before summer...Then it might depend which Division we are in ..

 

 

It'll be League 1 if Szmodics is sold this month. 

36 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I didn't rate Saxton, the guy who was the best at making something out of nothing was Howard Kendall by far.

Overall you'd have to say Dalglish was best as he was probably the only one with the experience nous and charisma who could have got us over the line to win the title.

Allardyce did a job of sorts for us but he'd be quite a way down my list - behind the likes of Furphy, Jim Smith and Mackay.

Mark Hughes did an absolutely remarkable job with no backing from the Board or previous owners.

Nicer problems to have given our current situation.

Saxton had a mixed bag of signings. Ian Miller, Sellars and Gennoe all good. But Norman Bell and McKinnon rubbish. Jimmy Quinn came good after leaving. 

16 minutes ago, tomphil said:

They also manage to sell a player now and then and cope quite fine in the Championship without spending big nor losing 20 mill per season off similar income to us.

Did I mention they get bigger crowds as well due to offering great discount on season tickets to their long suffering fans ?

But Blackburn Rovers can only ever survive going nowhere losing 20 mill plus per season by being under Venkys company umbrella !

PNE lost £15m in the most recent accounts. 

3 hours ago, CambridgeRover said:

No players coming in

Shut down the thread

But what about the players going out.....?

42 minutes ago, neophox said:

I'd say try get Kieffer Moore he would turn our season alone.

No chance he'll come here.

2 hours ago, islander200 said:

Rhys Healey close to a move to Huddersfield, 2 and a half year deal.Might be done in time to play us 

They also signed a centre back from a Dutch club today 

Probably come on and score the winner as he did for Watford.

7 hours ago, martonrover said:

Ten point cushion intact 

For now. QPR actually played pretty well and looked really dangerous after Smyth came on. Don't fancy Pickering against him in a couple of weks time when Chair will also be back operating on the other flank. No way are Rovers keeping a clean sheet with the current shambolic defending.

Time for Tomasson to go otherwise relegation is nailed om. He clearly has no future at this club. But Venkys won't be able or willing to pay the compensation and Waggott /Broughton haven't the guts to make it happen. Desperately need experienced players to provide some organisation and backbone. Sadly that's not going to happen either. 

3 minutes ago, neophox said:

Ipswich with Travis starting won 2-1 against Sunderland tonight.... Travis in a promotion push....must feel he's in wonderland...

Won't want to come back here next season even if Tomasson is gone. 

2 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Jdt needs to go in the summer 

He needs to go now!

1 hour ago, Gavlar Somerset Rover! said:

JDT seemingly more worried than a few on here.

He's right to be concerned about the remainder of the season and so should the fans. I struggle to see where 5 wins at least are coming from based on recent performances and a threadbare squad with only Szmodics as a regular goalscorer.

The Indian authorities are notorious for moving at snails pace. It took them 10 years to identify the Neville mansion remittance scam. The club could be in the National League before they've concluded their investigations. 

4 hours ago, tomphil said:

That's why he's here and that is where his experience and expertise lies if we look at his previous clubs. Both going backwards at a rate of knots and downscaling as they went along, not his fault of course but he was hired for a certain task and wasn't building them up or promotion.

So what does he know about building a club up ?   Nowt, it's all about watertreading and penny pinching in his 'How To' guide.

His career track record shows him to be a football club undertaker. Charlton Coventry and Southend all heading to oblivion under his management before he rocked up here courtesy of his mate TM. 

30 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Or Gallagher’s return is nigh.

And how long before he's injured again?

18 minutes ago, Blow-in said:

Must be injured, hasn't had one for a while (week or two)

Perhaps he's being lined up for a loan move. We can only hope as he contributes absolutely nothing. 

8 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

I think someone’s going to take a punt on Sammie.

If that happens this season, relegation is a certainty. Doesn't mean it won't happen though.... 

2 hours ago, Ewood Ace said:

Time to accept that Buckley just isn't good enough to be playing Championship football. In a year or so he will be most likely plying his trade a league or two down the pyramid. 

With us on L1 the way things are heading. Telalovic, Ennis and Leonard will also be better suited to that level. 

They could repay the loans from the banks if they've got a couple of hundred million sitting around but if they do then why did they take out loans in the first place. It's a mistake to assume that even "billionaires" have a cache of liquid assets. 

35 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Ideally they're sizing us up for a sale - but we all know they're seeing what else they can cut back on.

Absolutely baffling why they continue to hold onto the club.

If they sell the club they'll have to repay the loans that have financed the club and if they can't repay, the assets they're secured on in India will be taken. They are stuck between a rock - continuing losses - and a hard place - losing assets in India. It was only ever a matter of time before this happened. 

9 hours ago, Mike Graham said:

I will try and find out.  However the court application will be for another 3 months of funds for the day-to-day running of the Club (wages, hmrc, vat) not to fund any transfers.

This is worse than being in administration because at least then Venkys would have lost control. It's completely destructive to run any business in this way. But it could likely carry on for ages because we all know how slow both governments and tax authorities move to resolve anything. 

2 hours ago, Waggy76 said:

You are probably right , if ever we do occupy a relegation spot , we will not get out of it ....It is going to be a horrible few months until early May ...Let us all hope the 11 point cushion is enough !!!

It's down to a 10 point cushion after resurgent Sheffield Wednesday trounced Hull today. Next home league match against Huddersfield is looking like a relegation 6 pointer.