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    Summer transfer window 2021.

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    9 minutes ago, JacknOry said:

    Holtby wasn't complete dross, just didn't do enough. Don't think his heart was in it - especially after his wife gave birth back in Germany. I think his plan was always to go back there. TM makes out it was a club decision to not offer a new contract, but I'm not so sure. Holtby probably already stated his desire to leave. 

    Bit harsh on Downing too, was good the first season and barely used the following - pointless bringing him back.

    The rest were deadwood and it was always clear they would have to drop down. Evans though, thought he might have been able to get another Championship club.

    Holtby was a big disappointment. A very talented and technically gifted player, who unfortunately only showed glimpses. Circumstances didn't help him much. A shame as he seemed like an enthusiastic 'good guy'.

    Wish him all the best

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    Souness on Rovers

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    3 minutes ago, A Northern Horde... said:

    So many happy memories under his tenure...promotion,Cardiff and playing in Europe.I hope you realise you were very much liked at Ewood on the whole by the fans Greame. 

    Christ,we have fallen off a fookin Mountain.

    🤢

    It really hit home after listening to that. The anecdote about Souness and Williams disagreeing because both wanted the best for the club.

    Stories about old pros leading the dressing room.

    He’s not wrong on Dunny either, he should have listened.

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    Summer transfer window 2021.

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    17 minutes ago, Mercer said:

    Administration by Christmas, Neil in as manager - not as crazy as some like @chaddyroversmay think.

    Sadly, I think we are sinking like a stone.

    I think 5 years of Mowbray & co have done for us.

    I know you like a doomsday scenario. You’ve predicted a few. 

    Looking at what is happening and signals such as staff leaving certainly suggests the club is run appallingly, there are serious issues with governance and in all likelihood we are never going to be back to where we all want to believe we belong (a separate debate - personally in modern day football I think we are right where we probably should be, bitter pill to swallow).

    But this is the great irony in what you are saying, Venkys pump in £20m+ a year. We are many many many things, but close to skint or admin ain’t one. The debt is assured against them, not the club (I do think you tend to bloviate in how you paint some of the financials on here - there are plenty of us who can read a P&L). The reality is we are are but a very small cog in their vast empire - they don’t need or want to care. It’s a bad investment that they are prepared to ignore and not admit defeat. Perhaps like that crap bottle or case you bought, but you’re too proud to admit it to yourself or your associates….. 

    Do I like how rovers are run and the state we are in? Absolutely not. Do I want Mowbray and Waggott here? Of course not. But come on, none of this makes sense.

    We’re an absolute shambles and a classic example of why modern football is, frankly, rotten.

     

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    Ben Brereton Diaz

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    4 hours ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

    Given expenditure is clearly very tight, what are you expecting the club to do? Open a branch of the Roverstore in Chile? Honestly, beyond boosting our social media profile I’m not sure what we could do given the circumstances. A preseason tour of Chile is hardly on the cards. Getting him to sign a new contract is easier said than done I’d imagine.

    We currently have an on line retail presence……perhaps look into the logistics of a Chilean distributor? Perhaps look into a more club centric marketing approach? Perhaps think about selling club broadcasting rights (which we now own since leaving iFollow) to a Chilean digital agency/broadcaster? Perhaps think about having a Spanish/Chilean online presence?

    It’s not about flogging shirts out of the back of a van.

     

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    Ben Brereton Diaz

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    2 hours ago, J*B said:

    I see £££ and if we had a decent CEO they would too. 

    Exactly.

    Any relatively commercially savvy organization would be thinking about how to make inroads into a potential new market of 19m people. Wasn't this the whole reason Venky's bought us....to get the Rovers brand into the Indian market. 

    Sadly, we are run by Steve Waggott who counts Coventry and Southend as his previous experience. 

    Another, in my view fairly obvious point, throw money at a new contract for Brereton - it would pay for itself if the club could actually work out how to create an income stream from 'Brereton Mania'.

    It really isn't Harvard level business economics. Venky's if you're listening.......I'll come and run the commercial organization, for double Waggott's salary and a season ticket.

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    Summer transfer window 2021.

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    4 hours ago, Angry_Pirate said:

    Some interesting names on the retained lists around the league being released. Shame Rovers are the opposite of proactive...

    Shows they're are improvements out there.

    Mario Vrancic - Norwich

    Alex Mowatt - Barnsley

    Christian Kabasele and Kiko Femenia - Watford

    Yuri Ribeiro- Notts Forest

    Hakeeb Adelakun, Henri Landsbury, Famara Diedhiou and Jamie Paterson - Bristol City

    Alex Pritchard and Oscar Niasse - Huddersfield 

    Jack Wilshire- Bournemouth 

    Henrik Dalsgard - Brentford

    Junior Hoillett (👀) - Cardiff

    Martyn Waghorn and Andre Wisdom - Derby

    Britt Assombalonga - Middlesbrough 

    Matty Pearson - Luton

    Kadeem Harris and Jordan Rhodes -Sheff Wednesday

    Andre Ayew and Kyle Naughton- Swansea

    Could build a team that finishes well above Mowbrays Rovers with them cast offs.

     

     

    Jack Wilshire......how the mighty have fallen

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    DANIEL AYALA

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    23 hours ago, Fraserkirky said:

    Losing stars always hurts, but that one was really tough.

    We had to sell him when we did - the £10m raised paid the players wages that period. Venkys couldn’t get funds raised in the UK due to bank of India saying nop. 
     

    One of the many ridiculous situations at the time and probably now.

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