"Saving" is a bit over the top. 1996 the club was rock bottom of the table when Harford left but that squad was capable of much better. Eriksson ? and Hodgson both agreed to join when the club wasn't mathematically safe so there wasn't too much concern. Some of those players were still around in 1999 but the number of injuries was ridiculous. Chris Sutton said in his book that the players "virtually managed themselves" without coming across spiteful towards Parkes. 99-2000 if anyone thinks that squad was gonna go down in that league they are mad. Would have stayed up easily even if Kidd stayed.

I know people in Sheffield may refuse to call it anything other than Hillsborough but they must tire of it being a byword for disaster.

Wasn't sure where to put this but Singh did an interview weeks back that has just been released. Obviously mentions Rovers. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/16-shebby-singh/id1482741659?i=1000463229162&fbclid=IwAR3wUjO0uIKAfV4urr4BgBAmmvvQ44Fb9tP1_kK9_wIkIeqsJij5NaAUaBc

Not sure Jack would have wanted that either. ?

According to "4000 holes" on Twitter this year will see the induction of Jack Walker.

Cowards.

Wasting my time suggesting this but would have been nice if fans of both clubs got together and organised an anti-FUP demonstration. If the EFL complained then throw their mental health "concern" back in their lying faces. If Rovers fans can get together with Blackpool fans to protest lousy ownership then they could do this as well. I'm too stubborn to not suggest this even though nobody is going to back me up.

People are saying complaints from Steve Gibson prompted this. It wasn't Jack's fault that they were deducted 3 points so if this is a way of getting back at him that's pathetic. Maybe he should have blamed his arrogant (and incompetent) manager at that time and ask if he would have done the same to Man United. I doubt it. Not to mention employing an absolute racist thicko like Jonathan Woodgate. So who the hell is he to tell people how to run things? Jackass.

Quite ironic. Rooney played most of his career at a club that was one of the strongest FUP advocates and now the tables have turned.

There were no good intentions. It was brought in because clubs like Man United whined to UEFA and two faced hypocrites like Dave Whelan backed them. If Jack had won more league titles they would have campaigned for the same thing then. Anyone who defends it on here has "FUP syndrome" kinda like "Stockholm Syndrome" with the club being held captive by bad owners AND corrupt rules. That clown at Accrington labelled Jack a cheat so yes that's exactly what pro FUP people are doing.

You have a point but I just can't look at it like that. What am I supposed to say "damn they should have spent the money more wisely because of those rules that label Jack Walker a cheat?"

People like that are poison and the reason others are at point of past caring. Good owners have been victims of FUP as well. Look at Leicester, Man City, etc. I don't see why all the blame for FUP seems to be getting directed at Venkys. If they consider getting a stadium sponsor for instance can't really blame them under such circumstances. They can try to seek a way round it so people should be hoping Sheffield Wednesday win their case against the EFL.

Have them because of a corrupt governing body.

Because it's a corrupt rule that causes maximum pain and suffering to fans. I wish...

...and the EFL has the audacity to run a mental health campaign while authorising UEFA's corrupt FUP nonsense. Guess I'll be the first to make a reference to Jack Walker on this subject as usual.

Who is?

The FPP group are certainly credible people. If the club was to fall into their hands that might not be the worst scenario. Some people might wonder if they lent Sunderland 9 million expecting them to default on the loan. Even billionaires sometimes want to save money though it would seem more logical just to buy the club outright. At the very least FPP > FUP.

Now everytime a new manager is hired under this regime it will stand out if they don't get a flag. A new manager (with no prior Rovers connections) however should refuse on grounds that they haven't done anything to earn one. Whether Mowbray has or not is open to debate. If the club paid for the flag then yes it's clearly PR.

Madame and her brothers were last present on matchday in early 2013 when her husband was hit by a snowball. That seemed to be a message that sunk in somewhat as the only time they have been publicly pictured at Ewood since was when Liz Windsor visited in 2014.

I guess they figured if idiots elsewhere got attention for it they would as well.

Don't you think if fans part ownership was realistic that Jack would have made arrangements in event of his death? Then again maybe he did along with the countless things we already know about that were ignored. Speaking of ignored I'm not one to make new years resolutions. However "decade resolutions" are an exception and I'm certainly not going to be spending this decade suggesting marketing direction for this football club. Been there done that.

So did the club switch entirely to training at Ewood between the old "training ground" and Brockhall? Well he was your boss if somewhat indirectly.

They obviously buy into that United led narrative.

I could probably write an encyclopedia on mentality and Jack Walker.

Absolutely. There were crowd disturbances in the very early days of football not just when the "organised" hooligan element kicked in. The name Fergie Suter comes to mind as well. Of course you can bring up Accrington from that time also. The key phrase however is "that time".