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Mike confirmed thst the FFP rules do include our season in L1. i.e Championship FFP rules are the last 3 years losses, regardless that whilst actually in L1 being measured by SCMP. Having had that clarified. 2017-18 = £16.8 million 2018-19 = £19.5 million Meaning this season circa £3 million losses allowed.... He would only repeat his line..."at the moment we are FFP compliant" If necessary "various adjustments are available to them" before June deadline. ACV makes any sale and lease back of Ewood difficult (perhaps unlikely). Players are not shown as assets on the balance sheet so that is available if required (not exactly sure what he meant by that). Sounded like they had a plan to make said adjustments before June to remain compliant.

same wage budget = same quality or lower. Better players are on better wages.

You might recall (it was less than a week ago) that we couldn't afford to buy ANYBODY even kids from the lower leagues. Whether we have no money or whether we have money but can't spend it, the result is the same. Funny how some fans slip seamlessly from January window to Summer window, punctuated only by a shrug.

To increase revenue. The burden is being carried by loyal fans who walk on, being charged twice the price PLUS Waggott Tax Unfair pricing policy.

Rovers dont have the money. Just wondered who was paying for Forster.

Do you have the money ?

Season Tickets £320 mean £14 per game. 8500 will pay no matter what. Walk ons charged £22 - £30 PLUS £3 Waggott Tax. Grossly unfair 2 tier system. No wonder nobody goes down. Put season tickets up to £18 per game £414. Make all games a flat rate of £20 for walk ons NO Waggott Tax. ST holders will either pay it or convert to walk ons and pay even more. Fair pricing for all fans and consistently more in the ground.

Kean, Bowyer, Lambert, Coyle, Mowbray. Different characters but all share the same agent.... how is that ?

Top 6 is the only target Stuart. i.e play offs or challenging. 7th or 8th within 3 points of the play offs is progress and acceptable success in that sense. Same as last season is stagnation and failure. No ifs, no spin, no buts, no excuses.

The manager rewrites his own targets based on actuals and has no fear of accountability. However we remember the only target is top 6 and failure means failure. Failure should mean the sack at a normal club. Knowing he is immune from such accountability he has said he will walk. Let's see.

1.7 points per match... We now need 2 ppm to have any chance. That means we can't underperform and drop points against bad sides. Lest we forget the ONLY target this season is top 6.

After a very poor result at weekend, dropping points against a very poor side, this is an absolute MUST WIN game. If we lose, the play offs slip almost out of sight.

Surely stadium maintenance does contribute to FFP.... i.e. if we spend more money it increases the losses. Here's a genuine question. How much does it cost per year to run our women's team ? i.e. I presume it doesn't make a profit and therefore increases the losses and isn't FFP exempt ? Do we need one? Do we care?

He was on list J.

Give over Chaddy. This bloke has managed 2 teams per year which is some going you have to admit.... He is clearly cheap and useless. Mourinho's mate though.

Our points per match is 1.46 suddenly going to 2 does sound far fetched

point simply not good enough. wasted opportunity that with other scores. Must beat Fulham or we will be going backwards again.

Gestede almost with 2 in a minute

Johnson coming on. Tony not going for it

yesssss

Totally lost our way now. turned into a shit game after we have come down to their level.

good powerful run from Gally

A win today will take us back to the "cusp" of the top 6, build more player confidence that we are a good (maybe better) team without Dack and make us fans feel a whole lot better, after yesterday's bullshit. Lose and it will feel like it's all over.... psychologically, MUST WIN GAME.

Best side picked. Cant complain about the selection. Now the boys just need to perform.

Those last 3 all had the same agent. The same one as Steve Kean. Just saying like.