This isn't specifically Venkys out, but a petition surrounding Readings ownership with a mention of poor ownerships generally https://www.yuanforearleyandwoodley.org/rfc-petition

ok, so if we take Jackson at face value He thought that Karanka was being interviewed Then the day after, he found out that information was incorrect

Not according to Jackson

Both of those things can be true simultaneously

We do have another centre back who went from League 2 loans to playing in the Championship without playing regularly in League 1. So it can be done. I am not saying it will happen in O'Riordan's case (personally I can see him being surpassed by Atcheson & Litherland, and then shipped out), just that it is possible

They/we don't need to beg anyone, Rovers just have to pay the going rate But they won't

Apparently (according to one of the least believable websites on the internet) £10M bonus in total (presumably spread across the squad) An even more dubious website thinks that it was £700K each

Those figures are from close to 5 years ago, so the averages will have increased Waggott is of course still stealing a living, and this would still be the case if he was on minimum wage

Whoever it is making the decisions on which players to recruit, both this summer and in January, they look to have done a generally good job (especially given that they have had to work with buttons relative to our competitors). Personally I couldn't care less if it is Park, Gestede, Owen, or whatever combination of them It just saddens me to think what they could have achieved given proper investment on the £40M+ that Rovers have received from player sales in the past couple of years

The £878K/year average is from nearly 5 years ago, due to things such as inflation, that average is now circa £1M/year. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator Rovers are essentially looking to pay a little over half of the average. The average figure is affected by the parachute clubs sure, but also affected in the opposite direction by teams such as Rotherham/Peterborough (at the time), or Oxford/Portsmouth (now) etc who are essentially paying League 1 level wages

Was Eustace on £600K/year max? Yes Can bargains be found at less than market value? Yes That does not change the fact that £600K/year is below the average amount that a Championship club would spend on that sort of appointment

The fact that Rovers are overperforming is not under discussion, I think we would all agree that they are The point you were arguing was that you stated that the £600K/year salary allegedly on offer was not well below market value for an average Championship club. You then pivoted to say it was market value for a bottom 6 budget Championship club. Which is correct

You have hit the nail on the head there So now you can use logic and reason to work out that the other 18 clubs (who do not have a bottom 6 wage budget) are paying their employees more than that

I would be confident that there are no more than 5 Championship managers on that kind of salary Is it stupid? yes But because the riches of the Prem are always just a good season away, established Championship players and managers/head coaches can command ridiculous remuneration

yes, its about 50% market value for an established manager The same applies to players

Assuming that the figures quoted by Nixon is correct, £600K/year on wages is about £11,500/week That is not much for a Championship manager/head coach position We also offer very low wages (in comparison to the majority of the Championship) Whilst we as fans think £15K/week is huge (and it is in comparison to normal life), the reality is that an average to good Championship player or Manager can easily ask for £20K-£30K/week, and get it. Which is why Rovers struggle to agree new contracts for our top, established performers

Starts this weekend for O'Riordan - won 3-0 - scored the opening goal Garrett - lost 2-1 - withdrawn with a few minutes left Wood - lost 1-0 - withdrawn midway through the 2nd half Eastham - drew 1-1 Barrett - lost 4-2 Honor - won 2-1 Saadi - drew 2-2 On the bench Markanday - lost 2-1 - came on for injury time, which turned out to be 15 minutes - Hopefully an end to their winning run sees Markanday return to the first team Not involved in matchday squad Duru - lost 3-0 - not sure why he is missing today, he did make a comeback from injury last week, so maybe a relapse? Vale - lost 1-0 - injured Batty - lost 2-1 - injured Olson - lost 2-1 - injured Goddard - lost 4-2 - injured Montgomery - drew 1-1 - injured Mafoumbi - lost 2-1 - still not featured in a matchday squad for Lierse since joining on loan

U18s lost 2-1 vs Man Utd, Max Davies with the goal for Rovers. Based on the stats, Rovers got off lightly, but they lost the reverse 9-0 earlier in the season, so maybe that's some progress

You have your wires crossed, Buckley didn't make his debut until a couple of years after Rovers were in League 1 the year he played further forwards was Mowbray's last season (21/22)

He did, at the start of this season

I would say that this is one of the factors which has led to more outgoing loans, to put the players into a somewhat competitive environment, even if only for a month or so.

It is maybe worth considering that due to a combination of outgoing loans & injuries, the vast majority of minutes at U21 level this season have been played by teenagers, some who are still eligible for the U18s (Houghton, Atcheson, Dunn, Tyjon, Michalski) , and that given this years experience, next year, they will push on both individually, and as a group

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere 15 minute chat between Zak Gilsenan & Elliott Jackson about his injury https://podfollow.com/1706105069/episode/eaa6628e53c121ddf278c5e5cc0c9197b1a3bbf8/view TLDR - he has had surgery, same injury as previous, will be back for pre season

Signed a 3 year contract with Malmö yesterday https://www.mff.se/nyheter/arnor-sigurdsson-klar-for-malmo-ff-2025-02-19/ He scored over a goal every 2 games in his last 2 seasons in Sweden. Surprised he has signed for so long unless there is a low release fee as he will surely fancy another crack at making it in a bigger league, and wages in Sweden are not (to my knowledge) huge The below is translated by Google, so may not be the most accurate "As a footballer, I know that I can help the team both on and off the pitch. I am fast, have good ball control and like to create chances and score goals. But also run and fight for the team. I can't wait to get started."