I paid £11.99 for a NowTV day pass to cover the Leeds game, versus the £10 is usually costs to stream a single game on RoversTV.

I really begrudge paying Sky a penny, but can't help myself when it's BRFC.

As with any player, we'd only regret Dolan leaving if we don't replace him with better.

Therein lies our problem, though. We wouldn't.

The proven solution to increasing ST sales lies both a few miles to the south and to the west.

3 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

‘Material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern’

Well, there it is in black and white. 14 years into their destruction and the accounts state that there is a material threat of insolvency.

That upcoming £6m summer spend is looking like a shoo in.....

33 minutes ago, Tom said:

No idea. Looking at the summer incomings you wouldn’t expect any have performance related add ons and if it’s the likes of Telalovic and Wahlsted they are never likely to be payable!

Szmodics and Hyam perhaps as signings from the previous year?

7 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Those are surely the 2024 numbers - considering we sold Wharton for £18m+ in January

Correct. These statements are for the financial year ending June 23. The real sh!t show won't be revealed for a another year.

The worry of letting Gallagher go isn't so much losing him as a player.

Rather it's the ability of Broughton to replace him with anything semi-decent. The evidence thus far tells us that we'd just end up with yet another dud.

Talk of getting rid of both Buckley and Travis is madness. We skirted with disaster only a few weeks ago when Tronstad was out injured.

Good point yesterday. Eustace clearly has the team set up well, organised, and we're hard to beat, albeit with not much up top.

On Southampton, I thought they were dreadful. Their style of walking football is just plain dull to watch.

8 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Boycotting.

So are thousands of others.

Come on, what else are you yourself doing proactively, which gives you carte blanche to throw keyboard insults at those who do still attend?

3 games undefeated now for the Dingles, with an under strength Wolves to visit the Turd on Tuesday, followed by a trip to Everton who themselves are on a Rovers-esque winless run.

I dread to think, but they've given themselves a sniff of a chance.

The rationale behind his approach here...

The more Leeds fans that come to Ewood the better.

The fewer Rovers fans that go to Elland Road the better.

It's obvious what game Waggott is playing here; it's called 'smoke and mirrors'.

He's fleeced the Leeds fans to maximise revenue from them, whilst knowing all along that Leeds would charge us full whack in return.

He'll have built this 'subsidy' into his overall calculation, as a means to appear the good guy.

Don't be fooled.

The Dingles play Forest on the last day. Things could be about to get very interesting...

The damage was done months ago.

Tomasson, Eustace, whoever.....it really doesn't matter who's in the seat. These players are so poor that I genuinely think whoever our manager is, no-one could get a tune out of them.

I'm resigned to the inevitable now. 

I suspect, or hope, that the public message is rather different to the private one.

I personally don't care if he comes across as dull - or wears a perma-grin for that matter - as long as he starts winning games. 

If he keeps us up, I don't care how dull he may be.

6 minutes ago, lraC said:

It was me Mercer who posted about Tronstad.

I was there by the way for the 5-2 in 1975. It remains the best game I have ever seen, live or on TV and what would I give for effort and passion like that, this weekend.

 

That was the first game I ever went to.

Wishful thinking, but as you say, oh for some of that effort and desire this coming Saturday.

We're all accustomed to a less than half full Ewood, with next to zero atmosphere, and accompanying 'library' chants from the Darwen End.

Last night showed the other side of Ewood. A big crowd for once, a vociferous backing, and plenty to get behind both in the dugout and on the pitch.

When it's like that, Ewood remains a wonderful place in which to watch our team.

Great stuff.

2 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

Modi’s lot are about 10 points ahead in the polls, so yeah looking forward to selling Whalstedt for 100k to keep the lights on for a day in 2027.

£100k? That's a tad optimistic 🙂

1 hour ago, philipl said:

Suggestions last night that Eustace might produce a combination of the best of JDT with pragmatism. 

To a degree.

Buckley made a difference; we moved the ball a lot better when he came on and controlled possession more.

The same old problems were there though, mainly that for all the possession, we just don't get the ball in the box anywhere near enough.

I was happy with the result though. A point on the road, when you're scrapping away near the bottom, is a good point.

1 hour ago, Hasta said:

To be honest he's not been as good recently. I thought he was poor at Preston, but as you say he probably needs a break as we are reliant on him every minute of every game.

Tronstad is missing Wharton IMO.

The option of those 15 yard passes he used to make through the line to AW, is no longer there.

10 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

This team has absolutely no guts at all so you'll be sorely disappointed if you're expecting them to fight. 

Like they did yesterday, you mean?

7 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Of course it is and winning games is the absolute priority irrespective of style. My point is that losing playing a more direct way will be tolerated a lot less that playing in a more entertaining way.

But to reiterate winning is the most important thing.

Tolerated for a short while longer, perhaps, but only when there's signs of improvement.

First and foremost, people pay money to see their team win. That's all they really care about.