Somewhere in a Lancashire board room ~15 years ago We want the club to be self sustaining, we want to take as few risks as possible whilst continuing to bring in revenue. Have you considered spending the next 2 decades abandoning any long term thought, dropping 2 divisions and falling out of the premier league just before the money goes insane? Perhaps you could go completely silent on the fanbase and gradually introduce fewer and fewer qualified bodies to run your multi millionaire pound business? Perfect! Sign us up!

Kargbo will be cents on the dollar to Wallace when you factor in wages

The chief scout's whiteboard hasn't been updated since Gregg and Park left and we're not really sure how else to operate. We keep checking in case a name appears but so far no luck!

Another day gone. Boy am I glad there's no time sensitivity to football matches or the transfer window, imagine the trouble we'd be in if there was!

Just for clarity are you watching and they're both underperforming you've not noticed them? Or just tracking online

Maybe it's just simple human nature. I believe (someone correct me) he's got a consulting background. Is there another gig within Venkys or consulting as a whole that offers the work life balance we do? Keep this steady and it's a miniscule % of their investment. Do this well and get caught out? Replaced and off to a chicken farm or back into travel lodges consulting. Intervene as and when it's starting to look south.

This is the answer. Before assessing any decision remember to discard the footballing benefit. It's all about maintaining easy street. With the least possible oversight (don't get relegated) maintain the status quo - pass go and collect ~£300k salary. If possible, maintain connections in the game by signing friends/family.

Interested to hear how Mafoumbi does tonight, wondering if he's anywhere near to being first team

The Pears question is easy, if you don't rate him and 'would drive him' to Boro/WBA for 2 million, think about the standard of keeper we get to replace him given we don't spend any money

Remember players, we're not doing new contracts, not signing new players and if there's a sniff we can make money on you then you're out the door whether you like it or not. Anyway, PNE Friday and QPR Tuesday. Give it your best shot, and for the injured amongst you just tough it out for us

In fairness I give him some ammo too

From watching this, has he turned into a speedy, aerial challenging, finishing with either foot 24 year old? Did Gregg know?

Two thoughts 1) is there any indication of who their lawyers are/what else they defend? Might be of interest if they're the equivalent of Sal Goodman 2) why can't these numpties invest in the none profit returning entity that is me. 33k for Akon to make what's more than likely an unreleased birthday song?

What do we do with ex players? We give them roles they're not qualified for, like director of football

Unrelated to the Venkys conversations going but currently watching Dundee Rangers. I asked in the SPL chat to no response. Liverpool have a lad on loan here called Stephenson who plays right back and centre mid. If anyone watched him, is he any good? 7+ rating this season, may be next year's Beck.

I'm as bad as anyone with the 'why?' questions, but there is always the possibility they're inherited wealth land rich chicken farmers who's core business is propped up by good employee operators loyal and working on the start the older Venky initiated. The yearly loss figure is ~1% of their worth. A quick Google tells me theres no inheritance tax in India so it's not even a means to pass money internationally to the younger one who lives here

Done a very quick trawl on your account and can't find the doc, could you post it again? For my own sanity I'd like to post it on Reddit/R/Indianfootball (200,000 members) and R/championship (108,000) If nothing else I'd find it cathartic and it might get some discussion outside of this website going

Unleaded as a personal favour can you tell whoever your contact is that this is all getting upsetting and frustrating and on a personal level if they can just sign someone not completely shite I'd be very appreciative

Listen John, you don't want championship experience. What does that mean anyway? What you want, and I'm talking to you as a friend here, is a Kargbo. Fresh from the continent, years ahead of the stuff you'd get over here. As a deal, I'll throw in the ceramic coating and some mats. How's that sound? 144 monthly repayments, my friend Rudy inside can deal with that fine print for you.

There's a logical leap a lot of the Ewood faithful struggle with, wherein they want and hope the club be self sustaining but are happy for absentee owners. Surely fan owned/local owned/owners more embedded (i.e. Ipswich pension fund) would be more dynamic in how they operate and yield better results - whilst allowing the club to wash it's own face

From memory Tronstad was a well scouted free agent from a middling Dutch league team. As much as Gregg got a lot of grief (in part for how corporate he was) he was head and shoulders above Gestede. Have we renewed a contract under the current DoF?

She's a Bristolian so she's probably out celebrating

Can't help but feel sorry for the lack of subs. All bar ACD were either injured or kids.

Bi annual Nakhi Wells goal incoming