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If the midfielder who is also the right back cover has to play right back due to the right back being injured, and then the midfield cover needs to play centre back due to suspension of a central defender, who will then cover in midfield? Aynsley Pears? 🙂

Based on today’s interview, I would like to suggest the following reconstruction of the interview that took place when Ismael got the job. Suhail: So, tell us a bit about yourself. Are you willing to lead a team where the maximum wage is £10,000 a week? Val: Of course. Rudy: The thing is, because of JDT, Broughton, John “Snake” Eustace and ehh… Steve… ehh… no, because we’re very disappointed that Travis is soon going to sabotage us, we’ve got a lot of players running down their contracts that we’re going to sell. Are you willing to lead that team? Val: Of course, as long as… Steve Waggott: Tronstad, you know, the one who’s better than Rodri — no one’s likely to bid for him, so you can have him for another year. Rudy: We don’t know that! If we get an offer, we’ll sell. Suhail: Of course. Val: I’ve got all the stats on strong players in the lower leagues in Europe! Rudy: Brilliant, we’ve got a fax machine. Suhail: Huh? Waggott: You know, that bloke Silvestre. Val: I want to penetrate! Rudy: Yes! Adam Owen’s phone rings Adam: Hello? Voice in the background Adam: Hi Steve! You’re saying you’ve got a couple of tips from the Scottish league? Some late bloomers? Lovely. What do you say, Val? Val: It’s what we expected. Suhail: How many years? Val: Four. Waggott: But we do need a bit of Championship experience, so we were thinking of… Rudy (cuts him off): Sssshhh! Rudy: OK with Adam Forshaw? Are we aligned? Val: Huh? Sure! Rudy: Repeat after me: we are aligned. Val: We are aligned. Rudy: We are aligned. Waggott: Are we? Val & Rudy: We are aligned! (Rudy whispers to Waggott: you’re out.) Rudy: We’re going to build a sustainable cost-cutting machine. Allez les bleus! Meeting adjourned.

Kentaro / SEM by any chance? 🤪

I think you are correct! And then it gets picked up by others and circulated and then it becomes a fact. Brilliant tactic. Destroying our club.

It must be added that it is conducted in his native language🙂

It’s very important to note that Rudy Gestede points out that certain narratives are being created based on individuals’ desire for attention. My advice to those of you who fall for this tactic is the following: think very carefully. And try to read what I’m writing here. I have no insight into the club – of course not. But I do have a perfect example of a narrative created by the club which has no basis in reality. Earlier this summer, a narrative was put forward suggesting that the reason our midfield anchor, Sondre Tronstad, wouldn’t sign a new contract was due to family reasons. This was claimed to be the reason he wouldn’t extend. The problem, however, is that after this narrative was presented, Sondre Tronstad gave a completely ordinary interview in the form of a podcast with a local Norwegian newspaper. In it, he said the following: I want to stay abroad for as long as possible. I’d really like to stay at Rovers, I enjoy it a lot there. I have NOT received any contract offer from Rovers, there have only been some informal conversations. Yet Rudy Gestede continues to go on about “family reasons”. It simply isn’t credible, and it shows – even though it’s just a small example – how Gestede operates. And let me just add that in the same interview, Tronstad was asked about Eustace, about him as a manager and why he left. Tronstad replied that it was said in the media that he left the club for family reasons. He then added that Eustace told the players the real reason. We all know that “family reasons” is a false narrative, but it’s worth reminding ourselves who we’re dealing with.

Suhail wants the money, Val wants players of the right profile (young, inexperienced, and/or from lesser leagues) who do not question his arrogance, and Rudy is just plain stupid. A deadly trio.

I much preferred the days when we saw players run down their contracts and leave for free. At least it gave us the chance of competing in this league. Venkys out! Suhail out! Rudy out!

It’s even more than just being cold; there’s something off about the whole guy. People can believe Brittain and Travis (and the rest) only left because they were offered more money elsewhere, but the fact that Pasha, Rudy, and Val are running things is, in my view, just as relevant—if not the real reason. And what leaders do we even have in the squad now? Who’s going to step up and lift the others when we’re sitting on a handful of points in January and sinking into the relegation zone? The players we’ve brought in are well below the standard of what Championship clubs usually sign (let alone a club that’s finished 7th in two of the last three seasons). They’re just thankful for the opportunity and willing to put up with the current state of the club. As for today’s match? Listening to the RoversTV interview is absurd. That first half was every bit as bad as the lowest points under Ismael.

Could not agree more. Guess Rudy and Adam picked up some ideas from their time with Steve Kean.

Refused to make tea as well. And did not accept the contract offer we sent her via a homing pigeon a day prior to her contract ending.

You're right! According to Ismael some of the staff will have to take responsibility as well. Anyone except himself, maybe? I find this 'throwing everyone under the bus' approach of his lately quite disturbing. JDT had earned his right to call out mistakes done by staff due to that he had made Rovers perform. Ismael has done nothing of the sort.

Maybe Kargbo is a half chance at best? I see a Serie C player in him!

The argument can be made that Tavares was heavily involved in close to every aspect of that second goal 😅

Why do you think he wants to leave?

We will sink!

They are rolling! Not just the right ones.

According to Ismael Cantwell speaks well with the board.

Not particularly worried about him not getting through their defence. However, their getting through our left-hand side might be an issue.

Since we're playing Hull away on the 23rd of August, he could probably get a lift there with the team bus, unless Waggot did not receive it as his parting gift.

Unfortunately, I can imagine Tronstad's agent being quite active or desperate now. This is all due to Tronstad wanting to move closer to home, of course. Nothing to do with the Venky stooges.

Unfortunately, the rats are well-positioned within the club hierarchy. Venkys out!

The treatment of Trav has been nothing short of disgraceful, including Ismael's comments following the loss to Bradford. Venkys out!

I'll offer one reason: the significant downgrading that has been occurring this summer (and it's still ongoing!). Another indication is that we were unable to defeat a League One team that has just been promoted from League Two. Some might even suspect team morale to be quite low.

I've seen the argument made that it's a good thing the head coach is aligned with the board, and while I understand why some might claim that, I would still argue that being aligned with stupidity is not automatically a good thing. JDT left because of that stupidity. Eustace left because of that stupidity. Ismael? Who knows what he thinks and will do?