Exiled_Rover

So why do you enjoy watching England lose if you don't subscribe to the notions of nationality?

Yep, I'm sure Leicester wanted to lose 2-0 at their promotion party.

I imagine quite a few of them won't want to play in League 1 so will kick up a fuss.

There's definitely value in signing Championship calibre players that can sit on your bench - we lacked even those last year. With money so tight though, you'd much rather focus on signing players that would improve the First XI, bumping our current starters to the bench.

"When the music stops". When did the music start under these cunts?

They're strangling the life out of this club. I just don't get it 'cos it's an expensive thing for them to do. Is it pure spite cos someone threw a snowball at them? £200m and counting.

Szmodics will be on his own timeline. He'll be pushing for a move as soon as possible. Like selling A. Wharton days before the January transfer window slammed shut, they'll be happy to oblige because they'll only be bothered about the money coming in.

It'll at least be until August before we contemplate spending any money - with the excuse being they have to wait for the court case. Obviously by that time any cost-effective deals (including the premium free agents) are off the table and you're scrambling around for the last of the loans and overpriced players. Assuming any funds are released. I personally can see us living on the Szmodics / A. Wharton / Phillips / Kaminski / Raya money for a long time as it all gets swallowed up by running costs.

Broughton didn't own the McGuire transfer. He saw the reaction he got by being the only professional in the room by taking the flack for the O'Brien / Brierly transfers failing (which weren't his fault). He kept his head below the parapet like the rest of the cockroaches this time.

He should probably take a more hand-on role on the commercial side, 'cos the club is dying on it's arse.

So back to the days of washed up players like Murphy getting a nice retirement fund then. Lovely stuff.

Not sure how accurate this is, but it lists us as having the third lowest wage budget in the Championship:

He's never played a second of senior football. Like Batty, I'll believe it when I see it at this point. Can't go into the season with him as the primary RB backup.

Has he found his way out of A. Wharton's back pocket yet?

It absolutely is. They had Allott on the SKY broadcast last week - he was waxing lyrical about the new hotel and the fact the Foo Fighters were coming to town in the summer.

I gather we outsource the food & drink to an external company? Every time I see a day tripper in the Jack Walker (when they do a ticket offer) they've got a pie / chips / coke - but I assume Waggott won't care because we only get a small percentage of that.

They say the only thing that'll survive a nuclear war are cockroaches. Clearly they didn't know about Waggott at the time.

Director of Football is an administrative role.

Actually embarrassing from Lancs. They need to start investing some of their vast wealth into the playing squad - they're likely to get relegated from the County Championship this season.

From the bloke who knows his dad: "He wanted to go to a European (competition) club, but was in no rush to get there".

They're getting all the plaudits for his performances too - it's sickening.

The pain never ends.

Both hands and no kneecaps.

You've spent £150m on transfer fees the last two seasons - you'll get a fraction of that back. You embarrassed yourselves this year - that's a pathetic points total. I'm amazed more aren't calling for Kompany's head.

Fair assessment. He's done it again today - circa £30m of transfer fees coming in, his response "it'll be used to pay wages." Then what's the fucking point of having rich owners? Especially ones that leave Ewood and the board room to rot and ruin?