Another striker doesn't need to come in as a third choice. Every signing we make should be better than what we have already and this window we haven't done that. Keep on that way and we're forever downgrading and it will only lead to relegation.

They need to bring in players to replace the goals of Dolan and Wiemann to a squad that was already short of them. They need at least 2 players capable of hitting double figures. Plus CB, CM and that's before likely outgoings. Since the end of the season they're down 4 forwards - the above + Woodrow & Dennis. They've brought in DeNeve. Regardless the impact of the 2 loan forwards, they were bodies in the squad and would have been expected to contribute more.

Narrative leaked to say he's refused to play. Who's to say Rovers didn't pull him out so they can bank the transfer money...? Fans lap it up, it's all the players fault, we tried to keep him, bla bla bla... They've already got his replacements in - new guy and the young lad who started today. They'll net £2.5m+ whilst splashing out a few hundred grand and paying a much lower wage. Anyway, that's for a different thread.

We have again reached out to the club today, however given the radio silence since SW left I think it's accepted we'll likely have the same again. The consensus is we may be waiting until the new 'CEO' is appointed but we'll keep pushing in the meantime. It's a much changed board - previously I believe there were 10 members and as above, 2 of those have departed with 5 new supporters joining. That, along with a change at the top will see a lot of new ideas discussed. We had a very encouraging meeting last night, there's a lot of enthusiasm on how we can make WATR better for it's members. If anybody has comments on what that would/should look like, do feel free to reach out - either here or to me personally. I expect we'll start communicating more over the coming weeks.

A post by Travis saying she'll be missed and Rovers advertising her job isn't enough confirmation? She's gone...

Obviously not speaking for Mattyblue but the people at the club just do not care/want to listen. The coalition attempted dialogue before the Watford game with regards ticket prices and contacted the head of marketing expressing concerns over pricing. The response that came back was pretty much 'not my job'. When asked who was responsible and would she provide contact information for who was, she said no she wouldn't pass on internal email addresses. It was also highlighted that the pricing for the Sheffield Weds midweek game was £5 up on the club's own policy which caused no reaction. They are arseholes.

It's not going to happen but let's not forget there's the £500k-£750k they got for JE to use if they wanted to sack him. Use that and go grovel to Gary O'Neil..

Someone in the group spotted it first, I then put the statement through a paid tool I use daily - https://quillbot.com/ai-content-detector and followed up by putting it through 3/4 others - a search for 'check for AI' pulls up a number of free tools.

We've run that statement through a couple of tools to check for AI content - around half of it was produced by a ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar. They couldn't even be arsed to draft a proper response...

At £499 and £23 > £69 for me I think they can keep it... Edit, just looked and it's £101 more than what I paid last year. Bunch of c....

I get the impression all these hangers on just turn up every day, go through the motions then bugger off home. Succession planning? No chance - that would require some work. They're reactive rather than proactive.

Looking online and it seems Ismail's preferred formation is 3 at the back. Not sure changing the tactics at this stage of the season and given where we are in the league is a good move. Also read this: "But Ismael is no stranger to working with meagre resources. Indeed, he turned Barnsley into play-off contenders on the back of a net spend of just £800k. Even at West Brom, he was forced to operate under a tight budget, operating mainly in the loan and free transfer market" That last line sounds familiar... Also: 🤐 Briefly reading up on Wagner and his style looks to fit better with the players here: https://www.pinkun.com/news/23422545.norwich-city-tactical-analysis-david-wagners-impact/ For me these last 12 games need to be about pushing on with what the team have done well at so far, and guiding/motivating them over the line. If the choice is one of these it seems obvious Wagner would be the better option.

Pay peanuts, get monkeys... Or, pay league 1 wages, get league 1 football...

Gallagher MK II for me. Both show a lot of promise but often don't deliver. I expect he'll leave to a similar level of club as Gallagher went to and we'll bring in a replacement for a similar amount with more end product. I'd keep him - he's a decent squad player but think we can do better. To get compensation don't we need to offer a contract on equal terms to what he's on? Wouldn't surprise me if they cock that up..

I'm next to the center seats and the only 'coach' I saw today was Paul Gallagher... I did also spot Waggott on the phone as everyone was leaving to go inside at half time.