Think we'd sold 8k-ish at the start of the season, but a few hundred more bought the half STs and those Big 6 deals.

But isn't what was a 'realistic level' 3, 4 years ago, now something else entirely? The Championship has moved on and if we are not careful we will be left well behind (if we haven't already).

Around 9,000 sold. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/16363040.rovers-season-ticket-update-as-liverpool-sales-top-10000/?ref=mac Waggott still thinks they can get to their 10,500 target. Think he's very optimistic myself as you'd expect the vast majority of those interested would have sorted their tickets by now. Maybe O2G knows more to how many are normally sold from this time of year till the end of August, is there normally a late spike?

Some will, but I've not seen a negative reaction like this for a long time. I mean Birdy!

Suprised Bruce didn't jack it in, though he has a ready made excuse for a poor season...

Mick McGrath, yes. Dave Whelan not ring a bell BDS? He's told the broken leg at the 1960 cup final story just the few times...

Shame it will be behind the paywall and the majority of the population won't have a clue it's even on... (Yes, I know you have Sky chaddy and that you find it very reasonable)

Spotted on Facebook that even Birdy isn’t buying one - I’ve never, I repeat never in all the time I’ve known him not seen him in the new shirt. Doesnt bode well for sales (though he may be riled that he wasn’t asked to do the launch campaign )

Christ, there aint half some left field betting markets these days!

Aye, always used to have an alternative blue pair of shorts...

That kit wasn't that light. Certainly not 'Cambridge Blue' The year before was...

The red and blue blocks of the Riverside finally get their day in the sun... oh it's a 'heritage' kit, must be shutting down then

Used to really annoy me when the likes of Andy Sinton and Steve Stone used to get in squads over Ripley and Wilcox.

"f*** sake, why do I always have to launch the kit?"

‘The lighter blue design last appeared on Rovers’ home shirts during the 2014-15 Championship season and famously featured in the 1991-92 campaign, when Kenny Dalglish’s side triumphed at Wembley to secure promotion to the newly-formed Premier League.’ The kit wasn’t a particularly light blue in 91/92, are they not getting confused with 90/91?

Where’s the zebra?

Perhaps pre match on Thursday there will be some sort of official launch at the club shop?

The club does seem to be very good at the cloak and dagger stuff these days. Often no inkling of a signing until he’s sitting at the boardroom table with Mogga smiling proudly behind. So it does makes me less concerned than in previous years, but the clock is ticking...

He'll be nearly 26 by the time he returns to Chelsea - never played a game.

It's all about being the best you can be, he's defrauding himself and the club.

Sure I heard the roof had to be kept on as the game has to start and finish in the same conditions...

You still can - Everton had Chang until 2017, the marketing budgets are obviously biggest in the gambling world...

Social media is a cesspit and that’s reflected even in Rovers releated posts. However, the kind of fans that travel to Port Vale for a friendly in July, are committed fans and Evans should have kept his mouth shut.

Whatever happened to booze sponsors? McCewans, Matthew Brown, Newcastle Brown Ale, Labatts, Holsten Pils, Coors, Carlsberg, Carling Premier League, Worthington Cup

‘F*** sake, we always run into fans’ He did say it, as I know people personally that heard him. Pretty ill thought out thing to say in earshot of fans who are giving up another weekend (pre season as well) to follow the team. Away travelling fans don’t expect much, a clap at full time, quick chat if they run into their heroes, it will make their day - especially young fans. So they certainly shouldn’t accept an outburst like that, it’s poor stuff.