Hedges would struggle to get a game at Accy? Behave, Rev 😀

Yeah but it’s the biggest borough in the country, or something…

You’ve said that about twenty times. August will come and go and they will still be in situ (possibly with accompanying statement #100 outlining their unwavering commitment).

Smoking a joint in the tunnel explains it then.

23rd March they went on sale last year, and we ‘didn’t know what league we’d be in’ then either (well, think we probably did). You’d think they’d be desperate for some cash flow…

Finance bod who somehow ended up running the club in the Lambert/Coyle era. Standard Venky madhouse antics.

Of course they are. Swag’s in touching distance of his stretch bonus.

That’s a different issue than if the club should have given him a new deal in 2021 - which the answer is yes, of course they should.

No issue at all in giving him a contract in 2021, he was obviously improving in 20/21 - 40 appearances, so an established player, well up on previous years, culminating in Copa America. Of course such a player who was a £7million signing should get a new deal to protect the club’s investment.

Appreciate your efforts, Miller, but those proposals are tinkering around the edges and won’t move the dial. Following on from a piss poor season at the bottom end of the second division (we’ve won one Saturday game at Ewood since October) and still big ST prices, you just aren’t going to see crowds increase, as we won’t be selling more STs than the present 9k (I’d actually be happy with that figure next season after this shambolic campaign, well, maybe not ‘happy’, but I’d just be relieved that sales hadn’t fallen off a cliff). A substantial reduction in prices and/or success on the pitch is the only thing that could lead to c11/12k+ sales… and we won’t be seeing either under this regime.

At least these other clubs have had a chase of said dream before they end up with possible insolvency statements in the accounts.

My gut feeling right now? No. With the club at such a low ebb, I doubt we’d sell substantially more than we have now. Reductions ideally need to take place when there’s a bit of momentum around the place (or you’re in the PL and they’ll sell like hot cakes as per c2009). Last summer after a decent season in league and cup would have been the time. This summer, good luck trying to flog good numbers at any price.

Interesting ideas, and I’d have no issue in the club trying any of them - but none of those would move the dial anywhere close to a simple reduction in ST prices, as STs make up a substantial majority of our bums on seats and crowds ebb and flow on the back of the numbers sold.

And what is this dynamic, out of the box pricing if it isn’t a reduction?

1st August, Sammie’s sold for £8million and a Raya slice too (putting AW’s fee to one side) and it will be all ‘now we can buy a keeper, a striker and a winger - it’s called being a trading club’ September 1st, net spend of (minus) £10million , minus £30million in two windows - ‘err what did you expect! You do know there’s this thing called FFP and we’ve no money because of our shit support.’ Where’s that pillow to scream into.

‘Material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern’ Well, there it is in black and white. 14 years into their destruction and the accounts state that there is a material threat of insolvency.

So minimum £6million, could be more. Going to be a good summer. Looking forward to it.

Of course only some fans realised this. Plenty of others thought he was ‘negative’ and ‘toxic’.

No you said 6, plus a percentage of any sales - so presumably a couple of million from Sammie and any other sales. 8 million quid, bloody hell 🤦‍♂️

Be honest, do you actually think we’ll spend £8million this summer?

I suppose this summer has at least avoided the farce of no Test cricket post July like last year - an Ashes summer too. Ridiculous organisation.

Yeah went to see Dune 2 on the new IMAX in Blackpool. Spectacular in that format.

Yes there’s an odd view by plenty on here to get shut of every player that isn’t in the first XI. One, it’s a squad game, now more than ever with five subs and two, they are only ever replaced with loans or ‘potential’.

Yeah I’m not really buying all this ‘yes man’ stuff. JDT was an outlier in the way he just didn’t give a feck and went after whoever he pleased - and I loved him for it. But most people in football toe the line as they want to remain employable as it’s a very small, who you know industry, so by that barometer 99% of folk in the game are ‘yes men’, so you best get used to it.

End of the day incubation periods taking years is what we have to live with when ‘potential’ makes up a big chunk of our signings. O’Riordan the latest example.