J*B

4 hours ago, G Somerset Rover said:

Is this your way of saying that Sammie wanted to be anywhere else but at that meeting?! His body language certainly looks like it.

I mean, we’ll let him off given he’s our only decent player now.

Not at all, it’s one moment from a 2 hour meeting on a camera he (like the rest of us) had no idea was recording. 

14 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

""He has come in and been a breath of fresh air, real positive thinking. He's told the lads that he's very keen to work with this group and that's what we want to hear. We want to work with him too." Hedges

 

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24127893.hedges-sends-clear-blackburn-message-eustace-impact/

was he one of the "senior players" at the meet? @J*B

Yep, he was. 

Funny story, I originally hide this image when it was posted here, but it has since been posted elsewhere so I’m happy to upload it now. This was sent to me as a tip by a friend and was taken by the staff at the hotel, who thought it was the ‘new manager meeting the players’. Turns out it was the supporters meeting and I was actually in the meeting!

Ryan seemed nice enough, Dom Hyam and Sam Gallagher were certainly most engaged. Although I did enjoy Aynsley Pears asking our CEO why we don’t just reduce the cost of tickets if they’re unaffordable. 

6 hours ago, SIMON GARNERS 194 said:

It appears that as a fanbase we still cant agree on a joint course of action/protest against our hated Owners and their Puppets.Are any supporter groups prepared to take the lead,where are you?

Personally find it soul destroying...what chance have we got?

 

 

This will always be the biggest issue. Unless someone can lead it and lead it well, it will be limited to spontaneous reactionary protest. Say what you want about the Action Group, but they’re the only ones that where capable of it. 

2 hours ago, NeilInBristol said:

Some folk think he needs a loan out to league 1.. would appreciate your thoughts?

I think a league one loan would be superb for him if he played most games. More than that, I worry about his brother on social media criticising every time Jake isn’t on the pitch. I hope Jake doesn’t have the same ultra high opinion of himself and can ignore that external noise, because he isn’t all that at all and has a lot to work on. 

I like the occasional wild prediction, so here’s that… Eustace will keep us up, but generally be considered a failure here.

20 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

I actually have more confidence in Garrett than Buckley right now, especially in a relegation fight. At least he doesn't go missing.

Funny old game - I think Garrett is miles off being ready. Buckley is a far superior player. 

I don’t think Gregg is going based on what the staff in the lounges were saying against Stoke. 

2 minutes ago, windymiller7 said:

Anyone else having issues with the site keep signing you out?

I didn't have the 502 error, but today, the site signs me out after clicking on 2 or 3 pages. I've cleared the cookies as per the instructions above (just in case it was related), but it hasn't helped.

@Herbie6590 @StubbsUK - anyone else reported this, or do you have any ideas?

We’re investigating it literally as we speak - I can see both the above going through it on our internal chat!

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

McFadzean is 37 this month and hadnt played for months yet is now likely to play a third game in 8 days. Just making it up as we go along to justify the managers decisions.

Play Fleck and bring on Buckley for him, either 60 mins and 30 mins or half each. No Garrett.

Good point, I’d take 60 mins from both of them. 

3 minutes ago, Tricky said:

Yeah suppose there's Fleck, need Hedges in there. Wharton in for orirordan 

Yep, will have both of those. 
 

Pears

Hyam McFaz Wharton 

Brittain Tronstad Fleck Christene

Szmodics

Dolan Gally 

2 minutes ago, Tricky said:

Bucko in for Garrett 

Not without any match fitness, although I agree and hopefully sooner rather than later. 

Pears

Hyam McFaz ORoirdon

Brittain Tronstad Garrett Christene

Szmodics

Gally Dolan

The sooner Garrett is out that team the better, but right now there’s not many other options. 

Court case against the owners won’t have been finalised by then, limited budget. 

53 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Waggott and Silvester weren't in the director box yesterday during the game

42 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

No Suhail either, I believe.

Not got the cajones to face the music 

2 minutes ago, AllRoverAsia said:

I'm seeing it on here and being supported by his offer to leave last summer but omitting that following that he stayed and moved his family over.

It's just one example of history bring rewritten to suit agenda.

More will come.

Same will happen with GB. He's not spoken publically since the window closed, sent a personal message to JDT and looks like he had nothing to do with getting Eustace recruited.

He has, along with Swag, Suhail and IS, messed up another window and I think his days are numbered and he's alone in the corner until they find his replacement.

Meanwhile Stalin Swag continues his purge.

I don’t see a world where GB is still involved by Birmingham at home. Too many signs that he’s no longer involved. 

Not pictured with Eustace

No words on Eustace on the Rovers website

No after transfer window review

Gushing JDT post on LinkedIn

Limited Eustace post on LinkedIn with no picture

On 07/02/2024 at 19:11, J*B said:

I was there - got the phone call last night. Not really sure why me specifically, it wasn’t specifically through BRFCS. But I thought it’s better to be there than not, so I went down.

Basically what Glen has tweeted was how the meeting went. It was an informal chat with the players then Waggott. There’s no minutes. 

The general discussion was the players mentioning the atmosphere at home games and specifically the end of the QPR match and during another match (they couldn’t remember which) where they were boo’d off at half time. They said the senior players spent half time keeping the younger players in the rate state of mind and that’s not the best use of time.

I made it abundantly clear to all the players that any booing is directly at one of Venkys, Pasha and Waggott or JDT. Szmodics especially said “we’re open to criticism, we were shit against Huddersfield and we know it”. 

I also explained to the players that unfortunately this club has had ‘ownership issues’ for 14 years now and whilst the last five years have been relatively stable, until the issues with ownership and senior management are addressed it’s only ever a stubbed toe away from discontent amongst the fan base. 

The players also asked how we could get more fans in the stadium at Ewood. I explained to them the issues with ticket pricing and season ticket pricing — which I described as “abhorrent” — and the horrific deprivation in the local area meaning that fans would love to go but frankly have to pick between eating and heating, meaning there’s little spare money and not enough to be spending on tickets. 

There was further discussions which everyone in the room agreed to not disclose at this point. I gave my word - as did everyone else - so I’ll honour that. 

Thought it was worth circling back round to this given the way the thread has developed. 

This recap from RoversChat essentially breaks down the what was and wasn’t discussed elements. 

As per my original post, I spoke about the ownership issues, explained to the players it wasn’t them being targeted by boos it was Suhail, Waggott and Venkys and talked them through the finances involved in going to Ewood which I described as abhorrent considering the poverty and deprivation in our town. 

As Dan says anything more specific wasn’t discussed. 

Just now, RoversClitheroe said:

Seen on Facebook!

Might be bs.

The added part on Benson and Lowe are my hopes ha

We're back to "nobody has left" on the current chaos-o-metre then. 

4 minutes ago, Craigman said:

Article as follows:

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson is strongly in the frame for the Sweden national job.

Tomasson is keen to leave Rovees after a difficult run and their failure to land targets and the Swedish job appeals.

The Swedes admire Tomasson from his successful spell with Malmo and they would hire him if they could.

However Blackburn and Tomasson have yet to split and the way it is handled will cause a problem to solve.

Tomasson hs revealed he would walk away with nothing but Rovers previously stopped that because they wanted compensation if he took another job.

That figure is large but Blackburn could come to a compromise in the next few days.

I am told the Swedish FA want Tomasson to be a free agent and that is central to his departure and next job.

The alternative for the Swedish job is Jens Gustafsson who is currently working in Poland, but Tomasson seems to be first choice.

Blackburn have already been drawing up a list of possible candidates who could step in as they try to avoid being sucked into the relegation fight in the Championship.

 

In that case ignore what I said because @RoversClitheroe had given dud info, unless it can be tracked back elsewhere.

Hidden relevant posts to avoid confusion. 

19 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Cheers.

Looks as though, JDT, Broughton and Sylvester out the door.

Will Benson and Lowe follow them? 

@Craigman based on this. 

3 minutes ago, MB Rover said:

JDT to Eustace is a downgrade. ‘Happy’ with the appointment purely because it isn’t Stuart McCall. Every day shows show far we’ve fallen. We all know Benson and Lowe will remain.

Agree with all of this. 

1 minute ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Anyone got Nicko's Patreon, he's updating loads @Mike E

Will be uploaded here when @Herbie6590 gets chance