I like Umbro as a brand but I agree that Rovers don’t exactly have a global reach these days & so the advantages of such a tie in aren’t what they once were. Last season’s Aston Villa deal was an interesting one along on the lines you suggest but even then, they have reverted to going with Kappa now back in the PL. I suspect the fear would be in venturing into an industry without the requisite contacts, network & knowledge. Imagine if “Rovers Leisure” was set up & then lost money...we’d all be calling for Waggott’s head (what a name for a pub that would be...) so I fully understand why hardly any clubs do it these days. Perhaps we could bring Wayne Hemingway on board...he’s done stuff for Rovers before now...

For what worth, I would imagine that Umbro plan a rollout schedule with each of their clubs so that each club has its moment in the sun as it were & Umbro have something to publicise at regular intervals. I once read that kit designs are agreed a long time in advance, production schedules determine availability. Remember, Hearts kit was out weeks before Hull/Brentford/Derby etc. I suspect our position in the queue is at least in part due to commercial reasons i.e. we won’t sell that many (relatively speaking) so our kit comes out later. ?‍♂️

Each deal is different but the manufacturer usually pays a fee to licence the kit & takes the lion’s share of the mark up...I dare say Rovers negotiating power is somewhat lower than Man Utd’s ! https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/premier-league-transfer-news-epl-cristiano-ronaldo-shirt-sales-fee-net-worth-contract-how-long-a8456191.html

Just a random former Cov player selected to illustrate the er...”hilarious” satirical point I was making...I’m not advocating nor predicting his arrival BTW ?

“So Tony...you’re bringing in Rhian Brewster on loan, Britt Assombalonga, Oliver Burke and Scott Dann...you must be delighted...” ?

BRFCS is delighted to announce that renowned Rovers historian & author Harry Berry (A Century of Soccer, The Blackburn Rovers Miscellany, The Men Who Made Blackburn Rovers since 1945) has given us access to his archive records of Rovers first team players. The initial batch of records representing players with surnames beginning with A have been loaded & can be accessed from the new Home Page &/or by following the link below :- https://www.brfcs.com/mb/index.php?/player-archive/ Our sincere thanks go to Harry for sharing this content, over time the record will build up to cover all players with a first team appearance but rather than wait until all the records are complete, we thought we would load them in instalments. Thanks also to @OnePhilT who once more has done a sterling job building the infrastructure to house these records and has single-handedly loaded this first batch of records. Hope you enjoy using this as a reference point for all your Rovers player enquiries...

Hold that thought... @OnePhilT is working on something that could turn into a Rovers archive section of the site...announcements as soon as we have something to share...??

It looks fine when treated sympathetically with the kit colour scheme like WBA away last season for instance

That URL...?????? Talk about SEO engineering

Umbro “going off on one” here with Derby’s home shirt. This is a classic training/warm up/away kit template in my opinion...not many clues here for Rovers I suspect...

We commissioned* @sharpysharps86 to do this one based on the West Ham template...I’d buy this (& I haven’t bought a shirt for 15 years...) ??? *asked politely ?

So let the fans vote on the stock options...?

Halves should always be reversed on the back & sleeves contrast at the front (halved sleeves EVEN better...) but it shows what Umbro can do when they bring out their A game...??

I’m getting “Hull City away kit” with the grey one...

...if the away kit’s not grey & yellow you’re coming on the pod to explain yourself BTW...?

Bit of a Kappa...Damien Duff vibe about this one...

Rich has also been very helpful to us regarding appearing on the podcasts & so on...

I read this topic with interest...but can’t help thinking that there are many Rovers fans who supported Rovers Trust’s action to ensure Ewood was designated an Asset of Community Value to prevent a sale of the ground... Equally had Venkys “done a Derby” I suspect many would have been suspicious of their motives. My take is that Derby is owned by a fan, Rovers aren’t so we view all those transactions through that lens

It’s an opinion on a theoretical topic...but I think Mowbray would probably select Tugay...but as he’s pushing 50 perhaps only as sub...

Some photos here... https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0ZJqWzChGIq96G

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/17661130.remembering-magician-tugay-10-years-after-rovers-farewell/

Sheff Weds under embargo last season Derby’s sale & leaseback is being challenged by Middlesbrough. What if they lose on Monday ? Burnley went up under “he who shall not be named” with no parachute payments

I think this is the crux. FFP whether we like it or not means a transfer embargo if you are in breach. We’ve been there, it didn’t do us any favours. There is a school of thought that says “put the house on red” & hope that it doesn’t come up black...but that is selling the family silver...like a sale & leaseback on your ground, it’s not sustainable. I’m not going to castigate the owners (whoever they are) for not gambling with the future of the club. Let’s also acknowledge that 3 clubs come down each year with massive parachute payments that last for 3 years & we have to compete with those clubs, plus in the Championship we are also up against a number of rivals with larger fan bases than ours which works in their favour regarding FFP calculations. The model for a sustainable punt on promotion is Burnley, Norwich, Sheff Utd...so you’re right, we need a manager, working in a system that identifies, develops (& possibly sells on) a conveyor belt of young talent mixed with shrewd “Moneyball” type signings. I think our academy is now starting to show the fruits of recent labours so we need to augment it with some signings a la Pukki (& Dack) etc to have a shot & all working for a manager with a clear plan as to how to extract the maximum value from such a squad. Dyche did it. Wilder did it. Farke did it. Step up to the plate Mr M !!!

I’m pretty sure that they are aware of the income opportunities available to Premier League clubs 47er...their challenge is squaring the circle of FFP isn’t it ?

There were a number of “interactions” on Twitter with Miguel...all very civilised TBF & he has recognised the poor wording and amended accordingly.