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https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/24389765.blackburn-rovers-finance-latest-transfer-funds-requested/
 

no more fan takeover days…

1 hour ago, sharpysharps86 said:

It was supposedly some sort of consultancy role wasn't it? All a bit strange that nothing ever seemed to come out officially about it.

I say strange, what I mean is perfectly normal for the basket case club that is Blackburn Rovers these days.

Ambassadorial role…in other words, purely PR.

21 hours ago, tomphil said:

A much dumbed down, cheaper model to run with top playing assets and fixed assets cashed in but an academy producing players going straight into a league one team and sustaining it would be cheaper and therefore easier to sell.

What those who write all this 'relegation on purpose' stuff off as wild conspiracy fail to take into account is how business and finance people really look at things. Those drawing up future sale plans have zero empathy or attachment and purely look at facts and figures.

Managed decline is a real concept and whilst relegation might not be an actual short term aim they'll also factor in the real risk of it running the current set up presents.  Then it's a case of if/when that happens this is what we'll do to take advantage of the situation.

If you wanted to get rid of a championship club that was costing 15 mill a season but would only fetch about double that in a sale you wouldn't keep pumping in 15 mill. No, you'd reduce costs, steamline it, cash in it's own assets and reduce the whole thing in size to minimise your losses and make it easier to have a quick sale.

Rovers as it is or was didn't present a good investment to anyone who doesn't just want to waste 10s of millions on a plaything. However a club like Blackburn Rovers with a cheap wage bill, minimised losses, little to no external debt and an academy producing players, no big contracts on the books and the potential to rebuild it back up from league 1 all available for 25 mill suddenly becomes a very interesting proposition for investors.

We are the Lancastrian Rotherham United.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/12/euro-2024-england-adam-wharton-crystal-palace

A coping strategy for the next month…😉
 

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/a-coping-strategy-for-the-euros/548

2 hours ago, J*B said:

Would be interesting to know how many full-time working, ST holding fans within 5 miles of Ewood Park have had a real world 33% wage increase since 2015!

There’s the rub…

On 03/06/2024 at 08:22, Miller11 said:

Adjusted for inflation there is probably very little difference in what you paid then and todays price.

12 hours ago, bluebruce said:

Suits both clubs. The deal was going to happen, so doing it this way enabled Arsenal to dodge FFP better, and Brentford to make a larger portion of the sale. The fact both sides have something to gain from it doesn't diminish it as a 'conspiracy', it enhances it. I'm not saying they did it with a malicious intent to fuck us, but I suspect (not know, suspect) it was done this way to benefit both clubs in these ways, with zero concern for how it affected us (obviously what Brentford would have wanted from it would have directly negatively impacted us, but of course they won't care about that part).

I don't see how a keeper who still has probably 7 years of career left would depreciate notably inside a season. He's only reaching his theoretical peak years now. The market constantly inflates, so at this stage of his career I don't see his value dropping much if at all from that. Playing and becoming number one for a much more promiment club on the other hand, has probably boosted his transfer value. But all of that is immaterial if the deal was always going to happen anyway (unclear from past and present reports if this was guaranteed, but it seems to be at the very least a gentleman's agreement to buy).

Raya’s value in Brentford’s books depreciates each year in line with the terms of his contract. If they send him to Arsenal for a year, he’s worth less in their books when he returns. Consequently, the loan fee is to offset this accounting (not footballing) valuation.

4 hours ago, bluebruce said:

I didn't say Brentford owe us anything. But it's financial chicanery from a club who already got the bargain of a lifetime out of us and have blatantly used shifty accounting to turn a £30 mill transfer into a £27 million transfer on the books.

We should write our clauses better in future and ensure loan fees are amalgamated into any sell-ons, but I'm more than entitled to have a bitter taste in my mouth about it.

It’s a great conspiracy…except for the fact that it was Arsenal that wanted the deal structured as a loan with option to buy to help their FFP issues. 
As Raya’s value would depreciate over his year at Arsenal, if anything, £3m is a poor deal from Brentford’s perspective. 

Lovely words…sincere condolences 💙

25 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Despite it being a solution to similar troubles at many other clubs negatively impacted by awful ownership?

It sorts out some problems but only at the cost of creating a suite of new ones. 
 

The *best* outcome is a peaceful transfer of ownership with a new owner who shares the fans passions, has deep pockets & a high level of competence/integrity. 
 

…so that’s pretty straightforward 👀 😉

9 hours ago, tomphil said:

What familiar face could replace Broughton seeing as we haven't had a DoF before ?

Looks like the old Tugay rumour is still doing the rounds.

Gestede ? 🤔

1 hour ago, J*B said:

Let’s agree to call this “a step in the right direction” rather than celebrate it as a success story. In my opinion tickets are still £100 too expensive, which is a hell of a lot of money in our region. 

Do we know if it’s still the same credit supplier? Hopefully we’re now using one that actually accepts people. 

It’s V12 - there aren’t many providers in that space & I think 🤔 they’re the usual supplier…

https://www.v12retailfinance.com

APR 29% though…👀

58 minutes ago, Hasta said:

Even when the tweet was live the link the the LT article was broken.

He jumped the gun apparently…😉

https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/17/sean-dyche-vincent-kompany-burnley-red-card-stats?utm_term=66477e129f2cb87d549873bc0e0d265d&utm_campaign=TheFiver&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=fiver_email

https://swissramble.substack.com/p/blackburn-rovers-finances-202223

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/what-brought-the-end-for-gregg/544

4 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

a categorical no,though if it is true then good,brougton was never up to the job,just look at some of his signings,they were desperate (tronstadt apart)

More than one source calling this BTW

7 minutes ago, Giant said:

Does anyone actually believe that Nixon is correct with this speculation?

Yes.

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/a-phoney-war-trouble-in-india-and-super-szmodics./542

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The final scores on the doors from all the votes collected across the season look like this...

A fabulous first season impact from Sondre Tronstad and in his cameo since January, Kyle McFadzean has proved to be a valuable contributor to the cause. 

Best of the loanees was James Hill - remember him? - and much-maligned keeper, Aynsley Pears finished in the top ten. 

BRFCS POTM 23-24 20240507.pdf

In what was perhaps a foregone conclusion, from quite a few weeks ago, it is no surprise to confirm that the BRFCS Player Of The Season for 2023/24 is Sammie Szmodics.

Our congratulations & of course gratitude goes to Sammie for his sterling efforts, in what has been a troubled season. His effort, application and output has kept Rovers in the Championship.

Congratulations Sam from all of us here at BRFCS.com.