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The true decline in our owners reign is shining through right now, we expect to sell players to fund the base costs of the club. Football is a mad business and it's a licence to lose money, but hell even with this lot I never thought the day would come when paying the bills was seen as not in their remit.

There will never be more self generated funds in the club as there is this summer. I have no reason to doubt you but If they are the types of signings being made then I think I'm done.

My concern with the contract extension is when he originally signed we had no budget and was in need of an experienced head, he ticked that box. Going forwards it worries me that he still is seen as a viable option when we should be looking to improve our defence. Spending his wage money on a younger player with experience should be the approach and a scouting structure should easily be able to do that.

I genuinely thought it would be impossible to have so many creative players and relatively create nothing.

Rudy's war chest here we come!

I'm desperately seeking any comfort I can from Adam Wharton not being here and the only thing I can slightly grasp is that our academy is rightfully getting some attention. Had Wharton made the England squad this time next year, Rovers would have been conveniently forgotten and his rise would have purely been attached to Palace. That's all I've got ... I'm off to sulk!

Pictures of that face should come with a warning a few comments before hand. Like a "some viewers may find this offensive" warning.

I think he would have taken a lump from Sheff Utd and we would have picked up the rest. Rather like those early Championship days for us, when we had millions a year in our wage outgoings in our accounts that were for players that hadn't been at the club for ages.

It's an educated guess I'd say. He has always looked quite pissed off to be here.

I don't think we would see Hyam sign a new contract so we really do need to sell. According to the LT article we don't have a year option on him unlike others, selling now is the only option to avoid him joining the long list of players walking for nothing.

I'm pretty sure something went to vote for the whole of the EFL about compensation being reduced a few years ago. Most clubs in the EFL don't have CAT 1 academies so jumped at a "cash now bonus". Clubs like us are being strung up by the gonads due to it. The caveats being placed on the EFL clubs for the solidarity payments is beyond a joke.

Bayern must have really enjoyed the documentary of the championship season, this season was a calamity.

I don't rate Gallagher at all and wouldn't have renewed his contract but can we park this "should have sold to Ipswich" stuff. We literally finished a huge chunk of the season with him as our only striker. We sold a player for £20m and invested zero back into the team, I have no confidence Gallagher's exit would have benefitted the team in any way whatsoever. Gallagher's January exit would have just gone into the bills jar.

I thought exactly the same, as we all very much know. The nameless are the stumbling blocks to our growth.

To be honest whilst Venkys remain, Broughton, Waggott, et al are just distractions to the core of the problem.

If we weren't going to struggle for season ticket sales before .... roll up Mr Eustace's corporate words of wisdom!!

Thanks for the info Miller, I appreciate it. This may seem like a low ball question, but do you think Steve Waggott is doing a reasonable job? I'm not asking to trip you up, but I ultimately feel Steve Waggotts targets come ahead of the benefits to the team. Season tickets being the main one, him losing a few hundred grand off his target but gaining 3000/5000 fans would be better for the team but ultimately I get the feeling he would prefer the cash to hit his own numbers?

Their season literally couldn't have gone any better in my eyes. The hope at the start, then they got smashed all over. Brilliant. They spent a fortune, yet finished the season with literally no player standing out, or gaining value. Brilliant. Kompany getting humbled. Brilliant! Their fans pretending they prefer to be in the Championship "for the derbies". Brilliant. Alan Pace wondering how the hell he going to refinance the club. Brilliant!!!!

Completely agree, unless Sammie got the wrong side of the defence I don't think we broke on any team after Hedges got injured. It's quite frightening that Hedges is about the only player who can travel with the ball.

I do like the under the cosh stuff, but sometimes find Chris Brown gets a bit anti Rovers fans due to him being absolutely shite when he played here. In the Tim Sherwood interview, he mentions that Rovers fans still have expectations of being Premier League Champions. I always find that a huge insult.

BRFCS whip around for a Sammie statue??

Sammie you legend!!!

It's all on us now, Norwich ain't doing us a favour watching them pass it around the back.

FFS

Duffy playing for Norwich FFS