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10 minutes ago, briansol said:

Looks like Jackson dropped the ball there. Norwegian journalist dismissed it as well.

Unlike Jackson, rarely sticks out his neck like that. Must have gotten bad intell

It's definitely pulled. I got the message that "the page can't be found".

Somebody has dropped a clanger.

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

To be fair, Mercer didnt name the player. He just said that a striker is signing.

It turned out for a change to be true so fair play but I am not sure saying an unnamed player will sign is a huge scoop. Nor was the skepticism unwarranted considering the track record in question.

C'mn be fair. Mercer's tip was correct. He didn't name the player because he didn't know the name.

Let's hope he's also right about a new offer for the Club.

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4 hours ago, bluebruce said:

That's not a surprise. Many years ago he used to be quite good natured when people gave him stick, but he has become increasingly cantankerous in recent years unfortunately. I'd imagine Venkys have made it so that constantly trying to find positivity is a serious strain on his mental resources so he is more on edge.

Its all those right-wingers he hangs with to blame.

41 minutes ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Iv no real issue with the rumour it’s just the two ‘updates’ contradict one and other so was asking about that  

I wasn't aiming at anyone in particular.

2 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

He wanted all the Lancashire clubs to join forces under a 'Lancashire United' banner at one point, if I remember rightly?

 

I'd forgotten that one! Bet he has too!

There's a lot of bickering at the moment. Isn't there enough division between our fans? I don't mind the odd rumour---

distracts me from the reality. You don't have to believe it do you?

Just now, roverandout said:

Abbey and chaddy used to go at with hammer and tongs on here till Abbey decided he'd had enough and left. 

Quite right, Abbey was not fond of Chaddy its safe to say!

Just now, roverandout said:

Agree back then we were poorer than we are now but we had hope that something magical might happen.  Now we know nothing will happen 

Well ---nothing good!

56 minutes ago, MarkBRFC said:

Yeah, they (can't quite remember who was the instigator) set up that forum because they decided they didn't like this one, despite posting on it for years.

Drog and Abbey wasn't it? Fallen out with each other now and Abbey doesn't post.

11 minutes ago, roverandout said:

This kind of talk is what really pisses me off

 

 

'Exactly right Drog, we have the most unique fanbase in the whole country, split right down the middle.

Some, like me and you, see the Walker years as the outliers, the 30 years or so before and the 15 years or so since, as a more realistic indication of where a small to medium sized club lies in the modern game dominated by money and the big city clubs.'

In any case the years before Jack walker were way more enjoyable than now. Even when we were in Div 3.

3 hours ago, M_B said:

They'll go when they're ready and not before,I think you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise . 

We're helpless and we shouldn't try to do anything.

Is that a fair summary of your view?

They paid  £31M and have apparently "lost" $200M+ in the 15years since.

I'm sure they'd sell for that but nobody will pay it.

The only joy I get from that is how much more the Walker Trust would have got if they'd only hung on for a while longer.

2 hours ago, KidderStreetNoise said:

Because if we're successful they have to sell the club

Sorry---lost me there.

1 hour ago, M_B said:

they can afford to do whatever they want to do,

So why don't they want Rovers to be successful?l

12 minutes ago, wilsdenrover said:

Side boob Rao?

Precisely!

3 hours ago, DutchRover said:

Classic Venkys January so far,

Just need a laptop malfunction at one minute to midnight to finish it off properly.

"Its understood Rovers are going to appeal." 

10 hours ago, Gamst said:

If you don’t pay championship wages the inevitable outcome is relegation. Whether that’s this season or somewhere down the line. If we survive this season which is quite possible then we will be without even more senior pros next year (Tronstad, Hedges, Cantwell, Pickering) and we will need to sell promising players like Alebiosu and Toth as they will want more money to sign a new contract and we won’t want to lose them for a free transfer. Once again we will need to find 10 + unknown players from overseas to fill the gaps. They will have no championship experience because any player with any experience will want a higher salary. This model is flawed and the only logical endpoint is relegation. This is so obvious that you would need to assume that relegation and a league 1 team with smaller costs is the objective. So once again you have to ask the question why the hell do they bother?? 

I'm guessing they bought it in a fit of enthusiasm, chiefly by one of their number, have been regretting it for years and just hang on for the sake of pride.

1 minute ago, Emerald Isle Rover said:

Possibly, the slight hope I maintain is we have a good academy and then praying to whatever god there is that venkys just simply Fcuk off…

Well they'll all die eventually. The trouble is---so will we!

Just now, davulsukur said:

Absolutely drives me insane this.

Why do they still own us if all they want to do is put us in league 2 and keep us there? 

Just sell the fucking club.

But who would buy us.....?!!

Just now, KentExile said:

I'm not sure they do

They have probably just asked Pasha to deal with that bothersome football club (and not bother them about it)  and then completely forgotten about us

You could be right. Either way they are unfit owners. Yet we have fans saying "where would we be without them?"

24 minutes ago, TugaysMarlboro said:

This will see us relegated and slide down the leagues. If we're offering wages lower or the same as we were 3-4 years ago , the quality of players we'll attract will drop.

It's also likely to be more cost effective to up a current players wage rather than having to find a replacement in the transfer market considering there's so many additional costs the headline fee doesn't take into account.

Venkys must know this. I agree with those who say they are grinding us down to a level they are financially comfortable with. Its their expenditure  level that counts---not what league we are in.

Once that level is reached that will be where we stay. No possibility of recovery. Its a very gloomy prospect.

A dead club playing to even smaller crowds in a lowly league.

1 hour ago, Gamst said:

Sunday update from Nicko…we are supposedly making a profit on Gueye and we have money to spend on attackers. The issue seemingly is that we are reluctant to pay them. 

They want paying? The bastards!

1 hour ago, M_B said:

That wasn't the point though was it ? 

Isn't it? What is then?

11 hours ago, M_B said:

So when the owners wind up the club because it isn't financially viable, it will be my fault because I kept going, not yours who has not only  "stopped" going, but has urged others to do the same as well as stop giving the club any money.

And it's me who apparently doesn't understand contradiction 🤦

Why would the owners put us into admin and create s forced sale? Easier to sell isn't it?

You think that you continuing to attend will save the club? Its on a downward trajectory yet the owners are billionaires!]

What's the use of them?