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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?

3 minutes ago, M_B said:

4 minutes ago, M_B said:

There's a lot of contradiction on both sides of the argument, but that post has to take the biscuit. 

Seems fine by me.

7 minutes ago, JCRovers said:

Game management: 3/10

Team has struggled for years to 'see games out' from a winning position. Always susceptible to conceding a late goal. Feels like we panic at times and don't know how to slow the tempo down or do proper time wasting during set pieces. Hasn't really improved under Ismael either; late goals conceded vs Birmingham (home) and Wrexham (away) comes to mind.

Man management: 4/10

Ismael doesn't exactly come across as a motivator. Throwing Gueye under the bus and publicly bashing him and Carter isn't really helpful for the team's morale. Standards need to bet set, yes, but it could've been handled better and preferably behind closed doors.

Tactics: 4/10

Has a clear idea regarding type of player he wants but fails to incorporate that into a winning team. Switched formation early in the season from 4-2-3-1 to 5-3-2 for the Coventry game due to a number of poor results. Defence has stabilised somewhat since then but attacking-wise there's a lack of ideas and purpose. We struggle to defend set-pieces at times as well as scoring from them (throw-ins in final third included). Threat from transitions / counter-attacks is pretty much non-existent due to poor movement and athleticism up front. Our build-up from the back is poor as well as we struggle severely with beating first line of press and end up booting it long to one of the strikers (who can't keep hold of the ball anyway). Only bright side has been our threat on the right hand side when Alebiosu has been playing.

End result is we try to keep ourselves in the matches for as long as possible but will need a bit of luck to win them.

Summary: fail to see how the team will progress and climb the table under his tenure despite there being a lot of inconsistent sides in the Championship right now.

In the end its a results game and the results are shocking.

2 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

Really poor comment this from a member of the group leading the call.

Could understand if it was just someone on here who had that opinion, but a member, who has become a spokesman for the group on this board shouldn't be trying to divide the fanbase with comments like that in my opinion.

I don't agree "he's trying to divide the fan base". The fan base is divided---that's a fact. That's why we are so ineffectual and Venkys don't feel any pressure to leave.

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I think even for these owners, there will be a point of critical mass that we're rapidly approaching.

Imo losses exceeding a certain prescribed level that they're prepared to go to will be the only thing that shifts them. They certainly dont seem to mind being unpopular.

That's not necessarily true. They could simply cut costs irrespective of the damage that would do. Its not as if they care what division we are in is it?

44 minutes ago, RTM08 said:

who have all played at CB sometime or other

Well that's the point isn't it?

11 minutes ago, M_B said:

Look, just because a few people who I don't know have come up with an  idea doesn't mean it becomes gospel. Who are they to call it "Official" anyway ??? They didn't ask my opinion, did they ask yours? 

Tell you what, the boycott is OFFICIALLY OFF and everyone has to attend the Watford match. There you go, 25000 crowd against Watford coming up, don't forget, you have to turn up because it's OFFICIAL because I said so. 

 

 

You're never going to support a protest movement. We get it.

1 hour ago, M_B said:

That's not to say I'm happy with what is happening at the club.

Just not willing to do anything about it!

52 minutes ago, islander200 said:

A permanent right footed with a bit of experience centre back signing would have made sense but Pratt has done well and I liked the look of Atcheson on Sunday 

Cashin looks a pointless signing (im not calling him a shit player)but  we have a lot of other positions that need addressing 

Eh? You don't think CB is a priority? With our injury ]list?

Quite  agree that were have other problems elsewhere.

4 minutes ago, speedies gonna get ya. said:

I am an independent supporter and part of the coalition working group. I understand the argument that we should have chosen a midweek game to boycott, however let me explain our rationale.

Midweek games are so poorly attended that an almost empty Ewood would be spun by the club and others as not a boycott, just fans not showing up for a night match. If we can get a virtually empty Ewood on a Saturday it cannot be brushed aside.

Yes, midweek would probably be easier, but we cannot give them an out. A clear visual message indicating that it is the majority of fans that want change is what we are trying to convey. This is the only way we have of expressing this to Pasha and the Raos.

I think people are afraid of it flopping. I honestly don't know how it'll go.

But it has to be tried. If this one fails and things carry on as they are, you won't need to organise anything anyway.

Next season's season-ticket sales will be the clincher.

We lost this one when Smith made the most ludicrous stroke to the most harmless ball.

Just bloody idiotic. Like Brooke before him.

I can stand defeat, I can't stand self-immolation.

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

Do I recall Aberdeen offering to take him on loan?  But only if Rovers carried on paying his wage, and with no loan fee involved?

 

I can definitely say we aren't involved in that deal!

SO---Barnsley want £4M for their striker, Everton are reported to be offering £4M for Alebiosu.

Is there a direct link here? Does the club enjoy being shafted? Are players not not brought in to build a side but to sell for a profit and that's all?

3 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Tronstad isnt here for long!

I meant for the rest of the season and, in an ideal world, a contract extension!

7 hours ago, KentExile said:

Ismael's deadline is ticking

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25696130.ismael-sends-transfer-message-blackburn-rovers-board/

 

Valerien Ismael has urged Blackburn Rovers to act quickly to add new signings in the January transfer window.

Rovers are expected to bolster their squad in the New Year after a spate of injuries and a change in formation. Ismael is anticipating incomings and outgoings as he continues to evolve his Blackburn squad.

Targets have been identified and Ismael wants to see action quickly when January 1 rolls around. Given Rovers' recent record in the January window, they will need a dramatic improvement to sufficiently better their team.

"Oh, yes," Ismael said immediately when asked if the club must act quickly.

"We spoke already with the board, as I said, as quickly as possible. Because the longer we are waiting, the more problems we will get. Every game counts in January.

"We need a new face. We need to refresh. We need to adjust the squad to adapt to the shape we play."

"lus the new issue with Ryan (Alebiosu to AFCON). It adds a little bit more pressure on everything. But we have to be really good, really fast.

"The earlier the players come in, the better it will be for us."

"Yes, we have already got the list identified. So now it's not out of my control. We did our job now," he added.

"For sure, it's clear that we need players. We will get some players and the best is to get them ideally on the 1st of January.

"I know that it's always difficult. But I would say the week after is the game against Hull City in the FA Cup. I think we can use that game to integrate all the new players."

Rovers have 24 players registered and so new additions will inevitably lead to departures. However, it is evident certain players aren't a fit for Ismael's style of play.

Makhtar Gueye will be an obvious player of speculation, considering the interest in him from Turkey in September. Harry Pickering has been short of game time too, though is an experienced member of the squad.

Ismael says Rovers must be ruthless in their decision-making to ensure the squad is suitably equipped for an important second half of the season.

"Listen, at some point, it's all about the performance. It's all about the squad. It's about the discipline we see on the pitch," he added.

"As I said in our assessment, we have to be ruthless now and then to make sure that we know that we can perform. We know that we need all our players.

"And at some point, we have to make some decisions. If something is not right and we are not happy, then we have to make a change.

"We have to be ruthless with the squad as well to assess in January to make our decision when we have to act on the decision."

 

All true but there isn't the will, ability or money to do anything about it.