Its all revealed---Rovers pressed the wrong computer button! Pressed Save instead of "submit paper work"! https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/mcguire-transfer-collapsed-blackburn-pressed-202550175.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jLm5ld3Nub3cuY28udWsv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ1kkfSKqe1RVf_9r9hl1CWkT40M-OI_oIrVHkmbAO0wIJy6RlgK_FXoOdFnG9rbxCp_Ua8tBbNFcGsluGHPcT7AOYfzq2W0DVkdzcRe9lChn6-tlGzD7k5Bh4QpmOXvf27xRXkkY3DORWffVUXitLkR5elx9RW0EAHd6H8uqUqa

Can you believe this one (from LT)? I'd say past experience has no relevance whatsoever to this chap. How many Transfer Window disappointments does it take? "I agree. If we can get the McGuire deal over the line then I would consider that a pretty decent window. £22M for a 19 year old who has only made 44 appearances is a masterstroke. Hopefully we can invest a significant amount of that money this summer."

I think any team no matter where that are in the League or whatever bad run they are on, will look at us and say "we're in with a good chance here." No-one is in as poor a form as we are and we've sold our best player and stuffed up our new striker signing.

He makes cuts!

In itself that would take us down. Just isn't enough to fund a Champion ship team. As we are already seeing.

If Venkys are to insist on getting back the £200m+ that they have spent we are doomed to have them as owners till the last light is switched off. But if they recognise reality then there will be many suitors---this is one of the most famous Clubs in the world. There is real prestige to be had in rescuing it and returning it to its former glory. OH---and the fans will come flocking back.

And they are not the usual posters! They have disappeared to lick their wounds and work out what spin they can put on it!

Interesting replies to that report from LT. Almost all replicate the views expressed on here. And the usual idiots have gone quiet. Conclusion--the truth is finally dawning? To let your staff negotiate a new transfer and then to pull the plug while the guy has already on the way from the States is utterly unforgivable and contemptuous of all normal standards. They are a disgrace and now everybody knows it. They have held the Club up to shame and ridicule. Surely now something has to give?

No-- he's a genuine total fucking retard.

Yes I was thinking that. If (big if) MacGuire ever does play for us, likely as not we'll wonder what the fuss was all about!

Or in the case of Reg of the Rovers just a total idiot. Read a few of his posts but bad for my heart!. He seems to think he's clever as well which really gets me going! Keep away from that site, its a health hazard.

We're in no state to fight out such an important game. Morale will be rock-bottom. A miracle if we win or even draw.

Dunno but the appeal was finally dismissed in March!! We'll be down by then.

Is this the typical fan? I hope not! From LT (of course). Right on .2 hrs ago User ID: 67611 I think we need to cut Rovers management some slack , their hands were tied until the Wharton deal was signed and sealed and then and only then could they proceed with this McGuire deal .I think they should be congratulated on getting £22.5 million for Wharton , a phenomenal sum for a player worth nowhere near that, Crystal Palace have well and truly had their pants pulled down . So lets have a bit of realism into the whole saga and see where it goes , people are too quick to jump on the bandwagon without knowing the full facts ..

You've used the word "conspiracy" because it makes the suspicions seem more extreme and outlandish and that suits your point of view. I prefer the word "malfeasance".

Excuse me but when did the benefit to the Club become important to Venkys? Few other clubs have done this ever and we've done it twice in less than a year?

I believe that too. I also Believe Venkys wouldn't come at the price for signing MacGuire in the summer. They probably baulked at paying the wages and fee for O'Brien as well and held that deal up all it was too late. I'd believe anything negative about these useless, spoilt idiots.

Bidg difference here is we want the coach to stay, its the owners we want to get rid of. Can't even make their lives a misery since they live thousands of miles away.

4000 fans paying a fortune for the privilege!!

"yet again" indeed! How many times are you going to write this?

The problem is that there is apparently no desire or mechanism to improve and become competent. That's because it starts at the top with Venkys. It is their shit show we are sitting through and it will never change until they are gone.

What would be the point?

Its much more likely that final permission to pay anything has to come direct from Pune and that, as usual, they can't make their mind up until it's too late. However, I don't blame anyone who believes it's deliberate. It happens too often.

Foe a start he hasn't got a striker worthy of the name. Our squad is also short on numbers as the injuries mounted up. Exactly as forecast on here. IfJDT didn't "moan" in these circumstances it would be very odd.

India 255 all out, lead of 398. Great performance from our bowlers. Difficult task for our batters on a wicket that's keeping low but plenty of time. Need a huge improvement from our top order. Interesting point, India's batters have largely failed in both innings apart from having a top performance from one batter in each.