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Trolling I think! But if you're serious they obviously got it very wrong. Fancy trying to copy us but getting promoted. Unforgivable!

Makes sense to me.

All depends on why they bought the club in the first place. If it was to continue where we were when they bought it, obviously they have spent inadequately and on the wrong targets. If they want to just limp along in the Championship year after year and they have no plans or ambition for the club, then it really doesn't matter. My ideal answer is "whatever it takes" but I care and they don't.

No, let's blame the fans for not inventing non-existent transfer talk---as usual.

Last week we were third. Wake up and smell the coffee!

Bournemouth, Brighton, Brentford----all in a lower division than us when Venkys took over. All with lower crowds. None had owners richer than us. You could throw in Fulham as well---always had crowds lower than we did, now they are light years ahead of us. Its not crowds and lack of money that have ruined Rovers.

But plenty forecast we would fall away halfway through when we did get to this position---top---third----fifth etc.

I agree that wouldn't matter who the manager is, or whether we sacked JDT or not. Given the constraints under which they all operate, the result would be the same eventually. JDT will probably get fed up at some point before his contacts up and look for another project. We 'll find someone else but the outcome will be the same. We'll lose another few hundred season-ticket holders, more local kids will look to Manchester and Liverpool for inspiration and the rest of us will live on our memories. We'll spend most of our time as a middling Championship club with the odd season in Div 1 and the odd promotion to the Championship to spice things up for a while. The size and frequency of our defeats this season is truly alarming. I can't believe we are really that bad. So something's very wrong. We'll be breathing a sigh of relief when we somehow get to 51 points. Not a good day to be a Rover.

Its always 3 years down the line. I don't believe there is a plan. We just exist.

Whatever!

And its not realistic to continue shopping in Poundland and expect a gourmet meal. We end up with the likes of Edun yet hope for promotion! Not going to happen.

Ha! Liverpool 1966?

I'll bet you don't!

Not at all surprised to see those stats!

I don't care if he thinks we are ready or not. I've had enough of 5 year projects. Football isn't like that anyway---you see your chance and you take it. I'm reminded often on here that we are third. Does that not mean anything? Have a decent January window and kick on I say.

Big disappointment if we don't. The pack will get even closer. A must-win. I still prefer 3 in midfield and would go for Travis. Not thrilled by him this season but can't see an alternative. I'd probably drop Hedges but bring him or Wharton A on depending how the game is going. Probably for Gally the way he's been going.

Nail on head!

You don't need to say the club never gets it wrong, its implicit in your posting. "thought you were privy to all the finer details of the contract discussions"---not sure how you came to that conclusion, I'm as clueless about the details as you are. I do know however that if there are players you want to keep, you reward them incrementally, not leave them on their original wage till the contract is running out.

That's plain silly. I'm assuming the club learned its lesson and those players benefitted. About time. I've no idea what we offered either of them. They didn't accept did they? The mistake was to let things run down so long and leave it too late. Your narrative is that the Club never gets it wrong and you have a few mates!

If they're not realistic offers in the view of the player then what's the relevance?

No, I agree with you there, although we see simple opportunities squandered all the time. I was thinking more of a recent back-heel for example, top drawer. But, we all have our views, I'm glad to see someone up-front with a touch of class beside Brereton personally. can be critical in some games,

That's Dack's value. 2 or3 times a game he does something no-one else does. Sometimes the others take advantage of it, sometimes they don't.

With 21% of possession!!! That puts that argument to bed. Possession apparently means nowt! (Let's hope Wills hasn't taken it out on the corgis!)

Their achievements are even more astonishing then? Repeat---we get the same crowds (or better)---why can't we do it?

What about Bournemouth? 13000 every home game!! Why can't we do it?