18 minutes ago, islander200 said:

Nixon saying Wharton being called  into the under 21 squad 

Philips will be next. Tragic from our point of view.

1 hour ago, bigbrandjohn said:

And Travis has a point to prove. 

Isn't he ineligible to play?

JDT's style was meant for a reasonable standard squad. We didn't have one this season, thanks to the owners.

He persisted anyway and we are where we are.

Another opportunity thrown away I think.

11 hours ago, RevidgeBlue said:

No closer to home.

Obviously it was the owners decision to pull the Mcguire permanent deal for financial reasons due to the Court case, but those conditions weren't pertaining when the O Brien and Brierley deals were authorised but mysteriously fell by the wayside at the last minute nor do I blame the owners for the Mcguire loan deal going mysteriously tits up in similar circumstances after they authorised it.

I wonder who would look better if we spent less money over the year?

Edit: You can of course blame the owners 100% that multiple heads haven't rolled as a result of all three incidents.

I don't understand this. None of us know but surely those employed at the Club get their orders from the owners.

And I'm quite content in the belief that they instructed those 3 transfer bids to die at the last minute.

Definitely pictured in a Rovers shirt for the dumb public.

21 minutes ago, Roverthechimp said:

Is this actually new? 

YES! Legislation introduced to parliament yesterday. Government will have statuary right to sack failing owners for the first time.

Supporters will have statuary right to participate in their Club.

Supporters have wanted this for years----don't minimise it.

Once established it can always be strengthened.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/19/football-governance-bill-reveals-extent-of-english-regulators-proposed-powers

Finally the newspaper headline we have all been gagging for:(what could go wrong?

Bad owners could be forced to sell clubs by new English football regulator

I cannot see the sense of holding on to the Club until we are promoted to the EPL. Firstly its not happened or even been close in 12 years+ so what makes Venkys think things will change for the better when everyone can see the situation worsens year by year?

Secondly, say the reason for doing this is to get a higher price when they do agree to sell.

If it takes 4 years, and I still think its never, that would be another loss of £80M to add to the losses incurred already of around £240M.

So, conclusion, if their reasons are financial, they are even more deluded than I thought. Every year they hold on to the Club merely compounds the huge losses already piling up.

The only sensible thing to do, from a purely financial point of view is to cut their losses, sell for what they can get now and avoid accumulating new debt every year.

If there are other reasons, like wanting to get us back in the Premier League before they sell and bow out on a high as it were, then we are truly doomed because its not going to happen.

Somehow we have to win 2 games. If we do, draws will get us over the line.

Our scoring needs to pick up for this to happen. But how? Wharton from direct corners?

6 hours ago, JamieUK said:

I don't care about Venkys, they don't care about me, all I care about is BRFC.

Followed by a chant of "Venkys  Out "I suggest!

9 hours ago, RoverDom said:

I've only seen in passing on Facebook and haven't read in detail as I'm out and about but nixon has done a story saying venkys have been approached buy potential buyers but won't sell unless we get to the PL. As frustrating as that is as we'll never get promotion under the venkys, it might at least shut up the crowd who always spout "who is going to buy us" 

Its a bit confronting though to know that no-one will ever be able to buy us under that scenario!

As if we could ever achieve promotion to the Premier League under Venkys!

That dream drifts farther away with every season they own us.

5 hours ago, miqaayil said:

Guys .... they can't sell because 

1) Books will be open 

2) They can't write off the losses as they gotta pay SBI back..unless SBI writes it off as bad debt ,which RBI(Reserve Bank of INDIA) will come with pitch forks together with Finance Ministry and it's election year...

 

if only ROVERs trust or BRFCS takes out a one page in "TIMES OF INDIA" or start a twitter or facebook campaign ...

"MADE IN UK, DESTROYED IN INDIA"

"RESCUE ROVERs" 

"BLACKBURN ROVERS FANS looking for owners" 

 

I'd happily contribute to that!

1 minute ago, MarkBRFC said:

I think one win and a few more draws does it.

The sides below us are garbage and wont be winning many more between now and end of the season, they have all had there purple patches a few weeks ago and we're still above them all.

No chance we go down this season.

Please don't!!

3 hours ago, rigger said:

Or we might not. Let's just wait and see.

So "No" to speculation then? Boring MB?

I'll always remembers 2 examples of the conundrum that is Hedges---one of the best goals I have ever seen at any level, against QPR and that abject fatal disaster that cost us our Play-Off place at Preston.

1 hour ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i rate hedges,he works his **** off,got a sweet left foot and is hard to knock off the ball

dolan is ok once in ten matches,got no concistency at this level,same with buckley

You couldn't call Hedges "consistent" though could you?

Consistently injured maybe. Not a good buy really.

He's tightened up the defence which is the key to staying up but the goals have dried up.

You'd have to think Ipswich will score a couple at least after today's result so that leaves us needing 2 goals for a draw and 3 to win!

We could be panicking again after Good Friday!

4 hours ago, JHRover said:

Not sure many were saying "anyone is better than the Walker trust" although they needed to go

I don't remember many saying that either. Its clear we were stagnating under them, they wouldn't finance Hughes" moderate plans when we were on the up.

So shortsighted when he had us finishing 6th. Supporting him properly would have seen us attracting more buyers and them getting more money.

But they wanted what they could get "now" and didn't care who from.

47 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

Careful!...To my Irish in-laws he is a 17th century Hitler!

One of many!

4 hours ago, philipl said:

You don't need Jerome to find them a buyer.

I know of two potential buyers.

But you wouldn't want them at Rovers because the club would just be a feeder in an international stable of clubs.

Whereas at this point we are a feeder for anyone with any spare cash just to pay the bills,

4 hours ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

In the name of God, go!!!!

To complete the quote "You have been here too long for all the good you have done, in the name of God ..GO!"

Oliver Cromwell to the Long Parliament. 1660!!

Leeds  allowing Paveda to leave on a free at the end of the season apparently.

Better than what we have?

Only a goer if we stay in the Championship of course.

7 hours ago, BigUts said:

Matt Smith on 5Live talking about the potential of buying Rovers (all very tongue-in-cheek sadly)

It needs someone like him, famous and popular, to draw attention to what's been happening to Rover over the last 14 years and to possibly attract attention from people with real wealth.

Any chance of the Trust or anyone else making contact?

I know it sounds far-fetched but if you don't try you never find out. He seems passionate enough about the club.

He could be the perfect figure-head if someone could get him involved. Media would be all over him!

36 minutes ago, Trinidad Rover said:

I’d argue all levels except the academy….

True but the Academy is not being used as we had imagined. We've just become a feeder club for others. The usually inadequate transfers fees are swallowed up by day to day running costs.

But you're right, the Academy is doing well.