I Got You Babe - Sonny And Cher

I’d say that money makes success easier but it doesn’t make it inevitable 

18 minutes ago, Mattyblue said:

Of course you were 😁

Chelsea and City were mid table teams at the time 

Ace Of Spades - Motorhead 

How Do You Do It - Gerry And The Pacemakers 

Letter from America - The Proclaimers 

Wonderful Tonight -Eric Clapton

11 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Does anyone on here know for a fact what the regulations say about what you DO have to provide?

Without knowing that and without knowing that what they (allegedly) asked for isn't stipulated  or without knowing whether there's an additional catch all  in the regs about "or whatever additional info the EFL might reasonably require" etc it's impossible to say the EFL were being unreasonable at fault.

https://www.efl.com/-more/governance/efl-rules--regulations/efl-regulations/section-6---players/
 
clause 47.3.1

5 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

I thought you had to submit some sort of a deal sheet containing the broad outline of an agreement between the two Clubs then the full details could be submitted within the additional period. 

Presumably, we didn't do that.

The deal sheet only confirms that negotiations have been concluded (and the fee if applicable) prior to the deadline.

I’ve no idea if we submitted one of these or not.

2 hours ago, rigger said:

I've still got my wembley hotel booked for the play-offs.

Non refundable??

22 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Fair enough.

FWIW imo even IF the reason for the appeal was the EFL asking what would happen if we were promoted then relegated then that wouldn't be a valid reason imo.

If the EFL raise any sort of  requisition within reason then it would still be incumbent on us to answer it to their satisfaction before the deadline expired.

Surely to be ‘within reason’ it needs to be within their own regulations?

Otherwise all clubs would have to second guess what would have to be included in any deal 

Keep The Faith - Bon Jovi 

Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet 

4 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Thanks both.

I'm not sure how anyone can surmise an appeal would succeed in either of the above forums when the Club haven't even divulged the reason/s on which they are appealing.

I think people are surmising it based on IF the  ‘what if we’re relegated’ reason is the real reason.

Of course, as you say, none of us know if this is the reason or not - there’s every chance we never will!

3 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

What's a B2B contract and what does CAS stand for?

And by "available info" do you mean what Nixon has claimed? I haven't seen any actual evidence of what Rovers could possibly be basing their appeal on from any other source.

Business to Business and Court of Arbitration for Sport (I assume)

Beaten to it…

31 minutes ago, DavidMailsTightPerm said:

What would be very interesting - have they always insisted on this relegation clause in these alleged circumstances ? If not, I am not certain how they can reject the appeal. However, this is the EFL, who thought that Buckley deserved a red card for gently throwing a ball at a players head (in obvious jest rather than with malicious intent)

But their own regulations don’t insist on this clause

Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding 

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas 

45 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Got My Mind Set On You - James Ray

She’s A Star - James 

41 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

What's your definition of a 'lapsed' fan? I know a load of Rovers fans who stopped going specifically because of Kean, he's long gone but they've never come back. If we got back in the Prem would they return. Yes, some would, like a shot. They all turned up for the Oxford, they would all turn up for the PO's and some would get a ST if back in the Prem. 

There aren't 10,000 'lapsed fans' not going out of principle. And habits can be broken. Just like they got out of the habit of going, they'll soon get out of the habit of not going if there is a successful team on the pitch. 

I agree with that but would add I think some fans would return under different ownership/senior management whether that meant a successful team on the pitch or not

4 hours ago, Mattyblue said:

There aren’t *thousands* of fans ‘across the water’ waiting for the owners to go so they can triumphantly return to Ewood.

By the time they do go it will probably have been 20+ years, a generation. Most of said thousands of fans will have long moved on.

I very nearly ‘came back’ after the Oxford United game - but the price of tickets was a bit too much for me.

I still follow Rovers very closely but I’ve found other things to do with my time - maybe this makes me a bad fan but I’d need to see some significant improvements (I don’t mean on the pitch) to ‘revert’ that time (and money) back to attending matches.

20 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

I'll be buzzin' if we beat the Hornets. We need to take the sting out of their attacks early doors and then bee ready to hit them on the counter. Having a flying winger in Thomas should help with that. 

0-1 with a late Dack volley nest-ling in the corner of the net. 

Oh beehive yourself…

Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles 

2 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Juliet - The Four Pennies.

I saw them do this at Ewood before a game when we were trying to up the attendances.

I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops 

Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran