Don't go all offended on behalf of a fictional character. So you agree it's relative nonsense to hold fans not attending - for their 'myriad of reasons' - accountable for lack of local jobs at the club. Balaji from Pune - who isn't fictional or a character - could quite easily instruct his chocolate teapot of a ceo to find some work for these people who are no longer required on matchday. He could stump up a few extra quid to cover them coming in outside match time instead. They could be tasked with cleaning areas of the stadium inside and out for a few hour shift to replace their loss of matchday income. They could pick up litter/weeds etc or paint fences, mow grass around the neglected parts of Brockhall. It's quite straightforward for anyone with any gumption. Sadly there is non and nobody can be arsed or really actually cares about part timers not being required in the same number as before. Apart from a few virtue signalers looking for a regular fan beating stick of course.

Top and bottom of it is Venkys handing of the club has caused local job losses. Not just within the club itself. That then set in motion an ever decreasing circle of downgrading and shrinking. Nobody to blame but them but it's getting swiveled onto fans again it seems. Expecting fans who are pissed of with what's on offer to shell out 400 quid a year so Zoe from Shad keeps her part time job selling hotdogs is a bit rich, as harsh as it sounds.

They completely missed that trick after the storming league 1 season. Hell even relegation gave them a chance to be proactive and slash prices across the board then get 14k + gates in league 1. They haven't got that kind of boldness in them though and Waggot is on record as his mantra always being squeeze what you have first......second third & fourth as well by the looks of it.

Bolton, PNE and now frigging Blackpool probably having bigger gates than us next season. Embarrassing but not surprising at all, this club is beyond desperate for a new direction. Although in the minds of those running it and some fans we are already on one. The journey from long being Lancashire's biggest club to now one of its smallest is well over halfway complete. Bravo Venkys, Coventrio and associated self serving acts you must be so proud. But hey you're doing all you can so all is fine.

Please let it be this summer. If he has an inkling there's no contract after this one and a lower level club touts him a 3 year deal then you never know. Back in reality though there's more chance of Real Madrid coming in for Steven Pears ! Old Tony will have to be surgically removed from his Ewood comfort zone if the day it's over ever arrives.

Midtable Messiah is where it begins and ends with him although Tombola Tony fits like a glove.

That's what iv'e been saying for years, if you want it and want to show ambition then pay for it ! Here they wanted a young naive coach who could be manipulated and a yes man. After a set of spectacular failures they switched tack to somebody on the scrapheap who'd be grateful enough for the job, then be pliable and a yes man as a result. There are reasons they'll never employ a rated boss and it really is not down to the money.

Even she couldn't solve the Venky owning Rovers riddle.

Come on we live in an era of hyperbole many don't know the difference between that and just saying something is adequate for it's job. Boxing is an absolute nightmare for it but football not far behind. I suppose many can argue Dunn is a Rovers legend so putting Bennett in the same context as him is a bit of a stretch even for facebookers. Similar to manager debates where some place Mowbray on some kind of Dalglish/Souness pedistal.

Might be a bit 'lively' to start off with 🤔 But yes not a bad idea and i agree it's much easier to grasp the context of opinions when face to face. The mods will still have to turn up though, wearing flash jackets and guarding a chair in the corner facing the wall....the sin bin !

I think for me now part of the problem is there is no craic anymore so it's just about the football and associated stuff. Once the fun goes out out of it i suppose everything else on that side of it gets magnified. Coming from well out of town and driving it's a case of go down, park up, coffee, game then off home again. Hardly any fecker goes anymore from our old crew, some of that down to just being fed up of this ownership era and some just down to life. A few more might make the effort if it's worth watching or cheap enough to no really matter. I think the point is some people need their interest stimulating every now and again one way or another. It's that kind of club and town and it takes more than just blind loyalty to get bods through the door regularly.

Speaking randomly to two fans who i don't know personally over the last couple of weeks. One guy who i presumed to be into his retirement years and comfortable wouldn't entertain any notion of staying away. His words were you got to just go down and back the boys. The rest doesn't matter whether i like it or not it's just the way football is and out of my control. I wouldn't call him a superfan just someone who has his own take on it and accepts it as the way it is. I'm not saying he's right though either by the way. The other guy middle aged working all hours said he'd become resigned to the fact of what Rovers are these days and just goes a few times per season. Said he's in it for the long haul but he's pissed off with the ownership and manager. However he's boycotted in the past as well as ignoring it and going all the time. Now he's settled into to what many have always done with Rovers, 1st game of season, bank hol fixtures, last game of season, 1 or 2 local away games for a piss up. Will go the odd other big game or a bit more if they are playing well but otherwise the passion isn't there anymore. Just goes a bit because he always has. To be honest he's the kind of fan not long ago i used to despise but i can understand it now. We have thousands like that, always have and with money so tight in Blackburn the football soon slips down the agenda if people feel short changed or are having the piss took out of them. That's been a plenty in the Venky era and no doubt accounts for several thousand of the regular 10k empty home seats. Aside from bemoaning the fact we can't turn out Alan Shearer & Chris Sutton anymore what does the club ever do to get these fans back, because they are out there ? Nothing.

The willing sleepwalk into embargo provides the veil to rely on youth, loans and v cheap signings this summer. A bit of a reset after Mowbray and the gang have wasted the last few seasons backing and wages. It's something we probably need to do but it's a very risky strategy especially with this regime in charge. The clear out and reset should start at the top, so much for root and branch. This is just trimming deadwood.

Good move for Bennett and we can be thankful it hasn't dragged on all summer. Best of luck to him served us well for a few years but was another in serious danger of overstaying his welcome. Mowbray will be on life support before long with all his mates departing.

If so it sounds like the previous summer that eventually lead to relegation. No contact until a late summer meeting because they were allegedly holidaying and celebrating a religious festival. Then a late scrabble about for anything with boots on to fill out the squad. It's also what i assumed lead to the panic sale of Tom Cairney. The following summer was similar and of course lead to Owen Coyle, Wes Brown, Stokes, several more departures and relegation. No matter how grateful some like to prostrate themselves for the funding keeping the lights on the fact remains we are always a week or two away from repeat disaster scenarios with this lot. Of course having a real CEO in charge was supposed to head off this kind of thing !

It was in the LT when we signed him he was taking a pay cut to come but we were giving him 4 years on c15k pwk to smooth the way. We got him on a good deal at the time so it's no wonder there was a few clauses inserted. Can't really blame anyone for that it was a good deal really getting him through the door for an initial 1.75. It'll be difficult to top those wages for Rovers now but quite easy for a lot of other clubs. Even if he ends up somewhere not very glamorous.

The money wouldn't go to replacing him anyway, when has that ever happened here ? As for the embargo and filling the accounts we were told weeks ago maybe even a month that they wanted some assurances from Rovers. So it might not just be a case of getting the accounts in there's something else behind it. Unless of course we are just being bullshitted again to string it out. Be interesting to know just what these assurances are beyond the owners just doing the usual parent company guarantees to pay the bills sign off.

But chances are the sale price would be higher if he was 12 months into a new deal so it's covered. 15 million v 8ish million as it stands by the looks of it.

40% of future profit over and above the original fee i believe it is. The real balls up here is not getting an improved deal in front of him last summer.

Didn't have any pressure as far as i can see he just got what he asked for and experimented with it. It didn't work, they've chosen to accept his 55 excuses why not and not attach any responsibility to him. Him and Swag have now sold them yet another plan, another transition (downgrade) and are getting the time and clearance to carry on. Iv'e always said he's on an absolute blinding number here and he knows it. I just can't understand those who still buy into it all.

It does seem like last time they are happy to sleepwalk into it. It does open up possibilities for the number crunchers who don't really give a toss about how the team does. Seeing as it happened before under similar circumstances then if it does happen again i'd suggest the problem lies higher up the food chain. I'm sure Mowbray would love more money to waste but to be honest i doubt he's bothered too much either way. He still gets paid and as you say the excuses come gift wrapped and ready made at Rovers.

Unless we really are desperately in need of an outside cash injection i doubt these owners would let AA go for 8 million. The other side of the coin though is he'll be offered double his money probably and will leave for nothing next summer. So they might well be being strongly advised to grab what they can. Rothwell or someone might well get sacrificed just to get the money for a better deal for AA. Is that really worth it though as it'll only be to keep him for a season at most on better terms. Then we've lost both. Most likely outcome to this is probably a late sale or one in Jan for an undisclosed amount. Meaning we'll get about 9 million ! Shades of Rhodes in all this......

Mowbray and/or HSH will have someone lined up just waiting for it to be ticked off by Pune. There's no way they are bringing in a new HoR that won't be told what to do by the manager. Why did the last one who may or may not have been responsible for getting in some good young talent bolt off to a lower division club ? Has anyone in a position to ask or find out bothered to do so ? Far too much to ask the local propaganda reporters i suppose.

I'm not sure about turning up drunk i don't think even he was that dumb. He was a known piss head though probably post games there's plenty evidence out there. Him and Coleman were a legendary nightime double act once over. Bad habits don't die out overnight. I know for a fact from eye witness of his late night boozing at Ewood. Perhaps he was just lonely though, away from home, no dog, no friends etc ! Also that 'well respected' coach was on the scrapheap i do believe until Allardyce ( or someone close to Rovers ) threw him a bone.

They've spent money setting up this scouting players by screen and data approach. Probably employed extra staff as well so they'll just not want to pay scouts and scouting expenses i bet. Plus certain people probably get more control over signings this way.