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Club has had that sinking everything falling apart feeling before but my gut tells me this is worse now.

Very sad to read of Paul Round passing. As for that Rovers note WTF? They are obviously hiding something, shit scared and trying to force Ismael out of the club.

Blackburn Rovers @Rovers · 1h To ensure the focus remained solely on tomorrow’s first home league fixture of the season against Birmingham City and the squad available for selection as a whole, the club limited media questions at today’s pre-match press conference on matters relating to individual players. #Rovers remains committed to open communication with all supporters and will provide updates on individual player situations at the appropriate time.

Finernan not even in the Newcastle under 21 squad

And we will get that all important striker signed at 23.01

Will be using my Rovers TV season ticket from behind the settee.

We haven't had a touch in the Bradford box yet apparently.

Under 21s losing at Brackley too. If it is any consolation, Boro are 2 down at home to Doncaster...

Just as well the stream hasn't started yet!

There is a potential criminal case about tax fraud lurking if they don't fight in the Civil Courts. What they have apparently been tripped up on- mischaracterising a domestic property purchase and a lavish party to get more favourable tax treatment is incredibly petty for such a wealthy family. I am certain their tax advisors in India would never have sanctioned this.

And every one of those events will have earned agents a nice fee. So it might not have been multiple ownership but more a case of absent careless owners and agent Pasha haymaking. If Lowe has the owners' ear then it would appear Pasha has tried to further increase his grip on the club by removing a mole as he would see him and has at least half-failed. This would suggest Pasha is not entirely trusted to run Rovers by whichever member(s) of the quartet still takes any notice of their Blackburn subsidiary.

The Venky's 200m++ losses haven't vanished into thin air. The money has gone from India into football pockets. If you simply look at the money trail you have billionaires in India who won't particularly notice those losses and an agent network around Blackburn firmly attached to the teat. Presumably that network has some leverage which means Venky's can't or won't walk away. The EFL has far more problematic clubs than Rovers to worry about so Rovers can be a handy conduit for whatever. The original plan was to effect agent ownership of PL players but that got scotched so agent interest in having Rovers in the elite was no longer so great. Now it is all hunky dory in the Championship for the network so long as we don't accidentally get promoted to the Premier League where the public spotlight is very different... Just a guess.

The odds reflect weight of money. Rhubard and custard supporters are obviously feeling full of cash at the moment.

It has happened - can't remember who when at the moment.

Need to open the Darwen Upper. Pasha- "Nobody knew Birmingham were Big Club" If Eustace wanted Travis, he would have bid by now.

BOURNEMOUTH have sold three defenders to Liverpool Real Madrid PSG this summer for a combined 150m!!!

Tyjon and Michalski will both start. Beyond that it will probably be a hodge podge of kids and whatever is the first team.

Talking of stables, I was told it was alleged that there were 143 "independent" agents in the Kentaro stable. All totally against the rules of the game if that rumour were true. And clubs had no idea they were in negotiations with the same people on both sides... Jerome of course took a fee from both the Trust and Venkys for the sale of Rovers but that was visible to both parties apparently.

Apparently the cut is so bad he is a doubt for next Saturday, never mind continuing at the Hawthorns. Big Question is what the WBA defender did to him in what should have been an innocuous challenge. Is Ismael counting Buckley and Pears when he is saying one more and replacements??? If Travis also goes that is four more signings to come and boy do we need better than the signings so far this window.

Bradford are a banana skin not dissimilar to Blackpool last year. We need a run to give fringe players a game.

The Baggies defender catches Ohashi in a reverse scissors

McLoughlin, that back post chance apart, pleasantly surprised me. Alebiosu looks promising Kargbo terrified the Baggies until he had to distribute the ball. Miller a promising cameo and what a throw in. Everything else, oh dear. The ref- abysmal

The ball doesn't reach Price if our player isn't held back.

Ref the difference. Alebiosu pinioned from behind so he couldn't clear the throw in for their goal then that stonewall penalty not given.

There is a Carabao game on Tuesday- guess Tyjon will start in that. Four players making their Rovers debut and the most experienced- McLoughlin - making me the most nervous.