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It is all pretty damned obvious. JDT and Swag relationship broke down. Became a he goes or I go stand off. Swag blocks JDT speaking out. McGuire got blocked in Venkys compound because there is no certainty the Judge will ok the next cash transfer following the Wharton sale. Ennis sale unblocked McGuire deal so JDT prevailed So Swag saved rather than sent the registration to screw it up. After last January's cock up, the CEO had to have his finger on a deal as big as this. JDT predictably melts down Swag "accepts" resignation saving compensation Swag tries to get players and fans on board criticising Ennis sale Swag accepts retirements of Cheston and Silvester Swag has Suhail on board and Venkys face a fait accompli of Swag last man standing Greg Broughton isolated and will probably be forced out on pretext of fall guy for McGuire Swag gets control over the football side again which is what he has run his mouth about previously. I have no inside This is speculation But I can read folk playing politics and setting up a palace coup.

The stunt- and that is what it was - with SW, senior players and fans is an absolute disgrace.

No way do you have a meeting with CEO and senior players without the Manager and the Manager not be leaving. Absolutely no way to run a football club. In that CCTV footage, the players looked like they were hostages. My opinion of Steve Waggott is unprintable.

I have read through the last dozen or so pages and am as confused as I expected to be.. My recollection is that there are rules about who can process the transfer filings to the EFL- either the company secretary or the CEO/Chairman. So Rovers' save/send story fingers either Silvester or Waggott as the ham fisted typist. Silvester has been a football company secretary since at least his appointment at Liverpool in 2005 so he is hardly unexperienced in these matters. I will repeat that Waggott as CEO carries ultimate operational responsibility and must go.

This is on Waggott. He should have gone over the double screw up last January for being in Birmingham. He definitely has to go now. The buck stops with the CEO whose job it is to make sure the systems work.

Well done to the u-21s but they progress on a freak result at West Bromwich. They are also back within striking distance of 16th in the league table also which brings qualifications for Cup competitions next season.

No matter what the cock up was, SWAG position is untenable. As CEO with O'Brien on his track record, he should personally have been physically present when the paperwork was being checked collated SCANNED and sent. I did that with mission critical paperwork in a business of similar size to Rovers and know of no similar CEO who wouldn't have done the same. This is 100% his personal responsibility.

I accepted the O'Brien nonsense as not being Pune but Waggott failure as CEO. If as seems likely Pune pulled the plug 9n McGuire, O'Brien has to be revisited. JDT comments were about Waggott and Sohail. Not Broughton. I am back wondering what Pune is really doing What were the betting odds on Rovers getting relegated this season back in the summer?

Midfield looks horribly weak

In terms of man management, PR and the JDT farce we are in the midst of as a result of the window its a catastrophe In terms of ripping the emotional ties between Rovers, the players and the community, Wharton's departure is horrific and far too soon. In terms of incomings as always remains to be seen but by the law of averages there has to be at least one gem and one dud. Ironically, we are back in the hands of officialdom. This time the Home Office processing McGuire. A delay might cover the time needed to get his fitness up from Florida vacation level. But from what I have heard of the McGuire analysis, he is far from the perfect striker but he meets the characteristics list of what he hadn't previously got in the squad absolutely perfectly. Genuinely excited by this one.

Certainly get the Waggott out chants going. There isn't a Waggott love in thread going somewhere on Facebook so should be able to get everyone on board with that. Does JDT have a chant- cannot remember hearing one on RoversTV? Asking him to give us a wave could have unfortunate connotations... Everybody will be hyper analysing his demeanour at final whistle.

We paid zero, paid six months of Championship wages, medical bills and slimming tablets, got a goal which contributed to being the odd goal in 7 and avoiding a Walsall upset, made a memorable trap and assist in a Championship game and got sold for 500,000. Strikes me as break even or slightly ahead for Rovers.

Sorry, for bollocks writing look at yourself. Where were you in 2011/12?

We stuffed this lot 4-0 away. That is quite a benchmark to live up to today.

Ok, how are the fans going to demonstrate support for JDT at the QPR game today?

Yes horrifically badly managed. Has to be Waggott's decision and is plain wrong. No, sorry but having mulled this over I am struggling to find a scenario in which JDT is not leaving.

Not good. Thanks Rovers for ruining Friday night after having had a very good day. Rovers have always been heart breakers throughout my life but the last 12 years has been one self inflicted shambles after another. Of course JDT will not be the easiest person to work with. Driven professionals never are. But he is a class act in what is sadly a classless club now.

Turning all SWAG for a moment, yesterday should keep us in the Championship without relegation worries. With Fleck, MacFazdean and Garrett likely to feature, the ice pack and stitches count in the opposition dressing rooms will go up quite a bit...

Isaac Hayden linking with Ilias Chair could be serious problems for us. We should be able to carry on where we left off at Loftus Road but as I have said before, should doesn't equal 3 points.

Core of a World XI sitting on the subs bench on merit!

Please start an underwhelmed and disappointed thread about each of the 5 signings in the January Window!

Adam leaves with great dignity. What an interview that is and I teared up never mind Adam's visible emotions. Worth pointing out that not only were the current ownership limited in their spending in previous years by FFP (we will never know if they would have spent more in seasons past) but Rovers have been crippled by FFP in the PL. Both Everton and Newcastle would have scrapped it out for Adam's signature had both of them not been at the limit or over of what they do in the market this January. So waiting for a big club could have been a wait in vain. I just hope the emotional wrangler we all got put through on Wednesday night produced a sell on clause because Palace are not the most obvious candidates to give Adam Champions League football..

I got banned for being far less disrespectful about our fans than this...

So we lost our future, gained two OAPs, got someone recognisable as a striker and unless we have another injury crisis with 10 players out, JDT can't use the lines "it is about the players we haven't got" or "we are a very young team" again. 5 loans and 2 six month deals mean GB and the 8 in the recruitment department will have a busy job between now and the end of the summer window. Going to be weird looking for clips of Sheffield United and Crystal Palace because despite my aversion to both those clubs, that is where my favourite Rovers are...