Danny Rohl has left Sheffield Wednesday by 'mutual consent'. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11703/13403379/danny-rohl-sheffield-wednesday-manager-leaves-championship-club-by-mutual-consent-amid-financial-issues

He could make his league debut at Accrington on Saturday.

Here is some background to the situation at Morecambe. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c860979gg64o Once again the EFL have failed with their due diligence to protect a club through their laughable Fit and Proper test. Who knows where Morecambe will now end up as it seems unlikely they will play in any league next season.

I saw him at Barrow last season as a wing back and he looked like he was kicking on. Then he got injured. Yesterday he played only in the first half but as a wing back. He was bombing on when the opportunities arose. Personally I think he will get another loan. He has outgrown the under 21's but isn't ready for the first team yet but I guess he needs an injury free run either way.

Quite simply Rovers under 21's were poor yesterday and I would struggle to name any player who stood out and should be training with the first team on that showing. We hit the post in the first half and missed an easy second half chance but those aside we were second best all over the pitch. Clearly those comments are tempered by the fact it was a friendly and the coaches will be relatively pleased that it was a good work out. Perhaps to emphasise that they brought on O'Grady-Macken at half time and played him at centre half when Max Davies was still on the bench. Davies did come on later and HOM went into his usual midfield position. Also we played three at the back in the first half and reverted to a back four in the second. The only player who didn't get any game time was Adam Khan.

Lost 3-0 - deservedly so I might add.

https://www.chorleyfc.com/blogs/news/our-second-2025-26-season-ticket-window-is-now-live-for-renewals-and-early-bird

Below is what Chorley are offering. In the 15 game package you can use more than one ticket per game so in theory it reads that you can use all 15 for one match. They simply issue all 15 tickets in one bundle so it's not too onerous to utilise. DUE to unprecedented demand, we are excited to announce a brand new Season Ticket type ahead of the new season, the SUPER 15. Many of you reached out to tell us you'd struggle to commit to all 23 league games with a standardised Season Ticket, so, we've listened to your feedback to come up with this brand new initiative. A SUPER 15 ticket will grant you 15 match tickets, to be able to pick which game you want to attend, for only £200. This is only £13.33 per game! If you wish to bring a friend, family member with you - no problem. The 15 tickets will be issued physically to each paying customer, meaning the flexibility lies with you to pick and choose as you wish.

The ticket website they use said the kick off is 13.00 when I went to book tickets last night. I emailed Curzon Ashton and the have confirmed it's definitely 15.00 kick off.

I saw that Chorley were concerned about low season ticket sales and canvassed supporters who were on their ticketing database. This is why they said they listened. I doubt very much that Rovers have even considered other initiatives ie discounted family tickets. The driver should be around 14000 empty seats.

https://www.chorleyfc.com/blogs/news/super-15-season-tickets-launched Imaginative initiative from non league Chorley. They have lots of standing room which undoubtedly helps but with us supposedly allocating safe standing areas it could work. The key sentence for me is 'You asked and we listened'.

The theory is fine but being confronted by that monstrosity was daunting. 😂

Not as bad as this one in Swindon though Tyrone? 😂 I used it a couple of times and really was confused.

Maybe he should have a word with our owners then.

Excluding the under 18's we have six goalkeepers for the first team and under 21's. For a club with no money that is over indulgent in my view.

Interesting to see Barrett with the under 21's yet we have four goalkeepers out in Spain including two younger than him in Michalski and Goddard. It made no sense in June when he got a two year deal (with another years option) and makes even less sense now.

I hope all goes well for you.

Rovers have announced the ticket prices for the Carabao Cup match against Bradford on Tuesday 12th August. Prices are very good but the announcement gives one price for both non season ticket and season ticket holders. Bizarrely the Everton friendly had a £2 uplift for non season ticket holders. Another strange decision. https://rovers.co.uk/news/2025/july/22/ticket-news--rovers-v-bradford-city/

Man City have put a £35m price on James McAtee.

This being a professional footballer lark isn't such a bad life.

I am currently reading Duncan Ferguson's autobiography and got to the chapter where he is on the verge of leaving Dundee United and mentions the clubs who were looking to buy him. He mentions a bid from Rovers with Dalglish at the helm but interestingly writes that Dundee were looking to build a new stand. Ferguson says that Jack Walker got wind of this offered to pay for the new stand to be built in lieu of a transfer fee. No coincidence then that Jack could have supplied the steel work himself and get Ferguson even cheaper. In fairness Ferguson does allude to this himself. He was such a shrewd operator and never missed an opportunity. We were blessed that he was one of us.

We appointed a bloke from Brighton after Ian Silvester went. He was working from home but it has been said he is now based at Brockhall. Is it not a Company Secretary that needs to be registered at Companies House?

Perhaps so but how it wasn't stipulated that he moved before then is bewildering. On match days and the lead up to them the club secretary is one of the most important people at any club.

At a Q&A in October last year Eustace said he had never even spoken to them let alone met them