2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Doesnt matter what he says. Can have all the grand plans he wants, the real issue ie the owners will keep it all as they have no interest in improving the club and that is the issue.

So in your eyes Broughton/Waggott/anyone else working at the Club gets a free pass and can perform as badly as they want?

Did he actually say "I don't know what we get now?".

"Keep pushing on?" If he thinks we've been pushing on the last few years I wouldn't like to see us when we haven't been.

Oh I forgot - we leased a new bus.

1 minute ago, superniko said:

Is there anyone else other than Exiled who still think we’ve actually stabilised since the change in manager?

Almost identical points return and some horrendous football. At least the players have it cushty. Might get back to donuts and head tennis from the Coyle days. 

Pathetic from top to bottom and I’m sick of it. 

We're more competitive within games imo. That said there's no real advantage to be gained by losing 1-0 as opposed to 3-0 so I accept the criticism of his record thus far.

He needs a couple of wins - badly.

2 minutes ago, Blue blood said:

That's a good question but given Waggot is pond scum and clearly wanted someone who is a yes man, its unsurprising that it makes people hostile. 

Mind you the no wins in however many now can't be helping his cause either. 

Can't argue with either of those points really. That said, JDT wasn't doing any better either towards the end, in fact I thought we were far less competitive within games and he had Adam Wharton at his disposal as well.

Think it's a bit harsh myself. He's only been here ten games or so and prior to that  we were hurtling towards relegation under JDT anyway.

If  Broughton had said Eustace was his pick not Waggott's, would there be the same level of hostility towards him?

1 minute ago, G Somerset Rover said:

We won’t win another game this season. I genuinely cannot see it happening.

It is getting quite difficult to see where the next win is coming from.

Just now, Gav said:

It’s quite simple really, if you get rid of players like:

Rothwell

Lenihan

Dack

Philips

Diaz

Wharton

Kaminsky

If you tell lies to the manager and he leaves too, you end up in relegation trouble.

Nobody should be surprised.

VENKYS OUT, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

Add Nyambe and Brereton with Dolan no doubt soon to be the next one to walk out for nothing.

Caught the second half. Dolan by far the pick of our players. Szmodics looked well below his best, completely missed his kick in front of goal on one occasion and when he closed the keeper down he just needed to quickly prod the ball in with his left foot instead of turning round 360○ to get the ball on his favoured foot.

Hedges - Christ, it always baffles me that years ago someone decided he was worthy of a professional football contract. We must be cursed with two of the worst players ever to wear the shirt in him and Gallagher. Brittain ran him fairly close with some of his antics - looks a really poor player with an even worse attitude.

Overall we have a bit of a stench of relegation about us, they're trying and playing for the Coach but if SS doesn't score, no-one else is looking likely to.

Just now, superniko said:

Good results for us. QPR late goal means we know its Brum to cheer against now 

Win today and we’re safe, but would be content with 1 point

Wouldn't say we're safe with a win today, although it would be a massive step towards safety. 2 wins maybe.

Good set of results today though, I thought Venus being put on gardening leave and Rowett coming in would spark Birmingham into life

35 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Gallagher , what a sick note. He must get injured pulling his shorts on.

Agreed - but on a positive note we'll be better off without him.

17 hours ago, tomphil said:

He talks about the Wharton money as if it is coming into the club in one lump and will be separate from everything else so can be divided into 4 different areas ?

To me he was actually saying it could be used One or two of 4 different ways i can't think he's that naive that he really thinks there is going to be a giant pot to be divided up. I think we all know that from previous sales and now the financial issues the Wharton instalments will be used soley for running costs barring maybe a million for a couple of Pickering style signings.

Then we'll be told it's re-invested in youth to develop.

Gregg knows this and imo is just covering himself so when that happens he can say well i made my recommendations to the board public and they chose to go a different way.

Shrug of shoulders.

Great point. Bullshit Broughton completely debunked in 2 seconds flat.

Pity none of the interviewers weren't on the ball and /or ballsy enough to ask

"So Gregg, as the Wharton money will be coming in in £6m installments AND you want to divide it 4 ways AND you say you want to keep some back, how far do you really think you will get spending £750k on the team?"

Would pay for another Wahlstedt I guess.

1 hour ago, OJRovers said:

Made me laugh when GB said we'd played particularly well when we went to 4 at the back v Boro, which was of course a forced change from the usual 5. I don't think he is a JE fan.

I would imagine the feeling is mutual.

7 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

He has a UEFA Pro License (the highest level of coaching qualification available) and a Technical Director qualification.

But unfortunately wouldn't know a decent player if he tripped over one.

8 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

"While I search for gainful employment elsewhere, away from this circus".

Yeah right.

We'll see.

13 minutes ago, Hasta said:

I read it as Waggot told J*B himself that it was his transfer. Not Broughton who told him.

But it is ambiguous. Can you clarify @J*B

You may be right. Broughton obviously didn't veto it though either way.

3 minutes ago, Hasta said:

There's now becoming two sides to Greg.

Do I believe Greg is actually pushing to try and get to use the Wharton and Raya money on new players. Yes. Do I believe he believes heads should roll for the Transfer Window cock ups. Yes.

Is he really though?

He talks a great game but I predict

1) The Wharton and Raya money will disappear on running costs.

2) No-one of any consequence will be sacked.

3) He'll still be here regardless happily drawing his salary and telling us he's filed his reports as to what he thinks SHOULD happen on various issues without actually telling us what those recommendations are or what his own views are, and without giving a **** whether his recommendations are implemented or not.

That's if you even believe he does submit recommendations. Every time he opens his mouth I just assume he is lying and the opposite is the case.

19 minutes ago, J*B said:

Fleck was a Waggott transfer - he told me that himself. He knew him from previous clubs, rung Sheff Utd and said would they release him on a free as he wasn't getting a game, they agreed and we took over his 6 month contract. Thats 20K / week until the end of the season we won't see anything out of. 

In the words of Mandy Rice Davies "He would say that wouldn't he!."

Good at blaming one another aren't they - Waggott trying to make out Szmodics wasn't a Broughton choice and Broughton trying to dump the responsibility for Fleck onto Waggott - even though he is DOF.

14 minutes ago, J*B said:

I think the absolute polar opposite. He's one of the few down there with any credibility IMO and has been dealt an impossible job by the incompetence of the people above him and our ownerships legal issues. 

We need a young and ambitious CEO who's willing to tear the script up and do things differently, because what we're doing now does not work. Not enough fans in the stadium, not enough excitement about the team, not enough ambition full stop and constant short term thinking. 

We'll have to agree to disagree.

Credibility? Say what you like about the owners/Waggott etc (and rightly so) but these high profile transfer cock ups have only happened since he's been at the Club.

That's in addition to signing crocks like Ennis and Fleck and other duds like Hirst, Telalovic, Wahlstedt etc. Someone posted  a while back that in their view Waggott wasn't fit to sweep the car park and I'd put Broughton firmly in the same bracket.

You're absolutely spot on about the CEO though. I've long said that he is an extremely dangerous man to have around the Club. He is obviously determined to cling onto his £300k p.a. for as long as possible and I just worry there'll be nothing left to salvage by the time he is eventually wheeled out of Ewood in a wooden box.

2 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

I think it roughly translates as "this club is a fucking shitshow. I've done my job and submitted my recommendations, but they've already sabotaged three of my transfers and slashed the wage budget by 20% in a single summer, so I'm not getting my hopes up".

"But I'm still happy to stay and pick up my excessive wage anyway".

1 hour ago, OJRovers said:

I've some sympathy with GB because he is powerless, and at least fronts up for interviews. 

To the extent he fronts up and "accepts responsibility", he only does it because he knows there'll be no repercussions.

They're all taking the piss. 

Imo the more you hear from Broughton the more obvious it becomes he's only in it for the ride.

No guarantees given whatsoever regarding transfers going forward but "I've submitted my report". (Roughly translates as "I couldnt care less what happens after that - as long as I continue to get paid Im all right Jack")

And who in their right mind would retain some of their transfer budget? If you have a budget (subject to FFP) then you spend it all in the hope of doing as well as you possibly can NOW.  If things dont then work out you'd have to work on your wits and wheel and deal and tweak things about until they do work.

Hopefully Eustace won't want this guy hanging around for long - then at least it would be one less to worry about.

10 hours ago, Andy said:

Which one is it?

The bullshitting bastard can't even get his story straight.

22 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

I love how you have such strong feelings of disgust towards so many people at the club yet have nothing to say about the owners.

I've had plenty to say about them since the financial landscape changed. You along with my old mate roversfan99 just choose to disregard it.

Well, the likes of Waggott and Broughton (and Mowbray before them) are or were only interested in feathering their own nests and doing the bare minimum to keep the gravy train rolling on as long as possible.

Why do the owners let them get away with it? Probably because they can afford it and don't care enough and can't be arsed to put more effort in to try and change things and make us successful.

Only Southgate could make such a talented bunch of players look so insipid.

Coming the day after he didn't have the cajones to say the right thing about the new England shirt and toed the FA/Nike party line instead.

Another opportunity will go to waste again this summer. As one or two others have said we'll win nowt with him in charge. Criminal he wasn't potted after the World Cup but then he always says the right thing as far as his employers are concerned so unfortunately the job is probably his as long as he wants it.