RevidgeBlue

I bet it isnt!

There are 2 distinct phases to Blackburn Rovers future now. The first is the rest of this season where the aim has to be to scrape into 6th and then try and get through the knock out games. The second assuming we dont go up is likely to be a grim slog with a skeleton staff of players. We have to at least try for the miracle scenario of promotion in phase 1 no matter how unlikely it may seem. The many failings of manager and owners cant really fuck it up as long as we make a good appointment. Contractual issues dont come into consideration until later down the line and there's no transfer window to fuck up. Im assuming that with Eustace's departure the morale of the players will be absolutely on the floor so for me thw man to put an arm round them and get them believing they're the best players in the world and playing with a smile on their faces is Warnock on a short term deal until the end of the season with a massive bonus for promotion. If we dont go up then that's then the time for the up and coming young manager who hopefully can turn water into wine. He'll have to.

Because that worked so well in January! Lol.

I was thinking the same myself earlier. He has taken quite a principled stance. He made it crystal clear what was required a couple of months in advance of the window opening, two or three players of additional quality to help the group in particular a striker and left winger. He was obviously told money was available but that help was not forthcoming and predictably we fell away during January. When reinforcements did finally arrive it was a rag tag assortment of short term deals and loans which arrived at the eleventh hour. None of whom are properly match fit anyway. Thats even before you consider the contract situation. Good on him for sticking to his guns and not putting up with it.

Fair play. Good statement.

Could you imagine if talks with Derby broke down? What a disgrace of a statement. The Club agreed to the get out clause going in whether it was their idea or Eustace's. You cant then cry about it if someone decides to activate it. You then do whatever's necessary to persuade him to stay.

So in talks with "the Board" he was offered no new contract and no assurances over player contracts. In other words they offered him NOTHING whatsoever to stay. This must surely be a line in the sand moment for the fan base, WATR and the Fans Forum. No more.

Nixon's an absolute weasel. So far up the Club's arse all of a sudden it's unbelievable

Nothing on Sky Sports?

I still hope so overall. As long as we dont get beat by fucking Mowbray as well.

Devil's advocate mode: I want Eustace to stay, but is it a bit like the Joe Rothwell situation? Maybe they've cajoled him to stay until the end of the season but is it better having an unhappy manager on the touchline or a fired up Warnock/Allardyce for a few months?

Exactly that. As he never tires of telling people he claims he lost his personal fortune at the time of around £40m.

But it will no doubt be cited as a major factor if he does go. Jordan was right in so far as that particular excuse is complete bollux. Where's he's probably wrong is to wear his owner's hat and assume that Eustace will be demanding more than originally agreed from the owners because we happen to find ourselves in 6th. As opposed to the owners/Waghail reneging on previous promises made to him.

He did, bang on the money, and I've always dismissed him as someone who simply regurgitates internet rumours before now.

Im not in favour of the Forshaw signing at all but thought he played quite well tbf. Woodrow - good grief. Could easily have got himself sent off. Otherwise wouldnt have realised he was on the pitch. Kargbo - will have to reserve judgment, no point having a bit of pace if there's no end product. Dennis - might be something there but will probably be fully fit somewhere around the time he's ready to go back. If they werent Eustace's choices it's easy to see why he's pissed off.

I really like Simon Jordan and agree with him the vast majority of the time but think he's wide of the mark there.

I disagree they were signings of the right sort of quality.

That banner is very impressive. How about crowdfunding a production run so people could put these in the windows of their houses/shops/cars etc. ? Got to start somewhere. The real key might be embarrassing the owners back in India. Any feasible methods come to light yet?

Ok, thanks for that, I still cant see that they would be micromanaging every single decision from India but it seems fairly clear that in overall terms we're running an exceptionally tight financial ship. We seem to be operating transfers on a one in one out basis, players going out on loan before another comes in etc, 20 k p.w. striker only coming in on loan at the last minute on the basis we ship out 17/18k p.w. Sigurdsson etc etc. Any promises made regarding funding havent been met to date and its difficult to see that changing no matter what is said.

Id imagine they have an annual budget and that 95% of decisions which fall within the budget are made in house. It'll only be when unusual expenditure outside the budget for a transfer window is needed or when something out of the ordinary crops up like the manager threatning to leave that they get consulted Id wager.

Indeed we will. To answer one of your other questions I dont know if Ive been calling for it as long as you, but for the last few months Ive been saying that Eustace needed to be given an improved deal and it was more important than any signings we could make in the transfer window.

He used to rent a house on Beardwood. No idea if he still does.

Exactly so. We should be a magnet for all the best young talent in the NW. Lot easier to break into our side than City/Liverpool/ManUre etc

I wouldnt put it past Waggott to have another crack at doing that at some point. Then when thats been done, most of the senior players have walked out and Carter's been sold, what advantage is there in putting the Club up for sale as opposed to into administration other than not losing face back in India?

Nothing like that in real terms. When the last attempt to sell Brockhall was made I think the figures were it cost £3.2m to run but we got a grant of £1.9m towards the running of it. A bargain in relative terms you'd imagine most regimes would think.