A kiss on the lips to the continental types, particularly in that neck of the woods, is like a handshake to us in blighty. Without knowing anything about the context I’ll wager there’s previous beef between these two which she’s using to full advantage 

5 hours ago, rigger said:

Tell your friend to get the ticket and sell it to me.

I would have happily helped but I think he’s going to try and get one for his old man. A season ticket holder who pays waggott tax and went to about 15 away games last season plus all the cup games but had the temerity to book a holiday for Rotherham away so doesn’t qualify for swags 2023/2024 loyalty.

A friend of mine got a season ticket for the first time since Kean because of his little lad getting to an age where he wants to go more. He also paid £20 waggott tax for reasons he can’t understand or explain, although he hopes to make it back with the club shop discount around Xmas (if there’s any stock left). He also randomly went to Rotherham which was his first away game for 2 years when we went to millwall which I think was the first away game after covid restrictions lifted.

He has absolutely zero interest in going to Harrogate but he found it ironic he’d technically qualify for a ticket under the loyalty restrictions because he’s been to 3 games this season when he’s been to about 10 total home and away since covid ended.

No system is perfect and he’ll be a niche example but I think they’ve got this one wrong when he’s eligible for a ticket and he’s the first to admit it. 

Not that I’d ever be in the running as a non season ticket holder who wouldn’t pay waggott tax for all the tea in China. But I think this early in a season a fairer system would be to reward last seasons loyalty. Ie a season ticket (I assume the die hards also pay waggott tax) with say 10 away games or whatever equates to about 450 folk.

Jesus fucking wept. When you go down to 10 so early expect to lose even at home to a side as ordinary as hull. But when you take the lead on 75 mins you don’t expect to lose. 

Ellie’s gonna get ya. Ellie’s gonna get ya. 

I’m really warming to jdt. An employee of rovers who is ambitious, keeps the fans in the loop and is holding his bosses accountable.

I liked his press conference yesterday. He said I’m “really happy the ceo promised 4 new players.” Keep the pressure on the club. The best bit is swag never said that, he said we’ll try to get 3-4 more players before the window closes. A wishy washy nothing statement that would invariably end with oh well we tried our best but jdt has now turned into a firm promise.

And then when the interviewer said something along the lines of what we’re all thinking - do you actually think it will happen. He said well he promised it. 👊🏻. Then almost the best bit taking the piss out of his bus by saying I’ll drive the bus to pick the new players up myself. 🤣🤣🤣

I can just picture Gregg the egg out for dinner yesterday evening with his mrs and swag in a flap leaving him a million voicemails. 

“Gregg, swag here. I said to the fans we’d try and sign 4 players to keep them off my back now the manager is holding me to it.” 

“Gregg, swag again. What are we going to do. I had no intention of signing more. Bloody jdt and his ambition.”

“Gregg, swag. I’m not sure if you got my messages. Ring me asap.”

“Gregg. Heeeeeelp me.”

Leicestershire 411 in 50 overs. Another flat dull road of a pitch at old Trafford then. 

8 hours ago, roverandout said:

Mowbray at it again.  Playing down expectations to keep his job

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12376601/amp/Tony-Mowbray-admits-accept-Sunderlands-new-model-signing-players-future-insists-hes-aligned-owners-ambitions-club.html

Jam tomorrow. Dack must be one for the future 

47 minutes ago, JHRover said:

One thing I think is abundantly clear and has been reinforced by his interview is that the owners have no expectations or targets when it comes to winning football matches. It is clear that by extension Waggott does not have any expectations or targets when it comes to winning football matches. His focus appears to be on the hand-to-mouth existence these owners have reduced us to and patting himself on the back when he manages to pay the bills on time, together with individual player development. I now suspect he's on some sort of bonus for raising funds in doing so reducing owner input. That won't do because it runs contrary to us achieving the best we can and building as strong a squad as possible.

He is a tin pot operator, essentially a box ticker who is in place to try and make ends meet with whatever cash the owners decide they are putting in each year. I'm embarrassed that he's the most senior staff member and representative of Blackburn Rovers.

It’s so strange for a manager to have more ambition than the ceo and owners. Almost unheard of. Usually managers get fired when the owners have unrealistic ambitions. Most managers would be happy to work for people that don’t give a toss one way or another. 

Can see why moggadon was such a good fit for them. A club with no ambition meets a manager with no ambition who was able to sweet talking the masses into joining the collective malaise. 

4 minutes ago, JHRover said:

He mumbled something about getting money out of India. Don't think he said anything beyond the speculation already in the public domain.

What new facilities did he specify at the academy?

The stitched pitch still a long way short of the full pitch replacement he told us we were getting 2.5 years ago.

He waffled on for 20 minutes but he didn’t say anything of note or anything I didn’t already know. Most of it I took for granted that was bloody obviously happening such as doing basic maintenance (not nearly enough), paying wages/bills/tax.

I tell a lie I didn’t know they had a new bus which frankly is about as interesting or relevant as whether he’s now going with the Windsor knot rather than his favoured half Windsor. 

26 minutes ago, JHRover said:

It is amazing how he manages to make out as though the basics of operating as a professional football club - paying tax, paying wages, paying bills, relaying the pitch, getting ready to host games - is some sort of special achievement on his and his staff's part. It kind of sums up his mentality that on the eve of the new season one of the first things he talks about is how well we've done to pay our bills and tax

😂. So true. He wants to be lauded for doing the absolute bare minimum. The worrying thing is some will just lap it all up. 

Glutton for punishment. I listened to that smoggy toad rabbit on for 20 mins again. He kept referring to jdt as an ambitious young coach, if the progression of the club can match the ambition of the manager, etc. It confirms what I’ve always believed. The club and its officials have zero ambition but they’ve employed someone who has and it’s suddenly startling to them almost as if jdt needs reigning in.

He’s a conman. Only swag could spin failing to order enough stock again into selling out kits. It’d be like a butty van ordering 10 barms then proudly announcing they’ve sold out of butties.

Haven’t got a striker. Losing players left right and centre. Never fear swag is here we’ve got a state of the art team bus. He’s also a believer in “great grass”. At least that answers many questions but frankly he needs to smoke a lot less of it.

1 hour ago, den said:

Yes, I know about them not refunding ticket money. It’s despicable of Yorkshire to go down that route. 
They put it on their match ticket that play isn’t guaranteed and doing that cleared them to keep every penny of admission money without providing anything in return. The ECB should be looking at that. 

I have never and will never read the small print on something so trivial as a £20 ticket to a game of cricket. Even if it said in big bold letters no refunds in the event of no play I’d still buy the ticket to support Lancs. But I think there’s unwritten codes of conduct such as refunding tickets if the event is cancelled. But hey ho Yorkshire will always be Yorkshire.

What bugs me is I’ve heard from a fairly reliable source that once the Scarborough ground staff realised the cock up as early as 9am they knew there was close to zero chance that they’d be able to get a game on. Yet yccc/Scarborough cc decided to open the doors as normal to get the punters in the ground spending for 3-4 hours. Again it’s the Yorkshire way. 

17 hours ago, den said:

Match abandoned after water got under covers

you there Matt?

Yeah went to the far east. Sounds like a bit of a shambles to be honest with the groundsmen not putting down the covers properly.

In true Yorkshire fashion no refunds for game. Not surprised it is yorkshite after all. Lancs have decided to take the moral high ground (which I like) by offering free entry to a game at ot to both sets of fans. All well and good but it’s free for members anyway and no self respecting Yorkshireman will watch Lancs.

The Yorkshire weather has fucked Lancs over twice in 3 days. It’s bad enough our own weather doing it

No cricket but as least someone getting some drying done. 🤷‍♂️

These 2 young lads for Lancs hurst and aspinwall look like they have a few shots in their locker. Aspinwall put one on to the cemetery over the bowlers head.

I believe Hurst has the gloves too ahead of lavelle who is decent behind the stumps. So he must be useful there 

14 minutes ago, den said:

Inspection at 12 Matt

This is what I just don’t understand cricket. By 12 both sets of players and same again nos of support staff will have been charging around the outfield fucking about for 2 hours. If it’s good enough to play footy it’s good enough to play cricket. There’s no groundmen doing anything either, not even dragging the customary rope round the outfield, so not sure what the umpires are expecting to happen by 12 that’s going to be remotely different 

5 minutes ago, Gav said:

Look the other way Matt

👋. No idea what’s going on. It’s 11 there’s been folk playing on the outfield since I arrived about 10:15. No signs of starting. GET ON WITH IT.

Nothing like a “home” game in Yorkshire. 🙄. The old lamps aren’t what they were but might have put their own flag upside down which would amuse me. 

Coming out with the excuses already….

https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/the-ashes-2023-ashes-umpires-criticised-for-new-ball-decision-after-australias-top-order-collapse/283286d5-cb83-4800-9ae5-f31aed455c9c
 

That drop is one of the dopiest things I’ve ever seen. 

19 minutes ago, Gav said:

You've nailed your colours to the mast during this series matt, you want traditional cricket played in the traditional way and nothing wrong with that.

Having been a cricket fan for more years than I care to mention, I'd much rather watch us play wining cricket, as we have been doing more recently, than getting hammered in West Indies by 10wkts trying the same old traditional approach.

I must admit after that windies series something definitely had to change and I did always wanted England to play more aggressively than they were. I hated the end of the root era just attempting to block out neither trying to score nor technically sufficient to defend. The bowling side were on a win to nothing they could try whatever they wanted without our batsmen trying to score then they eventually succumbed to one.

For me (not all) there is a happy medium than where we’re currently at. I just watch some of the techniques and mentality of these players and I think we’re a house built on sand. This side will live and die by the sword there’s no doubt about that.

Also another thing that’s bugging me in some sections of the media is they’re rewriting history. It’s either bazball or go at 1 an over and lose. There’s a world of middle ground but it’s reported almost as get on board or watch 50 off 500 overs.