jim mk2

"Well done Mr Waggott for securing £25 million. How much would you like as a bonus?" "One million will do nicely thank you madam"

The owners must be loving this - developing young players and selling them on for a good fee is their business model to perfection and vindication for carrying on in the same way

I'd love to know how we're going to be involved in the promotion race Wharton won't save us from relegation but in the event of a sale not buying at least 2 replacements will possibly do so

And there is the risk If Wharton is sold for £18 million there is NO guarantee that ANY of the money will be spent on new players but will be used to reduce debt and / or everyday running costs.

Would Tomasson or Broughton have any say in whether a sale goes ahead or get any of the money to spend?

Bazball facing its toughest test in India and the traditional England batting weakness against spin and India racing to 119-1 in reply doesn’t augur well. England potentially bowling last on this pitch is good but will India let them by building a huge total and bowling England out again?

There could be something in the Palace-Wharton story. South London Press is a well established local newspaper with a good reputation. Many national journalists have moved to Fleet Street from there. Still think it's wrong move for him and far too early. He must be disillusioned at what's happened at Ewood this season. "Love" of a club only goes so far

Wharton is only just up to Championship speed and isn't ready for the Premier League yet. And he can do better than Palace, if he's prepared to wait.

To me, it says fans have given up and don't care any more. Reading fans showed they cared when they sat down on the pitch and halted the recent match against Port Vale. The publicity has given their campaign to remove their owners a huge boost It might get us a points deduction but we look like we could be going down anyway. At least football might understand our plight

Why indeed. Americans love history and we are a historic club that goes back to the very birth of English football and the professional game. I'm not saying there'd be a queue to buy Rovers if / when Venky's depart but we have a good story to tell and would be an attractive target for someone.

It's in the public domain that Ipswich are interested so it's fair enough to discuss it. You have to say Gallagher might have been a much better player with Warnock barking at him every day of the week

Maggott penny pinching on club kit so his £300,000 plus salary plus bonuses is secure and safe. Of course he would

Unless he quits (gives it up as a bad job with a trademark blast at his “superiors” on the way out) or another club comes in for him. At the moment though the Tomasson brand is badly damaged because of our terrible results so thats less likely to happen. Overall though I reckon we’re stuck with him

Not one post in this thread after apparently one of the worst performances at Ewood in years. We are rock bottom of the table on points gained since December too. Is no one concerned?

It was tongue in cheek and we had some poor periods under him But this present team is the far worse than any of his sides IMO and the manager doesn’t seem to know what to do. It’s going to be really touch and go whether we stay up

There’s always an excuse for Tomasson. You’re one of the culprits

Who’d have Tony Mowbray back? Birmingham away next month. Should be interesting

Tomasson has given up IMO and is going through the motions until the season ends and he can go. I’m surprised he’s still here to be honest.

Injuries blah blah blah the owners blah blah blah lack of money blah blah blah poor recruitment blah blah blah why does Tomasson keep getting a free ride?

Blow your whistle ref let’s take the point and be thankful

Schoolboy player in a man’s league

I’m not watching today but I don’t need to to know that

Rovers fans should be excited .. it’s the 4th round of the FA Cup. A great chance to reach the 32 and possibly go farther. It’s a relief from the worry of a possible relegation battle. It’s football, and we want to win. Why wouldn’t any fan be excited?

Nice work if you can get it. I bet he dines out on that back home

People took more pride back then. There were always those who made a mess of the environment but not as many as now. The main difference is the litter is rarely cleaned up -the same litter has been hanging around our local roads for years. Council cutbacks partly to blame but what is the Highways Agency - which is paid more than £150m a year to keep the roadsides clean - doing?