Checklist done

A game live on sky...tick

A bumper crowd...tick

A game Rovers must win...tick

Piss poor performance...tick

Defeat...tick

Anyone else not surprised

Rovers are now -13 goal difference and -18 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

No coincidence that since the academy is not forced to play JDT ball reults for both the U18s and U21s have improved 

Rovers are now -15 goal difference and -20 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Rovers are now -14 goal difference and -18 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Corrected some errors

Rovers are now -8 goal difference and -13 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Rovers are now -10 goal difference and -13 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

5 hours ago, JHRover said:

https://www.thebaggies.news/news/seven-figure-debt-laid-bare-as-west-brom-warned-of-extreme-financial-problems/

 

My mistake about the payment next season but they have still had the best part of 100 million in parachute payments for the this season and the last

6 hours ago, KentExile said:

West Brom don't get any parachute payments next season.

If a club is relegated from the Prem after only 1 season, they only get 2 years of parachute payments

A club gets 3 years payments if they were in the Prem for at least 2 years

This article goes into more detail for anyone interested https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bristol-city-parachute-payments-efl-8301767

What the above means is that...

* Assuming Leicester, Southampton and Leeds get promoted this season (which is not beyond the realms of possibility), then the only clubs who will be in receipt of parachute payments next season will be whoever gets relegated from the Prem this season.

* If any/all of Leicester, Southampton and Leeds are not promoted this season, they will still have another 2 years of parachute payments left (unless they are promoted back to the Prem in less than that amount of time),

* If any/all of Dingles, Sheff Utd, Luton are relegated this season, they will only get 2 years parachute payments (unless they are promoted back to the Prem in less than that amount of time), all other clubs would get 3 years (again, this is unless they are promoted back to the Prem in less than that amount of time),

Yes my mistake W.B.A received their second PP at end of last season so will not qualify for anymore at the end of this season. 

Watford and Norwich  will still be in receipt of their second payment at the end of this season

Dingles received no parachute payment

On 15/02/2024 at 22:59, JHRover said:

Bad news at West Brom. Their loathed Chinese owner has just agreed to sell them to an American group.

Bad news because there goes another Championship club to a change of ownership despite the usual negative fans on social media claiming there's no alternative to the current lot and nobody in the world buys loss making debt ridden Championship clubs. Strange isn't it.

W.B.A hardly debt ridden received 50M parachute payment at end of last season, with a final 20M due this year if they fail to win promotion

Rovers are now -12 goal difference and -14 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Rovers are now -13 goal difference and -15 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Stopped the rot at least

Rovers are now -16 goal difference and -18 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Two quick goals 3-1

Sorry but at 15M i'd expect every club in the Prem pus the three money clubs in the championship to be after Adam. 

He should stay where he is unless he gets a club where his football will blossom . That's not going to happen at Palace.

The club will have a price they can't turn down but it sure as hell better not be as low as 15M

Rovers are now -14 goal difference and -15 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

Rovers are now -13 goal difference and -13 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

5 hours ago, rigger said:

What the fuck do they do at training ?

They defend against our attackers

Downward spiral continues

Rovers are now -10 goal difference and -11 points from corresponding fixtures last season.

1 minute ago, BankEnd Rover said:

I’m 100% happy in what I see in Telalovic. When he scores i think he’ll crack on annd get a few. He’s streets ahead of all our current strikers in my opinion…

One of the few to win a defensive header too

The style we play is defensively rotten throughout the club

1st team average goals conceded per game 1.8

but don't go looking to the academy for help

U21s average goals conceded per game 4

U18s average goals conceded per game 2,77

John Becks Cambridge would hammer us

Rovers are now -7 goal difference and -9 point from corresponding fixtures last season.

Rovers are now -5 goal difference and -6 point from corresponding fixtures last season.

A new low

The table has started to have a financially predictable look.

Teams who received money at the end of last season.

1 Leicester 132million 18th prize money

2 Ipswich 0

3 Leeds 130 million 19th prize money

4 Soton 128 million 20th prize money

5 West Brom 45 million (approx) parachute 2/3

6 Hull 0

7 Watford 50 million (approx) parachute 1/2

8 Norwich 50 million (approx) parachute 1/2

9th to 24 all received 0

So well done to Ipswich and Hull for breaking into that lot

Rovers are now -2 goal difference and -4 point from corresponding fixtures last season.