What a dreadful summer window so far, although it is mostly going as expected I would have thought we could at least have managed to retain a 35yr old Batth. Does anyone know what happened to Pasha in the end? Its clear that the meagre budget and ambition comes from him it needs as much pressure as possible to oust him.

We don't have a pot to piss in. Free transfers and loans is all I expect. I also don't believe we paid any more than a few 100k for the two lads we have signed spread over 3-4 years to make it affordable. What worries me most is we aren't being linked with any frees or loans as at least these could be achievable. Players worth £4m is laughable to be linked with.

O’Riordan has been a bizarre signing, I don’t think I have ever seen him play a game for us and we spent decent money (for us) on him.

We don’t have a pot to piss in and as the season is still weeks away likely don’t want anyone in till the first game to save paying wages like last year. Frees and loans is the best we can hope for

looks like the budget has been spent so waiting for loans now.

Dolan had a brilliant last few months in a rovers shirt and was probably our best player. Whether that is him improving and becoming more effective or just a blip is a matter of debate. The Dolan of prior seasons I would have been less upset to see leave. He is a an honest and hard working lad though so would like to think it’s improvement rather than him just working a bit harder for a big move. Definitely be missed next season.

Not heard of any interest yet in him or JRC who I expected to be leaving, probably end up being loaned out again.

At least they have finally sent some money, we must have been close to not paying wages to get them to finally act.

Don’t mind Forshaw sticking around but a bizarre out then in scenario. For me it shows we are getting desperate with a lack of bodies for pre-season and a sure sign we are failing to land any of our targets.

Ismael is going to be really pleased when they all report back to pre-season with 1 new player and 10+ gone.

It's not often I agree with the club on anything but 1 year deals for players of Baath and Weimann's age is something I have no issue with.

They can be in talks all they like but when they come to the bit that involves paying the club with actual money its going to be a problem.

Hoped we might have at least lined up some freebies like PNE but even that looks a no go. grim

Unless its a free or loan I can't see us signing anyone given our financial woes.

They would have already given it Gestede if there wasn’t so much unrest already at the club. Will just drag it out and quietly appoint him in a few months I expect

I said it a few weeks ago but I will be amazed if we spend any money on player signings until either the court case is resolved or we sell some players. Even if we sell some players I could see it being needed to run the operational side rather than purchases. I am expecting nothing but loans and free transfers.

So do we now have 2 rovers related cases running in the courts? Or did we just cross someone’s palm with silver to get the other one heard quickly?

Glad he's gone, did nothing but lie and weasel his way around the club for years whilst dumbing down all level of expectations at the club. He has overseen a period of systematic cost cutting/asset stripping of all things Blackburn Rovers. Pasha next please.

For those fans joining me in the Riverside for the first time from other sections of the ground please have very low expectations of both amenities and atmosphere 🙂 If you like a pint at half time you have no chance of being served without missing half the first half. They man the kiosks with a single 15 year old who seems to change every week and has no idea how to pour beer or take payment. If you need a number 2 don't even bother the toilets are freezing with floors and paint peeling off the floor and walls. Also the hand dryers are from 1960 so hope you like wet hands in the middle of winter. If you have sat too near the front and it's windy you will be soaked, also mind the peeling paint all on the steps as it's super slippy. Also if you want to exit via the Darwen end they seem to now regularly close it so you have to walk all the way around the ground. Welcome to the shitshow!

Sure its just a coincidence that they are suddenly getting prompt hearings after 2 years in which the Wharton/Raya/Kaminksi/Szmodic cash kept us going but has now run out....

We have no money to buy anyone with so unless its some freebies or loans I wouldn't expect anything until the court case in August.

Personally not bothered about women's football but says a lot about the dire financial situation the club currently is in.

If they managed to rush this to the front of the queue when it was arranged for August maybe things are even worse than we thought behind the scenes. The noise around the women's team finances, back office staff redundancies and then the larger than expected released list further strengthens the view.

feeling the pressure to renew before tomorrows deadline after some friends and family did theirs. Got the fear of missing out on a regular social with them. Why cant we just be a normal club like everyone else this shouldn't be a hard decision for a fan.

Unless something changes I would be amazed if a single penny is spent on players before the next court case is heard. The transfer fee income is all gone and it's clear Venkys don't want to send any money over using the 'bond' method which is yet to be used. The only other option would be another dodgy bridging loan from some 'local businessman' against the training ground again.