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Agree he still has to prove himself, he had a horrific start then a good set of results. It will be interesting to see how these first 5-10 games go. I imagine he will be gone by Xmas either by rage quitting over lack of investment or due to results being so poor they have to sack him (which is probably due to the former).

Totally agree about the two centre mids. One of them has to get forwards and run behind otherwise it’s just so easy to play against. Travis and Tronstad were the two biggest disappointments for me yesterday.

As expected we look pretty solid but have zero attacking threat. Did we even draw a save from their keeper all game? Get used to 0-0, 1-0 or 0-1 as this is going to be story of our season.

Got no clue about any of the new lads but we will miss all the championship experience we have let go. Going for a 1-1, think we will be very low scoring this season but fairly solid at the back.

Something stinks with our wage bill. We have spent the last few years trimming the squad of players and anyone on a high wage. It makes no sense for this not to have come down by millions.

Another option is to get someone like Elliot Jackson from the LET to attend them who probably already has all the necessary equipment and motivation to get some prompt coverage of what happened out.

Waggot was akin to a used car salesmen and can imagine he did a good job of keeping it all from bubbling over. I have said it repeatedly but if these meetings were recorded or broadcast it takes all this controversy away.

The meetings need audio/video recording and publishing in real time or soon after the event.

Ha ha ha, this whole thing is just a complete circus. How can anything to do with the Venkys ownership be considered fit and proper?

All the fuss goes away about the minutes if those that attend just talk about what was said immediately after the meeting is held on here. It's a simple thing to do and stops all the frustration and conspiracy. Please make it happen.

It's really hard to predict how the team will perform this year as I have never heard of any of the replacements we have brought in. You can only assume they will be worse than the experienced pros that have left.

When is the next fans forum and are there any objections to those of us not in the circle of silence attending givens Glens comments above?

Exactly, Gested was in charge of contracts 1 year ago and still is now. Total bollocks being spoken by Ismael unless he now has the power to do the deals himself.

The time is right the day after the meeting rather than a month down the line…

It just beggars belief we would even contemplate selling Gueye a week before the season starts. If he goes it’s got nothing to do with improving the team and is simply more money into the black hole. We have already removed our 2nd and 3rd top scorers from last season without replacement. We know nobody else in the squad will contribute much as they have been here long enough. Is Hedges going to bag 10 goals and 10 assists? Travis? Tronstad? De Neive or Kargbo have no record of either. Brittain was our only crosser of a ball and now he’s going. The only person who has potential to contribute more in goals and assists is Cantwell. Unless the plan is to 0-0 our way to survival then we need to get some attackers in ASAP not sell any.

I don’t think Britain is a world beater but it’s the inevitably of replacing him with someone inferior that makes it yet another nail in our eventual relegation coffin.

I’m amazed we sold this many given the clown show at Ewood. They are extremely fortunate Ismael picked up some results towards the end of the season as that roped a lot back in including myself.

I’d be amazed if the Venky’s even know names of any players or any result week to week. They have shown no interest in Rovers for years now and their motivation remains a mystery.

We have gambled massively so far on signings. Other than McLouglin nobody has a clue if these mystery lads are going the way of Tronstad or Telalovic. At this point you have to expect it’s a weaker side than last season. Attacking wise especially, Dolan and Weimenn were major goal contributors and have yet to be replaced.

It’s the fact that people who went can’t or won’t talk about it until the minutes finally come out that annoys me. Us fans are starved of communication from the club and this is the only real route we have to hear what’s going on. So just tell us instead of all this gentlemen’s agreement bollocks whilst another 4 weeks go by of hush hush I know stuff but can’t tell you.

I wonder if they have put the blame on Waggot for the contract issues hence his hasty departure.

These meetings feel far too secretive from my perspective and it comes across like club censorship and a lack of transparency. If the club are happy to drag this out every time then I don’t see why the agreement for those that attend not to comment beforehand is torn up.

Any news on when the meeting notes will be available?

Really expected some loans and frees lined up once the window opened but not a peep on anything of the sort.

Ismael seems a lot more fiery than Eustace or JDT and they eventually lost it with the club. I can see him having a full meltdown pre-xmas slating Pasha and Rudy as to why we are down the bottom, fielding 16yr olds as we have no squad depth and having protests at the ground.