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Miller11

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  1. I have long since stopped trying to figure out how Venky’s think. One scenario might be that one of the directors makes a personal loan to Rovers in the interim. I’m sure Balaji and his siblings all have personal access to a good few tens of millions. It might be a viable way to get us through for a period of time, but probably not what they’d ideally want to do given they have funded it through the parent company.
  2. I’m not insinuating anything of the sort. If they didn’t want to carry on owning and funding us they would’ve stopped a long time ago. I’m considering ways they will still be able to keep doing so despite the court case being delayed again, just as I expect they are.
  3. Apologies, I think I may have jumped the gun on the above. Didn’t read Josh’s posts in full. For every pound they have sent so far, they have had to guarantee with equivalent. But they can’t send money without permission. The case that is ongoing is not directly linked to Rovers or VLL, which probably goes a long way to explaining the silence from the club. If anyone at Rovers was even aware of how the case had gone (or hadn’t) before it became public record, I expect they’d have been forbidden from commenting on it. I suppose now we will see what Venky’s appetite to keep funding is, as there will no doubt be ways around it. Without a No Objection Certificate, or a one off exemption, VENKATESHWARA HATCHERIES PRIVATE LIMITED can’t send remittance overseas. The purpose of this hearing wasn’t just to get that agreed, but it would’ve been one desired outcome. I’m speculating here, but I don’t see why they couldn’t get money over from elsewhere, or apply for the certificate directly to the enforcement agency away from the ongoing court proceedings.
  4. I think that’s exactly what he intends to do, which is why I find it so bizarre that the club appear happy for him to be spending time at the training ground, particularly if the stories of player fallouts are true.
  5. Apparently Chrisene has played centre midfield. We lack physicality in there without Tronstad. I thought Ayari was a lot better than Buckley on Saturday. I’m confident O’Riordan is a better and more willing defender than Brittain. I wouldn’t want him worrying at all about attacking, so I’d give him a go. Ideally I’d like to find a way to get several other players out of our starting 11 as they appear totally defeated and useless in a scrap, unfortunately our squad is a depleted, disjointed, unbalanced mess.
  6. He’s spent a fair bit of time at Brockhall since he left the job for someone who isn’t giving us a second thought. Very bizarre situation.
  7. Pears O’Riordan Hyam Wharton Pickering Dolan Ayari Chrisene Hedges Gilsenan Szmodics
  8. Time to start asking some serious questions of the players now. Big bad JDT is long gone but they are still in victim mindset. Full of excuses, pass the blame, avoid accountability, take the easy way out at every opportunity, defeatist and soft as shite. Hyam, Brittain, Gallagher, Buckley, Sigurdsson should all be ashamed of themselves. Unfortunately the soft underbelly of this squad leaves us totally unprepared for anything resembling a relegation battle. There’s a few I’m being very generous to by not including them here, for example, how can Scott Wharton go from his Newcastle performance to the last couple he’s turned in. We are going down with a whimper. Unless there’s a minor miracle, and we are somehow able to replace some of those utter cowards from our severely depleted and unbalanced squad.
  9. Under JDT we were hurtling towards relegation. Now we will go down with a whimper. Probably pick up an unexpected draw or two against the better sides, but we will only draw at best with those around us. Awful tonight. Wahlstedt is shit. We’d have fared no worse if we’d played an outfield player in goals. Can’t recall him using his hands once, and an outfield player would pass better. They’d also probably not jump under the only shot he faced. The three centre backs was just a case of strength in numbers today, all three looked absolute donkeys. And Hyam can piss off telling the fans to calm down and gesturing that we still had time… he was wrong as we didn’t touch the ball again after that. Only time he opened his mouth all game. Gallagher was absolutely horrendous today, and Buckley’s brief glimpse on his return to the side appears to have been exactly that. Despite my discussion with Chaddy the other day I actually thought Brittain was our best player in a terrible first half, presume he picked up a knock? Second half Chrisene tried, and Sigurdsson quickly made amends for an awful ball and actually put himself about a bit. But aside from that and Szmodics, very little to be positive about. Credit to Ayari for actually taking a shot, but he loses it again for his part in that fiasco of a corner. We’ve been left with an unbalanced ragtag squad that is physically slow and weak, and pathetically mentally soft. The players are all still in victim mode, and nobody is willing to show the slightest bit of bravery in their play. The only thing that will give us the slightest chance of staying up this season is if Rankin-Costello is back for the weekend and manages to stay fit for every remaining game.
  10. “We need to go into every game fighting and I think the boys will do that." - Callum Brittain That would be a first in his case.
  11. I know you have always been a big fan of his, you pinned your colours to that mast before we signed him and I think that’s why you are reluctant to change your mind. He was poor last season, started this season better, but has reverted to being poor with some absolutely shameful performances added in for good measure. His better displays have come further up the pitch as his best attribute is his crossing ability. Defensively he is poor, and he lacks heart and commitment. Scored one very good goal but also had one of the most unprofessional, petulant and pathetic red cards I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe you or anyone else would prefer him to Rankin-Costello at full back? Perhaps you could make the argument that JRC would be better utilised elsewhere, but for me Brittain shouldn’t be in the first team. Agree with you on Moran. He has been struggling for months (Newcastle aside) and has played far more football than his form deserves. We aren’t in any position to afford him the chance to play himself back into form in our central midfield while we hurtle towards relegation.
  12. No, he’s a coward. Moran was beyond a liability yesterday. His performance against Newcastle was a complete anomaly over the last few months and Mitchell and Saville will eat him alive.
  13. Ideally I’d be looking for a way to get Brittain and to a lesser degree Hyam out of that defence. I’m afraid neither of them are any use in a scrap. Unfortunately injuries and an unbalanced squad won’t allow for it. Moran can’t start in central midfield again, especially not against Millwall. Praying Tronstad is back fit. Gallagher was horrific yesterday, but on recent displays and with a lack of any other options he has to keep his place. I’m still in a bit of a state of disbelief at how we managed to go from that display against Newcastle to the abomination we did against Swansea. It really shouldn’t have come to this, but this is absolutely a must win game.
  14. I’d chuck big Billy up top for Gallagher now
  15. Pickering is more than twice the player Brittain is. He’s also not the softest player I’ve ever had the misfortune to see. Brittain makes Morton Gamst Pedersen look like Vinnie Jones. Gilsenan on now has to happen. Desperation is due.
  16. 4 or 5 changes required at half time. Don’t think there’s a player who could complain at being dragged off. Disgrace.
  17. After Tuesday I’m far less worried about our squad depth. Of course it would be great to have a bit more quality and experience, but suddenly Markanday, Ayari, Koumetio and Chrisene all look capable of playing a part, and Moran looks like he’s hitting form again. Hopefully confidence is high in the squad and they can reach similar levels of Arte et Labore as they did against Newcastle.
  18. Yes! Still got a track from the Girona game so I’ll get it on at some point. I was absolutely made up with that. Loads of traction on Twitter too. 😂 I knew it was sacrilege when I edited it down to cut the solo. Can’t take credit for No Nay Never, they were already doing that and I think it’s good. I was responsible for Singing the Blues at full time against Stoke… hope we can have that a few more times this season!
  19. Cheers!! I’m doing the match day playlists regularly now so expect to hear a lot more of it… just got to persuade them to bin the Chilli Peppers so we can run out to it!
  20. I thought similar. The energy levels up top dipped noticeably at the start of the second half when he came on. I’d say he’s the only player who didn’t run himself into the ground last night, and unless he starts doing so he’ll probably remain a bit part player under Eustace.
  21. That is the best I’ve ever felt coming off a game after a loss. If this is Eustace putting his stamp on the team he’ll do for me! Every player can hold their heads very high tonight. Scotty and Pears both 10/10, plenty of 9’s too. This can be a real catalyst for the rest of the season on the pitch. Nights like this need to become the norm again, we don’t need to be a shell of a club any longer. My voice has gone (appalling ref takes a lot of the blame for that), got in and out on the recording to watch again straight away. Still too wired to sleep!
  22. Talking of atmosphere, some different songs will be getting played pre match tonight.
  23. Something else that struck me today… The rule change around goal kicks not having to leave the penalty area is the worst change to the laws of the game since I started watching football.
  24. A point against a team bang in form is a decent one. Their forwards were a real handful and although it wasn’t always convincing we dealt with their threat pretty well. Eustace has inherited a mess and the idea that we’d be footballing our way up the table under Tomasson if he’d stayed is ridiculous. For the first time in a long time we upped our performance in the second half today, and we’ve actually taken a point from a losing position. Grinding out enough points to stay up is the only objective. Pretty happy today. That ref must have been deliberately cheating. I can’t believe he was that incompetent. There is no misfortune too vile or horrible that I wouldn’t wish on Ashley Barnes.
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