Eddie

7 minutes ago, West Yorks Rover said:

 

Ah the BBC, someone should ask them why Final Score didn't have a reporter at the Rovers game for

the 2nd week running, they are supposed to cover every match in the Championship.

Scrap the licence fee I say.

They are totally useless organisation these days.

Save that for a different forum. 

8 hours ago, Hasta said:

You missed the bit about him wanting a new contract in December / January under Eustace but the club refusing to discuss one.

Kind of unrelated to that actual story, though. 

On 18/09/2025 at 18:27, aletheia said:

Well in terms of Rovers yes -ie standard MO of messing a player about and being economical with the truth. 

The story is basically:

I wanted to leave. I thought I could leave earlier in the window when the first club came in. Turns out the club wanted more money. I thought they'd accept less. They didn't. They indicated that they would sell me, but they didn't make it as easy as I wanted it to be. 

It's totally nothing.

I'm a huge critic of the club, but pretty much any transfer could have this same story. It's also a slightly misleading headline that makes it sound like it might be referring to contract negotiations. 

On 15/09/2025 at 23:22, Ghost7 said:

The penalty give away is Sunday league stuff. He wasn't even on the ball.... I had no idea La Liga was this poor. 9 mins in for those that want to see.

 

To be honest, the cross isn't much better. Awful keeping, and he completely flaps at something that should be pretty straightforward. 

15 minutes ago, Madon said:

Slim chance of a WC place too potentially? 

Couple of injuries to England's wingers and Dolan flying in La Liga you just never know! (I know, only 4 games in!) 

It's such a strong position. He'd need about 20 players to get injured to even make the conversation. 

(he's also not good enough)

1 hour ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Glad you enjoyed the day out.

1n he wider scheme of things if you "enjoy" bobbing along between 15th and 21st - that's your (and Parson's) prerogative.

As such knowledgeable and seasoned observers I can't understand why you both seem to be so content for us to be poor.

We played really well yesterday and, on the face of it, we deserve to be on more than 6 points so far. 

This is the Championship, there are plenty of sides around us at the moment who will finish in the top half. There's no reason that we can't go from our slow(ish) start to once again challenging for the playoffs. 

It's possible to dislike the regime, acknowledge that there is plenty wrong with the club, but still enjoy a performance like yesterday's and be excited about a couple of the new signings. 

Really solid performance. 

Encouraging early signs for both Morishita and Gudjohnsen, who, aside from one lazy pass to Kargbo, looked fairly classy when he came on. 

I think Alebiosu might be an upgrade on Britain. 

14 minutes ago, NeilInBristol said:

Did any one listen / watch the no tippy tappy podcast episode with Rudy? Just got round to it by seriously why bother- can see through the BS all this stuff about JE leaving for “personal reasons” bs and we signed 5 players in January (all on short term deals) bs 

 
 

 

The message, as when we spoke with him, is a bit confused. 

19 minutes ago, BRFC4EVA said:

I know I shouldn't be supprised, but this is what we have been reduced to. Picking up the scraps from league 1 promoted clubs, 3 hours after the deadline. 

Beyond pathetic. I hate this club

I'm not sure that is always sound logic.

I'm not particularly hopeful about this one, but most of our best signings were cast-offs or, in the very least, not star players at clubs at our level or below. 

Just now, G Somerset Rover said:

Not from within the current playing staff, or from foreign rubbish overseas, he isn't.

I don't know why foreign has to be rubbish, but we wouldn't have to go far to get a defender of Hyam's quality and we'd be furious if we were signing him for 2.7m with 12 months left on his deal.

The timing is the bad part. 

Hyam was definitely leaving, so I get the idea of selling him...I just don't get why they've waited until the window is virtually closed. 

Maybe they'll pull something off? But I doubt it. 

Hyam is a good, but unspectacular CB at this level. His best ability is the fact that he's never injured or suspended, but he's easily replaceable from a quality perspective. 

27 minutes ago, roverandout said:

Looking at wharton's injury record maybe 18 million wasn't that bad. He's done the same injury he did last season apparently 

Hopefully, these are just muscle injuries coming from a combination of workload and the fact that he's had a reasonably big growth spurt over the last couple of years. 

But it is definitely concerning. Picking up non-contact injuries every 3/4 months is not a great sign. 

41 minutes ago, superniko said:

Have I just seen Finn Azaz has been signed by Southampton for £15m, yes 15 million great british pounds, whilst Ipswich have signed a lad for £17.5m who has only played in the Danish league (worst record than Gudjohnsons lad there too).

How much did we sell Adam Wharton for again?

Can we honestly move on with this? 

We don't know the full terms of those deals and that transfer was also 18 months ago. Inflation alone makes 15m now 16m, never mind the exponential inflation in football transfers and wages.

Will this club be forever defined by the decision to sell a player? 

Should Everton fans still be going on about how they only got 27m for Rooney. Southampton only got 10m for Bale. Celtic only 13m for van Dijk. 

Honestly, the list of players who should have gone for more is so incredibly long, is this club really going to be defined by ONE PLAYER that we sold. 

We've also fleeced some clubs in the past when both buying and selling. Why don't we speak about that more? 

5 minutes ago, Tomphil2 said:

I might be in a minority but i don't want to see another Siggy here for the money and to manage his International career.

Scandi players are very hit and miss.

Not sure he's going to love being called Scandinavian. 

We've had a hit or miss experience with Nordic players, although there have been some great ones at the club (MGP, Berg) and some very serviceable ones (Tronstad, Nils-Eric Johansson). Overall, Nordic players do seem to settle well in England, so it's a good place to be sourcing players from.

Siggurdson signed here under unusual circumstances, was barely used in the right way, and was consistently injured. There was a good player there, and I don't think he was just here for the money. 

8 minutes ago, J*B said:

I’m not sure. I’d much rather he was thinking “I’ll move to crazy Rovers, score 20 in a season and move somewhere else”. I’m being deadly serious when I say I’d be asking him if he was seriously considering Azerbaijan and if he answered yes, I’d move on. Not the right character. 

I don't know.

He might make more money, and he's now guaranteed 8 Champions League matches, including 4 matches against really top clubs and a couple of matches against the kind of teams he may see as his next move (Benfica, Ajax). 

I agree in principle, but I can also understand a player choosing Champions League exposure over playing in the Championship. Especially if a move to Qarabag could include a relatively friendly release clause that could be activated in January or next summer. 

Decent fee for a player who's nowhere near good enough or consistently fit enough to be a significant part of our squad. 

Always a shame when a young player is held back by injuries, but League One is probably his level. 

41 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

And unlike Ismael who slung mud publicly at Travis without specifying what it was about?

As for the lady who's left Rovers, why is everyone on their high horse about what's let's face it is a fairly mild comment from her? Nearly everyone on here says far worse than that about the regime every day.

I doubt anyone on here knows what's gone on between her and the Club but rightly or wrongly they've binned her off after 20 years so it ×would be hardly surprising if she's got the hump.

Regarding the first point, I don't think there was any mud slinging. He was open and honest about a situation. 

Regarding the second, it's one of a series of comments, and it's unprofessional. 

Doesn't matter what has gone on. That's between her, the club, and, if necessary, her lawyer. She's doing herself absolutely no favours speaking out it in public. She is seemingly looking for a new job and she is making herself look like a child. 

30 minutes ago, BRFC. said:

If you genuinely believe the club is going into a good direction you’re a fool, unless the venkys have all of a sudden decided to sell the club that is. It is more worrying they’re unable to tie down key players for me

It is smarter than letting players leave on a free. That is undeniable. 

12 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

So, let's pretend this isn't football.

You're being treated badly at work, you are a popular member of staff, made redundant and then (allegedly) replaced by someone close to a member of senior management. 

Not think they've a right to have their say?

Or even, people not being paid what counterparts doing the same job at other firms are, seek parity with their peers, they get said parity only to be villainised.

Football is a job to these guys.

I've said it previously, but I certainly wouldn't be commenting on it publicly, nor would I encourage any friend or colleague to do so. 

I've been in companies with toxic cultures, with CEOs with God complexes, and been there during mass layoffs and when people have been forced out. It's not pleasant, but my advice has always been the same - keep your head down, keep your mouth shut, negotiate your best exit, and make yourself look professional throughout. 

If I were now considering a candidate and saw that they were publicly criticising a former employer? It would be a non-starter for me. I don't care if they were right; I'd want nothing to do with them.

If anything, football isn't enough of a business because you'd be making yourself unhirable in most industries with this type of behaviour. 

16 minutes ago, K-Hod said:

So, let me get this straight.

It's now the fault of Brittain, Dolan, Travis and the former player liaison officer for being bitter, greedy, or whatever else and not those in charge who've been clueless since pretty much when they arrived, have a plan?

This a parallel universe?

It is possible for people on both sides to be wrong. 

I'm certainly not defending the club and have strong opinions on the culture and people in senior leadership positions, but I also believe that certain players and (former) staff may be taking advantage of that situation.

There were clearly people within the club and the team who were happy to sow seeds of discontent. They're not exactly hiding it. Regardless of what else is going on, that isn't good for the club.

Not only that, when it comes to highly paid footballers, that's something that I just can't abide by.

Look at how poorly the Sheffield Wednesday staff and players have been treated over the last few months. It's on a different level to even our fiascos, but you still had players rallying around, showing commitment to the club, and focusing on improving the situation.

I can understand why players want to leave, and do. I can understand why staff feel mistreated. But you should have enough respect for this club not to be openly mocking the club in public. That's all I ask. It's not asking a lot.

As I've said previously, what they're doing is foolish. It makes it seem like those in the leadership positions may have been right about them. 

3 minutes ago, BRFC. said:

*KidderSTNoise on twitter*

It's hard to defend the club, but it's starting to feel like we may actually be shipping a few bad apples out.