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Also bet Siggy couldn't jump over a Mini or throw a golf ball from one end of the pitch to the other! Just noticed @Tyrone Shoelacesbeat me to it!

McGuire will have options as a 'free agent', however, is he really decent (you don't languish in US football if you are) and if he does have options, wtf would he choose, IMO, a shambolic club like Rovers.

I think the only variable is the cost - how many £millions!? Frightening.

Cryptic or otherwise, I think it's quite clear what I meant. As for 'refusing to take questions on', I stated today, as I have done in the past, sometimes there is a limit to what can be posted on a MB without breaking confidences and/or compromising people. I think you are just irked that I may be proven right - just get over it and stop boring folk with your constant wittering.

@JHRoveris right. Irrespective of service whether it be 1 year, 5 years or10 years etc, a serious offence merits immediate dismissal. What went on in the January window could have been investigated, legal advice taken and all concluded within a week. Firstly, let's assume this is a Sylvester performance issue, and for me that's one big assumption given it seemingly happened 3 times in 2 consecutive January windows with an experienced administrator! However, assuming it is a performance issue, IMO, it's gross negligence given Sylvester's managerial seniority and the seriousness of the issue(s) which one can only imagine hugely adversely impacted upon the trust and confidence in Sylvester's working relationship with Broughton. Potentially, these are serious, serious issues where events can lead to a destruction in the trust and confidence of the working relationship (Sylvester and Broughton) - should this happen, it could be construed as a breach of contract and categorised as gross misconduct and feet shouldn't touch the ground on departure! I would just love to see the report on the investigation!

You really don't get it, do you. I hear / get told some things, just like there are others on this MB who do, and where appropriate (without risk of either breaking confidences or compromising others) I will post if I think there is something in it. If you think Broughton has been an active DOF since February and it's been 'business as usual' for him then I think you are totally deluded. I don't give a feck what you think and if you don't like what I post then just put me on ignore.

I'll send you a good book 'How to draw shapes with dots - Step by Step guide for kids and toddlers'! If you think you know something then it has to be 'couched' carefully. I'll say no more.

Sorry Chaddy but fairy tales are fairy tales! IMO, we will spend the square root of feck all. Was never convinced by Broughton and posted as such. Think this has been bubbling since Feb - at least Gregg will have a nice pay off and I feel sure his garden is blooming!

Yep. IMO, Broughton has been a 'spare part' since Feb and the reasons for his delayed departure are financial.

Think you'll find his dad was behind a lot of it! Ian Bowyer (dad) was a very intelligent footballer who won honours at the highest level (European Cups).

How much is the new Sky EFL deal worth to each Championship club - circa £3million/season? If anyone at Ewood had any degree of nous and they wanted to try drive sales, or even maintain existing sales given all new live coverage and different kick-off dates/times, then they would slash every season ticket price by £100. It would cost about £800/900k at max (and potentially lead to significant new sales reducing the cost further) but would show the club really are trying to reward its loyal core and attract new season ticket holders. The club would still be in profit by £2million+. IMO, to hold existing prices would be futile and would be akin to fiddling whilst Rome burns, to increase prices would be diabolical and a huge slap in the face of every supporter and a clear sign the club doesn't care and is on the road to nowhere. They need to feckin act and act big.

IMO, all rather convenient given Sylvester must be 60+. In any normal organisation, if a senior manager made a hash of a significant business transaction he would almost certainly be dismissed quickly. Seemingly, Sylvester's department fouled-up twice last Jan. window and also this Jan. window. IMO, Sylvester should have been fired in February last year. One wonders what really happened over the last two Jan transfer windows!?!? Sylvester, IMO, made to look the scapegoat and perhaps toddles off into the sunset with a nice retirement package. I have been around business for a very long time and, IMO, none of this 'smells right'.

Saw Moyes in a Lytham restaurant last year and from what I could gather he 'lives locally on the coast'. Used to live in a huge countryside residence located between Haighton Green and Grimsargh. Wouldn't want him at Rovers as I think he's too negative (criticisms levelled at him where he's managed previously) and there are, IMO, 'hungrier' managers out there.

The lad's certainly attracting the attention of many including MOD and Sky pundits. To me, he's a class above Mainoo. Wharton seemingly strolls through games and always seem to have so much time - hallmarks of really special players. I was wowed by Duff when he broke through at Rovers but, to me, and I know they play different positions, I think Wharton is going to be an even bigger and better player.

I think a bad injury did for Hughes otherwise he would have been some player.

Watched Palace v United. No surprises for me. Adam strolled it. Wee Dougie is one smart cookie. Dougie v Broughton / Waggott - little wonder Palace had our pants down. Wharton is a future England captain and will be world class within 3 years. Posted several times since he broke on the scene that he was special and one day would run England's midfield. Broughton / Waggott, hang your heads in shame and feck off - you gave him away.

If we even spend £2million on transfer fees then I will be amazed. Feel sure the Raos will see the monies from the Wharton sale, the Raya clause and the almost certain sale of Sammie as an opportunity to claw back some of their £200million and to save on further funding. I also think it's pretty certain the Indian court case will sabotage the dreams of some of our lofty dreamers on this MB. Despite the noise from Waggott and Broughton, which I think is bullsh1t, I think this pending court case is going to be a high hurdle to clear and will hit hard any player trading plans Broughton thinks he might have. As for Sammie's fee - the lad will be going on 29 when the new season kicks off and has never played in the PL and I think £15million is as much as we can expect and it does sound as though some of that will end up with Posh. Like Armstrong, Sammie scores goals for fun in the Championship but as Armstrong found out, the PL is a totally different level. Like many on here think, until we have both new owners and a new CEO then Championship survival is I think the best we can hope for and my goodness, even that will be one helluva challenge next season.

Suspect you wont be far wrong. Fadz - worth a 12 month contract Gally - huge wages for a waste of space, get him out the door Dolan - get shut, we can do better

We should not be paying fees for players like O'Riordan and then loaning out. Players we pay fees for have to improve our first team.

I'd take either of those two in a heart beat over Eustace. They both come across well, talk a lot of common sense and are very positive.

Think Tony Mowbray will call it a day at Brum now. Given his recent health scare and Brum being 180 miles or so from his beloved Teeside, I don't think he will have the stomach to endure a League One campaign with Brum. IMO, Brum's owners got it sadly, for them, wrong, not necessarily sacking Eustace but appointing Rooney and then due to Mowbray's illness, allowing Venus to run with the ball for so long when it was clear he was floundering.

Absolutely delighted we are safe, at least for another season. Thank you Sammie - you deserve far better than, IMO, our shambolic club. Good luck next season. The optimism in me says this close run debacle will serve as a platform/catalyst to better things, the realism tells me we are in a one way lift going downwards. Will enjoy some wonderful food and drink for the rest of the day in celebration.

Even if Rovers lose, it would be some feat if Plymouth and Brum both won and Owls avoided defeat especially as these are teams currently below us in the league in 20th, 21st and 22nd positions. I can't see it happening. However, football does spring surprises and never more so in the desperation stakes of the last game of the season. I have harboured a nightmarish thought for some time that we would find ourselves in the bottom three for the first time on the last day of the season and get relegated, again, on goal difference. To make matters worse, my missus who has something of a sixth sense has got something special in for tomorrow night's dinner including a fine red and uncannily this seems to happen when she senses my spirits need a lift! As the great Dave Allen used to say when signing off "may your God go with you."

Think it just underlines the lack of nous and commercial/business awareness at Ewood. If we had been trying to prise a manager away from another club then obviously a contract of some length would have been necessary, however, Eustace had been out of work for 4 months or so and did not seem to have suitors knocking down his door. I would have given him a contract to the end of season with a season end review based upon performance results wise and also the other boxes a competent manager/coach needs to tick. Does anyone seriously think Eustace would have turned that down? Notwithstanding all that, I wouldn't have appointed Eustace in the first place - IMO, he had little managerial 'pedigree' to replace JDT and any benefit of the doubt about his suitability would have quickly been negated by a face to face interview which would have quickly revealed his limitations.

Would we have seen him if we had been losing!? I very much doubt it.