Just now, Richard Oakley said:

Armstrong's not in the £20m bracket, yet and Newcastle are rumoured to be getting 40% of any sell-on and we wouldn't see the sum in just one year, either. Most I think we'd get for him upfront this year would be £10m, which could only be £6m to us less anything owed to the player and his agent. That wouldn't be as significant as I'd like.

There's no one else going to bring in anything of significance.

For all Mowbray's hype about squad value, I think the cupboard is almost bare.

18 minutes ago, Richard Oakley said:

 

@MercerThat'll be Nyambe

 

Think only Armstrong sale will bring in significant funds.  Needs to be viewed in context of scale of annual loss (averaging some £20m over 10 years). 

I would not hold your breath on Sharpe stirring things up:

𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐲𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐞 @jinkyjase 5h

Replying to @richsharpe89

It's not the responsibility of the club to determine what happens to the land, but it is their land to sell. Nobody goes after the farmer who sells his land to Redrow for them to develop 500 boxes.

Rich Sharpe @richsharpe89 4h

correct, and the club have obviously done the due diligence because otherwise no one would buy land earmarked for housing that they then couldn’t build on. That needs to be cleared up and explained though, as planning/employment documents suggest that couldn’t be the case.

Think he should be all over this.

42 minutes ago, Tom said:

Honestly one of the best researched and knowledgable posts I’ve ever read. This is the kind of info Rich, Andy Bayes and co need to be researching and tackling.

Thanks Jack, genuinely learned a lot from that, it shows that in all likelihood it would lead to the end of category A and then what?

Get rid of under 18’s? Send them off to train elsewhere?

Im also yet to see anything revolutionary or better than what we have already.

 

Do the club still have a duty to honour a fans consultation? If so they need grilling 

Fully agree.

Think it would be helpful if you 'Backroom' guys could find a way of collating these types of posts and forward to Messrs Sharpe, Bayes etc.

Also, think it would be good for BRFCS to make a 'formal' representation to Ribble Valley Planning as they invite submissions.  Historically, you've also been able to make representations in person.

I've read some excellent stuff on this thread and constructive, coordinated input to Sharpe, Bayes and Ribble Valley Planning can only help.

Also, has anyone within BRFCS got links, contacts to residents in the immediate vicinity of the Rovers' facilities at Brockhall as I am sure there will be a lot of noise emanating from that area and we could feed off one another.

This planning application might not be as straightforward as perhaps Rovers think! 

2 hours ago, den said:

I used to go down to the Pleasington playing fields to watch rovers train when Dalglish and Hartford were taking training.  speedie was still at Rovers.
That would be 91 or 92.
 

Happy days!

Recall the 'non performers' or 'those who wouldn't listen' being sent to run round Pleasington away from the 'training pitch'.

Kenny showed he still had it! 

Two big concerns for me are Dack and Travis.

Many were saying 'just wait until we can throw Dack and Trav in the mix'.

IMO, Dack is really struggling.  Will he really be the same force again?  Was it wise to give him a lucrative new two and a half / three and a half year contract before Christmas?

Travis hasn't recaptured his form and to me looks 'leggy' and lethargic.

6 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Have you forgotten what Kean did here?

 

No.

But I'm pretty sure there were no plans submitted to sell off part of the training complex and build houses on it.

So, it seems Tony might be blaming the fans for Nyambe's injury.

My message to Mowbray - we've been living in extraordinary times in the last 12 months;  you have caused me additional anguish with IMO, your glib soundbites, your bullsh1t and excuse and blame culture.  Other fans may feel the same.

In the name of God, do the right thing and walk. 

4 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

Blaming the fans for a player getting injured even Kean never thought of that one. 

I think Mowbray will end up being even more hated than either Kean or Coyle were.

IMO, with fans in the ground, he would no longer be in a job.

Think the longer this sad escapade drags on then the more horrible and nasty his remaining tenure and eventual departure will be. 

So depressed tonight.

Won a bundle on Forest win but no solace.

Think we are in a real mess.  Other than insolvency, I don't know where the feck we are heading.

5 minutes ago, johnradfordsubbuteo said:

if we lost 8,9,10 would he go? lovely fella did a good job etc. but really this cannot go on. Crackers.

Disagree.

IMO, not the nice, humble, man of integrity guy he's made out to be.

He took us down and in reality I don't think we are much better placed than when he first arrived.  As a result, seems like owners might have started to realise our assets!

1 minute ago, simongarnerisgod said:

need a player revolt to get rid off mowbray imo,though it`s a long shot to happen

His selection made me think there's been a bit of dissent since Barnsley!

1 minute ago, chaddyrovers said:

I was always in reality Mercer. We just had different opinions. 

Surprise you didnt to my posts in the Mowbray thread and my shortlist in the Mowbray's successor. 

Got banned for a couple of days and also got a couple of urgent jobs on.  God forbid but expect to be working most of tomorrow if some info i'm waiting for comes through.

Performance getting steadily worse.

A couple of posters asked what going big on Forest means - have put a sizeable wad on Forest win, enough to get me a case of quality reds.

Cardiff look set for 5 wins on the trot and 17 points out of 21 since big Mick arrived.  Shows what a half decent manager can do - if we had one, IMO, we'd be top 6 comfortably.

13 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

Andy Bayes on BBC Radio Lancs saying that Rovers squad isn't top 6 quality despite Mowbray's comments. Also said that Mowbray would have had toughness times if fans were in the stadium currently. 

Very honest comments from him

Seems like some of our fans having been getting stuck into Bayes and Sharpe a bit - now hearing a bit of a different tune!?

That defence terrifies me.

Gone big on Forest today.

17 minutes ago, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Venus is certainly one to watch on this. Otium Entertainment (a company he was/is a director of) bought the Coventry training ground at a knockdown price in 2013. He is also a director of Dedham Vale Homes. 

Dedham Vale Homes was dissolved via a voluntary strike-off (cost effective method for closing down a solvent company). 

2 minutes ago, LDRover said:

Christ......this could be the making of him and that's his opening gambit

In his position, i'd be dragging folk from their beds tonight to get to the bottom of this - you don't take no for an answer!

Sharpe is on it:

Rich Sharpe @richsharpe89 3h

Replying to

@pmall1

no, but on my radar now so will check it out. Literally could be anything from taking down a tree to work on the buildings.

IMO, Chamberlainesque !!!

1 hour ago, chaddyrovers said:

 

No we don't play with wingers. I haven't blame Nyambe for that goal but the goal at Newcastle this season was Nyambe failure to track Fraser run. 

So you don't rate Nyambe and based on an earlier post of yours, you are writing him off because he's 23 years old and gone past 'potential stage'. 

You blame Nyambe for a goal at Newcastle.

Question - how many goals and points has Mowbray cost us this season with IMO, his disorganised chaos, lack of game plan, poor substitutions and generally p1ss poor game management.  Surely, Mowbray is not good enough and has to go?

Life is difficult enough at the moment without having to read / listen to what is , IMO, patronising bullsh1t on an almost daily basis from Mowbray.

Today's LT article is, IMO, a p1ss taker in the extreme.

For God sake Mowbray, just feck off back to Teeside and fill your guts with your beloved lemon drizzle cake.

We want honesty, hope, ambition, hunger and excitement from a new manager.