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They (along with the EFL) could at least let fans know plans then? E.g. times of pitch checks and times of updates.

Im sorry I dont agree. VI had barely been in the place 5 minutes before RG said the play offs weren't the priority. There's no way whatsoever imo Ismael was told one thing before joining only for them to say the complete opposite immediately afterwards. He's never stopped banging on about how "aligned" he is with the "project" or "transition" since he joined and no-one with half a brain cell could believe it would possibly work. I dont think he's stupid. Now, he's probably realised the current situation with the pitch is completely beyond the pale, even by Venky's standards. So he's come out with some mild criticism which will make him look better with some of the fanbase, but suggested a solution which won't hurt or impact the owners in any way but which will make the situation for the Club worse overall. I.e. deducting the cost of any pitch improvements from the transfer budget. From his point of view those two things should be completely separate and non -negotiable.

I was like yourself until summer. When Eustace walked, that was my signal to boycott and not renew my season ticket. If the stadium gets emptied, Suhail WILL have to ask for more money. At that point, Mrs Desai might wonder what’s going on.

Let them straight off the hook though by saying he wouldn't moan if future transfer money went on the pitch instead. The best pitch in league 1 !

Really dislike conspiracy land but with this club’s lack of communication it’s hard not to get embroiled. Did Val already know that no new money would be forthcoming in January and thus his plea for a pitch remedy instead of transfer money is straight out of the club playbook as Rev says? His rant seemed a little long for that to me -he just seems embarrassed and doesn't want blame attached to him.

I am a ST holder and go every home match and a good few away. Attending Ewood now feels like a duty and a chore rather than a positive experience that I look forward to and this is all down to the muppets who run this club. Nothing would give me greater pleasure than not renewing my ST or boycotting fixtures should there be a formal call from the coalition / Trust / LT so that everyone is up for it. We need a totally empty stadium to send a clear message that enough is enough.

I’m surprised he thinks there is a transfer budget.

Fair play to Val, he's come out strongly there with questions that need to be asked and highlighting the responsibility vacuum within the hierarchy at the club. If he didnt know what he signed up for at Venky Rovers he certainly does now.

I Can make tarpaulin covers to cover the full pitch for around 50k Could even print them with the rovers badge on. Or fcuk off venkys may look better

Top players have the picture in their head and the pass in their head early-Xavi, Scholes, Adam.

Hard to believe in 2025 that a Championship manager in the middle of December is publicly offering to cut his transfer budget to free up cash to allow the pitch to be repaired to ensure we can finish our home games when it rains. But this is Venky Rovers 2025, expect the unexpected. Just when you think the shame and embarrassment of being associated with this club cannot grow we have internal shenanigans playing out in the media once again, a p1ssed off manager and no doubt players demanding answers and action from a silent and invisible ownership and board. To make matters even worse we continue to have thousands of supporters who sit there like nodding dogs in the stands insisting that these owners are good or necessary to the future of this club, whilst the stadium rots around them and the pitch descends into a swamp and we can't finish home games.

We are all left in the dark, many more will make their own minds up like Uddersfelt Blue and TugaysMarlboro.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again- the only way to make your voice heard is to stop buying anything off them. Until Ewood is completely empty for a couple of matches, they won’t listen. If it’s completely empty, the penny might finally drop in India, that they’re not wanted. #NAPMuntilVenkysGo

Finally realised what he's working for and might now have a better grasp of why after 15 years of similar nonsense hardly anyone turns up. And why a lot of those that do are always ready to turn. Yet again alongside the ownership ONE man is a constant theme, where is he ?

Normally contracts aren't paid up like that in football, it's until the end of the season, or perhaps 12 months of which. That's what I thought was the case anyway. Of course with Henning Berg that didn't happen and the club were taught an expensive lesson when they had to pay him in full when they sacked him after just 10 games in charge. You'd have to be a complete and utter negligent moron to allow that to happen again wouldn't you?

This is the first time, I have heard anything from him, that I respect and fait play to him. Over to you Suhail

Said this on the other thread but on what planet is that him signing his P45? He's basically said "The pitch needs sorting out but it's ok guys, I don't mind if you take it out of the January transfer budget instead". I'm sure he's aware spending on the pitch would have no FFP implications. Fuck off Ismael with the rest of them.

Isn't that down to the ref? Don't know what time they make a decision. Heavy rain forcast from 1 in the morning tonight until 1pm tomorrow. If that plays out, then all tomorrow afternoon for it to dry out. Who knows?

And who can blame you. No-one has communicated anything about Saturday's fiasco and furthermore they haven't communicated about any plans to guarantee the Oxford game will go ahead for the full 90+. I won't travel 15 miles at the moment, never mind the 100 you put in, They don't deserve your support.

Yes I wondered about that phrase. Does he already know how they are thinking and accepting it?

Sorry, he's let himself down massively, and made his criticism relatively worthless, by giving them an "out" saying that as far he's concerned they can knock the cost of any pitch improvements out of the January transfer budget. I'm sure he knows the cost of expenditure on the ground doesn't count towards FFP calculations. Fuck off Ismael and take the rest of them with you.

You would think so but JE and JDT had to virtually break out of the place.

Well said VI. Without a plan or anyone taking responsibility for resolving the problem we will be in serious trouble. If the game against Oxford gets abandoned I’m pretty sure we will be made to play elsewhere by the EFL. Tomorrow, for only the second time in the last few seasons, I won’t be making the 100 miles round trip to Ewood. Saturday’s fiasco has contributed to my decision as I’m not prepared to battle through traffic on the M62/M66 in the vain hope that we will finish a match.

So how does it play out? Thinking aloud… Thinking about it does VI know already know what RG and SP think and possibly accepted it? That is, we will do the ground (at some stage) but will cut back elsewhere (player wages, transfers etc). That is, no new spend. And if we get deducted points, we’ll have to take it? Probably, business as usual. Fans get irate, managers gets irate, Pasha just rides it out. Won’t sack VI –too costly. Won’t spend money on pitch unless cut backs elsewhere.