January Transfer Window.

[Fraserkirky]

Both deals got scraped, did we lose the Wifi or something ridiculous? Something is missing from this story. 

Keep appealing.

[wilsdenrover]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:19, Silas said:

They couldn't even commit to things "beyond our control..."

Had to instead go with a mealy-mouthed "..we believe to be outside of our control". 

Oldest trick in the book. You know you're on dodgy ground when you have to skirt round statements like that. 

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Maybe they should have asked there their legal advisors as to whether or not it was within their control.

As to the ‘complex nature of the various agreements’ - would these not be the same as with the Brereton transfer?

[J*B]

This could potentially be a 300M pound mistake. Whoever is responsible must be sacked for it. Not ifs, no buts. 

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:19, DE. said:

In what respect are we having a better season? This is where we were this time last season:

 

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We're in the 5th round of the FA Cup and got to the Round of 16 for the League Cup.

Granted we're not going to progress any further in either competition, but at least it was nice not to lose to Lincoln or some such. 

[Mashed Potatoes]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:23, DE. said:

Right, so you're taking our current spot with 18 games to go and comparing it with where we finished last season. Very sensible.

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Yes - just like Arsenal and Liverpool fans are.

[Mattyblue]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:26, J*B said:

This could potentially be a 300M pound mistake. Whoever is responsible must be sacked for it. Not ifs, no buts. 

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Why would they be?

Thought the club wasn’t arsed about promotion and with it said £300 million anyway?

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[ItsRoverZ]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:26, J*B said:

This could potentially be a 300M pound mistake. Whoever is responsible must be sacked for it. Not ifs, no buts. 

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Got to say I'm glad I stayed up for it 

[Mercer]

I think the club statement is an embarrassment.  I think it's clear they messed up.

All that was needed was a two liner:

'We messed up and apologise to our fans, O'Brien and Brierley.  We are taking steps to ensure this doesn't happen again'.

[arbitro]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:25, Mashed Potatoes said:

But aren't those "fans" done ?

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I really wish you'd have a night off. You can sense people's anger and frustration and your are pouring fuel on to a simmering fire. I wouldn't normally react to you but I think you are deliberately baiting people.

[jim mk2]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:21, Mashed Potatoes said:

We are 6th compared with 8th last season and doing better in the cup competitions.

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In a former life you were a whole potato and not a mashed potato so what's your point?

 

[Theaxe15]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:27, Exiled_Rover said:

We're in the 5th round of the FA Cup and got to the Round of 16 for the League Cup.

Granted we're not going to progress any further in either competition, but at least it was nice not to lose to Lincoln or some such. 

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While nice to do okay in the cups, we aren’t ever winning them so league is the only success metric for me and we’re worse off than last season in that respect. As I imagine we will be by the end when we finish in the bottom half.

[Polky]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:26, J*B said:

This could potentially be a 300M pound mistake. Whoever is responsible must be sacked for it. Not ifs, no buts. 

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Waggott will just blame one of the work-experience kids and Venkys will award him with a raise!

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:20, Groundhog said:

Broughton said it would be a quiet window. 

Every club wants a combative centre mid and a striker. Can't just magic them up. We could still yet get a striker on loan. 

The signing of Sorba Thomas helps us play Gallagher or Diaz down the middle, effectively changing the striker situation, Tomasson historically likes to play 442 with wingers but he hasn't had this chance yet due, hence this fluid front 4 business.

Hirst was a flop but you never know with these things, remember BB before he became BBD?

I like Markanday on the ball but he needs to toughen up and learn how to defend if he is to play week in week out in the championship, getting him game time at Aberdeen is a good idea for me - get him ready for next season.

I think Broughton will just be as angry as we all are - and is probably now realising the mess he has got himself into, surrounded by Waggott and co. They are the real problem with the club. 

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JDT played with a 4-2-3-1 in Sweden - it's his preferred formation and he's pushed for it here too (after initially starting with 3 CBs to grind out some results). 

[DE.]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:29, arbitro said:

I really wish you'd have a night off. You can sense people's anger and frustration and your are pouring fuel on to a simmering fire. I wouldn't normally react to you but I think you are deliberately baiting people.

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A couple of nights off, and we won't be tolerating it going forward. People are wound up enough as it is.

[We Are The Rovers]

For over a decade, the Blackburn Rovers Supporters Trust has been imploring the owners and those they have charged with running the club to engage with the wider supporter base and to listen to our concerns over the way the club operates.

The last 48 hours have once again demonstrated a distinct lack of care and attention from those entrusted with the running of the club, and by extension, the owners. The debacle surrounding the failed deadline day signings is another example of incompetence and an inability to perform the basic duties necessary to provide a functioning football club.

The fans, without whom the club would serve no purpose, have been left in limbo, let down and treated as an irrelevance. We deserve better than farcical situations like this. Having witnessed a poor second half to last season, there was something of a renewed sense of optimism surrounding the summer appointments at the club, now the remainder of our season appears to have been sabotaged by carelessness.

AGAIN, we implore the club to engage with us. Swathes of empty seats, closed stands, record low gates since the Ewood redevelopment, should all be an indicator of current supporter feeling. We have attempted to convey the mood of the fans and offered ideas, initiatives, and assistance to help address this. However, embarrassing situations like this will only serve to turn apathy into anger. The fans are the beating heart of any club - WE ARE THE ROVERS – but after over a decade of neglect and disappointment, many of us have never felt so detached from the club.

Change is long overdue. We expect the individual(s) responsible for this latest fiasco to be held accountable. On the back of the excellent fan-led review of football governance and the imminent Government White Paper, The Rovers Supporters Trust calls on the club to form a strategic alliance with a wide range of elected supporters in the form of a shadow board, with the Blackburn Rovers Supporters Trust at the heart of it to ensure the long term future of the club.

[Beanie01289]

I don't understand why with time running out the never got a deal sheet in to cover any bases giving them extra time after11 to complete the deal

[wilsdenrover]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:25, wilsdenrover said:

Maybe they should have asked there their legal advisors as to whether or not it was within their control.

As to the ‘complex nature of the various agreements’ - would these not be the same as with the Brereton transfer?

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One last point on the statement - it includes ‘…the deadline for submission was late…’

The deadline wasn’t late - the deadline didn’t move at all…

Edited February 2, 2023 by wilsdenrover
Because my spelling is as bad as my grammar!

[oldjamfan1]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:27, Mashed Potatoes said:

Yes - just like Arsenal and Liverpool fans are.

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Mr Tater, you’re a Master Baiter

[booth]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:33, wilsdenrover said:

One last point on the statment - it includes ‘…the deadline for submission was late…’

The deadline wasn’t late - the deadline didn’t move at all…

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It's unsurprising that they can't even write a sentence properly.

[Exiled_Rover]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:30, Theaxe15 said:

While nice to do okay in the cups, we aren’t ever winning them so league is the only success metric for me and we’re worse off than last season in that respect. As I imagine we will be by the end when we finish in the bottom half.

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As I said, at least it was nice not to lose to a League 2 team like previous years. 

The FA Cup run has brought in £333k (not including gates) which is a nice boom too, especially for a club without a pot to piss in. 

[glen9mullan]

Seriously what next? As fans now what is the answer. The Raos genuinely think as a supporter base we are happy.

This board of directors has had the easiest of times ever in 5 years.

An apology, an excuse for their actions from the majority of attending supporters or those who see them.

I'd like to think todays latest fiasco will turn the tide and we as supporters start holding them accountable, but i still cant see where that fight is coming from?

[jim mk2]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:27, Mashed Potatoes said:

Yes - just like Arsenal and Liverpool fans are.

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Fans are angry and upset at the way our club is being run, and you're just rubbing salt in the wounds. Give it a rest

[MarkBRFC]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:35, glen9mullan said:

Seriously what next? As fans now what is the answer. The Raos genuinely think as a supporter base we are happy.

This board of directors has had the easiest of times ever in 5 years.

An apology, an excuse for their actions from the majority of attending supporters or those who see them.

I'd like to think todays latest fiasco will turn the tide and we as supporters start holding them accountable, but i still cant see where that fight is coming from?

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By Monday night nobody will care, especially if we win.

[roversfan99]

Until the owners go, stuff like this will keep happening.

[Fraserkirky]

  On 02/02/2023 at 16:32, Beanie01289 said:

I don't understand why with time running out the never got a deal sheet in to cover any bases giving them extra time after11 to complete the deal

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Power Outage, Wifi issues, medical emergency

Clutching at straws.