January Transfer Window.

[RevidgeBlue]

10 minutes ago, Iceman said:

Fuck man, we messed it up. We had 31 days to find 2 strikers. LOB wasn't even what we needed, and was more just us lucking into that situation. 

The fact that we would have ended up with no striker is a farce. I don't care about Undav or Kone failure, the fact of the matter is this, we had enough time to find a striker that was capable of starting games. 

The Broughton interview is just a way to get certain fans to feel sorry for him, but in reality he and the entire board need to be sacked. Everytime we fuck up, Broughton will say some nice things, and fans will bow down again. We are a Joke of a club, run by morons 

Bravo Sir. Nail, hammer, head.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Being told there was an emergency (10 minute notice) to ALL (literally all) staff based at Ewood about an hour ago.

Ooohh.. Cue the resignation of the cleaning staff at Brockhall, who clearly tampered with the router whilst licking the floor and skirting boards clean.

[goozburger]

13 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Being told there was an emergency (10 minute notice) to ALL (literally all) staff based at Ewood about an hour ago.

My first thought would have been Tomasson chucking the towel in, but he's done a press conference this afternoon, so I'm not convinced it's that.

I do wonder if Broughton is going to get it in the neck in spite of his RoversTV interview. It felt like a desperate man trying to save his job.

My hope is that Waggott has gone.

My expectation is nothing.

Edited February 3, 2023 by goozburger

[ben_the_beast]

Forest were notified immediately once the deal was in jeopardy and easily could have had him in their sqaud, especially since Cooper said it was a tough decision allowing him to go out on loan. Basically we're shit and have cocked up massively, but he can't preach about treating players respectfully. 

[RevidgeBlue]

10 minutes ago, Shirley Crabtree Wrestler said:

Ooohh.. Cue the resignation of the cleaning staff at Brockhall, who clearly tampered with the router whilst licking the floor and skirting boards clean.

Yeah, a search for a low level patsy to take the blame. Either that or a closing of ranks and an Executive oder to everyone not to breathe a word of what REALLY happened.

[islander200]

52 minutes ago, Theaxe15 said:

He mentions a striker on deadline too, wonder who that was and why that one also failed 

Nixon is writing about it on Sunday 

Don't forget to sign up for his patreon for the big reveal 

[goozburger]

Just now, ben_the_beast said:

Forest were notified immediately once the deal was in jeopardy and easily could have had him in their sqaud, especially since Cooper said it was a tough decision allowing him to go out on loan.

They had signed the deal, though. I'm not sure they could legally back out of it at that point.

[CheshireRover]

4 minutes ago, goozburger said:

My first thought would have been Tomasson chucking the towel in, but he's done a press conference this afternoon, so I'm not convinced it's that.

I do wonder if Broughton is going to get it in the neck in spite of his RoversTV interview. It felt like a desperate man trying to save his job.

My hope is that Waggott has gone.

My expectation is nothing.

I expect that they've seen a few mentions of the word protest RE Monday and are just telling the staff to expect people being angrier than usual etc. Nothing to see here, sadly.

[B16Rover]

19 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Being told there was an emergency (10 minute notice) to ALL (literally all) staff based at Ewood about an hour ago.

Apparently the teams got there at 16:10 and there's no issues so we've not bothered checking and left 

Now we've a meeting we've missed and can't go ahead with 

[Sweaty Gussets]

7 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

Yeah, a search for a low level patsy to take the blame. Either that or a closing of ranks and an Executive oder to everyone not to breathe a word of what REALLY happened.

Gregg's patsy?

[Angry_Pirate]

Here's what I got:

◇ Waggott apparently spoke for 10 minutes (with Silvester sat at a table looking like a naughty school boy). No Broughton, JDT, playing staff there.

◇ Said he decided to go to Birmingham at half 5 as the deal was basically done. Which in hindsight was a mistake.

◇ Said ultimately the blame will land on his door as the Chief Exec but now is not the time for blame.

◇ The Rochdale transfer isn't being appealed and will get done now but not for this season.

◇At some point in the evening there was a "moot point" issue, which cost them "27 minutes" - this is the reason for the missed deadline and the cause of the extenuating circumstances - he didn't expand.

◇ Dave Beresford (who I think is in charge of Ewood Park) queried that with the likely fan backlash coming on Monday night, asked if another statement would be put out before the game - to which another (unknown) member of staff vehemently stated that "Greg" has already done the statement and that it had been greeted with a fantastic positively recieved reation on socal media... 😵‍💫

◇ That was in, "yada yada yada, 1Rovers, Stick together" - Could have been an email

[booth]

4 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Here's what I got:

◇ Waggott apparently spoke for 10 minutes (with Silvester sat at a table looking like a naughty school boy). No Broughton, JDT, playing staff there.

◇ Said he decided to go to Birmingham at half 5 as the deal was basically done. Which in hindsight was a mistake.

◇ Said ultimately the blame will land on his door as the Chief Exec but now is not the time for blame.

◇ The Rochdale transfer isn't being appealed and will get done now but not for this season.

◇At some point in the evening there was a "moot point" issue, which cost them "27 minutes" - this is the reason for the missed deadline and the cause of the extenuating circumstances - he didn't expand.

◇ Dave Beresford (who I think is in charge of Ewood Park) queried that with the likely fan backlash coming on Monday night, asked if another statement would be put out before the game - to which another (unknown) member of staff vehemently stated that "Greg" has already done the statement and that it had been greeted with a fantastic positively recieved reation on socal media... 😵‍💫

◇ That was in, "yada yada yada, 1Rovers, Stick together" - Could have been an email

As we already know, they are an out of touch bunch.

[Sweaty Gussets]

2 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

◇ Waggott apparently spoke for 10 minutes (with Silvester sat at a table looking like a naughty school boy). No Broughton, JDT, playing staff there.

◇ Said he decided to go to Birmingham at half 5 as the deal was basically done. Which in hindsight was a mistake.

But @JoeHsaid it was Swags 'duty' to be at Birmingham. 

 

4 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Said ultimately the blame will land on his door as the Chief Exec but now is not the time for blame.

Haha, the same BS as Gregg came out with.  

[Vinjay]

3 hours ago, J*B said:

We try not to use it - every time we ban someone we earn less. 

I better put in extra effort for ban number 5 then. 

Edited February 3, 2023 by Vinjay

[booth]

6 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

◇ Said ultimately the blame will land on his door as the Chief Exec but now is not the time for blame.

When is the time for blame? Is there a deadline?

[goozburger]

Just now, booth said:

When is the time for blame?

When everyone's forgotten about it.

[magicalmortensleftpeg]

3 minutes ago, Sweaty Gussets said:

But @JoeHsaid it was Swags 'duty' to be at Birmingham. 

 

Haha, the same BS as Gregg came out with.  

What do you expect them to say? Come out and ask to be fired? GB has done the right thing by owning it and apologising. It means nothing if anything like this happens again, but it is still the right thing to do.

[wilsdenrover]

16 minutes ago, Angry_Pirate said:

Here's what I got:

…to which another (unknown) member of staff vehemently stated that "Greg" has already done the statement and that it had been greeted with a fantastic positively recieved reation on socal media... 😵

 

 

Granted this is the only social media I look at but any praise for the statement I’ve seen has been heavily caveated. 

Edited February 3, 2023 by wilsdenrover

[Sweaty Gussets]

Everyone takes responsibility, but no-one is to blame.

For the love of god, can we all just move on please!

Gregg's amazing, not many DoF's could have brought in a loan player from Huddersfield. And so what if that's the first time the club have failed to do a deal because someone didn't send the right forms off. It's just coincidence it happened on Gregg's watch, it could have happened anytime in the last 148 years. 

Nothing to see here. 

[rigger]

30 minutes ago, goozburger said:

They had signed the deal, though. I'm not sure they could legally back out of it at that point.

I think what BTB means is that Forest could still have named O'Brian as their last premier squad member, on the night that our deal looked in jeopardy, if they had wanted to.

[Sweaty Gussets]

3 minutes ago, magicalmortensleftpeg said:

What do you expect them to say? Come out and ask to be fired? GB has done the right thing by owning it and apologising. It means nothing if anything like this happens again, but it is still the right thing to do.

'owning it'. Has he resigned?

[ItsRoverZ]

So basically carry on as we were, laughable honestly..waggot and sylvestor have to go! At the bare minimum 

Unreal fucking club this. Never any accountability, everyone's job is safe don't worry lads

[Oldgregg86]

Gregg said judge him not on what he says but what he does . Two transfer windows and still no striker whilst saying we don’t want to block pathways then tries (and fails) to signs players that block pathways, throw in the lost brereton money I’d say he’s doing pretty appalling and that’s not to mention Having Hirst as your main target all summer , Jesus wept

Edited February 3, 2023 by Oldgregg86

[roversinmyblood]

“It’s not the time for blame”, really when is the time for blame?!!

[Sweaty Gussets]

Just now, Oldgregg86 said:

Gregg said judge him not on what he says but what he does . Two transfer windows and still no striker whilst saying we don’t want to block pathways then tries (and fails) to signs players that block pathways, throw in the lost brereton money I’d say he’s doing pretty appalling 

yeah, but come on, he's 'owning' his fuck ups. That's the important thing, right?