Rovers Rumours & Speculation

[Old Codger]

15 minutes ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Landan, tho, innit.

Premier League winnaz, tho, innit...

[DeeCee]

2 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

Depends on what they want 

IMO, It's would cost £50m to buy us including the training ground. £20m to fund the 1st year running cost until you bring in a complete and new commercial team to improve the club plus a new CEO with commercial background to increase commercial operations. Then clean and improve the stadium, improve and fund the academy and improve the club 1st training facilities. 

And it's done !

[47er]

3 hours ago, Andy said:

All bias aside, surely Rovers would be a more attractive proposition than Brentford?

Brentford have a few years of Prem money in the bank, granted, but for facilities, history, potential, you'd take Rovers.

As a rebuild project, it wouldn't take too money time or money to get us back to the level Brentford are currently playing at.

but but but---FFP!! Lol.

[miqaayil]

On 25/02/2024 at 21:46, rovers11 said:

The Bahrain Royal Family are looking to buy an English club. Rovers suggested as one of those possible clubs by The Mirror. We can dream I suppose. 

They have been and we are a good proposition due to our history and the PR twist of knights in shining armor rescuing a club. i heard they have a thing for roses ...if they are serious ...venkys will have to relent as everything in india is political ...

 

Praying 

[simongarnerisgod]

1 hour ago, miqaayil said:

They have been and we are a good proposition due to our history and the PR twist of knights in shining armor rescuing a club. i heard they have a thing for roses ...if they are serious ...venkys will have to relent as everything in india is political ...

 

Praying 

i just hope venkys have upset someone influential in indian business circles and now their new found enemies have major clout in the courts and political circles,indian is a very tribal country,upset someone and it could all come crashing down😁

[bluebruce]

On 25/02/2024 at 13:46, rovers11 said:

The Bahrain Royal Family are looking to buy an English club. Rovers suggested as one of those possible clubs by The Mirror. We can dream I suppose. 

Looks like the Daily Star who reported it, not the Mirror I think? We seem to be mentioned in a bit of an offhand guess kind of way, but moreover the article gave me the vibe they're mostly looking to have a share in something. It implied they might buy depending on what options are available, but I dunno if that means they'd rather only get seriously involved if it was a Prem club as that would be big money, or if it was a Championship side with room to grow.

I very much doubt Venkys would entertain another party having a share, even with their current financial issues. Too stubborn and arrogant for that.

[Upside Down]

23 minutes ago, bluebruce said:

Looks like the Daily Star who reported it, not the Mirror I think? We seem to be mentioned in a bit of an offhand guess kind of way, but moreover the article gave me the vibe they're mostly looking to have a share in something. It implied they might buy depending on what options are available, but I dunno if that means they'd rather only get seriously involved if it was a Prem club as that would be big money, or if it was a Championship side with room to grow.

I very much doubt Venkys would entertain another party having a share, even with their current financial issues. Too stubborn and arrogant for that.

Too much to hide more like.

[ABBEY]

2 hours ago, Upside Down said:

Too much to hide more like.

nutshell

[miqaayil]

18 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

i just hope venkys have upset someone influential in indian business circles and now their new found enemies have major clout in the courts and political circles,indian is a very tribal country,upset someone and it could all come crashing down😁

i've always said ..the only way to get their attention is point out how they are destroying the image of their country ...the current regime is extremely image concious and its election year , they want good relations with middle east

[ABBEY]

May they rot in he'll.. each and every slug shit 

[Lancs Rover]

13 hours ago, miqaayil said:

i've always said ..the only way to get their attention is point out how they are destroying the image of their country ...the current regime is extremely image concious and its election year , they want good relations with middle east

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/13/hlddeath-sentences-in-bahrain-dramatically-escalated-since-2011

[miqaayil]

11 hours ago, Lancs Rover said:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/13/hlddeath-sentences-in-bahrain-dramatically-escalated-since-2011

i don't understand your post ...

[RoverCanada]

New article in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/5277307/2024/03/05/blackburn-rovers-gary-neville/

Don't think it adds anything new, but details how the Modi government's crackdown on the wealth transferring money out of the country links to Venky's purchasing Gary Neville's house for £7.4m in 2011 (there's your lede!).

Summarising given the paywall:

- Nothing new, but it details how £9m of Pune property has been seized by the govt so far based on 'unpaid tax and interest' on the investment in Neville's house. Venky's were allowed by the Delhi high court to pump in £26m in the summer and a further £11.5m in Nov (with equivalent amounts put in holding accounts), but a decision to allow more in Jan was delayed. Rovers provide boilerplate comment that the owners have assured them of their continued support, they hope to settle the matter soon, etc. No concern about staff wages not being paid.

- Gives a general run-through of our past ~10 years, lack of signings of late, focus on youth, becoming a spot for young PL loans, etc.

- Refers to signings and managerial appointments being run by both SW and GB, with input from the head coach. No mention of if that's changed in the past month or so...

- GB/JDT hoped to add more Championship experience until Suhail informed them of the urgent budget changes. Example: GB/JDT were excited to sign Baath, with a deal verbally agreed, but were then told they could not sign anyone over 30.

- Same thing happened with another unnamed target, so JDT offered to resign. Venky's, fans of JDT's coaching talent (albeit less appreciative of his public/private 'communications'), refused to accept his resignation. JDT felt his days were numbered, but was persuaded that if he kept the team in playoff contention, some more funds could be released for the Jan window. A loss of form followed a promising start; the Watford loss referred to as a 'killer' for morale.

- The Athletic repeat their version of the McGuire saga (which Jackson's reporting partially refutes): initial deal nixed mid-flight, McGuire flew over anyway to secure a deal with Sheff Wed. That fell through, so his agent approached us about a loan. The "usual to-ing and fro-ing" occurred between GB, SW, Suhail, and Venky's before a ~£550k loan deal was agreed with a £5.5m purchase option. Deal and documents all signed, etc., but failed to click submit... Suggests we'll try to return for him in the summer.

- Not the first time the recruitment team had agreed terms for a deal before there was 'ominous' silence from India and then word from Suhail that the deal could not go ahead.

- JDT again offered to resign. Venky's said they'd accept subject to an agreement on terms. JDT "said to have made a financial 'sacrifice' to facilitate his departure"

- Agent: McGuire was an extreme case, but there's an acceptance with all negotiations with Rovers that any agreement may be vetoed by Venky's.

- Eustace's quick arrival was due to 'contingencies' being in place, as it was expected that JDT would leave in the summer. Refers to a wide, thorough recruitment process, variety of candidates interviewed.

- Comment from Ian Herbert about the grim state of things after selling Wharton and JDT leaving, uncertainty about funding now tied to the whims of an Indian judge... Tim Farron can only highlight the Academy as a positive.

Edited March 5, 2024 by RoverCanada

[philipl]

I wrote on a different thread that no senior heads rolling after a month (apart from JDT who was NOT responsible for the fax machine) meant that all three transfer deadline misses in the last two seasons were down to Venky's.

This article in many words without actually saying so in reality pins the blame on Pune.

For whatever reason- family bickering, inertia, idiocy, face saving making it worse, back door illegal betting, there must be other possibilities - Venky's have achieved:

- wrecking the project which they could have adequately funded out of loose change by their standard of wealth before the Indian tax man came knocking

- lost Rovers a chief coach who would have got us promoted

- cost us Adam Wharton

-got us a chief coach who might not save us from relegation

- made Rovers 92nd out of 92 clubs any football club anywhere would want to have any transfer dealings with this summer and for the foreseeable future.

I had hoped the first five years were a low point in Venky's tenure but we are back as a laughing stock shambles.

 

[tomphil]

No heads rolling means ultimately it was pulled by India which is what most suspected anyway.

Someone was told not to click send.

[Upside Down]

12 minutes ago, tomphil said:

No heads rolling means ultimately it was pulled by India which is what most suspected anyway.

Someone was told not to click send.

Exactly like the year before when the exact same thing happened.

[Moptop1]

Everything always leads back to The Rao’s. Some fans really need to wake up.

[DE.]

41 minutes ago, tomphil said:

No heads rolling means ultimately it was pulled by India which is what most suspected anyway.

Someone was told not to click send.

Even if you take the view that it was the staff at Ewood to blame for the mistake, it still leads back to Venky's as they have allowed such incompetence to fester due to a lack of any accountability for these supposed errors. 

[G Somerset Rover]

56 minutes ago, tomphil said:

No heads rolling means ultimately it was pulled by India which is what most suspected anyway.

Someone was told not to click send.

Hard to argue otherwise. As many of us have highlighted, it’s funny how no outgoing ever hits the skids. 

[miqaayil]

From the looks of it, we are being pushed to relegation by our owners from start of season , so as to sell remaining players in summer and put us into administration while in L1

[Upside Down]

11 minutes ago, miqaayil said:

From the looks of it, we are being pushed to relegation by our owners from start of season , so as to sell remaining players in summer and put us into administration while in L1

We can only dream.

[tomphil]

If you suddenly find you can't or do not want to put in 15 million a year but don't want to or feel you dare not sell the club then it figures the attention might then turn to reducing it to a level you can just keep it plodding and leave incompetents running it whilst virtually ignoring it again.

Someone there clearly doesn't give a stuff what happens but we've been here before.

After finishing 8th then 7th i wonder what the odds were on relegation before summer began.....

[Torgeir]

We need to get Waggott out for a start. 

[miqaayil]

4 hours ago, Torgeir said:

We need to get Waggott out for a start. 

Why would anyone leave a job where your non performance is rewarded ?

 

 

 

 

[Herbie6590]

https://www.brfcs.com/magazine/articles/rovers-rumours-venky's-and-szmodics/515