I dont disagree Matty, its on them to decide if those at Ewood are doing a good job. They dont micromanage them and reviews are annual rather than monthly. This is 100% an issue. However it does not detract or take away any responsibility of those being paid handsomely to run the club on a day to day basis

I went on Holiday Paul, which i am allowed. Farke was the number 1 target, he was interviewed and walked away, i didn't do the interview and cant make him take the job, so your point quite pedantic. I won't reveal the sources, (note i said sources not source). I can assure you it is a fact, You seem intent on protecting those at Ewood, maybe because they've afforded you some time for a chat. However they and they alone are the barrier to progression, not the Owners.

Believe what you want, its your perogative. JDT has been perfectly transparent of when and who brought him into the process and how late it was. It played out exactly how I said, and without looking im pretty sure also the media stated the same. Green shoots you speak about, and remember we are discussing those at Ewood and not venkys. 1. Academy - what about it? Its been here a long time and has always been supported by the owners. So where does the swaggott green shoot come from? 2. Community work, has always been incredible from the community trust, hence I got offices in there for work, great people, work very hard and have done for as long as i can remember. Yusir's work has been great too, but again the club haa always done things like this pre and post venkys. Where does Swaggott get green shoots here? 3. Appointments look excellent and after ballsing the process up, we had to hire an external head hunter to find and negotiate broughton, who then in turn got JDt, please tell me the greenshoot here for Swaggott? The reality is Venkys have supported all the above, paid thr bills, continue to fund the club, but are massively being let down by those at Ewood. I'm shocked if your views differ to these, but "i dont believe" suggest i'm lieing and I do not tell lies, and have zero to gain by telling lies

Its not my understanding, they dont get involved in the nitty gritty numbers. They look at whats proposed, and those numbers are decided between Waggott and Cheston. All player contract negotiations are done out of ewood. There is lots that Venkys can be hit with a big stick with, but contracts is not one of them. They do not micro-manage the club. As i've said previously on here, the board is judged on money in, money out, and running a ship which shows healthy figures prior to the Raos top up fund. Regarding the new model, I really do not know. My opinion on the second point, is we wont get in this position with a wiser man/woman controlling this aspect. I think under Swaggott reign, its very much protect their own jobs and bonuses, by being tighter than a ducks ass

Wasted a lot of peoples time, and with it continued to show the traits as poor negotiators. Its not a wonder, players are having to be sold as they are in the last year of the contract. We have lost a number of players for nothing during this boards reign. The wage demands of the contract rebel three were not that bad, not asking for the world. The wise man would of signed them up last season, knowing if we didn't go up worse case scenario we could sell them and fill the coffers. The arrogance or gauntlet put down, of "if you think you can find better" never ends well in the clubs favour. It leaves us with zero transfer funds in, and us now pimping Brereton out. Its criminal they let those contracts run down, and also criminal they didnt negotiate a new one with Brereton. For this aione they are showing how out of their depth they are.

I think Curtis from Portsmouth will be one of our first signings, Talking to some on the Portsmouth side, they say he goes missing alot and has become a bit of a luxury. Personally always thought he'd be decent pick up

I watched a lot of their games, and found them very entertaining. Ultimately though its a results game, id take any brand if the end result is success

He deservedly got the England job, sadly it ended under controversial circumstances, would of been very interesting how he would of done with all that talent at his disposal

100%, you use what's in your toolbox. During his Bolton days and the JJ Okocha, Hierro etc period they played excellent football. Results always first, and I was very disappointed when he was removed, it hadnt even crossed my mind that he would get potted. We've suffered ever since for that decision, and everything which has come since will always go back to that one decision.

Was not willing to do 2nd 3rd interviews and be pissed about, and was not alone in that. One by one they all walked away due to amateurish way we presented ourselves. Telling top coaches "We've lots of people to see, so after todays interview, if you make our short list we will get you in again, where we will hold more interviews with those who made it through. After those second interviews, there will be a final interview and an opportunity to discuss the terms and conditions. Sadly the process will take up to 4 weeks" Lots of candidates had other options, and there has to be a desire to get things done. The interviewing process gave off the opposite vibe, and similar to when Kean went, rather than us rule managers out, those managers ruled themselves out. Had Broughton not come in, i think we would still be looking for a manager. JDT, has said it happened all very quickly and Broughton is who persuaded him to take it on. This was never our plan, and where that leaves Suhail and Waggott, i'm hoping its down the road. An exciting CEO appointment now, could really tip the scales in Venkys favour. There is a genuine feeling/vibe of optimism on these appointments. Clearing the decks now and not later will reap the rewards

Given the last 6 weeks, the fact that GB managed to pull this rabbit out the hat, gets him massive Kudos straight away. It was not looking good prior to GB coming in. JDT speaks very well, is a decorated player and has a decent pedigree for his age on in what he's achieved to date as a coach. His appointment appears to have been widely received very well, and given whats gone before i'm pleased with the appointment. The hard work starts now for him and GB in identifying the players we need to start the season. It will be interesting on the loan front what connections GB has. During Mowbray's reign the loan market is something he thrived in, with the level/calibre of players he got through his relationships with the likes of City and Liverpool. Whatever happens we cannot go backwards, we finished 8th last season and now need to become serious top 6 contenders. TM put the stability back in the club, but couldnt kick us on. JDT as per his interviews knows he has inherited a team which needs some players and is stable. He has a great chance now to really showcase his talent. If he gets it right, his reign maybe short as the bigger clubs come sniffing, but for me getting promotion is the expectation over this next 3 seasons, anything more is a bonus., anything less is failure given where we finished last season.

The guy needs removing. 1. He totally cocked up the two transfer windows last season. 2. Tried his royal best to sell off land 3. Made the biggest hash in a managerial search ever, the amount of managers who said thanks but no thanks after one chat with him is embarrasing. 4. GB was found by someone else, and in a few days rescued the managerial search and bagged our man, as JDT has pointed out in every interview, god knows where we'd been without GB 5. Set the most out of touch season ticket strategy in living memory of rovers, as he is so out of touch. 6. Has allowed the ground to deteriate. 7. Massively cocked up on contract renewals, whilst giving massive sell on fees to clubs we've signed players from 7. Has managed to deflect all the blame on others, to any idiot that gives him the time of day. 8. Has overseen a continued crowd decline. The guy obviously has his minions now, who hang on his every word, and are even more dangerous than him. Never in living memory can i remember anyone who has had such a free ride and not been held accountable to the supporters. In the old days it was "sack the board". In more modern time the smucks have been bang to rights. There is a lot of positivity surrounding GB and JDT, what we dont need is this idiot to continue to run the club down. Be under no illussions, this was not a thorough process, this was a complete mess, with the blind leading the blind. New CEO now and 2022-23 has a great feel about it. Those who have been taken in by him, hang those heads because its embarrasing and you dont represent the views of the majority. I'm just waiting for the "this was what we meant, when we said 18 months ago good things were coming" Reason being as no good came, anything positive will be something they hang their hat on. As with the tweet I saw from Gary Smith yesterday regarding season tickets, foooook me, if he gets any further up their asses he will be coming out of their mouths. Totally dillusional, and as twitter showed him yesterday, his views are only shared by a small minority, with his rebuttal that he paid for 50 supporters to see a game last season. Wrong Gary - the rovers supporters who kindly donated to a justgiving page to bring the reza over funded those tickets. Anyway I digress, Waggott needs to go, a full clean sweep now of management team and board, is a massive step in the right direction.

I dont know is the honest answer

I think we have a mammoth task this summer. Lots of players have left either through non renewal of contracts or loans expired. Our top scorer is in his last year of his contract and will likely be sold. The season starts much earlier, and with each day that passes without a manager, our task becomes harder. The new manager will need to time to assess what we have, what we need and potential targets. The budget is again likely to be limited, which means every signing must count. Farke has an excellent record with young players, being an ex striker, I suspect in that final third he will get us far more dangerous when we have the ball in those areas. He has two promotions in two attempts in the championship. He has been Championship and LMA manager of the year. He has struggled when promoted to the prem, but very few who do go up, actually stay up nowadays, the gulf is that big. I've never spoken to Waggott, have never found the need. I'm unsure how he would come across during interviews, although i've seen some of his interviews/press conferences and i've not been overly impressed. I think rovers is an easy sell, we finished 8th this past season, have a relatively young squad, top academy, and the need to sign players to compliment that is there. I think importantly if they can get this over the line, there is going to be excitement within the supporter base, as this would arguably be the best appointment since V's took over. Hopefully the excitement does not boil over into too much expectation. I think he can get us up, but would need two seasons to do so, there is too much needed in a short window to realistically think we go up next season. I'm genuinely excited, hopeful, we get these appointments right but realistic with my expectations next season as we are going to need 10 players to have a full squad

I have zero issue with anyone putting their time and effort to try and communicate with the club. Many have gone down this route, only to leave very disappointed when they've genuinely believed there has been progress. Genuine question, do you know how many times the board at Ewood have promised to set up a meeting with certain supporters and even indicated its going to happen? I know of five. Do you recall the Pune 9, and how angry they were that they'd been set up in india? My issue, is the mandate of such discussions as nothing has been forthcoming everytime either I or others have asked. All i've had is they believe they are wiser and have greater contacts. What is the long term goal? If a meeting with the Rao's occurred, what is the message, what do they want to achieve and why? Who do they represent, as its going to be a burning question of the Raos? Who of any any real substance, is supporting the movement, remembering the class culture which the Raos are part of? I will give 1864 his dues, he at least post what he believes and is clear, he represents himself and no-one else. He has stuck his head above the parapet, and i know only too well what grief comes with that. Its a case of "put up, or shut up" Your last paragraph I totally agree with providing we do indeed appoint a manager of Farkes Ilk, and a board who can actually run the club like a normal club, with the correct values, and its heritage at the forefront always. Finally the motto of the below, which incidentally club employees use quite often on social media, is very much the message I remind myself daily. Incidentally one of the clubs largest sponsors designed this badge, who cant even get an audience with the owners, despite him being one of their biggest financial backers in terms of money he puts into the club through sponsorship.

I've no interest in working in football, at rovers or anywhere else. I've done my time in the supporter groups and enjoy the freedom of being allowed my own opinion, and being able to say what im thinking rather than having to bite my tongue.

Behave, i'm not going to exactly reveal trusted sources names on a message board and potentially break off what little direct contact we have. I do trust what i'm told and share anything of substance. For example i did say Rothwell was going nowhere, even the papers had him signing on the dotted line at Bouremouth, I stuck to what I knew to the best of my knowledge, and he didnt go. As many will probably support, i do have my ears to the ground on many fronts, be that employees, agents, players, ex players, managers, Journo's, advisors, the Rao's, their closest friends, FA officials. I was reporting on rovers things long before the Venkys arrived, its one of the main advantages we had during the protest years, we always knew what was going on, and were always one step ahead. Perhaps as you seem to know it all, going forwards i will remain silent and let you and you merry men inform us of whats going on?

Its not unusual at rovers, its how Appleton was appointed

They have a trusted circle not agent related, i won't elaborate anymore on that, I probably say more than I should as it is, and dont want to break trust lines

The new dawn if it happens has zero to do with anything which has been said on here previously. This new dawn we've all been waiting for has not materialised. The fact that talks with Farke occurred before Ewood got a sniff, points to a massive change in direction, which have certainly not materialised with Swaggott at the wheel, All the things we've been reading on here are the lip service from the corridors of ewood? If and its a big if, there is a boardroom clear out, do you think this was what was promised, given those who have religiously preached this on here have zero direct contact with the owners. If they did, then we'd be applauding onto the pitch Wenger and Dein would we not? I'd be delighted with Farke as the new manager, which i've already commented to both Bala and Amit. He is exactly the type of appointment which would be recieved very well by the majority. I'm like anyone else on here, I want a well run club, run by football people, with the clubs best interest at heart. I love our club, probably too much, but any good news is great news

They footed a £2.5 million pay off for 40 something days service for Berg They've paid countless players, Managers, agents, former employees off. Not sure what it all adds up to, but many contracts have cost them a fortune. Nothing of any merit gets sanctioned without approval, its why everything takes an age. In the Karen silk days we were having to ask for premier league money, parachute payments etc just to pay bills as money was too slow in getting approved. Youth players, are not big money, and I suspect we have a budget allocated for them

Yes

I have no confidence it will ever be right until they buggar off. Will people continue to suck on the teet? Absolutely!!! Being a board member at Ewood is the easiest cash they will ever get, sit there collect a wage and be the face of nothing

I believe its no more than £5k, Contracts etc, go through extra scrutiny following the Berg fiasco. Request for money, are usually signed off with the relevant business case.

Coaches be a no, but the other two suggestions very much possible