Mike Cheston said exactly that in the Fans Forum minutes of Jan 2020 - 'We are on the brink' I think were his words. We needed to sell Dack to avoid problems back then. Things have not changed and we now need to sell Armstrong. I think it has been common knowledge for a long time.

preferable to the current situation.

We would have hope, pride and dignity rather than being the playthings of uninterested billionairs thousands of miles away.

My feelings exactly. I know a lot of people think boycotting is a cop out and not constructive in any way but it's our only weapon against the Venky regime. as you say -"When you have absolutely no customer base, it’s impossible to ignore". If we could organise a single game where everybody boycotted it would have a big impact. We have to act if we want things to change. It will be beneficial in the long run and we will eventually get our Rovers back.

Exactly right. It's like the band continuing to play as the Titanic sank - just carry on as normal and hope the problems go away. Never too late to do something about it. I have a feeling many of the passive supporters may well turn this season. Once the majority realise we are on the road to ruin we may be able to get some protests going. Never too late. Recalim the Rovers

Avoid all this stress and worry - join the boycott! Away matches are much more fun anyway.

Mowbray: “We might get four, might get five, might get six, but they have to be way below salary levels" I can't see Reach's salary demands being in such a low bracket. Relying on loans is so short sighted, I'd much rather blood our own youngsters.

Yes, I guess that's true - but I sticking to it on principle.

As a former ST holder now boycotting, wouldn't you prefer NOT to put money in Venky's pockets ? NAPM and all that ?

I beg to differ. We all know Mowbray can't last 90 minutes without a quick nap in the stands.

They backed another clown and let him run amok without supervision. The owners have the ultimate responsibility but don't take it seriously. The club is in chaos and, as you point out, the clowns are being allowed to run the whole circus. Venky's out

Rovers: Kaminski (Stergiakis, 75), Nyambe (Magloire, 75), Lenihan (c) (Carter, 46), Ayala (Annesley, 75), Pickering (Cirino, 75), Davenport (Garrett, 62), Buckley (Nolan, 75), Rothwell (Weston, 75), Chapman (Gilsenan, 75), Butterworth (McBride, 62), Armstrong (Vale, 62). Assuming Armstrong is going, then even with Travis, Dack , Gallagher and Wharton added to that squad it looks paper thin to me.

I see what you did there - nice one. Sadly, it's also very true.

I refuse to attend under the current regime but would be at every game if Venky's left and we ended up in NW Counties - so, yes, maby I would be happy.

I see the full accounts are now available on the Companies House web site. It looks to my untrained eye that the figures and reports were all signed and approved in December 2020. With Mowbray stating that we have missed out on some transfer targets due to the embargo for late filing of the accounts, it begs the question why were they not filed at the earliest date possible after internal approval ? There may be valid reasons - anyone any ideas ?

I just went on Rovers.co.uk and clicked on 'Important information ahead of AFC Fylde v Rovers' and got the message 'page not available'. The AFC Fylde site, however, is excellent and has full details of how and where to get a pre match Covid test. Apparently, there was a special test centre set up at Ewood today for fans wanting to go to the match ( according to the Fylde website ).

Exactly. A superb, accurate and beautifully articulated post by @Rolo PB On St Crispin's day the troops went into battle inspired by the speech. We fans need to do the same to rid the club of this Venky scurge. Reclaim the Rovers

You are right, there is always the option to show displeasure in the ground but Venky's won't even hear about it. We need to do something that will make them take notice.

It's hope rather than optimism, and a desire to reclaim the club for the fans. We have to do something. I know a lot of Rovers fans will not boycott but I think it's our only weapon ( I'm aiming this at Venky's rather than Mowbray ). If everyone boycotted a single match, imagine the impact. Will it ever happen ? What did Steve Jobs say when he started Apple? "I'm aiming to get 1% of the market and take it from there"

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I agree - total incompetence. They make the same mistakes over and over again. We've been here before where we need to sell and can't replace. What's the point in having mega rich owners who will spend money but can't be bothered to have any real interest in the correct running of the club.

Before I saw the various calculations on here, I was doing some mental arithmetic to work out how much cash may be generated by the sale of Armstrong. I gave up when I remembered that it is probably going in the same pot as the Jordan Rhodes and Tom Cairney money so what does it matter?

I see Danny Ings has turned down a new contract at Southampton. 12 months left on his current one so they may be looking to move him on. Armstrong a possible replacement ? They have been rumoured to be interested for a while.

Which makes you wonder why they didn't file the accounts as soon as possible to get out of the 'soft embargo' as other clubs did. Maybe they know what's coming after filing them ?