And think about it further, his payoff and NDA probably cost money. So no savings at all really

Gregg was removed because Waggott didn't like him and didn't rate him. It may help towards cost cutting but it definitely wasn't the main reason.

I don't think there will be a new DoF. Waggott will simply expand his empire.

Common knowledge. I thought every Rovers fan had this opinion.

I think you are right - John Fleck being a prime example! Next season is going to be interesting for all the wrong reasons.

In the Swiss Ramble article it states In March Venky’s said that the Indian court case was now only related to “technical and procedural issues and should have no future impact on the owners being able to continue to fund the club” This is actually taken from a statement issued by Waggott , not Venky's. In the same LT article that there is confirmation that Venky's still need to get permission to send money. this was when the court case was postponed : "£11.5million was transferred in November to provide funding until the end of January and Venky’s wanted their latest application to cover the club until the summer and beyond. The sale of Adam Wharton and the influx of money from a sell-on clause in David Raya's move from Brentford to Arsenal will provide some buffer for the club". So, as far as I can determine, the owners ability to fund the club is still very much in the balance and we are reliant on money from player sales until August at the earliest.

No problem adding experience as we have been lacking it for years. I can't see why Broughton would not agree with this. What worries me is that Waggott now has an appetite for getting involved in player purchases and harking back to his old methods when he was a player agent. Eustace/McFad/Fleck were all Waggott signings and I can see more 'contacts' being approached for one final payday.

It is certainly true that if they do invest any money outside India they need to pay the equivalent to BOI as security. However, I think they still need to get the permission of the court to do it. They definitely needed the permission last November and I don't think anything has changed - hence the need for more court hearings But as you say, even if they can, they won't.

Waggott is very clever with words. I think he has stated that the Indian court case will not affect the owners 'ability to fund the club'. I am convinced that the owners can not make any new investments in the club until august at least. The income you listed in a previous post ( £60m ) is, effectively, the owners money to do with as they like. They have chosen to use it to fund the day to day running of the club - so Waggott's claim is true. Obviously this is unsustainable and is not benefiting the club. Venky's are just very lucky that player sales came at a time that coincided with their restrictions in India. Without player sales we would be reduced to loans against the training ground as the only option. If the situation in India is not affecting the owners' ability to invest then why were budgets slashed last summer and why is crowd funding being mentioned for safe standing when the owners could pay for this without affecting FFP in any way ? Waggott does know more than us but he is very rarely completely truthful

Good shout but he's probably happy doing what he does. Why put himself in the firing line?

Exactly. He wasn't even an active DOF in January. McFad, Fleck and Eustace were Waggott signings

Broughton is going because Waggott didn't rate him. As soon as JDT went, Broughton was on his way. Broughton has been sidelined/ignored since January but Venky's don't like to 'sack' people so they just wait for a convenient time for them to leave - with a nice NDA of course.

12 short months ago we were going into the last match hoping for a playoff place. Where did it all go wrong ? I'm reasonably confident we will stay up but I think it will be through the failure of others rather than a great performance by us. Just worried about people getting injured in the rush for season tickets once the prices are announced.

I think they declared the house purchase as an asset of their poultry business so the Indian authorities saw this as a tax dodge. A chunk of the £5 million may have to go to the Indian Government to make up for the missing tax and maybe a fine. Once that is sorted, they may get some of their seized assets back. I doubt any of the money will make it's way to Ewood.

To be fair, they were too embarrassed to call it a lap of honour. The announcer called it a lap of appreciation!

It won't affect the summer transfer budget because we already know it is zero. The court case is not until August so the summer budget will remain at zero.

From what I heard, there will be no definite decision on prices until we know for certain what league we will be playing in next year. I'm not sure if prices in league 1 would be any lower than they were in the Championship this year. But ultimately, there will be very little difference from last years prices as Waggott has the same targets to hit. Perhaps prices will remain the same if we go down and rise slightly if we stay up. There won't be any nice surprises that is for sure

But they did turn us into a club that sells our top players to the likes of Luton, Brentford and Crystal Palace.

Not in agreement with the comments saying we played well today. I thought Ipswich were average at best and they had an off day. They looked shaky at the back and uncomfortable trying to pass out of defence. But we didn't do anything to capitalise. A bit more fight and endeavour, more pressing and more physicality could have seen us win but it never materialised. We created very little indeed. We had the disallowed goal but we were lucky with the penalty that was not given - so that evens out. Neither team played well but Ipswich did just enough and we didn't. If we continue to play to that standard for the remaining games we will be very lucky not to be relegated.

I agree. This is the crux of the matter. I am convinced the McGuire deal was not signed off because there were significant future commitments that required the nod from Pune which wasn't possible at 11 pm UK time. I am sure a lot of work went into agreeing a deal but if it's not approved in advance, Suhail will simply pull it. On the other hand, Waggott has authority to sign off loan signings and freebies so the Fleck deal went through no problem - even at the ridiculous cost of £20,000 per week wages.

When did they ever tell the truth ?

I agree. It feels to me like Broughton is out of the equation now that JDT has gone. Resorting to YouTube interviews backs that up. Eustace is 100% a Waggott appointment and he is not going to rock the boat even if we lose our top players over the summer.

I agree with your prediction if the court case gets sorted but I'm not so sure it's that simple. There can be no money provided until August. Another postponement or more problems uncovered by the investigation in the meantime then surely their situation becomes untenable and they can't pay the bills even if they are willing to do so. At that point maybe 'the authorities' can step in ?

That will just be the money they were allowed to send last November or whenever it was. Already accounted for and spent

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/world/asia/india-judicial-backlog.html 300 year backlog apparently!