Disagree. This board would be in meltdown if opposition players waved imaginary cards to get Rovers players booked.

So looks like normal SWAG/Pasha MO resumed: • Troublesome manager removed and blamed for a poor season • More pliant manager installed • Fan base still reasonably compliant and docile –Rao tenure regarded as necessary evil; that without them we would have no money at all; that the stadium is clean; we have a new bus • Our positive narrative intact: stay positive and 'trust the process', the owners are committed, the owners never refuse to sign a cheque, the owners want promotion, they have been good generous owners and the fans should be grateful and get behind the team. • A new ‘project’ underway-optimism the order of the day • New scapegoats/patsies in place should things go pear shaped • Players exited for significant sums to enable running costs for this season • Incoming players for pennies • Overall budget reduced • Our bonuses safe for the moment • Local media base compliant and willing • National media base uninterested • EFL and other authorities still looking the other way • Championship midtable likely despite cutbacks • My exit route in place should things go really pear shaped (Waggot) • Most fans no idea who I am (Pasha)

Incoming • Gueye (26) 1.25 mill (Belgian reporter) or 1m (Jackson) or 1.8m (transfermarket) • Ohashi (28) 1.25m? (small 6 figure fee Jackson) or 150k or free (Japanese journalist • Balazs Toth (26) 1.2m?? • Todd Cantwell (26) 600k?? • Batth (33) free • Barrett (22) free • Weimann (32) free • Doherty (18) • Owen beck (22) Loan • Lewis Baker (29) Loan • Amario Cozier-Duberry (19) Loan • Travis (return from loan) • Buckley (return from loan) Approx £4.3 mill Outgoing • Sammie Smodics (28) 10.6m • Sam Gallagher (28) 1.8m • Leopald Wahlstedt (24) 1m • Telalovic (24) • Jake Garrett (22) end of loan • Connor O’Riordan (21) end of loan • Dilan Markandy (23) end of loan • John Fleck (32) without club at present • Georgie Gent 200k • Jack Vale (loan) Approx 13.6 Other outgoing • Wharton (19) 21.1m • Kaminski 2.9m • Ash Philipps 2.3m • Niall Ennis 585k • Yasin Ayari End of loan • Andrew Moran End of loan • Ben Chrisene End of loan • Billy Koumetio End of loan • James Hill End of loan Approx £28.5 Total outgoing Approx £42.1 So on the face of it, credit where it’s due, a good window by the recruitment team given the minimal budget - although it is greater than JDT had at his disposal-3 times as much so 3 times as much success? 😉 At least we have a little bit of uplift in spirit, a little more cover in positions (defence though?) Should be enough to achieve the mediocre objective of remaining in the division. An interesting comparison may be with the 23/24 season that JDT had to deal with. Incomings that involved money were Wahlstedt (1m) and O’Riordan (550k). Numpties still in charge at the very top but seems our recruitment team’s contact list is more imaginative and funds a little more liquid. Remains to be seen how they all turn out, not to mention other underlying shenanigans. But reasons to be cheerful re recruitment given constraints.

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15 Feb 1964 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers W 3-1 FA Cup 18 Sep 1968 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United L 1-0 League Division Two 04 Apr 1969 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 League Division Two 29 Nov 1969 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 League Division Two 14 Mar 1970 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United L 2-0 League Division Two 21 Sep 1970 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United D 0-0 League Division Two 09 Jan 1971 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 League Division Two 18 Oct 1975 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 League Division Two 22 Nov 1975 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United D 0-0 League Division Two 08 Dec 1979 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United L 2-1 League Division Three 26 Apr 1980 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 League Division Three 25 Sep 1984 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United D 1-1 League Cup 10 Oct 1984 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers W 3-1 League Cup 03 Nov 1984 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 League Division Two 30 Jan 1985 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers L 0-1 FA Cup 23 Feb 1985 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United D 1-1 League Division Two 20 Jan 1987 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United L 4-3 Full Members Cup 22 Oct 1988 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division Two 21 Feb 1989 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United L 3-1 League Division Two 02 Sep 1989 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United D 2-2 League Division Two 20 Jan 1990 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 League Division Two 29 Dec 1990 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United W 1-3 League Division Two 06 Apr 1991 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers D 0-0 League Division Two 07 Dec 1991 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers L 1-3 League Division Two 29 Feb 1992 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United D 1-1 League Division Two 30 Jan 2016 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers L 0-3 FA Cup 21 Nov 2017 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers L 2-4 League One 05 May 2018 Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United L 2-1 League One

Nice photo of Rovers team here from 64. https://roverstan.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/fa-cup-5th-round-1964-style/ Anyway, that's enough history -the present is somewhat more pressing. 🙂

Ron Atkinson crunched a Rovers player in the first minutes and looking into the player's eyes on the floor thought that Rovers players 'didn't fancy it.' Rovers kicked up the slope in the second half.

Tyrone, Leonard. Apologies, you are correct of course. Skim reading (lots of transfer names, no reality 😉 ) Yes that Hutchinson (Ian) had the 'windmill' throw. Tommy, Scottish, Blackpool, Coventry, City (and Burnley).

Tyrone Ian Hutchinson Ah, such a bygone era. Got himself two broken legs, a broken arm, a broken toe, persistent knee trouble and retired at 27. Good old day, bad old days –sure we have done that debate before now.

Been an interesting read all –thank you. But really, as we stand at present, for whatever reasons and nuances:- 1. Funding at all levels will essentially rely on outgoings 2. Waggot (or minions) will spin it how they like but point 1 remains 3. The Rao’s are here for the forseeable

Wonderful times, wonderful man. RIP

A club that's a laughing stock?

A few things after the first couple of games. Those not apparatchiks always knew Sam wasn’t good enough (and costly) despite always giving his best. Gueye is clearly an improvement. Let’s hope he can maintain it over a long hard season. Yuki looks class. Attitude, ability and toughness all seem good. Got that scorer instinct. Let’s hope it continues. Travis is brain dead. Needless shithousery and cards. But hopefully will still do a good/necessary job in there with Trondstat. Pears is not the extreme useless keeper as often painted but we do need to find a more reliable replacement. We look like we can concede from any decent cross or set piece. If I were playing us, I wouldn’t try anything too technical –just get it out wide and get in good crosses. We’re not the tallest. JRC –not at the races yet. Fitness generally?

Good luck Sammie. Deserve your move and hope all goes well. Will Dolan get more than 10 league goals this season? Perhaps it may be a case of rather than any one person stepping up to get 25 or so, a few players combined will do the business?

4 Venky's win the court case and still don't fund any further

Non event. Gulf in class and they have other priorities. Obviously, you have to beat what is front of you.

Not on Sky Go. Not on ordinary Sky Sports (only showing 2 games there). If you have Sky, go to the apps, then Sky and it's on there. Or watch on the app on your phone. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/sky-sports/id500102120 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.sportnews&hl=en_GB

Since 1936, 29 years in top flight Since 1936, 56 years in lower leagues Happy to have numbers corrected.

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Been reading the SS value stuff this afternoon. Gentleman's agreement? Waggot/Pasha? I nearly dropped a nice glass of Gusbourne pinot noir. 😄

Despite the shenanigans off field we all know about, minimal spend, an opposition who will struggle at this level and looking like we could concede from any decent cross into our box, a keeper who could be better, you’ve got to enjoy a night like that. Trav silky dribbling in one moment (!) and nouty petulance in another, a striker whose first touch isn’t a tackle and to top it all a sublime chip. Early days. Transfer window not closed (loans?), court case, injuries, long hard season. So, probably imo, not relegation (not the greatest of leagues?) but not top half. 10 games in let’s see. Xmas let’s see. As all good managers say after a good win (and also a loss) –let’s not get carried away (either way.)

....things started to go a bit J G Ballard..... Wonderful. 😃

Did you leave out 'and then retire'? 😃

And of course, not to mention the 'big ones' that left 🙂