Are these a few new signs, stating Venkys are shit?

He is certainly watching a different player than me. A slightly better version of Corry Evan’s, is a crazy statement to make. Granted he isn’t a Tugay, but I see him, as the complete midfielder and don’t know of a better player in his position in the league.

I honestly believe we have a gem and hope like hell, we can tie him down on a longer contract.

Don’t forget and do it in a decaying stadium and be careful of treading in something nasty around the ground on your way in.

My guess is hangers on and the people who were here at the beginning, still taking a wedge.

Me neither. What would bother me even more, is if people are still being paid, who were around from the very beginning, such as agents and managers and maybe even the son of an agent, as I would not put anything past this regime.

I know we have certain people on here, who understand detailed accounts. With my job, I do need to have a decent knowledge of both Limited company and sole trader/ trader accounts. It is impossible to decipher, the split in wages and the only way to actually find this out, would be for the club or the clubs accountants to state this. I know it is unlikely, but to be able to determine what is really happening, perhaps a breakdown of wages for players, wages for none playing staff and wages and P11D benefits for directors, would be required,

In the season 2020/21 we had the following players at the club: Kaminski, Harwood-Bellis, Branthwaite, Ayala, Mulgrew, Elliott, Downing, Dack, Armstrong and Brereton. That's 10 players in my opinion, who are more talented, than most of the players amongst this years squad, so 4 years on, we still seem to have the same wage bill apparently, despite the reduction in player quality. I think if you match up the starting line up, in any of the games we have played this season, you would choose most of these players, over those who have actually played, but maybe some would disagree with that. Granted some of these players were on loan, but apart from one, all have played in the premier league. Maybe it is me being unkind, but the wage bill is surely distorted in some way, if it is constantly around £25m every season for the last 5.

I am.

I know it hasn’t and that’s the bit Im struggling with. We seem to have signed less talented players in the last 3-4 years, or to be fair, cheaper options, where you would expect lower wages to be paid, yet the £25m seems to be a constant.

I honestly don't have the foggiest, but I guess the wages for the staff, and the CEO and COO are taken into consideration. I would love to see how it all adds up though, as I suspect someone is on big wages somewhere, who is not a player or a "Hands on" director.

I think we all consider them two to be overpaid, but surely £25m on wages is not now the real cost.

Your post says nothing to do with Rovers, hence the problem, it’s not against Rovers, but given that it seems to be having an impact on them funding us, it does have a lot to do with Rovers. Your first paragraph is correct though, it isn’t against Rovers.

You would hope so. With it being nothing to do with Rovers though, every will turn out just fine. 🙏

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23850894.blackburn-rovers-entangled-venkys-indian-government-row/