You genuinely think the team didn’t “try”?

Especially when you consider the amount of players who have improved in those years. Surely, at some point, the player has to take some level of responsibility? My lasting memory of Nyambe will probably be the last kick of the Coventry game.

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/07/11/could-a-portuguese-sports-brand-with-an-interesting-backstory-ma/?amp Perfect for the Rao’s, he can sort the shirts for next season too.

The look on the face of Hedges when BB found the very top corner…. The only time I remember us scoring two like that in a game was Fulham at home way back in the good times.

This gives me a serious bout of anxiety; ”The speed of decision-making remains a concern, and with the new season getting under way on July 30, Rovers have to find a new manager, head of recruitment, head of fitness, front of shirt sponsor, and that’s before we get onto speaking about the playing staff. The team named by Mowbray in his final team selection included no loan players, a starting XI of players under contract for at least next season, and only captain Darragh Lenihan on the bench whose future is uncertain. Every player in the Rovers squad, bar Ryan Nyambe and Lenihan, have either been handed their debuts, or been signed by, Mowbray.”

Google “How FFP works” and then revisit this. @JHRover left Cov in ruins… I guess SISU had nothing to do with it.

And I don’t? Simply because I’m not going to jack it in if someone like Woodgate takes over? Expecting / wanting the club to improve whilst simultaneously taking my voice / money out? They aren’t compatible in my view.

Older fans apparently forgot the gap of decades between top tier appearances!

I’ve never seen attendance as some sort of justification of the decisions at the club, which might explain why I’d be there regardless. I don’t have any preconceived expectations. I’d prefer if it was cheaper but I could say that about my gas bill. I just love watching my home town team. I find it incredible, how I’ve become the minority on a supporters website because of this.

He said he didn’t want to be anything but a manager so I’m not sure why you’d spin a scenario based on nothing but your own assumptions? As @Gavpoints out, he may not have achieved what we would’ve wanted or expected but to declare him “utterly shameless” is the type of hyperbole you only find on BRFCS

You’d stop going if they didn’t hire a manager you rate?

I was reading an archive thread about HSH and I posted this in 2017, and I don’t think anything has changed and I don’t think it’s any more complicated!; “#1 problem since the beginning has been a void in structure and ultimate decision making.”

Ainsworth has become favourite over night, but that’s probably just early bets placed on a new market.

Each to their own but I’d be mortified if I missed our best home form in over a decade because I didn’t like the manager.

Couple of those things, specifically food / beer are subjective - for example, actually having a decent lager (Amstel) option in pints, instead of fosters is an improvement. I also don’t think the food (as far as chips / pies could go) isn’t that bad, and I will try the new Biryani at some point…! I agree it would be great to have local fare instead of agency staffed sodexo but I’m not sure just how easy that is to organise and I’m not the one paid to weigh up the spreadsheets! I would agree that their is a lack of imagination, but I don’t think it’s as bad as you make out? As for tickets - I can only see a price rise. For every penny less the club makes from this avenue = lower turnover = lower wage threshold before sanctions. When inflation is where it is, energy prices, with the covid black hole still within 3 seasons budget - I’m not sure fans realise just now close to the line we are. Would be great to cap / change everything to what you suggest, but then the “contract situation” gets harder to solve. The solution to all these issues is promotion ultimately.

I guess it’s easy to criticise and expect cheaper prices if you’re not the one challenged to improve turnover. The attendances have gone up this season, as it’s been said plenty of times, that’s down to results as opposed to the “correct” prices. What is a suitable season ticket price and average ticket price in your opinion Matt?

How do you expect to sell £400 season tickets if you’re selling every game for that? Or is this just a specific one off ticket game you suggest?

Would make my week, never mind weekend! Btw good to see you posting Al, we spent too many years discussing the hard-work stuff, many years before a decent season, the days when we’d dream about the best home form in the league. Hope you’re well.

A) “They need to make bring a friend schemes” “They need to not make them so convoluted”… Sounds like whatever they do the goalposts move!

A “When and if” scenario, compounded by a rumour we couldn’t sign someone who Preston took because of wages? Surely there is better ways to make a point. In terms of Bauer - I thought the manager said it was because he didn’t want to come as an option, a squad player first - that he wanted assurances they wouldn’t give?

Pretty sure said agents would’ve been talking about the league above, and 3 of our rivals are taking aprox 90m in receipts before turnover even starts. You know this. Why is it such an excuse?

Precisely.

You can call it “waking up” all you want, but that’s just baiting and patronising anyone who isn’t convinced that we’re the worst run club in the world. It’s such a shame that there is no middle ground anymore according to your posts, and I just don’t understand the need to constantly seek out a rationale that supports “pointing the finger”. Perhaps “waking up” to the FACT that the club CANNOT compete with anyone in the league above for wages OR with parachute payments… You may realise why individuals considering their families, futures and bank balances - might not want to sign for a team (they don’t support like you or I)

I get the feeling this is more of a national / global trend because of clubs cutting back from March 2020 due to income streams falling off a cliff. Certainly looks that way if you put contracts ending 2022 into transfer market. Arguably the most valuable player in the world still hasn’t committed to arguably the richest club in the world…! https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/statistik/endendevertraege

My opinion of his individual attributes, I’d say his pace / jump / ability to head is good but he lacks reactions and aggression at crosses. Compare his ability to dominate defenders to Rudy Justhead (Gestede)… chalk and cheese. That said, I can’t remember another player puncturing a lung so I probably know fuck all. He hasn’t been played in the position or team to benefit from consistent quality delivery either.