The exact same model they were saying will happen in the PL about 3 weeks ago. Still the most likely imo.

Just the number we expected. £35 million over 2 seasons. The trick now in season 3 is to get the loss down from £18 million to about £4 million. Anyone know how we can rustle up £15 million ? Thanks Bradley. No wonder Waggott is desperate to get the FFP rules suspended due to the virus. And the exact reason why it won't happen as many clubs would basically cheat their way out of trouble and get into unsustainable debt in the process. Oh wait....

So if I understand correctly what Gordon Taylor is saying (LT article), any club deferring players wages due to insufficient funds (due to coronovirus) will be given an FFP transfer embargo. The PFA also advising players not to agree to pay cuts or deferrals. Meanwhile if club owners inject cash it also goes against FFP which in our case is a no go. Seems harsh yet the reality is after this crisis is over, we need as many clubs as possible to still exist. Not least Rovers.

Without a doubt

4 more weeks suspension announced. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51962751

EFL release £50m to L1 & 2 clubs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51951389

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51574065

I have made a few axminster looms in my time. Did you work at Pickerings Tyrone ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51934215 Championship clubs voted to finish the season. How & when is something else.

Euros postponed to 2021. Confirmed. This opens the slot to finish domestic leagues in June & July.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51861340

Walton - loan finishes end of May. A one month extension possible if we are playing virus catch up but what next....? Leutwiller - end of contract. Surely he will be gone. 2 new keepers ? Tosin - loan finishes end of May. As per Walton. Estimated to be £18 million (Mowbray) to £20 million (press). Mowbray wants another rolling 6 month loan but is it likely and how does it help us build a back 4 ? Williams & Mulgrew - both 1 year left but surely we need to get shut of both ? Both are internationals but is there any interest? Bell - out of contract... surely has to go but will Mowbray hand him a charity contract ? 1 year extension available which I am sure will be triggered. Nyambe - 1 year left. Surely he needs a new contract ASAP to protect us for a future transfer fee. We are left with Lenihan & Nyambe so how is that going to work out? In terms of building a strong back 4 this season was wasted? Smallwood - out of contract and surely off. Evans - 1 year left but is he likely to play again ? Bennett - out of contract. The one to watch. Surely Mowbray won't cut him loose even though he should. Downing - out of contract but presuming he will be player of the season surely will get another year. Dack - who knows what will happen. We still have plenty of midfielders but how many are good enough to get us to the Prem? Pretty sure that with the experience of Johnson, Evans and Downing helping the youngsters we will be fine here ? Travis, Buckley, JRC will be regulars. Chapman - will he be sold off ? Armstrong - off to the Prem for a fee ? Graham - out of contract but what is going to happen ? Dom Sam - out of contract or new contract ? Fairly certain Gally and Ben are untouchable or what was the point? Then we have the financial impact of the virus and FFP. Europe is our new hope for cheap talent but is on lockdown. Phew...it's going to be a busy summer... or is it ?

Great picture in the LT https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18306070.match-day-parking-blackburn-rovers-ewood-park/

Your 2865 allocation at Bramall Lane for your big Yorkshire derby or your 2333 allocation at the Turd for your other Yorkshire derby.... If you qualify for a ticket of course.

There is a good thing to come out of all this.... The club staff now have no matches to arrange so plenty of time for them to conclude looking into everything they have been looking into. Expect to see some action at Ewood (for a change). We will hear what they have decided to do to honour Tony Parkes. The stadium will have a deep clean and a lick of paint. The hand dryers in the bogs will be replaced. The safe standing hand rails will be ordered. We will hear about the agreement with the council to re-open the car parks and the new match day bus services from outlying Rovers communities. The new ground layout for next season will be unveiled showing the designated safe standing, disabled, singing and away sections. In conjuction with this, a new marketing slogan promoting new fair pricing and early the release of season tickets, including 12 month payment plans if you buy now. This campaign will be plastered over every bus stop in Preston and Hyndburn. Of course we will also hear how a strategic rethink has decided that next season there will be no Waggott Tax. That they have held top level meetings with Sodexo and agreed pies will not run out at 10 past 3 and the Fosters will be replaced by something better. Amazingly we will also hear that all obstacles have now been removed and craft ales will be available. This should be enough for the coming week. I am sure the week after they can sort a vegan pie option between them although this may be slightly more difficult.

Lets see if Waggott gets the season tickets on sale this month for next season.

One thing is 100% certain. manufactured in Wuhan bio lab and purposely (or accidentally) we are now responding exactly as predicted by computer algorithms.... #LabRats

" negativity " thread ???

poor old Sheriff Waggott of Ewood... the meat in the pie.... On one hand refunding £300K to Leeds fans. On the other hand paying for 7700 pies he no longer has use for. Not sure why I find that amusing but ripping Rovers fans off with fake taxes means you "reap what you sow".

"Good humans / new 3 year deal" thread. Seriously though, every club and a great number of players (working men with bills and families) are going to have this issue so it is going to be really interesting how it plays out.

Time to start the "summer transfer window" thread, the "will we be in the mix next season?" thread, the "singing section / safe standing section" thread, the "how many things are they looking into now?" thread, the "Mowbray in or out? version 4" poll and the "remembering the JW Upper victims of the coronavirus" thread.

London marathon just been postponed to October

https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/blackburn-supporters-tickets-efl-coronavirus-17919132

BBC website says postponed. Everywhere else says it's on. Rang ticket office and they said it's still on but likely to change.... Sounded like they didn't really know themselves.

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/coronavirus-how-bristol-city-fans-3946958