Yep they've used future income to up the wage budget a bit for 12 months. Beware of it needing cutting again next summer though. Maybe this is a Venky last throw of the dice of a promotion tilt with no money before the turd really hits the fan.

Sorted or not that won't happen.

Hyam has looked better with a solid leader next to him that's for sure and of course the team in front of him defending better as a unit.

Lazy journos pitching him for Stoke was rather inevitable.

Not had the full end c5500 over there for a while so a good effort considering daft TV kick off o'clock. Hopefully it fires the boys up because it'll be another full blooded encounter. Pears to make a blinding near post save in the last min after Hedgey has gone through at the other end and buried it in the bottom corner !

Why would they make t easy for anybody when they can remove panic over a few tickets potentially being left unsold instead

The warning sign will depend on the court case imo. If that doesn't get sorted or they all keep kicking the can down the road then it'll be no surprise if there's a budget cut yet again and the need to bring in money in Jan/summer. Eustace has got some of what he wanted but so did JDT right at the beginning and Mowbray and Bowyer but keeping it up has always been the problem with Venkys. Whenever something good has got going it's had to be pulled to bits again soon after due to their shocking running of the club. Except the middle Mowbray years where they found someone happy water tread on a like for like yearly budget with no real fees but no press to sell either.

We go into this with confidence there's a completely different feel to Rovers this season we are a 90+ mins team with game changers on the bench. Might be one for Cantwell to shine in if he plays a part and do we bring the big lad up top back in or not ? Eustace has got most things right this season especially at the Dome so hopefully that continues as does Pears good form but always a very tough fixture this. PKNE not hit form yet this season but no doubt they will here although maybe it's the best time to play them. Nobbers 2 Rovers 2

Or are covered in chocolate.

It was a terrible signing all this considered although he has developed into a Prem capable player. Yet compare to the Armstrong signing or Sammie it was a flop and i doubt he'll ever be consistent he's either on a hot steak or shite contributing nothing there's no inbetween with him.

BBD was a development signing though so they were prepared to wait i think he was only 19 or something, Sammie took a while to get into it but it was a more tried and tested formula with that one. As was Dack for league 1.

There's as much chance of sell on value scouting and securing the right players with a bit of experience for low fees or frees. What will Yuki be worth if he maintains good scoring form over the season ? If Cantwell reinvents himself there might be a good fee there as well. It's all about the recruitment and backing it with a bit of cash.

By the way .....

The riverside masssive waking up for anything other than a Burnley game is truly something rare 🤣 On the great finishes subject i think most of us could write a book and good as they were Yukis wouldn't be in the top 10 but he's a cracking little finisher no doubt about that. Great signing and we will now sell a few shirts in Japan !

So another balls up driven by potential penny pinching. No wonder some there are terrified of promotion it goes totally against their downsizing mentality.

Ewood needs a manager Mowbray proved that. His presence shielded the pair of clowns in head office and the owners from a lot and i think that is one of the reasons he was so sour in the last 12 months of his tenure. Needs someone to get a grip on things, take charge and aim in the right direction because there are no leaders anywhere else in the gaff. A Head Coach and DoF model only has a chance here if they employed a really good DoF and not a novice like Broughton but even then it's just creating more layers of confusion and money wasting, as we saw. Eustace has solid leadership about him and seems as though he'll speak up when he has to.

What's happening with PNE tickets anyone know ? It said allocation sold out before yesterday but we'd requested another 1 thousand ? Rather odd seeing as it holds 5.5K

The clubs very own 'nudge unit' towards needless all digi ticket only. I mean if they are so set on modern technology, saving the planet and not employing anybody then why no turnstiles where you just pay via card/phone as you enter ? Surely that makes more sense than anything.

They must saveat least 30 quid not having a ticket window open for 2 hours before kick off, amazing management. I mean a place like Bristol it's never going to have a few dozen living up North who might fancy turning up is it. Just ten tickets sold pre kick off more than covers a few hrs min wage and leaves a nice profit. Lazy bastards.

He was a good coach he was here to win games and progress the team/club and that is first and foremost to his type. similar to Souness in as much as when they've played at the highest level, won things, played with great players and managers their bar is set very high. They can't understand settling for anything less and struggle to grasp a lot of those they are now working with can't hit those same levels and are perhaps on occasion happy water treaders. Same goes for club leaders and owners. So it's great when things are going well but the min they aren't the tables are turned and it becomes all about themselves.

Beyond stupid way to treat supporters at a club that needs them more than most. NEVER take away the freedom of choice to able to buy physical tickets or turn up and pay on the day, needless and saves nothing but just falls in line with technocrat policies. Who really benefits ? Because it isn't us nor the planet.

Digital bollocks again. What happens when everything is all digi ticketing only and something goes wrong ? They'll suddenly want your cash that's what !

Millwall away first away game a few years ago Pickering was good in a similar environment and us under the cosh. May or may not have been his full debut i can't quite remember but he looked sharp that day. Serious loss of the little pace he had has clearly affected him.

I bet if it was up to Waggot he'd have been here for another 12 months. All hail John Eustace for setting his sights on a more effective recruitment drive.

There's only one side on here although undeniably he's provided the ammo in the past but despite a few close calls which happens with many keepers at this level he hasn't fucked up this season yet. You don't get chance to improve though eh.