And if you want fans onside and re-engage then you keep open, clear honest regular lines of communication to them. Just remember for a min that's HIS job and there are literally multiple ways to do yet he turns down the local paper requests. We can't have ten thousand people in a queue at his door every few months to look him in the eye. Not using the outlets available is plain daft.

I think he came in with a remit to jack prices up to a more comparable level with others in the division. He talked at the time about devaluing the product and i'm sure it was mentioned on here that in private he was of the opinion Rovers prices were too cheap. Plus it fits into his well documented and publically stated business mantra that he's a squeeze what you have as much as you can guy. As opposed to a speculate to accumulate guy, everything that's happened since hes been here points to that. Some of it probably needed doing but he went too far and has missed several opportunities to re-engage a few more thousand. He seems to have totally missed the point there was reason why prices here were cheaper. It wasn't just out of some daft random act of generosity by this ownership or the previous one. You have to price to your market and area not your brand name around here.

Got to remember that Rovers are looking at these players qualities AND their flaws on the assumption they can polish them up. No such thing as a good all rounder or perfect package is coming to Ewood we'll have to take the rough with the smooth i'm afraid.

Yep, the issue isn't and never was if he was nice bloke although some of the personal stuff goes over the top but emotions run high. He could be a right arsehole tell everyone to F Off and refuse to meet but if he had got a fee for one of the departees, was in the process of securing BBD, had the stadium washed once in a while and didn't try and sell the training ground on hush then people wouldn't be after his scalp as much. It's all about actions not words and he even ignores Sharpes requests to speak for long periods so he's bringing it on himself. He knows what he's doing with the meet and greets it's his charm offensive. He knows most of it will be on social media being discussed, well by those who don't get a kick out of being ITK but not saying anything at least. Only time will tell if he's throwing a straight bat or not there is a lot still at his doorstep that hasn't been accounted for.

From the sounds of it they'll pay millions for certain players that fit the bill but they never fit into the wage budget. The conundrum is how do you find your way around that seeing as they can't just stick in and extra couple of mill to cover it. This is where the sale of players comes in because it's income on FFP that could go towards wages. That's why again i'll say they still sound blaze' about it especially with it sounding like BBD will eventually leave for nothing. It'll never move forwards unless fees are gathered and money is re-invested because under the current model it just can't.

Probably because nobody actually asked, we always get told they never turn down a reasonable request for cash after all.

He has form for this type of thing i bet hes ruined a few moves for players down the years but any opportunity to get himself in the spotlight suits.

JRC is the one to loan out imo

Maybe we over rated him because of what came before under this ownership era as he was a refreshing change compared to the rest. Henley - pants Kane - Ok for a spell but only on loan Baptiste - Pick of the bunch but a center defender playing out of position with no pace Keane - See above although not old very young and raw Then of course Lowe, Marshall, Bennett and probably some others iv'e missed did stints there so a proper RB in Nyambe and a solid quick one he was a breath of fresh air. A strong competent defender who looked like he could really go places when he broke through but could never master the RWB role really. So yes maybe he isn't all that he just looked better because we finally had someone of our own to play there regularly in what was a real problem position for years. Mainly due to incompetent management.

The Wigan move is odd but i suspect hes been offered good money for compared to here and as i said early i think he'll turn into a bit of a mercenary now. For all we know someone else has said they want him but need to free up room first so he's been happy to take a short term deal elsewhere. These things happen in football the guy we've got now has obviously been on our radar a while but its only happened once Ryan has gone. I think if he was on contract here but the club and himself made it known he wanted to move we could have at least got in enough to cover the Brittain deal. That's how it's supposed to work if you want to go all Brentford.

I think with the Nyambe thing we can now conclude there wasn't enough desire on either side to get it done. Both sides at fault and letting it get to a that stage to lose him for nothing is criminal. Once it's over though it's over the mutual love was dead and he'd definitely stagnated here over the last couple of seasons Balls to him i hope he enjoys a bog standard Pie Crust season.

Good signing just the type we should be after i hope it works out. Spending money on an actual defender as well, there is a fresh wind blowing away the stagnant old air !

Don't forget the stupid pants down deal they did for Poveda, were Rovers ended up still having to pay his 11 grand a week wage contribution whilst he was injured and back at Leeds. Is there any surprise whatsoever the contract situations often end in farce when you look at that. Just who agreed to that and signed it off ? Did they even know what they'd agreed too ? Shocking but unsurprising so unless Leeds are literally giving him to us for nowt then forget it.

Aye but neither did Kevin Davies but he had a pile of other attributes. Markus Bent was another one, limited player but got goals wherever he went often just through sheer graft.

That's why it's pointless putting him at lb/lwb when he is in fact a midfielder.

I guess it depends on what he was on in the first place most of these guys have different agents and had signed previous terms at different points. If you were lucky enough to sign your first terms when there was a few more quid knocking about, have the right agent, are liked and highly rated by the club. Then chances are you'll be starting off on more plus further up the park tends to carry a bigger pay packet.

Yes as assumed for a long time they low balled him as it seems they do with lads who've come throught the ranks and have a low stating point. Sounds typical of that penny pinching clown in charge who after pricing fans away is now it seems intent on driving assets away. Whilst you wouldn't pay Nyambe 10k plus a week he's perfectly entitled to ask for it being a young established championship RB/RWB/Right sided center back. How can you ask a player to pull his tripe out every week for a fraction of what others are on some who aren't as good as him. Simply because he has come through the ranks, didn't cost a fee and therefore has a lower starting point than those types. This clown Waggot - IF it's down to him - needs removing from this club as soon as possible the twat might already have had a hand in us missing the play offs.

Edun is another Bell at left back i'd never pick him over Pickering there's too many short memories knocking around. It would be nice if we could find a proper lwb from somewhere, they are out there, Giles was a good one he just wasn't used there. If we truly want to improve we don't go back to playing midfielders as full backs.

Which on the face of it is a shite offer for an established championship right back with sell on potential.

It's just basic stuff though easy to coach into the team i believe they set out to win and thought that was the best way to go about it. I certainly think though it was more about developing certain players than aiming for promotion just as i believe the plan was sell Dack. Then get the best out of Armstrong then sell him, the BB and maybe even Gally they were after setting up a conveyor belt. I think Mowbray talked about that at one point that's why big money was invested in those positions whilst others were neglected. Nothing wrong with that approach for a club like us but you can't be telling fans you want top six and the owners want the club back in the Prem when that isn't really the priority. Two factors went against it though, Dacks injury and the fact or realization that it was about recouping running costs. Never about reinvesting across the team to go for the top 6. That wasn't the managements fault but imo they were more than happy to go along with it as long as they could.

An actual striker playing in strikers positions and getting goals and assists. Hopefully it'll catch on.

Yes when Dack was in his pomp play ended up being tailored almost exclusively for him, same when Armstrong came to the fore in Dacks absence. It's getting the best out of your best player of course and it's putting value in them. It's often detrimental to other good players who just get shoehorned in and can hold the team back as a whole. I often felt the idea was all about growing a valuable striker to sell taking priority over trying to make a team for promotion.

That worries me a bit.

I don't have an issue with how JDT is managing the workload pre season it's a new approach so lets go with it. I just hope he knows what he's in for with the Championship.

Don't be so hard on yourself pettle.